Popular names of 2016, and how old they are now
People born in 2016 turn 10 in 2026. Social Security recorded about 3.7 million births in 2016 under names it lists, and by our estimate about over 99% of them are still alive: about 3.6 million people.
The year's top names were Emma for girls and Noah for boys. Babies born that year are in Gen Alpha (see Gen Alpha names).
12 names on AgeByName had their busiest year ever in 2016: Harper, Owen, Sebastian, Grayson, Jaxon, Scarlett, Easton, Claire, Quinn, Genesis, Adeline and Harrison.
Top girl names of 2016
| # | Name | Born 2016 | Alive today | Avg. age, everyone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma | 19,550 | 19,000 | 20 |
| 2 | Olivia | 19,414 | 19,000 | 18 |
| 3 | Ava | 16,354 | 16,000 | 14 |
| 4 | Sophia | 16,185 | 16,000 | 16 |
| 5 | Isabella | 14,863 | 15,000 | 15 |
| 6 | Mia | 14,464 | 14,000 | 15 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 13,118 | 13,000 | 30 |
| 8 | Abigail | 11,796 | 12,000 | 21 |
| 9 | Emily | 11,006 | 11,000 | 29 |
| 10 | Amelia | 10,809 | 11,000 | 16 |
| 11 | Harper | 10,803 | 11,000 | 9 |
| 12 | Evelyn | 10,116 | 10,000 | 34 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 9,607 | 9,500 | 44 |
| 14 | Sofia | 9,179 | 9,100 | 14 |
| 15 | Madison | 9,057 | 9,000 | 20 |
| 16 | Avery | 8,774 | 8,700 | 15 |
| 17 | Ella | 7,940 | 7,900 | 22 |
| 18 | Scarlett | 7,720 | 7,700 | 11 |
| 19 | Grace | 7,617 | 7,600 | 27 |
| 20 | Chloe | 7,484 | 7,400 | 17 |
| 21 | Victoria | 7,329 | 7,300 | 34 |
| 22 | Riley | 7,159 | 7,100 | 17 |
| 23 | Aria | 6,949 | 6,900 | 9 |
| 24 | Lily | 6,610 | 6,600 | 16 |
| 25 | Aubrey | 6,552 | 6,500 | 20 |
| 26 | Zoey | 6,481 | 6,400 | 12 |
| 27 | Penelope | 6,400 | 6,400 | 16 |
| 28 | Lillian | 6,386 | 6,300 | 29 |
| 29 | Addison | 6,341 | 6,300 | 15 |
| 30 | Layla | 6,300 | 6,300 | 12 |
| 31 | Natalie | 6,191 | 6,100 | 29 |
| 32 | Camila | 6,054 | 6,000 | 10 |
| 33 | Hannah | 6,038 | 6,000 | 25 |
| 34 | Brooklyn | 5,971 | 5,900 | 15 |
| 35 | Zoe | 5,764 | 5,700 | 16 |
| 36 | Nora | 5,593 | 5,600 | 25 |
| 37 | Leah | 5,434 | 5,400 | 28 |
| 38 | Savannah | 5,389 | 5,400 | 20 |
| 39 | Audrey | 5,369 | 5,300 | 34 |
| 40 | Claire | 5,216 | 5,200 | 27 |
| 41 | Eleanor | 5,140 | 5,100 | 30 |
| 42 | Skylar | 5,137 | 5,100 | 16 |
| 43 | Ellie | 5,074 | 5,000 | 12 |
| 44 | Samantha | 4,956 | 4,900 | 30 |
| 45 | Stella | 4,933 | 4,900 | 24 |
| 46 | Paisley | 4,883 | 4,900 | 9 |
| 47 | Violet | 4,882 | 4,800 | 18 |
| 48 | Mila | 4,830 | 4,800 | 8 |
| 49 | Anna | 4,810 | 4,800 | 39 |
| 50 | Allison | 4,786 | 4,800 | 31 |
Top boy names of 2016
| # | Name | Born 2016 | Alive today | Avg. age, everyone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah | 19,188 | 19,000 | 16 |
| 2 | Liam | 18,277 | 18,000 | 11 |
| 3 | William | 15,810 | 16,000 | 51 |
| 4 | Mason | 15,287 | 15,000 | 16 |
| 5 | James | 14,920 | 15,000 | 54 |
| 6 | Benjamin | 14,686 | 15,000 | 30 |
| 7 | Jacob | 14,559 | 14,000 | 26 |
| 8 | Michael | 14,145 | 14,000 | 49 |
| 9 | Elijah | 13,982 | 14,000 | 16 |
| 10 | Ethan | 13,855 | 14,000 | 19 |
| 11 | Alexander | 13,446 | 13,000 | 26 |
| 12 | Oliver | 13,066 | 13,000 | 13 |
| 13 | Daniel | 12,996 | 13,000 | 42 |
| 14 | Lucas | 12,906 | 13,000 | 18 |
| 15 | Matthew | 12,665 | 13,000 | 36 |
| 16 | Aiden | 12,269 | 12,000 | 13 |
| 17 | Jackson | 11,315 | 11,000 | 16 |
| 18 | Logan | 11,278 | 11,000 | 19 |
| 19 | David | 11,153 | 11,000 | 52 |
| 20 | Joseph | 10,969 | 11,000 | 45 |
| 21 | Samuel | 10,621 | 11,000 | 32 |
| 22 | Henry | 10,390 | 10,000 | 34 |
| 23 | Sebastian | 10,309 | 10,000 | 14 |
| 24 | Owen | 10,305 | 10,000 | 16 |
| 25 | Gabriel | 10,279 | 10,000 | 23 |
| 26 | Carter | 10,220 | 10,000 | 14 |
| 27 | Jayden | 10,158 | 10,000 | 14 |
| 28 | John | 10,060 | 10,000 | 55 |
| 29 | Luke | 10,001 | 9,900 | 21 |
| 30 | Anthony | 9,900 | 9,800 | 40 |
| 31 | Isaac | 9,782 | 9,700 | 21 |
| 32 | Dylan | 9,720 | 9,600 | 21 |
| 33 | Wyatt | 9,581 | 9,500 | 15 |
| 34 | Andrew | 9,437 | 9,400 | 36 |
| 35 | Joshua | 9,258 | 9,200 | 33 |
| 36 | Christopher | 9,106 | 9,000 | 41 |
| 37 | Grayson | 8,693 | 8,600 | 11 |
| 38 | Jack | 8,430 | 8,400 | 34 |
| 39 | Julian | 8,388 | 8,300 | 20 |
| 40 | Ryan | 8,261 | 8,200 | 33 |
| 41 | Jaxon | 8,145 | 8,100 | 11 |
| 42 | Levi | 8,118 | 8,100 | 16 |
| 43 | Nathan | 8,000 | 7,900 | 30 |
| 44 | Caleb | 7,982 | 7,900 | 21 |
| 45 | Hunter | 7,681 | 7,600 | 20 |
| 46 | Christian | 7,674 | 7,600 | 26 |
| 47 | Isaiah | 7,573 | 7,500 | 18 |
| 48 | Thomas | 7,367 | 7,300 | 53 |
| 49 | Aaron | 7,178 | 7,100 | 34 |
| 50 | Eli | 7,132 | 7,100 | 16 |
About these numbers
“Born” counts the babies of each sex given the name in 2016, from Social Security's records. “Alive today” estimates how many of them are still living, using SSA's cohort life tables for people born in 2016. “Avg. age, everyone” is the average age of everyone alive with the name, not just the 2016 babies. How we calculate this