Most popular baby names of 2004
In 2004, the most popular names for US babies were Jacob for boys (27,906 babies, 1.4% of boys) and Emily for girls (25,041 babies, 1.4% of girls). The rest of the top five were Michael, Joshua, Matthew and Ethan for boys and Emma, Madison, Olivia and Hannah for girls. SSA recorded 13,228 different boy names and 18,833 different girl names that year.
| Rank | Name | Babies | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 27,906 | – |
| 2 | Michael | 25,470 | – |
| 3 | Joshua | 24,213 | – |
| 4 | Matthew | 22,882 | – |
| 5 | Ethan | 22,210 | ▲ 2 |
| 6 | Andrew | 21,714 | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | Daniel | 21,012 | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | William | 20,235 | ▲ 3 |
| 9 | Joseph | 20,145 | ▼ 3 |
| 10 | Christopher | 19,636 | ▼ 1 |
| 11 | Anthony | 19,613 | ▼ 1 |
| 12 | Ryan | 19,497 | ▲ 1 |
| 13 | Nicholas | 18,519 | ▼ 1 |
| 14 | David | 18,407 | – |
| 15 | Alexander | 17,925 | ▲ 1 |
| 16 | Tyler | 17,450 | ▼ 1 |
| 17 | James | 16,469 | ▲ 1 |
| 18 | John | 16,467 | ▼ 1 |
| 19 | Dylan | 14,852 | – |
| 20 | Nathan | 14,633 | ▲ 6 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 14,375 | ▲ 1 |
| 22 | Brandon | 14,135 | ▼ 1 |
| 23 | Samuel | 14,128 | – |
| 24 | Christian | 13,925 | ▲ 1 |
| 25 | Benjamin | 13,829 | ▼ 1 |
| 26 | Zachary | 13,712 | ▼ 6 |
| 27 | Logan | 13,140 | ▲ 1 |
| 28 | Jose | 12,187 | ▲ 2 |
| 29 | Noah | 11,911 | ▲ 2 |
| 30 | Justin | 11,879 | ▼ 3 |
| 31 | Elijah | 11,714 | ▲ 6 |
| 32 | Gabriel | 11,563 | ▼ 3 |
| 33 | Caleb | 11,305 | ▲ 1 |
| 34 | Kevin | 11,220 | ▼ 2 |
| 35 | Austin | 10,745 | ▼ 2 |
| 36 | Robert | 10,681 | ▼ 1 |
| 37 | Thomas | 10,504 | ▼ 1 |
| 38 | Connor | 10,049 | ▲ 5 |
| 39 | Evan | 9,983 | ▲ 5 |
| 40 | Aidan | 9,824 | ▼ 1 |
| 41 | Luke | 9,597 | ▲ 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 | 8,399 | ▼ 3 |
| 54 | Juan | 8,131 | ▲ 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 | 6,811 | ▼ 1 |
| 64 | Sean | 6,768 | ▼ 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 | 6,471 | ▼ 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 | 5,356 | ▼ 8 |
| 79 | Timothy | 5,233 | ▼ 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 | 4,760 | – |
| 95 | Blake | 4,694 | ▼ 16 |
| 96 | Miguel | 4,525 | ▼ 1 |
| 97 | Sebastian | 4,521 | ▼ 4 |
| 98 | Jake | 4,471 | – |
| 99 | Alejandro | 4,451 | ▲ 1 |
| 100 | Patrick | 4,441 | ▼ 9 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 25,041 | – |
| 2 | Emma | 21,620 | – |
| 3 | Madison | 20,628 | – |
| 4 | Olivia | 16,108 | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | Hannah | 15,613 | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | Abigail | 15,435 | – |
| 7 | Isabella | 15,021 | ▲ 5 |
| 8 | Ashley | 14,377 | – |
| 9 | Samantha | 13,787 | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 13,574 | ▼ 1 |
| 11 | Alexis | 13,477 | ▼ 4 |
| 12 | Sarah | 12,754 | ▼ 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 | 9,529 | ▲ 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 | 8,251 | ▲ 15 |
| 30 | Mia | 7,399 | ▲ 6 |
| 31 | Morgan | 7,295 | ▼ 2 |
| 32 | Julia | 7,149 | ▲ 1 |
| 33 | Kaitlyn | 6,988 | ▼ 1 |
| 34 | Rachel | 6,920 | ▼ 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 |
| 45 | Mackenzie | 5,728 | – |
| 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 | 5,420 | ▼ 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 | 4,846 | ▲ 3 |
| 62 | Mary | 4,835 | ▼ 3 |
| 63 | Madeline | 4,767 | ▼ 2 |
| 64 | Leah | 4,744 | ▲ 17 |
| 65 | Lillian | 4,734 | ▲ 11 |
| 66 | Michelle | 4,720 | ▼ 4 |
| 67 | Amanda | 4,691 | ▼ 13 |
| 68 | Sara | 4,507 | ▼ 3 |
| 69 | Sofia | 4,474 | ▲ 28 |
| 70 | Rebecca | 4,472 | ▼ 7 |
| 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 | 3,766 | ▲ 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 | 3,500 | ▼ 2 |
| 94 | Aaliyah | 3,492 | ▼ 4 |
| 95 | Erin | 3,367 | ▼ 15 |
| 96 | Amelia | 3,352 | ▲ 15 |
| 97 | Molly | 3,344 | ▲ 2 |
| 98 | Melissa | 3,338 | ▼ 2 |
| 99 | Claire | 3,333 | ▼ 7 |
| 100 | Bailey | 3,309 | ▼ 2 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 2004. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.