The names of a generation
Little names.Big favorites. The most popular baby names in United States births in 2016.
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US rank Name Recorded births Save name 1 Emma universal 19,550 2 Olivia olive tree 19,414 3 Ava life; bird; water, island 16,354 4 Sophia wisdom 16,185 5 Isabella pledged to God 14,863 6 Mia drop of the sea 14,464 7 Charlotte free man 13,118 8 Abigail my father is joyful 11,796 9 Emily rival 11,006 10 Amelia work 10,809 11 Harper harp player 10,803 12 Evelyn desired; or water, island 10,116 13 Elizabeth pledged to God 9,607 14 Sofia wisdom 9,179 15 Madison Traditionally son of Matthew; alternatively … 9,057 16 Avery ruler of the elves 8,774 17 Ella all (Germanic); other meanings depend on the… 7,940 18 Scarlett scarlet, red 7,720 19 Grace grace; favor 7,617 20 Chloe young green shoot 7,484 21 Victoria victory 7,329 22 Riley rye clearing (English); Irish surname origin… 7,159 23 Aria air; song or melody; lion 6,949 24 Lily lily 6,610 25 Aubrey 6,552 26 Zoey 6,481 27 Penelope Traditionally weaver; derivation uncertain 6,400 28 Lillian lily; pledged to God 6,386 29 Addison 6,341 30 Layla night 6,300 31 Natalie 6,191 32 Camila young ceremonial attendant 6,054 33 Hannah grace 6,038 34 Brooklyn marshland 5,971 35 Zoe life 5,764 36 Nora honor or meaning unknown 5,593 37 Leah Traditionally weary; derivation uncertain 5,434 38 Savannah 5,389 39 Audrey noble strength 5,369 40 Claire bright, clear 5,216 41 Eleanor Uncertain; from Aliénor 5,140 42 Skylar 5,137 43 Ellie Depends on the longer name; often a short fo… 5,074 44 Samantha 4,956 45 Stella star 4,933 46 Paisley 4,883 47 Violet purple 4,882 48 Mila gracious; dear 4,830 49 Anna 4,810 50 Allison 4,786
US rank Name Recorded births Save name 1 Noah rest, repose 19,188 2 Liam resolute protection 18,277 3 William resolute protection 15,810 4 Mason worker in stone 15,287 5 James supplanter 14,920 6 Benjamin son of the right hand 14,686 7 Jacob supplanter 14,559 8 Michael who is like God? 14,145 9 Elijah Yahweh is God 13,982 10 Ethan strong, firm 13,855 11 Alexander defending men 13,446 12 Oliver elf army; ancestor's relic; olive tree 13,066 13 Daniel God is my judge 12,996 14 Lucas man from Lucania 12,906 15 Matthew gift of God 12,665 16 Aiden little and fiery 12,269 17 Jackson son of Jack 11,315 18 Logan small hollow 11,278 19 David beloved 11,153 20 Joseph Jehovah increases 10,969 21 Samuel told by God 10,621 22 Henry estate ruler 10,390 23 Sebastian person from ancient city of Sebastia, venera… 10,309 24 Owen Uncertain; traditionally young warrior or we… 10,305 25 Gabriel God is my strength 10,279 26 Carter transporter of goods by cart 10,220 27 Jayden 10,158 28 John God is gracious 10,060 29 Luke man from Lucania 10,001 30 Anthony Uncertain; from the Roman family name Antoni… 9,900 31 Isaac laughter 9,782 32 Dylan son of the sea 9,720 33 Wyatt brave in war 9,581 34 Andrew 9,437 35 Joshua 9,258 36 Christopher 9,106 37 Grayson the son of the bailiff 8,693 38 Jack God is gracious 8,430 39 Julian Uncertain; proposed meanings include youthfu… 8,388 40 Ryan 8,261 41 Jaxon 8,145 42 Levi joined, attached 8,118 43 Nathan given 8,000 44 Caleb dog; whole heart 7,982 45 Hunter 7,681 46 Christian 7,674 47 Isaiah Salvation of the Lord 7,573 48 Thomas twin 7,367 49 Aaron 7,178 50 Eli 7,132
United States · 2016 births. Each spelling is counted separately. Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Linked names have a complete profile; additional profiles are being prepared.
