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Top names in 2017

Name: Top baby names in 2017
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 2017 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Emma and Liam led the 2017 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); Liam was the #1 boys’ name for 9 years in all (2017–2025). Of the 200 names below, 7 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

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Girls

#1Emma Declining19,873
#2Olivia Stable18,778
#3Ava Declining16,017
#4Isabella Declining15,263
#5Sophia Stable14,947
#6Mia Stable13,521
#7Charlotte Stable12,969
#8Amelia Stable11,870
#9Evelyn Stable10,748
#10Abigail Declining10,645
#11Harper Declining10,524
#12Emily Declining9,817
#13Elizabeth Stable9,004
#14Avery Declining8,237
#15Sofia Stable8,175
#16Ella Declining8,084
#17Madison Declining7,910
#18Scarlett Stable7,721
#19Victoria Declining7,314
#20Aria Stable7,168
#21Grace Declining7,087
#22Chloe Stable6,982
#23Camila Stable6,776
#24Penelope Stable6,668
#25Riley Declining6,368
#26Layla Stable6,335
#27Lillian Declining6,181
#28Zoey Declining6,077
#29Nora Stable6,067
#30Mila Stable5,974
#31Aubrey Declining5,937
#32Hannah Declining5,934
#33Lily Stable5,862
#34Addison Declining5,639
#35Natalie Declining5,554
#36Eleanor Rising5,549
#37Luna Rising5,356
#38Savannah Declining5,255
#39Brooklyn Declining5,213
#40Leah Stable5,202
#41Zoe Stable5,173
#42Stella Stable5,070
#43Hazel Rising5,047
#44Ellie Stable5,020
#45Paisley Stable4,958
#46Audrey Declining4,835
#47Violet Rising4,741
#48Skylar Declining4,736
#49Claire Declining4,702
#50Bella Declining4,667
#51Aurora Rising4,615
#52Lucy Stable4,604
#53Anna Declining4,574
#54Samantha Endangered4,333
#55Caroline Declining4,294
#56Genesis Stable4,274
#57Aaliyah Declining4,197
#58Kennedy Declining4,162
#59Kinsley Stable4,053
#60Maya Stable4,046
#61Allison Declining4,037
#62Sarah Endangered4,036
#63Madelyn Stable3,967
#64Adeline Stable3,937
#65Gabriella Declining3,905
#66Alexa Endangered3,896
#67Ariana Declining3,890
#68Elena Stable3,882
#69Naomi Stable3,866
#70Alice Stable3,826
#71Sadie Stable3,724
#72Hailey Declining3,712
#73Eva Declining3,642
#74Nevaeh Declining3,623
#75Autumn Stable3,611
#76Quinn Stable3,597
#77Emilia Stable3,596
#78Serenity Declining3,596
#79Ruby Stable3,587
#80Willow Rising3,569
#81Piper Declining3,567
#82Everly Stable3,524
#83Cora Stable3,446
#84Kaylee Declining3,417
#85Lydia Stable3,341
#86Aubree Declining3,328
#87Arianna Declining3,290
#88Eliana Rising3,283
#89Peyton Declining3,260
#90Melanie Declining3,240
#91Gianna Rising3,199
#92Isabelle Declining3,168
#93Julia Stable3,125
#94Nova Rising3,057
#95Clara Stable3,045
#96Valentina Rising3,042
#97Vivian Stable3,032
#98Reagan Declining3,005
#99Madeline Stable2,966
#100Mackenzie Declining2,962

Boys

#1Liam Stable18,874
#2Noah Stable18,507
#3William Declining15,046
#4James Stable14,362
#5Logan Declining14,061
#6Benjamin Declining13,858
#7Mason Declining13,602
#8Elijah Stable13,449
#9Jacob Declining13,269
#10Oliver Stable13,224
#11Lucas Stable13,032
#12Michael Past peak12,726
#13Alexander Declining12,577
#14Ethan Declining12,483
#15Daniel Declining11,758
#16Matthew Declining11,732
#17Aiden Declining11,357
#18Joseph Declining10,488
#19Henry Stable10,482
#20Jackson Declining10,469
#21Samuel Stable10,449
#22David Past peak10,244
#23Sebastian Stable10,197
#24Carter Declining9,833
#25Wyatt Declining9,727
#26Jayden Declining9,594
#27John Past peak9,536
#28Owen Stable9,363
#29Dylan Stable9,315
#30Luke Stable9,224
#31Gabriel Stable9,178
#32Isaac Declining8,894
#33Anthony Declining8,877
#34Grayson Declining8,718
#35Levi Stable8,478
#36Jack Stable8,477
#37Julian Stable8,455
#38Joshua Declining8,353
#39Christopher Endangered8,319
#40Andrew Declining8,290
#41Lincoln Declining8,202
#42Mateo Rising7,774
#43Jaxon Declining7,725
#44Ryan Declining7,706
#45Nathan Declining7,442
#46Isaiah Declining7,262
#47Aaron Declining7,219
#48Charles Stable7,193
#49Thomas Stable7,187
#50Caleb Stable7,154
#51Josiah Stable7,079
#52Christian Declining7,025
#53Hunter Declining6,760
#54Eli Declining6,637
#55Jonathan Declining6,534
#56Connor Declining6,422
#57Landon Declining6,358
#58Adrian Stable6,236
#59Asher Rising6,062
#60Cameron Stable5,975
#61Theodore Rising5,973
#62Leo Rising5,965
#63Jeremiah Declining5,887
#64Hudson Rising5,789
#65Robert Endangered5,566
#66Easton Declining5,520
#67Nolan Stable5,400
#68Nicholas Declining5,372
#69Ezra Rising5,349
#70Colton Declining5,294
#71Angel Stable5,278
#72Brayden Declining5,178
#73Jordan Declining5,176
#74Dominic Declining5,111
#75Austin Declining5,060
#76Ian Stable5,033
#77Adam Declining4,933
#78Elias Rising4,931
#79Jaxson Declining4,866
#80Greyson Declining4,849
#81Jose Stable4,815
#82Ezekiel Rising4,777
#83Carson Declining4,766
#84Maverick Rising4,731
#85Evan Declining4,727
#86Bryson Declining4,679
#87Jace Declining4,656
#88Cooper Rising4,618
#89Xavier Stable4,521
#90Parker Stable4,382
#91Roman Stable4,282
#92Jason Endangered4,256
#93Santiago Rising4,204
#94Chase Declining4,186
#95Sawyer Declining4,171
#96Gavin Endangered4,159
#97Leonardo Stable4,131
#98Kayden Stable4,014
#99Ayden Declining3,964
#100Jameson Stable3,932