Most Popular Baby Names of 1997
In 1997, Emily (25,735 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (37,557 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 1997
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 37,557 |
| 2 | Jacob | 34,163 |
| 3 | Matthew | 31,518 |
| 4 | Christopher | 29,106 |
| 5 | Joshua | 28,288 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 27,257 |
| 7 | Andrew | 25,208 |
| 8 | Brandon | 25,196 |
| 9 | Austin | 25,118 |
| 10 | Tyler | 24,878 |
| 11 | Daniel | 23,950 |
| 12 | Joseph | 23,603 |
| 13 | Zachary | 21,928 |
| 14 | David | 21,896 |
| 15 | John | 21,386 |
| 16 | Ryan | 20,528 |
| 17 | James | 20,407 |
| 18 | Anthony | 20,033 |
| 19 | William | 20,020 |
| 20 | Justin | 18,744 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 18,541 |
| 22 | Alexander | 17,112 |
| 23 | Robert | 16,303 |
| 24 | Kyle | 15,920 |
| 25 | Christian | 15,059 |
| 26 | Jordan | 14,761 |
| 27 | Samuel | 14,237 |
| 28 | Kevin | 13,294 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 13,266 |
| 30 | Dylan | 12,968 |
| 31 | Thomas | 12,899 |
| 32 | Jose | 11,927 |
| 33 | Aaron | 11,170 |
| 34 | Nathan | 10,443 |
| 35 | Eric | 10,317 |
| 36 | Cody | 10,297 |
| 37 | Brian | 9,737 |
| 38 | Noah | 9,279 |
| 39 | Adam | 8,805 |
| 40 | Steven | 8,766 |
| 41 | Jason | 8,746 |
| 42 | Logan | 8,620 |
| 43 | Timothy | 8,502 |
| 44 | Hunter | 8,405 |
| 45 | Cameron | 8,218 |
| 46 | Ethan | 7,806 |
| 47 | Caleb | 7,775 |
| 48 | Sean | 7,744 |
| 49 | Charles | 7,656 |
| 50 | Patrick | 7,490 |
| 51 | Richard | 7,242 |
| 52 | Connor | 7,140 |
| 53 | Luis | 7,129 |
| 54 | Juan | 7,113 |
| 55 | Alex | 6,855 |
| 56 | Jared | 6,682 |
| 57 | Gabriel | 6,404 |
| 58 | Mark | 6,165 |
| 59 | Devin | 6,043 |
| 60 | Isaiah | 6,003 |
| 61 | Evan | 6,002 |
| 62 | Trevor | 6,001 |
| 63 | Jesse | 5,920 |
| 64 | Jeremy | 5,804 |
| 65 | Nathaniel | 5,775 |
| 66 | Dakota | 5,664 |
| 67 | Carlos | 5,462 |
| 68 | Stephen | 5,415 |
| 69 | Bryan | 5,251 |
| 70 | Ian | 5,210 |
| 71 | Jesus | 5,164 |
| 72 | Cole | 5,159 |
| 73 | Isaac | 5,145 |
| 74 | Elijah | 5,089 |
| 75 | Antonio | 5,069 |
| 76 | Jack | 4,984 |
| 77 | Chase | 4,963 |
| 78 | Luke | 4,953 |
| 79 | Paul | 4,752 |
| 80 | Blake | 4,728 |
| 81 | Travis | 4,684 |
| 82 | Tanner | 4,676 |
| 83 | Kenneth | 4,659 |
| 84 | Jeffrey | 4,582 |
| 85 | Garrett | 4,545 |
| 86 | Angel | 4,514 |
| 87 | Taylor | 4,333 |
| 88 | Dustin | 4,277 |
| 89 | Mason | 4,268 |
| 90 | Dalton | 4,238 |
| 91 | Miguel | 4,234 |
| 92 | Tristan | 4,197 |
| 93 | Marcus | 4,182 |
| 94 | Bradley | 4,124 |
| 95 | Adrian | 4,116 |
| 96 | Mitchell | 4,068 |
| 97 | Seth | 4,043 |
| 98 | Lucas | 4,034 |
| 99 | Alejandro | 3,998 |
| 100 | Edward | 3,915 |
Top 100 girl names of 1997
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 25,735 |
| 2 | Jessica | 21,045 |
| 3 | Ashley | 20,896 |
| 4 | Sarah | 20,716 |
| 5 | Hannah | 20,596 |
| 6 | Samantha | 20,170 |
| 7 | Taylor | 19,504 |
| 8 | Alexis | 17,171 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 15,428 |
| 10 | Madison | 15,189 |
| 11 | Megan | 14,244 |
| 12 | Kayla | 13,885 |
| 13 | Rachel | 13,798 |
| 14 | Lauren | 13,248 |
| 15 | Alyssa | 12,649 |
| 16 | Amanda | 12,243 |
| 17 | Brianna | 12,007 |
| 18 | Jennifer | 11,840 |
| 19 | Victoria | 11,793 |
| 20 | Brittany | 11,529 |
| 21 | Nicole | 10,744 |
| 22 | Morgan | 10,342 |
| 23 | Stephanie | 9,778 |
| 24 | Jasmine | 9,680 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 9,632 |
| 26 | Abigail | 9,629 |
| 27 | Olivia | 9,479 |
| 28 | Courtney | 9,035 |
| 29 | Amber | 8,914 |
| 30 | Alexandra | 8,751 |
| 31 | Haley | 8,687 |
| 32 | Katherine | 8,517 |
| 33 | Anna | 8,342 |
| 34 | Danielle | 8,034 |
| 35 | Sydney | 8,032 |
| 36 | Emma | 7,749 |
| 37 | Julia | 7,341 |
| 38 | Maria | 7,313 |
| 39 | Allison | 7,274 |
| 40 | Jordan | 7,166 |
| 41 | Kaitlyn | 7,005 |
| 42 | Destiny | 6,727 |
| 43 | Shelby | 6,701 |
| 44 | Melissa | 6,679 |
| 45 | Brooke | 6,671 |
| 46 | Mary | 6,650 |
| 47 | Savannah | 6,580 |
| 48 | Natalie | 6,539 |
| 49 | Kimberly | 6,182 |
| 50 | Sara | 6,159 |
| 51 | Gabrielle | 5,943 |
| 52 | Erin | 5,939 |
| 53 | Sabrina | 5,816 |
| 54 | Vanessa | 5,796 |
| 55 | Michelle | 5,695 |
| 56 | Sierra | 5,688 |
| 57 | Kelsey | 5,573 |
| 58 | Andrea | 5,405 |
| 59 | Madeline | 5,313 |
| 60 | Marissa | 5,298 |
| 61 | Tiffany | 5,221 |
| 62 | Christina | 5,182 |
| 63 | Katelyn | 5,156 |
| 64 | Paige | 5,030 |
| 65 | Bailey | 5,024 |
| 66 | Laura | 4,851 |
| 67 | Mariah | 4,803 |
| 68 | Cheyenne | 4,764 |
| 69 | Grace | 4,639 |
| 70 | Miranda | 4,590 |
| 71 | Mackenzie | 4,491 |
| 72 | Briana | 4,476 |
| 73 | Chelsea | 4,461 |
| 74 | Breanna | 4,444 |
| 75 | Caroline | 4,439 |
| 76 | Jenna | 4,422 |
| 77 | Jacqueline | 4,278 |
| 78 | Alexandria | 4,234 |
| 79 | Monica | 4,223 |
| 80 | Hailey | 4,148 |
| 81 | Cassandra | 4,097 |
| 82 | Kristen | 4,085 |
| 83 | Kelly | 4,064 |
| 84 | Erica | 3,992 |
| 85 | Shannon | 3,914 |
| 86 | Kathryn | 3,873 |
| 87 | Katie | 3,866 |
| 88 | Caitlin | 3,862 |
| 89 | Alicia | 3,782 |
| 90 | Heather | 3,767 |
| 91 | Autumn | 3,740 |
| 92 | Amy | 3,691 |
| 93 | Angela | 3,652 |
| 94 | Sophia | 3,640 |
| 95 | Lindsey | 3,636 |
| 96 | Catherine | 3,591 |
| 97 | Diana | 3,585 |
| 98 | Molly | 3,452 |
| 99 | Crystal | 3,435 |
| 100 | Michaela | 3,398 |
Biggest movers since 1996
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 1996 | Births 1997 | Change | Rank 1996 → 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis | 1,795 | 3,182 | +77% | 180 → 120 |
| Gavin | 1,633 | 2,757 | +69% | 192 → 136 |
| Bailey | 1,550 | 2,296 | +48% | 200 → 151 |
| Jeremiah | 2,103 | 2,930 | +39% | 164 → 128 |
| Cole | 3,737 | 5,159 | +38% | 106 → 72 |
| Ethan | 5,853 | 7,806 | +33% | 62 → 46 |
| Noah | 7,184 | 9,279 | +29% | 50 → 38 |
| Brendan | 2,812 | 3,621 | +29% | 132 → 107 |
| Parker | 1,797 | 2,298 | +28% | 179 → 150 |
| Fernando | 1,875 | 2,315 | +23% | 178 → 149 |
| Name | Births 1996 | Births 1997 | Change | Rank 1996 → 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chance | 2,243 | 1,715 | -24% | 154 → 191 |
| Tristan | 5,458 | 4,197 | -23% | 68 → 92 |
| Cody | 12,953 | 10,297 | -21% | 31 → 36 |
| Cristian | 2,847 | 2,331 | -18% | 130 → 145 |
| Chandler | 2,186 | 1,796 | -18% | 157 → 184 |
| Corey | 4,087 | 3,416 | -16% | 94 → 110 |
| Jesse | 7,075 | 5,920 | -16% | 51 → 63 |
| Malik | 4,026 | 3,381 | -16% | 97 → 111 |
| Casey | 2,464 | 2,098 | -15% | 142 → 163 |
| Cory | 2,446 | 2,083 | -15% | 144 → 166 |
| Name | Births 1996 | Births 1997 | Change | Rank 1996 → 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabel | 1,470 | 2,259 | +54% | 197 → 141 |
| Mia | 1,690 | 2,494 | +48% | 180 → 128 |
| Sophia | 2,513 | 3,640 | +45% | 125 → 94 |
| Makayla | 2,462 | 3,345 | +36% | 129 → 102 |
| Isabella | 2,112 | 2,862 | +36% | 151 → 114 |
| Jillian | 1,462 | 1,849 | +26% | 199 → 166 |
| Emma | 6,150 | 7,749 | +26% | 53 → 36 |
| Mikayla | 2,284 | 2,873 | +26% | 143 → 112 |
| Grace | 3,741 | 4,639 | +24% | 94 → 69 |
| Diana | 2,950 | 3,585 | +22% | 107 → 97 |
| Name | Births 1996 | Births 1997 | Change | Rank 1996 → 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey | 7,655 | 5,573 | -27% | 36 → 57 |
| Brandi | 1,952 | 1,484 | -24% | 161 → 199 |
| Chelsea | 5,864 | 4,461 | -24% | 55 → 73 |
| Heather | 4,759 | 3,767 | -21% | 71 → 90 |
| Marisa | 1,858 | 1,478 | -20% | 169 → 200 |
| Courtney | 11,344 | 9,035 | -20% | 21 → 28 |
| Kristin | 2,193 | 1,752 | -20% | 147 → 174 |
| Christine | 2,371 | 1,942 | -18% | 135 → 159 |
| Rachael | 2,485 | 2,039 | -18% | 128 → 154 |
| Kathleen | 2,107 | 1,742 | -17% | 152 → 175 |