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Most Popular Baby Names Of 2016

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 2016 — 3,669,531 recorded births in total that year.

20152017 The 2010s as a wholeNames that peaked in 2016

Girls’ names

  1. 1Emma19,5501.1%
  2. 2Olivia19,4141.1%
  3. 3Ava16,3540.9%
  4. 4Sophia16,1850.9%
  5. 5Isabella14,8630.8%
  6. 6Mia14,4640.8%
  7. 7Charlotte13,1180.7%
  8. 8Abigail11,7960.7%
  9. 9Emily11,0060.6%
  10. 10Amelia10,8090.6%
  11. 11Harper10,8030.6%
  12. 12Evelyn10,1160.6%
  13. 13Elizabeth9,6070.5%
  14. 14Sofia9,1790.5%
  15. 15Madison9,0570.5%
  16. 16Avery8,7740.5%
  17. 17Ella7,9400.4%
  18. 18Scarlett7,7200.4%
  19. 19Grace7,6170.4%
  20. 20Chloe7,4840.4%
  21. 21Victoria7,3290.4%
  22. 22Riley7,1590.4%
  23. 23Aria6,9490.4%
  24. 24Lily6,6100.4%
  25. 25Aubrey6,5520.4%
  26. 26Zoey6,4810.4%
  27. 27Penelope6,4000.4%
  28. 28Lillian6,3860.4%
  29. 29Addison6,3410.4%
  30. 30Layla6,3000.4%
  31. 31Natalie6,1910.3%
  32. 32Camila6,0540.3%
  33. 33Hannah6,0380.3%
  34. 34Brooklyn5,9710.3%
  35. 35Zoe5,7640.3%
  36. 36Nora5,5930.3%
  37. 37Leah5,4340.3%
  38. 38Savannah5,3890.3%
  39. 39Audrey5,3690.3%
  40. 40Claire5,2160.3%
  41. 41Eleanor5,1400.3%
  42. 42Skylar5,1370.3%
  43. 43Ellie5,0740.3%
  44. 44Samantha4,9560.3%
  45. 45Stella4,9330.3%
  46. 46Paisley4,8830.3%
  47. 47Violet4,8820.3%
  48. 48Mila4,8300.3%
  49. 49Anna4,8100.3%
  50. 50Allison4,7860.3%
  51. 51Alexa4,7750.3%
  52. 52Hazel4,6820.3%
  53. 53Aaliyah4,6600.3%
  54. 54Ariana4,6090.3%
  55. 55Lucy4,6040.3%
  56. 56Caroline4,4370.3%
  57. 57Sarah4,4290.2%
  58. 58Genesis4,3510.2%
  59. 59Kennedy4,3410.2%
  60. 60Sadie4,2990.2%
  61. 61Gabriella4,2630.2%
  62. 62Madelyn4,2410.2%
  63. 63Adeline4,1200.2%
  64. 64Maya4,0900.2%
  65. 65Autumn4,0450.2%
  66. 66Aurora4,0060.2%
  67. 67Piper3,9560.2%
  68. 68Hailey3,9470.2%
  69. 69Arianna3,9130.2%
  70. 70Serenity3,8710.2%
  71. 71Ruby3,8470.2%
  72. 72Kaylee3,8450.2%
  73. 73Nevaeh3,8250.2%
  74. 74Eva3,8140.2%
  75. 75Naomi3,8080.2%
  76. 76Alice3,6920.2%
  77. 77Luna3,6880.2%
  78. 78Bella3,6850.2%
  79. 79Quinn3,6490.2%
  80. 80Lydia3,6250.2%
  81. 81Peyton3,5110.2%
  82. 82Melanie3,4900.2%
  83. 83Kylie3,4270.2%
  84. 84Aubree3,4220.2%
  85. 85Mackenzie3,4100.2%
  86. 86Kinsley3,3780.2%
  87. 87Cora3,3740.2%
  88. 88Julia3,3440.2%
  89. 89Taylor3,2810.2%
  90. 90Madeline3,2800.2%
  91. 91Katherine3,2760.2%
  92. 92Gianna3,2260.2%
  93. 93Eliana3,2070.2%
  94. 94Elena3,1900.2%
  95. 95Vivian3,1420.2%
  96. 96Willow3,1250.2%
  97. 97Brianna3,0980.2%
  98. 98Reagan3,0970.2%
  99. 99Faith3,0930.2%
  100. 100Clara3,0750.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Noah19,1881.0%
  2. 2Liam18,2771.0%
  3. 3William15,8100.8%
  4. 4Mason15,2870.8%
  5. 5James14,9200.8%
  6. 6Benjamin14,6860.8%
  7. 7Jacob14,5590.8%
  8. 8Michael14,1450.7%
  9. 9Elijah13,9820.7%
  10. 10Ethan13,8550.7%
  11. 11Alexander13,4460.7%
  12. 12Oliver13,0660.7%
  13. 13Daniel12,9960.7%
  14. 14Lucas12,9060.7%
  15. 15Matthew12,6650.7%
  16. 16Aiden12,2690.6%
  17. 17Jackson11,3150.6%
  18. 18Logan11,2780.6%
  19. 19David11,1530.6%
  20. 20Joseph10,9690.6%
  21. 21Samuel10,6210.6%
  22. 22Henry10,3900.5%
  23. 23Sebastian10,3090.5%
  24. 24Owen10,3050.5%
  25. 25Gabriel10,2790.5%
  26. 26Carter10,2200.5%
  27. 27Jayden10,1580.5%
  28. 28John10,0600.5%
  29. 29Luke10,0010.5%
  30. 30Anthony9,9000.5%
  31. 31Isaac9,7820.5%
  32. 32Dylan9,7200.5%
  33. 33Wyatt9,5810.5%
  34. 34Andrew9,4370.5%
  35. 35Joshua9,2580.5%
  36. 36Christopher9,1060.5%
  37. 37Grayson8,6930.5%
  38. 38Jack8,4300.4%
  39. 39Julian8,3880.4%
  40. 40Ryan8,2610.4%
  41. 41Jaxon8,1450.4%
  42. 42Levi8,1180.4%
  43. 43Nathan8,0000.4%
  44. 44Caleb7,9820.4%
  45. 45Hunter7,6810.4%
  46. 46Christian7,6740.4%
  47. 47Isaiah7,5730.4%
  48. 48Thomas7,3670.4%
  49. 49Aaron7,1780.4%
  50. 50Eli7,1320.4%
  51. 51Lincoln7,1290.4%
  52. 52Charles7,1270.4%
  53. 53Landon7,0460.4%
  54. 54Connor7,0370.4%
  55. 55Josiah7,0250.4%
  56. 56Jonathan6,9820.4%
  57. 57Cameron6,8610.4%
  58. 58Jeremiah6,6290.3%
  59. 59Mateo6,5590.3%
  60. 60Adrian6,3370.3%
  61. 61Hudson6,1270.3%
  62. 62Robert6,0100.3%
  63. 63Nicholas5,7650.3%
  64. 64Brayden5,7340.3%
  65. 65Jordan5,6800.3%
  66. 66Easton5,6430.3%
  67. 67Nolan5,6340.3%
  68. 68Colton5,6240.3%
  69. 69Evan5,6130.3%
  70. 70Angel5,5640.3%
  71. 71Asher5,5250.3%
  72. 72Dominic5,4280.3%
  73. 73Austin5,3740.3%
  74. 74Leo5,2990.3%
  75. 75Adam5,2240.3%
  76. 76Jace5,2080.3%
  77. 77Jose5,1190.3%
  78. 78Ian5,0790.3%
  79. 79Cooper4,9740.3%
  80. 80Gavin4,9440.3%
  81. 81Carson4,9310.3%
  82. 82Jaxson4,9160.3%
  83. 83Theodore4,9100.3%
  84. 84Jason4,8860.3%
  85. 85Ezra4,8820.3%
  86. 86Chase4,8680.3%
  87. 87Parker4,7300.2%
  88. 88Xavier4,6250.2%
  89. 89Zachary4,5760.2%
  90. 90Kevin4,5570.2%
  91. 91Tyler4,5150.2%
  92. 92Ayden4,5060.2%
  93. 93Elias4,4860.2%
  94. 94Bryson4,3720.2%
  95. 95Greyson4,3260.2%
  96. 96Leonardo4,3250.2%
  97. 97Sawyer4,2480.2%
  98. 98Roman4,2220.2%
  99. 99Brandon4,1010.2%
  100. 100Bentley4,0730.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 2016 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.