Most Popular Baby Names of 2014
In 2014, Emma (20,962 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Noah (19,338 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 2014
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah | 19,338 |
| 2 | Liam | 18,484 |
| 3 | Mason | 17,221 |
| 4 | Jacob | 16,916 |
| 5 | William | 16,847 |
| 6 | Ethan | 15,748 |
| 7 | Michael | 15,496 |
| 8 | Alexander | 15,444 |
| 9 | James | 14,462 |
| 10 | Daniel | 13,956 |
| 11 | Elijah | 13,881 |
| 12 | Benjamin | 13,827 |
| 13 | Logan | 13,668 |
| 14 | Aiden | 13,436 |
| 15 | Jayden | 12,993 |
| 16 | Matthew | 12,940 |
| 17 | David | 12,253 |
| 18 | Jackson | 12,240 |
| 19 | Lucas | 12,174 |
| 20 | Joseph | 12,151 |
| 21 | Anthony | 11,611 |
| 22 | Andrew | 11,187 |
| 23 | Samuel | 11,024 |
| 24 | Gabriel | 10,953 |
| 25 | Joshua | 10,926 |
| 26 | John | 10,699 |
| 27 | Carter | 10,690 |
| 28 | Luke | 10,521 |
| 29 | Dylan | 10,416 |
| 30 | Christopher | 10,387 |
| 31 | Isaac | 9,994 |
| 32 | Oliver | 9,450 |
| 33 | Henry | 9,442 |
| 34 | Sebastian | 9,313 |
| 35 | Caleb | 9,243 |
| 36 | Owen | 9,158 |
| 37 | Ryan | 9,098 |
| 38 | Nathan | 8,995 |
| 39 | Wyatt | 8,894 |
| 40 | Hunter | 8,838 |
| 41 | Jack | 8,753 |
| 42 | Christian | 8,479 |
| 43 | Landon | 8,244 |
| 44 | Jonathan | 8,120 |
| 45 | Levi | 8,077 |
| 46 | Jaxon | 7,724 |
| 47 | Julian | 7,686 |
| 48 | Isaiah | 7,652 |
| 49 | Eli | 7,508 |
| 50 | Aaron | 7,411 |
| 51 | Charles | 7,360 |
| 52 | Connor | 7,231 |
| 53 | Cameron | 7,069 |
| 54 | Thomas | 7,041 |
| 55 | Jordan | 6,899 |
| 56 | Jeremiah | 6,895 |
| 57 | Nicholas | 6,779 |
| 58 | Evan | 6,724 |
| 59 | Adrian | 6,706 |
| 60 | Robert | 6,660 |
| 61 | Gavin | 6,622 |
| 62 | Brayden | 6,592 |
| 63 | Grayson | 6,580 |
| 64 | Josiah | 6,479 |
| 65 | Colton | 6,401 |
| 66 | Austin | 6,317 |
| 67 | Angel | 6,313 |
| 68 | Jace | 6,301 |
| 69 | Dominic | 6,263 |
| 70 | Kevin | 5,901 |
| 71 | Brandon | 5,856 |
| 72 | Tyler | 5,849 |
| 73 | Parker | 5,720 |
| 74 | Ayden | 5,630 |
| 75 | Jason | 5,567 |
| 76 | Jose | 5,485 |
| 77 | Ian | 5,461 |
| 78 | Chase | 5,363 |
| 79 | Adam | 5,343 |
| 80 | Hudson | 5,241 |
| 81 | Nolan | 5,210 |
| 82 | Zachary | 5,187 |
| 83 | Easton | 4,988 |
| 84 | Blake | 4,948 |
| 85 | Jaxson | 4,945 |
| 86 | Cooper | 4,850 |
| 87 | Lincoln | 4,824 |
| 88 | Xavier | 4,788 |
| 89 | Bentley | 4,784 |
| 90 | Kayden | 4,741 |
| 91 | Carson | 4,624 |
| 92 | Asher | 4,333 |
| 93 | Brody | 4,327 |
| 94 | Nathaniel | 4,317 |
| 95 | Ryder | 4,113 |
| 96 | Justin | 4,031 |
| 97 | Leo | 3,976 |
| 98 | Tristan | 3,927 |
| 99 | Luis | 3,904 |
| 100 | Juan | 3,903 |
Top 100 girl names of 2014
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma | 20,962 |
| 2 | Olivia | 19,836 |
| 3 | Sophia | 18,642 |
| 4 | Isabella | 17,133 |
| 5 | Ava | 15,725 |
| 6 | Mia | 13,533 |
| 7 | Emily | 12,667 |
| 8 | Abigail | 12,113 |
| 9 | Madison | 10,331 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 10,120 |
| 11 | Harper | 9,616 |
| 12 | Sofia | 9,611 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 9,597 |
| 14 | Avery | 9,578 |
| 15 | Amelia | 8,804 |
| 16 | Evelyn | 8,753 |
| 17 | Ella | 8,568 |
| 18 | Chloe | 8,562 |
| 19 | Victoria | 8,008 |
| 20 | Grace | 7,659 |
| 21 | Aubrey | 7,632 |
| 22 | Zoey | 7,440 |
| 23 | Natalie | 7,114 |
| 24 | Addison | 7,008 |
| 25 | Lillian | 6,924 |
| 26 | Brooklyn | 6,841 |
| 27 | Lily | 6,785 |
| 28 | Hannah | 6,593 |
| 29 | Layla | 6,464 |
| 30 | Scarlett | 6,010 |
| 31 | Aria | 5,931 |
| 32 | Zoe | 5,883 |
| 33 | Samantha | 5,735 |
| 34 | Anna | 5,704 |
| 35 | Leah | 5,609 |
| 36 | Audrey | 5,570 |
| 37 | Ariana | 5,502 |
| 38 | Savannah | 5,488 |
| 39 | Allison | 5,476 |
| 40 | Arianna | 5,274 |
| 41 | Camila | 5,219 |
| 42 | Gabriella | 5,109 |
| 43 | Penelope | 5,089 |
| 44 | Claire | 5,015 |
| 45 | Aaliyah | 4,899 |
| 46 | Sadie | 4,870 |
| 47 | Riley | 4,798 |
| 48 | Skylar | 4,778 |
| 49 | Nora | 4,740 |
| 50 | Sarah | 4,714 |
| 51 | Hailey | 4,619 |
| 52 | Kaylee | 4,552 |
| 53 | Paisley | 4,501 |
| 54 | Kennedy | 4,497 |
| 55 | Ellie | 4,487 |
| 56 | Peyton | 4,453 |
| 57 | Annabelle | 4,363 |
| 58 | Serenity | 4,352 |
| 59 | Caroline | 4,347 |
| 60 | Madelyn | 4,312 |
| 61 | Lucy | 4,298 |
| 62 | Aubree | 4,279 |
| 63 | Nevaeh | 4,258 |
| 64 | Alexa | 4,249 |
| 65 | Alexis | 4,246 |
| 66 | Stella | 4,202 |
| 67 | Violet | 4,191 |
| 68 | Genesis | 4,169 |
| 69 | Mackenzie | 4,159 |
| 70 | Bella | 4,102 |
| 71 | Autumn | 4,079 |
| 72 | Mila | 4,064 |
| 73 | Kylie | 3,962 |
| 74 | Maya | 3,957 |
| 75 | Piper | 3,868 |
| 76 | Alyssa | 3,846 |
| 77 | Taylor | 3,818 |
| 78 | Eleanor | 3,740 |
| 79 | Faith | 3,738 |
| 80 | Naomi | 3,716 |
| 81 | Melanie | 3,699 |
| 82 | Katherine | 3,689 |
| 83 | Eva | 3,686 |
| 84 | Lydia | 3,652 |
| 85 | Brianna | 3,614 |
| 86 | Julia | 3,605 |
| 87 | Ashley | 3,559 |
| 88 | Khloe | 3,553 |
| 89 | Madeline | 3,445 |
| 90 | Ruby | 3,429 |
| 91 | Sophie | 3,394 |
| 92 | Alexandra | 3,316 |
| 93 | London | 3,289 |
| 94 | Lauren | 3,096 |
| 95 | Gianna | 3,082 |
| 96 | Isabelle | 3,080 |
| 97 | Vivian | 3,063 |
| 98 | Alice | 3,055 |
| 99 | Jasmine | 3,043 |
| 100 | Hadley | 3,015 |
Biggest movers since 2013
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 2013 | Births 2014 | Change | Rank 2013 → 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore | 2,429 | 3,228 | +33% | 167 → 126 |
| Oliver | 7,275 | 9,450 | +30% | 52 → 32 |
| Harrison | 2,511 | 3,205 | +28% | 162 → 127 |
| Ezra | 2,757 | 3,423 | +24% | 142 → 119 |
| Sebastian | 7,552 | 9,313 | +23% | 46 → 34 |
| Bennett | 2,075 | 2,550 | +23% | 194 → 166 |
| Kingston | 2,130 | 2,601 | +22% | 190 → 159 |
| Kai | 1,983 | 2,411 | +22% | 199 → 177 |
| Roman | 2,886 | 3,481 | +21% | 136 → 113 |
| Lincoln | 4,039 | 4,824 | +19% | 95 → 87 |
| Name | Births 2013 | Births 2014 | Change | Rank 2013 → 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jase | 4,555 | 3,751 | -18% | 89 → 105 |
| Justin | 4,873 | 4,031 | -17% | 85 → 96 |
| Aidan | 2,675 | 2,280 | -15% | 146 → 187 |
| Cayden | 2,389 | 2,050 | -14% | 172 → 198 |
| Silas | 3,412 | 2,934 | -14% | 116 → 137 |
| Blake | 5,649 | 4,948 | -12% | 75 → 84 |
| Jayden | 14,798 | 12,993 | -12% | 9 → 15 |
| Tyler | 6,659 | 5,849 | -12% | 63 → 72 |
| Brayden | 7,455 | 6,592 | -12% | 48 → 62 |
| Jaden | 2,784 | 2,466 | -11% | 141 → 173 |
| Name | Births 2013 | Births 2014 | Change | Rank 2013 → 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel | 2,056 | 2,909 | +41% | 157 → 105 |
| Adalynn | 1,845 | 2,523 | +37% | 173 → 129 |
| Nora | 3,508 | 4,740 | +35% | 83 → 49 |
| Luna | 1,747 | 2,341 | +34% | 183 → 142 |
| Aurora | 2,132 | 2,751 | +29% | 146 → 116 |
| Skylar | 3,789 | 4,778 | +26% | 73 → 48 |
| Paisley | 3,605 | 4,501 | +25% | 80 → 53 |
| Ariana | 4,420 | 5,502 | +24% | 54 → 37 |
| Eleanor | 3,013 | 3,740 | +24% | 106 → 78 |
| Kinsley | 1,981 | 2,447 | +24% | 161 → 131 |
| Name | Births 2013 | Births 2014 | Change | Rank 2013 → 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole | 3,351 | 2,540 | -24% | 91 → 128 |
| Makayla | 3,295 | 2,590 | -21% | 94 → 123 |
| Molly | 3,084 | 2,605 | -16% | 102 → 122 |
| Kaitlyn | 2,379 | 2,060 | -13% | 134 → 160 |
| Gabrielle | 2,217 | 1,923 | -13% | 141 → 172 |
| Brooke | 2,754 | 2,390 | -13% | 115 → 140 |
| Mariah | 2,772 | 2,409 | -13% | 113 → 137 |
| Jocelyn | 3,151 | 2,763 | -12% | 99 → 115 |
| Sophia | 21,253 | 18,642 | -12% | 1 → 3 |
| Samantha | 6,516 | 5,735 | -12% | 29 → 33 |