United States · 3,625,850 recorded births
Top baby names of 1997
Emily and Michael led the year. Climbing fast: Isabel (up 56), Mia (up 52), Alexis (up 60), Gavin (up 56).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 25,734 | · |
| 2 | Jessica | 21,045 | · |
| 3 | Ashley | 20,897 | · |
| 4 | Sarah | 20,716 | · |
| 5 | Hannah | 20,597 | ▲ 2 |
| 6 | Samantha | 20,170 | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | Taylor | 19,504 | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Alexis | 17,171 | · |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 15,430 | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Madison | 15,189 | ▲ 5 |
| 11 | Megan | 14,244 | ▲ 1 |
| 12 | Kayla | 13,885 | ▼ 1 |
| 13 | Rachel | 13,798 | ▼ 4 |
| 14 | Lauren | 13,248 | ▲ 2 |
| 15 | Alyssa | 12,649 | ▲ 8 |
| 16 | Amanda | 12,243 | ▼ 3 |
| 17 | Brianna | 12,008 | · |
| 18 | Jennifer | 11,840 | ▲ 1 |
| 19 | Victoria | 11,795 | ▼ 1 |
| 20 | Brittany | 11,529 | ▼ 6 |
| 21 | Nicole | 10,744 | ▲ 1 |
| 22 | Morgan | 10,342 | ▲ 3 |
| 23 | Stephanie | 9,778 | ▼ 3 |
| 24 | Jasmine | 9,680 | ▲ 4 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 9,634 | ▼ 1 |
| 26 | Abigail | 9,630 | ▲ 6 |
| 27 | Olivia | 9,479 | ▲ 7 |
| 28 | Courtney | 9,035 | ▼ 7 |
| 29 | Amber | 8,914 | ▼ 2 |
| 30 | Alexandra | 8,752 | ▼ 4 |
| 31 | Haley | 8,687 | ▼ 1 |
| 32 | Katherine | 8,518 | ▼ 1 |
| 33 | Anna | 8,342 | · |
| 34 | Danielle | 8,034 | ▼ 5 |
| 35 | Sydney | 8,032 | ▲ 4 |
| 36 | Emma | 7,749 | ▲ 17 |
| 37 | Julia | 7,341 | ▲ 11 |
| 38 | Maria | 7,314 | ▼ 1 |
| 39 | Allison | 7,274 | ▼ 1 |
| 40 | Jordan | 7,167 | ▲ 9 |
| 41 | Kaitlyn | 7,005 | ▼ 1 |
| 42 | Destiny | 6,727 | ▲ 14 |
| 43 | Shelby | 6,701 | ▼ 8 |
| 44 | Melissa | 6,679 | ▼ 2 |
| 45 | Brooke | 6,671 | · |
| 46 | Mary | 6,650 | ▼ 2 |
| 47 | Savannah | 6,580 | ▼ 4 |
| 48 | Natalie | 6,539 | ▼ 2 |
| 49 | Kimberly | 6,182 | ▼ 8 |
| 50 | Sara | 6,159 | · |
| 51 | Gabrielle | 5,943 | ▲ 3 |
| 52 | Erin | 5,940 | ▼ 1 |
| 53 | Sabrina | 5,816 | ▲ 5 |
| 54 | Vanessa | 5,796 | ▲ 6 |
| 55 | Michelle | 5,695 | ▼ 8 |
| 56 | Sierra | 5,688 | ▲ 6 |
| 57 | Kelsey | 5,573 | ▼ 21 |
| 58 | Andrea | 5,405 | ▲ 3 |
| 59 | Madeline | 5,313 | ▲ 8 |
| 60 | Marissa | 5,298 | ▼ 1 |
| 61 | Tiffany | 5,221 | ▼ 9 |
| 62 | Christina | 5,182 | ▼ 5 |
| 63 | Katelyn | 5,156 | ▲ 1 |
| 64 | Paige | 5,030 | ▲ 1 |
| 65 | Bailey | 5,024 | ▲ 20 |
| 66 | Laura | 4,851 | · |
| 67 | Mariah | 4,803 | ▼ 4 |
| 68 | Cheyenne | 4,764 | · |
| 69 | Grace | 4,639 | ▲ 25 |
| 70 | Miranda | 4,590 | ▲ 6 |
| 71 | Mackenzie | 4,491 | ▲ 4 |
| 72 | Briana | 4,476 | · |
| 73 | Chelsea | 4,461 | ▼ 18 |
| 74 | Breanna | 4,444 | · |
| 75 | Caroline | 4,439 | ▲ 3 |
| 76 | Jenna | 4,422 | ▲ 7 |
| 77 | Jacqueline | 4,278 | ▼ 8 |
| 78 | Alexandria | 4,234 | ▼ 1 |
| 79 | Monica | 4,223 | ▲ 3 |
| 80 | Hailey | 4,148 | ▲ 13 |
| 81 | Cassandra | 4,098 | ▲ 8 |
| 82 | Kristen | 4,085 | ▼ 12 |
| 83 | Kelly | 4,064 | ▼ 10 |
| 84 | Erica | 3,992 | ▼ 5 |
| 85 | Shannon | 3,914 | ▼ 5 |
| 86 | Kathryn | 3,873 | ▲ 1 |
| 87 | Katie | 3,867 | ▼ 6 |
| 88 | Caitlin | 3,862 | ▼ 4 |
| 89 | Alicia | 3,782 | ▲ 2 |
| 90 | Heather | 3,767 | ▼ 19 |
| 91 | Autumn | 3,740 | ▲ 13 |
| 92 | Amy | 3,691 | ▼ 4 |
| 93 | Angela | 3,652 | ▼ 3 |
| 94 | Sophia | 3,640 | ▲ 31 |
| 95 | Lindsey | 3,636 | ▼ 9 |
| 96 | Catherine | 3,591 | ▼ 1 |
| 97 | Diana | 3,586 | ▲ 10 |
| 98 | Molly | 3,452 | ▲ 1 |
| 99 | Crystal | 3,435 | ▼ 7 |
| 100 | Michaela | 3,398 | ▲ 2 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 37,562 | · |
| 2 | Jacob | 34,163 | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | Matthew | 31,517 | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | Christopher | 29,108 | · |
| 5 | Joshua | 28,289 | · |
| 6 | Nicholas | 27,258 | · |
| 7 | Andrew | 25,208 | ▲ 3 |
| 8 | Brandon | 25,197 | · |
| 9 | Austin | 25,118 | · |
| 10 | Tyler | 24,879 | ▼ 3 |
| 11 | Daniel | 23,950 | · |
| 12 | Joseph | 23,604 | · |
| 13 | Zachary | 21,929 | ▲ 1 |
| 14 | David | 21,896 | ▼ 1 |
| 15 | John | 21,386 | · |
| 16 | Ryan | 20,527 | · |
| 17 | James | 20,408 | · |
| 18 | Anthony | 20,034 | ▲ 1 |
| 19 | William | 20,020 | ▼ 1 |
| 20 | Justin | 18,745 | · |
| 21 | Jonathan | 18,542 | · |
| 22 | Alexander | 17,112 | · |
| 23 | Robert | 16,304 | · |
| 24 | Kyle | 15,919 | ▲ 1 |
| 25 | Christian | 15,059 | ▼ 1 |
| 26 | Jordan | 14,761 | ▲ 1 |
| 27 | Samuel | 14,237 | ▲ 3 |
| 28 | Kevin | 13,295 | ▼ 2 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 13,266 | · |
| 30 | Dylan | 12,968 | ▲ 3 |
| 31 | Thomas | 12,899 | ▼ 3 |
| 32 | Jose | 11,929 | · |
| 33 | Aaron | 11,170 | ▲ 1 |
| 34 | Nathan | 10,442 | ▲ 3 |
| 35 | Eric | 10,317 | · |
| 36 | Cody | 10,296 | ▼ 5 |
| 37 | Brian | 9,739 | ▼ 1 |
| 38 | Noah | 9,280 | ▲ 12 |
| 39 | Adam | 8,805 | · |
| 40 | Steven | 8,765 | ▼ 2 |
| 41 | Jason | 8,746 | · |
| 42 | Logan | 8,620 | · |
| 43 | Timothy | 8,502 | ▼ 3 |
| 44 | Hunter | 8,405 | ▲ 3 |
| 45 | Cameron | 8,219 | ▲ 4 |
| 46 | Ethan | 7,807 | ▲ 16 |
| 47 | Caleb | 7,775 | ▲ 1 |
| 48 | Sean | 7,744 | ▼ 2 |
| 49 | Charles | 7,656 | ▼ 6 |
| 50 | Patrick | 7,490 | ▼ 6 |
| 51 | Richard | 7,243 | ▼ 6 |
| 52 | Connor | 7,140 | ▲ 2 |
| 53 | Luis | 7,131 | ▲ 4 |
| 54 | Juan | 7,115 | ▼ 2 |
| 55 | Alex | 6,855 | ▼ 2 |
| 56 | Jared | 6,682 | ▲ 8 |
| 57 | Gabriel | 6,406 | ▲ 4 |
| 58 | Mark | 6,165 | ▼ 3 |
| 59 | Devin | 6,044 | ▲ 1 |
| 60 | Isaiah | 6,003 | ▲ 11 |
| 61 | Evan | 6,002 | ▲ 4 |
| 62 | Trevor | 6,001 | ▲ 1 |
| 63 | Jesse | 5,920 | ▼ 12 |
| 64 | Jeremy | 5,803 | ▼ 8 |
| 65 | Nathaniel | 5,775 | ▲ 4 |
| 66 | Dakota | 5,664 | ▼ 8 |
| 67 | Carlos | 5,463 | · |
| 68 | Stephen | 5,414 | ▼ 9 |
| 69 | Bryan | 5,251 | ▼ 3 |
| 70 | Ian | 5,211 | · |
| 71 | Jesus | 5,164 | ▲ 3 |
| 72 | Cole | 5,159 | ▲ 34 |
| 73 | Isaac | 5,146 | ▲ 13 |
| 74 | Elijah | 5,089 | ▲ 7 |
| 75 | Antonio | 5,069 | ▲ 5 |
| 76 | Jack | 4,984 | ▲ 13 |
| 77 | Chase | 4,964 | ▼ 1 |
| 78 | Luke | 4,953 | ▼ 3 |
| 79 | Paul | 4,752 | ▼ 1 |
| 80 | Blake | 4,728 | ▲ 4 |
| 81 | Travis | 4,684 | ▼ 8 |
| 82 | Tanner | 4,676 | ▲ 8 |
| 83 | Kenneth | 4,659 | ▼ 6 |
| 84 | Jeffrey | 4,582 | ▼ 12 |
| 85 | Garrett | 4,545 | · |
| 86 | Angel | 4,514 | ▲ 16 |
| 87 | Taylor | 4,333 | ▼ 5 |
| 88 | Dustin | 4,277 | ▼ 9 |
| 89 | Mason | 4,268 | ▲ 15 |
| 90 | Dalton | 4,238 | ▲ 9 |
| 91 | Miguel | 4,234 | · |
| 92 | Tristan | 4,197 | ▼ 24 |
| 93 | Marcus | 4,183 | ▼ 6 |
| 94 | Bradley | 4,124 | ▼ 11 |
| 95 | Adrian | 4,116 | ▼ 3 |
| 96 | Mitchell | 4,068 | ▼ 8 |
| 97 | Seth | 4,043 | ▲ 6 |
| 98 | Lucas | 4,034 | ▼ 5 |
| 99 | Alejandro | 3,998 | ▲ 8 |
| 100 | Edward | 3,915 | ▼ 4 |