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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 2015, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 2010s. Then see which names rose and fell after 2015 and what is climbing now.

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The 2015 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Emma20,487
  2. 2Olivia19,729
  3. 3Sophia17,454
  4. 4Ava16,416
  5. 5Isabella15,667
  6. 6Mia14,943
  7. 7Abigail12,422
  8. 8Emily11,808
  9. 9Charlotte11,415
  10. 10Harper10,311
  11. 11Madison10,107
  12. 12Amelia9,878
  13. 13Elizabeth9,771
  14. 14Sofia9,702
  15. 15Evelyn9,377
  16. 16Avery9,356
  17. 17Chloe7,950
  18. 18Ella7,918
  19. 19Grace7,680
  20. 20Victoria7,630
  21. 21Aubrey7,403
  22. 22Scarlett7,143
  23. 23Zoey6,977
  24. 24Addison6,735
  25. 25Lily6,683
  26. 26Lillian6,628
  27. 27Natalie6,510
  28. 28Hannah6,434
  29. 29Aria6,419
  30. 30Layla6,348
  31. 31Brooklyn6,333
  32. 32Alexa6,053
  33. 33Zoe6,051
  34. 34Penelope5,953
  35. 35Riley5,739
  36. 36Leah5,636
  37. 37Audrey5,613
  38. 38Savannah5,469
  39. 39Allison5,356
  40. 40Samantha5,347
  41. 41Nora5,330
  42. 42Skylar5,295
  43. 43Camila5,275
  44. 44Anna5,150
  45. 45Paisley5,091
  46. 46Ariana4,973
  47. 47Aaliyah4,884
  48. 48Ellie4,873
  49. 49Claire4,837
  50. 50Violet4,822
  51. 51Stella4,798
  52. 52Sadie4,763
  53. 53Mila4,733
  54. 54Gabriella4,631
  55. 55Lucy4,558
  56. 56Arianna4,548
  57. 57Sarah4,535
  58. 58Kennedy4,523
  59. 59Madelyn4,486
  60. 60Eleanor4,442
  61. 61Kaylee4,377
  62. 62Caroline4,333
  63. 63Hazel4,302
  64. 64Hailey4,251
  65. 65Genesis4,168
  66. 66Kylie4,162
  67. 67Piper4,140
  68. 68Maya4,133
  69. 69Autumn4,124
  70. 70Nevaeh4,028
  71. 71Serenity4,006
  72. 72Peyton3,906
  73. 73Mackenzie3,869
  74. 74Bella3,814
  75. 75Naomi3,775
  76. 76Eva3,772
  77. 77Taylor3,756
  78. 78Aurora3,654
  79. 79Aubree3,636
  80. 80Lydia3,514
  81. 81Melanie3,497
  82. 82Brianna3,475
  83. 83Ruby3,467
  84. 84Katherine3,454
  85. 85Alexis3,435
  86. 86Ashley3,429
  87. 87Alice3,426
  88. 88Cora3,403
  89. 89Julia3,375
  90. 90Faith3,348
  91. 91Madeline3,339
  92. 92Annabelle3,283
  93. 93Alyssa3,255
  94. 94Isabelle3,225
  95. 95Vivian3,204
  96. 96Gianna3,183
  97. 97Quinn3,095
  98. 98Clara3,070
  99. 99Reagan3,061
  100. 100Alexandra3,007

US babies given each name in 2015.

Boys100

  1. 1Noah19,680
  2. 2Liam18,410
  3. 3Mason16,675
  4. 4Jacob16,005
  5. 5William15,950
  6. 6Ethan15,103
  7. 7James14,865
  8. 8Alexander14,584
  9. 9Michael14,504
  10. 10Benjamin13,732
  11. 11Elijah13,710
  12. 12Daniel13,543
  13. 13Aiden13,506
  14. 14Logan12,939
  15. 15Matthew12,785
  16. 16Lucas12,331
  17. 17Jackson12,299
  18. 18David11,838
  19. 19Oliver11,670
  20. 20Jayden11,583
  21. 21Joseph11,531
  22. 22Gabriel10,913
  23. 23Samuel10,905
  24. 24Carter10,814
  25. 25Anthony10,664
  26. 26John10,423
  27. 27Dylan10,298
  28. 28Luke10,294
  29. 29Henry10,186
  30. 30Andrew10,147
  31. 31Isaac9,988
  32. 32Christopher9,853
  33. 33Joshua9,850
  34. 34Wyatt9,659
  35. 35Sebastian9,632
  36. 36Owen9,608
  37. 37Caleb8,826
  38. 38Nathan8,600
  39. 39Ryan8,548
  40. 40Jack8,514
  41. 41Hunter8,367
  42. 42Levi8,337
  43. 43Christian8,220
  44. 44Jaxon8,082
  45. 45Julian8,064
  46. 46Landon7,948
  47. 47Grayson7,926
  48. 48Jonathan7,660
  49. 49Isaiah7,658
  50. 50Charles7,204
  51. 51Thomas7,204
  52. 52Aaron7,177
  53. 53Eli7,163
  54. 54Jeremiah6,827
  55. 55Connor6,772
  56. 56Cameron6,760
  57. 57Josiah6,677
  58. 58Adrian6,540
  59. 59Jordan6,327
  60. 60Colton6,318
  61. 61Brayden6,282
  62. 62Nicholas6,263
  63. 63Robert6,137
  64. 64Angel6,116
  65. 65Hudson6,049
  66. 66Lincoln6,001
  67. 67Evan5,916
  68. 68Dominic5,870
  69. 69Austin5,827
  70. 70Gavin5,794
  71. 71Nolan5,739
  72. 72Parker5,418
  73. 73Adam5,404
  74. 74Chase5,387
  75. 75Jace5,357
  76. 76Ian5,332
  77. 77Cooper5,272
  78. 78Easton5,230
  79. 79Kevin5,184
  80. 80Jose5,177
  81. 81Tyler5,175
  82. 82Asher5,137
  83. 83Brandon5,128
  84. 84Jaxson5,070
  85. 85Mateo5,029
  86. 86Jason5,025
  87. 87Ayden4,891
  88. 88Zachary4,866
  89. 89Carson4,761
  90. 90Xavier4,667
  91. 91Leo4,603
  92. 92Bentley4,342
  93. 93Ezra4,339
  94. 94Sawyer4,272
  95. 95Kayden4,263
  96. 96Blake4,234
  97. 97Nathaniel4,234
  98. 98Ryder4,165
  99. 99Theodore4,155
  100. 100Elias4,101

US babies given each name in 2015.

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Questions people ask

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What was the most popular girl name in 2015?
Emma was the #1 girl name in the US in 2015, given to 20,487 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 2015?
Noah was the #1 boy name in the US in 2015, given to 19,680 babies.

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