FastNamesMost Popular Baby Names of 2015
In 2015, Emma was the most popular name for girls, given to 20,487 babies, and Noah topped the boys' list with 19,680. Emma held on to number one for a second year in a row, and Noah held on to number one for a third year in a row.
Social Security counted 1,785,098 girls and 1,916,743 boys born in 2015 under names given to at least five babies, spread across 19,130 different girls' names and 14,059 boys' names.
Top 100 names of 2015
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma | 20,487 | same |
| 2 | Olivia | 19,729 | same |
| 3 | Sophia | 17,454 | same |
| 4 | Ava | 16,416 | up 1 |
| 5 | Isabella | 15,667 | down 1 |
| 6 | Mia | 14,943 | same |
| 7 | Abigail | 12,422 | up 1 |
| 8 | Emily | 11,808 | down 1 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 11,415 | up 1 |
| 10 | Harper | 10,311 | up 1 |
| 11 | Madison | 10,107 | down 2 |
| 12 | Amelia | 9,878 | up 3 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 9,771 | same |
| 14 | Sofia | 9,702 | down 2 |
| 15 | Evelyn | 9,377 | up 1 |
| 16 | Avery | 9,356 | down 2 |
| 17 | Chloe | 7,950 | up 1 |
| 18 | Ella | 7,918 | down 1 |
| 19 | Grace | 7,680 | up 1 |
| 20 | Victoria | 7,630 | down 1 |
| 21 | Aubrey | 7,403 | same |
| 22 | Scarlett | 7,143 | up 8 |
| 23 | Zoey | 6,977 | down 1 |
| 24 | Addison | 6,735 | same |
| 25 | Lily | 6,683 | up 2 |
| 26 | Lillian | 6,628 | down 1 |
| 27 | Natalie | 6,510 | down 4 |
| 28 | Hannah | 6,434 | same |
| 29 | Aria | 6,419 | up 2 |
| 30 | Layla | 6,348 | down 1 |
| 31 | Brooklyn | 6,333 | down 5 |
| 32 | Alexa | 6,053 | up 32 |
| 33 | Zoe | 6,051 | down 1 |
| 34 | Penelope | 5,953 | up 9 |
| 35 | Riley | 5,739 | up 12 |
| 36 | Leah | 5,636 | down 1 |
| 37 | Audrey | 5,613 | down 1 |
| 38 | Savannah | 5,469 | same |
| 39 | Allison | 5,356 | same |
| 40 | Samantha | 5,347 | down 7 |
| 41 | Nora | 5,330 | up 8 |
| 42 | Skylar | 5,295 | up 6 |
| 43 | Camila | 5,275 | down 2 |
| 44 | Anna | 5,150 | down 10 |
| 45 | Paisley | 5,091 | up 8 |
| 46 | Ariana | 4,973 | down 9 |
| 47 | Aaliyah | 4,884 | down 2 |
| 48 | Ellie | 4,873 | up 7 |
| 49 | Claire | 4,837 | down 5 |
| 50 | Violet | 4,822 | up 17 |
| 51 | Stella | 4,798 | up 15 |
| 52 | Sadie | 4,763 | down 6 |
| 53 | Mila | 4,733 | up 19 |
| 54 | Gabriella | 4,631 | down 12 |
| 55 | Lucy | 4,558 | up 6 |
| 56 | Arianna | 4,548 | down 16 |
| 57 | Sarah | 4,535 | down 7 |
| 58 | Kennedy | 4,523 | down 4 |
| 59 | Madelyn | 4,486 | up 1 |
| 60 | Eleanor | 4,442 | up 18 |
| 61 | Kaylee | 4,377 | down 9 |
| 62 | Caroline | 4,333 | down 3 |
| 63 | Hazel | 4,302 | up 42 |
| 64 | Hailey | 4,251 | down 13 |
| 65 | Genesis | 4,168 | up 3 |
| 66 | Kylie | 4,162 | up 7 |
| 67 | Piper | 4,140 | up 8 |
| 68 | Maya | 4,133 | up 6 |
| 69 | Autumn | 4,124 | up 2 |
| 70 | Nevaeh | 4,028 | down 7 |
| 71 | Serenity | 4,006 | down 13 |
| 72 | Peyton | 3,906 | down 16 |
| 73 | Mackenzie | 3,869 | down 4 |
| 74 | Bella | 3,814 | down 4 |
| 75 | Naomi | 3,775 | up 5 |
| 76 | Eva | 3,772 | up 7 |
| 77 | Taylor | 3,756 | same |
| 78 | Aurora | 3,654 | up 38 |
| 79 | Aubree | 3,636 | down 17 |
| 80 | Lydia | 3,514 | up 4 |
| 81 | Melanie | 3,497 | same |
| 82 | Brianna | 3,475 | up 3 |
| 83 | Ruby | 3,467 | up 7 |
| 84 | Katherine | 3,454 | down 2 |
| 85 | Alexis | 3,435 | down 20 |
| 86 | Ashley | 3,429 | up 1 |
| 87 | Alice | 3,426 | up 11 |
| 88 | Cora | 3,403 | up 15 |
| 89 | Julia | 3,375 | down 3 |
| 90 | Faith | 3,348 | down 11 |
| 91 | Madeline | 3,339 | down 2 |
| 92 | Annabelle | 3,283 | down 35 |
| 93 | Alyssa | 3,255 | down 17 |
| 94 | Isabelle | 3,225 | up 2 |
| 95 | Vivian | 3,204 | up 2 |
| 96 | Gianna | 3,183 | down 1 |
| 97 | Quinn | 3,095 | up 29 |
| 98 | Clara | 3,070 | up 10 |
| 99 | Reagan | 3,061 | up 7 |
| 100 | Alexandra | 3,007 | down 8 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah | 19,680 | same |
| 2 | Liam | 18,410 | same |
| 3 | Mason | 16,675 | same |
| 4 | Jacob | 16,005 | same |
| 5 | William | 15,950 | same |
| 6 | Ethan | 15,103 | same |
| 7 | James | 14,865 | up 2 |
| 8 | Alexander | 14,584 | same |
| 9 | Michael | 14,504 | down 2 |
| 10 | Benjamin | 13,732 | up 2 |
| 11 | Elijah | 13,710 | same |
| 12 | Daniel | 13,543 | down 2 |
| 13 | Aiden | 13,506 | up 1 |
| 14 | Logan | 12,939 | down 1 |
| 15 | Matthew | 12,785 | up 1 |
| 16 | Lucas | 12,331 | up 3 |
| 17 | Jackson | 12,299 | up 1 |
| 18 | David | 11,838 | down 1 |
| 19 | Oliver | 11,670 | up 13 |
| 20 | Jayden | 11,583 | down 5 |
| 21 | Joseph | 11,531 | down 1 |
| 22 | Gabriel | 10,913 | up 2 |
| 23 | Samuel | 10,905 | same |
| 24 | Carter | 10,814 | up 3 |
| 25 | Anthony | 10,664 | down 4 |
| 26 | John | 10,423 | same |
| 27 | Dylan | 10,298 | up 2 |
| 28 | Luke | 10,294 | same |
| 29 | Henry | 10,186 | up 4 |
| 30 | Andrew | 10,147 | down 8 |
| 31 | Isaac | 9,988 | same |
| 32 | Christopher | 9,853 | down 2 |
| 33 | Joshua | 9,850 | down 8 |
| 34 | Wyatt | 9,659 | up 5 |
| 35 | Sebastian | 9,632 | down 1 |
| 36 | Owen | 9,608 | same |
| 37 | Caleb | 8,826 | down 2 |
| 38 | Nathan | 8,600 | same |
| 39 | Ryan | 8,548 | down 2 |
| 40 | Jack | 8,514 | up 1 |
| 41 | Hunter | 8,367 | down 1 |
| 42 | Levi | 8,337 | up 3 |
| 43 | Christian | 8,220 | down 1 |
| 44 | Jaxon | 8,082 | up 2 |
| 45 | Julian | 8,064 | up 2 |
| 46 | Landon | 7,948 | down 3 |
| 47 | Grayson | 7,926 | up 16 |
| 48 | Jonathan | 7,660 | down 4 |
| 49 | Isaiah | 7,658 | down 1 |
| 50 | Charles | 7,204 | up 1 |
| 51 | Thomas | 7,204 | up 3 |
| 52 | Aaron | 7,177 | down 2 |
| 53 | Eli | 7,163 | down 4 |
| 54 | Jeremiah | 6,827 | up 2 |
| 55 | Connor | 6,772 | down 3 |
| 56 | Cameron | 6,760 | down 3 |
| 57 | Josiah | 6,677 | up 7 |
| 58 | Adrian | 6,540 | up 1 |
| 59 | Jordan | 6,327 | down 4 |
| 60 | Colton | 6,318 | up 5 |
| 61 | Brayden | 6,282 | up 1 |
| 62 | Nicholas | 6,263 | down 5 |
| 63 | Robert | 6,137 | down 3 |
| 64 | Angel | 6,116 | up 3 |
| 65 | Hudson | 6,049 | up 15 |
| 66 | Lincoln | 6,001 | up 21 |
| 67 | Evan | 5,916 | down 9 |
| 68 | Dominic | 5,870 | up 1 |
| 69 | Austin | 5,827 | down 3 |
| 70 | Gavin | 5,794 | down 9 |
| 71 | Nolan | 5,739 | up 10 |
| 72 | Parker | 5,418 | up 1 |
| 73 | Adam | 5,404 | up 6 |
| 74 | Chase | 5,387 | up 4 |
| 75 | Jace | 5,357 | down 7 |
| 76 | Ian | 5,332 | up 1 |
| 77 | Cooper | 5,272 | up 9 |
| 78 | Easton | 5,230 | up 5 |
| 79 | Kevin | 5,184 | down 9 |
| 80 | Jose | 5,177 | down 4 |
| 81 | Tyler | 5,175 | down 9 |
| 82 | Asher | 5,137 | up 10 |
| 83 | Brandon | 5,128 | down 12 |
| 84 | Jaxson | 5,070 | up 1 |
| 85 | Mateo | 5,029 | up 21 |
| 86 | Jason | 5,025 | down 11 |
| 87 | Ayden | 4,891 | down 13 |
| 88 | Zachary | 4,866 | down 6 |
| 89 | Carson | 4,761 | up 2 |
| 90 | Xavier | 4,667 | down 2 |
| 91 | Leo | 4,603 | up 6 |
| 92 | Bentley | 4,342 | down 3 |
| 93 | Ezra | 4,339 | up 26 |
| 94 | Sawyer | 4,272 | up 16 |
| 95 | Kayden | 4,263 | down 5 |
| 96 | Blake | 4,234 | down 12 |
| 97 | Nathaniel | 4,234 | down 3 |
| 98 | Ryder | 4,165 | down 3 |
| 99 | Theodore | 4,155 | up 27 |
| 100 | Elias | 4,101 | up 3 |
Biggest climbers in 2015
The names that gained the most ground within the top 1,000 compared with 2014.
Girls
- Ariyah: up 326 places, from 933rd to 607th
- Thea: up 307 places, from 771st to 464th
- Milani: up 293 places, from 960th to 667th
- Jessa: up 290 places, from 835th to 545th
- Karter: up 281 places, from 973rd to 692nd
- Carter: up 251 places, from 790th to 539th
- Zahra: up 226 places, from 917th to 691st
- Gwen: up 214 places, from 963rd to 749th
- Addilyn: up 208 places, from 543rd to 335th
- Addilynn: up 202 places, from 929th to 727th
Boys
- Kaison: up 242 places, from 976th to 734th
- Omari: up 202 places, from 710th to 508th
- Zayn: up 191 places, from 834th to 643rd
- Titan: up 188 places, from 827th to 639th
- Matteo: up 183 places, from 374th to 191st
- Kyrie: up 173 places, from 506th to 333rd
- Dash: up 170 places, from 939th to 769th
- Killian: up 161 places, from 511th to 350th
- Baylor: up 154 places, from 965th to 811th
- Atlas: up 152 places, from 639th to 487th
New to the top 1,000 in 2015
Girls
- Adaline, 365th (back after dropping out)
- Zelda, 649th (back after dropping out)
- Alaia, 664th (its first time ever)
- Royal, 742nd (its first time ever)
- Lennox, 745th (its first time ever)
- Amaris, 791st (back after dropping out)
- Adilynn, 808th (its first time ever)
- Adley, 832nd (back after dropping out)
- Briar, 836th (its first time ever)
- Kalani, 839th (its first time ever)
Boys
- Canaan, 806th (its first time ever)
- Otis, 845th (back after dropping out)
- Shiloh, 894th (its first time ever)
- Denver, 899th (back after dropping out)
- Immanuel, 906th (back after dropping out)
- Jonael, 923rd (its first time ever)
- Ignacio, 926th (back after dropping out)
- Riaan, 929th (its first time ever)
- Jaziel, 936th (its first time ever)
- Ridge, 937th (back after dropping out)
How spread out were names in 2015?
The ten most popular girls' names went to 8.4% of the girls counted in 2015, and the top ten boys' names to 8.3% of the boys. In 1995, those shares were 11.9% for girls and 16.1% 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.