Names by year · United States
The names of 1997
In 1997, the SSA recorded 3,625,850 babies with names given at least five times. Emily was the top girls' name and Michael the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily1 in 68 | 25,734 | #34 |
| 2 | Jessica1 in 83 | 21,045 | #665 |
| 3 | Ashley1 in 83 | 20,897 | #164 |
| 4 | Sarah1 in 84 | 20,716 | #90 |
| 5 | Hannah1 in 85 | 20,597 | #56 |
| 6 | Samantha1 in 86 | 20,170 | #151 |
| 7 | Taylor1 in 89 | 19,504 | #403 |
| 8 | Alexis1 in 101 | 17,171 | #554 |
| 9 | Elizabeth1 in 113 | 15,430 | #17 |
| 10 | Madison1 in 115 | 15,189 | #40 |
| 11 | Megan1 in 122 | 14,244 | #889 |
| 12 | Kayla1 in 125 | 13,885 | #364 |
| 13 | Rachel1 in 126 | 13,798 | #250 |
| 14 | Lauren1 in 131 | 13,248 | #401 |
| 15 | Alyssa1 in 138 | 12,649 | #453 |
| 16 | Amanda1 in 142 | 12,243 | #493 |
| 17 | Brianna1 in 145 | 12,008 | #222 |
| 18 | Jennifer1 in 147 | 11,840 | #586 |
| 19 | Victoria1 in 148 | 11,795 | #54 |
| 20 | Brittany1 in 151 | 11,529 | #928 |
| 21 | Nicole1 in 162 | 10,744 | #383 |
| 22 | Morgan1 in 168 | 10,342 | #312 |
| 23 | Stephanie1 in 178 | 9,778 | #557 |
| 24 | Jasmine1 in 180 | 9,680 | #206 |
| 25 | Rebecca1 in 181 | 9,634 | #350 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 50 | 37,562 | #21 |
| 2 | Jacob1 in 55 | 34,163 | #43 |
| 3 | Matthew1 in 60 | 31,517 | #32 |
| 4 | Christopher1 in 65 | 29,108 | #68 |
| 5 | Joshua1 in 67 | 28,289 | #66 |
| 6 | Nicholas1 in 69 | 27,258 | #112 |
| 7 | Andrew1 in 75 | 25,208 | #73 |
| 8 | Brandon1 in 75 | 25,197 | #261 |
| 9 | Austin1 in 75 | 25,118 | #113 |
| 10 | Tyler1 in 76 | 24,879 | #220 |
| 11 | Daniel1 in 79 | 23,950 | #22 |
| 12 | Joseph1 in 80 | 23,604 | #29 |
| 13 | Zachary1 in 86 | 21,929 | #216 |
| 14 | David1 in 86 | 21,896 | #35 |
| 15 | John1 in 88 | 21,386 | #23 |
| 16 | Ryan1 in 92 | 20,527 | #99 |
| 17 | James1 in 92 | 20,408 | #6 |
| 18 | Anthony1 in 94 | 20,034 | #46 |
| 19 | William1 in 94 | 20,020 | #9 |
| 20 | Justin1 in 101 | 18,745 | #233 |
| 21 | Jonathan1 in 102 | 18,542 | #89 |
| 22 | Alexander1 in 110 | 17,112 | #30 |
| 23 | Robert1 in 116 | 16,304 | #92 |
| 24 | Kyle1 in 118 | 15,919 | #509 |
| 25 | Christian1 in 125 | 15,059 | #96 |
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