Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2021

Echo

Gender Unisex · 92% girls Rank 2025 #2,339 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#2,339
among girls · ↓652 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
123
named Echo · -20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 20,606
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
190 babies
All-time total
5,241
#2,636 all-time among girls
First recorded
1888
in Social Security records

Echo popularity over time

5,241 babies have been named Echo since 1888, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 5 – 5 1 – #1,339
1890s 30 – 30 3 +500% #1,112
1900s 24 – 24 2 -20% #1,538
1910s 128 – 128 13 +433% #1,664
1920s 125 – 125 13 -2% #1,849
1930s 35 – 35 4 -72% #3,210
1940s 78 – 78 8 +123% #2,626
1950s 129 – 129 13 +65% #2,507
1960s 149 – 149 15 +16% #2,603
1970s 397 – 397 40 +166% #1,547
1980s 993 – 993 99 +150% #845
1990s 600 5 605 61 -39% #1,995
2000s 557 14 571 57 -6% #2,288
2010s 841 153 994 99 +74% #1,833
2020s (to 2025) 738 240 978 163 +64% #1,421

Where Echo is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 78 0.05 outside top 500
2027 78 0.05 outside top 500
2028 79 0.05 outside top 500
2029 79 0.05 outside top 500
2030 79 0.05 outside top 500

Where Echo is most popular

Girls named Echo per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.076 per 1,000. Strongest in Montana, Wisconsin, and Missouri.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Echo born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Montana 5 0.369 +387%
Wisconsin 24 0.233 +207%
Missouri 22 0.183 +141%
Utah 15 0.180 +138%
Nevada 7 0.151 +99%
Oregon 8 0.123 +62%
Minnesota 9 0.083 +10%
Ohio 17 0.072 -5%
California 59 0.070 -7%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -23%
Michigan 10 0.055 -28%
Pennsylvania 12 0.051 -33%
Florida 21 0.049 -35%
Colorado 5 0.045 -41%
Georgia 10 0.044 -42%
Texas 35 0.044 -43%
Washington 6 0.042 -45%
Tennessee 6 0.038 -50%
Indiana 5 0.036 -53%
Illinois 6 0.026 -65%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -71%
New York 6 0.015 -80%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Echo

Echo is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,339 in 2025 with 78 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1888, 5,241 American babies have been named Echo, about 92% girls and 8% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2021, when 190 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Echo stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Echo?

The median living Echo is about 23 years old; half are between 7 and 41. An estimated 4,800 people named Echo are alive in the United States today.

median 23 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Echo year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 78 #2,339 45 #2,809
2024 121 #1,687 33 #3,474
2023 136 #1,558 32 #3,583
2022 128 #1,653 57 #2,448
2021 152 #1,421 38 #3,136
2020 123 #1,668 35 #3,220
2019 95 #2,018 23 #4,374
2018 98 #2,001 21 #4,644
2017 72 #2,488 24 #4,255
2016 102 #1,963 15 #5,862
2015 113 #1,833 13 #6,428
2014 89 #2,145 14 #6,083
2013 66 #2,668 14 #6,000
2012 72 #2,522 10 #7,711
2011 69 #2,600 13 #6,340
2010 65 #2,735 6 #11,137
2009 56 #3,058 6 #11,399
2008 53 #3,170 8 #9,226
2007 67 #2,724 – –
2006 46 #3,477 – –
2005 47 #3,282 – –
2004 60 #2,721 – –
2003 56 #2,777 – –
2002 51 #2,903 – –
2001 53 #2,778 – –
2000 68 #2,288 – –
1995 53 #2,430 – –
1990 68 #1,995 – –
1985 115 #1,207 – –
1980 64 #1,738 – –
1975 52 #1,786 – –
1970 30 #2,465 – –
1965 9 #4,591 – –
1960 17 #3,020 – –
1955 14 #3,130 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 5 #4,733 – –
1940 8 #3,291 – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 6 #4,568 – –
1920 18 #2,096 – –
1915 10 #2,748 – –
1910 9 #1,664 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 5 #1,661 – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Echo, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Echo?

The median living Echo is about 23 years old. Half of all living Echos are between 7 and 41 years old.

How many people named Echo are alive today?

An estimated 4,800 people named Echo are alive in the United States, based on 5,241 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Echo in 2025?

Echo ranked #2,339 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 78 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Echo?

5,241 babies have been named Echo in the United States since 1888, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Echo most popular?

Echo peaked in 2021, when 190 newborns received the name.

Is Echo a boy or girl name?

Echo is used for both: about 92% of babies named Echo have been girls and 8% boys.

Is the name Echo rising or falling?

Echo is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Echo become more popular?

Echo looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 79 girls named Echo in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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Names that sound and feel close to Echo: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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