Popular Names of 2016

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 2016, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025.

Table 1. Female names, 2016
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Emma	19,550	3
2	Olivia	19,414	1
3	Ava	16,354	11
4	Sophia	16,185	5
5	Isabella	14,863	7
6	Mia	14,464	6
7	Charlotte	13,118	2
8	Abigail	11,796	41
9	Emily	11,006	34
10	Amelia	10,809	4
11	Harper	10,803	16
12	Evelyn	10,116	8
13	Elizabeth	9,607	17
14	Sofia	9,179	9
15	Madison	9,057	40
16	Avery	8,774	37
17	Ella	7,940	29
18	Scarlett	7,720	32
19	Grace	7,617	38
20	Chloe	7,484	23

Table 2. Male names, 2016
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Noah	19,188	2
2	Liam	18,277	1
3	William	15,810	9
4	Mason	15,287	39
5	James	14,920	6
6	Benjamin	14,686	11
7	Jacob	14,559	43
8	Michael	14,145	21
9	Elijah	13,982	7
10	Ethan	13,855	24
11	Alexander	13,446	30
12	Oliver	13,066	3
13	Daniel	12,996	22
14	Lucas	12,906	10
15	Matthew	12,665	32
16	Aiden	12,269	62
17	Jackson	11,315	36
18	Logan	11,278	53
19	David	11,153	35
20	Joseph	10,969	29

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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.