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Most Popular Baby Names of 2016

Social Security has card records for 3,959,768 babies born in the U.S. in 2016. Emma was the top girl name (19,550 babies) and Noah the top boy name (19,188).

Top 100 names of 2016

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Girls 1–50

Top 100 girl names in the U.S., 2016, ranks 1–50
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
1	Emma	19,550	#3
2	Olivia	19,414	#1
3	Ava	16,354	#11
4	Sophia	16,185	#5
5	Isabella	14,863	#7
6	Mia	14,464	#6
7	Charlotte	13,118	#2
8	Abigail	11,796	#41
9	Emily	11,006	#34
10	Amelia	10,809	#4
11	Harper	10,803	#16
12	Evelyn	10,116	#8
13	Elizabeth	9,607	#17
14	Sofia	9,179	#9
15	Madison	9,057	#40
16	Avery	8,774	#37
17	Ella	7,940	#29
18	Scarlett	7,720	#32
19	Grace	7,617	#38
20	Chloe	7,484	#23
21	Victoria	7,329	#54
22	Riley	7,159	#48
23	Aria	6,949	#26
24	Lily	6,610	#18
25	Aubrey	6,552	#146
26	Zoey	6,481	#69
27	Penelope	6,400	#22
28	Lillian	6,386	#57
29	Addison	6,341	#84
30	Layla	6,300	#36
31	Natalie	6,191	#89
32	Camila	6,054	#19
33	Hannah	6,038	#56
34	Brooklyn	5,971	#118
35	Zoe	5,764	#31
36	Nora	5,593	#20
37	Leah	5,434	#58
38	Savannah	5,389	#135
39	Audrey	5,369	#86
40	Claire	5,216	#68
41	Eleanor	5,140	#12
42	Skylar	5,137	#167
43	Ellie	5,074	#24
44	Samantha	4,956	#151
45	Stella	4,933	#52
46	Paisley	4,883	#67
47	Violet	4,882	#13
48	Mila	4,830	#43
49	Anna	4,810	#107
50	Allison	4,786	#103

Girls 51–100

Top 100 girl names in the U.S., 2016, ranks 51–100
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
51	Alexa	4,775	#1,029
52	Hazel	4,682	#21
53	Aaliyah	4,660	#101
54	Ariana	4,609	#128
55	Lucy	4,604	#24
56	Caroline	4,437	#96
57	Sarah	4,429	#90
58	Genesis	4,351	#66
59	Kennedy	4,341	#85
60	Sadie	4,299	#50
61	Gabriella	4,263	#105
62	Madelyn	4,241	#70
63	Adeline	4,120	#59
64	Maya	4,090	#62
65	Autumn	4,045	#88
66	Aurora	4,006	#15
67	Piper	3,956	#155
68	Hailey	3,947	#104
69	Arianna	3,913	#234
70	Serenity	3,871	#129
71	Ruby	3,847	#64
72	Kaylee	3,845	#255
73	Nevaeh	3,825	#165
74	Eva	3,814	#134
75	Naomi	3,808	#47
76	Alice	3,692	#65
77	Luna	3,688	#27
78	Bella	3,685	#136
79	Quinn	3,649	#97
80	Lydia	3,625	#92
81	Peyton	3,511	#199
82	Melanie	3,490	#142
83	Kylie	3,427	#204
84	Aubree	3,422	#489
85	Mackenzie	3,410	#228
86	Kinsley	3,378	#93
87	Cora	3,374	#113
88	Julia	3,344	#131
89	Taylor	3,281	#403
90	Madeline	3,280	#81
91	Katherine	3,276	#186
92	Gianna	3,226	#33
93	Eliana	3,207	#10
94	Elena	3,190	#42
95	Vivian	3,142	#70
96	Willow	3,125	#44
97	Brianna	3,098	#222
98	Reagan	3,097	#248
99	Faith	3,093	#254
100	Clara	3,075	#63

Boys 1–50

Top 100 boy names in the U.S., 2016, ranks 1–50
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
1	Noah	19,188	#2
2	Liam	18,277	#1
3	William	15,810	#9
4	Mason	15,287	#39
5	James	14,920	#6
6	Benjamin	14,686	#11
7	Jacob	14,559	#43
8	Michael	14,145	#21
9	Elijah	13,982	#7
10	Ethan	13,855	#24
11	Alexander	13,446	#30
12	Oliver	13,066	#3
13	Daniel	12,996	#22
14	Lucas	12,906	#10
15	Matthew	12,665	#32
16	Aiden	12,269	#62
17	Jackson	11,315	#36
18	Logan	11,278	#53
19	David	11,153	#35
20	Joseph	10,969	#29
21	Samuel	10,621	#18
22	Henry	10,390	#5
23	Sebastian	10,309	#16
24	Owen	10,305	#31
25	Gabriel	10,279	#37
26	Carter	10,220	#45
27	Jayden	10,158	#70
28	John	10,060	#23
29	Luke	10,001	#33
30	Anthony	9,900	#46
31	Isaac	9,782	#47
32	Dylan	9,720	#41
33	Wyatt	9,581	#38
34	Andrew	9,437	#73
35	Joshua	9,258	#66
36	Christopher	9,106	#68
37	Grayson	8,693	#51
38	Jack	8,430	#15
39	Julian	8,388	#25
40	Ryan	8,261	#99
41	Jaxon	8,145	#115
42	Levi	8,118	#12
43	Nathan	8,000	#63
44	Caleb	7,982	#58
45	Hunter	7,681	#130
46	Christian	7,674	#96
47	Isaiah	7,573	#57
48	Thomas	7,367	#34
49	Aaron	7,178	#80
50	Eli	7,132	#104

Boys 51–100

Top 100 boy names in the U.S., 2016, ranks 51–100
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
51	Lincoln	7,129	#69
52	Charles	7,127	#48
53	Landon	7,046	#127
54	Connor	7,037	#166
55	Josiah	7,025	#54
56	Jonathan	6,982	#89
57	Cameron	6,861	#76
58	Jeremiah	6,629	#88
59	Mateo	6,559	#8
60	Adrian	6,337	#74
61	Hudson	6,127	#17
62	Robert	6,010	#92
63	Nicholas	5,765	#112
64	Brayden	5,734	#229
65	Jordan	5,680	#131
66	Easton	5,643	#110
67	Nolan	5,634	#65
68	Colton	5,624	#103
69	Evan	5,613	#153
70	Angel	5,564	#67
71	Asher	5,525	#28
72	Dominic	5,428	#106
73	Austin	5,374	#113
74	Leo	5,299	#19
75	Adam	5,224	#101
76	Jace	5,208	#114
77	Jose	5,119	#95
78	Ian	5,079	#83
79	Cooper	4,974	#27
80	Gavin	4,944	#303
81	Carson	4,931	#124
82	Jaxson	4,916	#156
83	Theodore	4,910	#4
84	Jason	4,886	#165
85	Ezra	4,882	#20
86	Chase	4,868	#192
87	Parker	4,730	#102
88	Xavier	4,625	#108
89	Zachary	4,576	#216
90	Kevin	4,557	#221
91	Tyler	4,515	#219
92	Ayden	4,506	#257
93	Elias	4,486	#13
94	Bryson	4,372	#152
95	Greyson	4,326	#149
96	Leonardo	4,325	#91
97	Sawyer	4,248	#122
98	Roman	4,222	#42
99	Brandon	4,101	#261
100	Bentley	4,073	#215

Entered the top 100 in 2016

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