Birth year roster

Top names in 2016

Name: Top baby names in 2016
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 2016 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Emma and Noah led the 2016 baby-name charts, the top names among Gen Alpha births. Emma was the #1 girls’ name for 6 years in all (between 2008 and 2018); Noah was the #1 boys’ name for 4 years in all (2013–2016). Of the 200 names below, 12 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

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Girls

#1Emma Declining19,550
#2Olivia Stable19,414
#3Ava Declining16,354
#4Sophia Stable16,185
#5Isabella Declining14,863
#6Mia Stable14,464
#7Charlotte Stable13,118
#8Abigail Declining11,796
#9Emily Declining11,006
#10Amelia Stable10,809
#11Harper Declining10,803
#12Evelyn Stable10,116
#13Elizabeth Stable9,607
#14Sofia Stable9,179
#15Madison Declining9,057
#16Avery Declining8,774
#17Ella Declining7,940
#18Scarlett Stable7,720
#19Grace Declining7,617
#20Chloe Stable7,484
#21Victoria Declining7,329
#22Riley Declining7,159
#23Aria Stable6,949
#24Lily Stable6,610
#25Aubrey Declining6,552
#26Zoey Declining6,481
#27Penelope Stable6,400
#28Lillian Declining6,386
#29Addison Declining6,341
#30Layla Stable6,300
#31Natalie Declining6,191
#32Camila Stable6,054
#33Hannah Declining6,038
#34Brooklyn Declining5,971
#35Zoe Stable5,764
#36Nora Stable5,593
#37Leah Stable5,434
#38Savannah Declining5,389
#39Audrey Declining5,369
#40Claire Declining5,216
#41Eleanor Rising5,140
#42Skylar Declining5,137
#43Ellie Stable5,074
#44Samantha Endangered4,956
#45Stella Stable4,933
#46Paisley Stable4,883
#47Violet Rising4,882
#48Mila Stable4,830
#49Anna Declining4,810
#50Allison Declining4,786
#51Alexa Endangered4,775
#52Hazel Rising4,682
#53Aaliyah Declining4,660
#54Ariana Declining4,609
#55Lucy Stable4,604
#56Caroline Declining4,437
#57Sarah Endangered4,429
#58Genesis Stable4,351
#59Kennedy Declining4,341
#60Sadie Stable4,299
#61Gabriella Declining4,263
#62Madelyn Stable4,241
#63Adeline Stable4,120
#64Maya Stable4,090
#65Autumn Stable4,045
#66Aurora Rising4,006
#67Piper Declining3,956
#68Hailey Declining3,947
#69Arianna Declining3,913
#70Serenity Declining3,871
#71Ruby Stable3,847
#72Kaylee Declining3,845
#73Nevaeh Declining3,825
#74Eva Declining3,814
#75Naomi Stable3,808
#76Alice Stable3,692
#77Luna Rising3,688
#78Bella Declining3,685
#79Quinn Stable3,649
#80Lydia Stable3,625
#81Peyton Declining3,511
#82Melanie Declining3,490
#83Kylie Declining3,427
#84Aubree Declining3,422
#85Mackenzie Declining3,410
#86Kinsley Stable3,378
#87Cora Stable3,374
#88Julia Stable3,344
#89Taylor Endangered3,281
#90Madeline Stable3,280
#91Katherine Declining3,276
#92Gianna Rising3,226
#93Eliana Rising3,207
#94Elena Stable3,190
#95Vivian Stable3,142
#96Willow Rising3,125
#97Brianna Declining3,098
#98Reagan Declining3,097
#99Faith Declining3,093
#100Clara Stable3,075

Boys

#1Noah Stable19,188
#2Liam Stable18,277
#3William Declining15,810
#4Mason Declining15,287
#5James Stable14,920
#6Benjamin Declining14,686
#7Jacob Declining14,559
#8Michael Past peak14,145
#9Elijah Stable13,982
#10Ethan Declining13,855
#11Alexander Declining13,446
#12Oliver Stable13,066
#13Daniel Declining12,996
#14Lucas Stable12,906
#15Matthew Declining12,665
#16Aiden Declining12,269
#17Jackson Declining11,315
#18Logan Declining11,278
#19David Past peak11,153
#20Joseph Declining10,969
#21Samuel Stable10,621
#22Henry Stable10,390
#23Sebastian Stable10,309
#24Owen Stable10,305
#25Gabriel Stable10,279
#26Carter Declining10,220
#27Jayden Declining10,158
#28John Past peak10,060
#29Luke Stable10,001
#30Anthony Declining9,900
#31Isaac Declining9,782
#32Dylan Stable9,720
#33Wyatt Declining9,581
#34Andrew Declining9,437
#35Joshua Declining9,258
#36Christopher Endangered9,106
#37Grayson Declining8,693
#38Jack Stable8,430
#39Julian Stable8,388
#40Ryan Declining8,261
#41Jaxon Declining8,145
#42Levi Stable8,118
#43Nathan Declining8,000
#44Caleb Stable7,982
#45Hunter Declining7,681
#46Christian Declining7,674
#47Isaiah Declining7,573
#48Thomas Stable7,367
#49Aaron Declining7,178
#50Eli Declining7,132
#51Lincoln Declining7,129
#52Charles Stable7,127
#53Landon Declining7,046
#54Connor Declining7,037
#55Josiah Stable7,025
#56Jonathan Declining6,982
#57Cameron Stable6,861
#58Jeremiah Declining6,629
#59Mateo Rising6,559
#60Adrian Stable6,337
#61Hudson Rising6,127
#62Robert Endangered6,010
#63Nicholas Declining5,765
#64Brayden Declining5,734
#65Jordan Declining5,680
#66Easton Declining5,643
#67Nolan Stable5,634
#68Colton Declining5,624
#69Evan Declining5,613
#70Angel Stable5,564
#71Asher Rising5,525
#72Dominic Declining5,428
#73Austin Declining5,374
#74Leo Rising5,299
#75Adam Declining5,224
#76Jace Declining5,208
#77Jose Stable5,119
#78Ian Stable5,079
#79Cooper Rising4,974
#80Gavin Endangered4,944
#81Carson Declining4,931
#82Jaxson Declining4,916
#83Theodore Rising4,910
#84Jason Endangered4,886
#85Ezra Rising4,882
#86Chase Declining4,868
#87Parker Stable4,730
#88Xavier Stable4,625
#89Zachary Endangered4,576
#90Kevin Endangered4,557
#91Tyler Endangered4,515
#92Ayden Declining4,506
#93Elias Rising4,486
#94Bryson Declining4,372
#95Greyson Declining4,326
#96Leonardo Stable4,325
#97Sawyer Declining4,248
#98Roman Stable4,222
#99Brandon Endangered4,101
#100Bentley Declining4,073