Baby Names by the Numbers

Studies built from US birth records and recalculated every year. Numbers to quote and cards to share, with a few real surprises.

Behind every name sits a small collection of coincidences. Letters that answer each other, mirrors, rivalries that have lasted for decades. We ran every birth through the sieve to pull out the most unexpected numbers.

• The Classroom Odds 3.0% chance that a class of 30 has two anagram names Read the study →
• Names for Twins 4,518 pairs of names spelled with the same letters Read the study →
• Mirror Names 184 pairs of names that read as mirrors Read the study →
• Celebrities, Renamed 40 celebrities renamed with their own letters Read the study →
• The Pair That Crossed Borders 3 countries where Liam and Mila are both in the Top 100 Read the study →
• Names That Hide a Word 13.0% of babies have a name that hides a word Read the study →
• Just Add One Letter 60,485 name pairs just one letter apart Read the study →
• The Palindrome Wave 1 in 153 babies got a palindrome name in 2025 Read the study →
• Name Rivalries 74 anagram name rivalries since 1950 Read the study →

Every figure is free to reuse with credit to Anagrammio and the Social Security Administration. Each study has a card you can download.