Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1997
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(37,557) |
Michael |
37,557 |
| 2(34,163) |
Jacob |
34,163 |
| 3(31,518) |
Matthew |
31,518 |
| 4(29,106) |
Christopher |
29,106 |
| 5(28,288) |
Joshua |
28,288 |
| 6(27,257) |
Nicholas |
27,257 |
| 7(25,208) |
Andrew |
25,208 |
| 8(25,196) |
Brandon |
25,196 |
| 9(25,118) |
Austin |
25,118 |
| 10(24,878) |
Tyler |
24,878 |
| 11(23,950) |
Daniel |
23,950 |
| 12(23,603) |
Joseph |
23,603 |
| 13(21,928) |
Zachary |
21,928 |
| 14(21,896) |
David |
21,896 |
| 15(21,386) |
John |
21,386 |
| 16(20,528) |
Ryan |
20,528 |
| 17(20,407) |
James |
20,407 |
| 18(20,033) |
Anthony |
20,033 |
| 19(20,020) |
William |
20,020 |
| 20(18,744) |
Justin |
18,744 |
| 21(18,541) |
Jonathan |
18,541 |
| 22(17,112) |
Alexander |
17,112 |
| 23(16,303) |
Robert |
16,303 |
| 24(15,920) |
Kyle |
15,920 |
| 25(15,059) |
Christian |
15,059 |
| 26(14,761) |
Jordan |
14,761 |
| 27(14,237) |
Samuel |
14,237 |
| 28(13,294) |
Kevin |
13,294 |
| 29(13,266) |
Benjamin |
13,266 |
| 30(12,968) |
Dylan |
12,968 |
| 31(12,899) |
Thomas |
12,899 |
| 32(11,927) |
Jose |
11,927 |
| 33(11,170) |
Aaron |
11,170 |
| 34(10,443) |
Nathan |
10,443 |
| 35(10,317) |
Eric |
10,317 |
| 36(10,297) |
Cody |
10,297 |
| 37(9,737) |
Brian |
9,737 |
| 38(9,279) |
Noah |
9,279 |
| 39(8,805) |
Adam |
8,805 |
| 40(8,766) |
Steven |
8,766 |
| 41(8,746) |
Jason |
8,746 |
| 42(8,620) |
Logan |
8,620 |
| 43(8,502) |
Timothy |
8,502 |
| 44(8,405) |
Hunter |
8,405 |
| 45(8,218) |
Cameron |
8,218 |
| 46(7,806) |
Ethan |
7,806 |
| 47(7,775) |
Caleb |
7,775 |
| 48(7,744) |
Sean |
7,744 |
| 49(7,656) |
Charles |
7,656 |
| 50(7,490) |
Patrick |
7,490 |
| 51(7,242) |
Richard |
7,242 |
| 52(7,140) |
Connor |
7,140 |
| 53(7,129) |
Luis |
7,129 |
| 54(7,113) |
Juan |
7,113 |
| 55(6,855) |
Alex |
6,855 |
| 56(6,682) |
Jared |
6,682 |
| 57(6,404) |
Gabriel |
6,404 |
| 58(6,165) |
Mark |
6,165 |
| 59(6,043) |
Devin |
6,043 |
| 60(6,003) |
Isaiah |
6,003 |
| 61(6,002) |
Evan |
6,002 |
| 62(6,001) |
Trevor |
6,001 |
| 63(5,920) |
Jesse |
5,920 |
| 64(5,804) |
Jeremy |
5,804 |
| 65(5,775) |
Nathaniel |
5,775 |
| 66(5,664) |
Dakota |
5,664 |
| 67(5,462) |
Carlos |
5,462 |
| 68(5,415) |
Stephen |
5,415 |
| 69(5,251) |
Bryan |
5,251 |
| 70(5,210) |
Ian |
5,210 |
| 71(5,164) |
Jesus |
5,164 |
| 72(5,159) |
Cole |
5,159 |
| 73(5,145) |
Isaac |
5,145 |
| 74(5,089) |
Elijah |
5,089 |
| 75(5,069) |
Antonio |
5,069 |
| 76(4,984) |
Jack |
4,984 |
| 77(4,963) |
Chase |
4,963 |
| 78(4,953) |
Luke |
4,953 |
| 79(4,752) |
Paul |
4,752 |
| 80(4,728) |
Blake |
4,728 |
| 81(4,684) |
Travis |
4,684 |
| 82(4,676) |
Tanner |
4,676 |
| 83(4,659) |
Kenneth |
4,659 |
| 84(4,582) |
Jeffrey |
4,582 |
| 85(4,545) |
Garrett |
4,545 |
| 86(4,514) |
Angel |
4,514 |
| 87(4,333) |
Taylor |
4,333 |
| 88(4,277) |
Dustin |
4,277 |
| 89(4,268) |
Mason |
4,268 |
| 90(4,238) |
Dalton |
4,238 |
| 91(4,234) |
Miguel |
4,234 |
| 92(4,197) |
Tristan |
4,197 |
| 93(4,182) |
Marcus |
4,182 |
| 94(4,124) |
Bradley |
4,124 |
| 95(4,116) |
Adrian |
4,116 |
| 96(4,068) |
Mitchell |
4,068 |
| 97(4,043) |
Seth |
4,043 |
| 98(4,034) |
Lucas |
4,034 |
| 99(3,998) |
Alejandro |
3,998 |
| 100(3,915) |
Edward |
3,915 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(25,735) |
Emily |
25,735 |
| 2(21,045) |
Jessica |
21,045 |
| 3(20,896) |
Ashley |
20,896 |
| 4(20,716) |
Sarah |
20,716 |
| 5(20,596) |
Hannah |
20,596 |
| 6(20,170) |
Samantha |
20,170 |
| 7(19,504) |
Taylor |
19,504 |
| 8(17,171) |
Alexis |
17,171 |
| 9(15,428) |
Elizabeth |
15,428 |
| 10(15,189) |
Madison |
15,189 |
| 11(14,244) |
Megan |
14,244 |
| 12(13,885) |
Kayla |
13,885 |
| 13(13,798) |
Rachel |
13,798 |
| 14(13,248) |
Lauren |
13,248 |
| 15(12,649) |
Alyssa |
12,649 |
| 16(12,243) |
Amanda |
12,243 |
| 17(12,007) |
Brianna |
12,007 |
| 18(11,840) |
Jennifer |
11,840 |
| 19(11,793) |
Victoria |
11,793 |
| 20(11,529) |
Brittany |
11,529 |
| 21(10,744) |
Nicole |
10,744 |
| 22(10,342) |
Morgan |
10,342 |
| 23(9,778) |
Stephanie |
9,778 |
| 24(9,680) |
Jasmine |
9,680 |
| 25(9,632) |
Rebecca |
9,632 |
| 26(9,629) |
Abigail |
9,629 |
| 27(9,479) |
Olivia |
9,479 |
| 28(9,035) |
Courtney |
9,035 |
| 29(8,914) |
Amber |
8,914 |
| 30(8,751) |
Alexandra |
8,751 |
| 31(8,687) |
Haley |
8,687 |
| 32(8,517) |
Katherine |
8,517 |
| 33(8,342) |
Anna |
8,342 |
| 34(8,034) |
Danielle |
8,034 |
| 35(8,032) |
Sydney |
8,032 |
| 36(7,749) |
Emma |
7,749 |
| 37(7,341) |
Julia |
7,341 |
| 38(7,313) |
Maria |
7,313 |
| 39(7,274) |
Allison |
7,274 |
| 40(7,166) |
Jordan |
7,166 |
| 41(7,005) |
Kaitlyn |
7,005 |
| 42(6,727) |
Destiny |
6,727 |
| 43(6,701) |
Shelby |
6,701 |
| 44(6,679) |
Melissa |
6,679 |
| 45(6,671) |
Brooke |
6,671 |
| 46(6,650) |
Mary |
6,650 |
| 47(6,580) |
Savannah |
6,580 |
| 48(6,539) |
Natalie |
6,539 |
| 49(6,182) |
Kimberly |
6,182 |
| 50(6,159) |
Sara |
6,159 |
| 51(5,943) |
Gabrielle |
5,943 |
| 52(5,939) |
Erin |
5,939 |
| 53(5,816) |
Sabrina |
5,816 |
| 54(5,796) |
Vanessa |
5,796 |
| 55(5,695) |
Michelle |
5,695 |
| 56(5,688) |
Sierra |
5,688 |
| 57(5,573) |
Kelsey |
5,573 |
| 58(5,405) |
Andrea |
5,405 |
| 59(5,313) |
Madeline |
5,313 |
| 60(5,298) |
Marissa |
5,298 |
| 61(5,221) |
Tiffany |
5,221 |
| 62(5,182) |
Christina |
5,182 |
| 63(5,156) |
Katelyn |
5,156 |
| 64(5,030) |
Paige |
5,030 |
| 65(5,024) |
Bailey |
5,024 |
| 66(4,851) |
Laura |
4,851 |
| 67(4,803) |
Mariah |
4,803 |
| 68(4,764) |
Cheyenne |
4,764 |
| 69(4,639) |
Grace |
4,639 |
| 70(4,590) |
Miranda |
4,590 |
| 71(4,491) |
Mackenzie |
4,491 |
| 72(4,476) |
Briana |
4,476 |
| 73(4,461) |
Chelsea |
4,461 |
| 74(4,444) |
Breanna |
4,444 |
| 75(4,439) |
Caroline |
4,439 |
| 76(4,422) |
Jenna |
4,422 |
| 77(4,278) |
Jacqueline |
4,278 |
| 78(4,234) |
Alexandria |
4,234 |
| 79(4,223) |
Monica |
4,223 |
| 80(4,148) |
Hailey |
4,148 |
| 81(4,097) |
Cassandra |
4,097 |
| 82(4,085) |
Kristen |
4,085 |
| 83(4,064) |
Kelly |
4,064 |
| 84(3,992) |
Erica |
3,992 |
| 85(3,914) |
Shannon |
3,914 |
| 86(3,873) |
Kathryn |
3,873 |
| 87(3,866) |
Katie |
3,866 |
| 88(3,862) |
Caitlin |
3,862 |
| 89(3,782) |
Alicia |
3,782 |
| 90(3,767) |
Heather |
3,767 |
| 91(3,740) |
Autumn |
3,740 |
| 92(3,691) |
Amy |
3,691 |
| 93(3,652) |
Angela |
3,652 |
| 94(3,640) |
Sophia |
3,640 |
| 95(3,636) |
Lindsey |
3,636 |
| 96(3,591) |
Catherine |
3,591 |
| 97(3,585) |
Diana |
3,585 |
| 98(3,452) |
Molly |
3,452 |
| 99(3,435) |
Crystal |
3,435 |
| 100(3,398) |
Michaela |
3,398 |
