Popular Names of 2004

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 2004, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025.

Table 1. Female names, 2004
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Emily	25,042	34
2	Emma	21,625	3
3	Madison	20,628	40
4	Olivia	16,108	1
5	Hannah	15,614	56
6	Abigail	15,436	41
7	Isabella	15,021	7
8	Ashley	14,377	164
9	Samantha	13,786	151
10	Elizabeth	13,577	17
11	Alexis	13,477	554
12	Sarah	12,758	90
13	Grace	12,536	38
14	Alyssa	12,109	453
15	Sophia	10,919	5
16	Lauren	9,983	401
17	Brianna	9,804	222
18	Kayla	9,773	364
19	Natalie	9,689	89
20	Anna	9,531	107

Table 2. Male names, 2004
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Jacob	27,911	43
2	Michael	25,470	21
3	Joshua	24,214	66
4	Matthew	22,882	32
5	Ethan	22,210	24
6	Andrew	21,717	73
7	Daniel	21,018	22
8	William	20,237	9
9	Joseph	20,147	29
10	Christopher	19,636	68
11	Anthony	19,613	46
12	Ryan	19,496	99
13	Nicholas	18,519	112
14	David	18,412	35
15	Alexander	17,925	30
16	Tyler	17,450	220
17	John	16,470	23
18	James	16,469	6
19	Dylan	14,852	41
20	Nathan	14,634	63

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As recorded on the Social Security card application. Names given to fewer than five babies of a sex in a year are not published, so the file is a floor.