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US baby names · 2016

Most popular baby names of 2016

In 2016, Social Security card applications recorded 1,772,022 girls and 1,897,738 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 18,885 distinct girls’ names and 14,207 boys’ names.

The most common names were Emma (19,550 girls) and Noah (19,188 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 8.3% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 8.2% of boys. Compared with 2015, 32,081 fewer babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 2015, 6 girls’ names and 4 boys’ names in 2016 are newcomers (girls: Adeline, Luna, Kinsley; boys: Bryson, Greyson, Leonardo). Of these names, 69 of the 100 girls’ names and 69 of the 100 boys’ names are still in the top 100 in 2025.

Ranks follow SSA’s order: most births first, with ties listed alphabetically. Each sparkline shows the name’s full history from 1880 to 2025, so you can see whether a 2016 favourite was rising, at its peak or already fading.

SSA names.zip · Social Security card applications · retrieved 2026-10-05
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Top 100 girls’ names, 2016

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Emma19,550
#2Olivia19,414
#3Ava16,354
#4Sophia16,185
#5Isabella14,863
#6Mia14,464
#7Charlotte13,118
#8Abigail11,796
#9Emily11,006
#10Amelia10,809
#11Harper10,803
#12Evelyn10,116
#13Elizabeth9,607
#14Sofia9,179
#15Madison9,057
#16Avery8,774
#17Ella7,940
#18Scarlett7,720
#19Grace7,617
#20Chloe7,484
#21Victoria7,329
#22Riley7,159
#23Aria6,949
#24Lily6,610
#25Aubrey6,552
#26Zoey6,481
#27Penelope6,400
#28Lillian6,386
#29Addison6,341
#30Layla6,300
#31Natalie6,191
#32Camila6,054
#33Hannah6,038
#34Brooklyn5,971
#35Zoe5,764
#36Nora5,593
#37Leah5,434
#38Savannah5,389
#39Audrey5,369
#40Claire5,216
#41Eleanor5,140
#42Skylar5,137
#43Ellie5,074
#44Samantha4,956
#45Stella4,933
#46Paisley4,883
#47Violet4,882
#48Mila4,830
#49Anna4,810
#50Allison4,786
#51Alexa4,775
#52Hazel4,682
#53Aaliyah4,660
#54Ariana4,609
#55Lucy4,604
#56Caroline4,437
#57Sarah4,429
#58Genesis4,351
#59Kennedy4,341
#60Sadie4,299
#61Gabriella4,263
#62Madelyn4,241
#63Adeline4,120
#64Maya4,090
#65Autumn4,045
#66Aurora4,006
#67Piper3,956
#68Hailey3,947
#69Arianna3,913
#70Serenity3,871
#71Ruby3,847
#72Kaylee3,845
#73Nevaeh3,825
#74Eva3,814
#75Naomi3,808
#76Alice3,692
#77Luna3,688
#78Bella3,685
#79Quinn3,649
#80Lydia3,625
#81Peyton3,511
#82Melanie3,490
#83Kylie3,427
#84Aubree3,422
#85Mackenzie3,410
#86Kinsley3,378
#87Cora3,374
#88Julia3,344
#89Taylor3,281
#90Madeline3,280
#91Katherine3,276
#92Gianna3,226
#93Eliana3,207
#94Elena3,190
#95Vivian3,142
#96Willow3,125
#97Brianna3,098
#98Reagan3,097
#99Faith3,093
#100Clara3,075

Top 100 boys’ names, 2016

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Noah19,188
#2Liam18,277
#3William15,810
#4Mason15,287
#5James14,920
#6Benjamin14,686
#7Jacob14,559
#8Michael14,145
#9Elijah13,982
#10Ethan13,855
#11Alexander13,446
#12Oliver13,066
#13Daniel12,996
#14Lucas12,906
#15Matthew12,665
#16Aiden12,269
#17Jackson11,315
#18Logan11,278
#19David11,153
#20Joseph10,969
#21Samuel10,621
#22Henry10,390
#23Sebastian10,309
#24Owen10,305
#25Gabriel10,279
#26Carter10,220
#27Jayden10,158
#28John10,060
#29Luke10,001
#30Anthony9,900
#31Isaac9,782
#32Dylan9,720
#33Wyatt9,581
#34Andrew9,437
#35Joshua9,258
#36Christopher9,106
#37Grayson8,693
#38Jack8,430
#39Julian8,388
#40Ryan8,261
#41Jaxon8,145
#42Levi8,118
#43Nathan8,000
#44Caleb7,982
#45Hunter7,681
#46Christian7,674
#47Isaiah7,573
#48Thomas7,367
#49Aaron7,178
#50Eli7,132
#51Lincoln7,129
#52Charles7,127
#53Landon7,046
#54Connor7,037
#55Josiah7,025
#56Jonathan6,982
#57Cameron6,861
#58Jeremiah6,629
#59Mateo6,559
#60Adrian6,337
#61Hudson6,127
#62Robert6,010
#63Nicholas5,765
#64Brayden5,734
#65Jordan5,680
#66Easton5,643
#67Nolan5,634
#68Colton5,624
#69Evan5,613
#70Angel5,564
#71Asher5,525
#72Dominic5,428
#73Austin5,374
#74Leo5,299
#75Adam5,224
#76Jace5,208
#77Jose5,119
#78Ian5,079
#79Cooper4,974
#80Gavin4,944
#81Carson4,931
#82Jaxson4,916
#83Theodore4,910
#84Jason4,886
#85Ezra4,882
#86Chase4,868
#87Parker4,730
#88Xavier4,625
#89Zachary4,576
#90Kevin4,557
#91Tyler4,515
#92Ayden4,506
#93Elias4,486
#94Bryson4,372
#95Greyson4,326
#96Leonardo4,325
#97Sawyer4,248
#98Roman4,222
#99Brandon4,101
#100Bentley4,073