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 |