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Girl Names That Peaked in 2018

These girl names were at their highest point ever on the official US popularity list in 2018.

That may mean, of course, that they're at their lifetime peak and it's all downhill from here. Or it might mean they're hot and will only get hotter.

A name that's been very popular for a long time, like Ava or Olivia, is more likely to soften than one that's been motoring up the charts, like Maeve or Margot. Maeve and Margot's true peak most likely lies several years ahead.

The only thing this list tells you for sure is that these names are finding widespread favor, whether they're already in the Top 10 or lie much further down the list.

Emerson

Meaning: son of Emery

Origin:English
819
Shiloh

Meaning: tranquil

Origin:Biblical place-name, Hebrew
402
Parker

Meaning: park keeper

Origin:English occupational name
887
Emery

Meaning: industrious

Origin:English from German
450
Aspen The name Aspen is of American origin. The me...
Origin:Nature and place-name
598
Selah

Meaning: praise, pause

Origin:Hebrew
272
Kaia

Meaning: to rejoice or sea

Origin:Latin, Scandinavian, or Hawaiian
65
Lia

Meaning: weary

Origin:Diminutive of names ending in -lia or Italian variation of Leah
617
Ximena

Meaning: son

Origin:Feminization of Ximeno, Spanish
1779
Chaya

Meaning: life

Origin:Hebrew, feminine version of Chayyim meaning "life"
2447
Zariah

Meaning: flower, God has helped, dawn

Origin:Arabic, Hebrew, Russian
919
Meadow According to its American origin, the meanin...
Origin:Nature name
438
Amira

Meaning: princess

Origin:Hebrew, Arabic
545
Aria

Meaning: air; song or melody; lion

Origin:Italian and Hebrew
353
Harmony

Meaning: harmony

Origin:Word name
1428
Journey

Meaning: passage from one place to another

Origin:English word name
1942
Emmy

Meaning: work; universal

Origin:Diminutive of Emily and Emma
764
Luciana

Meaning: light

Origin:Feminine variation of Lucianus
751
Myla

Meaning: soldier or merciful

Origin:Spelling variation of Mila or feminine variation of Milo
1056
Brynlee Brynlee is a wonderful name with varied mean...
Origin:Spelling variation of Brinley
2711