Popular Names of 2015

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 2015, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025. Alexa peaked among human females this year, at 32nd.

Table 1. Female names, 2015
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Emma	20,487	3
2	Olivia	19,729	1
3	Sophia	17,454	5
4	Ava	16,416	11
5	Isabella	15,667	7
6	Mia	14,943	6
7	Abigail	12,422	41
8	Emily	11,808	34
9	Charlotte	11,415	2
10	Harper	10,311	16
11	Madison	10,107	40
12	Amelia	9,878	4
13	Elizabeth	9,771	17
14	Sofia	9,702	9
15	Evelyn	9,377	8
16	Avery	9,356	37
17	Chloe	7,950	23
18	Ella	7,918	29
19	Grace	7,680	38
20	Victoria	7,630	54

Table 2. Male names, 2015
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Noah	19,680	2
2	Liam	18,410	1
3	Mason	16,675	39
4	Jacob	16,005	43
5	William	15,950	9
6	Ethan	15,103	24
7	James	14,865	6
8	Alexander	14,584	30
9	Michael	14,504	21
10	Benjamin	13,732	11
11	Elijah	13,710	7
12	Daniel	13,543	22
13	Aiden	13,506	62
14	Logan	12,939	53
15	Matthew	12,785	32
16	Lucas	12,331	10
17	Jackson	12,299	36
18	David	11,838	35
19	Oliver	11,670	3
20	Jayden	11,583	70

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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.