200 most popular baby names for girls born in 1997

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Back in 1997, the population of the United States was 267,743,595 — and that number includes the 3.9 million brand new babies born that year.

Then, of the two million or so of those that were girls, the number 1 baby name was Emily, with 25,732 little Emilys born that year.

In addition to all those boys named Emily, there were also a few other people you might have heard of who arrived that year — like Maisie Williams, Bella Thorne, Kylie Jenner and Chloë Grace Moretz.

Here, check out the top 200 baby names for girls born in the US in 1997! You can sort the list by popularity rank, in alphabetical order, or by the number of letters in the name — plus you can also choose to view some or all of the records. (You can search for all or part of a baby name using the search area on the upper right of the table.)

Listed and ranked by popularity: The 200 most popular baby names for girls born in 1997

Rank	Name	Number of letters
1	Emily	5 letters
2	Jessica	7 letters
3	Ashley	6 letters
4	Sarah	5 letters
5	Hannah	6 letters
6	Samantha	8 letters
7	Taylor	6 letters
8	Alexis	6 letters
9	Elizabeth	9 letters
10	Madison	7 letters
11	Megan	5 letters
12	Kayla	5 letters
13	Rachel	6 letters
14	Lauren	6 letters
15	Alyssa	6 letters
16	Amanda	6 letters
17	Brianna	7 letters
18	Jennifer	8 letters
19	Victoria	8 letters
20	Brittany	8 letters
21	Nicole	6 letters
22	Morgan	6 letters
23	Stephanie	9 letters
24	Jasmine	7 letters
25	Rebecca	7 letters
26	Abigail	7 letters
27	Olivia	6 letters
28	Courtney	8 letters
29	Amber	5 letters
30	Alexandra	9 letters
31	Haley	5 letters
32	Katherine	9 letters
33	Anna	4 letters
34	Danielle	8 letters
35	Sydney	6 letters
36	Emma	4 letters
37	Julia	5 letters
38	Maria	5 letters
39	Allison	7 letters
40	Jordan	6 letters
41	Kaitlyn	7 letters
42	Destiny	7 letters
43	Shelby	6 letters
44	Melissa	7 letters
45	Brooke	6 letters
46	Mary	4 letters
47	Savannah	8 letters
48	Natalie	7 letters
49	Kimberly	8 letters
50	Sara	4 letters
51	Gabrielle	9 letters
52	Erin	4 letters
53	Sabrina	7 letters
54	Vanessa	7 letters
55	Michelle	8 letters
56	Sierra	6 letters
57	Kelsey	6 letters
58	Andrea	6 letters
59	Madeline	8 letters
60	Marissa	7 letters
61	Tiffany	7 letters
62	Christina	9 letters
63	Katelyn	7 letters
64	Paige	5 letters
65	Bailey	6 letters
66	Laura	5 letters
67	Mariah	6 letters
68	Cheyenne	8 letters
69	Grace	5 letters
70	Miranda	7 letters
71	Mackenzie	9 letters
72	Briana	6 letters
73	Chelsea	7 letters
74	Breanna	7 letters
75	Caroline	8 letters
76	Jenna	5 letters
77	Jacqueline	10 letters
78	Alexandria	10 letters
79	Monica	6 letters
80	Hailey	6 letters
81	Cassandra	9 letters
82	Kristen	7 letters
83	Kelly	5 letters
84	Erica	5 letters
85	Shannon	7 letters
86	Kathryn	7 letters
87	Caitlin	7 letters
88	Katie	5 letters
89	Alicia	6 letters
90	Heather	7 letters
91	Autumn	6 letters
92	Amy	3 letters
93	Angela	6 letters
94	Sophia	6 letters
95	Lindsey	7 letters
96	Catherine	9 letters
97	Diana	5 letters
98	Molly	5 letters
99	Crystal	7 letters
100	Michaela	8 letters
101	Angelica	8 letters
102	Makayla	7 letters
103	Jamie	5 letters
104	Leah	4 letters
105	Cassidy	7 letters
106	Alexa	5 letters
107	Kaylee	6 letters
108	Claire	6 letters
109	Chloe	5 letters
110	Margaret	8 letters
111	Erika	5 letters
112	Mikayla	7 letters
113	Meghan	6 letters
114	Isabella	8 letters
115	Leslie	6 letters
116	Kylie	5 letters
117	Cynthia	7 letters
118	Dominique	9 letters
119	Kaitlin	7 letters
120	Gabriela	8 letters
121	Bethany	7 letters
122	Jocelyn	7 letters
123	Gabriella	9 letters
124	Faith	5 letters
125	Adriana	7 letters
126	Veronica	8 letters
127	Melanie	7 letters
128	Mia	3 letters
129	Jade	4 letters
130	Brittney	8 letters
131	Summer	6 letters
132	Karina	6 letters
133	Caitlyn	7 letters
134	Bianca	6 letters
135	Zoe	3 letters
136	Hayley	6 letters
137	Carly	5 letters
138	Ariana	6 letters
139	Ana	3 letters
140	Daisy	5 letters
141	Isabel	6 letters
142	Valerie	7 letters
143	Karen	5 letters
144	Angel	5 letters
145	Ariel	5 letters
146	Casey	5 letters
147	Desiree	7 letters
148	Brenda	6 letters
149	Lindsay	7 letters
150	Mckenzie	8 letters
151	Rebekah	7 letters
152	Holly	5 letters
153	Kendra	6 letters
154	Rachael	7 letters
155	Adrianna	8 letters
156	Audrey	6 letters
157	Selena	6 letters
158	Whitney	7 letters
159	Christine	9 letters
160	Lydia	5 letters
161	Kara	4 letters
162	Alejandra	9 letters
163	Kristina	8 letters
164	Julie	5 letters
165	Jada	4 letters
166	Jillian	7 letters
167	Alondra	7 letters
168	Claudia	7 letters
169	Patricia	8 letters
170	Raven	5 letters
171	Hope	4 letters
172	Tara	4 letters
173	Alison	6 letters
174	Kristin	7 letters
175	Kathleen	8 letters
176	Aaliyah	7 letters
177	Arianna	7 letters
178	Hanna	5 letters
179	Dana	4 letters
180	Cierra	6 letters
181	Diamond	7 letters
182	Maya	4 letters
183	Alexus	6 letters
184	Riley	5 letters
185	Kirsten	7 letters
186	Kennedy	7 letters
187	Jasmin	6 letters
188	April	5 letters
189	Natasha	7 letters
190	Mallory	7 letters
191	Evelyn	6 letters
192	Abby	4 letters
193	Kendall	7 letters
194	Lisa	4 letters
195	Asia	4 letters
196	Nancy	5 letters
197	Naomi	5 letters
198	Kiana	5 letters
199	Brandi	6 letters
200	Marisa	6 letters