United States · 2016
Baby names of 2016
Emma and Noah topped 2016.
Top girls' names of 2016
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma | 19,550 |
| 2 | Olivia | 19,414 |
| 3 | Ava | 16,354 |
| 4 | Sophia | 16,185 |
| 5 | Isabella | 14,863 |
| 6 | Mia | 14,464 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 13,118 |
| 8 | Abigail | 11,796 |
| 9 | Emily | 11,006 |
| 10 | Amelia | 10,809 |
| 11 | Harper | 10,803 |
| 12 | Evelyn | 10,116 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 9,607 |
| 14 | Sofia | 9,179 |
| 15 | Madison | 9,057 |
| 16 | Avery | 8,774 |
| 17 | Ella | 7,940 |
| 18 | Scarlett | 7,720 |
| 19 | Grace | 7,617 |
| 20 | Chloe | 7,484 |
| 21 | Victoria | 7,329 |
| 22 | Riley | 7,159 |
| 23 | Aria | 6,949 |
| 24 | Lily | 6,610 |
| 25 | Aubrey | 6,552 |
| 26 | Zoey | 6,481 |
| 27 | Penelope | 6,400 |
| 28 | Lillian | 6,386 |
| 29 | Addison | 6,341 |
| 30 | Layla | 6,300 |
| 31 | Natalie | 6,191 |
| 32 | Camila | 6,054 |
| 33 | Hannah | 6,038 |
| 34 | Brooklyn | 5,971 |
| 35 | Zoe | 5,764 |
| 36 | Nora | 5,593 |
| 37 | Leah | 5,434 |
| 38 | Savannah | 5,389 |
| 39 | Audrey | 5,369 |
| 40 | Claire | 5,216 |
| 41 | Eleanor | 5,140 |
| 42 | Skylar | 5,137 |
| 43 | Ellie | 5,074 |
| 44 | Samantha | 4,956 |
| 45 | Stella | 4,933 |
| 46 | Paisley | 4,883 |
| 47 | Violet | 4,882 |
| 48 | Mila | 4,830 |
| 49 | Anna | 4,810 |
| 50 | Allison | 4,786 |
Top boys' names of 2016
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah | 19,188 |
| 2 | Liam | 18,277 |
| 3 | William | 15,810 |
| 4 | Mason | 15,287 |
| 5 | James | 14,920 |
| 6 | Benjamin | 14,686 |
| 7 | Jacob | 14,559 |
| 8 | Michael | 14,145 |
| 9 | Elijah | 13,982 |
| 10 | Ethan | 13,855 |
| 11 | Alexander | 13,446 |
| 12 | Oliver | 13,066 |
| 13 | Daniel | 12,996 |
| 14 | Lucas | 12,906 |
| 15 | Matthew | 12,665 |
| 16 | Aiden | 12,269 |
| 17 | Jackson | 11,315 |
| 18 | Logan | 11,278 |
| 19 | David | 11,153 |
| 20 | Joseph | 10,969 |
| 21 | Samuel | 10,621 |
| 22 | Henry | 10,390 |
| 23 | Sebastian | 10,309 |
| 24 | Owen | 10,305 |
| 25 | Gabriel | 10,279 |
| 26 | Carter | 10,220 |
| 27 | Jayden | 10,158 |
| 28 | John | 10,060 |
| 29 | Luke | 10,001 |
| 30 | Anthony | 9,900 |
| 31 | Isaac | 9,782 |
| 32 | Dylan | 9,720 |
| 33 | Wyatt | 9,581 |
| 34 | Andrew | 9,437 |
| 35 | Joshua | 9,258 |
| 36 | Christopher | 9,106 |
| 37 | Grayson | 8,693 |
| 38 | Jack | 8,430 |
| 39 | Julian | 8,388 |
| 40 | Ryan | 8,261 |
| 41 | Jaxon | 8,145 |
| 42 | Levi | 8,118 |
| 43 | Nathan | 8,000 |
| 44 | Caleb | 7,982 |
| 45 | Hunter | 7,681 |
| 46 | Christian | 7,674 |
| 47 | Isaiah | 7,573 |
| 48 | Thomas | 7,367 |
| 49 | Aaron | 7,178 |
| 50 | Eli | 7,132 |
SOURCE·US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data·Public domain. SSA lists a name only if it was given to at least 5 babies of that sex that year.·REVIEWED JUL 2026
SOURCE·US SSA (1880–2025) + NZ DIA (1900–2025) birth registrations·ranks and shares computed from the source files, see method·REVIEWED JUL 2026