Most Popular Baby Names of 2016
In 2016, Emma (19,548 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Noah (19,187 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 2016
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah | 19,187 |
| 2 | Liam | 18,272 |
| 3 | William | 15,808 |
| 4 | Mason | 15,286 |
| 5 | James | 14,916 |
| 6 | Benjamin | 14,682 |
| 7 | Jacob | 14,554 |
| 8 | Michael | 14,139 |
| 9 | Elijah | 13,970 |
| 10 | Ethan | 13,854 |
| 11 | Alexander | 13,445 |
| 12 | Oliver | 13,065 |
| 13 | Daniel | 12,992 |
| 14 | Lucas | 12,904 |
| 15 | Matthew | 12,665 |
| 16 | Aiden | 12,265 |
| 17 | Jackson | 11,311 |
| 18 | Logan | 11,278 |
| 19 | David | 11,148 |
| 20 | Joseph | 10,961 |
| 21 | Samuel | 10,615 |
| 22 | Henry | 10,389 |
| 23 | Sebastian | 10,308 |
| 24 | Owen | 10,302 |
| 25 | Gabriel | 10,278 |
| 26 | Carter | 10,218 |
| 27 | Jayden | 10,156 |
| 28 | John | 10,055 |
| 29 | Luke | 9,999 |
| 30 | Anthony | 9,899 |
| 31 | Isaac | 9,774 |
| 32 | Dylan | 9,719 |
| 33 | Wyatt | 9,579 |
| 34 | Andrew | 9,431 |
| 35 | Joshua | 9,253 |
| 36 | Christopher | 9,101 |
| 37 | Grayson | 8,692 |
| 38 | Jack | 8,430 |
| 39 | Julian | 8,388 |
| 40 | Ryan | 8,258 |
| 41 | Jaxon | 8,142 |
| 42 | Levi | 8,113 |
| 43 | Nathan | 8,000 |
| 44 | Caleb | 7,978 |
| 45 | Hunter | 7,675 |
| 46 | Christian | 7,668 |
| 47 | Isaiah | 7,568 |
| 48 | Thomas | 7,365 |
| 49 | Aaron | 7,175 |
| 50 | Eli | 7,129 |
| 51 | Lincoln | 7,127 |
| 52 | Charles | 7,125 |
| 53 | Landon | 7,046 |
| 54 | Connor | 7,037 |
| 55 | Josiah | 7,022 |
| 56 | Jonathan | 6,980 |
| 57 | Cameron | 6,858 |
| 58 | Jeremiah | 6,626 |
| 59 | Mateo | 6,558 |
| 60 | Adrian | 6,336 |
| 61 | Hudson | 6,127 |
| 62 | Robert | 6,005 |
| 63 | Nicholas | 5,763 |
| 64 | Brayden | 5,734 |
| 65 | Jordan | 5,674 |
| 66 | Easton | 5,642 |
| 67 | Nolan | 5,634 |
| 68 | Colton | 5,623 |
| 69 | Evan | 5,612 |
| 70 | Angel | 5,561 |
| 71 | Asher | 5,525 |
| 72 | Dominic | 5,427 |
| 73 | Austin | 5,368 |
| 74 | Leo | 5,299 |
| 75 | Adam | 5,221 |
| 76 | Jace | 5,207 |
| 77 | Jose | 5,119 |
| 78 | Ian | 5,079 |
| 79 | Cooper | 4,974 |
| 80 | Gavin | 4,943 |
| 81 | Carson | 4,931 |
| 82 | Jaxson | 4,915 |
| 83 | Theodore | 4,910 |
| 84 | Jason | 4,885 |
| 85 | Ezra | 4,879 |
| 86 | Chase | 4,868 |
| 87 | Parker | 4,729 |
| 88 | Xavier | 4,624 |
| 89 | Zachary | 4,576 |
| 90 | Kevin | 4,554 |
| 91 | Tyler | 4,514 |
| 92 | Ayden | 4,506 |
| 93 | Elias | 4,486 |
| 94 | Bryson | 4,372 |
| 95 | Greyson | 4,325 |
| 95 | Leonardo | 4,325 |
| 97 | Sawyer | 4,248 |
| 98 | Roman | 4,221 |
| 99 | Brandon | 4,101 |
| 100 | Bentley | 4,069 |
Top 100 girl names of 2016
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma | 19,548 |
| 2 | Olivia | 19,409 |
| 3 | Ava | 16,347 |
| 4 | Sophia | 16,182 |
| 5 | Isabella | 14,861 |
| 6 | Mia | 14,462 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 13,117 |
| 8 | Abigail | 11,794 |
| 9 | Emily | 11,004 |
| 10 | Amelia | 10,808 |
| 11 | Harper | 10,802 |
| 12 | Evelyn | 10,116 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 9,602 |
| 14 | Sofia | 9,177 |
| 15 | Madison | 9,055 |
| 16 | Avery | 8,774 |
| 17 | Ella | 7,939 |
| 18 | Scarlett | 7,716 |
| 19 | Grace | 7,616 |
| 20 | Chloe | 7,481 |
| 21 | Victoria | 7,328 |
| 22 | Riley | 7,159 |
| 23 | Aria | 6,948 |
| 24 | Lily | 6,608 |
| 25 | Aubrey | 6,551 |
| 26 | Zoey | 6,478 |
| 27 | Penelope | 6,397 |
| 28 | Lillian | 6,385 |
| 29 | Addison | 6,336 |
| 30 | Layla | 6,298 |
| 31 | Natalie | 6,191 |
| 32 | Camila | 6,052 |
| 33 | Hannah | 6,036 |
| 34 | Brooklyn | 5,970 |
| 35 | Zoe | 5,763 |
| 36 | Nora | 5,593 |
| 37 | Leah | 5,433 |
| 38 | Savannah | 5,388 |
| 39 | Audrey | 5,368 |
| 40 | Claire | 5,216 |
| 41 | Eleanor | 5,139 |
| 42 | Skylar | 5,134 |
| 43 | Ellie | 5,072 |
| 44 | Samantha | 4,955 |
| 45 | Stella | 4,933 |
| 46 | Paisley | 4,882 |
| 47 | Violet | 4,881 |
| 48 | Mila | 4,830 |
| 49 | Anna | 4,805 |
| 50 | Allison | 4,782 |
| 51 | Alexa | 4,775 |
| 52 | Hazel | 4,681 |
| 53 | Aaliyah | 4,656 |
| 54 | Ariana | 4,608 |
| 55 | Lucy | 4,604 |
| 56 | Caroline | 4,437 |
| 57 | Sarah | 4,426 |
| 58 | Genesis | 4,351 |
| 59 | Kennedy | 4,341 |
| 60 | Sadie | 4,297 |
| 61 | Gabriella | 4,262 |
| 62 | Madelyn | 4,240 |
| 63 | Adeline | 4,119 |
| 64 | Maya | 4,089 |
| 65 | Autumn | 4,045 |
| 66 | Aurora | 4,005 |
| 67 | Piper | 3,955 |
| 68 | Hailey | 3,946 |
| 69 | Arianna | 3,911 |
| 70 | Serenity | 3,865 |
| 71 | Ruby | 3,847 |
| 72 | Kaylee | 3,845 |
| 73 | Nevaeh | 3,823 |
| 74 | Eva | 3,812 |
| 75 | Naomi | 3,806 |
| 76 | Alice | 3,692 |
| 77 | Luna | 3,685 |
| 78 | Bella | 3,681 |
| 79 | Quinn | 3,648 |
| 80 | Lydia | 3,622 |
| 81 | Peyton | 3,510 |
| 82 | Melanie | 3,490 |
| 83 | Kylie | 3,424 |
| 84 | Aubree | 3,420 |
| 85 | Mackenzie | 3,410 |
| 86 | Kinsley | 3,377 |
| 87 | Cora | 3,373 |
| 88 | Julia | 3,344 |
| 89 | Madeline | 3,280 |
| 89 | Taylor | 3,280 |
| 91 | Katherine | 3,275 |
| 92 | Gianna | 3,226 |
| 93 | Eliana | 3,207 |
| 94 | Elena | 3,187 |
| 95 | Vivian | 3,141 |
| 96 | Willow | 3,124 |
| 97 | Brianna | 3,097 |
| 98 | Reagan | 3,096 |
| 99 | Faith | 3,090 |
| 100 | Clara | 3,075 |
Biggest movers since 2015
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 2015 | Births 2016 | Change | Rank 2015 → 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor | 629 | 1,086 | +73% | 474 → 323 |
| Arlo | 579 | 977 | +69% | 501 → 349 |
| Bodhi | 585 | 920 | +57% | 498 → 361 |
| Wade | 554 | 791 | +43% | 519 → 405 |
| Killian | 976 | 1,382 | +42% | 349 → 264 |
| Legend | 814 | 1,147 | +41% | 391 → 310 |
| Bryson | 3,115 | 4,372 | +40% | 133 → 94 |
| Ace | 743 | 1,042 | +40% | 419 → 334 |
| Matias | 664 | 916 | +38% | 458 → 363 |
| Tobias | 1,123 | 1,523 | +36% | 316 → 246 |
| Name | Births 2015 | Births 2016 | Change | Rank 2015 → 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jase | 2,296 | 1,596 | -30% | 182 → 240 |
| Iker | 2,176 | 1,637 | -25% | 190 → 235 |
| Kellan | 776 | 601 | -23% | 398 → 499 |
| Blake | 4,233 | 3,289 | -22% | 96 → 127 |
| Braden | 758 | 599 | -21% | 411 → 501 |
| Brantley | 3,306 | 2,614 | -21% | 122 → 156 |
| Brennan | 690 | 549 | -20% | 444 → 534 |
| Brandon | 5,126 | 4,101 | -20% | 83 → 99 |
| Aden | 871 | 702 | -19% | 370 → 438 |
| Trenton | 1,015 | 821 | -19% | 339 → 388 |
| Name | Births 2015 | Births 2016 | Change | Rank 2015 → 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaline | 904 | 1,880 | +108% | 365 → 172 |
| Remi | 635 | 1,102 | +74% | 501 → 296 |
| Ariah | 608 | 1,046 | +72% | 515 → 310 |
| Adeline | 2,412 | 4,119 | +71% | 135 → 63 |
| Thea | 688 | 1,121 | +63% | 463 → 291 |
| Amara | 691 | 1,085 | +57% | 459 → 301 |
| Nova | 1,528 | 2,285 | +50% | 213 → 136 |
| Margot | 505 | 745 | +48% | 592 → 433 |
| Blake | 752 | 1,098 | +46% | 424 → 298 |
| Teagan | 1,438 | 2,045 | +42% | 231 → 150 |
| Name | Births 2015 | Births 2016 | Change | Rank 2015 → 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaitlyn | 1,662 | 998 | -40% | 197 → 329 |
| Katelyn | 1,385 | 870 | -37% | 239 → 376 |
| Kyleigh | 859 | 648 | -25% | 380 → 482 |
| Kendall | 2,199 | 1,703 | -23% | 147 → 193 |
| Kylee | 1,395 | 1,082 | -22% | 237 → 302 |
| Alexis | 3,435 | 2,695 | -22% | 85 → 118 |
| Haylee | 669 | 525 | -22% | 482 → 585 |
| Jada | 1,068 | 840 | -21% | 302 → 395 |
| Alexa | 6,053 | 4,775 | -21% | 32 → 51 |
| Keira | 1,312 | 1,038 | -21% | 245 → 313 |