Isla and Caleb are Atlanta’s most popular baby names this year, according to the world’s largest baby name website, Nameberry.

Nameberry compared search trends among its readers in Atlanta and 11 other major cities in the U.S to create its top baby names list.

The site also looked at the names that were popular in multiple cities. Luna, Ava, Atticus, Finn and James, for example, are popular in both Atlanta and San Francisco. Atlanta and Denver share a fondness for Isla, Caleb, Hazel, Ivy and Atticus.

On the other hand are names that seem to have city-specific popularity. Josephine, Lucy, Adeline and Elizabeth for girls and Graham, Bennett and Calvin made the top 10 in Atlanta, but not in any of the other cities surveyed.

The top 10 most popular girl names in Atlanta:

1. Isla

2. Maeve

3. Josephine

4. Lucy

5. Luna

6. Adeline

7. Ava

8. Elizabeth

9. Hazel

10. Ivy

The top 10 most popular boy names in Atlanta:

1. Caleb

2. Graham

3. Atticus

4. Bennett

5. Calvin

6. Finn

7. James

8. Lochlan

9. Ace

10. Ambrose

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Angie McBrayer, ex-wife of James Aaron McBrayer, leans her head on her son Sam McBrayer as she and her three children and two grandchildren (from left) Jackson McBrayer, 3, Piper Jae McBrayer, 7, Katy Isaza, and Jordan McBrayer, visit the grave of James McBrayer, Thursday, November 20, 2025, in Tifton. He died after being restrained by Tift County sheriff's deputies on April 24, 2019. His ex-wife witnessed the arrest and said she thought the deputies were being rough but did not imagine that McBrayer would die. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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