Fastest-Rising Boy Names 2023

Elijah is in the US Top 10 and is popular across New Zealand, The Netherlands, and The UK. Spelling variation Alijah however only appears in the US charts, where it has ranked in the Top 1000 since 2001. Given to 700 boys in a recent year, for every one baby Alijah, there are 16 Elijahs. 
 
Derived from the Hebrew name Eliyahu, Elijah is composed of the elements ’el and yah which both refer to God. Alijah could be said to mean the same, although the change of initial could link it to the Hebrew element ala meaning "to rise, to ascend", to create the meaning "to ascend to God" , as in the name Aliyah.
 
This spelling variant changes the nickname for Eli to Ali, or perhaps EJ to AJ.

Alijah

Created in the style of Jabari, a fashionable Swahili name. Jakari is mainly used among African American families in the US.

Jakari

A surname-style name with a contemporary spelling, Karsyn is a unisex name that has been on and off the charts for boys since 2018. As of 2023, it's back in the US Top 1000 and given to more than 200 boys every year.
 
The more traditional Carson and Karson remain far higher up the charts, while Karsyn is currently given to twice as many girls as it is boys.

Karsyn

Fastest-Rising Boy Names

Boy names moving fastest up the US name popularity list in 2023, trending stylish names with meanings, origins, and popularity (Page 14)

Fastest-Rising Boy Names 2023

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