Light
Rank in 2025
#8860
recorded as girls
Up 4,617 since 2024
#8910
recorded as boys
Down 3,467 since 2024
Babies in 2025
19
girls 11 · boys 8
Peak year
2021
26 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
240
since 2008
Born a Light? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Light was most popular in 2021, when 26 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.01 per 1,000). In 2025, 11 babies were named Light, ranking #8860 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 34%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 8860 | 8 | 8910 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13477 | 17 | 5443 |
| 2023 | 14 | 7640 | 13 | 6517 |
| 2022 | 7 | 12243 | 24 | 4303 |
| 2021 | 8 | 11146 | 26 | 4011 |
| 2020 | 10 | 9546 | 12 | 6620 |
| 2019 | 5 | 15539 | 9 | 8215 |
| 2018 | 5 | 15682 | 7 | 9670 |
| 2017 | 6 | 14124 | 12 | 6685 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 6 | 10744 |
| 2015 | <5 | — | 7 | 9568 |
| 2014 | 6 | 14558 | 8 | 8781 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2012 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2011 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 6 | 10766 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 7 | 9871 |
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Recorded as girls 32% · boys 68% across all years