Top 100 baby names in the United States in 2016
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 2015.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma | 19,568 | 0 |
| 2 | Olivia | 19,430 | +1 |
| 3 | Noah | 19,322 | -1 |
| 4 | Liam | 18,296 | 0 |
| 5 | Ava | 16,365 | +2 |
| 6 | Sophia | 16,203 | -1 |
| 7 | William | 15,830 | +2 |
| 8 | Mason | 15,375 | -2 |
| 9 | James | 14,987 | +4 |
| 10 | Isabella | 14,875 | 0 |
| 11 | Benjamin | 14,698 | +6 |
| 12 | Jacob | 14,575 | -4 |
| 13 | Mia | 14,479 | -1 |
| 14 | Michael | 14,179 | +1 |
| 15 | Elijah | 14,009 | +3 |
| 16 | Ethan | 13,869 | -5 |
| 17 | Alexander | 13,464 | -3 |
| 18 | Charlotte | 13,128 | +13 |
| 19 | Oliver | 13,084 | +9 |
| 20 | Daniel | 13,021 | 0 |
| 21 | Lucas | 12,917 | +2 |
| 22 | Matthew | 12,677 | -1 |
| 23 | Aiden | 12,311 | -4 |
| 24 | Logan | 12,133 | -8 |
| 25 | Abigail | 11,806 | -3 |
| 26 | Jackson | 11,341 | -2 |
| 27 | David | 11,168 | -1 |
| 28 | Harper | 11,102 | +9 |
| 29 | Emily | 11,013 | -2 |
| 30 | Joseph | 10,982 | 0 |
| 31 | Carter | 10,923 | +1 |
| 32 | Avery | 10,899 | -3 |
| 33 | Amelia | 10,816 | +11 |
| 34 | Samuel | 10,637 | +1 |
| 35 | Dylan | 10,562 | -2 |
| 36 | Jayden | 10,548 | -11 |
| 37 | Henry | 10,402 | +3 |
| 38 | Owen | 10,331 | +13 |
| 39 | Gabriel | 10,328 | -5 |
| 40 | Sebastian | 10,325 | +10 |
| 41 | Evelyn | 10,124 | +11 |
| 42 | John | 10,072 | -4 |
| 43 | Luke | 10,012 | -4 |
| 44 | Anthony | 9,911 | -8 |
| 45 | Isaac | 9,797 | -2 |
| 46 | Wyatt | 9,660 | +2 |
| 47 | Elizabeth | 9,619 | 0 |
| 48 | Andrew | 9,453 | -6 |
| 49 | Joshua | 9,276 | -4 |
| 50 | Sofia | 9,187 | -1 |
| 51 | Christopher | 9,119 | -6 |
| 52 | Madison | 9,099 | -11 |
| 53 | Ryan | 8,949 | 0 |
| 54 | Riley | 8,887 | +12 |
| 55 | Grayson | 8,850 | +6 |
| 56 | Jack | 8,441 | +1 |
| 57 | Julian | 8,433 | +5 |
| 58 | Levi | 8,182 | 0 |
| 59 | Jaxon | 8,165 | +1 |
| 60 | Hunter | 8,019 | -5 |
| 61 | Nathan | 8,006 | -5 |
| 62 | Caleb | 7,991 | -8 |
| 63 | Ella | 7,945 | +2 |
| 64 | Christian | 7,778 | -5 |
| 65 | Scarlett | 7,725 | +14 |
| 66 | Grace | 7,632 | +1 |
| 67 | Isaiah | 7,590 | +1 |
| 68 | Chloe | 7,497 | -4 |
| 69 | Cameron | 7,449 | +4 |
| 70 | Thomas | 7,377 | +5 |
| 71 | Victoria | 7,329 | -1 |
| 72 | Lincoln | 7,293 | +26 |
| 73 | Aaron | 7,201 | +4 |
| 74 | Eli | 7,165 | +4 |
| 75 | Charles | 7,144 | +1 |
| 76 | Landon | 7,099 | -13 |
| 77 | Connor | 7,060 | +7 |
| 78 | Josiah | 7,039 | +7 |
| 79 | Jonathan | 6,998 | -10 |
| 80 | Aria | 6,965 | +11 |
| 81 | Jordan | 6,804 | -9 |
| 82 | Aubrey | 6,683 | -11 |
| 83 | Jeremiah | 6,634 | 0 |
| 84 | Lily | 6,610 | +2 |
| 85 | Angel | 6,582 | -11 |
| 86 | Mateo | 6,559 | +46 |
| 87 | Addison | 6,494 | -6 |
| 88 | Zoey | 6,481 | -8 |
| 89 | Adrian | 6,445 | -1 |
| 90 | Penelope | 6,409 | +14 |
| 91 | Lillian | 6,396 | -4 |
| 92 | Layla | 6,300 | +1 |
| 93 | Hudson | 6,255 | +4 |
| 94 | Parker | 6,212 | -12 |
| 95 | Natalie | 6,191 | -6 |
| 96 | Camila | 6,063 | +28 |
| 97 | Brooklyn | 6,039 | -5 |
| 98 | Hannah | 6,038 | -8 |
| 99 | Robert | 6,010 | 0 |
| 100 | Zoe | 5,779 | 0 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.