Most Popular Names of 1997
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1997
#1 Emily25,734 births#2 Jessica21,045 births#3 Ashley20,897 births#4 Sarah20,716 births#5 Hannah20,597 births#6 Samantha20,170 births#7 Taylor19,504 births#8 Alexis17,171 births#9 Elizabeth15,430 births#10 Madison15,189 births#11 Megan14,244 births#12 Kayla13,885 births#13 Rachel13,798 births#14 Lauren13,248 births#15 Alyssa12,649 births#16 Amanda12,243 births#17 Brianna12,008 births#18 Jennifer11,840 births#19 Victoria11,795 births#20 Brittany11,529 births#21 Nicole10,744 births#22 Morgan10,342 births#23 Stephanie9,778 births#24 Jasmine9,680 births#25 Rebecca9,634 births#26 Abigail9,630 births#27 Olivia9,479 births#28 Courtney9,035 births#29 Amber8,914 births#30 Alexandra8,752 births#31 Haley8,687 births#32 Katherine8,518 births#33 Anna8,342 births#34 Danielle8,034 births#35 Sydney8,032 births#36 Emma7,749 births#37 Julia7,341 births#38 Maria7,314 births#39 Allison7,274 births#40 Jordan7,167 births#41 Kaitlyn7,005 births#42 Destiny6,727 births#43 Shelby6,701 births#44 Melissa6,679 births#45 Brooke6,671 births#46 Mary6,650 births#47 Savannah6,580 births#48 Natalie6,539 births#49 Kimberly6,182 births#50 Sara6,159 births#51 Gabrielle5,943 births#52 Erin5,940 births#53 Sabrina5,816 births#54 Vanessa5,796 births#55 Michelle5,695 births#56 Sierra5,688 births#57 Kelsey5,573 births#58 Andrea5,405 births#59 Madeline5,313 births#60 Marissa5,298 births#61 Tiffany5,221 births#62 Christina5,182 births#63 Katelyn5,156 births#64 Paige5,030 births#65 Bailey5,024 births#66 Laura4,851 births#67 Mariah4,803 births#68 Cheyenne4,764 births#69 Grace4,639 births#70 Miranda4,590 births#71 Mackenzie4,491 births#72 Briana4,476 births#73 Chelsea4,461 births#74 Breanna4,444 births#75 Caroline4,439 births#76 Jenna4,422 births#77 Jacqueline4,278 births#78 Alexandria4,234 births#79 Monica4,223 births#80 Hailey4,148 births#81 Cassandra4,098 births#82 Kristen4,085 births#83 Kelly4,064 births#84 Erica3,992 births#85 Shannon3,914 births#86 Kathryn3,873 births#87 Katie3,867 births#88 Caitlin3,862 births#89 Alicia3,782 births#90 Heather3,767 births#91 Autumn3,740 births#92 Amy3,691 births#93 Angela3,652 births#94 Sophia3,640 births#95 Lindsey3,636 births#96 Catherine3,591 births#97 Diana3,586 births#98 Molly3,452 births#99 Crystal3,435 births#100 Michaela3,398 births
Popular Boy Names in 1997
#1 Michael37,562 births#2 Jacob34,163 births#3 Matthew31,517 births#4 Christopher29,108 births#5 Joshua28,289 births#6 Nicholas27,258 births#7 Andrew25,208 births#8 Brandon25,197 births#9 Austin25,118 births#10 Tyler24,879 births#11 Daniel23,950 births#12 Joseph23,604 births#13 Zachary21,929 births#14 David21,896 births#15 John21,386 births#16 Ryan20,527 births#17 James20,408 births#18 Anthony20,034 births#19 William20,020 births#20 Justin18,745 births#21 Jonathan18,542 births#22 Alexander17,112 births#23 Robert16,304 births#24 Kyle15,919 births#25 Christian15,059 births#26 Jordan14,761 births#27 Samuel14,237 births#28 Kevin13,295 births#29 Benjamin13,266 births#30 Dylan12,968 births#31 Thomas12,899 births#32 Jose11,929 births#33 Aaron11,170 births#34 Nathan10,442 births#35 Eric10,317 births#36 Cody10,296 births#37 Brian9,739 births#38 Noah9,280 births#39 Adam8,805 births#40 Steven8,765 births#41 Jason8,746 births#42 Logan8,620 births#43 Timothy8,502 births#44 Hunter8,405 births#45 Cameron8,219 births#46 Ethan7,807 births#47 Caleb7,775 births#48 Sean7,744 births#49 Charles7,656 births#50 Patrick7,490 births#51 Richard7,243 births#52 Connor7,140 births#53 Luis7,131 births#54 Juan7,115 births#55 Alex6,855 births#56 Jared6,682 births#57 Gabriel6,406 births#58 Mark6,165 births#59 Devin6,044 births#60 Isaiah6,003 births#61 Evan6,002 births#62 Trevor6,001 births#63 Jesse5,920 births#64 Jeremy5,803 births#65 Nathaniel5,775 births#66 Dakota5,664 births#67 Carlos5,463 births#68 Stephen5,414 births#69 Bryan5,251 births#70 Ian5,211 births#71 Jesus5,164 births#72 Cole5,159 births#73 Isaac5,146 births#74 Elijah5,089 births#75 Antonio5,069 births#76 Jack4,984 births#77 Chase4,964 births#78 Luke4,953 births#79 Paul4,752 births#80 Blake4,728 births#81 Travis4,684 births#82 Tanner4,676 births#83 Kenneth4,659 births#84 Jeffrey4,582 births#85 Garrett4,545 births#86 Angel4,514 births#87 Taylor4,333 births#88 Dustin4,277 births#89 Mason4,268 births#90 Dalton4,238 births#91 Miguel4,234 births#92 Tristan4,197 births#93 Marcus4,183 births#94 Bradley4,124 births#95 Adrian4,116 births#96 Mitchell4,068 births#97 Seth4,043 births#98 Lucas4,034 births#99 Alejandro3,998 births#100 Edward3,915 births