The most popular baby names of 2004
SSA recorded 3,821,229 births in 2004 across all reported names — 1,836,250 girls and 1,984,979 boys.
Top 100 girls' names in 2004
| # | Name | Births | vs 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 25,042 | — |
| 2 | Emma | 21,625 | — |
| 3 | Madison | 20,628 | — |
| 4 | Olivia | 16,108 | +1 |
| 5 | Hannah | 15,614 | -1 |
| 6 | Abigail | 15,436 | — |
| 7 | Isabella | 15,021 | +5 |
| 8 | Ashley | 14,377 | — |
| 9 | Samantha | 13,786 | +1 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 13,577 | -1 |
| 11 | Alexis | 13,477 | -4 |
| 12 | Sarah | 12,758 | -1 |
| 13 | Grace | 12,536 | — |
| 14 | Alyssa | 12,109 | — |
| 15 | Sophia | 10,919 | +5 |
| 16 | Lauren | 9,983 | -1 |
| 17 | Brianna | 9,804 | — |
| 18 | Kayla | 9,773 | -2 |
| 19 | Natalie | 9,689 | +4 |
| 20 | Anna | 9,531 | +1 |
| 21 | Jessica | 9,470 | -3 |
| 22 | Taylor | 9,303 | -3 |
| 23 | Chloe | 8,729 | +1 |
| 24 | Hailey | 8,685 | +2 |
| 25 | Ava | 8,645 | +14 |
| 26 | Jasmine | 8,492 | +1 |
| 27 | Sydney | 8,368 | -2 |
| 28 | Victoria | 8,279 | -6 |
| 29 | Ella | 8,252 | +15 |
| 30 | Mia | 7,399 | +6 |
| 31 | Morgan | 7,295 | -2 |
| 32 | Julia | 7,149 | +1 |
| 33 | Kaitlyn | 6,988 | -1 |
| 34 | Rachel | 6,923 | -6 |
| 35 | Katherine | 6,742 | — |
| 36 | Megan | 6,687 | -6 |
| 37 | Alexandra | 6,625 | +1 |
| 38 | Destiny | 6,546 | -1 |
| 39 | Jennifer | 6,545 | -8 |
| 40 | Allison | 5,873 | +6 |
| 41 | Savannah | 5,814 | — |
| 42 | Maria | 5,757 | — |
| 43 | Nicole | 5,741 | -3 |
| 44 | Haley | 5,728 | -10 |
| 44 | Mackenzie | 5,728 | +1 |
| 46 | Brooke | 5,712 | -3 |
| 47 | Makayla | 5,666 | +4 |
| 48 | Trinity | 5,638 | +8 |
| 49 | Kylie | 5,557 | +3 |
| 50 | Kaylee | 5,444 | +3 |
| 51 | Paige | 5,441 | -4 |
| 52 | Faith | 5,421 | -2 |
| 53 | Lily | 5,402 | +16 |
| 54 | Zoe | 5,363 | +3 |
| 55 | Stephanie | 5,181 | -6 |
| 56 | Jenna | 5,175 | -1 |
| 57 | Andrea | 5,056 | +3 |
| 58 | Riley | 4,982 | +14 |
| 59 | Katelyn | 4,952 | -1 |
| 60 | Angelina | 4,917 | +11 |
| 61 | Kimberly | 4,847 | +3 |
| 62 | Mary | 4,838 | -3 |
| 63 | Madeline | 4,767 | -2 |
| 64 | Leah | 4,744 | +17 |
| 65 | Lillian | 4,734 | +11 |
| 66 | Michelle | 4,720 | -4 |
| 67 | Amanda | 4,697 | -13 |
| 68 | Sara | 4,507 | -3 |
| 69 | Sofia | 4,475 | +28 |
| 70 | Rebecca | 4,474 | -8 |
| 71 | Jordan | 4,447 | -23 |
| 72 | Alexa | 4,440 | -5 |
| 73 | Gabrielle | 4,420 | -7 |
| 74 | Caroline | 4,379 | -6 |
| 75 | Vanessa | 4,350 | -5 |
| 76 | Gabriella | 4,256 | +1 |
| 77 | Avery | 4,044 | +12 |
| 78 | Marissa | 4,009 | +17 |
| 79 | Ariana | 3,996 | +6 |
| 80 | Audrey | 3,903 | -2 |
| 81 | Jada | 3,891 | -2 |
| 82 | Autumn | 3,868 | -7 |
| 83 | Maya | 3,767 | +1 |
| 84 | Evelyn | 3,763 | +4 |
| 85 | Jocelyn | 3,743 | +2 |
| 86 | Arianna | 3,686 | — |
| 87 | Amber | 3,639 | -13 |
| 88 | Isabel | 3,638 | -5 |
| 89 | Melanie | 3,583 | +4 |
| 90 | Diana | 3,554 | +18 |
| 91 | Danielle | 3,530 | -9 |
| 92 | Sierra | 3,520 | -19 |
| 93 | Leslie | 3,501 | -2 |
| 94 | Aaliyah | 3,492 | -4 |
| 95 | Erin | 3,367 | -15 |
| 96 | Amelia | 3,354 | +15 |
| 97 | Molly | 3,344 | +2 |
| 98 | Melissa | 3,339 | -2 |
| 99 | Claire | 3,333 | -7 |
| 100 | Bailey | 3,309 | -2 |
Top 100 boys' names in 2004
| # | Name | Births | vs 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 27,911 | — |
| 2 | Michael | 25,470 | — |
| 3 | Joshua | 24,214 | — |
| 4 | Matthew | 22,882 | — |
| 5 | Ethan | 22,210 | +2 |
| 6 | Andrew | 21,717 | -1 |
| 7 | Daniel | 21,018 | +1 |
| 8 | William | 20,237 | +3 |
| 9 | Joseph | 20,147 | -3 |
| 10 | Christopher | 19,636 | -1 |
| 11 | Anthony | 19,613 | -1 |
| 12 | Ryan | 19,496 | +1 |
| 13 | Nicholas | 18,519 | -1 |
| 14 | David | 18,412 | — |
| 15 | Alexander | 17,925 | +1 |
| 16 | Tyler | 17,450 | -1 |
| 17 | John | 16,470 | — |
| 18 | James | 16,469 | — |
| 19 | Dylan | 14,852 | — |
| 20 | Nathan | 14,634 | +6 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 14,375 | +1 |
| 22 | Brandon | 14,135 | -1 |
| 23 | Samuel | 14,131 | — |
| 24 | Christian | 13,926 | +1 |
| 25 | Benjamin | 13,832 | -1 |
| 26 | Zachary | 13,712 | -6 |
| 27 | Logan | 13,140 | +1 |
| 28 | Jose | 12,187 | +2 |
| 29 | Noah | 11,916 | +2 |
| 30 | Justin | 11,879 | -3 |
| 31 | Elijah | 11,714 | +6 |
| 32 | Gabriel | 11,563 | -3 |
| 33 | Caleb | 11,307 | +1 |
| 34 | Kevin | 11,220 | -2 |
| 35 | Austin | 10,745 | -2 |
| 36 | Robert | 10,684 | -1 |
| 37 | Thomas | 10,504 | -1 |
| 38 | Connor | 10,049 | +5 |
| 39 | Evan | 9,983 | +5 |
| 40 | Aidan | 9,824 | -1 |
| 41 | Luke | 9,598 | +5 |
| 42 | Jack | 9,580 | +3 |
| 43 | Jordan | 9,560 | -5 |
| 44 | Angel | 9,516 | +3 |
| 45 | Isaiah | 9,264 | +4 |
| 46 | Isaac | 9,181 | +2 |
| 47 | Jason | 9,063 | -5 |
| 48 | Jackson | 8,977 | +4 |
| 49 | Hunter | 8,902 | -8 |
| 50 | Cameron | 8,887 | -10 |
| 51 | Mason | 8,619 | +3 |
| 52 | Gavin | 8,610 | -1 |
| 53 | Aaron | 8,400 | -3 |
| 54 | Juan | 8,134 | +1 |
| 55 | Kyle | 7,826 | -2 |
| 56 | Charles | 7,652 | +1 |
| 57 | Luis | 7,495 | +3 |
| 58 | Adam | 7,474 | — |
| 59 | Brian | 7,333 | — |
| 60 | Aiden | 7,161 | +13 |
| 61 | Eric | 7,133 | -5 |
| 62 | Jayden | 6,927 | +13 |
| 63 | Alex | 6,812 | -1 |
| 64 | Sean | 6,769 | -3 |
| 65 | Bryan | 6,732 | -1 |
| 66 | Lucas | 6,716 | +5 |
| 67 | Owen | 6,707 | +5 |
| 68 | Nathaniel | 6,675 | -5 |
| 69 | Ian | 6,507 | -4 |
| 70 | Jesus | 6,472 | -3 |
| 71 | Carlos | 6,260 | -5 |
| 72 | Adrian | 6,140 | -4 |
| 73 | Diego | 5,876 | +10 |
| 74 | Julian | 5,673 | +3 |
| 75 | Cole | 5,648 | -6 |
| 76 | Ashton | 5,436 | +25 |
| 77 | Jeremiah | 5,381 | +13 |
| 78 | Steven | 5,357 | -8 |
| 79 | Timothy | 5,234 | -3 |
| 80 | Seth | 5,188 | — |
| 81 | Devin | 5,167 | -7 |
| 82 | Chase | 5,161 | +5 |
| 83 | Jaden | 5,151 | -1 |
| 84 | Cody | 5,125 | -6 |
| 85 | Colin | 5,122 | +3 |
| 86 | Landon | 5,042 | +11 |
| 87 | Hayden | 5,019 | -3 |
| 88 | Xavier | 5,016 | -3 |
| 89 | Carter | 5,009 | +13 |
| 90 | Wyatt | 4,974 | +19 |
| 91 | Dominic | 4,879 | -10 |
| 92 | Richard | 4,848 | -6 |
| 93 | Antonio | 4,843 | -1 |
| 94 | Jesse | 4,761 | — |
| 95 | Blake | 4,694 | -16 |
| 96 | Miguel | 4,525 | -1 |
| 97 | Sebastian | 4,521 | -4 |
| 98 | Jake | 4,473 | — |
| 99 | Alejandro | 4,451 | +1 |
| 100 | Patrick | 4,441 | -9 |
Names that climbed fastest in 2004
Ranked by places gained against 2003, among names with at least 200 births in both years.
| Name | Rank 2004 | Rank 2003 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaydence girls | 377 | 984 | +607 |
| Kadence girls | 390 | 869 | +479 |
| Charlize girls | 625 | 1,018 | +393 |
| Keira girls | 257 | 620 | +363 |
| Roselyn girls | 612 | 967 | +355 |
| Saniya girls | 613 | 966 | +353 |
| Sherlyn girls | 579 | 911 | +332 |
| Ryder boys | 341 | 653 | +312 |
| Litzy girls | 525 | 835 | +310 |
| Dayanara girls | 428 | 713 | +285 |
| Reagan boys | 596 | 861 | +265 |
| Cadence girls | 218 | 476 | +258 |
| Rowan girls | 707 | 954 | +247 |
| Scarlett girls | 528 | 758 | +230 |
| Norah girls | 590 | 815 | +225 |
Names that fell fastest in 2004
| Name | Rank 2004 | Rank 2003 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbeth girls | 1,107 | 742 | -365 |
| Jaheim boys | 739 | 457 | -282 |
| Nyah girls | 1,038 | 810 | -228 |
| Hailie girls | 716 | 489 | -227 |
| Yahaira girls | 1,043 | 831 | -212 |
| Ashanti girls | 534 | 325 | -209 |
| Samira girls | 993 | 788 | -205 |
| Shirley girls | 987 | 788 | -199 |
| Kacie girls | 1,030 | 831 | -199 |
| Ashton girls | 666 | 472 | -194 |
| Felicia girls | 878 | 687 | -191 |
| Casandra girls | 997 | 806 | -191 |
| Bonnie girls | 1,135 | 945 | -190 |
| Sydni girls | 970 | 784 | -186 |
| Ericka girls | 974 | 788 | -186 |
Names that first appear in 2004
2004 is the earliest year these names clear the SSA reporting threshold of five births.
- Jkwon 100
- Eshal 38
- Brasen 22
- Hanny 20
- Hiromy 20
- Amanti 19
- Kaidynce 19
- Kentravion 19
- Aariz 18
- Jazira 18
- Garv 17
- Karmello 17
- Naturelle 17
- Xzorion 17
- Jadence 15
- Cowen 14
- Ellagrace 14
- Jaydien 14
- Kraven 14
- Kauan 13
Names that peaked in 2004
For these names, 2004 is the single biggest year in the whole 1880–2025 record.