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
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Emma | 19,870 |
| 2 | Olivia | 18,777 |
| 3 | Ava | 16,015 |
| 4 | Isabella | 15,254 |
| 5 | Sophia | 14,936 |
| 6 | Mia | 13,519 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 12,965 |
| 8 | Amelia | 11,868 |
| 9 | Evelyn | 10,747 |
| 10 | Abigail | 10,645 |
| 11 | Harper | 10,521 |
| 12 | Emily | 9,813 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 8,999 |
| 14 | Avery | 8,232 |
| 15 | Sofia | 8,175 |
| 16 | Ella | 8,083 |
| 17 | Madison | 7,907 |
| 18 | Scarlett | 7,719 |
| 19 | Victoria | 7,314 |
| 20 | Aria | 7,167 |
| 21 | Grace | 7,083 |
| 22 | Chloe | 6,981 |
| 23 | Camila | 6,776 |
| 24 | Penelope | 6,667 |
| 25 | Riley | 6,366 |
| 26 | Layla | 6,333 |
| 27 | Lillian | 6,179 |
| 28 | Zoey | 6,074 |
| 29 | Nora | 6,067 |
| 30 | Mila | 5,974 |
| 31 | Aubrey | 5,934 |
| 32 | Hannah | 5,932 |
| 33 | Lily | 5,861 |
| 34 | Addison | 5,635 |
| 35 | Natalie | 5,551 |
| 36 | Eleanor | 5,549 |
| 37 | Luna | 5,355 |
| 38 | Savannah | 5,253 |
| 39 | Brooklyn | 5,211 |
| 40 | Leah | 5,200 |
| 41 | Zoe | 5,173 |
| 42 | Stella | 5,069 |
| 43 | Hazel | 5,046 |
| 44 | Ellie | 5,019 |
| 45 | Paisley | 4,957 |
| 46 | Audrey | 4,835 |
| 47 | Violet | 4,739 |
| 48 | Skylar | 4,736 |
| 49 | Claire | 4,702 |
| 50 | Bella | 4,664 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Liam | 18,865 |
| 2 | Noah | 18,502 |
| 3 | William | 15,042 |
| 4 | James | 14,357 |
| 5 | Logan | 14,057 |
| 6 | Benjamin | 13,854 |
| 7 | Mason | 13,597 |
| 8 | Elijah | 13,444 |
| 9 | Jacob | 13,265 |
| 10 | Oliver | 13,224 |
| 11 | Lucas | 13,029 |
| 12 | Michael | 12,723 |
| 13 | Alexander | 12,574 |
| 14 | Ethan | 12,478 |
| 15 | Daniel | 11,753 |
| 16 | Matthew | 11,730 |
| 17 | Aiden | 11,352 |
| 18 | Joseph | 10,485 |
| 19 | Henry | 10,480 |
| 20 | Jackson | 10,466 |
| 21 | Samuel | 10,447 |
| 22 | David | 10,241 |
| 23 | Sebastian | 10,197 |
| 24 | Carter | 9,831 |
| 25 | Wyatt | 9,726 |
| 26 | Jayden | 9,589 |
| 27 | John | 9,530 |
| 28 | Owen | 9,363 |
| 29 | Dylan | 9,315 |
| 30 | Luke | 9,223 |
| 31 | Gabriel | 9,176 |
| 32 | Isaac | 8,891 |
| 33 | Anthony | 8,872 |
| 34 | Grayson | 8,717 |
| 35 | Jack | 8,477 |
| 36 | Levi | 8,477 |
| 37 | Julian | 8,451 |
| 38 | Joshua | 8,344 |
| 39 | Christopher | 8,315 |
| 40 | Andrew | 8,285 |
| 41 | Lincoln | 8,201 |
| 42 | Mateo | 7,774 |
| 43 | Jaxon | 7,722 |
| 44 | Ryan | 7,705 |
| 45 | Nathan | 7,441 |
| 46 | Isaiah | 7,255 |
| 47 | Aaron | 7,218 |
| 48 | Charles | 7,189 |
| 49 | Thomas | 7,184 |
| 50 | Caleb | 7,151 |