Names by year · United States

The names of 2017

In 2017, the SSA recorded 3,577,417 babies with names given at least five times. Emma was the top girls' name and Liam the top boys' name.

Girls

RankNamebornin 2025
1Emma1 in 8719,873#3
2Olivia1 in 9218,778#1
3Ava1 in 10816,017#11
4Isabella1 in 11315,263#7
5Sophia1 in 11614,947#5
6Mia1 in 12813,521#6
7Charlotte1 in 13312,969#2
8Amelia1 in 14511,870#4
9Evelyn1 in 16110,748#8
10Abigail1 in 16210,645#41
11Harper1 in 16410,524#16
12Emily1 in 1769,817#34
13Elizabeth1 in 1929,004#17
14Avery1 in 2108,237#37
15Sofia1 in 2118,175#9
16Ella1 in 2148,084#29
17Madison1 in 2187,910#40
18Scarlett1 in 2247,721#32
19Victoria1 in 2367,314#54
20Aria1 in 2417,168#26
21Grace1 in 2447,087#38
22Chloe1 in 2476,982#23
23Camila1 in 2556,776#19
24Penelope1 in 2596,668#22
25Riley1 in 2716,368#48

Boys

RankNamebornin 2025
1Liam1 in 9818,874#1
2Noah1 in 10018,507#2
3William1 in 12315,046#9
4James1 in 12914,362#6
5Logan1 in 13214,061#53
6Benjamin1 in 13413,858#11
7Mason1 in 13613,602#39
8Elijah1 in 13813,449#7
9Jacob1 in 13913,269#43
10Oliver1 in 14013,224#3
11Lucas1 in 14213,032#10
12Michael1 in 14512,726#21
13Alexander1 in 14712,577#30
14Ethan1 in 14812,483#24
15Daniel1 in 15711,758#22
16Matthew1 in 15811,732#32
17Aiden1 in 16311,357#62
18Joseph1 in 17610,488#29
19Henry1 in 17710,482#5
20Jackson1 in 17710,469#36
21Samuel1 in 17710,449#18
22David1 in 18110,244#35
23Sebastian1 in 18210,197#16
24Carter1 in 1889,833#45
25Wyatt1 in 1909,727#38

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