Top Names of 2004

The most popular names recorded in 2004 were Emily for girls and Jacob for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Emily25,041
2Emma21,620
3Madison20,628
4Olivia16,108
5Hannah15,613
6Abigail15,435
7Isabella15,021
8Ashley14,377
9Samantha13,787
10Elizabeth13,574
11Alexis13,477
12Sarah12,754
13Grace12,536
14Alyssa12,109
15Sophia10,919
16Lauren9,983
17Brianna9,804
18Kayla9,773
19Natalie9,689
20Anna9,529
21Jessica9,470
22Taylor9,303
23Chloe8,729
24Hailey8,685
25Ava8,645
26Jasmine8,492
27Sydney8,368
28Victoria8,279
29Ella8,251
30Mia7,399
31Morgan7,295
32Julia7,149
33Kaitlyn6,988
34Rachel6,920
35Katherine6,742
36Megan6,687
37Alexandra6,625
38Destiny6,546
39Jennifer6,545
40Allison5,873
41Savannah5,814
42Maria5,757
43Nicole5,741
44Haley5,728
45Mackenzie5,728
46Brooke5,712
47Makayla5,666
48Trinity5,638
49Kylie5,557
50Kaylee5,444

Boys

#NameBabies
1Jacob27,906
2Michael25,470
3Joshua24,213
4Matthew22,882
5Ethan22,210
6Andrew21,714
7Daniel21,012
8William20,235
9Joseph20,145
10Christopher19,636
11Anthony19,613
12Ryan19,497
13Nicholas18,519
14David18,407
15Alexander17,925
16Tyler17,450
17James16,469
18John16,467
19Dylan14,852
20Nathan14,633
21Jonathan14,375
22Brandon14,135
23Samuel14,128
24Christian13,925
25Benjamin13,829
26Zachary13,712
27Logan13,140
28Jose12,187
29Noah11,911
30Justin11,879
31Elijah11,714
32Gabriel11,563
33Caleb11,305
34Kevin11,220
35Austin10,745
36Robert10,681
37Thomas10,504
38Connor10,049
39Evan9,983
40Aidan9,824
41Luke9,597
42Jack9,580
43Jordan9,560
44Angel9,516
45Isaiah9,264
46Isaac9,181
47Jason9,063
48Jackson8,977
49Hunter8,902
50Cameron8,887