United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1997

Names given to at least 5 babies born in the United States in a year, from Social Security card applications. Accents are left out (José is counted as Jose).

Boy Names

  1. 1 Michael 37,562 babies =
  2. 2 Jacob 34,163 babies 1
  3. 3 Matthew 31,517 babies 1
  4. 4 Christopher 29,108 babies =
  5. 5 Joshua 28,289 babies =
  6. 6 Nicholas 27,258 babies =
  7. 7 Andrew 25,208 babies 3
  8. 8 Brandon 25,197 babies =
  9. 9 Austin 25,118 babies =
  10. 10 Tyler 24,879 babies 3
  11. 11 Daniel 23,950 babies =
  12. 12 Joseph 23,604 babies =
  13. 13 Zachary 21,929 babies 1
  14. 14 David 21,896 babies 1
  15. 15 John 21,386 babies =
  16. 16 Ryan 20,527 babies =
  17. 17 James 20,408 babies =
  18. 18 Anthony 20,034 babies 1
  19. 19 William 20,020 babies 1
  20. 20 Justin 18,745 babies =
  21. 21 Jonathan 18,542 babies =
  22. 22 Alexander 17,112 babies =
  23. 23 Robert 16,304 babies =
  24. 24 Kyle 15,919 babies 1
  25. 25 Christian 15,059 babies 1
  26. 26 Jordan 14,761 babies 1
  27. 27 Samuel 14,237 babies 3
  28. 28 Kevin 13,295 babies 2
  29. 29 Benjamin 13,266 babies =
  30. 30 Dylan 12,968 babies 3
  31. 31 Thomas 12,899 babies 3
  32. 32 Jose 11,929 babies =
  33. 33 Aaron 11,170 babies 1
  34. 34 Nathan 10,442 babies 3
  35. 35 Eric 10,317 babies =
  36. 36 Cody 10,296 babies 5
  37. 37 Brian 9,739 babies 1
  38. 38 Noah 9,280 babies 12
  39. 39 Adam 8,805 babies =
  40. 40 Steven 8,765 babies 2
  41. 41 Jason 8,746 babies =
  42. 42 Logan 8,620 babies =
  43. 43 Timothy 8,502 babies 3
  44. 44 Hunter 8,405 babies 3
  45. 45 Cameron 8,219 babies 4
  46. 46 Ethan 7,807 babies 16
  47. 47 Caleb 7,775 babies 1
  48. 48 Sean 7,744 babies 2
  49. 49 Charles 7,656 babies 6
  50. 50 Patrick 7,490 babies 6
  51. 51 Richard 7,243 babies 6
  52. 52 Connor 7,140 babies 2
  53. 53 Luis 7,131 babies 4
  54. 54 Juan 7,115 babies 2
  55. 55 Alex 6,855 babies 2
  56. 56 Jared 6,682 babies 8
  57. 57 Gabriel 6,406 babies 4
  58. 58 Mark 6,165 babies 3
  59. 59 Devin 6,044 babies 1
  60. 60 Isaiah 6,003 babies 11
  61. 61 Evan 6,002 babies 4
  62. 62 Trevor 6,001 babies 1
  63. 63 Jesse 5,920 babies 12
  64. 64 Jeremy 5,803 babies 8
  65. 65 Nathaniel 5,775 babies 4
  66. 66 Dakota 5,664 babies 8
  67. 67 Carlos 5,463 babies =
  68. 68 Stephen 5,414 babies 9
  69. 69 Bryan 5,251 babies 3
  70. 70 Ian 5,211 babies =
  71. 71 Jesus 5,164 babies 3
  72. 72 Cole 5,159 babies 34
  73. 73 Isaac 5,146 babies 13
  74. 74 Elijah 5,089 babies 7
  75. 75 Antonio 5,069 babies 5
  76. 76 Jack 4,984 babies 13
  77. 77 Chase 4,964 babies 1
  78. 78 Luke 4,953 babies 3
  79. 79 Paul 4,752 babies 1
  80. 80 Blake 4,728 babies 4
  81. 81 Travis 4,684 babies 8
  82. 82 Tanner 4,676 babies 8
  83. 83 Kenneth 4,659 babies 6
  84. 84 Jeffrey 4,582 babies 12
  85. 85 Garrett 4,545 babies =
  86. 86 Angel 4,514 babies 16
  87. 87 Taylor 4,333 babies 5
  88. 88 Dustin 4,277 babies 9
  89. 89 Mason 4,268 babies 15
  90. 90 Dalton 4,238 babies 9
  91. 91 Miguel 4,234 babies =
  92. 92 Tristan 4,197 babies 24
  93. 93 Marcus 4,183 babies 6
  94. 94 Bradley 4,124 babies 11
  95. 95 Adrian 4,116 babies 3
  96. 96 Mitchell 4,068 babies 8
  97. 97 Seth 4,043 babies 6
  98. 98 Lucas 4,034 babies 5
  99. 99 Alejandro 3,998 babies 8
  100. 100 Edward 3,915 babies 4

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Emily 25,734 babies =
  2. 2 Jessica 21,045 babies =
  3. 3 Ashley 20,897 babies =
  4. 4 Sarah 20,716 babies =
  5. 5 Hannah 20,597 babies 2
  6. 6 Samantha 20,170 babies 1
  7. 7 Taylor 19,504 babies 1
  8. 8 Alexis 17,171 babies =
  9. 9 Elizabeth 15,430 babies 1
  10. 10 Madison 15,189 babies 5
  11. 11 Megan 14,244 babies 1
  12. 12 Kayla 13,885 babies 1
  13. 13 Rachel 13,798 babies 4
  14. 14 Lauren 13,248 babies 2
  15. 15 Alyssa 12,649 babies 8
  16. 16 Amanda 12,243 babies 3
  17. 17 Brianna 12,008 babies =
  18. 18 Jennifer 11,840 babies 1
  19. 19 Victoria 11,795 babies 1
  20. 20 Brittany 11,529 babies 6
  21. 21 Nicole 10,744 babies 1
  22. 22 Morgan 10,342 babies 3
  23. 23 Stephanie 9,778 babies 3
  24. 24 Jasmine 9,680 babies 4
  25. 25 Rebecca 9,634 babies 1
  26. 26 Abigail 9,630 babies 6
  27. 27 Olivia 9,479 babies 7
  28. 28 Courtney 9,035 babies 7
  29. 29 Amber 8,914 babies 2
  30. 30 Alexandra 8,752 babies 4
  31. 31 Haley 8,687 babies 1
  32. 32 Katherine 8,518 babies 1
  33. 33 Anna 8,342 babies =
  34. 34 Danielle 8,034 babies 5
  35. 35 Sydney 8,032 babies 4
  36. 36 Emma 7,749 babies 17
  37. 37 Julia 7,341 babies 11
  38. 38 Maria 7,314 babies 1
  39. 39 Allison 7,274 babies 1
  40. 40 Jordan 7,167 babies 9
  41. 41 Kaitlyn 7,005 babies 1
  42. 42 Destiny 6,727 babies 14
  43. 43 Shelby 6,701 babies 8
  44. 44 Melissa 6,679 babies 2
  45. 45 Brooke 6,671 babies =
  46. 46 Mary 6,650 babies 2
  47. 47 Savannah 6,580 babies 4
  48. 48 Natalie 6,539 babies 2
  49. 49 Kimberly 6,182 babies 8
  50. 50 Sara 6,159 babies =
  51. 51 Gabrielle 5,943 babies 3
  52. 52 Erin 5,940 babies 1
  53. 53 Sabrina 5,816 babies 5
  54. 54 Vanessa 5,796 babies 6
  55. 55 Michelle 5,695 babies 8
  56. 56 Sierra 5,688 babies 6
  57. 57 Kelsey 5,573 babies 21
  58. 58 Andrea 5,405 babies 3
  59. 59 Madeline 5,313 babies 8
  60. 60 Marissa 5,298 babies 1
  61. 61 Tiffany 5,221 babies 9
  62. 62 Christina 5,182 babies 5
  63. 63 Katelyn 5,156 babies 1
  64. 64 Paige 5,030 babies 1
  65. 65 Bailey 5,024 babies 20
  66. 66 Laura 4,851 babies =
  67. 67 Mariah 4,803 babies 4
  68. 68 Cheyenne 4,764 babies =
  69. 69 Grace 4,639 babies 25
  70. 70 Miranda 4,590 babies 6
  71. 71 Mackenzie 4,491 babies 4
  72. 72 Briana 4,476 babies =
  73. 73 Chelsea 4,461 babies 18
  74. 74 Breanna 4,444 babies =
  75. 75 Caroline 4,439 babies 3
  76. 76 Jenna 4,422 babies 7
  77. 77 Jacqueline 4,278 babies 8
  78. 78 Alexandria 4,234 babies 1
  79. 79 Monica 4,223 babies 3
  80. 80 Hailey 4,148 babies 13
  81. 81 Cassandra 4,098 babies 8
  82. 82 Kristen 4,085 babies 12
  83. 83 Kelly 4,064 babies 10
  84. 84 Erica 3,992 babies 5
  85. 85 Shannon 3,914 babies 5
  86. 86 Kathryn 3,873 babies 1
  87. 87 Katie 3,867 babies 6
  88. 88 Caitlin 3,862 babies 4
  89. 89 Alicia 3,782 babies 2
  90. 90 Heather 3,767 babies 19
  91. 91 Autumn 3,740 babies 13
  92. 92 Amy 3,691 babies 4
  93. 93 Angela 3,652 babies 3
  94. 94 Sophia 3,640 babies 31
  95. 95 Lindsey 3,636 babies 9
  96. 96 Catherine 3,591 babies 1
  97. 97 Diana 3,586 babies 10
  98. 98 Molly 3,452 babies 1
  99. 99 Crystal 3,435 babies 7
  100. 100 Michaela 3,398 babies 2

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Source: Social Security Administration

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