Most Popular Baby Names of 2015
In 2015, the most popular baby names in the United States were Emma for girls and Noah for boys. Emma was given to 20,487 girls and Noah to 19,680 boys, according to Social Security card applications.
Across all names, the Social Security Administration recorded 3,701,841 births for names given to at least five babies that year, down from 3,707,226 in 2014. The tables below show the top 100 names for each sex with their rank change from the year before, followed by the biggest movers in the top 1,000.
New to the top 100 this year: Hazel, Aurora, Cora, Quinn, Clara, and Reagan.
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Top 100 baby names of 2015
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma | 20,487 | – |
| 2 | Olivia | 19,729 | – |
| 3 | Sophia | 17,454 | – |
| 4 | Ava | 16,416 | ↑ 1 |
| 5 | Isabella | 15,667 | ↓ 1 |
| 6 | Mia | 14,943 | – |
| 7 | Abigail | 12,422 | ↑ 1 |
| 8 | Emily | 11,808 | ↓ 1 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 11,415 | ↑ 1 |
| 10 | Harper | 10,311 | ↑ 1 |
| 11 | Madison | 10,107 | ↓ 2 |
| 12 | Amelia | 9,878 | ↑ 3 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 9,771 | – |
| 14 | Sofia | 9,702 | ↓ 2 |
| 15 | Evelyn | 9,377 | ↑ 1 |
| 16 | Avery | 9,356 | ↓ 2 |
| 17 | Chloe | 7,950 | ↑ 1 |
| 18 | Ella | 7,918 | ↓ 1 |
| 19 | Grace | 7,680 | ↑ 1 |
| 20 | Victoria | 7,630 | ↓ 1 |
| 21 | Aubrey | 7,403 | – |
| 22 | Scarlett | 7,143 | ↑ 8 |
| 23 | Zoey | 6,977 | ↓ 1 |
| 24 | Addison | 6,735 | – |
| 25 | Lily | 6,683 | ↑ 2 |
| 26 | Lillian | 6,628 | ↓ 1 |
| 27 | Natalie | 6,510 | ↓ 4 |
| 28 | Hannah | 6,434 | – |
| 29 | Aria | 6,419 | ↑ 2 |
| 30 | Layla | 6,348 | ↓ 1 |
| 31 | Brooklyn | 6,333 | ↓ 5 |
| 32 | Alexa | 6,053 | ↑ 32 |
| 33 | Zoe | 6,051 | ↓ 1 |
| 34 | Penelope | 5,953 | ↑ 9 |
| 35 | Riley | 5,739 | ↑ 12 |
| 36 | Leah | 5,636 | ↓ 1 |
| 37 | Audrey | 5,613 | ↓ 1 |
| 38 | Savannah | 5,469 | – |
| 39 | Allison | 5,356 | – |
| 40 | Samantha | 5,347 | ↓ 7 |
| 41 | Nora | 5,330 | ↑ 8 |
| 42 | Skylar | 5,295 | ↑ 6 |
| 43 | Camila | 5,275 | ↓ 2 |
| 44 | Anna | 5,150 | ↓ 10 |
| 45 | Paisley | 5,091 | ↑ 8 |
| 46 | Ariana | 4,973 | ↓ 9 |
| 47 | Aaliyah | 4,884 | ↓ 2 |
| 48 | Ellie | 4,873 | ↑ 7 |
| 49 | Claire | 4,837 | ↓ 5 |
| 50 | Violet | 4,822 | ↑ 17 |
| 51 | Stella | 4,798 | ↑ 15 |
| 52 | Sadie | 4,763 | ↓ 6 |
| 53 | Mila | 4,733 | ↑ 19 |
| 54 | Gabriella | 4,631 | ↓ 12 |
| 55 | Lucy | 4,558 | ↑ 6 |
| 56 | Arianna | 4,548 | ↓ 16 |
| 57 | Sarah | 4,535 | ↓ 7 |
| 58 | Kennedy | 4,523 | ↓ 4 |
| 59 | Madelyn | 4,486 | ↑ 1 |
| 60 | Eleanor | 4,442 | ↑ 18 |
| 61 | Kaylee | 4,377 | ↓ 9 |
| 62 | Caroline | 4,333 | ↓ 3 |
| 63 | Hazel | 4,302 | ↑ 42 |
| 64 | Hailey | 4,251 | ↓ 13 |
| 65 | Genesis | 4,168 | ↑ 3 |
| 66 | Kylie | 4,162 | ↑ 7 |
| 67 | Piper | 4,140 | ↑ 8 |
| 68 | Maya | 4,133 | ↑ 6 |
| 69 | Autumn | 4,124 | ↑ 2 |
| 70 | Nevaeh | 4,028 | ↓ 7 |
| 71 | Serenity | 4,006 | ↓ 13 |
| 72 | Peyton | 3,906 | ↓ 16 |
| 73 | Mackenzie | 3,869 | ↓ 4 |
| 74 | Bella | 3,814 | ↓ 4 |
| 75 | Naomi | 3,775 | ↑ 5 |
| 76 | Eva | 3,772 | ↑ 7 |
| 77 | Taylor | 3,756 | – |
| 78 | Aurora | 3,654 | ↑ 38 |
| 79 | Aubree | 3,636 | ↓ 17 |
| 80 | Lydia | 3,514 | ↑ 4 |
| 81 | Melanie | 3,497 | – |
| 82 | Brianna | 3,475 | ↑ 3 |
| 83 | Ruby | 3,467 | ↑ 7 |
| 84 | Katherine | 3,454 | ↓ 2 |
| 85 | Alexis | 3,435 | ↓ 20 |
| 86 | Ashley | 3,429 | ↑ 1 |
| 87 | Alice | 3,426 | ↑ 11 |
| 88 | Cora | 3,403 | ↑ 15 |
| 89 | Julia | 3,375 | ↓ 3 |
| 90 | Faith | 3,348 | ↓ 11 |
| 91 | Madeline | 3,339 | ↓ 2 |
| 92 | Annabelle | 3,283 | ↓ 35 |
| 93 | Alyssa | 3,255 | ↓ 17 |
| 94 | Isabelle | 3,225 | ↑ 2 |
| 95 | Vivian | 3,204 | ↑ 2 |
| 96 | Gianna | 3,183 | ↓ 1 |
| 97 | Quinn | 3,095 | ↑ 29 |
| 98 | Clara | 3,070 | ↑ 10 |
| 99 | Reagan | 3,061 | ↑ 7 |
| 100 | Alexandra | 3,007 | ↓ 8 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah | 19,680 | – |
| 2 | Liam | 18,410 | – |
| 3 | Mason | 16,675 | – |
| 4 | Jacob | 16,005 | – |
| 5 | William | 15,950 | – |
| 6 | Ethan | 15,103 | – |
| 7 | James | 14,865 | ↑ 2 |
| 8 | Alexander | 14,584 | – |
| 9 | Michael | 14,504 | ↓ 2 |
| 10 | Benjamin | 13,732 | ↑ 2 |
| 11 | Elijah | 13,710 | – |
| 12 | Daniel | 13,543 | ↓ 2 |
| 13 | Aiden | 13,506 | ↑ 1 |
| 14 | Logan | 12,939 | ↓ 1 |
| 15 | Matthew | 12,785 | ↑ 1 |
| 16 | Lucas | 12,331 | ↑ 3 |
| 17 | Jackson | 12,299 | ↑ 1 |
| 18 | David | 11,838 | ↓ 1 |
| 19 | Oliver | 11,670 | ↑ 13 |
| 20 | Jayden | 11,583 | ↓ 5 |
| 21 | Joseph | 11,531 | ↓ 1 |
| 22 | Gabriel | 10,913 | ↑ 2 |
| 23 | Samuel | 10,905 | – |
| 24 | Carter | 10,814 | ↑ 3 |
| 25 | Anthony | 10,664 | ↓ 4 |
| 26 | John | 10,423 | – |
| 27 | Dylan | 10,298 | ↑ 2 |
| 28 | Luke | 10,294 | – |
| 29 | Henry | 10,186 | ↑ 4 |
| 30 | Andrew | 10,147 | ↓ 8 |
| 31 | Isaac | 9,988 | – |
| 32 | Christopher | 9,853 | ↓ 2 |
| 33 | Joshua | 9,850 | ↓ 8 |
| 34 | Wyatt | 9,659 | ↑ 5 |
| 35 | Sebastian | 9,632 | ↓ 1 |
| 36 | Owen | 9,608 | – |
| 37 | Caleb | 8,826 | ↓ 2 |
| 38 | Nathan | 8,600 | – |
| 39 | Ryan | 8,548 | ↓ 2 |
| 40 | Jack | 8,514 | ↑ 1 |
| 41 | Hunter | 8,367 | ↓ 1 |
| 42 | Levi | 8,337 | ↑ 3 |
| 43 | Christian | 8,220 | ↓ 1 |
| 44 | Jaxon | 8,082 | ↑ 2 |
| 45 | Julian | 8,064 | ↑ 2 |
| 46 | Landon | 7,948 | ↓ 3 |
| 47 | Grayson | 7,926 | ↑ 16 |
| 48 | Jonathan | 7,660 | ↓ 4 |
| 49 | Isaiah | 7,658 | ↓ 1 |
| 50 | Charles | 7,204 | ↑ 1 |
| 51 | Thomas | 7,204 | ↑ 3 |
| 52 | Aaron | 7,177 | ↓ 2 |
| 53 | Eli | 7,163 | ↓ 4 |
| 54 | Jeremiah | 6,827 | ↑ 2 |
| 55 | Connor | 6,772 | ↓ 3 |
| 56 | Cameron | 6,760 | ↓ 3 |
| 57 | Josiah | 6,677 | ↑ 7 |
| 58 | Adrian | 6,540 | ↑ 1 |
| 59 | Jordan | 6,327 | ↓ 4 |
| 60 | Colton | 6,318 | ↑ 5 |
| 61 | Brayden | 6,282 | ↑ 1 |
| 62 | Nicholas | 6,263 | ↓ 5 |
| 63 | Robert | 6,137 | ↓ 3 |
| 64 | Angel | 6,116 | ↑ 3 |
| 65 | Hudson | 6,049 | ↑ 15 |
| 66 | Lincoln | 6,001 | ↑ 21 |
| 67 | Evan | 5,916 | ↓ 9 |
| 68 | Dominic | 5,870 | ↑ 1 |
| 69 | Austin | 5,827 | ↓ 3 |
| 70 | Gavin | 5,794 | ↓ 9 |
| 71 | Nolan | 5,739 | ↑ 10 |
| 72 | Parker | 5,418 | ↑ 1 |
| 73 | Adam | 5,404 | ↑ 6 |
| 74 | Chase | 5,387 | ↑ 4 |
| 75 | Jace | 5,357 | ↓ 7 |
| 76 | Ian | 5,332 | ↑ 1 |
| 77 | Cooper | 5,272 | ↑ 9 |
| 78 | Easton | 5,230 | ↑ 5 |
| 79 | Kevin | 5,184 | ↓ 9 |
| 80 | Jose | 5,177 | ↓ 4 |
| 81 | Tyler | 5,175 | ↓ 9 |
| 82 | Asher | 5,137 | ↑ 10 |
| 83 | Brandon | 5,128 | ↓ 12 |
| 84 | Jaxson | 5,070 | ↑ 1 |
| 85 | Mateo | 5,029 | ↑ 21 |
| 86 | Jason | 5,025 | ↓ 11 |
| 87 | Ayden | 4,891 | ↓ 13 |
| 88 | Zachary | 4,866 | ↓ 6 |
| 89 | Carson | 4,761 | ↑ 2 |
| 90 | Xavier | 4,667 | ↓ 2 |
| 91 | Leo | 4,603 | ↑ 6 |
| 92 | Bentley | 4,342 | ↓ 3 |
| 93 | Ezra | 4,339 | ↑ 26 |
| 94 | Sawyer | 4,272 | ↑ 16 |
| 95 | Kayden | 4,263 | ↓ 5 |
| 96 | Blake | 4,234 | ↓ 12 |
| 97 | Nathaniel | 4,234 | ↓ 3 |
| 98 | Ryder | 4,165 | ↓ 3 |
| 99 | Theodore | 4,155 | ↑ 27 |
| 100 | Elias | 4,101 | ↑ 3 |
Biggest movers of 2015
Changes in rank within the top 1,000 compared with the year before.
Rising Girls
- Ariyah ↑ 326 #607
- Thea ↑ 307 #464
- Milani ↑ 293 #667
- Jessa ↑ 290 #545
- Karter ↑ 281 #692
- Carter ↑ 251 #539
- Zahra ↑ 226 #691
- Gwen ↑ 214 #749
- Addilyn ↑ 208 #335
- Addilynn ↑ 202 #727
Falling Girls
- Anabella ↓ 334 #863
- Aranza ↓ 322 #933
- Anabelle ↓ 271 #736
- Kiley ↓ 239 #900
- Denise ↓ 217 #997
- Elsa ↓ 200 #486
- Jasmin ↓ 195 #883
- Kenya ↓ 192 #894
- Lindsay ↓ 191 #853
- Elin ↓ 191 #923
New in the top 1,000 (Girls)
Adaline, Zelda, Alaia, Royal, Lennox, Amaris, Adilynn, Adley, Briar, Kalani, Jayde, Analia, Romina, Nathalia, Aminah
Dropped out of the top 1,000 (Girls)
Isis, Cindy, Danika, Miley, Aubri, Temperance, Abbigail, Taryn, Audriana, Mckayla, Diamond, Kaidence, Sherlyn, Kaleigh, Anniston
Rising Boys
- Kaison ↑ 242 #734
- Omari ↑ 202 #508
- Zayn ↑ 191 #643
- Titan ↑ 188 #639
- Matteo ↑ 183 #191
- Kyrie ↑ 173 #333
- Dash ↑ 170 #769
- Killian ↑ 161 #350
- Baylor ↑ 154 #811
- Atlas ↑ 152 #487
Falling Boys
- Neymar ↓ 244 #795
- Brenden ↓ 191 #897
- Ulises ↓ 160 #912
- Jaydon ↓ 145 #997
- Zackary ↓ 138 #754
- Markus ↓ 133 #867
- Alfred ↓ 127 #922
- Gannon ↓ 118 #532
- Jeffery ↓ 115 #777
- Davian ↓ 115 #871
New in the top 1,000 (Boys)
Canaan, Otis, Shiloh, Denver, Immanuel, Jonael, Ignacio, Riaan, Jaziel, Ridge, Avi, Cairo, Boone, Kashton, Jabari
Dropped out of the top 1,000 (Boys)
Eliezer, Deshawn, Tristian, Rylee, Ramiro, Arnav, Randall, Jayse, Yael, Clinton, Johnathon, Konner, Aidyn, Gino, Jericho
Other years
Trend lists
Source: US Social Security Administration. Ranks are computed from birth counts for each sex; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are not published.