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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1997

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1997 — 3,624,676 recorded births in total that year.

19961998 The 1990s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1997

Girls’ names

  1. 1Emily25,7341.5%
  2. 2Jessica21,0451.2%
  3. 3Ashley20,8971.2%
  4. 4Sarah20,7161.2%
  5. 5Hannah20,5971.2%
  6. 6Samantha20,1701.2%
  7. 7Taylor19,5041.1%
  8. 8Alexis17,1711.0%
  9. 9Elizabeth15,4300.9%
  10. 10Madison15,1890.9%
  11. 11Megan14,2440.8%
  12. 12Kayla13,8850.8%
  13. 13Rachel13,7980.8%
  14. 14Lauren13,2480.8%
  15. 15Alyssa12,6490.7%
  16. 16Amanda12,2430.7%
  17. 17Brianna12,0080.7%
  18. 18Jennifer11,8400.7%
  19. 19Victoria11,7950.7%
  20. 20Brittany11,5290.7%
  21. 21Nicole10,7440.6%
  22. 22Morgan10,3420.6%
  23. 23Stephanie9,7780.6%
  24. 24Jasmine9,6800.6%
  25. 25Rebecca9,6340.6%
  26. 26Abigail9,6300.6%
  27. 27Olivia9,4790.5%
  28. 28Courtney9,0350.5%
  29. 29Amber8,9140.5%
  30. 30Alexandra8,7520.5%
  31. 31Haley8,6870.5%
  32. 32Katherine8,5180.5%
  33. 33Anna8,3420.5%
  34. 34Danielle8,0340.5%
  35. 35Sydney8,0320.5%
  36. 36Emma7,7490.4%
  37. 37Julia7,3410.4%
  38. 38Maria7,3140.4%
  39. 39Allison7,2740.4%
  40. 40Jordan7,1670.4%
  41. 41Kaitlyn7,0050.4%
  42. 42Destiny6,7270.4%
  43. 43Shelby6,7010.4%
  44. 44Melissa6,6790.4%
  45. 45Brooke6,6710.4%
  46. 46Mary6,6500.4%
  47. 47Savannah6,5800.4%
  48. 48Natalie6,5390.4%
  49. 49Kimberly6,1820.4%
  50. 50Sara6,1590.4%
  51. 51Gabrielle5,9430.3%
  52. 52Erin5,9400.3%
  53. 53Sabrina5,8160.3%
  54. 54Vanessa5,7960.3%
  55. 55Michelle5,6950.3%
  56. 56Sierra5,6880.3%
  57. 57Kelsey5,5730.3%
  58. 58Andrea5,4050.3%
  59. 59Madeline5,3130.3%
  60. 60Marissa5,2980.3%
  61. 61Tiffany5,2210.3%
  62. 62Christina5,1820.3%
  63. 63Katelyn5,1560.3%
  64. 64Paige5,0300.3%
  65. 65Bailey5,0240.3%
  66. 66Laura4,8510.3%
  67. 67Mariah4,8030.3%
  68. 68Cheyenne4,7640.3%
  69. 69Grace4,6390.3%
  70. 70Miranda4,5900.3%
  71. 71Mackenzie4,4910.3%
  72. 72Briana4,4760.3%
  73. 73Chelsea4,4610.3%
  74. 74Breanna4,4440.3%
  75. 75Caroline4,4390.3%
  76. 76Jenna4,4220.3%
  77. 77Jacqueline4,2780.2%
  78. 78Alexandria4,2340.2%
  79. 79Monica4,2230.2%
  80. 80Hailey4,1480.2%
  81. 81Cassandra4,0980.2%
  82. 82Kristen4,0850.2%
  83. 83Kelly4,0640.2%
  84. 84Erica3,9920.2%
  85. 85Shannon3,9140.2%
  86. 86Kathryn3,8730.2%
  87. 87Katie3,8670.2%
  88. 88Caitlin3,8620.2%
  89. 89Alicia3,7820.2%
  90. 90Heather3,7670.2%
  91. 91Autumn3,7400.2%
  92. 92Amy3,6910.2%
  93. 93Angela3,6520.2%
  94. 94Sophia3,6400.2%
  95. 95Lindsey3,6360.2%
  96. 96Catherine3,5910.2%
  97. 97Diana3,5860.2%
  98. 98Molly3,4520.2%
  99. 99Crystal3,4350.2%
  100. 100Michaela3,3980.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Michael37,5622.0%
  2. 2Jacob34,1631.8%
  3. 3Matthew31,5171.7%
  4. 4Christopher29,1081.5%
  5. 5Joshua28,2891.5%
  6. 6Nicholas27,2581.4%
  7. 7Andrew25,2081.3%
  8. 8Brandon25,1971.3%
  9. 9Austin25,1181.3%
  10. 10Tyler24,8791.3%
  11. 11Daniel23,9501.3%
  12. 12Joseph23,6041.3%
  13. 13Zachary21,9291.2%
  14. 14David21,8961.2%
  15. 15John21,3861.1%
  16. 16Ryan20,5271.1%
  17. 17James20,4081.1%
  18. 18Anthony20,0341.1%
  19. 19William20,0201.1%
  20. 20Justin18,7451.0%
  21. 21Jonathan18,5421.0%
  22. 22Alexander17,1120.9%
  23. 23Robert16,3040.9%
  24. 24Kyle15,9190.8%
  25. 25Christian15,0590.8%
  26. 26Jordan14,7610.8%
  27. 27Samuel14,2370.8%
  28. 28Kevin13,2950.7%
  29. 29Benjamin13,2660.7%
  30. 30Dylan12,9680.7%
  31. 31Thomas12,8990.7%
  32. 32Jose11,9290.6%
  33. 33Aaron11,1700.6%
  34. 34Nathan10,4420.6%
  35. 35Eric10,3170.5%
  36. 36Cody10,2960.5%
  37. 37Brian9,7390.5%
  38. 38Noah9,2800.5%
  39. 39Adam8,8050.5%
  40. 40Steven8,7650.5%
  41. 41Jason8,7460.5%
  42. 42Logan8,6200.5%
  43. 43Timothy8,5020.5%
  44. 44Hunter8,4050.4%
  45. 45Cameron8,2190.4%
  46. 46Ethan7,8070.4%
  47. 47Caleb7,7750.4%
  48. 48Sean7,7440.4%
  49. 49Charles7,6560.4%
  50. 50Patrick7,4900.4%
  51. 51Richard7,2430.4%
  52. 52Connor7,1400.4%
  53. 53Luis7,1310.4%
  54. 54Juan7,1150.4%
  55. 55Alex6,8550.4%
  56. 56Jared6,6820.4%
  57. 57Gabriel6,4060.3%
  58. 58Mark6,1650.3%
  59. 59Devin6,0440.3%
  60. 60Isaiah6,0030.3%
  61. 61Evan6,0020.3%
  62. 62Trevor6,0010.3%
  63. 63Jesse5,9200.3%
  64. 64Jeremy5,8030.3%
  65. 65Nathaniel5,7750.3%
  66. 66Dakota5,6640.3%
  67. 67Carlos5,4630.3%
  68. 68Stephen5,4140.3%
  69. 69Bryan5,2510.3%
  70. 70Ian5,2110.3%
  71. 71Jesus5,1640.3%
  72. 72Cole5,1590.3%
  73. 73Isaac5,1460.3%
  74. 74Elijah5,0890.3%
  75. 75Antonio5,0690.3%
  76. 76Jack4,9840.3%
  77. 77Chase4,9640.3%
  78. 78Luke4,9530.3%
  79. 79Paul4,7520.3%
  80. 80Blake4,7280.3%
  81. 81Travis4,6840.2%
  82. 82Tanner4,6760.2%
  83. 83Kenneth4,6590.2%
  84. 84Jeffrey4,5820.2%
  85. 85Garrett4,5450.2%
  86. 86Angel4,5140.2%
  87. 87Taylor4,3330.2%
  88. 88Dustin4,2770.2%
  89. 89Mason4,2680.2%
  90. 90Dalton4,2380.2%
  91. 91Miguel4,2340.2%
  92. 92Tristan4,1970.2%
  93. 93Marcus4,1830.2%
  94. 94Bradley4,1240.2%
  95. 95Adrian4,1160.2%
  96. 96Mitchell4,0680.2%
  97. 97Seth4,0430.2%
  98. 98Lucas4,0340.2%
  99. 99Alejandro3,9980.2%
  100. 100Edward3,9150.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1997 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.