Top Names of 2017

The most popular names recorded in 2017 were Emma for girls and Liam for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Emma19,870
2Olivia18,777
3Ava16,015
4Isabella15,254
5Sophia14,936
6Mia13,519
7Charlotte12,965
8Amelia11,868
9Evelyn10,747
10Abigail10,645
11Harper10,521
12Emily9,813
13Elizabeth8,999
14Avery8,232
15Sofia8,175
16Ella8,083
17Madison7,907
18Scarlett7,719
19Victoria7,314
20Aria7,167
21Grace7,083
22Chloe6,981
23Camila6,776
24Penelope6,667
25Riley6,366
26Layla6,333
27Lillian6,179
28Zoey6,074
29Nora6,067
30Mila5,974
31Aubrey5,934
32Hannah5,932
33Lily5,861
34Addison5,635
35Natalie5,551
36Eleanor5,549
37Luna5,355
38Savannah5,253
39Brooklyn5,211
40Leah5,200
41Zoe5,173
42Stella5,069
43Hazel5,046
44Ellie5,019
45Paisley4,957
46Audrey4,835
47Violet4,739
48Skylar4,736
49Claire4,702
50Bella4,664

Boys

#NameBabies
1Liam18,865
2Noah18,502
3William15,042
4James14,357
5Logan14,057
6Benjamin13,854
7Mason13,597
8Elijah13,444
9Jacob13,265
10Oliver13,224
11Lucas13,029
12Michael12,723
13Alexander12,574
14Ethan12,478
15Daniel11,753
16Matthew11,730
17Aiden11,352
18Joseph10,485
19Henry10,480
20Jackson10,466
21Samuel10,447
22David10,241
23Sebastian10,197
24Carter9,831
25Wyatt9,726
26Jayden9,589
27John9,530
28Owen9,363
29Dylan9,315
30Luke9,223
31Gabriel9,176
32Isaac8,891
33Anthony8,872
34Grayson8,717
35Jack8,477
36Levi8,477
37Julian8,451
38Joshua8,344
39Christopher8,315
40Andrew8,285
41Lincoln8,201
42Mateo7,774
43Jaxon7,722
44Ryan7,705
45Nathan7,441
46Isaiah7,255
47Aaron7,218
48Charles7,189
49Thomas7,184
50Caleb7,151