Popular Names of 2017

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 2017, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025. Linus peaked among human males this year, at 1,147th.

Table 1. Female names, 2017
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Emma	19,873	3
2	Olivia	18,778	1
3	Ava	16,017	11
4	Isabella	15,263	7
5	Sophia	14,947	5
6	Mia	13,521	6
7	Charlotte	12,969	2
8	Amelia	11,870	4
9	Evelyn	10,748	8
10	Abigail	10,645	41
11	Harper	10,524	16
12	Emily	9,817	34
13	Elizabeth	9,004	17
14	Avery	8,237	37
15	Sofia	8,175	9
16	Ella	8,084	29
17	Madison	7,910	40
18	Scarlett	7,721	32
19	Victoria	7,314	54
20	Aria	7,168	26

Table 2. Male names, 2017
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Liam	18,874	1
2	Noah	18,507	2
3	William	15,046	9
4	James	14,362	6
5	Logan	14,061	53
6	Benjamin	13,858	11
7	Mason	13,602	39
8	Elijah	13,449	7
9	Jacob	13,269	43
10	Oliver	13,224	3
11	Lucas	13,032	10
12	Michael	12,726	21
13	Alexander	12,577	30
14	Ethan	12,483	24
15	Daniel	11,758	22
16	Matthew	11,732	32
17	Aiden	11,357	62
18	Joseph	10,488	29
19	Henry	10,482	5
20	Jackson	10,469	36

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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.