Annual ranking
2017 U.S. baby name rankings
Compare the names recorded most often for boys and girls born in this year.
Leading boy name
Liam
18,865 recorded births
Leading girl name
Emma
19,870 recorded births
Annual rankings show what parents chose in 2017. Compare this view with generation rankings to separate a single-year spike from a lasting era.
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Boy names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Liam | 1 | 18,865 |
| Noah | 2 | 18,502 |
| William | 3 | 15,042 |
| James | 4 | 14,357 |
| Logan | 5 | 14,057 |
| Benjamin | 6 | 13,854 |
| Mason | 7 | 13,597 |
| Elijah | 8 | 13,444 |
| Jacob | 9 | 13,265 |
| Oliver | 10 | 13,224 |
| Lucas | 11 | 13,029 |
| Michael | 12 | 12,723 |
| Alexander | 13 | 12,574 |
| Ethan | 14 | 12,478 |
| Daniel | 15 | 11,753 |
| Matthew | 16 | 11,730 |
| Aiden | 17 | 11,352 |
| Joseph | 18 | 10,485 |
| Henry | 19 | 10,480 |
| Jackson | 20 | 10,466 |
| Samuel | 21 | 10,447 |
| David | 22 | 10,241 |
| Sebastian | 23 | 10,197 |
| Carter | 24 | 9,831 |
| Wyatt | 25 | 9,726 |
| Jayden | 26 | 9,589 |
| John | 27 | 9,530 |
| Owen | 28 | 9,363 |
| Dylan | 29 | 9,315 |
| Luke | 30 | 9,223 |
| Gabriel | 31 | 9,176 |
| Isaac | 32 | 8,891 |
| Anthony | 33 | 8,872 |
| Grayson | 34 | 8,717 |
| Jack | 35 | 8,477 |
| Levi | 35 | 8,477 |
| Julian | 37 | 8,451 |
| Joshua | 38 | 8,344 |
| Christopher | 39 | 8,315 |
| Andrew | 40 | 8,285 |
| Lincoln | 41 | 8,201 |
| Mateo | 42 | 7,774 |
| Jaxon | 43 | 7,722 |
| Ryan | 44 | 7,705 |
| Nathan | 45 | 7,441 |
| Isaiah | 46 | 7,255 |
| Aaron | 47 | 7,218 |
| Charles | 48 | 7,189 |
| Thomas | 49 | 7,184 |
| Caleb | 50 | 7,151 |
| Josiah | 51 | 7,073 |
| Christian | 52 | 7,021 |
| Hunter | 53 | 6,754 |
| Eli | 54 | 6,636 |
| Jonathan | 55 | 6,527 |
| Connor | 56 | 6,421 |
| Landon | 57 | 6,357 |
| Adrian | 58 | 6,233 |
| Asher | 59 | 6,058 |
| Cameron | 60 | 5,975 |
| Theodore | 61 | 5,970 |
| Leo | 62 | 5,965 |
| Jeremiah | 63 | 5,880 |
| Hudson | 64 | 5,788 |
| Robert | 65 | 5,566 |
| Easton | 66 | 5,519 |
| Nolan | 67 | 5,399 |
| Nicholas | 68 | 5,367 |
| Ezra | 69 | 5,346 |
| Colton | 70 | 5,294 |
| Angel | 71 | 5,274 |
| Brayden | 72 | 5,177 |
| Jordan | 73 | 5,169 |
| Dominic | 74 | 5,110 |
| Austin | 75 | 5,058 |
| Ian | 76 | 5,033 |
| Adam | 77 | 4,932 |
| Elias | 78 | 4,931 |
| Jaxson | 79 | 4,863 |
| Greyson | 80 | 4,848 |
| Jose | 81 | 4,813 |
| Ezekiel | 82 | 4,775 |
| Carson | 83 | 4,765 |
| Maverick | 84 | 4,731 |
| Evan | 85 | 4,726 |
| Bryson | 86 | 4,677 |
| Jace | 87 | 4,654 |
| Cooper | 88 | 4,617 |
| Xavier | 89 | 4,518 |
| Parker | 90 | 4,381 |
| Roman | 91 | 4,280 |
| Jason | 92 | 4,251 |
| Santiago | 93 | 4,203 |
| Chase | 94 | 4,183 |
| Sawyer | 95 | 4,171 |
| Gavin | 96 | 4,159 |
| Leonardo | 97 | 4,131 |
| Kayden | 98 | 4,010 |
| Ayden | 99 | 3,961 |
| Jameson | 100 | 3,932 |
Girl names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Emma | 1 | 19,870 |
| Olivia | 2 | 18,777 |
| Ava | 3 | 16,015 |
| Isabella | 4 | 15,254 |
| Sophia | 5 | 14,936 |
| Mia | 6 | 13,519 |
| Charlotte | 7 | 12,965 |
| Amelia | 8 | 11,868 |
| Evelyn | 9 | 10,747 |
| Abigail | 10 | 10,645 |
| Harper | 11 | 10,521 |
| Emily | 12 | 9,813 |
| Elizabeth | 13 | 8,999 |
| Avery | 14 | 8,232 |
| Sofia | 15 | 8,175 |
| Ella | 16 | 8,083 |
| Madison | 17 | 7,907 |
| Scarlett | 18 | 7,719 |
| Victoria | 19 | 7,314 |
| Aria | 20 | 7,167 |
| Grace | 21 | 7,083 |
| Chloe | 22 | 6,981 |
| Camila | 23 | 6,776 |
| Penelope | 24 | 6,667 |
| Riley | 25 | 6,366 |
| Layla | 26 | 6,333 |
| Lillian | 27 | 6,179 |
| Zoey | 28 | 6,074 |
| Nora | 29 | 6,067 |
| Mila | 30 | 5,974 |
| Aubrey | 31 | 5,934 |
| Hannah | 32 | 5,932 |
| Lily | 33 | 5,861 |
| Addison | 34 | 5,635 |
| Natalie | 35 | 5,551 |
| Eleanor | 36 | 5,549 |
| Luna | 37 | 5,355 |
| Savannah | 38 | 5,253 |
| Brooklyn | 39 | 5,211 |
| Leah | 40 | 5,200 |
| Zoe | 41 | 5,173 |
| Stella | 42 | 5,069 |
| Hazel | 43 | 5,046 |
| Ellie | 44 | 5,019 |
| Paisley | 45 | 4,957 |
| Audrey | 46 | 4,835 |
| Violet | 47 | 4,739 |
| Skylar | 48 | 4,736 |
| Claire | 49 | 4,702 |
| Bella | 50 | 4,664 |
| Aurora | 51 | 4,614 |
| Lucy | 52 | 4,604 |
| Anna | 53 | 4,574 |
| Samantha | 54 | 4,332 |
| Caroline | 55 | 4,294 |
| Genesis | 56 | 4,273 |
| Aaliyah | 57 | 4,195 |
| Kennedy | 58 | 4,162 |
| Kinsley | 59 | 4,051 |
| Maya | 60 | 4,046 |
| Allison | 61 | 4,036 |
| Sarah | 62 | 4,033 |
| Madelyn | 63 | 3,967 |
| Adeline | 64 | 3,937 |
| Gabriella | 65 | 3,902 |
| Alexa | 66 | 3,896 |
| Ariana | 67 | 3,888 |
| Elena | 68 | 3,881 |
| Naomi | 69 | 3,865 |
| Alice | 70 | 3,826 |
| Sadie | 71 | 3,724 |
| Hailey | 72 | 3,711 |
| Eva | 73 | 3,642 |
| Nevaeh | 74 | 3,620 |
| Autumn | 75 | 3,608 |
| Quinn | 76 | 3,597 |
| Emilia | 77 | 3,595 |
| Serenity | 78 | 3,592 |
| Ruby | 79 | 3,587 |
| Willow | 80 | 3,569 |
| Piper | 81 | 3,567 |
| Everly | 82 | 3,524 |
| Cora | 83 | 3,445 |
| Kaylee | 84 | 3,416 |
| Lydia | 85 | 3,339 |
| Aubree | 86 | 3,325 |
| Arianna | 87 | 3,290 |
| Eliana | 88 | 3,283 |
| Peyton | 89 | 3,258 |
| Melanie | 90 | 3,239 |
| Gianna | 91 | 3,197 |
| Isabelle | 92 | 3,168 |
| Julia | 93 | 3,124 |
| Nova | 94 | 3,054 |
| Clara | 95 | 3,044 |
| Valentina | 96 | 3,041 |
| Vivian | 97 | 3,032 |
| Reagan | 98 | 3,005 |
| Madeline | 99 | 2,965 |
| Mackenzie | 100 | 2,960 |