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Most Popular Baby Names of 2017

Social Security has card records for 3,866,212 babies born in the U.S. in 2017. Emma was the top girl name (19,873 babies) and Liam the top boy name (18,874).

Top 100 names of 2017

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Girls 1–50

Top 100 girl names in the U.S., 2017, ranks 1–50
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
1	Emma	19,873	#3
2	Olivia	18,778	#1
3	Ava	16,017	#11
4	Isabella	15,263	#7
5	Sophia	14,947	#5
6	Mia	13,521	#6
7	Charlotte	12,969	#2
8	Amelia	11,870	#4
9	Evelyn	10,748	#8
10	Abigail	10,645	#41
11	Harper	10,524	#16
12	Emily	9,817	#34
13	Elizabeth	9,004	#17
14	Avery	8,237	#37
15	Sofia	8,175	#9
16	Ella	8,084	#29
17	Madison	7,910	#40
18	Scarlett	7,721	#32
19	Victoria	7,314	#54
20	Aria	7,168	#26
21	Grace	7,087	#38
22	Chloe	6,982	#23
23	Camila	6,776	#19
24	Penelope	6,668	#22
25	Riley	6,368	#48
26	Layla	6,335	#36
27	Lillian	6,181	#57
28	Zoey	6,077	#69
29	Nora	6,067	#20
30	Mila	5,974	#43
31	Aubrey	5,937	#146
32	Hannah	5,934	#56
33	Lily	5,862	#18
34	Addison	5,639	#84
35	Natalie	5,554	#89
36	Eleanor	5,549	#12
37	Luna	5,356	#27
38	Savannah	5,255	#135
39	Brooklyn	5,213	#118
40	Leah	5,202	#58
41	Zoe	5,173	#31
42	Stella	5,070	#52
43	Hazel	5,047	#21
44	Ellie	5,020	#24
45	Paisley	4,958	#67
46	Audrey	4,835	#86
47	Violet	4,741	#13
48	Skylar	4,736	#167
49	Claire	4,702	#68
50	Bella	4,667	#136

Girls 51–100

Top 100 girl names in the U.S., 2017, ranks 51–100
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
51	Aurora	4,615	#15
52	Lucy	4,604	#24
53	Anna	4,574	#107
54	Samantha	4,333	#151
55	Caroline	4,294	#96
56	Genesis	4,274	#66
57	Aaliyah	4,197	#101
58	Kennedy	4,162	#85
59	Kinsley	4,053	#93
60	Maya	4,046	#62
61	Allison	4,037	#103
62	Sarah	4,036	#90
63	Madelyn	3,967	#70
64	Adeline	3,937	#59
65	Gabriella	3,905	#105
66	Alexa	3,896	#1,029
67	Ariana	3,890	#128
68	Elena	3,882	#42
69	Naomi	3,866	#47
70	Alice	3,826	#65
71	Sadie	3,724	#50
72	Hailey	3,712	#104
73	Eva	3,642	#134
74	Nevaeh	3,623	#165
75	Autumn	3,611	#88
76	Quinn	3,597	#97
77	Emilia	3,596	#45
77	Serenity	3,596	#129
79	Ruby	3,587	#64
80	Willow	3,569	#44
81	Piper	3,567	#155
82	Everly	3,524	#91
83	Cora	3,446	#113
84	Kaylee	3,417	#255
85	Lydia	3,341	#92
86	Aubree	3,328	#489
87	Arianna	3,290	#234
88	Eliana	3,283	#10
89	Peyton	3,260	#199
90	Melanie	3,240	#142
91	Gianna	3,199	#33
92	Isabelle	3,168	#166
93	Julia	3,125	#131
94	Nova	3,057	#46
95	Clara	3,045	#63
96	Valentina	3,042	#35
97	Vivian	3,032	#70
98	Reagan	3,005	#248
99	Madeline	2,966	#81
100	Mackenzie	2,962	#228

Boys 1–50

Top 100 boy names in the U.S., 2017, ranks 1–50
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
1	Liam	18,874	#1
2	Noah	18,507	#2
3	William	15,046	#9
4	James	14,362	#6
5	Logan	14,061	#53
6	Benjamin	13,858	#11
7	Mason	13,602	#39
8	Elijah	13,449	#7
9	Jacob	13,269	#43
10	Oliver	13,224	#3
11	Lucas	13,032	#10
12	Michael	12,726	#21
13	Alexander	12,577	#30
14	Ethan	12,483	#24
15	Daniel	11,758	#22
16	Matthew	11,732	#32
17	Aiden	11,357	#62
18	Joseph	10,488	#29
19	Henry	10,482	#5
20	Jackson	10,469	#36
21	Samuel	10,449	#18
22	David	10,244	#35
23	Sebastian	10,197	#16
24	Carter	9,833	#45
25	Wyatt	9,727	#38
26	Jayden	9,594	#70
27	John	9,536	#23
28	Owen	9,363	#31
29	Dylan	9,315	#41
30	Luke	9,224	#33
31	Gabriel	9,178	#37
32	Isaac	8,894	#47
33	Anthony	8,877	#46
34	Grayson	8,718	#51
35	Levi	8,478	#12
36	Jack	8,477	#15
37	Julian	8,455	#25
38	Joshua	8,353	#66
39	Christopher	8,319	#68
40	Andrew	8,290	#73
41	Lincoln	8,202	#69
42	Mateo	7,774	#8
43	Jaxon	7,725	#115
44	Ryan	7,706	#99
45	Nathan	7,442	#63
46	Isaiah	7,262	#57
47	Aaron	7,219	#80
48	Charles	7,193	#48
49	Thomas	7,187	#34
50	Caleb	7,154	#58

Boys 51–100

Top 100 boy names in the U.S., 2017, ranks 51–100
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
51	Josiah	7,079	#54
52	Christian	7,025	#96
53	Hunter	6,760	#130
54	Eli	6,637	#104
55	Jonathan	6,534	#89
56	Connor	6,422	#166
57	Landon	6,358	#127
58	Adrian	6,236	#74
59	Asher	6,062	#28
60	Cameron	5,975	#76
61	Theodore	5,973	#4
62	Leo	5,965	#19
63	Jeremiah	5,887	#88
64	Hudson	5,789	#17
65	Robert	5,566	#92
66	Easton	5,520	#110
67	Nolan	5,400	#65
68	Nicholas	5,372	#112
69	Ezra	5,349	#20
70	Colton	5,294	#103
71	Angel	5,278	#67
72	Brayden	5,178	#229
73	Jordan	5,176	#131
74	Dominic	5,111	#106
75	Austin	5,060	#113
76	Ian	5,033	#83
77	Adam	4,933	#101
78	Elias	4,931	#13
79	Jaxson	4,866	#156
80	Greyson	4,849	#149
81	Jose	4,815	#95
82	Ezekiel	4,777	#61
83	Carson	4,766	#124
84	Maverick	4,731	#49
85	Evan	4,727	#153
86	Bryson	4,679	#152
87	Jace	4,656	#114
88	Cooper	4,618	#27
89	Xavier	4,521	#108
90	Parker	4,382	#102
91	Roman	4,282	#42
92	Jason	4,256	#165
93	Santiago	4,204	#26
94	Chase	4,186	#192
95	Sawyer	4,171	#122
96	Gavin	4,159	#303
97	Leonardo	4,131	#91
98	Kayden	4,014	#135
99	Ayden	3,964	#257
100	Jameson	3,932	#137

Entered the top 100 in 2017

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