Birth year roster

Top names in 1997

Name: Top baby names in 1997
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 1997 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Emily and Michael led the 1997 baby-name charts, the top names among Gen Z births. Emily was the #1 girls’ name for 12 years in all (1996–2007); Michael was the #1 boys’ name for 44 years in all (between 1954 and 1998). Of the 200 names below, 95 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

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Girls

#1Emily Declining25,734
#2Jessica Endangered21,045
#3Ashley Endangered20,897
#4Sarah Endangered20,716
#5Hannah Declining20,597
#6Samantha Endangered20,170
#7Taylor Endangered19,504
#8Alexis Endangered17,171
#9Elizabeth Stable15,430
#10Madison Declining15,189
#11Megan Endangered14,244
#12Kayla Endangered13,885
#13Rachel Endangered13,798
#14Lauren Endangered13,248
#15Alyssa Endangered12,649
#16Amanda Endangered12,243
#17Brianna Declining12,008
#18Jennifer Endangered11,840
#19Victoria Declining11,795
#20Brittany Endangered11,529
#21Nicole Endangered10,744
#22Morgan Endangered10,342
#23Stephanie Endangered9,778
#24Jasmine Declining9,680
#25Rebecca Endangered9,634
#26Abigail Declining9,630
#27Olivia Stable9,479
#28Courtney Endangered9,035
#29Amber Endangered8,914
#30Alexandra Declining8,752
#31Haley Endangered8,687
#32Katherine Declining8,518
#33Anna Declining8,342
#34Danielle Endangered8,034
#35Sydney Endangered8,032
#36Emma Declining7,749
#37Julia Stable7,341
#38Maria Stable7,314
#39Allison Declining7,274
#40Jordan Endangered7,167
#41Kaitlyn Endangered7,005
#42Destiny Endangered6,727
#43Shelby Endangered6,701
#44Melissa Endangered6,679
#45Brooke Declining6,671
#46Mary Endangered6,650
#47Savannah Declining6,580
#48Natalie Declining6,539
#49Kimberly Endangered6,182
#50Sara Stable6,159
#51Gabrielle Endangered5,943
#52Erin Endangered5,940
#53Sabrina Stable5,816
#54Vanessa Declining5,796
#55Michelle Endangered5,695
#56Sierra Endangered5,688
#57Kelsey Endangered5,573
#58Andrea Declining5,405
#59Madeline Stable5,313
#60Marissa Endangered5,298
#61Tiffany Endangered5,221
#62Christina Endangered5,182
#63Katelyn Endangered5,156
#64Paige Declining5,030
#65Bailey Declining5,024
#66Laura Endangered4,851
#67Mariah Declining4,803
#68Cheyenne Endangered4,764
#69Grace Declining4,639
#70Miranda Endangered4,590
#71Mackenzie Declining4,491
#72Briana Endangered4,476
#73Chelsea Endangered4,461
#74Breanna Endangered4,444
#75Caroline Declining4,439
#76Jenna Endangered4,422
#77Jacqueline Endangered4,278
#78Alexandria Declining4,234
#79Monica Endangered4,223
#80Hailey Declining4,148
#81Cassandra Endangered4,098
#82Kristen Endangered4,085
#83Kelly Endangered4,064
#84Erica Endangered3,992
#85Shannon Endangered3,914
#86Kathryn Endangered3,873
#87Katie Endangered3,867
#88Caitlin Endangered3,862
#89Alicia Endangered3,782
#90Heather Endangered3,767
#91Autumn Stable3,740
#92Amy Endangered3,691
#93Angela Endangered3,652
#94Sophia Stable3,640
#95Lindsey Endangered3,636
#96Catherine Endangered3,591
#97Diana Stable3,586
#98Molly Stable3,452
#99Crystal Endangered3,435
#100Michaela Endangered3,398

Boys

#1Michael Past peak37,562
#2Jacob Declining34,163
#3Matthew Declining31,517
#4Christopher Endangered29,108
#5Joshua Declining28,289
#6Nicholas Declining27,258
#7Andrew Declining25,208
#8Brandon Endangered25,197
#9Austin Declining25,118
#10Tyler Endangered24,879
#11Daniel Declining23,950
#12Joseph Declining23,604
#13Zachary Endangered21,929
#14David Past peak21,896
#15John Past peak21,386
#16Ryan Declining20,527
#17James Stable20,408
#18Anthony Declining20,034
#19William Declining20,020
#20Justin Endangered18,745
#21Jonathan Declining18,542
#22Alexander Declining17,112
#23Robert Endangered16,304
#24Kyle Endangered15,919
#25Christian Declining15,059
#26Jordan Declining14,761
#27Samuel Stable14,237
#28Kevin Endangered13,295
#29Benjamin Declining13,266
#30Dylan Stable12,968
#31Thomas Stable12,899
#32Jose Stable11,929
#33Aaron Declining11,170
#34Nathan Declining10,442
#35Eric Endangered10,317
#36Cody Endangered10,296
#37Brian Endangered9,739
#38Noah Stable9,280
#39Adam Declining8,805
#40Steven Endangered8,765
#41Jason Endangered8,746
#42Logan Declining8,620
#43Timothy Endangered8,502
#44Hunter Declining8,405
#45Cameron Stable8,219
#46Ethan Declining7,807
#47Caleb Stable7,775
#48Sean Endangered7,744
#49Charles Stable7,656
#50Patrick Declining7,490
#51Richard Endangered7,243
#52Connor Declining7,140
#53Luis Stable7,131
#54Juan Stable7,115
#55Alex Declining6,855
#56Jared Stable6,682
#57Gabriel Stable6,406
#58Mark Endangered6,165
#59Devin Endangered6,044
#60Isaiah Declining6,003
#61Evan Declining6,002
#62Trevor Endangered6,001
#63Jesse Stable5,920
#64Jeremy Endangered5,803
#65Nathaniel Declining5,775
#66Dakota Stable5,664
#67Carlos Stable5,463
#68Stephen Endangered5,414
#69Bryan Declining5,251
#70Ian Stable5,211
#71Jesus Stable5,164
#72Cole Declining5,159
#73Isaac Declining5,146
#74Elijah Stable5,089
#75Antonio Stable5,069
#76Jack Stable4,984
#77Chase Declining4,964
#78Luke Stable4,953
#79Paul Endangered4,752
#80Blake Declining4,728
#81Travis Endangered4,684
#82Tanner Declining4,676
#83Kenneth Endangered4,659
#84Jeffrey Endangered4,582
#85Garrett Endangered4,545
#86Angel Stable4,514
#87Taylor Endangered4,333
#88Dustin Endangered4,277
#89Mason Declining4,268
#90Dalton Declining4,238
#91Miguel Stable4,234
#92Tristan Declining4,197
#93Marcus Declining4,183
#94Bradley Declining4,124
#95Adrian Stable4,116
#96Mitchell Endangered4,068
#97Seth Endangered4,043
#98Lucas Stable4,034
#99Alejandro Stable3,998
#100Edward Endangered3,915