Top Names of 1997

The most popular names recorded in 1997 were Emily for girls and Michael for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Emily25,735
2Jessica21,045
3Ashley20,896
4Sarah20,716
5Hannah20,596
6Samantha20,170
7Taylor19,504
8Alexis17,171
9Elizabeth15,428
10Madison15,189
11Megan14,244
12Kayla13,885
13Rachel13,798
14Lauren13,248
15Alyssa12,649
16Amanda12,243
17Brianna12,007
18Jennifer11,840
19Victoria11,793
20Brittany11,529
21Nicole10,744
22Morgan10,342
23Stephanie9,778
24Jasmine9,680
25Rebecca9,632
26Abigail9,629
27Olivia9,479
28Courtney9,035
29Amber8,914
30Alexandra8,751
31Haley8,687
32Katherine8,517
33Anna8,342
34Danielle8,034
35Sydney8,032
36Emma7,749
37Julia7,341
38Maria7,313
39Allison7,274
40Jordan7,166
41Kaitlyn7,005
42Destiny6,727
43Shelby6,701
44Melissa6,679
45Brooke6,671
46Mary6,650
47Savannah6,580
48Natalie6,539
49Kimberly6,182
50Sara6,159

Boys

#NameBabies
1Michael37,557
2Jacob34,163
3Matthew31,518
4Christopher29,106
5Joshua28,288
6Nicholas27,257
7Andrew25,208
8Brandon25,196
9Austin25,118
10Tyler24,878
11Daniel23,950
12Joseph23,603
13Zachary21,928
14David21,896
15John21,386
16Ryan20,528
17James20,407
18Anthony20,033
19William20,020
20Justin18,744
21Jonathan18,541
22Alexander17,112
23Robert16,303
24Kyle15,920
25Christian15,059
26Jordan14,761
27Samuel14,237
28Kevin13,294
29Benjamin13,266
30Dylan12,968
31Thomas12,899
32Jose11,927
33Aaron11,170
34Nathan10,443
35Eric10,317
36Cody10,297
37Brian9,737
38Noah9,279
39Adam8,805
40Steven8,766
41Jason8,746
42Logan8,620
43Timothy8,502
44Hunter8,405
45Cameron8,218
46Ethan7,806
47Caleb7,775
48Sean7,744
49Charles7,656
50Patrick7,490