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Baby names of 1997

In 1997 the most given names in the United States were Emily for girls (25,735 births) and Michael for boys (37,557).

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Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Emily25,735
  2. Jessica21,045
  3. Ashley20,896
  4. Sarah20,716
  5. Hannah20,596
  6. Samantha20,170
  7. Taylor19,504
  8. Alexis17,171
  9. Elizabeth15,428
  10. Madison15,189
  11. Megan14,244
  12. Kayla13,885
  13. Rachel13,798
  14. Lauren13,248
  15. Alyssa12,649
  16. Amanda12,243
  17. Brianna12,007
  18. Jennifer11,840
  19. Victoria11,793
  20. Brittany11,529
  21. Nicole10,744
  22. Morgan10,342
  23. Stephanie9,778
  24. Jasmine9,680
  25. Rebecca9,632
  26. Abigail9,629
  27. Olivia9,479
  28. Courtney9,035
  29. Amber8,914
  30. Alexandra8,751
  31. Haley8,687
  32. Katherine8,517
  33. Anna8,342
  34. Danielle8,034
  35. Sydney8,032
  36. Emma7,749
  37. Julia7,341
  38. Maria7,313
  39. Allison7,274
  40. Jordan7,166
  41. Kaitlyn7,005
  42. Destiny6,727
  43. Shelby6,701
  44. Melissa6,679
  45. Brooke6,671
  46. Mary6,650
  47. Savannah6,580
  48. Natalie6,539
  49. Kimberly6,182
  50. Sara6,159
  51. Gabrielle5,943
  52. Erin5,939
  53. Sabrina5,816
  54. Vanessa5,796
  55. Michelle5,695
  56. Sierra5,688
  57. Kelsey5,573
  58. Andrea5,405
  59. Madeline5,313
  60. Marissa5,298
  61. Tiffany5,221
  62. Christina5,182
  63. Katelyn5,156
  64. Paige5,030
  65. Bailey5,024
  66. Laura4,851
  67. Mariah4,803
  68. Cheyenne4,764
  69. Grace4,639
  70. Miranda4,590
  71. Mackenzie4,491
  72. Briana4,476
  73. Chelsea4,461
  74. Breanna4,444
  75. Caroline4,439
  76. Jenna4,422
  77. Jacqueline4,278
  78. Alexandria4,234
  79. Monica4,223
  80. Hailey4,148
  81. Cassandra4,097
  82. Kristen4,085
  83. Kelly4,064
  84. Erica3,992
  85. Shannon3,914
  86. Kathryn3,873
  87. Katie3,866
  88. Caitlin3,862
  89. Alicia3,782
  90. Heather3,767
  91. Autumnnew3,740
  92. Amy3,691
  93. Angela3,652
  94. Sophianew3,640
  95. Lindsey3,636
  96. Catherine3,591
  97. Diananew3,585
  98. Molly3,452
  99. Crystal3,435
  100. Michaelanew3,398

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. Michael37,557
  2. Jacob34,163
  3. Matthew31,518
  4. Christopher29,106
  5. Joshua28,288
  6. Nicholas27,257
  7. Andrew25,208
  8. Brandon25,196
  9. Austin25,118
  10. Tyler24,878
  11. Daniel23,950
  12. Joseph23,603
  13. Zachary21,928
  14. David21,896
  15. John21,386
  16. Ryan20,528
  17. James20,407
  18. Anthony20,033
  19. William20,020
  20. Justin18,744
  21. Jonathan18,541
  22. Alexander17,112
  23. Robert16,303
  24. Kyle15,920
  25. Christian15,059
  26. Jordan14,761
  27. Samuel14,237
  28. Kevin13,294
  29. Benjamin13,266
  30. Dylan12,968
  31. Thomas12,899
  32. Jose11,927
  33. Aaron11,170
  34. Nathan10,443
  35. Eric10,317
  36. Cody10,297
  37. Brian9,737
  38. Noah9,279
  39. Adam8,805
  40. Steven8,766
  41. Jason8,746
  42. Logan8,620
  43. Timothy8,502
  44. Hunter8,405
  45. Cameron8,218
  46. Ethan7,806
  47. Caleb7,775
  48. Sean7,744
  49. Charles7,656
  50. Patrick7,490
  51. Richard7,242
  52. Connor7,140
  53. Luis7,129
  54. Juan7,113
  55. Alex6,855
  56. Jared6,682
  57. Gabriel6,404
  58. Mark6,165
  59. Devin6,043
  60. Isaiah6,003
  61. Evan6,002
  62. Trevor6,001
  63. Jesse5,920
  64. Jeremy5,804
  65. Nathaniel5,775
  66. Dakota5,664
  67. Carlos5,462
  68. Stephen5,415
  69. Bryan5,251
  70. Ian5,210
  71. Jesus5,164
  72. Colenew5,159
  73. Isaac5,145
  74. Elijah5,089
  75. Antonio5,069
  76. Jack4,984
  77. Chase4,963
  78. Luke4,953
  79. Paul4,752
  80. Blake4,728
  81. Travis4,684
  82. Tanner4,676
  83. Kenneth4,659
  84. Jeffrey4,582
  85. Garrett4,545
  86. Angelnew4,514
  87. Taylor4,333
  88. Dustin4,277
  89. Masonnew4,268
  90. Dalton4,238
  91. Miguel4,234
  92. Tristan4,197
  93. Marcus4,182
  94. Bradley4,124
  95. Adrian4,116
  96. Mitchell4,068
  97. Sethnew4,043
  98. Lucas4,034
  99. Alejandronew3,998
  100. Edward3,915

1997 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1997 holds 1,740,659 girls under 16,162 different names. The ten most common names covered 11% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Autumn, Sophia, Diana, Michaela. Leaving it:Jamie, Angelica, Leah, Alexa.

The Social Security data for 1997 holds 1,885,090 boys under 10,814 different names. The ten most common names covered 15% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Cole, Angel, Mason, Seth, Alejandro. Leaving it:Corey, Peter, Malik, Gregory, Victor.