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The most popular baby names of 2017

SSA recorded 3,577,417 births in 2017 across all reported names — 1,726,461 girls and 1,850,956 boys.

Top 100 girls' names in 2017

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 2016.
#NameBirthsvs 2016
1 Emma 19,873 —
2 Olivia 18,778 —
3 Ava 16,017 —
4 Isabella 15,263 +1
5 Sophia 14,947 -1
6 Mia 13,521 —
7 Charlotte 12,969 —
8 Amelia 11,870 +2
9 Evelyn 10,748 +3
10 Abigail 10,645 -2
11 Harper 10,524 —
12 Emily 9,817 -3
13 Elizabeth 9,004 —
14 Avery 8,237 +2
15 Sofia 8,175 -1
16 Ella 8,084 +1
17 Madison 7,910 -2
18 Scarlett 7,721 —
19 Victoria 7,314 +2
20 Aria 7,168 +3
21 Grace 7,087 -2
22 Chloe 6,982 -2
23 Camila 6,776 +9
24 Penelope 6,668 +3
25 Riley 6,368 -3
26 Layla 6,335 +4
27 Lillian 6,181 +1
28 Zoey 6,077 -2
29 Nora 6,067 +7
30 Mila 5,974 +18
31 Aubrey 5,937 -6
32 Hannah 5,934 +1
33 Lily 5,862 -9
34 Addison 5,639 -5
35 Natalie 5,554 -4
36 Eleanor 5,549 +5
37 Luna 5,356 +40
38 Savannah 5,255 —
39 Brooklyn 5,213 -5
40 Leah 5,202 -3
41 Zoe 5,173 -6
42 Stella 5,070 +3
43 Hazel 5,047 +9
44 Ellie 5,020 -1
45 Paisley 4,958 +1
46 Audrey 4,835 -7
47 Violet 4,741 —
48 Skylar 4,736 -6
49 Claire 4,702 -9
50 Bella 4,667 +28
51 Aurora 4,615 +15
52 Lucy 4,604 +3
53 Anna 4,574 -4
54 Samantha 4,333 -10
55 Caroline 4,294 +1
56 Genesis 4,274 +2
57 Aaliyah 4,197 -4
58 Kennedy 4,162 +1
59 Kinsley 4,053 +27
60 Maya 4,046 +4
61 Allison 4,037 -11
62 Sarah 4,036 -5
63 Madelyn 3,967 -1
64 Adeline 3,937 -1
65 Gabriella 3,905 -4
66 Alexa 3,896 -15
67 Ariana 3,890 -13
68 Elena 3,882 +26
69 Naomi 3,866 +6
70 Alice 3,826 +6
71 Sadie 3,724 -11
72 Hailey 3,712 -4
73 Eva 3,642 +1
74 Nevaeh 3,623 -1
75 Autumn 3,611 -10
76 Quinn 3,597 +3
77 Emilia 3,596 +26
77 Serenity 3,596 -7
79 Ruby 3,587 -8
80 Willow 3,569 +16
81 Piper 3,567 -14
82 Everly 3,524 +25
83 Cora 3,446 +4
84 Kaylee 3,417 -12
85 Lydia 3,341 -5
86 Aubree 3,328 -2
87 Arianna 3,290 -18
88 Eliana 3,283 +5
89 Peyton 3,260 -8
90 Melanie 3,240 -8
91 Gianna 3,199 +1
92 Isabelle 3,168 +10
93 Julia 3,125 -5
94 Nova 3,057 +42
95 Clara 3,045 +5
96 Valentina 3,042 +10
97 Vivian 3,032 -2
98 Reagan 3,005 —
99 Madeline 2,966 -9
100 Mackenzie 2,962 -15

Top 100 boys' names in 2017

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 2016.
#NameBirthsvs 2016
1 Liam 18,874 +1
2 Noah 18,507 -1
3 William 15,046 —
4 James 14,362 +1
5 Logan 14,061 +13
6 Benjamin 13,858 —
7 Mason 13,602 -3
8 Elijah 13,449 +1
9 Jacob 13,269 -2
10 Oliver 13,224 +2
11 Lucas 13,032 +3
12 Michael 12,726 -4
13 Alexander 12,577 -2
14 Ethan 12,483 -4
15 Daniel 11,758 -2
16 Matthew 11,732 -1
17 Aiden 11,357 -1
18 Joseph 10,488 +2
19 Henry 10,482 +3
20 Jackson 10,469 -3
21 Samuel 10,449 —
22 David 10,244 -3
23 Sebastian 10,197 —
24 Carter 9,833 +2
25 Wyatt 9,727 +8
26 Jayden 9,594 +1
27 John 9,536 +1
28 Owen 9,363 -4
29 Dylan 9,315 +3
30 Luke 9,224 -1
31 Gabriel 9,178 -6
32 Isaac 8,894 -1
33 Anthony 8,877 -3
34 Grayson 8,718 +3
35 Levi 8,478 +7
36 Jack 8,477 +2
37 Julian 8,455 +2
38 Joshua 8,353 -3
39 Christopher 8,319 -3
40 Andrew 8,290 -6
41 Lincoln 8,202 +10
42 Mateo 7,774 +17
43 Jaxon 7,725 -2
44 Ryan 7,706 -4
45 Nathan 7,442 -2
46 Isaiah 7,262 +1
47 Aaron 7,219 +2
48 Charles 7,193 +4
49 Thomas 7,187 -1
50 Caleb 7,154 -6
51 Josiah 7,079 +4
52 Christian 7,025 -6
53 Hunter 6,760 -8
54 Eli 6,637 -4
55 Jonathan 6,534 +1
56 Connor 6,422 -2
57 Landon 6,358 -4
58 Adrian 6,236 +2
59 Asher 6,062 +12
60 Cameron 5,975 -3
61 Theodore 5,973 +22
62 Leo 5,965 +12
63 Jeremiah 5,887 -5
64 Hudson 5,789 -3
65 Robert 5,566 -3
66 Easton 5,520 —
67 Nolan 5,400 —
68 Nicholas 5,372 -5
69 Ezra 5,349 +16
70 Colton 5,294 -2
71 Angel 5,278 -1
72 Brayden 5,178 -8
73 Jordan 5,176 -8
74 Dominic 5,111 -2
75 Austin 5,060 -2
76 Ian 5,033 +2
77 Adam 4,933 -2
78 Elias 4,931 +15
79 Jaxson 4,866 +3
80 Greyson 4,849 +15
81 Jose 4,815 -4
82 Ezekiel 4,777 +38
83 Carson 4,766 -2
84 Maverick 4,731 +55
85 Evan 4,727 -16
86 Bryson 4,679 +8
87 Jace 4,656 -11
88 Cooper 4,618 -9
89 Xavier 4,521 -1
90 Parker 4,382 -3
91 Roman 4,282 +7
92 Jason 4,256 -8
93 Santiago 4,204 +13
94 Chase 4,186 -8
95 Sawyer 4,171 +2
96 Gavin 4,159 -16
97 Leonardo 4,131 -1
98 Kayden 4,014 +3
99 Ayden 3,964 -7
100 Jameson 3,932 +28

Names that climbed fastest in 2017

Ranked by places gained against 2016, among names with at least 200 births in both years.

NameRank 2017Rank 2016Change
Octavia girls 595 1,018 +423
Paisleigh girls 838 1,203 +365
Kehlani girls 523 865 +342
Amora girls 693 1,018 +325
Maren girls 635 941 +306
Lyanna girls 860 1,164 +304
Selene girls 915 1,210 +295
Kashton boys 638 933 +295
Luella girls 910 1,203 +293
Malani girls 920 1,188 +268
Oaklee girls 942 1,197 +255
Everlee girls 761 999 +238
Kynlee girls 552 775 +223
Emmie girls 686 905 +219
Saanvi girls 996 1,203 +207

Names that fell fastest in 2017

NameRank 2017Rank 2016Change
Julianne girls 1,182 919 -263
Milania girls 1,190 947 -243
Wendy girls 1,098 858 -240
Montserrat girls 1,046 808 -238
Nathaly girls 1,154 930 -224
Jayden girls 932 727 -205
Tenley girls 746 549 -197
Jessa girls 870 675 -195
Kamdyn boys 1,003 809 -194
Aryana girls 1,182 993 -189
Ciara girls 1,054 869 -185
Amya girls 1,120 935 -185
Jaylynn girls 1,033 854 -179
Arely girls 942 768 -174
Miah girls 797 626 -171

Names that first appear in 2017

2017 is the earliest year these names clear the SSA reporting threshold of five births.

Names that peaked in 2017

For these names, 2017 is the single biggest year in the whole 1880–2025 record.