Welcome to our dedicated page featuring the top 500 boy and girl baby names of 2016. This year holds a special place in the annals of naming history, reflecting a blend of timeless classics and unique choices that captured the hearts of parents during this era. As you explore our comprehensive list, you’ll discover the names that defined a generation, from the traditional to the trendsetting. Whether you’re seeking inspiration for a new arrival, researching historical naming trends, or simply curious about the names that resonated with families in 2016, our curated selection offers a fascinating glimpse into the past. Join us on a nostalgic journey through the most popular names of the year, and see how trends in baby naming have evolved over time.
| Rank | Boy Name | Boy Births | Girl Name | Girl Births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah | 17080 | Emma | 17955 |
| 2 | Liam | 15978 | Olivia | 17427 |
| 3 | William | 14331 | Sophia | 14846 |
| 4 | Mason | 13629 | Ava | 14477 |
| 5 | Benjamin | 13495 | Isabella | 13280 |
| 6 | James | 13419 | Mia | 13099 |
| 7 | Elijah | 12978 | Charlotte | 11937 |
| 8 | Jacob | 12726 | Abigail | 10483 |
| 9 | Oliver | 12544 | Emily | 10432 |
| 10 | Alexander | 12544 | Harper | 9995 |
| 11 | Ethan | 12414 | Amelia | 9928 |
| 12 | Michael | 12341 | Evelyn | 9558 |
| 13 | Daniel | 11849 | Elizabeth | 8836 |
| 14 | Lucas | 11380 | Sofia | 8090 |
| 15 | Matthew | 11258 | Avery | 7835 |
| 16 | Aiden | 10973 | Madison | 7767 |
| 17 | Jackson | 10267 | Ella | 7379 |
| 18 | David | 9935 | Scarlett | 7284 |
| 19 | Logan | 9898 | Chloe | 6900 |
| 20 | Samuel | 9817 | Grace | 6856 |
| 21 | Henry | 9675 | Victoria | 6818 |
| 22 | Owen | 9623 | Aria | 6458 |
| 23 | Sebastian | 9368 | Riley | 6236 |
| 24 | Joseph | 9356 | Lily | 6141 |
| 25 | Isaac | 9227 | Zoey | 6132 |
| 26 | Wyatt | 9177 | Penelope | 6023 |
| 27 | Carter | 9155 | Brooklyn | 5791 |
| 28 | Jayden | 9097 | Lillian | 5753 |
| 29 | Gabriel | 8945 | Addison | 5741 |
| 30 | Luke | 8833 | Aubrey | 5720 |
| 31 | Andrew | 8663 | Natalie | 5618 |
| 32 | Anthony | 8646 | Layla | 5582 |
| 33 | John | 8563 | Audrey | 5239 |
| 34 | Joshua | 7998 | Hannah | 5192 |
| 35 | Dylan | 7971 | Camila | 5118 |
| 36 | Julian | 7963 | Ellie | 4986 |
| 37 | Grayson | 7740 | Zoe | 4924 |
| 38 | Levi | 7705 | Eleanor | 4828 |
| 39 | Nathan | 7509 | Claire | 4787 |
| 40 | Jack | 7420 | Savannah | 4583 |
| 41 | Christopher | 7376 | Stella | 4550 |
| 42 | Jaxon | 7251 | Violet | 4504 |
| 43 | Hunter | 7233 | Nora | 4457 |
| 44 | Caleb | 7051 | Leah | 4418 |
| 45 | Isaiah | 7010 | Hazel | 4358 |
| 46 | Ryan | 6778 | Lucy | 4356 |
| 47 | Eli | 6679 | Samantha | 4284 |
| 48 | Charles | 6479 | Anna | 4236 |
| 49 | Thomas | 6452 | Mila | 4159 |
| 50 | Landon | 6402 | Aaliyah | 4118 |
| 51 | Connor | 6315 | Paisley | 4106 |
| 52 | Aaron | 6210 | Allison | 4071 |
| 53 | Christian | 6188 | Adeline | 3923 |
| 54 | Jonathan | 6188 | Alexa | 3880 |
| 55 | Josiah | 5974 | Ruby | 3433 |
| 56 | Lincoln | 5735 | Ariana | 3357 |
| 57 | Hudson | 5725 | Piper | 3332 |
| 58 | Mateo | 5553 | Aurora | 3327 |
| 59 | Cameron | 5494 | Naomi | 3313 |
| 60 | Jeremiah | 5314 | Alice | 3287 |
| 61 | Evan | 5136 | Sarah | 3271 |
| 62 | Adrian | 5047 | Kennedy | 3245 |
| 63 | Robert | 5004 | Sadie | 3207 |
| 64 | Easton | 4768 | Eva | 3195 |
| 65 | Austin | 4679 | Skylar | 3186 |
| 66 | Jordan | 4656 | Kaylee | 3110 |
| 67 | Angel | 4480 | Luna | 3084 |
| 68 | Dominic | 4388 | Caroline | 2968 |
| 69 | Leo | 4270 | Maya | 2959 |
| 70 | Colton | 4247 | Genesis | 2927 |
| 71 | Cooper | 4154 | Madelyn | 2875 |
| 72 | Nolan | 4113 | Autumn | 2874 |
| 73 | Brayden | 4099 | Hailey | 2862 |
| 74 | Gavin | 4016 | Arianna | 2858 |
| 75 | Asher | 3995 | Lydia | 2827 |
| 76 | Ezra | 3681 | Kinsley | 2674 |
| 77 | Jace | 3642 | Nevaeh | 2668 |
| 78 | Nicholas | 3590 | Bella | 2603 |
| 79 | Jose | 3518 | Hadley | 2386 |
| 80 | Carson | 3422 | Melanie | 2384 |
| 81 | Adam | 3394 | Quinn | 2288 |
| 82 | Jaxson | 3331 | Cora | 2239 |
| 83 | Xavier | 3322 | Gabriella | 2227 |
| 84 | Parker | 3318 | Serenity | 2199 |
| 85 | Ian | 3289 | Julia | 2171 |
| 86 | Elias | 3206 | Willow | 2158 |
| 87 | Sawyer | 3160 | Katherine | 2156 |
| 88 | Leonardo | 3013 | Madeline | 2135 |
| 89 | Roman | 2985 | Peyton | 2103 |
| 90 | Bentley | 2985 | Gianna | 2064 |
| 91 | Kevin | 2982 | Elena | 1954 |
| 92 | Greyson | 2853 | Eliana | 1934 |
| 93 | Theodore | 2783 | Aubree | 1903 |
| 94 | Jason | 2783 | Ximena | 1872 |
| 95 | Chase | 2723 | Reagan | 1865 |
| 96 | Vincent | 2577 | Natalia | 1823 |
| 97 | Zachary | 2472 | Valentina | 1794 |
| 98 | Bryson | 2462 | Delilah | 1767 |
| 99 | Damian | 2412 | Rylee | 1760 |
| 100 | Brandon | 2365 | Emilia | 1732 |
| 101 | Santiago | 2341 | Clara | 1731 |
| 102 | Ayden | 2099 | Kylie | 1665 |
| 103 | Braxton | 2088 | Mackenzie | 1664 |
| 104 | Ivan | 1946 | Vivian | 1643 |
| 105 | Miles | 1896 | Sophie | 1598 |
| 106 | Jesus | 1885 | Taylor | 1552 |
| 107 | Tyler | 1865 | Annabelle | 1485 |
| 108 | Weston | 1861 | Jasmine | 1479 |
| 109 | Diego | 1861 | Alyssa | 1448 |
| 110 | Luis | 1752 | Josephine | 1420 |
| 111 | Ryder | 1656 | Ashley | 1380 |
| 112 | Nathaniel | 1654 | Brianna | 1370 |
| 113 | Harrison | 1642 | Jade | 1345 |
| 114 | Kayden | 1634 | Alexandra | 1332 |
| 115 | Maxwell | 1620 | Mary | 1275 |
| 116 | Ryker | 1606 | Liliana | 1241 |
| 117 | Juan | 1600 | Athena | 1220 |
| 118 | Emmett | 1597 | Andrea | 1184 |
| 119 | Carlos | 1587 | Bailey | 1181 |
| 120 | Everett | 1559 | Faith | 1179 |
| 121 | Silas | 1527 | Adalynn | 1175 |
| 122 | Declan | 1369 | Isabelle | 1164 |
| 123 | Camden | 1366 | Ariel | 1141 |
| 124 | Miguel | 1275 | Valeria | 1136 |
| 125 | Matteo | 1274 | Everly | 1129 |
| 126 | Kingston | 1248 | Alexis | 1108 |
| 127 | Giovanni | 1212 | Valerie | 1088 |
| 128 | Eric | 1210 | Leilani | 1085 |
| 129 | Gael | 1176 | Kimberly | 1050 |
| 130 | Brantley | 1175 | Emery | 1043 |
| 131 | Alejandro | 1174 | Nicole | 1036 |
| 132 | Micah | 1157 | Ivy | 1028 |
| 133 | Alan | 1152 | Melody | 984 |
| 134 | Emiliano | 1142 | Alina | 980 |
| 135 | Wesley | 1134 | Kayla | 980 |
| 136 | Alex | 1100 | Brielle | 887 |
| 137 | Victor | 1062 | Amy | 852 |
| 138 | Tristan | 1056 | Morgan | 828 |
| 139 | Bennett | 976 | Angela | 824 |
| 140 | Ezekiel | 956 | London | 801 |
| 141 | Jameson | 914 | Margaret | 799 |
| 142 | Blake | 871 | Khloe | 791 |
| 143 | Jayce | 830 | Giselle | 786 |
| 144 | Brody | 819 | Lauren | 746 |
| 145 | Axel | 800 | Isla | 735 |
| 146 | Ashton | 786 | Londyn | 705 |
| 147 | Cole | 683 | Nova | 702 |
| 148 | Calvin | 658 | Trinity | 690 |
| 149 | Maverick | 642 | Raelynn | 662 |
| 150 | Kaiden | 639 | Lilly | 625 |
| 151 | Justin | 636 | Mckenzie | 621 |
| 152 | Karter | 634 | Ryleigh | 588 |
| 153 | Tucker | 622 | Adalyn | 511 |
| 154 | Kai | 608 | Blakely | 489 |
| 155 | King | 601 | Maria | 472 |
| 156 | Graham | 594 | Norah | 470 |
| 157 | Rhett | 509 | Jordyn | 437 |
| 158 | Messiah | 464 | Elise | 432 |
| 159 | Abel | 389 | Mariah | 429 |
| 160 | Beau | 376 | Molly | 379 |
| 161 | Barrett | 376 | Charlie | 374 |
| 162 | Hayden | 371 | Harmony | 334 |
| 163 | Max | 362 | Emerson | 328 |
| 164 | Amir | 358 | Paige | 321 |
| 165 | Malachi | 328 | Brynlee | 319 |
| 166 | Bryce | 312 | Lyla | 299 |
| 167 | Brooks | 294 | Sydney | 291 |
| 168 | Elliot | 294 | Teagan | 262 |
| 169 | Beckett | 288 | Mya | 254 |
| 170 | Finn | 286 | Angelina | 253 |
| 171 | Maddox | 283 | Presley | 248 |
| 172 | Paxton | 278 | Josie | 245 |
| 173 | Lane | 264 | Eliza | 227 |
| 174 | Jude | 258 | Brooklynn | 225 |
| 175 | Bryan | 229 | Cecilia | 202 |
| 176 | Waylon | 228 | Aspen | 182 |
| 177 | Grant | 227 | Brynn | 173 |
| 178 | Emmanuel | 225 | Lennon | 168 |
| 179 | Nicolas | 223 | Rose | 168 |
| 180 | George | 199 | Emersyn | 168 |
| 181 | Dawson | 193 | Paris | 157 |
| 182 | Rowan | 187 | Laila | 156 |
| 183 | Luca | 187 | Payton | 153 |
| 184 | Zion | 180 | Iris | 150 |
| 185 | Kameron | 177 | Journee | 148 |
| 186 | Kaleb | 177 | Sara | 147 |
| 187 | Karson | 174 | Kyleigh | 138 |
| 188 | River | 174 | Kate | 133 |
| 189 | Ali | 125 | Oakley | 133 |
| 190 | Bridger | 121 | Alaina | 124 |
| 191 | Finley | 114 | Gracie | 124 |
| 192 | Griffin | 112 | Fiona | 118 |
| 193 | Adriel | 108 | Sawyer | 110 |
| 194 | Finnegan | 104 | Hayden | 107 |
| 195 | Avery | 102 | Finley | 102 |
| 196 | Jorge | 96 | Lila | 100 |
| 197 | Daxton | 77 | Ansley | 98 |
| 198 | Beckham | 76 | Kendall | 96 |
| 199 | Nixon | 75 | Callie | 90 |
| 200 | Porter | 70 | Ember | 88 |
| 201 | Nash | 67 | Makayla | 86 |
| 202 | Milo | 65 | Eden | 86 |
| 203 | Tanner | 63 | Jane | 85 |
| 204 | Benson | 63 | Camille | 84 |
| 205 | Peter | 56 | Freya | 83 |
| 206 | Gunner | 55 | Adelaide | 82 |
| 207 | Maximus | 55 | Adaline | 82 |
| 208 | Jasper | 48 | Willa | 78 |
| 209 | Arlo | 29 | Daleyza | 72 |
| 210 | Jax | 27 | Jocelyn | 68 |
| 211 | Caden | 24 | Raegan | 66 |
| 212 | Shane | 24 | Arabella | 66 |
| 213 | Kainoa | 23 | Gabrielle | 65 |
| 214 | Preston | 23 | Elsie | 65 |
| 215 | Keanu | 21 | Remi | 65 |
| 216 | Zane | 21 | Demi | 61 |
| 217 | August | 20 | Juniper | 60 |
| 218 | Kekoa | 16 | Remington | 57 |
| 219 | Marshall | 16 | Evangeline | 56 |
| 220 | Colin | 16 | Lyric | 54 |
| 221 | Patrick | 16 | Reese | 52 |
| 222 | Kaimana | 16 | June | 51 |
| 223 | Corbin | 15 | Thea | 48 |
| 224 | Colt | 15 | Millie | 46 |
| 225 | Makana | 15 | Kimber | 46 |
| 226 | Elliott | 14 | River | 44 |
| 227 | Emmitt | 14 | Navy | 42 |
| 228 | Richard | 14 | Eloise | 39 |
| 229 | Lukas | 14 | Daisy | 30 |
| 230 | Antonio | 13 | Arya | 28 |
| 231 | Gage | 13 | Brooke | 25 |
| 232 | Lorenzo | 13 | Marley | 24 |
| 233 | Kyler | 12 | Ayla | 21 |
| 234 | Timothy | 12 | Maci | 21 |
| 235 | Sterling | 12 | Juliana | 20 |
| 236 | Holden | 11 | Amaya | 20 |
| 237 | Xander | 8 | Kalea | 19 |
| 238 | Walter | 7 | Mahina | 17 |
| 239 | Zayden | 7 | Genevieve | 17 |