Popular Names of 2007

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 2007, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025. Ava peaked among human females this year, at 4th.

Table 1. Female names, 2007
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Emily	19,367	34
2	Isabella	19,143	7
3	Emma	18,390	3
4	Ava	18,053	11
5	Madison	17,968	40
6	Sophia	17,031	5
7	Olivia	16,589	1
8	Abigail	15,476	41
9	Hannah	13,323	56
10	Elizabeth	13,071	17
11	Addison	11,949	84
12	Samantha	11,883	151
13	Ashley	11,428	164
14	Alyssa	11,275	453
15	Mia	10,922	6
16	Chloe	10,759	23
17	Natalie	10,443	89
18	Sarah	10,014	90
19	Alexis	9,923	554
20	Grace	9,769	38

Table 2. Male names, 2007
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Jacob	24,310	43
2	Michael	22,027	21
3	Ethan	21,041	24
4	Joshua	20,669	66
5	Daniel	20,268	22
6	Christopher	20,030	68
7	Anthony	19,639	46
8	William	18,898	9
9	Matthew	18,756	32
10	Andrew	18,461	73
11	Alexander	18,150	30
12	David	17,573	35
13	Joseph	17,364	29
14	Noah	16,605	2
15	James	15,973	6
16	Ryan	15,722	99
17	Logan	15,331	53
18	Jayden	15,251	70
19	John	14,447	23
20	Nicholas	14,362	112

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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.