Most popular baby names of 2014

In 2014, the most popular names for US babies were Noah for boys (19,338 babies, 1.0% of boys) and Emma for girls (20,962 babies, 1.2% of girls). The rest of the top five were Liam, Mason, Jacob and William for boys and Olivia, Sophia, Isabella and Ava for girls. SSA recorded 14,078 different boy names and 19,230 different girl names that year.

Top 100 boy names, 2014
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Noah	19,338	–
2	Liam	18,484	▲ 1
3	Mason	17,221	▲ 1
4	Jacob	16,916	▼ 2
5	William	16,847	–
6	Ethan	15,748	–
7	Michael	15,496	–
8	Alexander	15,444	–
9	James	14,462	▲ 4
10	Daniel	13,956	–
11	Elijah	13,881	–
12	Benjamin	13,827	▲ 2
13	Logan	13,668	▲ 5
14	Aiden	13,436	▼ 2
15	Jayden	12,993	▼ 6
16	Matthew	12,940	▼ 1
17	David	12,253	–
18	Jackson	12,240	▼ 2
19	Lucas	12,174	▲ 4
20	Joseph	12,151	–
21	Anthony	11,611	▼ 2
22	Andrew	11,187	–
23	Samuel	11,024	▲ 2
24	Gabriel	10,953	–
25	Joshua	10,926	▼ 4
26	John	10,699	▲ 1
27	Carter	10,690	▲ 6
28	Luke	10,521	▲ 6
29	Dylan	10,416	–
30	Christopher	10,387	▼ 4
31	Isaac	9,994	▼ 3
32	Oliver	9,450	▲ 20
33	Henry	9,442	▲ 4
34	Sebastian	9,313	▲ 12
35	Caleb	9,243	▼ 3
36	Owen	9,158	▲ 2
37	Ryan	9,098	▼ 7
38	Nathan	8,995	▼ 7
39	Wyatt	8,894	▲ 3
40	Hunter	8,838	▼ 4
41	Jack	8,753	▼ 1
42	Christian	8,479	▼ 7
43	Landon	8,244	▼ 4
44	Jonathan	8,120	▼ 3
45	Levi	8,077	▲ 4
46	Jaxon	7,724	▼ 1
47	Julian	7,686	–
48	Isaiah	7,652	▼ 4
49	Eli	7,508	▼ 6
50	Aaron	7,411	▲ 1
51	Charles	7,360	▲ 6
52	Connor	7,231	▲ 4
53	Cameron	7,069	▲ 6
54	Thomas	7,041	▲ 7
55	Jordan	6,899	▼ 2
56	Jeremiah	6,895	▲ 2
57	Nicholas	6,779	▼ 3
58	Evan	6,724	▼ 3
59	Adrian	6,706	▲ 1
60	Robert	6,660	▲ 2
61	Gavin	6,622	▼ 11
62	Brayden	6,592	▼ 14
63	Grayson	6,580	▲ 14
64	Josiah	6,479	▲ 5
65	Colton	6,401	–
66	Austin	6,317	▼ 2
67	Angel	6,313	–
68	Jace	6,301	▼ 2
69	Dominic	6,263	▼ 1
70	Kevin	5,901	▲ 2
71	Brandon	5,856	▼ 1
72	Tyler	5,849	▼ 9
73	Parker	5,720	▲ 1
74	Ayden	5,630	▼ 3
75	Jason	5,567	▲ 4
76	Jose	5,485	–
77	Ian	5,461	▲ 3
78	Chase	5,363	–
79	Adam	5,343	▲ 3
80	Hudson	5,241	▲ 7
81	Nolan	5,210	▲ 5
82	Zachary	5,187	▼ 9
83	Easton	4,988	▲ 5
84	Blake	4,948	▼ 9
85	Jaxson	4,945	▲ 7
86	Cooper	4,850	▼ 2
87	Lincoln	4,824	▲ 8
88	Xavier	4,788	▼ 5
89	Bentley	4,784	▼ 8
90	Kayden	4,741	▲ 3
91	Carson	4,624	▼ 1
92	Asher	4,333	▲ 12
93	Brody	4,327	▲ 1
94	Nathaniel	4,317	▼ 3
95	Ryder	4,113	▲ 8
96	Justin	4,031	▼ 11
97	Leo	3,976	▲ 15
98	Tristan	3,927	▼ 2
99	Luis	3,904	▼ 2
100	Juan	3,903	–

Top 100 girl names, 2014
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Emma	20,962	▲ 1
2	Olivia	19,836	▲ 1
3	Sophia	18,642	▼ 2
4	Isabella	17,133	–
5	Ava	15,725	–
6	Mia	13,533	–
7	Emily	12,667	–
8	Abigail	12,113	–
9	Madison	10,331	–
10	Charlotte	10,120	▲ 1
11	Harper	9,616	▲ 5
12	Sofia	9,611	▲ 1
13	Elizabeth	9,597	▼ 3
14	Avery	9,578	▼ 2
15	Amelia	8,804	▲ 2
16	Evelyn	8,753	▲ 4
17	Ella	8,568	▼ 2
18	Chloe	8,562	▼ 4
19	Victoria	8,008	▲ 6
20	Grace	7,659	▲ 2
21	Aubrey	7,632	▼ 3
22	Zoey	7,440	▲ 2
23	Natalie	7,114	▼ 2
24	Addison	7,008	▼ 5
25	Lillian	6,924	▲ 1
26	Brooklyn	6,841	▲ 2
27	Lily	6,785	–
28	Hannah	6,593	▼ 5
29	Layla	6,464	▲ 1
30	Scarlett	6,010	▲ 12
31	Aria	5,931	▲ 10
32	Zoe	5,883	▼ 1
33	Samantha	5,735	▼ 4
34	Anna	5,704	▲ 1
35	Leah	5,609	▼ 3
36	Audrey	5,570	▼ 3
37	Ariana	5,502	▲ 17
38	Savannah	5,488	▼ 2
39	Allison	5,476	▼ 5
40	Arianna	5,274	▲ 4
41	Camila	5,219	▼ 2
42	Gabriella	5,109	▼ 4
43	Penelope	5,089	▲ 13
44	Claire	5,015	▲ 6
45	Aaliyah	4,899	▼ 8
46	Sadie	4,870	▲ 3
47	Riley	4,798	▼ 2
48	Skylar	4,778	▲ 25
49	Nora	4,740	▲ 34
50	Sarah	4,714	▼ 2
51	Hailey	4,619	▼ 8
52	Kaylee	4,552	▼ 12
53	Paisley	4,501	▲ 27
54	Kennedy	4,497	▲ 11
55	Ellie	4,487	▲ 19
56	Peyton	4,453	▼ 5
57	Annabelle	4,363	▲ 24
58	Serenity	4,352	▼ 6
59	Caroline	4,347	▲ 4
60	Madelyn	4,312	▲ 8
61	Lucy	4,298	▲ 5
62	Aubree	4,279	▼ 9
63	Nevaeh	4,258	▼ 16
64	Alexa	4,249	▼ 4
65	Alexis	4,246	▼ 19
66	Stella	4,202	▲ 4
67	Violet	4,191	▲ 2
68	Genesis	4,169	▼ 13
69	Mackenzie	4,159	▼ 7
70	Bella	4,102	▼ 12
71	Autumn	4,079	▼ 7
72	Mila	4,064	▲ 6
73	Kylie	3,962	▼ 12
74	Maya	3,957	▼ 2
75	Piper	3,868	▲ 22
76	Alyssa	3,846	▼ 19
77	Taylor	3,818	▼ 18
78	Eleanor	3,740	▲ 28
79	Faith	3,738	▲ 10
80	Naomi	3,716	▲ 6
81	Melanie	3,699	▲ 3
82	Katherine	3,689	▼ 5
83	Eva	3,686	▲ 5
84	Lydia	3,652	▲ 11
85	Brianna	3,614	▼ 14
86	Julia	3,605	▼ 11
87	Ashley	3,559	▼ 20
88	Khloe	3,553	▼ 9
89	Madeline	3,445	▲ 1
90	Ruby	3,429	▲ 3
91	Sophie	3,394	▼ 15
92	Alexandra	3,316	▼ 10
93	London	3,289	▼ 8
94	Lauren	3,096	▼ 2
95	Gianna	3,082	▼ 8
96	Isabelle	3,080	▲ 18
97	Vivian	3,063	▲ 23
98	Alice	3,055	▲ 9
99	Jasmine	3,043	▲ 4
100	Hadley	3,015	▲ 10

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 2014. 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.