Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 1997
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1996
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Michael
|
37,557 |
| 2 |
Jacob
|
34,163 |
| 3 |
Matthew
|
31,518 |
| 4 |
Christopher
|
29,106 |
| 5 |
Joshua
|
28,288 |
| 6 |
Nicholas
|
27,257 |
| 7 |
Andrew
|
25,208 |
| 8 |
Brandon
|
25,196 |
| 9 |
Austin
|
25,118 |
| 10 |
Tyler
|
24,878 |
| 11 |
Daniel
|
23,950 |
| 12 |
Joseph
|
23,603 |
| 13 |
Zachary
|
21,928 |
| 14 |
David
|
21,896 |
| 15 |
John
|
21,386 |
| 16 |
Ryan
|
20,528 |
| 17 |
James
|
20,407 |
| 18 |
Anthony
|
20,033 |
| 19 |
William
|
20,020 |
| 20 |
Justin
|
18,744 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Emily
|
25,735 |
| 2 |
Jessica
|
21,045 |
| 3 |
Ashley
|
20,896 |
| 4 |
Sarah
|
20,716 |
| 5 |
Hannah
|
20,596 |
| 6 |
Samantha
|
20,170 |
| 7 |
Taylor
|
19,504 |
| 8 |
Alexis
|
17,171 |
| 9 |
Elizabeth
|
15,428 |
| 10 |
Madison
|
15,189 |
| 11 |
Megan
|
14,244 |
| 12 |
Kayla
|
13,885 |
| 13 |
Rachel
|
13,798 |
| 14 |
Lauren
|
13,248 |
| 15 |
Alyssa
|
12,649 |
| 16 |
Amanda
|
12,243 |
| 17 |
Brianna
|
12,007 |
| 18 |
Jennifer
|
11,840 |
| 19 |
Victoria
|
11,793 |
| 20 |
Brittany
|
11,529 |