Most Popular Names in the United States

Here is a list of the top baby names for boys and girls in the United States. This list is based off of the official Social Security Administration data. You can also take a look at the top baby names by state.

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Most Popular Names For 2016

Name

Origin

Meaning

151 Bryson

Origin: Scottish

Meaning: Speckled

152 Genesis

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: Origin; Birth

153 Kennedy

Origin: Irish

Meaning: Helmeted; helmet head

154 Leonardo

Origin: Spanish

Meaning: Brave as a Lion

155 Greyson

Origin: English

Meaning: Gray haired; Son of the Gray family; Son of Gregory; son of the gray-haired man

156 Sadie

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: Princess

157 Gabriella

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: God is my strength; heroine of God

158 Sawyer

Origin: Celtic

Meaning: Cuts timber

159 Madelyn

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: Woman from Magdala; One who is elevated; A high tower; woman from Magdala

160 Roman

Origin: Italian

Meaning: Pilgrim to Rome

161 Adeline

Origin: French

Meaning: Good humor

162 Brandon

Origin: Irish

Meaning: Fiery hill; Sword-blade

163 Maya

Origin: Spanish

Meaning: Industrious; dream, illusion

164 Bentley

Origin: English

Meaning: From the moors; bent grass meadow

165 Autumn

Origin: English

Meaning: Born in the fall; season of harvest

166 Kayden

Origin: Arabic

Meaning: Friend or Companion; It is a variation of Kaden and Kadin;

167 Aurora

Origin: African

Meaning: Dawn

168 Piper

Origin: English

Meaning: Piper; one who plays the pipes

169 Hailey

Origin: Irish

Meaning: hay meadow; ingenious, clever

170 Arianna

Origin: Latin

Meaning: Very holy one

171 Ryder

Origin: English

Meaning: knight; horseman, rider

172 Nathaniel

Origin: Literary

Meaning: Appeared in Love's Labour Lost

173 Kaylee

Origin: English

Meaning: Pure; Innocent

174 Vincent

Origin: English

Meaning: Conqueror

175 Ruby

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: see, a son

176 Serenity

Origin: Unknown

Meaning: peaceful disposition

177 Eva

Origin: Welsh

Meaning: God is gracious; born of yew; youth

178 Naomi

Origin: Japanese

Meaning: Beautiful

179 Nevaeh

Origin: Unknown

Meaning: Ne-Vay-Uh Heaven spelled backwards.

180 Miles

Origin: Irish

Meaning: Servant

181 Santiago

Origin: Spanish

Meaning: named for Saint James; Saint James

182 Alice

Origin: French

Meaning: Of nobility; Noble

183 Harrison

Origin: English

Meaning: Son of Harry; son of Harry

184 Luna

Origin: Latin

Meaning: Moon

185 Bella

Origin: French

Meaning: Beautiful

186 Quinn

Origin: Irish

Meaning: Intelligent

187 Tristan

Origin: French

Meaning: Outcry

188 Declan

Origin: Irish

Meaning: The name of an Irish saint

189 Lydia

Origin: Greek

Meaning: Woman from Persia; Beauty; from Lydia

190 Cole

Origin: English

Meaning: People's victory

191 Maxwell

Origin: Anglo Saxon

Meaning: From Maccus's pool

192 Luis

Origin: Spanish

Meaning: Famous warrior

193 Justin

Origin: Irish

Meaning: Just; True; Upright

194 Everett

Origin: English

Meaning: Hardy; Brave; brave, strong boar

195 Peyton

Origin: Irish

Meaning: Noble one

196 Melanie

Origin: French

Meaning: Dark

197 Micah

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: Like God; who resembles God

198 Axel

Origin: Swedish

Meaning: Divine source of life

199 Wesley

Origin: English

Meaning: From the west meadow; western meadow

200 Kylie

Origin: Gaelic

Meaning: Handsome; Near the chapel; Narrow; Narrow channel; Strait

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