Top Names of 2016
The most popular names recorded in 2016 were Emma for girls
and Noah for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Emma | 19,548 |
| 2 | Olivia | 19,409 |
| 3 | Ava | 16,347 |
| 4 | Sophia | 16,182 |
| 5 | Isabella | 14,861 |
| 6 | Mia | 14,462 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 13,117 |
| 8 | Abigail | 11,794 |
| 9 | Emily | 11,004 |
| 10 | Amelia | 10,808 |
| 11 | Harper | 10,802 |
| 12 | Evelyn | 10,116 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 9,602 |
| 14 | Sofia | 9,177 |
| 15 | Madison | 9,055 |
| 16 | Avery | 8,774 |
| 17 | Ella | 7,939 |
| 18 | Scarlett | 7,716 |
| 19 | Grace | 7,616 |
| 20 | Chloe | 7,481 |
| 21 | Victoria | 7,328 |
| 22 | Riley | 7,159 |
| 23 | Aria | 6,948 |
| 24 | Lily | 6,608 |
| 25 | Aubrey | 6,551 |
| 26 | Zoey | 6,478 |
| 27 | Penelope | 6,397 |
| 28 | Lillian | 6,385 |
| 29 | Addison | 6,336 |
| 30 | Layla | 6,298 |
| 31 | Natalie | 6,191 |
| 32 | Camila | 6,052 |
| 33 | Hannah | 6,036 |
| 34 | Brooklyn | 5,970 |
| 35 | Zoe | 5,763 |
| 36 | Nora | 5,593 |
| 37 | Leah | 5,433 |
| 38 | Savannah | 5,388 |
| 39 | Audrey | 5,368 |
| 40 | Claire | 5,216 |
| 41 | Eleanor | 5,139 |
| 42 | Skylar | 5,134 |
| 43 | Ellie | 5,072 |
| 44 | Samantha | 4,955 |
| 45 | Stella | 4,933 |
| 46 | Paisley | 4,882 |
| 47 | Violet | 4,881 |
| 48 | Mila | 4,830 |
| 49 | Anna | 4,805 |
| 50 | Allison | 4,782 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Noah | 19,187 |
| 2 | Liam | 18,272 |
| 3 | William | 15,808 |
| 4 | Mason | 15,286 |
| 5 | James | 14,916 |
| 6 | Benjamin | 14,682 |
| 7 | Jacob | 14,554 |
| 8 | Michael | 14,139 |
| 9 | Elijah | 13,970 |
| 10 | Ethan | 13,854 |
| 11 | Alexander | 13,445 |
| 12 | Oliver | 13,065 |
| 13 | Daniel | 12,992 |
| 14 | Lucas | 12,904 |
| 15 | Matthew | 12,665 |
| 16 | Aiden | 12,265 |
| 17 | Jackson | 11,311 |
| 18 | Logan | 11,278 |
| 19 | David | 11,148 |
| 20 | Joseph | 10,961 |
| 21 | Samuel | 10,615 |
| 22 | Henry | 10,389 |
| 23 | Sebastian | 10,308 |
| 24 | Owen | 10,302 |
| 25 | Gabriel | 10,278 |
| 26 | Carter | 10,218 |
| 27 | Jayden | 10,156 |
| 28 | John | 10,055 |
| 29 | Luke | 9,999 |
| 30 | Anthony | 9,899 |
| 31 | Isaac | 9,774 |
| 32 | Dylan | 9,719 |
| 33 | Wyatt | 9,579 |
| 34 | Andrew | 9,431 |
| 35 | Joshua | 9,253 |
| 36 | Christopher | 9,101 |
| 37 | Grayson | 8,692 |
| 38 | Jack | 8,430 |
| 39 | Julian | 8,388 |
| 40 | Ryan | 8,258 |
| 41 | Jaxon | 8,142 |
| 42 | Levi | 8,113 |
| 43 | Nathan | 8,000 |
| 44 | Caleb | 7,978 |
| 45 | Hunter | 7,675 |
| 46 | Christian | 7,668 |
| 47 | Isaiah | 7,568 |
| 48 | Thomas | 7,365 |
| 49 | Aaron | 7,175 |
| 50 | Eli | 7,129 |