Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1997
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1996.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 37,562 | 0 |
| 2 | Jacob | 34,163 | +1 |
| 3 | Matthew | 31,517 | -1 |
| 4 | Christopher | 29,108 | 0 |
| 5 | Joshua | 28,289 | 0 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 27,258 | 0 |
| 7 | Andrew | 25,208 | +3 |
| 8 | Brandon | 25,197 | 0 |
| 9 | Austin | 25,118 | 0 |
| 10 | Tyler | 24,879 | -3 |
| 11 | Daniel | 23,950 | 0 |
| 12 | Joseph | 23,604 | 0 |
| 13 | Zachary | 21,929 | +1 |
| 14 | David | 21,896 | -1 |
| 15 | John | 21,386 | 0 |
| 16 | Ryan | 20,527 | 0 |
| 17 | James | 20,408 | 0 |
| 18 | Anthony | 20,034 | +1 |
| 19 | William | 20,020 | -1 |
| 20 | Justin | 18,745 | 0 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 18,542 | 0 |
| 22 | Alexander | 17,112 | 0 |
| 23 | Robert | 16,304 | 0 |
| 24 | Kyle | 15,919 | +1 |
| 25 | Christian | 15,059 | -1 |
| 26 | Jordan | 14,761 | +1 |
| 27 | Samuel | 14,237 | +3 |
| 28 | Kevin | 13,295 | -2 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 13,266 | 0 |
| 30 | Dylan | 12,968 | +3 |
| 31 | Thomas | 12,899 | -3 |
| 32 | Jose | 11,929 | 0 |
| 33 | Aaron | 11,170 | +1 |
| 34 | Nathan | 10,442 | +3 |
| 35 | Eric | 10,317 | 0 |
| 36 | Cody | 10,296 | -5 |
| 37 | Brian | 9,739 | -1 |
| 38 | Noah | 9,280 | +12 |
| 39 | Adam | 8,805 | 0 |
| 40 | Steven | 8,765 | -2 |
| 41 | Jason | 8,746 | 0 |
| 42 | Logan | 8,620 | 0 |
| 43 | Timothy | 8,502 | -3 |
| 44 | Hunter | 8,405 | +3 |
| 45 | Cameron | 8,219 | +4 |
| 46 | Ethan | 7,807 | +16 |
| 47 | Caleb | 7,775 | +1 |
| 48 | Sean | 7,744 | -2 |
| 49 | Charles | 7,656 | -6 |
| 50 | Patrick | 7,490 | -6 |
| 51 | Richard | 7,243 | -6 |
| 52 | Connor | 7,140 | +2 |
| 53 | Luis | 7,131 | +4 |
| 54 | Juan | 7,115 | -2 |
| 55 | Alex | 6,855 | -2 |
| 56 | Jared | 6,682 | +8 |
| 57 | Gabriel | 6,406 | +4 |
| 58 | Mark | 6,165 | -3 |
| 59 | Devin | 6,044 | +1 |
| 60 | Isaiah | 6,003 | +11 |
| 61 | Evan | 6,002 | +4 |
| 62 | Trevor | 6,001 | +1 |
| 63 | Jesse | 5,920 | -12 |
| 64 | Jeremy | 5,803 | -8 |
| 65 | Nathaniel | 5,775 | +4 |
| 66 | Dakota | 5,664 | -8 |
| 67 | Carlos | 5,463 | 0 |
| 68 | Stephen | 5,414 | -9 |
| 69 | Bryan | 5,251 | -3 |
| 70 | Ian | 5,211 | 0 |
| 71 | Jesus | 5,164 | +3 |
| 72 | Cole | 5,159 | +34 |
| 73 | Isaac | 5,146 | +13 |
| 74 | Elijah | 5,089 | +7 |
| 75 | Antonio | 5,069 | +5 |
| 76 | Jack | 4,984 | +13 |
| 77 | Chase | 4,964 | -1 |
| 78 | Luke | 4,953 | -3 |
| 79 | Paul | 4,752 | -1 |
| 80 | Blake | 4,728 | +4 |
| 81 | Travis | 4,684 | -8 |
| 82 | Tanner | 4,676 | +8 |
| 83 | Kenneth | 4,659 | -6 |
| 84 | Jeffrey | 4,582 | -12 |
| 85 | Garrett | 4,545 | 0 |
| 86 | Angel | 4,514 | +16 |
| 87 | Taylor | 4,333 | -5 |
| 88 | Dustin | 4,277 | -9 |
| 89 | Mason | 4,268 | +15 |
| 90 | Dalton | 4,238 | +9 |
| 91 | Miguel | 4,234 | 0 |
| 92 | Tristan | 4,197 | -24 |
| 93 | Marcus | 4,183 | -6 |
| 94 | Bradley | 4,124 | -11 |
| 95 | Adrian | 4,116 | -3 |
| 96 | Mitchell | 4,068 | -8 |
| 97 | Seth | 4,043 | +6 |
| 98 | Lucas | 4,034 | -5 |
| 99 | Alejandro | 3,998 | +8 |
| 100 | Edward | 3,915 | -4 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.