Echo
From Greek mythology, where Echo was a mountain nymph left able only to repeat the words of others. The Greek word ekho means sound.
Echo in 2025
Echo was given to 123 babies in the United States in 2025 — 45 boys and 78 girls, making it the 3,083rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 26,954 babies born.
The history of Echo
Echo reached its highest point in 2021, when 190 babies were given the name, ranking 2,301st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,444th, in 1984.
Across the 138 years of records since 1888, 5,241 babies have been named Echo. Half of them were born before 1998, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Echo by decade
| Decade | Babies named Echo | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 2,240 |
| 1890s | 30 | 1,787 |
| 1900s | 24 | 2,380 |
| 1910s | 128 | 2,601 |
| 1920s | 125 | 3,325 |
| 1930s | 35 | 5,317 |
| 1940s | 78 | 4,269 |
| 1950s | 129 | 4,070 |
| 1960s | 149 | 3,991 |
| 1970s | 397 | 2,479 |
| 1980s | 993 | 1,444 |
| 1990s | 605 | 3,245 |
| 2000s | 571 | 3,911 |
| 2010s | 994 | 3,040 |
| 2020s | 978 | 2,301 |
Where Echo is heading
Echo has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 126 babies in 2015 to 123 in 2025.
Names like Echo
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Echo.