Most Popular Baby Names of 2004
In 2004, Emily (25,041 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Jacob (27,906 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 2004
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 27,906 |
| 2 | Michael | 25,470 |
| 3 | Joshua | 24,213 |
| 4 | Matthew | 22,882 |
| 5 | Ethan | 22,210 |
| 6 | Andrew | 21,714 |
| 7 | Daniel | 21,012 |
| 8 | William | 20,235 |
| 9 | Joseph | 20,145 |
| 10 | Christopher | 19,636 |
| 11 | Anthony | 19,613 |
| 12 | Ryan | 19,497 |
| 13 | Nicholas | 18,519 |
| 14 | David | 18,407 |
| 15 | Alexander | 17,925 |
| 16 | Tyler | 17,450 |
| 17 | James | 16,469 |
| 18 | John | 16,467 |
| 19 | Dylan | 14,852 |
| 20 | Nathan | 14,633 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 14,375 |
| 22 | Brandon | 14,135 |
| 23 | Samuel | 14,128 |
| 24 | Christian | 13,925 |
| 25 | Benjamin | 13,829 |
| 26 | Zachary | 13,712 |
| 27 | Logan | 13,140 |
| 28 | Jose | 12,187 |
| 29 | Noah | 11,911 |
| 30 | Justin | 11,879 |
| 31 | Elijah | 11,714 |
| 32 | Gabriel | 11,563 |
| 33 | Caleb | 11,305 |
| 34 | Kevin | 11,220 |
| 35 | Austin | 10,745 |
| 36 | Robert | 10,681 |
| 37 | Thomas | 10,504 |
| 38 | Connor | 10,049 |
| 39 | Evan | 9,983 |
| 40 | Aidan | 9,824 |
| 41 | Luke | 9,597 |
| 42 | Jack | 9,580 |
| 43 | Jordan | 9,560 |
| 44 | Angel | 9,516 |
| 45 | Isaiah | 9,264 |
| 46 | Isaac | 9,181 |
| 47 | Jason | 9,063 |
| 48 | Jackson | 8,977 |
| 49 | Hunter | 8,902 |
| 50 | Cameron | 8,887 |
| 51 | Mason | 8,619 |
| 52 | Gavin | 8,610 |
| 53 | Aaron | 8,399 |
| 54 | Juan | 8,131 |
| 55 | Kyle | 7,826 |
| 56 | Charles | 7,652 |
| 57 | Luis | 7,495 |
| 58 | Adam | 7,474 |
| 59 | Brian | 7,333 |
| 60 | Aiden | 7,161 |
| 61 | Eric | 7,133 |
| 62 | Jayden | 6,927 |
| 63 | Alex | 6,811 |
| 64 | Sean | 6,768 |
| 65 | Bryan | 6,732 |
| 66 | Lucas | 6,716 |
| 67 | Owen | 6,707 |
| 68 | Nathaniel | 6,675 |
| 69 | Ian | 6,507 |
| 70 | Jesus | 6,471 |
| 71 | Carlos | 6,260 |
| 72 | Adrian | 6,140 |
| 73 | Diego | 5,876 |
| 74 | Julian | 5,673 |
| 75 | Cole | 5,648 |
| 76 | Ashton | 5,436 |
| 77 | Jeremiah | 5,381 |
| 78 | Steven | 5,356 |
| 79 | Timothy | 5,233 |
| 80 | Seth | 5,188 |
| 81 | Devin | 5,167 |
| 82 | Chase | 5,161 |
| 83 | Jaden | 5,151 |
| 84 | Cody | 5,125 |
| 85 | Colin | 5,122 |
| 86 | Landon | 5,042 |
| 87 | Hayden | 5,019 |
| 88 | Xavier | 5,016 |
| 89 | Carter | 5,009 |
| 90 | Wyatt | 4,974 |
| 91 | Dominic | 4,879 |
| 92 | Richard | 4,848 |
| 93 | Antonio | 4,843 |
| 94 | Jesse | 4,760 |
| 95 | Blake | 4,694 |
| 96 | Miguel | 4,525 |
| 97 | Sebastian | 4,521 |
| 98 | Jake | 4,471 |
| 99 | Alejandro | 4,451 |
| 100 | Patrick | 4,441 |
Top 100 girl names of 2004
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 25,041 |
| 2 | Emma | 21,620 |
| 3 | Madison | 20,628 |
| 4 | Olivia | 16,108 |
| 5 | Hannah | 15,613 |
| 6 | Abigail | 15,435 |
| 7 | Isabella | 15,021 |
| 8 | Ashley | 14,377 |
| 9 | Samantha | 13,787 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 13,574 |
| 11 | Alexis | 13,477 |
| 12 | Sarah | 12,754 |
| 13 | Grace | 12,536 |
| 14 | Alyssa | 12,109 |
| 15 | Sophia | 10,919 |
| 16 | Lauren | 9,983 |
| 17 | Brianna | 9,804 |
| 18 | Kayla | 9,773 |
| 19 | Natalie | 9,689 |
| 20 | Anna | 9,529 |
| 21 | Jessica | 9,470 |
| 22 | Taylor | 9,303 |
| 23 | Chloe | 8,729 |
| 24 | Hailey | 8,685 |
| 25 | Ava | 8,645 |
| 26 | Jasmine | 8,492 |
| 27 | Sydney | 8,368 |
| 28 | Victoria | 8,279 |
| 29 | Ella | 8,251 |
| 30 | Mia | 7,399 |
| 31 | Morgan | 7,295 |
| 32 | Julia | 7,149 |
| 33 | Kaitlyn | 6,988 |
| 34 | Rachel | 6,920 |
| 35 | Katherine | 6,742 |
| 36 | Megan | 6,687 |
| 37 | Alexandra | 6,625 |
| 38 | Destiny | 6,546 |
| 39 | Jennifer | 6,545 |
| 40 | Allison | 5,873 |
| 41 | Savannah | 5,814 |
| 42 | Maria | 5,757 |
| 43 | Nicole | 5,741 |
| 44 | Haley | 5,728 |
| 44 | Mackenzie | 5,728 |
| 46 | Brooke | 5,712 |
| 47 | Makayla | 5,666 |
| 48 | Trinity | 5,638 |
| 49 | Kylie | 5,557 |
| 50 | Kaylee | 5,444 |
| 51 | Paige | 5,441 |
| 52 | Faith | 5,420 |
| 53 | Lily | 5,402 |
| 54 | Zoe | 5,363 |
| 55 | Stephanie | 5,181 |
| 56 | Jenna | 5,175 |
| 57 | Andrea | 5,056 |
| 58 | Riley | 4,982 |
| 59 | Katelyn | 4,952 |
| 60 | Angelina | 4,917 |
| 61 | Kimberly | 4,846 |
| 62 | Mary | 4,835 |
| 63 | Madeline | 4,767 |
| 64 | Leah | 4,744 |
| 65 | Lillian | 4,734 |
| 66 | Michelle | 4,720 |
| 67 | Amanda | 4,691 |
| 68 | Sara | 4,507 |
| 69 | Sofia | 4,474 |
| 70 | Rebecca | 4,472 |
| 71 | Jordan | 4,447 |
| 72 | Alexa | 4,440 |
| 73 | Gabrielle | 4,420 |
| 74 | Caroline | 4,379 |
| 75 | Vanessa | 4,350 |
| 76 | Gabriella | 4,256 |
| 77 | Avery | 4,044 |
| 78 | Marissa | 4,009 |
| 79 | Ariana | 3,996 |
| 80 | Audrey | 3,903 |
| 81 | Jada | 3,891 |
| 82 | Autumn | 3,868 |
| 83 | Maya | 3,766 |
| 84 | Evelyn | 3,763 |
| 85 | Jocelyn | 3,743 |
| 86 | Arianna | 3,686 |
| 87 | Amber | 3,639 |
| 88 | Isabel | 3,638 |
| 89 | Melanie | 3,583 |
| 90 | Diana | 3,554 |
| 91 | Danielle | 3,530 |
| 92 | Sierra | 3,520 |
| 93 | Leslie | 3,500 |
| 94 | Aaliyah | 3,492 |
| 95 | Erin | 3,367 |
| 96 | Amelia | 3,352 |
| 97 | Molly | 3,344 |
| 98 | Melissa | 3,338 |
| 99 | Claire | 3,333 |
| 100 | Bailey | 3,309 |
Biggest movers since 2003
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 2003 | Births 2004 | Change | Rank 2003 → 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis | 2,721 | 4,175 | +53% | 150 → 103 |
| Wyatt | 3,699 | 4,974 | +34% | 109 → 90 |
| Ashton | 4,215 | 5,436 | +29% | 101 → 76 |
| Cooper | 2,368 | 3,045 | +29% | 167 → 133 |
| Eli | 1,993 | 2,550 | +28% | 190 → 156 |
| Aiden | 5,684 | 7,161 | +26% | 73 → 60 |
| Jayden | 5,547 | 6,927 | +25% | 75 → 62 |
| Kaden | 3,337 | 4,137 | +24% | 121 → 105 |
| Carter | 4,171 | 5,009 | +20% | 102 → 89 |
| Owen | 5,701 | 6,707 | +18% | 72 → 67 |
| Name | Births 2003 | Births 2004 | Change | Rank 2003 → 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen | 2,620 | 2,022 | -23% | 155 → 190 |
| Jared | 3,942 | 3,178 | -19% | 107 → 128 |
| Dalton | 2,857 | 2,454 | -14% | 143 → 167 |
| Justin | 13,655 | 11,879 | -13% | 27 → 30 |
| Shane | 2,816 | 2,476 | -12% | 144 → 165 |
| Zachary | 15,540 | 13,712 | -12% | 20 → 26 |
| Trevor | 4,387 | 3,897 | -11% | 99 → 110 |
| Blake | 5,275 | 4,694 | -11% | 79 → 95 |
| Cameron | 9,965 | 8,887 | -11% | 40 → 50 |
| Hunter | 9,900 | 8,902 | -10% | 41 → 49 |
| Name | Births 2003 | Births 2004 | Change | Rank 2003 → 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton | 1,700 | 2,394 | +41% | 192 → 134 |
| Ella | 5,909 | 8,251 | +40% | 44 → 29 |
| Nevaeh | 2,300 | 3,181 | +38% | 145 → 103 |
| Ava | 6,280 | 8,645 | +38% | 39 → 25 |
| Sofia | 3,488 | 4,474 | +28% | 97 → 69 |
| Ruby | 1,707 | 2,120 | +24% | 189 → 158 |
| Miranda | 2,118 | 2,613 | +23% | 158 → 128 |
| Lily | 4,434 | 5,402 | +22% | 69 → 53 |
| Leah | 3,925 | 4,744 | +21% | 81 → 64 |
| Addison | 1,704 | 2,055 | +21% | 191 → 160 |
| Name | Births 2003 | Births 2004 | Change | Rank 2003 → 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 5,650 | 4,447 | -21% | 48 → 71 |
| Haley | 7,198 | 5,728 | -20% | 34 → 44 |
| Courtney | 3,348 | 2,763 | -17% | 103 → 121 |
| Sierra | 4,242 | 3,520 | -17% | 73 → 92 |
| Jordyn | 2,190 | 1,833 | -16% | 155 → 186 |
| Shelby | 3,537 | 2,988 | -16% | 94 → 112 |
| Cassandra | 2,334 | 1,973 | -15% | 140 → 173 |
| Kelsey | 2,569 | 2,198 | -14% | 130 → 148 |
| Megan | 7,800 | 6,687 | -14% | 30 → 36 |
| Erin | 3,926 | 3,367 | -14% | 80 → 95 |