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Popularity of the baby name Aiden


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Popular baby names in New York City, 2017

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Last year, New York City welcomed 117,013 babies — 56,911 girls and 60,102 boys.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Emma and Liam, according to data from New York City’s Department of Health.

Here are NYC’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:

Girl names

  1. Emma, given to nearly 600 baby girls
  2. Olivia
  3. Mia
  4. Sophia
  5. Isabella
  6. Ava
  7. Leah
  8. Emily
  9. Sarah
  10. Abigail

Boy names

  1. Liam, given to more than 700 baby boys
  2. Noah
  3. Jacob
  4. Ethan
  5. David
  6. Lucas
  7. Matthew
  8. Jayden
  9. Aiden
  10. Daniel

The most popular baby names within specific ethnic/racial groups were…

Top girl namesTop boy names
Hispanic1. Mia, 250
2. Isabella, 245
3. Emma, 222
4. Sophia, 214
5. Camila, 178		1. Liam, 407
2. Jacob, 290
3. Dylan, 287
4. Matthew, 276
5. Noah, 255
Asian and Pacific Islander1. Olivia, 136
2. Emma, 109
3. Chloe, 103
4. Sophia, 86
5. Mia, 79		1. Muhammad, 157
2. Ethan, 146
3. Ryan, 143
4. Jayden, 136
5. Aiden, 129
White, non-Hispanic 1. Esther, 260
2. Leah, 231
3. Olivia, 228
4. Emma, 199
5. Chaya, 196		1. David, 282
2. Joseph, 279
3. Jacob, 264
4. Moshe, 223
5. James, 213
Black, non-Hispanic 1. Ava, 113
2. Skylar, 75
3. Madison, 72
4. Aaliyah, 48
5. Amelia, 47		1. Noah, 148
2. Liam, 113
3. Aiden, 107
4. Mason, 104
5. Ethan, 100

Among the names given to just 10 babies each in NYC last year were the girl names Artemis, Tzippy, and Reizy, and the boy names Azriel, Zeus, and Thaddeus.

One year earlier, in 2016, NYC’s top names (overall) were Olivia and Liam.

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of New York (public domain)

[Latest update: Feb. 2026]

Biggest changes in boy name popularity, 2017

Which boy names increased the most in popularity from 2016 to 2017? And which ones decreased the most?

There are a few different ways to answer this question. The SSA, for instance, likes to look at ranking differences within the top 1,000. And I like to augment their list by looking at raw number differences across all the data.

So let’s look at increases first…

Boy Names: Biggest Increases, 2016 to 2017

Rankings

1. Wells, +504 spots
2. Kairo, +423
3. Caspian, +328
4. Nova, +323
5. Colson, +323
6. Kace, +315
7. Kashton, +302
8. Koa, +294
9. Gatlin, +282
10. Bjorn, +276

Wells was influenced by Wells Adams, a contestant from The Bachelorette. Nova may have been influenced by “all those Villanova Wildcats basketball fans naming their sons in celebration of the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions.”

Raw Numbers

1. Logan, +2,748 babies
2. Maverick, +1,751
3. Ezekiel, +1,350
4. Mateo, +1,181
5. Lincoln, +1,032
6. Theodore, +1,018
7. Matias, +643
8. Leo, +642
9. Jameson, +639
10. Rowan, +637

Other names that saw raw number increases in the 300+ range included Asher, Santiago, Ezra, Rhett, Waylon, and Legend.

And now let’s check out decreases…

Boy Names: Biggest Decreases, 2016 to 2017

Rankings

1. Riaan, -421 spots
2. Kylo, -245
3. Kolby, -195
4. Urijah, -189
5. Kamdyn, -189
6. Jamar, -163
7. Giovani, -160
8. Nickolas, -155
9. Chad, -155
10. Jair, -147

The higher they climb, the harder they fall: Riaan was the fastest-rising boy name of 2015, and Kylo was the fastest-rising boy name of 2016, and now they’re both plummeting in 2017.

Raw Numbers

1. Mason, -1,728 babies
2. Michael, -1,478
3. Ethan, -1,417
4. Jacob, -1,373
5. Daniel, -1,281
6. Andrew, -1,161
7. Gabriel, -1,124
8. Anthony, -1,049
9. Matthew, -994
10. Owen, -970

Other names that saw raw number drops in the (negative) 300+ range included Aiden, Jackson, Gavin, Ryder, Jase, Hudson, and Tristan.

Do you have any explanations for the name movement above? If so, please comment!

Sources: Change in Popularity, SSA, Emma and Liam Top Social Security’s Most Popular Baby Names for 2017

Popular baby names in College Station (Texas), 2017

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According to the City of College Station (which is located in east-central Texas), the most popular baby names in the city in 2017 were Ava and Jayden.

Here are College Station’s top 3 girl names and top 3 boy names of 2017:

Girl Names
1. Ava, 16 baby girls
2. Emma, 14
3. Camila & Charlotte, 13 each (tie)

Boy Names
1. Jayden, 18 baby boys
2. Elijah & Jackson, 15 each (tie)
3. Noah, 12

The most popular middle names were Grace, Rose, and Marie (for girls) and James, Alexander, and Wayne (for boys).

Some of the less-common College Station baby names included Kansas, Temper, Fable, Joy Peace, and Liv Tyler.

In 2016, the top two names were Riley and Aiden.

Sources: Jayden, Ava CS’s most popular baby names in 2017, Aiden, Riley CS’s most-popular baby names in 2016

Image: Adapted from Flag of Texas (public domain)

Popular baby names in Minnesota, 2017

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According to the Minnesota Department of Health, the most popular baby names in the state in 2017 were Evelyn and Oliver.

Here are the top Minnesota baby names broken down by the mother’s race/ethnicity:

Top Girl Names

  • White: Evelyn
  • Native American: Mila
  • Hispanic: Camila
    • …excluding Mexican: Sofia
  • Black/African: Aisha
    • …excluding Somali: Ava
  • Asian: Olivia
    • …excluding Hmong: Olivia

Top Boy Names

  • White: Oliver
  • Native American: Elijah
  • Hispanic: Mateo
    • …excluding Mexican: Mateo
  • Black/African: Mohamed
    • …excluding Somali: Elijah
  • Asian: Aiden
    • …excluding Hmong: Aiden

In 2015, the top two names (overall) were Olivia and Jackson.

Source: What are the top baby names for 2017? It depends…

Image: Adapted from Flag of Minnesota (public domain)