Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 2016
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 2015.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah | 19,188 | 0 |
| 2 | Liam | 18,277 | 0 |
| 3 | William | 15,810 | +2 |
| 4 | Mason | 15,287 | -1 |
| 5 | James | 14,920 | +2 |
| 6 | Benjamin | 14,686 | +4 |
| 7 | Jacob | 14,559 | -3 |
| 8 | Michael | 14,145 | +1 |
| 9 | Elijah | 13,982 | +2 |
| 10 | Ethan | 13,855 | -4 |
| 11 | Alexander | 13,446 | -3 |
| 12 | Oliver | 13,066 | +7 |
| 13 | Daniel | 12,996 | -1 |
| 14 | Lucas | 12,906 | +2 |
| 15 | Matthew | 12,665 | 0 |
| 16 | Aiden | 12,269 | -3 |
| 17 | Jackson | 11,315 | 0 |
| 18 | Logan | 11,278 | -4 |
| 19 | David | 11,153 | -1 |
| 20 | Joseph | 10,969 | +1 |
| 21 | Samuel | 10,621 | +2 |
| 22 | Henry | 10,390 | +7 |
| 23 | Sebastian | 10,309 | +12 |
| 24 | Owen | 10,305 | +12 |
| 25 | Gabriel | 10,279 | -3 |
| 26 | Carter | 10,220 | -2 |
| 27 | Jayden | 10,158 | -7 |
| 28 | John | 10,060 | -2 |
| 29 | Luke | 10,001 | -1 |
| 30 | Anthony | 9,900 | -5 |
| 31 | Isaac | 9,782 | 0 |
| 32 | Dylan | 9,720 | -5 |
| 33 | Wyatt | 9,581 | +1 |
| 34 | Andrew | 9,437 | -4 |
| 35 | Joshua | 9,258 | -2 |
| 36 | Christopher | 9,106 | -4 |
| 37 | Grayson | 8,693 | +10 |
| 38 | Jack | 8,430 | +2 |
| 39 | Julian | 8,388 | +6 |
| 40 | Ryan | 8,261 | -1 |
| 41 | Jaxon | 8,145 | +3 |
| 42 | Levi | 8,118 | 0 |
| 43 | Nathan | 8,000 | -5 |
| 44 | Caleb | 7,982 | -7 |
| 45 | Hunter | 7,681 | -4 |
| 46 | Christian | 7,674 | -3 |
| 47 | Isaiah | 7,573 | +2 |
| 48 | Thomas | 7,367 | +2 |
| 49 | Aaron | 7,178 | +3 |
| 50 | Eli | 7,132 | +3 |
| 51 | Lincoln | 7,129 | +15 |
| 52 | Charles | 7,127 | -2 |
| 53 | Landon | 7,046 | -7 |
| 54 | Connor | 7,037 | +1 |
| 55 | Josiah | 7,025 | +2 |
| 56 | Jonathan | 6,982 | -8 |
| 57 | Cameron | 6,861 | -1 |
| 58 | Jeremiah | 6,629 | -4 |
| 59 | Mateo | 6,559 | +26 |
| 60 | Adrian | 6,337 | -2 |
| 61 | Hudson | 6,127 | +4 |
| 62 | Robert | 6,010 | +1 |
| 63 | Nicholas | 5,765 | -1 |
| 64 | Brayden | 5,734 | -3 |
| 65 | Jordan | 5,680 | -6 |
| 66 | Easton | 5,643 | +12 |
| 67 | Nolan | 5,634 | +4 |
| 68 | Colton | 5,624 | -8 |
| 69 | Evan | 5,613 | -2 |
| 70 | Angel | 5,564 | -6 |
| 71 | Asher | 5,525 | +11 |
| 72 | Dominic | 5,428 | -4 |
| 73 | Austin | 5,374 | -4 |
| 74 | Leo | 5,299 | +17 |
| 75 | Adam | 5,224 | -2 |
| 76 | Jace | 5,208 | -1 |
| 77 | Jose | 5,119 | +3 |
| 78 | Ian | 5,079 | -2 |
| 79 | Cooper | 4,974 | -2 |
| 80 | Gavin | 4,944 | -10 |
| 81 | Carson | 4,931 | +8 |
| 82 | Jaxson | 4,916 | +2 |
| 83 | Theodore | 4,910 | +16 |
| 84 | Jason | 4,886 | +2 |
| 85 | Ezra | 4,882 | +8 |
| 86 | Chase | 4,868 | -12 |
| 87 | Parker | 4,730 | -15 |
| 88 | Xavier | 4,625 | +2 |
| 89 | Zachary | 4,576 | -1 |
| 90 | Kevin | 4,557 | -11 |
| 91 | Tyler | 4,515 | -10 |
| 92 | Ayden | 4,506 | -5 |
| 93 | Elias | 4,486 | +7 |
| 94 | Bryson | 4,372 | +39 |
| 95 | Greyson | 4,326 | +16 |
| 96 | Leonardo | 4,325 | +7 |
| 97 | Sawyer | 4,248 | -3 |
| 98 | Roman | 4,222 | +4 |
| 99 | Brandon | 4,101 | -16 |
| 100 | Bentley | 4,073 | -8 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.