Most Popular Baby Names of 2014

In 2014, Emma was the most popular name for girls, given to 20,970 babies, and Noah topped the boys' list with 19,344. Emma took the top spot from Sophia, and Noah held on to number one for a second year in a row.

Social Security counted 1,786,355 girls and 1,920,871 boys born in 2014 under names given to at least five babies, spread across 19,232 different girls' names and 14,081 boys' names.

Top 100 names of 2014

Top girls' names, 2014
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2013
1	Emma	20,970	up 1
2	Olivia	19,840	up 1
3	Sophia	18,644	down 2
4	Isabella	17,136	same
5	Ava	15,727	same
6	Mia	13,534	same
7	Emily	12,670	same
8	Abigail	12,114	same
9	Madison	10,333	same
10	Charlotte	10,123	up 1
11	Harper	9,619	up 5
12	Sofia	9,612	up 1
13	Elizabeth	9,600	down 3
14	Avery	9,578	down 2
15	Amelia	8,805	up 2
16	Evelyn	8,753	up 4
17	Ella	8,570	down 2
18	Chloe	8,562	down 4
19	Victoria	8,012	up 6
20	Grace	7,660	up 2
21	Aubrey	7,635	down 3
22	Zoey	7,440	up 2
23	Natalie	7,115	down 2
24	Addison	7,010	down 5
25	Lillian	6,924	up 1
26	Brooklyn	6,842	up 2
27	Lily	6,789	same
28	Hannah	6,593	down 5
29	Layla	6,466	up 1
30	Scarlett	6,011	up 12
31	Aria	5,933	up 10
32	Zoe	5,884	down 1
33	Samantha	5,735	down 4
34	Anna	5,706	up 1
35	Leah	5,610	down 3
36	Audrey	5,570	down 3
37	Ariana	5,504	up 17
38	Savannah	5,490	down 2
39	Allison	5,476	down 5
40	Arianna	5,276	up 4
41	Camila	5,220	down 2
42	Gabriella	5,109	down 4
43	Penelope	5,089	up 13
44	Claire	5,015	up 6
45	Aaliyah	4,902	down 8
46	Sadie	4,871	up 3
47	Riley	4,800	down 2
48	Skylar	4,779	up 25
49	Nora	4,741	up 34
50	Sarah	4,717	down 2
51	Hailey	4,619	down 8
52	Kaylee	4,552	down 12
53	Paisley	4,501	up 27
54	Kennedy	4,498	up 11
55	Ellie	4,487	up 19
56	Peyton	4,455	down 5
57	Annabelle	4,363	up 24
58	Serenity	4,356	down 6
59	Caroline	4,348	up 4
60	Madelyn	4,312	up 8
61	Lucy	4,299	up 5
62	Aubree	4,280	down 9
63	Nevaeh	4,264	down 17
64	Alexa	4,249	down 4
65	Alexis	4,247	down 18
66	Stella	4,203	up 4
67	Violet	4,193	up 2
68	Genesis	4,170	down 13
69	Mackenzie	4,160	down 7
70	Bella	4,107	down 12
71	Autumn	4,082	down 7
72	Mila	4,064	up 7
73	Kylie	3,962	down 12
74	Maya	3,957	down 2
75	Piper	3,868	up 22
76	Alyssa	3,849	down 19
77	Taylor	3,818	down 18
78	Eleanor	3,740	up 28
79	Faith	3,739	up 10
80	Naomi	3,716	up 6
81	Melanie	3,701	up 3
82	Katherine	3,691	down 5
83	Eva	3,687	up 5
84	Lydia	3,652	up 11
85	Brianna	3,616	down 14
86	Julia	3,605	down 11
87	Ashley	3,560	down 20
88	Khloe	3,553	down 10
89	Madeline	3,445	up 1
90	Ruby	3,430	up 3
91	Sophie	3,394	down 15
92	Alexandra	3,316	down 10
93	London	3,290	down 8
94	Lauren	3,097	down 2
95	Gianna	3,082	down 8
96	Isabelle	3,080	up 18
97	Vivian	3,063	up 23
98	Alice	3,055	up 9
99	Jasmine	3,045	up 4
100	Hadley	3,015	up 10

Top boys' names, 2014
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2013
1	Noah	19,344	same
2	Liam	18,488	up 1
3	Mason	17,225	up 1
4	Jacob	16,923	down 2
5	William	16,851	same
6	Ethan	15,749	same
7	Michael	15,505	same
8	Alexander	15,449	same
9	James	14,464	up 4
10	Daniel	13,961	same
11	Elijah	13,886	same
12	Benjamin	13,830	up 2
13	Logan	13,669	up 5
14	Aiden	13,438	down 2
15	Jayden	12,995	down 6
16	Matthew	12,944	down 1
17	David	12,259	same
18	Jackson	12,242	down 2
19	Lucas	12,175	up 4
20	Joseph	12,155	same
21	Anthony	11,613	down 2
22	Andrew	11,189	same
23	Samuel	11,029	up 2
24	Gabriel	10,961	same
25	Joshua	10,929	down 4
26	John	10,701	up 1
27	Carter	10,691	up 6
28	Luke	10,523	up 6
29	Dylan	10,416	same
30	Christopher	10,390	down 4
31	Isaac	9,999	down 3
32	Oliver	9,453	up 20
33	Henry	9,442	up 4
34	Sebastian	9,315	up 12
35	Caleb	9,245	down 3
36	Owen	9,159	up 2
37	Ryan	9,098	down 7
38	Nathan	8,997	down 7
39	Wyatt	8,895	up 3
40	Hunter	8,841	down 4
41	Jack	8,753	down 1
42	Christian	8,480	down 7
43	Landon	8,249	down 4
44	Jonathan	8,120	down 3
45	Levi	8,081	up 4
46	Jaxon	7,729	down 1
47	Julian	7,686	same
48	Isaiah	7,657	down 4
49	Eli	7,513	down 6
50	Aaron	7,412	up 1
51	Charles	7,362	up 6
52	Connor	7,231	up 4
53	Cameron	7,069	up 6
54	Thomas	7,043	up 7
55	Jordan	6,903	down 2
56	Jeremiah	6,899	up 2
57	Nicholas	6,779	down 3
58	Evan	6,725	down 3
59	Adrian	6,706	up 1
60	Robert	6,660	up 2
61	Gavin	6,622	down 11
62	Brayden	6,596	down 14
63	Grayson	6,581	up 14
64	Josiah	6,482	up 5
65	Colton	6,405	same
66	Austin	6,317	down 2
67	Angel	6,314	same
68	Jace	6,301	down 2
69	Dominic	6,264	down 1
70	Kevin	5,902	up 2
71	Brandon	5,856	down 1
72	Tyler	5,851	down 9
73	Parker	5,720	up 1
74	Ayden	5,632	down 3
75	Jason	5,568	up 4
76	Jose	5,485	same
77	Ian	5,461	up 3
78	Chase	5,363	same
79	Adam	5,344	up 3
80	Hudson	5,241	up 7
81	Nolan	5,210	up 5
82	Zachary	5,188	down 9
83	Easton	4,988	up 5
84	Blake	4,948	down 9
85	Jaxson	4,947	up 7
86	Cooper	4,851	down 2
87	Lincoln	4,824	up 8
88	Xavier	4,789	down 5
89	Bentley	4,785	down 8
90	Kayden	4,742	up 3
91	Carson	4,625	down 1
92	Asher	4,333	up 12
93	Brody	4,327	up 1
94	Nathaniel	4,317	down 3
95	Ryder	4,113	up 8
96	Justin	4,033	down 11
97	Leo	3,976	up 15
98	Tristan	3,927	down 2
99	Luis	3,905	down 2
100	Juan	3,903	same

Biggest climbers in 2014

The names that gained the most ground within the top 1,000 compared with 2013.

Girls

Daleyza: up 361 places, from 588th to 227th
Freya: up 326 places, from 910th to 584th
Henley: up 312 places, from 833rd to 521st
Amia: up 273 places, from 981st to 708th
Paislee: up 271 places, from 625th to 354th
Elsa: up 242 places, from 528th to 286th
Nova: up 240 places, from 527th to 287th
Lennon: up 235 places, from 932nd to 697th
Meadow: up 228 places, from 979th to 751st
Amina: up 215 places, from 624th to 409th

Boys

Gannon: up 427 places, from 841st to 414th
Royal: up 318 places, from 888th to 570th
Killian: up 257 places, from 768th to 511th
Ronin: up 217 places, from 773rd to 556th
Langston: up 210 places, from 958th to 748th
Hendrix: up 196 places, from 745th to 549th
Bodhi: up 195 places, from 807th to 612th
Rowen: up 192 places, from 978th to 786th
Legend: up 184 places, from 718th to 534th
Apollo: up 179 places, from 975th to 796th

New to the top 1,000 in 2014

Girls

Montserrat, 574th (its first time ever)
Monserrat, 592nd (back after dropping out)
Aranza, 611th (its first time ever)
Maisie, 654th (its first time ever)
Remington, 687th (its first time ever)
Khaleesi, 758th (its first time ever)
Thea, 771st (back after dropping out)
Naya, 777th (its first time ever)
Ariadne, 801st (its first time ever)
Jessa, 835th (back after dropping out)

Boys

Bode, 783rd (back after dropping out)
Clyde, 806th (back after dropping out)
Axl, 835th (its first time ever)
Dariel, 845th (back after dropping out)
Finnley, 853rd (its first time ever)
Eliezer, 868th (back after dropping out)
Graysen, 870th (back after dropping out)
Henrik, 871st (its first time ever)
Agustin, 881st (back after dropping out)
Dimitri, 884th (back after dropping out)

How spread out were names in 2014?

The ten most popular girls' names went to 8.5% of the girls counted in 2014, and the top ten boys' names to 8.5% of the boys. In 1994, those shares were 12.5% for girls and 16.3% for boys.

Source: Social Security Administration, national baby name data, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.