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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 2004, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 2000s. Then see which names rose and fell after 2004 and what is climbing now.

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The 2004 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Emily25,042
  2. 2Emma21,625
  3. 3Madison20,628
  4. 4Olivia16,108
  5. 5Hannah15,614
  6. 6Abigail15,436
  7. 7Isabella15,021
  8. 8Ashley14,377
  9. 9Samantha13,786
  10. 10Elizabeth13,577
  11. 11Alexis13,477
  12. 12Sarah12,758
  13. 13Grace12,536
  14. 14Alyssa12,109
  15. 15Sophia10,919
  16. 16Lauren9,983
  17. 17Brianna9,804
  18. 18Kayla9,773
  19. 19Natalie9,689
  20. 20Anna9,531
  21. 21Jessica9,470
  22. 22Taylor9,303
  23. 23Chloe8,729
  24. 24Hailey8,685
  25. 25Ava8,645
  26. 26Jasmine8,492
  27. 27Sydney8,368
  28. 28Victoria8,279
  29. 29Ella8,252
  30. 30Mia7,399
  31. 31Morgan7,295
  32. 32Julia7,149
  33. 33Kaitlyn6,988
  34. 34Rachel6,923
  35. 35Katherine6,742
  36. 36Megan6,687
  37. 37Alexandra6,625
  38. 38Destiny6,546
  39. 39Jennifer6,545
  40. 40Allison5,873
  41. 41Savannah5,814
  42. 42Maria5,757
  43. 43Nicole5,741
  44. 44Haley5,728
  45. 45Mackenzie5,728
  46. 46Brooke5,712
  47. 47Makayla5,666
  48. 48Trinity5,638
  49. 49Kylie5,557
  50. 50Kaylee5,444
  51. 51Paige5,441
  52. 52Faith5,421
  53. 53Lily5,402
  54. 54Zoe5,363
  55. 55Stephanie5,181
  56. 56Jenna5,175
  57. 57Andrea5,056
  58. 58Riley4,982
  59. 59Katelyn4,952
  60. 60Angelina4,917
  61. 61Kimberly4,847
  62. 62Mary4,838
  63. 63Madeline4,767
  64. 64Leah4,744
  65. 65Lillian4,734
  66. 66Michelle4,720
  67. 67Amanda4,697
  68. 68Sara4,507
  69. 69Sofia4,475
  70. 70Rebecca4,474
  71. 71Jordan4,447
  72. 72Alexa4,440
  73. 73Gabrielle4,420
  74. 74Caroline4,379
  75. 75Vanessa4,350
  76. 76Gabriella4,256
  77. 77Avery4,044
  78. 78Marissa4,009
  79. 79Ariana3,996
  80. 80Audrey3,903
  81. 81Jada3,891
  82. 82Autumn3,868
  83. 83Maya3,767
  84. 84Evelyn3,763
  85. 85Jocelyn3,743
  86. 86Arianna3,686
  87. 87Amber3,639
  88. 88Isabel3,638
  89. 89Melanie3,583
  90. 90Diana3,554
  91. 91Danielle3,530
  92. 92Sierra3,520
  93. 93Leslie3,501
  94. 94Aaliyah3,492
  95. 95Erin3,367
  96. 96Amelia3,354
  97. 97Molly3,344
  98. 98Melissa3,339
  99. 99Claire3,333
  100. 100Bailey3,309

US babies given each name in 2004.

Boys100

  1. 1Jacob27,911
  2. 2Michael25,470
  3. 3Joshua24,214
  4. 4Matthew22,882
  5. 5Ethan22,210
  6. 6Andrew21,717
  7. 7Daniel21,018
  8. 8William20,237
  9. 9Joseph20,147
  10. 10Christopher19,636
  11. 11Anthony19,613
  12. 12Ryan19,496
  13. 13Nicholas18,519
  14. 14David18,412
  15. 15Alexander17,925
  16. 16Tyler17,450
  17. 17John16,470
  18. 18James16,469
  19. 19Dylan14,852
  20. 20Nathan14,634
  21. 21Jonathan14,375
  22. 22Brandon14,135
  23. 23Samuel14,131
  24. 24Christian13,926
  25. 25Benjamin13,832
  26. 26Zachary13,712
  27. 27Logan13,140
  28. 28Jose12,187
  29. 29Noah11,916
  30. 30Justin11,879
  31. 31Elijah11,714
  32. 32Gabriel11,563
  33. 33Caleb11,307
  34. 34Kevin11,220
  35. 35Austin10,745
  36. 36Robert10,684
  37. 37Thomas10,504
  38. 38Connor10,049
  39. 39Evan9,983
  40. 40Aidan9,824
  41. 41Luke9,598
  42. 42Jack9,580
  43. 43Jordan9,560
  44. 44Angel9,516
  45. 45Isaiah9,264
  46. 46Isaac9,181
  47. 47Jason9,063
  48. 48Jackson8,977
  49. 49Hunter8,902
  50. 50Cameron8,887
  51. 51Mason8,619
  52. 52Gavin8,610
  53. 53Aaron8,400
  54. 54Juan8,134
  55. 55Kyle7,826
  56. 56Charles7,652
  57. 57Luis7,495
  58. 58Adam7,474
  59. 59Brian7,333
  60. 60Aiden7,161
  61. 61Eric7,133
  62. 62Jayden6,927
  63. 63Alex6,812
  64. 64Sean6,769
  65. 65Bryan6,732
  66. 66Lucas6,716
  67. 67Owen6,707
  68. 68Nathaniel6,675
  69. 69Ian6,507
  70. 70Jesus6,472
  71. 71Carlos6,260
  72. 72Adrian6,140
  73. 73Diego5,876
  74. 74Julian5,673
  75. 75Cole5,648
  76. 76Ashton5,436
  77. 77Jeremiah5,381
  78. 78Steven5,357
  79. 79Timothy5,234
  80. 80Seth5,188
  81. 81Devin5,167
  82. 82Chase5,161
  83. 83Jaden5,151
  84. 84Cody5,125
  85. 85Colin5,122
  86. 86Landon5,042
  87. 87Hayden5,019
  88. 88Xavier5,016
  89. 89Carter5,009
  90. 90Wyatt4,974
  91. 91Dominic4,879
  92. 92Richard4,848
  93. 93Antonio4,843
  94. 94Jesse4,761
  95. 95Blake4,694
  96. 96Miguel4,525
  97. 97Sebastian4,521
  98. 98Jake4,473
  99. 99Alejandro4,451
  100. 100Patrick4,441

US babies given each name in 2004.

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What was the most popular girl name in 2004?
Emily was the #1 girl name in the US in 2004, given to 25,042 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 2004?
Jacob was the #1 boy name in the US in 2004, given to 27,911 babies.

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