Most Popular Baby Names of 2017

In 2017, Emma was the most popular name for girls, given to 19,873 babies, and Liam topped the boys' list with 18,874. Emma held on to number one for a fourth year in a row, and Liam took the top spot from Noah.

Social Security counted 1,726,461 girls and 1,850,956 boys born in 2017 under names given to at least five babies, spread across 18,448 different girls' names and 14,262 boys' names.

Top 100 names of 2017

Top girls' names, 2017
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2016
1	Emma	19,873	same
2	Olivia	18,778	same
3	Ava	16,017	same
4	Isabella	15,263	up 1
5	Sophia	14,947	down 1
6	Mia	13,521	same
7	Charlotte	12,969	same
8	Amelia	11,870	up 2
9	Evelyn	10,748	up 3
10	Abigail	10,645	down 2
11	Harper	10,524	same
12	Emily	9,817	down 3
13	Elizabeth	9,004	same
14	Avery	8,237	up 2
15	Sofia	8,175	down 1
16	Ella	8,084	up 1
17	Madison	7,910	down 2
18	Scarlett	7,721	same
19	Victoria	7,314	up 2
20	Aria	7,168	up 3
21	Grace	7,087	down 2
22	Chloe	6,982	down 2
23	Camila	6,776	up 9
24	Penelope	6,668	up 3
25	Riley	6,368	down 3
26	Layla	6,335	up 4
27	Lillian	6,181	up 1
28	Zoey	6,077	down 2
29	Nora	6,067	up 7
30	Mila	5,974	up 18
31	Aubrey	5,937	down 6
32	Hannah	5,934	up 1
33	Lily	5,862	down 9
34	Addison	5,639	down 5
35	Natalie	5,554	down 4
36	Eleanor	5,549	up 5
37	Luna	5,356	up 40
38	Savannah	5,255	same
39	Brooklyn	5,213	down 5
40	Leah	5,202	down 3
41	Zoe	5,173	down 6
42	Stella	5,070	up 3
43	Hazel	5,047	up 9
44	Ellie	5,020	down 1
45	Paisley	4,958	up 1
46	Audrey	4,835	down 7
47	Violet	4,741	same
48	Skylar	4,736	down 6
49	Claire	4,702	down 9
50	Bella	4,667	up 28
51	Aurora	4,615	up 15
52	Lucy	4,604	up 3
53	Anna	4,574	down 4
54	Samantha	4,333	down 10
55	Caroline	4,294	up 1
56	Genesis	4,274	up 2
57	Aaliyah	4,197	down 4
58	Kennedy	4,162	up 1
59	Kinsley	4,053	up 27
60	Maya	4,046	up 4
61	Allison	4,037	down 11
62	Sarah	4,036	down 5
63	Madelyn	3,967	down 1
64	Adeline	3,937	down 1
65	Gabriella	3,905	down 4
66	Alexa	3,896	down 15
67	Ariana	3,890	down 13
68	Elena	3,882	up 26
69	Naomi	3,866	up 6
70	Alice	3,826	up 6
71	Sadie	3,724	down 11
72	Hailey	3,712	down 4
73	Eva	3,642	up 1
74	Nevaeh	3,623	down 1
75	Autumn	3,611	down 10
76	Quinn	3,597	up 3
77	Emilia	3,596	up 26
78	Serenity	3,596	down 8
79	Ruby	3,587	down 8
80	Willow	3,569	up 16
81	Piper	3,567	down 14
82	Everly	3,524	up 25
83	Cora	3,446	up 4
84	Kaylee	3,417	down 12
85	Lydia	3,341	down 5
86	Aubree	3,328	down 2
87	Arianna	3,290	down 18
88	Eliana	3,283	up 5
89	Peyton	3,260	down 8
90	Melanie	3,240	down 8
91	Gianna	3,199	up 1
92	Isabelle	3,168	up 10
93	Julia	3,125	down 5
94	Nova	3,057	up 42
95	Clara	3,045	up 5
96	Valentina	3,042	up 10
97	Vivian	3,032	down 2
98	Reagan	3,005	same
99	Madeline	2,966	down 9
100	Mackenzie	2,962	down 15

Top boys' names, 2017
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2016
1	Liam	18,874	up 1
2	Noah	18,507	down 1
3	William	15,046	same
4	James	14,362	up 1
5	Logan	14,061	up 13
6	Benjamin	13,858	same
7	Mason	13,602	down 3
8	Elijah	13,449	up 1
9	Jacob	13,269	down 2
10	Oliver	13,224	up 2
11	Lucas	13,032	up 3
12	Michael	12,726	down 4
13	Alexander	12,577	down 2
14	Ethan	12,483	down 4
15	Daniel	11,758	down 2
16	Matthew	11,732	down 1
17	Aiden	11,357	down 1
18	Joseph	10,488	up 2
19	Henry	10,482	up 3
20	Jackson	10,469	down 3
21	Samuel	10,449	same
22	David	10,244	down 3
23	Sebastian	10,197	same
24	Carter	9,833	up 2
25	Wyatt	9,727	up 8
26	Jayden	9,594	up 1
27	John	9,536	up 1
28	Owen	9,363	down 4
29	Dylan	9,315	up 3
30	Luke	9,224	down 1
31	Gabriel	9,178	down 6
32	Isaac	8,894	down 1
33	Anthony	8,877	down 3
34	Grayson	8,718	up 3
35	Levi	8,478	up 7
36	Jack	8,477	up 2
37	Julian	8,455	up 2
38	Joshua	8,353	down 3
39	Christopher	8,319	down 3
40	Andrew	8,290	down 6
41	Lincoln	8,202	up 10
42	Mateo	7,774	up 17
43	Jaxon	7,725	down 2
44	Ryan	7,706	down 4
45	Nathan	7,442	down 2
46	Isaiah	7,262	up 1
47	Aaron	7,219	up 2
48	Charles	7,193	up 4
49	Thomas	7,187	down 1
50	Caleb	7,154	down 6
51	Josiah	7,079	up 4
52	Christian	7,025	down 6
53	Hunter	6,760	down 8
54	Eli	6,637	down 4
55	Jonathan	6,534	up 1
56	Connor	6,422	down 2
57	Landon	6,358	down 4
58	Adrian	6,236	up 2
59	Asher	6,062	up 12
60	Cameron	5,975	down 3
61	Theodore	5,973	up 22
62	Leo	5,965	up 12
63	Jeremiah	5,887	down 5
64	Hudson	5,789	down 3
65	Robert	5,566	down 3
66	Easton	5,520	same
67	Nolan	5,400	same
68	Nicholas	5,372	down 5
69	Ezra	5,349	up 16
70	Colton	5,294	down 2
71	Angel	5,278	down 1
72	Brayden	5,178	down 8
73	Jordan	5,176	down 8
74	Dominic	5,111	down 2
75	Austin	5,060	down 2
76	Ian	5,033	up 2
77	Adam	4,933	down 2
78	Elias	4,931	up 15
79	Jaxson	4,866	up 3
80	Greyson	4,849	up 15
81	Jose	4,815	down 4
82	Ezekiel	4,777	up 38
83	Carson	4,766	down 2
84	Maverick	4,731	up 55
85	Evan	4,727	down 16
86	Bryson	4,679	up 8
87	Jace	4,656	down 11
88	Cooper	4,618	down 9
89	Xavier	4,521	down 1
90	Parker	4,382	down 3
91	Roman	4,282	up 7
92	Jason	4,256	down 8
93	Santiago	4,204	up 13
94	Chase	4,186	down 8
95	Sawyer	4,171	up 2
96	Gavin	4,159	down 16
97	Leonardo	4,131	down 1
98	Kayden	4,014	up 3
99	Ayden	3,964	down 7
100	Jameson	3,932	up 28

Biggest climbers in 2017

The names that gained the most ground within the top 1,000 compared with 2016.

Girls

Kehlani: up 345 places, from 868th to 523rd
Maren: up 307 places, from 942nd to 635th
Everlee: up 239 places, from 1000th to 761st
Kynlee: up 223 places, from 775th to 552nd
Emmie: up 219 places, from 906th to 687th
Alessia: up 206 places, from 831st to 625th
Bonnie: up 198 places, from 897th to 699th
Lyra: up 198 places, from 922nd to 724th
Everleigh: up 181 places, from 568th to 387th
Katalina: up 179 places, from 825th to 646th

Boys

Kashton: up 293 places, from 934th to 641st
Cairo: up 205 places, from 844th to 639th
Marcelo: up 179 places, from 767th to 588th
Rowen: up 161 places, from 657th to 496th
Merrick: up 160 places, from 984th to 824th
Wilder: up 153 places, from 726th to 573rd
Ridge: up 145 places, from 880th to 735th
Gordon: up 130 places, from 948th to 818th
Matias: up 127 places, from 363rd to 236th
Zaid: up 125 places, from 900th to 775th

New to the top 1,000 in 2017

Girls

Octavia, 595th (back after dropping out)
Emberly, 628th (its first time ever)
Oaklyn, 677th (its first time ever)
Amora, 694th (its first time ever)
Dream, 827th (its first time ever)
Paisleigh, 841st (its first time ever)
Opal, 849th (back after dropping out)
Xiomara, 855th (back after dropping out)
Lyanna, 862nd (its first time ever)
Raylee, 879th (back after dropping out)

Boys

Colson, 738th (its first time ever)
Juelz, 781st (back after dropping out)
Kairo, 802nd (its first time ever)
Jaxxon, 846th (its first time ever)
Caspian, 861st (its first time ever)
Kace, 872nd (its first time ever)
Briar, 882nd (its first time ever)
Aaden, 893rd (back after dropping out)
Ayan, 911th (back after dropping out)
Wells, 916th (back after dropping out)

How spread out were names in 2017?

The ten most popular girls' names went to 8.4% of the girls counted in 2017, and the top ten boys' names to 8% of the boys. In 1997, those shares were 11.3% for girls and 15.3% 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.