Top Baby Names of 2017

Most popular names for boys and girls in 2017.

What the Data Says About 2017

The Social Security Administration's national 2017 file shows 1,363,828 births concentrated in the top 100 boy and top 100 girl names, the segment of U.S. baby-name data released to the public for that year. The #1 boy name of 2017 was Liam, with 18,874 births registered nationally. The #1 girl name of 2017 was Emma, with 19,873 births nationally. The top 100 boys captured 783,330 births compared with 580,498 for the top 100 girls, consistent with the historical SSA pattern in which a smaller pool of boy names dominates a larger share of annual births while girl names are more evenly distributed.

2017 sits within a specific era of U.S. naming trends. 2017 reflects the contemporary naming landscape, shorter names, -a endings for girls, classic revivals for boys, and a steadily flattening distribution in which no single name dominates the way they did mid-century. Liam and Emma leading 2017 fits this broader cultural signature.

These rankings come directly from Social Security Administration card applications and represent approximately 96% of all U.S. births in 2017. Names with fewer than five occurrences nationally in 2017 are excluded from SSA's public file to protect privacy, meaning the true number of unique names given in 2017 is significantly larger than any public top-100 list can show. Each spelling variation is counted separately, Sophia and Sofia, Aiden and Ayden, so rankings reflect only the specific spelling filed on the SS card, not combined name pools. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute naming advice.

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Top 100 Boys' Names Boy

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

Top 100 Girls' Names Girl

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

Source: SSA Baby Names Methodology, names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are excluded to protect privacy.

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Data sourced from the U.S. Social Security Administration. See our methodology for details.