Name Count Box

Most popular baby names of 2016

Noah and Emma topped the list in 2016. The 10 most popular names went to 8% of boys and 8% of girls, from 14,201 boy names and 18,880 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 2016

  1. Noah 19,188
  2. Liam 18,277
  3. William 15,810
  4. Mason 15,287
  5. James 14,920
  6. Benjamin 14,686
  7. Jacob 14,559
  8. Michael 14,145
  9. Elijah 13,982
  10. Ethan 13,855
  11. Alexander 13,446
  12. Oliver 13,066
  13. Daniel 12,996
  14. Lucas 12,906
  15. Matthew 12,665
  16. Aiden 12,269
  17. Jackson 11,315
  18. Logan 11,278
  19. David 11,153
  20. Joseph 10,969
  21. Samuel 10,621
  22. Henry 10,390
  23. Sebastian 10,309
  24. Owen 10,305
  25. Gabriel 10,279
  26. Carter 10,220
  27. Jayden 10,158
  28. John 10,060
  29. Luke 10,001
  30. Anthony 9,900
  31. Isaac 9,782
  32. Dylan 9,720
  33. Wyatt 9,581
  34. Andrew 9,437
  35. Joshua 9,258
  36. Christopher 9,106
  37. Grayson 8,693
  38. Jack 8,430
  39. Julian 8,388
  40. Ryan 8,261
  41. Jaxon 8,145
  42. Levi 8,118
  43. Nathan 8,000
  44. Caleb 7,982
  45. Hunter 7,681
  46. Christian 7,674
  47. Isaiah 7,573
  48. Thomas 7,367
  49. Aaron 7,178
  50. Eli 7,132
  51. Lincoln 7,129
  52. Charles 7,127
  53. Landon 7,046
  54. Connor 7,037
  55. Josiah 7,025
  56. Jonathan 6,982
  57. Cameron 6,861
  58. Jeremiah 6,629
  59. Mateo 6,559
  60. Adrian 6,337
  61. Hudson 6,127
  62. Robert 6,010
  63. Nicholas 5,765
  64. Brayden 5,734
  65. Jordan 5,680
  66. Easton 5,643
  67. Nolan 5,634
  68. Colton 5,624
  69. Evan 5,613
  70. Angel 5,564
  71. Asher 5,525
  72. Dominic 5,428
  73. Austin 5,374
  74. Leo 5,299
  75. Adam 5,224
  76. Jace 5,208
  77. Jose 5,119
  78. Ian 5,079
  79. Cooper 4,974
  80. Gavin 4,944
  81. Carson 4,931
  82. Jaxson 4,916
  83. Theodore 4,910
  84. Jason 4,886
  85. Ezra 4,882
  86. Chase 4,868
  87. Parker 4,730
  88. Xavier 4,625
  89. Zachary 4,576
  90. Kevin 4,557
  91. Tyler 4,515
  92. Ayden 4,506
  93. Elias 4,486
  94. Bryson 4,372
  95. Greyson 4,326
  96. Leonardo 4,325
  97. Sawyer 4,248
  98. Roman 4,222
  99. Brandon 4,101
  100. Bentley 4,073

Top girl names of 2016

  1. Emma 19,550
  2. Olivia 19,414
  3. Ava 16,354
  4. Sophia 16,185
  5. Isabella 14,863
  6. Mia 14,464
  7. Charlotte 13,118
  8. Abigail 11,796
  9. Emily 11,006
  10. Amelia 10,809
  11. Harper 10,803
  12. Evelyn 10,116
  13. Elizabeth 9,607
  14. Sofia 9,179
  15. Madison 9,057
  16. Avery 8,774
  17. Ella 7,940
  18. Scarlett 7,720
  19. Grace 7,617
  20. Chloe 7,484
  21. Victoria 7,329
  22. Riley 7,159
  23. Aria 6,949
  24. Lily 6,610
  25. Aubrey 6,552
  26. Zoey 6,481
  27. Penelope 6,400
  28. Lillian 6,386
  29. Addison 6,341
  30. Layla 6,300
  31. Natalie 6,191
  32. Camila 6,054
  33. Hannah 6,038
  34. Brooklyn 5,971
  35. Zoe 5,764
  36. Nora 5,593
  37. Leah 5,434
  38. Savannah 5,389
  39. Audrey 5,369
  40. Claire 5,216
  41. Eleanor 5,140
  42. Skylar 5,137
  43. Ellie 5,074
  44. Samantha 4,956
  45. Stella 4,933
  46. Paisley 4,883
  47. Violet 4,882
  48. Mila 4,830
  49. Anna 4,810
  50. Allison 4,786
  51. Alexa 4,775
  52. Hazel 4,682
  53. Aaliyah 4,660
  54. Ariana 4,609
  55. Lucy 4,604
  56. Caroline 4,437
  57. Sarah 4,429
  58. Genesis 4,351
  59. Kennedy 4,341
  60. Sadie 4,299
  61. Gabriella 4,263
  62. Madelyn 4,241
  63. Adeline 4,120
  64. Maya 4,090
  65. Autumn 4,045
  66. Aurora 4,006
  67. Piper 3,956
  68. Hailey 3,947
  69. Arianna 3,913
  70. Serenity 3,871
  71. Ruby 3,847
  72. Kaylee 3,845
  73. Nevaeh 3,825
  74. Eva 3,814
  75. Naomi 3,808
  76. Alice 3,692
  77. Luna 3,688
  78. Bella 3,685
  79. Quinn 3,649
  80. Lydia 3,625
  81. Peyton 3,511
  82. Melanie 3,490
  83. Kylie 3,427
  84. Aubree 3,422
  85. Mackenzie 3,410
  86. Kinsley 3,378
  87. Cora 3,374
  88. Julia 3,344
  89. Taylor 3,281
  90. Madeline 3,280
  91. Katherine 3,276
  92. Gianna 3,226
  93. Eliana 3,207
  94. Elena 3,190
  95. Vivian 3,142
  96. Willow 3,125
  97. Brianna 3,098
  98. Reagan 3,097
  99. Faith 3,093
  100. Clara 3,075

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 2016?
Noah was the #1 boy name in 2016 (19,188 babies) and Emma was the #1 girl name (19,550 babies).
How many babies were counted in 2016?
Social Security records list 3,669,760 babies born in 2016 with names given to at least 5 babies: 1,897,738 boys and 1,772,022 girls.