The Fastest-Rising Name of the Year Accomplished Something Amazing

Ailany has done it again. Against all odds, the name is America’s fastest-rising name of the year for the second year in a row. In today’s novelty-seeking name culture, just staying popular is impressive. Rising faster than any other baby name, then starting from that elevated position and beating the field again, is astonishing. Two years ago Ailany ranked #857 among all girl’s names, just ahead of Zhuri and Cielo. Today it’s all the way up at #14, ahead of favorites like Harper, Elizabeth and Lily. Ailany’s two-year trajectory is so dizzying that the NameGrapher can barely contain it. What Goes Up… The fastest-rising names of each year are usually sparked by current news or entertainment. After that sudden popularity surge, anything can happen. They may fall back to Earth like Zhavia, the fastest-rising name of 2018 thanks to a contestant on a TV singing competition. Or they may settle in as a new part of our naming culture like Kylo, the 2016 riser inspired by a Star Wars…