Most popular baby names of 2017

In 2017, the most popular names for US babies were Liam for boys (18,865 babies, 1.0% of boys) and Emma for girls (19,870 babies, 1.2% of girls). The rest of the top five were Noah, William, James and Logan for boys and Olivia, Ava, Isabella and Sophia for girls. SSA recorded 14,258 different boy names and 18,442 different girl names that year.

Top 100 boy names, 2017
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Liam	18,865	▲ 1
2	Noah	18,502	▼ 1
3	William	15,042	–
4	James	14,357	▲ 1
5	Logan	14,057	▲ 13
6	Benjamin	13,854	–
7	Mason	13,597	▼ 3
8	Elijah	13,444	▲ 1
9	Jacob	13,265	▼ 2
10	Oliver	13,224	▲ 2
11	Lucas	13,029	▲ 3
12	Michael	12,723	▼ 4
13	Alexander	12,574	▼ 2
14	Ethan	12,478	▼ 4
15	Daniel	11,753	▼ 2
16	Matthew	11,730	▼ 1
17	Aiden	11,352	▼ 1
18	Joseph	10,485	▲ 2
19	Henry	10,480	▲ 3
20	Jackson	10,466	▼ 3
21	Samuel	10,447	–
22	David	10,241	▼ 3
23	Sebastian	10,197	–
24	Carter	9,831	▲ 2
25	Wyatt	9,726	▲ 8
26	Jayden	9,589	▲ 1
27	John	9,530	▲ 1
28	Owen	9,363	▼ 4
29	Dylan	9,315	▲ 3
30	Luke	9,223	▼ 1
31	Gabriel	9,176	▼ 6
32	Isaac	8,891	▼ 1
33	Anthony	8,872	▼ 3
34	Grayson	8,717	▲ 3
35	Jack	8,477	▲ 3
36	Levi	8,477	▲ 6
37	Julian	8,451	▲ 2
38	Joshua	8,344	▼ 3
39	Christopher	8,315	▼ 3
40	Andrew	8,285	▼ 6
41	Lincoln	8,201	▲ 10
42	Mateo	7,774	▲ 17
43	Jaxon	7,722	▼ 2
44	Ryan	7,705	▼ 4
45	Nathan	7,441	▼ 2
46	Isaiah	7,255	▲ 1
47	Aaron	7,218	▲ 2
48	Charles	7,189	▲ 4
49	Thomas	7,184	▼ 1
50	Caleb	7,151	▼ 6
51	Josiah	7,073	▲ 4
52	Christian	7,021	▼ 6
53	Hunter	6,754	▼ 8
54	Eli	6,636	▼ 4
55	Jonathan	6,527	▲ 1
56	Connor	6,421	▼ 2
57	Landon	6,357	▼ 4
58	Adrian	6,233	▲ 2
59	Asher	6,058	▲ 12
60	Cameron	5,975	▼ 3
61	Theodore	5,970	▲ 22
62	Leo	5,965	▲ 12
63	Jeremiah	5,880	▼ 5
64	Hudson	5,788	▼ 3
65	Robert	5,566	▼ 3
66	Easton	5,519	–
67	Nolan	5,399	–
68	Nicholas	5,367	▼ 5
69	Ezra	5,346	▲ 16
70	Colton	5,294	▼ 2
71	Angel	5,274	▼ 1
72	Brayden	5,177	▼ 8
73	Jordan	5,169	▼ 8
74	Dominic	5,110	▼ 2
75	Austin	5,058	▼ 2
76	Ian	5,033	▲ 2
77	Adam	4,932	▼ 2
78	Elias	4,931	▲ 15
79	Jaxson	4,863	▲ 3
80	Greyson	4,848	▲ 15
81	Jose	4,813	▼ 4
82	Ezekiel	4,775	▲ 39
83	Carson	4,765	▼ 2
84	Maverick	4,731	▲ 55
85	Evan	4,726	▼ 16
86	Bryson	4,677	▲ 8
87	Jace	4,654	▼ 11
88	Cooper	4,617	▼ 9
89	Xavier	4,518	▼ 1
90	Parker	4,381	▼ 3
91	Roman	4,280	▲ 7
92	Jason	4,251	▼ 8
93	Santiago	4,203	▲ 13
94	Chase	4,183	▼ 8
95	Sawyer	4,171	▲ 2
96	Gavin	4,159	▼ 16
97	Leonardo	4,131	▼ 1
98	Kayden	4,010	▲ 3
99	Ayden	3,961	▼ 7
100	Jameson	3,932	▲ 28

Top 100 girl names, 2017
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Emma	19,870	–
2	Olivia	18,777	–
3	Ava	16,015	–
4	Isabella	15,254	▲ 1
5	Sophia	14,936	▼ 1
6	Mia	13,519	–
7	Charlotte	12,965	–
8	Amelia	11,868	▲ 2
9	Evelyn	10,747	▲ 3
10	Abigail	10,645	▼ 2
11	Harper	10,521	–
12	Emily	9,813	▼ 3
13	Elizabeth	8,999	–
14	Avery	8,232	▲ 2
15	Sofia	8,175	▼ 1
16	Ella	8,083	▲ 1
17	Madison	7,907	▼ 2
18	Scarlett	7,719	–
19	Victoria	7,314	▲ 2
20	Aria	7,167	▲ 3
21	Grace	7,083	▼ 2
22	Chloe	6,981	▼ 2
23	Camila	6,776	▲ 9
24	Penelope	6,667	▲ 3
25	Riley	6,366	▼ 3
26	Layla	6,333	▲ 4
27	Lillian	6,179	▲ 1
28	Zoey	6,074	▼ 2
29	Nora	6,067	▲ 7
30	Mila	5,974	▲ 18
31	Aubrey	5,934	▼ 6
32	Hannah	5,932	▲ 1
33	Lily	5,861	▼ 9
34	Addison	5,635	▼ 5
35	Natalie	5,551	▼ 4
36	Eleanor	5,549	▲ 5
37	Luna	5,355	▲ 40
38	Savannah	5,253	–
39	Brooklyn	5,211	▼ 5
40	Leah	5,200	▼ 3
41	Zoe	5,173	▼ 6
42	Stella	5,069	▲ 3
43	Hazel	5,046	▲ 9
44	Ellie	5,019	▼ 1
45	Paisley	4,957	▲ 1
46	Audrey	4,835	▼ 7
47	Violet	4,739	–
48	Skylar	4,736	▼ 6
49	Claire	4,702	▼ 9
50	Bella	4,664	▲ 28
51	Aurora	4,614	▲ 15
52	Lucy	4,604	▲ 3
53	Anna	4,574	▼ 4
54	Samantha	4,332	▼ 10
55	Caroline	4,294	▲ 1
56	Genesis	4,273	▲ 2
57	Aaliyah	4,195	▼ 4
58	Kennedy	4,162	▲ 1
59	Kinsley	4,051	▲ 27
60	Maya	4,046	▲ 4
61	Allison	4,036	▼ 11
62	Sarah	4,033	▼ 5
63	Madelyn	3,967	▼ 1
64	Adeline	3,937	▼ 1
65	Gabriella	3,902	▼ 4
66	Alexa	3,896	▼ 15
67	Ariana	3,888	▼ 13
68	Elena	3,881	▲ 26
69	Naomi	3,865	▲ 6
70	Alice	3,826	▲ 6
71	Sadie	3,724	▼ 11
72	Hailey	3,711	▼ 4
73	Eva	3,642	▲ 1
74	Nevaeh	3,620	▼ 1
75	Autumn	3,608	▼ 10
76	Quinn	3,597	▲ 3
77	Emilia	3,595	▲ 26
78	Serenity	3,592	▼ 8
79	Ruby	3,587	▼ 8
80	Willow	3,569	▲ 16
81	Piper	3,567	▼ 14
82	Everly	3,524	▲ 25
83	Cora	3,445	▲ 4
84	Kaylee	3,416	▼ 12
85	Lydia	3,339	▼ 5
86	Aubree	3,325	▼ 2
87	Arianna	3,290	▼ 18
88	Eliana	3,283	▲ 5
89	Peyton	3,258	▼ 8
90	Melanie	3,239	▼ 8
91	Gianna	3,197	▲ 1
92	Isabelle	3,168	▲ 10
93	Julia	3,124	▼ 5
94	Nova	3,054	▲ 42
95	Clara	3,044	▲ 5
96	Valentina	3,041	▲ 10
97	Vivian	3,032	▼ 2
98	Reagan	3,005	–
99	Madeline	2,965	▼ 10
100	Mackenzie	2,960	▼ 15

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 2017. 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.