Top 100 Baby Names 2016 — Most Popular in the US

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These rankings are based on official Social Security Administration (SSA) data for babies born in the United States in 2016. Only names given to 5 or more babies in a single year are included in SSA data.

Top 100 Girls Names — 2016

#1 Emma 19,548 babies

#2 Olivia 19,409 babies

#3 Ava 16,347 babies

#4 Sophia 16,182 babies

#5 Isabella 14,861 babies

#6 Mia 14,462 babies

#7 Charlotte 13,117 babies

#8 Abigail 11,794 babies

#9 Emily 11,004 babies

#10 Amelia 10,808 babies

#11 Harper 10,802 babies

#12 Evelyn 10,116 babies

#13 Elizabeth 9,602 babies

#14 Sofia 9,177 babies

#15 Madison 9,055 babies

#16 Avery 8,774 babies

#17 Ella 7,939 babies

#18 Scarlett 7,716 babies

#19 Grace 7,616 babies

#20 Chloe 7,481 babies

#21 Victoria 7,328 babies

#22 Riley 7,159 babies

#23 Aria 6,948 babies

#24 Lily 6,608 babies

#25 Aubrey 6,551 babies

#26 Zoey 6,478 babies

#27 Penelope 6,397 babies

#28 Lillian 6,385 babies

#29 Addison 6,336 babies

#30 Layla 6,298 babies

#31 Natalie 6,191 babies

#32 Camila 6,052 babies

#33 Hannah 6,036 babies

#34 Brooklyn 5,970 babies

#35 Zoe 5,763 babies

#36 Nora 5,593 babies

#37 Leah 5,433 babies

#38 Savannah 5,388 babies

#39 Audrey 5,368 babies

#40 Claire 5,216 babies

#41 Eleanor 5,139 babies

#42 Skylar 5,134 babies

#43 Ellie 5,072 babies

#44 Samantha 4,955 babies

#45 Stella 4,933 babies

#46 Paisley 4,882 babies

#47 Violet 4,881 babies

#48 Mila 4,830 babies

#49 Anna 4,805 babies

#50 Allison 4,782 babies

#51 Alexa 4,775 babies

#52 Hazel 4,681 babies

#53 Aaliyah 4,656 babies

#54 Ariana 4,608 babies

#55 Lucy 4,604 babies

#56 Caroline 4,437 babies

#57 Sarah 4,426 babies

#58 Genesis 4,351 babies

#59 Kennedy 4,341 babies

#60 Sadie 4,297 babies

#61 Gabriella 4,262 babies

#62 Madelyn 4,240 babies

#63 Adeline 4,119 babies

#64 Maya 4,089 babies

#65 Autumn 4,045 babies

#66 Aurora 4,005 babies

#67 Piper 3,955 babies

#68 Hailey 3,946 babies

#69 Arianna 3,911 babies

#70 Serenity 3,865 babies

#71 Ruby 3,847 babies

#72 Kaylee 3,845 babies

#73 Nevaeh 3,823 babies

#74 Eva 3,812 babies

#75 Naomi 3,806 babies

#76 Alice 3,692 babies

#77 Luna 3,685 babies

#78 Bella 3,681 babies

#79 Quinn 3,648 babies

#80 Lydia 3,622 babies

#81 Peyton 3,510 babies

#82 Melanie 3,490 babies

#83 Kylie 3,424 babies

#84 Aubree 3,420 babies

#85 Mackenzie 3,410 babies

#86 Kinsley 3,377 babies

#87 Cora 3,373 babies

#88 Julia 3,344 babies

#89 Madeline 3,280 babies

#90 Taylor 3,280 babies

#91 Katherine 3,275 babies

#92 Gianna 3,226 babies

#93 Eliana 3,207 babies

#94 Elena 3,187 babies

#95 Vivian 3,141 babies

#96 Willow 3,124 babies

#97 Brianna 3,097 babies

#98 Reagan 3,096 babies

#99 Faith 3,090 babies

#100 Clara 3,075 babies

Top 100 Boys Names — 2016

#1 Noah 19,187 babies

#2 Liam 18,272 babies

#3 William 15,808 babies

#4 Mason 15,286 babies

#5 James 14,916 babies

#6 Benjamin 14,682 babies

#7 Jacob 14,554 babies

#8 Michael 14,139 babies

#9 Elijah 13,970 babies

#10 Ethan 13,854 babies

#11 Alexander 13,445 babies

#12 Oliver 13,065 babies

#13 Daniel 12,992 babies

#14 Lucas 12,904 babies

#15 Matthew 12,665 babies

#16 Aiden 12,265 babies

#17 Jackson 11,311 babies

#18 Logan 11,278 babies

#19 David 11,148 babies

#20 Joseph 10,961 babies

#21 Samuel 10,615 babies

#22 Henry 10,389 babies

#23 Sebastian 10,308 babies

#24 Owen 10,302 babies

#25 Gabriel 10,278 babies

#26 Carter 10,218 babies

#27 Jayden 10,156 babies

#28 John 10,055 babies

#29 Luke 9,999 babies

#30 Anthony 9,899 babies

#31 Isaac 9,774 babies

#32 Dylan 9,719 babies

#33 Wyatt 9,579 babies

#34 Andrew 9,431 babies

#35 Joshua 9,253 babies

#36 Christopher 9,101 babies

#37 Grayson 8,692 babies

#38 Jack 8,430 babies

#39 Julian 8,388 babies

#40 Ryan 8,258 babies

#41 Jaxon 8,142 babies

#42 Levi 8,113 babies

#43 Nathan 8,000 babies

#44 Caleb 7,978 babies

#45 Hunter 7,675 babies

#46 Christian 7,668 babies

#47 Isaiah 7,568 babies

#48 Thomas 7,365 babies

#49 Aaron 7,175 babies

#50 Eli 7,129 babies

#51 Lincoln 7,127 babies

#52 Charles 7,125 babies

#53 Landon 7,046 babies

#54 Connor 7,037 babies

#55 Josiah 7,022 babies

#56 Jonathan 6,980 babies

#57 Cameron 6,858 babies

#58 Jeremiah 6,626 babies

#59 Mateo 6,558 babies

#60 Adrian 6,336 babies

#61 Hudson 6,127 babies

#62 Robert 6,005 babies

#63 Nicholas 5,763 babies

#64 Brayden 5,734 babies

#65 Jordan 5,674 babies

#66 Easton 5,642 babies

#67 Nolan 5,634 babies

#68 Colton 5,623 babies

#69 Evan 5,612 babies

#70 Angel 5,561 babies

#71 Asher 5,525 babies

#72 Dominic 5,427 babies

#73 Austin 5,368 babies

#74 Leo 5,299 babies

#75 Adam 5,221 babies

#76 Jace 5,207 babies

#77 Jose 5,119 babies

#78 Ian 5,079 babies

#79 Cooper 4,974 babies

#80 Gavin 4,943 babies

#81 Carson 4,931 babies

#82 Jaxson 4,915 babies

#83 Theodore 4,910 babies

#84 Jason 4,885 babies

#85 Ezra 4,879 babies

#86 Chase 4,868 babies

#87 Parker 4,729 babies

#88 Xavier 4,624 babies

#89 Zachary 4,576 babies

#90 Kevin 4,554 babies

#91 Tyler 4,514 babies

#92 Ayden 4,506 babies

#93 Elias 4,486 babies

#94 Bryson 4,372 babies

#95 Greyson 4,325 babies

#96 Leonardo 4,325 babies

#97 Sawyer 4,248 babies

#98 Roman 4,221 babies

#99 Brandon 4,101 babies

#100 Bentley 4,069 babies

Source: SSA National Baby Name Data · See also: Browse all years · Explore all names