Baby name rankings

Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 2016

See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 2015.

Top 100

RankNameRecorded countChange from 2015
1Emma19,5500
2Olivia19,4140
3Ava16,354+1
4Sophia16,185-1
5Isabella14,8630
6Mia14,4640
7Charlotte13,118+2
8Abigail11,796-1
9Emily11,006-1
10Amelia10,809+2
11Harper10,803-1
12Evelyn10,116+3
13Elizabeth9,6070
14Sofia9,1790
15Madison9,057-4
16Avery8,7740
17Ella7,940+1
18Scarlett7,720+4
19Grace7,6170
20Chloe7,484-3
21Victoria7,329-1
22Riley7,159+13
23Aria6,949+6
24Lily6,610+1
25Aubrey6,552-4
26Zoey6,481-3
27Penelope6,400+7
28Lillian6,386-2
29Addison6,341-5
30Layla6,3000
31Natalie6,191-4
32Camila6,054+11
33Hannah6,038-5
34Brooklyn5,971-3
35Zoe5,764-2
36Nora5,593+5
37Leah5,434-1
38Savannah5,3890
39Audrey5,369-2
40Claire5,216+9
41Eleanor5,140+19
42Skylar5,1370
43Ellie5,074+5
44Samantha4,956-4
45Stella4,933+6
46Paisley4,883-1
47Violet4,882+3
48Mila4,830+5
49Anna4,810-5
50Allison4,786-11
51Alexa4,775-19
52Hazel4,682+11
53Aaliyah4,660-6
54Ariana4,609-8
55Lucy4,6040
56Caroline4,437+6
57Sarah4,4290
58Genesis4,351+7
59Kennedy4,341-1
60Sadie4,299-8
61Gabriella4,263-7
62Madelyn4,241-3
63Adeline4,120+72
64Maya4,090+4
65Autumn4,045+4
66Aurora4,006+12
67Piper3,9560
68Hailey3,947-4
69Arianna3,913-13
70Serenity3,871+1
71Ruby3,847+12
72Kaylee3,845-11
73Nevaeh3,825-3
74Eva3,814+2
75Naomi3,8080
76Alice3,692+11
77Luna3,688+35
78Bella3,685-4
79Quinn3,649+18
80Lydia3,6250
81Peyton3,511-9
82Melanie3,490-1
83Kylie3,427-17
84Aubree3,422-5
85Mackenzie3,410-12
86Kinsley3,378+27
87Cora3,374+1
88Julia3,344+1
89Taylor3,281-12
90Madeline3,280+1
91Katherine3,276-7
92Gianna3,226+4
93Eliana3,207+9
94Elena3,190+12
95Vivian3,1420
96Willow3,125+15
97Brianna3,098-15
98Reagan3,097+1
99Faith3,093-9
100Clara3,075-2

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.