Most popular baby names of 2017
Liam and Emma topped the list in 2017. The 10 most popular names went to 8% of boys and 8% of girls, from 14,256 boy names and 18,443 girl names in all.
Top boy names of 2017
- Liam 18,874
- Noah 18,507
- William 15,046
- James 14,362
- Logan 14,061
- Benjamin 13,858
- Mason 13,602
- Elijah 13,449
- Jacob 13,269
- Oliver 13,224
- Lucas 13,032
- Michael 12,726
- Alexander 12,577
- Ethan 12,483
- Daniel 11,758
- Matthew 11,732
- Aiden 11,357
- Joseph 10,488
- Henry 10,482
- Jackson 10,469
- Samuel 10,449
- David 10,244
- Sebastian 10,197
- Carter 9,833
- Wyatt 9,727
- Jayden 9,594
- John 9,536
- Owen 9,363
- Dylan 9,315
- Luke 9,224
- Gabriel 9,178
- Isaac 8,894
- Anthony 8,877
- Grayson 8,718
- Levi 8,478
- Jack 8,477
- Julian 8,455
- Joshua 8,353
- Christopher 8,319
- Andrew 8,290
- Lincoln 8,202
- Mateo 7,774
- Jaxon 7,725
- Ryan 7,706
- Nathan 7,442
- Isaiah 7,262
- Aaron 7,219
- Charles 7,193
- Thomas 7,187
- Caleb 7,154
- Josiah 7,079
- Christian 7,025
- Hunter 6,760
- Eli 6,637
- Jonathan 6,534
- Connor 6,422
- Landon 6,358
- Adrian 6,236
- Asher 6,062
- Cameron 5,975
- Theodore 5,973
- Leo 5,965
- Jeremiah 5,887
- Hudson 5,789
- Robert 5,566
- Easton 5,520
- Nolan 5,400
- Nicholas 5,372
- Ezra 5,349
- Colton 5,294
- Angel 5,278
- Brayden 5,178
- Jordan 5,176
- Dominic 5,111
- Austin 5,060
- Ian 5,033
- Adam 4,933
- Elias 4,931
- Jaxson 4,866
- Greyson 4,849
- Jose 4,815
- Ezekiel 4,777
- Carson 4,766
- Maverick 4,731
- Evan 4,727
- Bryson 4,679
- Jace 4,656
- Cooper 4,618
- Xavier 4,521
- Parker 4,382
- Roman 4,282
- Jason 4,256
- Santiago 4,204
- Chase 4,186
- Sawyer 4,171
- Gavin 4,159
- Leonardo 4,131
- Kayden 4,014
- Ayden 3,964
- Jameson 3,932
Top girl names of 2017
- Emma 19,873
- Olivia 18,778
- Ava 16,017
- Isabella 15,263
- Sophia 14,947
- Mia 13,521
- Charlotte 12,969
- Amelia 11,870
- Evelyn 10,748
- Abigail 10,645
- Harper 10,524
- Emily 9,817
- Elizabeth 9,004
- Avery 8,237
- Sofia 8,175
- Ella 8,084
- Madison 7,910
- Scarlett 7,721
- Victoria 7,314
- Aria 7,168
- Grace 7,087
- Chloe 6,982
- Camila 6,776
- Penelope 6,668
- Riley 6,368
- Layla 6,335
- Lillian 6,181
- Zoey 6,077
- Nora 6,067
- Mila 5,974
- Aubrey 5,937
- Hannah 5,934
- Lily 5,862
- Addison 5,639
- Natalie 5,554
- Eleanor 5,549
- Luna 5,356
- Savannah 5,255
- Brooklyn 5,213
- Leah 5,202
- Zoe 5,173
- Stella 5,070
- Hazel 5,047
- Ellie 5,020
- Paisley 4,958
- Audrey 4,835
- Violet 4,741
- Skylar 4,736
- Claire 4,702
- Bella 4,667
- Aurora 4,615
- Lucy 4,604
- Anna 4,574
- Samantha 4,333
- Caroline 4,294
- Genesis 4,274
- Aaliyah 4,197
- Kennedy 4,162
- Kinsley 4,053
- Maya 4,046
- Allison 4,037
- Sarah 4,036
- Madelyn 3,967
- Adeline 3,937
- Gabriella 3,905
- Alexa 3,896
- Ariana 3,890
- Elena 3,882
- Naomi 3,866
- Alice 3,826
- Sadie 3,724
- Hailey 3,712
- Eva 3,642
- Nevaeh 3,623
- Autumn 3,611
- Quinn 3,597
- Emilia 3,596
- Serenity 3,596
- Ruby 3,587
- Willow 3,569
- Piper 3,567
- Everly 3,524
- Cora 3,446
- Kaylee 3,417
- Lydia 3,341
- Aubree 3,328
- Arianna 3,290
- Eliana 3,283
- Peyton 3,260
- Melanie 3,240
- Gianna 3,199
- Isabelle 3,168
- Julia 3,125
- Nova 3,057
- Clara 3,045
- Valentina 3,042
- Vivian 3,032
- Reagan 3,005
- Madeline 2,966
- Mackenzie 2,962
Questions
- What was the most popular baby name in 2017?
- Liam was the #1 boy name in 2017 (18,874 babies) and Emma was the #1 girl name (19,873 babies).
- How many babies were counted in 2017?
- Social Security records list 3,577,417 babies born in 2017 with names given to at least 5 babies: 1,850,956 boys and 1,726,461 girls.