United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1996

Names given to at least 5 babies born in the United States in a year, from Social Security card applications. Accents are left out (José is counted as Jose).

Boy Names

  1. 1 Michael 38,373 babies =
  2. 2 Matthew 32,077 babies =
  3. 3 Jacob 31,925 babies 1
  4. 4 Christopher 30,904 babies 1
  5. 5 Joshua 29,175 babies =
  6. 6 Nicholas 27,724 babies 1
  7. 7 Tyler 26,956 babies 1
  8. 8 Brandon 25,847 babies =
  9. 9 Austin 25,663 babies 1
  10. 10 Andrew 25,244 babies 1
  11. 11 Daniel 25,128 babies 2
  12. 12 Joseph 24,758 babies =
  13. 13 David 23,022 babies 3
  14. 14 Zachary 22,369 babies =
  15. 15 John 22,188 babies 2
  16. 16 Ryan 21,809 babies 1
  17. 17 James 21,165 babies =
  18. 18 William 20,546 babies 2
  19. 19 Anthony 20,508 babies =
  20. 20 Justin 20,015 babies 2
  21. 21 Jonathan 18,602 babies 2
  22. 22 Alexander 17,964 babies 1
  23. 23 Robert 17,676 babies 1
  24. 24 Christian 15,824 babies 4
  25. 25 Kyle 15,600 babies 1
  26. 26 Kevin 14,589 babies 1
  27. 27 Jordan 13,852 babies 2
  28. 28 Thomas 13,804 babies 1
  29. 29 Benjamin 13,784 babies 2
  30. 30 Samuel 13,629 babies 3
  31. 31 Cody 12,954 babies 5
  32. 32 Jose 12,155 babies 3
  33. 33 Dylan 12,037 babies 1
  34. 34 Aaron 11,971 babies 4
  35. 35 Eric 11,611 babies 3
  36. 36 Brian 10,476 babies =
  37. 37 Nathan 10,287 babies 2
  38. 38 Steven 9,650 babies 1
  39. 39 Adam 9,557 babies 1
  40. 40 Timothy 8,919 babies =
  41. 41 Jason 8,695 babies =
  42. 42 Logan 8,374 babies 9
  43. 43 Charles 8,248 babies 1
  44. 44 Patrick 8,194 babies 1
  45. 45 Richard 8,182 babies 3
  46. 46 Sean 7,896 babies 1
  47. 47 Hunter 7,603 babies 6
  48. 48 Caleb 7,550 babies 6
  49. 49 Cameron 7,388 babies =
  50. 50 Noah 7,184 babies 49
  51. 51 Jesse 7,075 babies 5
  52. 52 Juan 7,010 babies 2
  53. 53 Alex 6,915 babies 6
  54. 54 Connor 6,911 babies 1
  55. 55 Mark 6,599 babies 3
  56. 56 Jeremy 6,412 babies 8
  57. 57 Luis 6,407 babies 2
  58. 58 Dakota 6,067 babies 2
  59. 59 Stephen 6,008 babies 2
  60. 60 Devin 6,001 babies 2
  61. 61 Gabriel 5,900 babies 4
  62. 62 Ethan 5,853 babies 13
  63. 63 Trevor 5,842 babies 2
  64. 64 Jared 5,821 babies 1
  65. 65 Evan 5,577 babies 5
  66. 66 Bryan 5,560 babies 4
  67. 67 Carlos 5,464 babies 1
  68. 68 Tristan 5,458 babies 53
  69. 69 Nathaniel 5,420 babies 4
  70. 70 Ian 5,411 babies 3
  71. 71 Isaiah 5,324 babies 38
  72. 72 Jeffrey 5,263 babies 8
  73. 73 Travis 5,159 babies 7
  74. 74 Jesus 5,115 babies 2
  75. 75 Luke 5,017 babies 7
  76. 76 Chase 4,992 babies 19
  77. 77 Kenneth 4,973 babies 5
  78. 78 Paul 4,883 babies 7
  79. 79 Dustin 4,874 babies 17
  80. 80 Antonio 4,866 babies 5
  81. 81 Elijah 4,818 babies 12
  82. 82 Taylor 4,798 babies 13
  83. 83 Bradley 4,755 babies 5
  84. 84 Blake 4,747 babies 7
  85. 85 Garrett 4,653 babies 5
  86. 86 Isaac 4,566 babies 12
  87. 87 Marcus 4,546 babies 6
  88. 88 Mitchell 4,391 babies 9
  89. 89 Jack 4,245 babies 21
  90. 90 Tanner 4,180 babies 4
  91. 91 Miguel 4,160 babies 3
  92. 92 Adrian 4,112 babies 4
  93. 93 Lucas 4,106 babies 2
  94. 94 Corey 4,087 babies 20
  95. 95 Peter 4,082 babies 6
  96. 96 Edward 4,073 babies 8
  97. 97 Malik 4,026 babies 34
  98. 98 Gregory 3,994 babies 14
  99. 99 Dalton 3,980 babies 12
  100. 100 Victor 3,924 babies 10

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Emily 25,150 babies 2
  2. 2 Jessica 24,201 babies 1
  3. 3 Ashley 23,678 babies 1
  4. 4 Sarah 21,048 babies 1
  5. 5 Samantha 20,552 babies 1
  6. 6 Taylor 19,155 babies =
  7. 7 Hannah 18,596 babies =
  8. 8 Alexis 16,592 babies 6
  9. 9 Rachel 16,121 babies 3
  10. 10 Elizabeth 16,003 babies =
  11. 11 Kayla 15,269 babies =
  12. 12 Megan 14,770 babies 1
  13. 13 Amanda 13,980 babies 4
  14. 14 Brittany 13,797 babies 6
  15. 15 Madison 13,412 babies 14
  16. 16 Lauren 12,595 babies 1
  17. 17 Brianna 11,925 babies 4
  18. 18 Victoria 11,859 babies 2
  19. 19 Jennifer 11,732 babies 1
  20. 20 Stephanie 11,643 babies 4
  21. 21 Courtney 11,344 babies 4
  22. 22 Nicole 11,135 babies 3
  23. 23 Alyssa 11,024 babies 4
  24. 24 Rebecca 10,626 babies 4
  25. 25 Morgan 10,295 babies 2
  26. 26 Alexandra 10,025 babies =
  27. 27 Amber 9,771 babies 5
  28. 28 Jasmine 9,707 babies 3
  29. 29 Danielle 9,286 babies 5
  30. 30 Haley 9,042 babies 2
  31. 31 Katherine 8,877 babies 1
  32. 32 Abigail 8,604 babies 4
  33. 33 Anna 8,575 babies 2
  34. 34 Olivia 8,126 babies 5
  35. 35 Shelby 7,950 babies 3
  36. 36 Kelsey 7,655 babies 3
  37. 37 Maria 7,598 babies 7
  38. 38 Allison 7,455 babies 4
  39. 39 Sydney 7,259 babies 4
  40. 40 Kaitlyn 7,241 babies 2
  41. 41 Kimberly 7,176 babies 4
  42. 42 Melissa 7,170 babies 7
  43. 43 Savannah 7,000 babies 25
  44. 44 Mary 6,968 babies 4
  45. 45 Brooke 6,724 babies 7
  46. 46 Natalie 6,693 babies 5
  47. 47 Michelle 6,598 babies 6
  48. 48 Julia 6,314 babies 14
  49. 49 Jordan 6,299 babies 1
  50. 50 Sara 6,288 babies 2
  51. 51 Erin 6,256 babies 2
  52. 52 Tiffany 6,158 babies 6
  53. 53 Emma 6,151 babies 14
  54. 54 Gabrielle 5,888 babies 7
  55. 55 Chelsea 5,864 babies 8
  56. 56 Destiny 5,856 babies 10
  57. 57 Christina 5,804 babies 12
  58. 58 Sabrina 5,774 babies 37
  59. 59 Marissa 5,752 babies 6
  60. 60 Vanessa 5,746 babies 3
  61. 61 Andrea 5,671 babies 6
  62. 62 Sierra 5,487 babies 2
  63. 63 Mariah 5,446 babies 8
  64. 64 Katelyn 5,421 babies 5
  65. 65 Paige 5,342 babies 7
  66. 66 Laura 5,227 babies 10
  67. 67 Madeline 4,912 babies 12
  68. 68 Cheyenne 4,866 babies 18
  69. 69 Jacqueline 4,862 babies 1
  70. 70 Kristen 4,851 babies 5
  71. 71 Heather 4,759 babies 17
  72. 72 Briana 4,735 babies 2
  73. 73 Kelly 4,734 babies 9
  74. 74 Breanna 4,701 babies 2
  75. 75 Mackenzie 4,597 babies 13
  76. 76 Miranda 4,568 babies 19
  77. 77 Alexandria 4,563 babies 5
  78. 78 Caroline 4,466 babies 14
  79. 79 Erica 4,460 babies 10
  80. 80 Shannon 4,337 babies 7
  81. 81 Katie 4,329 babies 4
  82. 82 Monica 4,326 babies 5
  83. 83 Jenna 4,288 babies 1
  84. 84 Caitlin 4,268 babies 3
  85. 85 Bailey 4,192 babies 11
  86. 86 Lindsey 4,112 babies 4
  87. 87 Kathryn 4,102 babies 4
  88. 88 Amy 4,067 babies 13
  89. 89 Cassandra 4,018 babies 11
  90. 90 Angela 3,867 babies 5
  91. 91 Alicia 3,861 babies 2
  92. 92 Crystal 3,786 babies 12
  93. 93 Hailey 3,762 babies 18
  94. 94 Grace 3,742 babies 3
  95. 95 Catherine 3,739 babies 5
  96. 96 Jamie 3,599 babies 3
  97. 97 Angelica 3,404 babies 4
  98. 98 Leah 3,326 babies 5
  99. 99 Molly 3,312 babies 1
  100. 100 Alexa 3,260 babies =

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Source: Social Security Administration

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