Most popular baby names of 2016

In 2016, the most popular names for US babies were Noah for boys (19,187 babies, 1.0% of boys) and Emma for girls (19,548 babies, 1.1% of girls). The rest of the top five were Liam, William, Mason and James for boys and Olivia, Ava, Sophia and Isabella for girls. SSA recorded 14,204 different boy names and 18,879 different girl names that year.

Top 100 boy names, 2016
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Noah	19,187	–
2	Liam	18,272	–
3	William	15,808	▲ 2
4	Mason	15,286	▼ 1
5	James	14,916	▲ 2
6	Benjamin	14,682	▲ 4
7	Jacob	14,554	▼ 3
8	Michael	14,139	▲ 1
9	Elijah	13,970	▲ 2
10	Ethan	13,854	▼ 4
11	Alexander	13,445	▼ 3
12	Oliver	13,065	▲ 7
13	Daniel	12,992	▼ 1
14	Lucas	12,904	▲ 2
15	Matthew	12,665	–
16	Aiden	12,265	▼ 3
17	Jackson	11,311	–
18	Logan	11,278	▼ 4
19	David	11,148	▼ 1
20	Joseph	10,961	▲ 1
21	Samuel	10,615	▲ 2
22	Henry	10,389	▲ 7
23	Sebastian	10,308	▲ 12
24	Owen	10,302	▲ 12
25	Gabriel	10,278	▼ 3
26	Carter	10,218	▼ 2
27	Jayden	10,156	▼ 7
28	John	10,055	▼ 2
29	Luke	9,999	▼ 1
30	Anthony	9,899	▼ 5
31	Isaac	9,774	–
32	Dylan	9,719	▼ 5
33	Wyatt	9,579	▲ 1
34	Andrew	9,431	▼ 4
35	Joshua	9,253	▼ 2
36	Christopher	9,101	▼ 4
37	Grayson	8,692	▲ 10
38	Jack	8,430	▲ 2
39	Julian	8,388	▲ 6
40	Ryan	8,258	▼ 1
41	Jaxon	8,142	▲ 3
42	Levi	8,113	–
43	Nathan	8,000	▼ 5
44	Caleb	7,978	▼ 7
45	Hunter	7,675	▼ 4
46	Christian	7,668	▼ 3
47	Isaiah	7,568	▲ 2
48	Thomas	7,365	▲ 3
49	Aaron	7,175	▲ 3
50	Eli	7,129	▲ 3
51	Lincoln	7,127	▲ 15
52	Charles	7,125	▼ 2
53	Landon	7,046	▼ 7
54	Connor	7,037	▲ 1
55	Josiah	7,022	▲ 2
56	Jonathan	6,980	▼ 8
57	Cameron	6,858	▼ 1
58	Jeremiah	6,626	▼ 4
59	Mateo	6,558	▲ 26
60	Adrian	6,336	▼ 2
61	Hudson	6,127	▲ 4
62	Robert	6,005	▲ 1
63	Nicholas	5,763	▼ 1
64	Brayden	5,734	▼ 3
65	Jordan	5,674	▼ 6
66	Easton	5,642	▲ 12
67	Nolan	5,634	▲ 4
68	Colton	5,623	▼ 8
69	Evan	5,612	▼ 2
70	Angel	5,561	▼ 6
71	Asher	5,525	▲ 11
72	Dominic	5,427	▼ 4
73	Austin	5,368	▼ 4
74	Leo	5,299	▲ 17
75	Adam	5,221	▼ 2
76	Jace	5,207	▼ 1
77	Jose	5,119	▲ 3
78	Ian	5,079	▼ 2
79	Cooper	4,974	▼ 2
80	Gavin	4,943	▼ 10
81	Carson	4,931	▲ 8
82	Jaxson	4,915	▲ 2
83	Theodore	4,910	▲ 16
84	Jason	4,885	▲ 2
85	Ezra	4,879	▲ 8
86	Chase	4,868	▼ 12
87	Parker	4,729	▼ 15
88	Xavier	4,624	▲ 2
89	Zachary	4,576	▼ 1
90	Kevin	4,554	▼ 11
91	Tyler	4,514	▼ 10
92	Ayden	4,506	▼ 5
93	Elias	4,486	▲ 7
94	Bryson	4,372	▲ 39
95	Greyson	4,325	▲ 16
96	Leonardo	4,325	▲ 7
97	Sawyer	4,248	▼ 3
98	Roman	4,221	▲ 4
99	Brandon	4,101	▼ 16
100	Bentley	4,069	▼ 8

Top 100 girl names, 2016
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Emma	19,548	–
2	Olivia	19,409	–
3	Ava	16,347	▲ 1
4	Sophia	16,182	▼ 1
5	Isabella	14,861	–
6	Mia	14,462	–
7	Charlotte	13,117	▲ 2
8	Abigail	11,794	▼ 1
9	Emily	11,004	▼ 1
10	Amelia	10,808	▲ 2
11	Harper	10,802	▼ 1
12	Evelyn	10,116	▲ 3
13	Elizabeth	9,602	–
14	Sofia	9,177	–
15	Madison	9,055	▼ 4
16	Avery	8,774	–
17	Ella	7,939	▲ 1
18	Scarlett	7,716	▲ 4
19	Grace	7,616	–
20	Chloe	7,481	▼ 3
21	Victoria	7,328	▼ 1
22	Riley	7,159	▲ 13
23	Aria	6,948	▲ 6
24	Lily	6,608	▲ 1
25	Aubrey	6,551	▼ 4
26	Zoey	6,478	▼ 3
27	Penelope	6,397	▲ 7
28	Lillian	6,385	▼ 2
29	Addison	6,336	▼ 5
30	Layla	6,298	–
31	Natalie	6,191	▼ 4
32	Camila	6,052	▲ 11
33	Hannah	6,036	▼ 5
34	Brooklyn	5,970	▼ 3
35	Zoe	5,763	▼ 2
36	Nora	5,593	▲ 5
37	Leah	5,433	▼ 1
38	Savannah	5,388	–
39	Audrey	5,368	▼ 2
40	Claire	5,216	▲ 9
41	Eleanor	5,139	▲ 19
42	Skylar	5,134	–
43	Ellie	5,072	▲ 5
44	Samantha	4,955	▼ 4
45	Stella	4,933	▲ 6
46	Paisley	4,882	▼ 1
47	Violet	4,881	▲ 3
48	Mila	4,830	▲ 5
49	Anna	4,805	▼ 5
50	Allison	4,782	▼ 11
51	Alexa	4,775	▼ 19
52	Hazel	4,681	▲ 11
53	Aaliyah	4,656	▼ 6
54	Ariana	4,608	▼ 8
55	Lucy	4,604	–
56	Caroline	4,437	▲ 6
57	Sarah	4,426	–
58	Genesis	4,351	▲ 7
59	Kennedy	4,341	▼ 1
60	Sadie	4,297	▼ 8
61	Gabriella	4,262	▼ 7
62	Madelyn	4,240	▼ 3
63	Adeline	4,119	▲ 72
64	Maya	4,089	▲ 4
65	Autumn	4,045	▲ 4
66	Aurora	4,005	▲ 12
67	Piper	3,955	–
68	Hailey	3,946	▼ 4
69	Arianna	3,911	▼ 13
70	Serenity	3,865	▲ 1
71	Ruby	3,847	▲ 12
72	Kaylee	3,845	▼ 11
73	Nevaeh	3,823	▼ 3
74	Eva	3,812	▲ 2
75	Naomi	3,806	–
76	Alice	3,692	▲ 11
77	Luna	3,685	▲ 35
78	Bella	3,681	▼ 4
79	Quinn	3,648	▲ 18
80	Lydia	3,622	–
81	Peyton	3,510	▼ 9
82	Melanie	3,490	▼ 1
83	Kylie	3,424	▼ 17
84	Aubree	3,420	▼ 5
85	Mackenzie	3,410	▼ 12
86	Kinsley	3,377	▲ 27
87	Cora	3,373	▲ 1
88	Julia	3,344	▲ 1
89	Madeline	3,280	▲ 2
90	Taylor	3,280	▼ 13
91	Katherine	3,275	▼ 7
92	Gianna	3,226	▲ 4
93	Eliana	3,207	▲ 9
94	Elena	3,187	▲ 12
95	Vivian	3,141	–
96	Willow	3,124	▲ 15
97	Brianna	3,097	▼ 15
98	Reagan	3,096	▲ 1
99	Faith	3,090	▼ 9
100	Clara	3,075	▼ 2

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 2016. 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.