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The most popular baby names of 2015

SSA recorded 3,701,841 births in 2015 across all reported names — 1,785,098 girls and 1,916,743 boys.

Top 100 girls' names in 2015

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 2014.
#NameBirthsvs 2014
1 Emma 20,487 —
2 Olivia 19,729 —
3 Sophia 17,454 —
4 Ava 16,416 +1
5 Isabella 15,667 -1
6 Mia 14,943 —
7 Abigail 12,422 +1
8 Emily 11,808 -1
9 Charlotte 11,415 +1
10 Harper 10,311 +1
11 Madison 10,107 -2
12 Amelia 9,878 +3
13 Elizabeth 9,771 —
14 Sofia 9,702 -2
15 Evelyn 9,377 +1
16 Avery 9,356 -2
17 Chloe 7,950 +1
18 Ella 7,918 -1
19 Grace 7,680 +1
20 Victoria 7,630 -1
21 Aubrey 7,403 —
22 Scarlett 7,143 +8
23 Zoey 6,977 -1
24 Addison 6,735 —
25 Lily 6,683 +2
26 Lillian 6,628 -1
27 Natalie 6,510 -4
28 Hannah 6,434 —
29 Aria 6,419 +2
30 Layla 6,348 -1
31 Brooklyn 6,333 -5
32 Alexa 6,053 +32
33 Zoe 6,051 -1
34 Penelope 5,953 +9
35 Riley 5,739 +12
36 Leah 5,636 -1
37 Audrey 5,613 -1
38 Savannah 5,469 —
39 Allison 5,356 —
40 Samantha 5,347 -7
41 Nora 5,330 +8
42 Skylar 5,295 +6
43 Camila 5,275 -2
44 Anna 5,150 -10
45 Paisley 5,091 +8
46 Ariana 4,973 -9
47 Aaliyah 4,884 -2
48 Ellie 4,873 +7
49 Claire 4,837 -5
50 Violet 4,822 +17
51 Stella 4,798 +15
52 Sadie 4,763 -6
53 Mila 4,733 +19
54 Gabriella 4,631 -12
55 Lucy 4,558 +6
56 Arianna 4,548 -16
57 Sarah 4,535 -7
58 Kennedy 4,523 -4
59 Madelyn 4,486 +1
60 Eleanor 4,442 +18
61 Kaylee 4,377 -9
62 Caroline 4,333 -3
63 Hazel 4,302 +42
64 Hailey 4,251 -13
65 Genesis 4,168 +3
66 Kylie 4,162 +7
67 Piper 4,140 +8
68 Maya 4,133 +6
69 Autumn 4,124 +2
70 Nevaeh 4,028 -7
71 Serenity 4,006 -13
72 Peyton 3,906 -16
73 Mackenzie 3,869 -4
74 Bella 3,814 -4
75 Naomi 3,775 +5
76 Eva 3,772 +7
77 Taylor 3,756 —
78 Aurora 3,654 +38
79 Aubree 3,636 -17
80 Lydia 3,514 +4
81 Melanie 3,497 —
82 Brianna 3,475 +3
83 Ruby 3,467 +7
84 Katherine 3,454 -2
85 Alexis 3,435 -20
86 Ashley 3,429 +1
87 Alice 3,426 +11
88 Cora 3,403 +15
89 Julia 3,375 -3
90 Faith 3,348 -11
91 Madeline 3,339 -2
92 Annabelle 3,283 -35
93 Alyssa 3,255 -17
94 Isabelle 3,225 +2
95 Vivian 3,204 +2
96 Gianna 3,183 -1
97 Quinn 3,095 +29
98 Clara 3,070 +10
99 Reagan 3,061 +7
100 Alexandra 3,007 -8

Top 100 boys' names in 2015

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 2014.
#NameBirthsvs 2014
1 Noah 19,680 —
2 Liam 18,410 —
3 Mason 16,675 —
4 Jacob 16,005 —
5 William 15,950 —
6 Ethan 15,103 —
7 James 14,865 +2
8 Alexander 14,584 —
9 Michael 14,504 -2
10 Benjamin 13,732 +2
11 Elijah 13,710 —
12 Daniel 13,543 -2
13 Aiden 13,506 +1
14 Logan 12,939 -1
15 Matthew 12,785 +1
16 Lucas 12,331 +3
17 Jackson 12,299 +1
18 David 11,838 -1
19 Oliver 11,670 +13
20 Jayden 11,583 -5
21 Joseph 11,531 -1
22 Gabriel 10,913 +2
23 Samuel 10,905 —
24 Carter 10,814 +3
25 Anthony 10,664 -4
26 John 10,423 —
27 Dylan 10,298 +2
28 Luke 10,294 —
29 Henry 10,186 +4
30 Andrew 10,147 -8
31 Isaac 9,988 —
32 Christopher 9,853 -2
33 Joshua 9,850 -8
34 Wyatt 9,659 +5
35 Sebastian 9,632 -1
36 Owen 9,608 —
37 Caleb 8,826 -2
38 Nathan 8,600 —
39 Ryan 8,548 -2
40 Jack 8,514 +1
41 Hunter 8,367 -1
42 Levi 8,337 +3
43 Christian 8,220 -1
44 Jaxon 8,082 +2
45 Julian 8,064 +2
46 Landon 7,948 -3
47 Grayson 7,926 +16
48 Jonathan 7,660 -4
49 Isaiah 7,658 -1
50 Charles 7,204 +1
50 Thomas 7,204 +4
52 Aaron 7,177 -2
53 Eli 7,163 -4
54 Jeremiah 6,827 +2
55 Connor 6,772 -3
56 Cameron 6,760 -3
57 Josiah 6,677 +7
58 Adrian 6,540 +1
59 Jordan 6,327 -4
60 Colton 6,318 +5
61 Brayden 6,282 +1
62 Nicholas 6,263 -5
63 Robert 6,137 -3
64 Angel 6,116 +3
65 Hudson 6,049 +15
66 Lincoln 6,001 +21
67 Evan 5,916 -9
68 Dominic 5,870 +1
69 Austin 5,827 -3
70 Gavin 5,794 -9
71 Nolan 5,739 +10
72 Parker 5,418 +1
73 Adam 5,404 +6
74 Chase 5,387 +4
75 Jace 5,357 -7
76 Ian 5,332 +1
77 Cooper 5,272 +9
78 Easton 5,230 +5
79 Kevin 5,184 -9
80 Jose 5,177 -4
81 Tyler 5,175 -9
82 Asher 5,137 +10
83 Brandon 5,128 -12
84 Jaxson 5,070 +1
85 Mateo 5,029 +21
86 Jason 5,025 -11
87 Ayden 4,891 -13
88 Zachary 4,866 -6
89 Carson 4,761 +2
90 Xavier 4,667 -2
91 Leo 4,603 +6
92 Bentley 4,342 -3
93 Ezra 4,339 +25
94 Sawyer 4,272 +16
95 Kayden 4,263 -5
96 Blake 4,234 -12
96 Nathaniel 4,234 -2
98 Ryder 4,165 -3
99 Theodore 4,155 +27
100 Elias 4,101 +3

Names that climbed fastest in 2015

Ranked by places gained against 2014, among names with at least 200 births in both years.

NameRank 2015Rank 2014Change
Zelda girls 648 1,156 +508
Lennox girls 743 1,156 +413
Ariyah girls 607 933 +326
Adilynn girls 808 1,134 +326
Thea girls 463 768 +305
Milani girls 664 960 +296
Jessa girls 544 834 +290
Royal girls 740 1,023 +283
Karter girls 692 972 +280
Carter girls 539 790 +251
Amaris girls 791 1,036 +245
Kaison boys 733 973 +240
Dalary girls 908 1,143 +235
Kalani girls 838 1,072 +234
Analia girls 863 1,092 +229

Names that fell fastest in 2015

NameRank 2015Rank 2014Change
Cindy girls 1,055 711 -344
Anabella girls 863 529 -334
Aranza girls 933 611 -322
Anabelle girls 736 465 -271
Sherlyn girls 1,139 891 -248
Neymar boys 790 551 -239
Kiley girls 897 660 -237
Miley girls 1,016 787 -229
Danika girls 1,006 783 -223
Denise girls 997 780 -217
Elsa girls 486 286 -200
Taryn girls 1,055 855 -200
Temperance girls 1,049 850 -199
Bryn girls 1,162 966 -196
Jasmin girls 882 688 -194

Names that first appear in 2015

2015 is the earliest year these names clear the SSA reporting threshold of five births.

Names that peaked in 2015

For these names, 2015 is the single biggest year in the whole 1880–2025 record.