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Baby Names from 2017

3,576,195 registered births | 1,850,317 boys | 1,725,878 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 2017

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Liam
18,865 births
2 Noah
18,502 births
3 William
15,042 births
4 James
14,357 births
5 Logan
14,057 births
6 Benjamin
13,854 births
7 Mason
13,597 births
8 Elijah
13,444 births
9 Jacob
13,265 births
10 Oliver
13,224 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Emma
19,870 births
2 Olivia
18,777 births
3 Ava
16,015 births
4 Isabella
15,254 births
5 Sophia
14,936 births
6 Mia
13,519 births
7 Charlotte
12,965 births
8 Amelia
11,868 births
9 Evelyn
10,747 births
10 Abigail
10,645 births

Top Unisex Names of 2017

Avery
2,198 boys 8,232 girls
Ryan
7,705 boys 773 girls
Riley
1,471 boys 6,366 girls
Angel
5,274 boys 929 girls
Jordan
5,169 boys 892 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 2017

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

Biggest Risers

B Maverick
#139 → #84 (+55)

New to the Top 200 in 2017

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

Xander #164 Rhett #180 Lucia #185 Lorenzo #197 Messiah #198 Zion #199 River #200
2016 All Years 2018