Most Popular Baby Names of 1997
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 1 | Michael | 0 | 1 | Emily | 0 |
| 2 | Jacob | +1 | 2 | Jessica | 0 |
| 3 | Matthew | -1 | 3 | Ashley | 0 |
| 4 | Christopher | 0 | 4 | Sarah | 0 |
| 5 | Joshua | 0 | 5 | Hannah | +2 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 0 | 6 | Samantha | -1 |
| 7 | Brandon | +1 | 7 | Taylor | -1 |
| 8 | Andrew | +2 | 8 | Alexis | 0 |
| 9 | Austin | 0 | 9 | Elizabeth | +1 |
| 10 | Tyler | -3 | 10 | Madison | +5 |
| 11 | Daniel | 0 | 11 | Megan | +1 |
| 12 | Joseph | 0 | 12 | Kayla | -1 |
| 13 | Zachary | +1 | 13 | Rachel | -4 |
| 14 | David | -1 | 14 | Lauren | +2 |
| 15 | John | 0 | 15 | Alyssa | +8 |
| 16 | Ryan | 0 | 16 | Amanda | -3 |
| 17 | James | 0 | 17 | Brianna | 0 |
| 18 | Anthony | +1 | 18 | Jennifer | +1 |
| 19 | William | -1 | 19 | Victoria | -1 |
| 20 | Justin | 0 | 20 | Brittany | -6 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 0 | 21 | Nicole | +1 |
| 22 | Alexander | 0 | 22 | Morgan | +3 |
| 23 | Robert | 0 | 23 | Stephanie | -3 |
| 24 | Kyle | +1 | 24 | Jasmine | +4 |
| 25 | Christian | -1 | 25 | Abigail | +7 |
| 26 | Jordan | +1 | 26 | Rebecca | -2 |
| 27 | Samuel | +3 | 27 | Olivia | +7 |
| 28 | Kevin | -2 | 28 | Courtney | -7 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 0 | 29 | Amber | -2 |
| 30 | Dylan | +3 | 30 | Alexandra | -4 |
| 31 | Thomas | -3 | 31 | Haley | -1 |
| 32 | Jose | 0 | 32 | Katherine | -1 |
| 33 | Aaron | +1 | 33 | Anna | 0 |
| 34 | Nathan | +3 | 34 | Danielle | -5 |
| 35 | Eric | 0 | 35 | Sydney | +4 |
| 36 | Cody | -5 | 36 | Emma | +17 |
| 37 | Brian | -1 | 37 | Julia | +11 |
| 38 | Noah | +12 | 38 | Maria | -1 |
| 39 | Adam | 0 | 39 | Allison | -1 |
| 40 | Steven | -2 | 40 | Jordan | +9 |
| 41 | Jason | 0 | 41 | Kaitlyn | -1 |
| 42 | Logan | 0 | 42 | Destiny | +14 |
| 43 | Timothy | -3 | 43 | Shelby | -8 |
| 44 | Hunter | +3 | 44 | Brooke | +1 |
| 45 | Cameron | +4 | 45 | Melissa | -3 |
| 46 | Ethan | +16 | 46 | Mary | -2 |
| 47 | Caleb | +1 | 47 | Savannah | -4 |
| 48 | Sean | -2 | 48 | Natalie | -2 |
| 49 | Charles | -6 | 49 | Kimberly | -8 |
| 50 | Patrick | -6 | 50 | Sara | 0 |
| 51 | Richard | -6 | 51 | Gabrielle | +3 |
| 52 | Connor | +1 | 52 | Erin | -1 |
| 53 | Luis | +4 | 53 | Sabrina | +5 |
| 54 | Juan | -2 | 54 | Vanessa | +6 |
| 55 | Alex | -1 | 55 | Michelle | -8 |
| 56 | Jared | +8 | 56 | Sierra | +6 |
| 57 | Gabriel | +4 | 57 | Kelsey | -21 |
| 58 | Mark | -3 | 58 | Andrea | +3 |
| 59 | Devin | 0 | 59 | Madeline | +8 |
| 60 | Evan | +5 | 60 | Marissa | -1 |
| 61 | Trevor | +2 | 61 | Tiffany | -9 |
| 62 | Isaiah | +9 | 62 | Christina | -5 |
| 63 | Jesse | -12 | 63 | Katelyn | +1 |
| 64 | Jeremy | -8 | 64 | Paige | +1 |
| 65 | Nathaniel | +4 | 65 | Bailey | +20 |
| 66 | Dakota | -8 | 66 | Laura | 0 |
| 67 | Carlos | 0 | 67 | Mariah | -4 |
| 68 | Stephen | -8 | 68 | Cheyenne | +1 |
| 69 | Bryan | -3 | 69 | Grace | +25 |
| 70 | Ian | 0 | 70 | Miranda | +7 |
| 71 | Jesus | +3 | 71 | Mackenzie | +4 |
| 72 | Cole | +34 | 72 | Briana | 0 |
| 73 | Isaac | +13 | 73 | Chelsea | -18 |
| 74 | Elijah | +7 | 74 | Breanna | 0 |
| 75 | Antonio | +5 | 75 | Caroline | +3 |
| 76 | Jack | +13 | 76 | Jenna | +7 |
| 77 | Chase | -1 | 77 | Jacqueline | -9 |
| 78 | Luke | -3 | 78 | Alexandria | -2 |
| 79 | Paul | -1 | 79 | Monica | +2 |
| 80 | Blake | +4 | 80 | Hailey | +13 |
| 81 | Travis | -8 | 81 | Cassandra | +8 |
| 82 | Tanner | +8 | 82 | Kristen | -12 |
| 83 | Kenneth | -6 | 83 | Kelly | -10 |
| 84 | Jeffrey | -12 | 84 | Erica | -5 |
| 85 | Garrett | 0 | 85 | Shannon | -5 |
| 86 | Angel | +16 | 86 | Kathryn | +1 |
| 87 | Taylor | -5 | 87 | Caitlin | -3 |
| 88 | Dustin | -9 | 88 | Katie | -6 |
| 89 | Mason | +15 | 89 | Alicia | +2 |
| 90 | Dalton | +9 | 90 | Heather | -19 |
| 91 | Miguel | 0 | 91 | Autumn | +13 |
| 92 | Tristan | -24 | 92 | Amy | -4 |
| 93 | Marcus | -6 | 93 | Angela | -3 |
| 94 | Bradley | -11 | 94 | Lindsey | -8 |
| 95 | Adrian | -3 | 95 | Sophia | +31 |
| 96 | Mitchell | -8 | 96 | Catherine | -1 |
| 97 | Seth | +6 | 97 | Diana | +10 |
| 98 | Lucas | -5 | 98 | Molly | +1 |
| 99 | Alejandro | +8 | 99 | Crystal | -7 |
| 100 | Edward | -5 | 100 | Michaela | +2 |