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Baby Names from 2016

3,668,698 registered births | 1,897,210 boys | 1,771,488 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 2016

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Noah
19,187 births
2 Liam
18,272 births
3 William
15,808 births
4 Mason
15,286 births
5 James
14,916 births
6 Benjamin
14,682 births
7 Jacob
14,554 births
8 Michael
14,139 births
9 Elijah
13,970 births
10 Ethan
13,854 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Emma
19,548 births
2 Olivia
19,409 births
3 Ava
16,347 births
4 Sophia
16,182 births
5 Isabella
14,861 births
6 Mia
14,462 births
7 Charlotte
13,117 births
8 Abigail
11,794 births
9 Emily
11,004 births
10 Amelia
10,808 births

Top Unisex Names of 2016

Avery
2,124 boys 8,774 girls
Riley
1,728 boys 7,159 girls
Jordan
5,674 boys 1,124 girls
Angel
5,561 boys 1,017 girls
Parker
4,729 boys 1,482 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 2016

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Adaline
#365 → #172 (+193)
G Teagan
#231 → #150 (+81)
G Nova
#214 → #136 (+78)
G Adeline
#135 → #63 (+72)

Biggest Fallers

G Kaitlyn
#197 → #330 (-133)
B Jase
#182 → #240 (-58)

New to the Top 200 in 2016

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Nova #136 Teagan #150 Adaline #172 Finn #175 Elliot #180 Rowan #182 Charlie #185 Beau #190 Finley #191 Elliott #192 Anastasia #192 Waylon #196 Juliette #199
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