Echo
Boy name · #2821 in 2025 · Uniqueness 67/100
In 2025, 45 baby boys were named Echo, placing it at #2821 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #6324, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 40,000 boys born in 2025 was named Echo.
The 29-year story
Echo first appears in the Social Security records in 1996, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 57 babies and a rank of #2438. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Echo per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Echo in class?
Echo scores 67 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Echo will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Echo is most common
State-level data for Echo is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Echo
Statistically, parents drawn to Echo tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Mako, Ario, Geo, Cato, and Hero.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Echo | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #2798 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3455 |
| 2023 | 32 | #3566 |
| 2022 | 57 | #2438 |
| 2021 | 38 | #3121 |
| 2020 | 35 | #3202 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4337 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4610 |
| 2017 | 24 | #4224 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5789 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6324 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5997 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5923 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7559 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6256 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10766 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10994 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9019 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9015 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Echo a popular boy name?
Echo ranked #2821 among boys in 2025 with 45 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6324.
When was the name Echo most popular?
Echo peaked in 2022, when 57 American boys received the name (ranked #2438 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Echo?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 40,000 newborn American boys was named Echo. It scores 67/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.