Top baby names of 1997

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

Girls

  1. Emily25,735
  2. Jessica21,045
  3. Ashley20,896
  4. Sarah20,716
  5. Hannah20,596
  6. Samantha20,170
  7. Taylor19,504
  8. Alexis17,171
  9. Elizabeth15,428
  10. Madison15,189
  11. Megan14,244
  12. Kayla13,885
  13. Rachel13,798
  14. Lauren13,248
  15. Alyssa12,649
  16. Amanda12,243
  17. Brianna12,007
  18. Jennifer11,840
  19. Victoria11,793
  20. Brittany11,529
  21. Nicole10,744
  22. Morgan10,342
  23. Stephanie9,778
  24. Jasmine9,680
  25. Rebecca9,632
  26. Abigail9,629
  27. Olivia9,479
  28. Courtney9,035
  29. Amber8,914
  30. Alexandra8,751
  31. Haley8,687
  32. Katherine8,517
  33. Anna8,342
  34. Danielle8,034
  35. Sydney8,032
  36. Emma7,749
  37. Julia7,341
  38. Maria7,313
  39. Allison7,274
  40. Jordan7,166
  41. Kaitlyn7,005
  42. Destiny6,727
  43. Shelby6,701
  44. Melissa6,679
  45. Brooke6,671
  46. Mary6,650
  47. Savannah6,580
  48. Natalie6,539
  49. Kimberly6,182
  50. Sara6,159

Boys

  1. Michael37,557
  2. Jacob34,163
  3. Matthew31,518
  4. Christopher29,106
  5. Joshua28,288
  6. Nicholas27,257
  7. Andrew25,208
  8. Brandon25,196
  9. Austin25,118
  10. Tyler24,878
  11. Daniel23,950
  12. Joseph23,603
  13. Zachary21,928
  14. David21,896
  15. John21,386
  16. Ryan20,528
  17. James20,407
  18. Anthony20,033
  19. William20,020
  20. Justin18,744
  21. Jonathan18,541
  22. Alexander17,112
  23. Robert16,303
  24. Kyle15,920
  25. Christian15,059
  26. Jordan14,761
  27. Samuel14,237
  28. Kevin13,294
  29. Benjamin13,266
  30. Dylan12,968
  31. Thomas12,899
  32. Jose11,927
  33. Aaron11,170
  34. Nathan10,443
  35. Eric10,317
  36. Cody10,297
  37. Brian9,737
  38. Noah9,279
  39. Adam8,805
  40. Steven8,766
  41. Jason8,746
  42. Logan8,620
  43. Timothy8,502
  44. Hunter8,405
  45. Cameron8,218
  46. Ethan7,806
  47. Caleb7,775
  48. Sean7,744
  49. Charles7,656
  50. Patrick7,490