Popular Baby Names in 1997
The most popular baby names in 1997.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | Boy | 37,557 |
| 2 | Jacob | Boy | 34,163 |
| 3 | Matthew | Boy | 31,518 |
| 4 | Christopher | Boy | 29,106 |
| 5 | Joshua | Boy | 28,288 |
| 6 | Nicholas | Boy | 27,257 |
| 1 | Emily | Girl | 25,735 |
| 7 | Andrew | Boy | 25,208 |
| 8 | Brandon | Boy | 25,196 |
| 9 | Austin | Boy | 25,118 |
| 10 | Tyler | Boy | 24,878 |
| 11 | Daniel | Boy | 23,950 |
| 12 | Joseph | Boy | 23,603 |
| 13 | Zachary | Boy | 21,928 |
| 14 | David | Boy | 21,896 |
| 15 | John | Boy | 21,386 |
| 2 | Jessica | Girl | 21,045 |
| 3 | Ashley | Girl | 20,896 |
| 4 | Sarah | Girl | 20,716 |
| 5 | Hannah | Girl | 20,596 |
| 16 | Ryan | Boy | 20,528 |
| 17 | James | Boy | 20,407 |
| 6 | Samantha | Girl | 20,170 |
| 18 | Anthony | Boy | 20,033 |
| 19 | William | Boy | 20,020 |
| 7 | Taylor | Girl | 19,504 |
| 20 | Justin | Boy | 18,744 |
| 21 | Jonathan | Boy | 18,541 |
| 8 | Alexis | Girl | 17,171 |
| 22 | Alexander | Boy | 17,112 |
| 23 | Robert | Boy | 16,303 |
| 24 | Kyle | Boy | 15,920 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | Girl | 15,428 |
| 10 | Madison | Girl | 15,189 |
| 25 | Christian | Boy | 15,059 |
| 26 | Jordan | Boy | 14,761 |
| 11 | Megan | Girl | 14,244 |
| 27 | Samuel | Boy | 14,237 |
| 12 | Kayla | Girl | 13,885 |
| 13 | Rachel | Girl | 13,798 |
| 28 | Kevin | Boy | 13,294 |
| 29 | Benjamin | Boy | 13,266 |
| 14 | Lauren | Girl | 13,248 |
| 30 | Dylan | Boy | 12,968 |
| 31 | Thomas | Boy | 12,899 |
| 15 | Alyssa | Girl | 12,649 |
| 16 | Amanda | Girl | 12,243 |
| 17 | Brianna | Girl | 12,007 |
| 32 | Jose | Boy | 11,927 |
| 18 | Jennifer | Girl | 11,840 |
| 19 | Victoria | Girl | 11,793 |
| 20 | Brittany | Girl | 11,529 |
| 33 | Aaron | Boy | 11,170 |
| 21 | Nicole | Girl | 10,744 |
| 34 | Nathan | Boy | 10,443 |
| 22 | Morgan | Girl | 10,342 |
| 35 | Eric | Boy | 10,317 |
| 36 | Cody | Boy | 10,297 |
| 23 | Stephanie | Girl | 9,778 |
| 37 | Brian | Boy | 9,737 |
| 24 | Jasmine | Girl | 9,680 |
| 25 | Rebecca | Girl | 9,632 |
| 26 | Abigail | Girl | 9,629 |
| 27 | Olivia | Girl | 9,479 |
| 38 | Noah | Boy | 9,279 |
| 28 | Courtney | Girl | 9,035 |
| 29 | Amber | Girl | 8,914 |
| 39 | Adam | Boy | 8,805 |
| 40 | Steven | Boy | 8,766 |
| 30 | Alexandra | Girl | 8,751 |
| 41 | Jason | Boy | 8,746 |
| 31 | Haley | Girl | 8,687 |
| 42 | Logan | Boy | 8,620 |
| 32 | Katherine | Girl | 8,517 |
| 43 | Timothy | Boy | 8,502 |
| 44 | Hunter | Boy | 8,405 |
| 33 | Anna | Girl | 8,342 |
| 45 | Cameron | Boy | 8,218 |
| 34 | Danielle | Girl | 8,034 |
| 35 | Sydney | Girl | 8,032 |
| 46 | Ethan | Boy | 7,806 |
| 47 | Caleb | Boy | 7,775 |
| 36 | Emma | Girl | 7,749 |
| 48 | Sean | Boy | 7,744 |
| 49 | Charles | Boy | 7,656 |
| 50 | Patrick | Boy | 7,490 |
| 37 | Julia | Girl | 7,341 |
| 38 | Maria | Girl | 7,313 |
| 39 | Allison | Girl | 7,274 |
| 51 | Richard | Boy | 7,242 |
| 40 | Jordan | Girl | 7,166 |
| 52 | Connor | Boy | 7,140 |
| 53 | Luis | Boy | 7,129 |
| 54 | Juan | Boy | 7,113 |
| 41 | Kaitlyn | Girl | 7,005 |
| 55 | Alex | Boy | 6,855 |
| 42 | Destiny | Girl | 6,727 |
| 43 | Shelby | Girl | 6,701 |
| 56 | Jared | Boy | 6,682 |
| 44 | Melissa | Girl | 6,679 |