Most popular baby names of 2016
The 50 most popular girls' and boys' names in the US in 2016, with what entered and left the top 50 that year.
Girls
- Emma1. 19,550 births
- Olivia2. 19,414 births
- Ava3. 16,354 births
- Sophia4. 16,185 births
- Isabella5. 14,863 births
- Mia6. 14,464 births
- Charlotte7. 13,118 births
- Abigail8. 11,796 births
- Emily9. 11,006 births
- Amelia10. 10,809 births
- Harper11. 10,803 births
- Evelyn12. 10,116 births
- Elizabeth13. 9,607 births
- Sofia14. 9,179 births
- Madison15. 9,057 births
- Avery16. 8,774 births
- Ella17. 7,940 births
- Scarlett18. 7,720 births
- Grace19. 7,617 births
- Chloe20. 7,484 births
- Victoria21. 7,329 births
- Riley22. 7,159 births
- Aria23. 6,949 births
- Lily24. 6,610 births
- Aubrey25. 6,552 births
- Zoey26. 6,481 births
- Penelope27. 6,400 births
- Lillian28. 6,386 births
- Addison29. 6,341 births
- Layla30. 6,300 births
- Natalie31. 6,191 births
- Camila32. 6,054 births
- Hannah33. 6,038 births
- Brooklyn34. 5,971 births
- Zoe35. 5,764 births
- Nora36. 5,593 births
- Leah37. 5,434 births
- Savannah38. 5,389 births
- Audrey39. 5,369 births
- Claire40. 5,216 births
- Eleanor41. 5,140 births
- Skylar42. 5,137 births
- Ellie43. 5,074 births
- Samantha44. 4,956 births
- Stella45. 4,933 births
- Paisley46. 4,883 births
- Violet47. 4,882 births
- Mila48. 4,830 births
- Anna49. 4,810 births
- Allison50. 4,786 births
Boys
- Noah1. 19,188 births
- Liam2. 18,277 births
- William3. 15,810 births
- Mason4. 15,287 births
- James5. 14,920 births
- Benjamin6. 14,686 births
- Jacob7. 14,559 births
- Michael8. 14,145 births
- Elijah9. 13,982 births
- Ethan10. 13,855 births
- Alexander11. 13,446 births
- Oliver12. 13,066 births
- Daniel13. 12,996 births
- Lucas14. 12,906 births
- Matthew15. 12,665 births
- Aiden16. 12,269 births
- Jackson17. 11,315 births
- Logan18. 11,278 births
- David19. 11,153 births
- Joseph20. 10,969 births
- Samuel21. 10,621 births
- Henry22. 10,390 births
- Sebastian23. 10,309 births
- Owen24. 10,305 births
- Gabriel25. 10,279 births
- Carter26. 10,220 births
- Jayden27. 10,158 births
- John28. 10,060 births
- Luke29. 10,001 births
- Anthony30. 9,900 births
- Isaac31. 9,782 births
- Dylan32. 9,720 births
- Wyatt33. 9,581 births
- Andrew34. 9,437 births
- Joshua35. 9,258 births
- Christopher36. 9,106 births
- Grayson37. 8,693 births
- Jack38. 8,430 births
- Julian39. 8,388 births
- Ryan40. 8,261 births
- Jaxon41. 8,145 births
- Levi42. 8,118 births
- Nathan43. 8,000 births
- Caleb44. 7,982 births
- Hunter45. 7,681 births
- Christian46. 7,674 births
- Isaiah47. 7,573 births
- Thomas48. 7,367 births
- Aaron49. 7,178 births
- Eli50. 7,132 births
Girls: what changed in 2016
Entered the top 50
Left the top 50
Biggest risers
- Eleanor+19 places, now #41
- Quinn+18 places, now #79
- Riley+13 places, now #22
- Ruby+12 places, now #71
- Aurora+12 places, now #66
Biggest fallers
- Alexa-19 places, now #51
- Kylie-17 places, now #83
- Brianna-15 places, now #97
- Arianna-13 places, now #69
- Mackenzie-12 places, now #85
Boys: what changed in 2016
Entered the top 50
Left the top 50
Biggest risers
- Mateo+26 places, now #59
- Leo+17 places, now #74
- Theodore+16 places, now #83
- Lincoln+15 places, now #51
- Sebastian+12 places, now #23
Biggest fallers
- Brandon-16 places, now #99
- Parker-15 places, now #87
- Chase-12 places, now #86
- Kevin-11 places, now #90
- Gavin-10 places, now #80