Popular names of 2017, and how old they are now

People born in 2017 turn 9 in 2026. Social Security recorded about 3.6 million births in 2017 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 Liam for boys. Babies born that year are in Gen Alpha (see Gen Alpha names).

12 names on AgeByName had their busiest year ever in 2017: Lucas, Wyatt, Julian, Lincoln, Josiah, Sawyer, Greyson, Bryson, Kinsley, Finley, Maddox and Elliot.

Top girl names of 2017

Most popular girl names of 2017
#	Name	Born 2017	Alive today	Avg. age, everyone
1	Emma	19,873	20,000	20
2	Olivia	18,778	19,000	18
3	Ava	16,017	16,000	14
4	Isabella	15,263	15,000	15
5	Sophia	14,947	15,000	16
6	Mia	13,521	13,000	15
7	Charlotte	12,969	13,000	30
8	Amelia	11,870	12,000	16
9	Evelyn	10,748	11,000	34
10	Abigail	10,645	11,000	21
11	Harper	10,524	10,000	9
12	Emily	9,817	9,800	29
13	Elizabeth	9,004	8,900	44
14	Avery	8,237	8,200	15
15	Sofia	8,175	8,100	14
16	Ella	8,084	8,000	22
17	Madison	7,910	7,900	20
18	Scarlett	7,721	7,700	11
19	Victoria	7,314	7,300	34
20	Aria	7,168	7,100	9
21	Grace	7,087	7,000	27
22	Chloe	6,982	6,900	17
23	Camila	6,776	6,700	10
24	Penelope	6,668	6,600	16
25	Riley	6,368	6,300	17
26	Layla	6,335	6,300	12
27	Lillian	6,181	6,100	29
28	Zoey	6,077	6,000	12
29	Nora	6,067	6,000	25
30	Mila	5,974	5,900	8
31	Aubrey	5,937	5,900	20
32	Hannah	5,934	5,900	25
33	Lily	5,862	5,800	16
34	Addison	5,639	5,600	15
35	Natalie	5,554	5,500	29
36	Eleanor	5,549	5,500	30
37	Luna	5,356	5,300	7
38	Savannah	5,255	5,200	20
39	Brooklyn	5,213	5,200	15
40	Leah	5,202	5,200	28
41	Zoe	5,173	5,100	16
42	Stella	5,070	5,000	24
43	Hazel	5,047	5,000	27
44	Ellie	5,020	5,000	12
45	Paisley	4,958	4,900	9
46	Audrey	4,835	4,800	34
47	Violet	4,741	4,700	18
48	Skylar	4,736	4,700	16
49	Claire	4,702	4,700	27
50	Bella	4,667	4,600	13

Top boy names of 2017

Most popular boy names of 2017
#	Name	Born 2017	Alive today	Avg. age, everyone
1	Liam	18,874	19,000	11
2	Noah	18,507	18,000	16
3	William	15,046	15,000	51
4	James	14,362	14,000	54
5	Logan	14,061	14,000	19
6	Benjamin	13,858	14,000	30
7	Mason	13,602	13,000	16
8	Elijah	13,449	13,000	16
9	Jacob	13,269	13,000	26
10	Oliver	13,224	13,000	13
11	Lucas	13,032	13,000	18
12	Michael	12,726	13,000	49
13	Alexander	12,577	12,000	26
14	Ethan	12,483	12,000	19
15	Daniel	11,758	12,000	42
16	Matthew	11,732	12,000	36
17	Aiden	11,357	11,000	13
18	Joseph	10,488	10,000	45
19	Henry	10,482	10,000	34
20	Jackson	10,469	10,000	16
21	Samuel	10,449	10,000	32
22	David	10,244	10,000	52
23	Sebastian	10,197	10,000	14
24	Carter	9,833	9,800	14
25	Wyatt	9,727	9,700	15
26	Jayden	9,594	9,500	14
27	John	9,536	9,500	55
28	Owen	9,363	9,300	16
29	Dylan	9,315	9,200	21
30	Luke	9,224	9,200	21
31	Gabriel	9,178	9,100	23
32	Isaac	8,894	8,800	21
33	Anthony	8,877	8,800	40
34	Grayson	8,718	8,600	11
35	Levi	8,478	8,400	16
36	Jack	8,477	8,400	34
37	Julian	8,455	8,400	20
38	Joshua	8,353	8,300	33
39	Christopher	8,319	8,300	41
40	Andrew	8,290	8,200	36
41	Lincoln	8,202	8,100	11
42	Mateo	7,774	7,700	8
43	Jaxon	7,725	7,700	11
44	Ryan	7,706	7,600	33
45	Nathan	7,442	7,400	30
46	Isaiah	7,262	7,200	18
47	Aaron	7,219	7,200	34
48	Charles	7,193	7,100	54
49	Thomas	7,187	7,100	53
50	Caleb	7,154	7,100	21

About these numbers

“Born” counts the babies of each sex given the name in 2017, 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 2017. “Avg. age, everyone” is the average age of everyone alive with the name, not just the 2017 babies. How we calculate this