Top Baby Names of 1997
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1997, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1997)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 37,557 |
| 2 | Jacob | 34,163 |
| 3 | Matthew | 31,518 |
| 4 | Christopher | 29,106 |
| 5 | Joshua | 28,288 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 27,257 |
| 7 | Andrew | 25,208 |
| 8 | Brandon | 25,196 |
| 9 | Austin | 25,118 |
| 10 | Tyler | 24,878 |
| 11 | Daniel | 23,950 |
| 12 | Joseph | 23,603 |
| 13 | Zachary | 21,928 |
| 14 | David | 21,896 |
| 15 | John | 21,386 |
| 16 | Ryan | 20,528 |
| 17 | James | 20,407 |
| 18 | Anthony | 20,033 |
| 19 | William | 20,020 |
| 20 | Justin | 18,744 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 18,541 |
| 22 | Alexander | 17,112 |
| 23 | Robert | 16,303 |
| 24 | Kyle | 15,920 |
| 25 | Christian | 15,059 |
| 26 | Jordan | 14,761 |
| 27 | Samuel | 14,237 |
| 28 | Kevin | 13,294 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 13,266 |
| 30 | Dylan | 12,968 |
| 31 | Thomas | 12,899 |
| 32 | Jose | 11,927 |
| 33 | Aaron | 11,170 |
| 34 | Nathan | 10,443 |
| 35 | Eric | 10,317 |
| 36 | Cody | 10,297 |
| 37 | Brian | 9,737 |
| 38 | Noah | 9,279 |
| 39 | Adam | 8,805 |
| 40 | Steven | 8,766 |
| 41 | Jason | 8,746 |
| 42 | Logan | 8,620 |
| 43 | Timothy | 8,502 |
| 44 | Hunter | 8,405 |
| 45 | Cameron | 8,218 |
| 46 | Ethan | 7,806 |
| 47 | Caleb | 7,775 |
| 48 | Sean | 7,744 |
| 49 | Charles | 7,656 |
| 50 | Patrick | 7,490 |
| 51 | Richard | 7,242 |
| 52 | Connor | 7,140 |
| 53 | Luis | 7,129 |
| 54 | Juan | 7,113 |
| 55 | Alex | 6,855 |
| 56 | Jared | 6,682 |
| 57 | Gabriel | 6,404 |
| 58 | Mark | 6,165 |
| 59 | Devin | 6,043 |
| 60 | Isaiah | 6,003 |
| 61 | Evan | 6,002 |
| 62 | Trevor | 6,001 |
| 63 | Jesse | 5,920 |
| 64 | Jeremy | 5,804 |
| 65 | Nathaniel | 5,775 |
| 66 | Dakota | 5,664 |
| 67 | Carlos | 5,462 |
| 68 | Stephen | 5,415 |
| 69 | Bryan | 5,251 |
| 70 | Ian | 5,210 |
| 71 | Jesus | 5,164 |
| 72 | Cole | 5,159 |
| 73 | Isaac | 5,145 |
| 74 | Elijah | 5,089 |
| 75 | Antonio | 5,069 |
| 76 | Jack | 4,984 |
| 77 | Chase | 4,963 |
| 78 | Luke | 4,953 |
| 79 | Paul | 4,752 |
| 80 | Blake | 4,728 |
| 81 | Travis | 4,684 |
| 82 | Tanner | 4,676 |
| 83 | Kenneth | 4,659 |
| 84 | Jeffrey | 4,582 |
| 85 | Garrett | 4,545 |
| 86 | Angel | 4,514 |
| 87 | Taylor | 4,333 |
| 88 | Dustin | 4,277 |
| 89 | Mason | 4,268 |
| 90 | Dalton | 4,238 |
| 91 | Miguel | 4,234 |
| 92 | Tristan | 4,197 |
| 93 | Marcus | 4,182 |
| 94 | Bradley | 4,124 |
| 95 | Adrian | 4,116 |
| 96 | Mitchell | 4,068 |
| 97 | Seth | 4,043 |
| 98 | Lucas | 4,034 |
| 99 | Alejandro | 3,998 |
| 100 | Edward | 3,915 |