Top 200 Popular Baby Names in America

Author: Social Security
Published: 2016/05/06 - Updated: 2026/01/25
Publication Type: Informative
Category Topic: U.S. Social Security - Related Publications

Page Content: Synopsis - Introduction - Main - Insights, Updates

Synopsis: This list draws directly from U.S. Social Security Administration data, which serves as America's definitive source for baby naming trends. The analysis compiles the 200 most frequently given names for boys and girls from over 23 million recorded births, making it authoritative for parents, researchers, and educators seeking evidence-based naming patterns. The data's authority stems from Social Security's unique position processing all infant name registrations during card applications, providing an unfiltered snapshot of actual parental naming choices across all demographics and regions of the country - Disabled World (DW).

Introduction

The U.S. Social Security website offers lists of baby names for each year since 1880. Social Security started compiling baby name lists in 1997, with names dating to back to 1880. At the time of a child's birth, parents supply the name to the agency when applying for a child's Social Security card, thus making Social Security America's source for the most popular baby names.

The following table shows the 200 most popular given names for American male and female babies. For each rank and sex, the table shows the name and the number of occurrences of that name.

Main Content

The 200 most popular names were taken from 12,181,467 male births and 11,627,861 female births.

Most Popular American Baby Names
	Males		Females
Rank	Name	Number	Name	Number
1	Jacob	112,227	Sophia	121,787
2	Noah	107,552	Emma	119,168
3	Mason	104,642	Isabella	111,984
4	William	100,397	Olivia	109,329
5	Ethan	99,209	Ava	93,595
6	Liam	95,953	Emily	79,590
7	Michael	95,382	Abigail	76,894
8	Alexander	92,346	Mia	75,583
9	Jayden	89,352	Madison	67,825
10	Daniel	86,874	Elizabeth	58,628
11	Aiden	86,204	Chloe	57,522
12	James	83,105	Ella	53,439
13	Elijah	82,667	Avery	50,336
14	Matthew	81,038	Charlotte	49,957
15	Benjamin	79,108	Sofia	49,844
16	Logan	78,253	Addison	49,157
17	Anthony	77,234	Natalie	46,303
18	David	76,075	Amelia	45,643
19	Joseph	74,916	Grace	45,213
20	Joshua	74,143	Evelyn	45,112
21	Jackson	73,601	Lily	44,450
22	Andrew	72,877	Aubrey	43,488
23	Christopher	70,008	Victoria	42,700
24	Gabriel	69,586	Harper	42,600
25	Samuel	67,484	Lillian	41,538
26	Lucas	67,355	Hannah	41,014
27	John	64,826	Zoey	40,559
28	Ryan	61,771	Samantha	40,205
29	Dylan	60,974	Brooklyn	39,982
30	Nathan	59,426	Layla	37,411
31	Isaac	58,874	Zoe	36,821
32	Caleb	57,905	Leah	35,442
33	Carter	56,924	Anna	33,688
34	Christian	56,852	Hailey	33,010
35	Luke	56,787	Allison	32,954
36	Jonathan	54,850	Gabriella	32,597
37	Landon	54,372	Alexis	32,481
38	Owen	52,616	Audrey	32,173
39	Jack	50,366	Savannah	32,094
40	Wyatt	50,229	Kaylee	31,722
41	Henry	50,055	Sarah	30,879
42	Hunter	48,696	Riley	30,799
43	Isaiah	48,159	Nevaeh	30,786
44	Brayden	46,797	Aaliyah	30,187
45	Gavin	46,617	Camila	29,666
46	Nicholas	46,011	Alyssa	29,306
47	Sebastian	46,007	Claire	29,221
48	Evan	45,921	Arianna	28,965
49	Julian	45,703	Scarlett	28,456
50	Tyler	44,521	Alexa	28,197
51	Aaron	44,357	Taylor	27,598
52	Jordan	44,332	Ashley	27,292
53	Eli	44,282	Brianna	27,021
54	Oliver	44,238	Peyton	26,987
55	Levi	43,490	Bella	25,699
56	Connor	43,461	Ariana	25,305
57	Jeremiah	43,249	Kylie	25,210
58	Cameron	42,634	Khloe	24,839
59	Charles	42,432	Serenity	24,221
60	Angel	41,997	Stella	23,981
61	Thomas	41,739	Lucy	23,877
62	Adrian	41,650	Maya	23,786
63	Robert	40,808	Sophie	23,744
64	Brandon	40,486	Madelyn	23,708
65	Austin	39,441	Genesis	23,697
66	Jaxon	38,081	Julia	23,572
67	Kevin	37,047	Aria	23,499
68	Jose	36,715	Mackenzie	23,410
69	Colton	36,355	Autumn	23,130
70	Zachary	35,921	Katherine	22,804
71	Josiah	35,262	Caroline	22,746
72	Dominic	35,233	Ellie	22,413
73	Chase	34,504	Kennedy	22,377
74	Ayden	33,991	Kayla	22,095
75	Jason	33,832	Sadie	22,036
76	Justin	33,378	Makayla	21,680
77	Ian	32,987	Violet	21,607
78	Parker	32,100	Lauren	21,321
79	Grayson	31,948	Faith	21,310
80	Adam	31,512	Gianna	21,302
81	Blake	31,105	Penelope	21,226
82	Xavier	30,848	Skylar	21,006
83	Cooper	30,568	Eva	20,922
84	Bentley	29,590	Alexandra	20,912
85	Jace	29,068	Melanie	20,869
86	Carson	28,458	Aubree	20,703
87	Nolan	27,922	Nora	20,593
88	Nathaniel	27,808	Naomi	20,582
89	Brody	26,832	Sydney	20,411
90	Hudson	26,399	Madeline	20,288
91	Tristan	25,806	Jasmine	20,056
92	Luis	25,789	Morgan	19,912
93	Juan	25,477	Kimberly	19,788
94	Easton	25,224	Annabelle	19,547
95	Kayden	24,221	Lydia	19,421
96	Carlos	23,243	Jocelyn	19,270
97	Jaxson	23,213	Piper	19,064
98	Asher	22,886	Bailey	19,058
99	Cole	22,835	Paisley	19,023
100	Jesus	22,733	London	18,858
101	Ryder	22,453	Trinity	18,728
102	Vincent	22,340	Ruby	18,613
103	Alex	22,095	Andrea	18,180
104	Micah	22,081	Molly	18,131
105	Max	21,882	Maria	18,026
106	Lincoln	21,727	Mila	17,751
107	Bryson	21,628	Eleanor	17,435
108	Damian	21,521	Brooke	17,311
109	Diego	21,168	Reagan	17,131
110	Eric	21,138	Isabelle	17,064
111	Hayden	20,838	Rylee	16,964
112	Elias	20,346	Payton	16,777
113	Miles	20,269	Natalia	16,530
114	Maxwell	20,167	Mariah	16,177
115	Bryce	19,567	Mary	15,998
116	Giovanni	19,162	Paige	15,981
117	Leo	19,072	Lilly	15,976
118	Mateo	18,954	Alice	15,847
119	Santiago	18,777	Nicole	15,837
120	Camden	18,627	Destiny	15,742
121	Bryan	18,607	Mya	15,636
122	Timothy	18,567	Jade	15,625
123	Antonio	18,554	Liliana	15,575
124	Aidan	18,404	Jordyn	15,258
125	Jaden	18,356	Vivian	15,106
126	Steven	18,203	Kaitlyn	14,868
127	Sawyer	18,120	Brielle	14,732
128	Colin	18,102	Kendall	14,687
129	Leonardo	18,097	Clara	14,641
130	Ivan	18,049	Angelina	14,567
131	Ashton	17,983	Hadley	14,403
132	Kaleb	17,846	Eliana	14,374
133	Miguel	17,741	Rachel	14,364
134	Richard	17,719	Isabel	14,243
135	Braxton	17,507	Valentina	13,989
136	Jonah	17,252	Elena	13,958
137	Kaden	17,212	Gabrielle	13,892
138	Roman	17,210	Vanessa	13,772
139	Brian	17,163	Cora	13,748
140	Kyle	17,115	Hazel	13,719
141	Riley	17,027	Katelyn	13,636
142	Alejandro	16,886	Lyla	13,630
143	Victor	16,872	Aurora	13,616
144	Preston	16,860	Valeria	13,470
145	Joel	16,837	Jessica	13,455
146	Kaiden	16,765	Quinn	13,341
147	Wesley	16,712	Sara	13,270
148	Patrick	16,574	Amy	13,151
149	Jesse	16,236	Delilah	13,129
150	Marcus	16,191	Mckenzie	13,122
151	Declan	16,180	Brooklynn	12,993
152	Edward	16,013	Reese	12,981
153	Axel	15,926	Laila	12,842
154	Sean	15,868	Aliyah	12,723
155	Ezra	15,727	Adriana	12,604
156	Jake	15,724	Gracie	12,557
157	Silas	15,695	Juliana	12,511
158	George	15,590	Josephine	12,112
159	Jeremy	15,581	Michelle	11,925
160	Brady	15,568	Willow	11,741
161	Caden	15,513	Rebecca	11,673
162	Emmanuel	15,229	Eden	11,603
163	Jude	14,979	Makenzie	11,562
164	Grant	14,946	Ariel	11,507
165	Alan	14,696	Valerie	11,504
166	Greyson	14,651	Elise	11,456
167	Theodore	14,588	Kinsley	11,427
168	Harrison	14,461	Stephanie	11,373
169	Maddox	14,382	Kylee	11,339
170	Weston	14,356	Jennifer	11,298
171	Malachi	14,272	Izabella	11,252
172	Oscar	14,070	Jayla	11,118
173	Cayden	13,796	Catherine	11,028
174	Brantley	13,677	Ximena	11,015
175	Bradley	13,455	Melody	10,982
176	Mark	13,453	Margaret	10,971
177	Kenneth	13,167	Ivy	10,852
178	Jayce	13,064	Daisy	10,842
179	Nicolas	12,936	Alaina	10,717
180	Emmett	12,919	Lila	10,717
181	Gage	12,918	Adalyn	10,679
182	Abraham	12,808	Summer	10,622
183	Ezekiel	12,771	Giselle	10,446
184	Kai	12,656	Luna	10,358
185	Kingston	12,652	Julianna	10,328
186	Abel	12,579	Alana	10,324
187	Jase	12,555	Londyn	10,267
188	Tucker	12,499	Hayden	10,242
189	Jameson	12,349	Ryleigh	10,136
190	Devin	12,220	Daniela	10,109
191	Paul	12,177	Angela	10,069
192	Derek	12,162	Isla	9,994
193	Rylan	12,152	Alivia	9,964
194	Calvin	12,132	Adalynn	9,959
195	Peyton	12,058	Emery	9,795
196	Tanner	12,039	Melissa	9,788
197	Avery	12,024	Kate	9,746
198	Everett	11,964	Gabriela	9,638
199	Bennett	11,905	Keira	9,633
200	Ryker	11,857	Norah	9,554
Source: 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of the end of February 2016.

Insights, Analysis, and Developments

Editorial Note: Baby names carry significance that extends far beyond a simple label. For prospective parents - including those with disabilities who may have specific cultural, familial, or personal naming priorities - understanding what names are trending offers practical insight into how their child's name will fit within their generation's social landscape. While the Social Security data reflects aggregate choices from nearly a decade ago, the patterns revealed continue to influence contemporary naming decisions, and historical data serves as a foundation for understanding the cyclical nature of name popularity, from classic choices like Jacob and Emma that maintain steady appeal across years to newer entries like Harper and Jayden that signal shifting preferences in American families - Disabled World (DW).