Top 100 American baby names for girls

When looking at the most common baby names for girls in 2017, it’s easy to see what’s hot with names for little girls: It’s all about that letter A.

Seven of the top 100 most popular American baby names for girls in 2018 ended with the letter A — and more than two dozen more names with a final A sound follow on the list. In total, 19 of the top 100 names start with the letter A.

Baby names that are also common words — including Autumn, Aria, Aurora, Nova, Piper, Paisley, Ruby, Lily, Violet, Grace, Harper and Brooklyn — were also big players in 2017. (There was also one everyday word spelled backward: Nevaeh, which reverses to Heaven.)

Take a look at the top 100 American baby names for girls below — and you can sort the names by name, rank or by length!

ALSO SEE: Top 100 American baby names for boys

This baby name list is based on the US Social Security applications during the year 2017

Top 100 American baby names for girls

Rank	Name	Number of letters
1	Emma	4 letters
2	Olivia	6 letters
3	Ava	3 letters
4	Isabella	8 letters
5	Sophia	6 letters
6	Mia	3 letters
7	Charlotte	9 letters
8	Amelia	6 letters
9	Evelyn	6 letters
10	Abigail	7 letters
11	Harper	6 letters
12	Emily	5 letters
13	Elizabeth	9 letters
14	Avery	5 letters
15	Sofia	5 letters
16	Ella	4 letters
17	Madison	7 letters
18	Scarlett	8 letters
19	Victoria	8 letters
20	Aria	4 letters
21	Grace	5 letters
22	Chloe	5 letters
23	Camila	6 letters
24	Penelope	8 letters
25	Riley	5 letters
26	Layla	5 letters
27	Lillian	7 letters
28	Nora	4 letters
29	Zoey	4 letters
30	Mila	4 letters
31	Aubrey	6 letters
32	Hannah	6 letters
33	Lily	4 letters
34	Addison	7 letters
35	Eleanor	7 letters
36	Natalie	7 letters
37	Luna	4 letters
38	Savannah	8 letters
39	Brooklyn	8 letters
40	Leah	4 letters
41	Zoe	3 letters
42	Stella	6 letters
43	Hazel	5 letters
44	Ellie	5 letters
45	Paisley	7 letters
46	Audrey	6 letters
47	Skylar	6 letters
48	Violet	6 letters
49	Claire	6 letters
50	Bella	5 letters
51	Aurora	6 letters
52	Lucy	4 letters
53	Anna	4 letters
54	Samantha	8 letters
55	Caroline	8 letters
56	Genesis	7 letters
57	Aaliyah	7 letters
58	Kennedy	7 letters
59	Kinsley	7 letters
60	Allison	7 letters
61	Maya	4 letters
62	Sarah	5 letters
63	Madelyn	7 letters
64	Adeline	7 letters
65	Alexa	5 letters
66	Ariana	6 letters
67	Elena	5 letters
68	Gabriella	9 letters
69	Naomi	5 letters
70	Alice	5 letters
71	Sadie	5 letters
72	Hailey	6 letters
73	Eva	3 letters
74	Emilia	6 letters
75	Autumn	6 letters
76	Quinn	5 letters
77	Nevaeh	6 letters
78	Piper	5 letters
79	Ruby	4 letters
80	Serenity	8 letters
81	Willow	6 letters
82	Everly	6 letters
83	Cora	4 letters
84	Kaylee	6 letters
85	Lydia	5 letters
86	Aubree	6 letters
87	Arianna	7 letters
88	Eliana	6 letters
89	Peyton	6 letters
90	Melanie	7 letters
91	Gianna	6 letters
92	Isabelle	8 letters
93	Julia	5 letters
94	Valentina	9 letters
95	Nova	4 letters
96	Clara	5 letters
97	Vivian	6 letters
98	Reagan	6 letters
99	Mackenzie	9 letters
100	Madeline	8 letters