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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 2017, 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 2017 and what is climbing now.

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The 2017 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Emma19,873
  2. 2Olivia18,778
  3. 3Ava16,017
  4. 4Isabella15,263
  5. 5Sophia14,947
  6. 6Mia13,521
  7. 7Charlotte12,969
  8. 8Amelia11,870
  9. 9Evelyn10,748
  10. 10Abigail10,645
  11. 11Harper10,524
  12. 12Emily9,817
  13. 13Elizabeth9,004
  14. 14Avery8,237
  15. 15Sofia8,175
  16. 16Ella8,084
  17. 17Madison7,910
  18. 18Scarlett7,721
  19. 19Victoria7,314
  20. 20Aria7,168
  21. 21Grace7,087
  22. 22Chloe6,982
  23. 23Camila6,776
  24. 24Penelope6,668
  25. 25Riley6,368
  26. 26Layla6,335
  27. 27Lillian6,181
  28. 28Zoey6,077
  29. 29Nora6,067
  30. 30Mila5,974
  31. 31Aubrey5,937
  32. 32Hannah5,934
  33. 33Lily5,862
  34. 34Addison5,639
  35. 35Natalie5,554
  36. 36Eleanor5,549
  37. 37Luna5,356
  38. 38Savannah5,255
  39. 39Brooklyn5,213
  40. 40Leah5,202
  41. 41Zoe5,173
  42. 42Stella5,070
  43. 43Hazel5,047
  44. 44Ellie5,020
  45. 45Paisley4,958
  46. 46Audrey4,835
  47. 47Violet4,741
  48. 48Skylar4,736
  49. 49Claire4,702
  50. 50Bella4,667
  51. 51Aurora4,615
  52. 52Lucy4,604
  53. 53Anna4,574
  54. 54Samantha4,333
  55. 55Caroline4,294
  56. 56Genesis4,274
  57. 57Aaliyah4,197
  58. 58Kennedy4,162
  59. 59Kinsley4,053
  60. 60Maya4,046
  61. 61Allison4,037
  62. 62Sarah4,036
  63. 63Madelyn3,967
  64. 64Adeline3,937
  65. 65Gabriella3,905
  66. 66Alexa3,896
  67. 67Ariana3,890
  68. 68Elena3,882
  69. 69Naomi3,866
  70. 70Alice3,826
  71. 71Sadie3,724
  72. 72Hailey3,712
  73. 73Eva3,642
  74. 74Nevaeh3,623
  75. 75Autumn3,611
  76. 76Quinn3,597
  77. 77Emilia3,596
  78. 78Serenity3,596
  79. 79Ruby3,587
  80. 80Willow3,569
  81. 81Piper3,567
  82. 82Everly3,524
  83. 83Cora3,446
  84. 84Kaylee3,417
  85. 85Lydia3,341
  86. 86Aubree3,328
  87. 87Arianna3,290
  88. 88Eliana3,283
  89. 89Peyton3,260
  90. 90Melanie3,240
  91. 91Gianna3,199
  92. 92Isabelle3,168
  93. 93Julia3,125
  94. 94Nova3,057
  95. 95Clara3,045
  96. 96Valentina3,042
  97. 97Vivian3,032
  98. 98Reagan3,005
  99. 99Madeline2,966
  100. 100Mackenzie2,962

US babies given each name in 2017.

Boys100

  1. 1Liam18,874
  2. 2Noah18,507
  3. 3William15,046
  4. 4James14,362
  5. 5Logan14,061
  6. 6Benjamin13,858
  7. 7Mason13,602
  8. 8Elijah13,449
  9. 9Jacob13,269
  10. 10Oliver13,224
  11. 11Lucas13,032
  12. 12Michael12,726
  13. 13Alexander12,577
  14. 14Ethan12,483
  15. 15Daniel11,758
  16. 16Matthew11,732
  17. 17Aiden11,357
  18. 18Joseph10,488
  19. 19Henry10,482
  20. 20Jackson10,469
  21. 21Samuel10,449
  22. 22David10,244
  23. 23Sebastian10,197
  24. 24Carter9,833
  25. 25Wyatt9,727
  26. 26Jayden9,594
  27. 27John9,536
  28. 28Owen9,363
  29. 29Dylan9,315
  30. 30Luke9,224
  31. 31Gabriel9,178
  32. 32Isaac8,894
  33. 33Anthony8,877
  34. 34Grayson8,718
  35. 35Levi8,478
  36. 36Jack8,477
  37. 37Julian8,455
  38. 38Joshua8,353
  39. 39Christopher8,319
  40. 40Andrew8,290
  41. 41Lincoln8,202
  42. 42Mateo7,774
  43. 43Jaxon7,725
  44. 44Ryan7,706
  45. 45Nathan7,442
  46. 46Isaiah7,262
  47. 47Aaron7,219
  48. 48Charles7,193
  49. 49Thomas7,187
  50. 50Caleb7,154
  51. 51Josiah7,079
  52. 52Christian7,025
  53. 53Hunter6,760
  54. 54Eli6,637
  55. 55Jonathan6,534
  56. 56Connor6,422
  57. 57Landon6,358
  58. 58Adrian6,236
  59. 59Asher6,062
  60. 60Cameron5,975
  61. 61Theodore5,973
  62. 62Leo5,965
  63. 63Jeremiah5,887
  64. 64Hudson5,789
  65. 65Robert5,566
  66. 66Easton5,520
  67. 67Nolan5,400
  68. 68Nicholas5,372
  69. 69Ezra5,349
  70. 70Colton5,294
  71. 71Angel5,278
  72. 72Brayden5,178
  73. 73Jordan5,176
  74. 74Dominic5,111
  75. 75Austin5,060
  76. 76Ian5,033
  77. 77Adam4,933
  78. 78Elias4,931
  79. 79Jaxson4,866
  80. 80Greyson4,849
  81. 81Jose4,815
  82. 82Ezekiel4,777
  83. 83Carson4,766
  84. 84Maverick4,731
  85. 85Evan4,727
  86. 86Bryson4,679
  87. 87Jace4,656
  88. 88Cooper4,618
  89. 89Xavier4,521
  90. 90Parker4,382
  91. 91Roman4,282
  92. 92Jason4,256
  93. 93Santiago4,204
  94. 94Chase4,186
  95. 95Sawyer4,171
  96. 96Gavin4,159
  97. 97Leonardo4,131
  98. 98Kayden4,014
  99. 99Ayden3,964
  100. 100Jameson3,932

US babies given each name in 2017.

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What was the most popular girl name in 2017?
Emma was the #1 girl name in the US in 2017, given to 19,873 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 2017?
Liam was the #1 boy name in the US in 2017, given to 18,874 babies.

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