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The most popular baby names of 2014

SSA recorded 3,707,226 births in 2014 across all reported names — 1,786,355 girls and 1,920,871 boys.

Top 100 girls' names in 2014

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 2013.
#NameBirthsvs 2013
1 Emma 20,970 +1
2 Olivia 19,840 +1
3 Sophia 18,644 -2
4 Isabella 17,136 —
5 Ava 15,727 —
6 Mia 13,534 —
7 Emily 12,670 —
8 Abigail 12,114 —
9 Madison 10,333 —
10 Charlotte 10,123 +1
11 Harper 9,619 +5
12 Sofia 9,612 +1
13 Elizabeth 9,600 -3
14 Avery 9,578 -2
15 Amelia 8,805 +2
16 Evelyn 8,753 +4
17 Ella 8,570 -2
18 Chloe 8,562 -4
19 Victoria 8,012 +6
20 Grace 7,660 +2
21 Aubrey 7,635 -3
22 Zoey 7,440 +2
23 Natalie 7,115 -2
24 Addison 7,010 -5
25 Lillian 6,924 +1
26 Brooklyn 6,842 +2
27 Lily 6,789 —
28 Hannah 6,593 -5
29 Layla 6,466 +1
30 Scarlett 6,011 +12
31 Aria 5,933 +10
32 Zoe 5,884 -1
33 Samantha 5,735 -4
34 Anna 5,706 +1
35 Leah 5,610 -3
36 Audrey 5,570 -3
37 Ariana 5,504 +17
38 Savannah 5,490 -2
39 Allison 5,476 -5
40 Arianna 5,276 +4
41 Camila 5,220 -2
42 Gabriella 5,109 -4
43 Penelope 5,089 +13
44 Claire 5,015 +6
45 Aaliyah 4,902 -8
46 Sadie 4,871 +3
47 Riley 4,800 -2
48 Skylar 4,779 +25
49 Nora 4,741 +34
50 Sarah 4,717 -2
51 Hailey 4,619 -8
52 Kaylee 4,552 -12
53 Paisley 4,501 +27
54 Kennedy 4,498 +11
55 Ellie 4,487 +19
56 Peyton 4,455 -5
57 Annabelle 4,363 +24
58 Serenity 4,356 -6
59 Caroline 4,348 +4
60 Madelyn 4,312 +8
61 Lucy 4,299 +5
62 Aubree 4,280 -9
63 Nevaeh 4,264 -17
64 Alexa 4,249 -4
65 Alexis 4,247 -18
66 Stella 4,203 +4
67 Violet 4,193 +2
68 Genesis 4,170 -13
69 Mackenzie 4,160 -7
70 Bella 4,107 -12
71 Autumn 4,082 -7
72 Mila 4,064 +6
73 Kylie 3,962 -12
74 Maya 3,957 -2
75 Piper 3,868 +22
76 Alyssa 3,849 -19
77 Taylor 3,818 -18
78 Eleanor 3,740 +28
79 Faith 3,739 +10
80 Naomi 3,716 +6
81 Melanie 3,701 +3
82 Katherine 3,691 -5
83 Eva 3,687 +5
84 Lydia 3,652 +11
85 Brianna 3,616 -14
86 Julia 3,605 -11
87 Ashley 3,560 -20
88 Khloe 3,553 -10
89 Madeline 3,445 +1
90 Ruby 3,430 +3
91 Sophie 3,394 -15
92 Alexandra 3,316 -10
93 London 3,290 -8
94 Lauren 3,097 -2
95 Gianna 3,082 -8
96 Isabelle 3,080 +18
97 Vivian 3,063 +23
98 Alice 3,055 +9
99 Jasmine 3,045 +4
100 Hadley 3,015 +10

Top 100 boys' names in 2014

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 2013.
#NameBirthsvs 2013
1 Noah 19,344 —
2 Liam 18,488 +1
3 Mason 17,225 +1
4 Jacob 16,923 -2
5 William 16,851 —
6 Ethan 15,749 —
7 Michael 15,505 —
8 Alexander 15,449 —
9 James 14,464 +4
10 Daniel 13,961 —
11 Elijah 13,886 —
12 Benjamin 13,830 +2
13 Logan 13,669 +5
14 Aiden 13,438 -2
15 Jayden 12,995 -6
16 Matthew 12,944 -1
17 David 12,259 —
18 Jackson 12,242 -2
19 Lucas 12,175 +4
20 Joseph 12,155 —
21 Anthony 11,613 -2
22 Andrew 11,189 —
23 Samuel 11,029 +2
24 Gabriel 10,961 —
25 Joshua 10,929 -4
26 John 10,701 +1
27 Carter 10,691 +6
28 Luke 10,523 +6
29 Dylan 10,416 —
30 Christopher 10,390 -4
31 Isaac 9,999 -3
32 Oliver 9,453 +20
33 Henry 9,442 +4
34 Sebastian 9,315 +12
35 Caleb 9,245 -3
36 Owen 9,159 +2
37 Ryan 9,098 -7
38 Nathan 8,997 -7
39 Wyatt 8,895 +3
40 Hunter 8,841 -4
41 Jack 8,753 -1
42 Christian 8,480 -7
43 Landon 8,249 -4
44 Jonathan 8,120 -4
45 Levi 8,081 +4
46 Jaxon 7,729 -1
47 Julian 7,686 —
48 Isaiah 7,657 -4
49 Eli 7,513 -6
50 Aaron 7,412 +1
51 Charles 7,362 +6
52 Connor 7,231 +4
53 Cameron 7,069 +6
54 Thomas 7,043 +7
55 Jordan 6,903 -2
56 Jeremiah 6,899 +2
57 Nicholas 6,779 -3
58 Evan 6,725 -3
59 Adrian 6,706 +1
60 Robert 6,660 +2
61 Gavin 6,622 -11
62 Brayden 6,596 -14
63 Grayson 6,581 +14
64 Josiah 6,482 +5
65 Colton 6,405 —
66 Austin 6,317 -2
67 Angel 6,314 —
68 Jace 6,301 -2
69 Dominic 6,264 -1
70 Kevin 5,902 +2
71 Brandon 5,856 -1
72 Tyler 5,851 -9
73 Parker 5,720 +1
74 Ayden 5,632 -3
75 Jason 5,568 +4
76 Jose 5,485 —
77 Ian 5,461 +3
78 Chase 5,363 —
79 Adam 5,344 +3
80 Hudson 5,241 +7
81 Nolan 5,210 +5
82 Zachary 5,188 -9
83 Easton 4,988 +5
84 Blake 4,948 -9
85 Jaxson 4,947 +7
86 Cooper 4,851 -2
87 Lincoln 4,824 +8
88 Xavier 4,789 -5
89 Bentley 4,785 -8
90 Kayden 4,742 +3
91 Carson 4,625 -1
92 Asher 4,333 +12
93 Brody 4,327 +1
94 Nathaniel 4,317 -3
95 Ryder 4,113 +8
96 Justin 4,033 -11
97 Leo 3,976 +15
98 Tristan 3,927 -2
99 Luis 3,905 -2
100 Juan 3,903 —

Names that climbed fastest in 2014

Ranked by places gained against 2013, among names with at least 200 births in both years.

NameRank 2014Rank 2013Change
Montserrat girls 572 1,148 +576
Monserrat girls 592 1,165 +573
Maisie girls 653 1,116 +463
Gannon boys 414 841 +427
Thea girls 768 1,133 +365
Daleyza girls 227 587 +360
Remington girls 686 1,030 +344
Freya girls 584 910 +326
Jessa girls 834 1,152 +318
Royal boys 570 886 +316
Henley girls 521 833 +312
Amia girls 708 981 +273
Paislee girls 354 624 +270
Khaleesi girls 757 1,026 +269
Anniston girls 898 1,165 +267

Names that fell fastest in 2014

NameRank 2014Rank 2013Change
Miley girls 787 386 -401
Britney girls 1,156 838 -318
Amare boys 847 598 -249
Kaya girls 1,000 761 -239
Rihanna girls 1,173 938 -235
Nahla girls 1,205 974 -231
Kaylyn girls 1,215 984 -231
Karissa girls 1,198 968 -230
Makena girls 1,215 994 -221
Sherlyn girls 891 674 -217
Belinda girls 1,163 956 -207
Audrianna girls 1,186 981 -205
Giavanna girls 1,132 933 -199
Regan girls 1,074 877 -197
Carley girls 1,079 882 -197

Names that first appear in 2014

2014 is the earliest year these names clear the SSA reporting threshold of five births.

Names that peaked in 2014

For these names, 2014 is the single biggest year in the whole 1880–2025 record.