Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1996
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(38,373) |
Michael |
38,373 |
| 2(32,077) |
Matthew |
32,077 |
| 3(31,924) |
Jacob |
31,924 |
| 4(30,902) |
Christopher |
30,902 |
| 5(29,174) |
Joshua |
29,174 |
| 6(27,722) |
Nicholas |
27,722 |
| 7(26,955) |
Tyler |
26,955 |
| 8(25,847) |
Brandon |
25,847 |
| 9(25,663) |
Austin |
25,663 |
| 10(25,244) |
Andrew |
25,244 |
| 11(25,125) |
Daniel |
25,125 |
| 12(24,758) |
Joseph |
24,758 |
| 13(23,024) |
David |
23,024 |
| 14(22,368) |
Zachary |
22,368 |
| 15(22,186) |
John |
22,186 |
| 16(21,810) |
Ryan |
21,810 |
| 17(21,164) |
James |
21,164 |
| 18(20,544) |
William |
20,544 |
| 19(20,507) |
Anthony |
20,507 |
| 20(20,011) |
Justin |
20,011 |
| 21(18,602) |
Jonathan |
18,602 |
| 22(17,964) |
Alexander |
17,964 |
| 23(17,676) |
Robert |
17,676 |
| 24(15,823) |
Christian |
15,823 |
| 25(15,600) |
Kyle |
15,600 |
| 26(14,589) |
Kevin |
14,589 |
| 27(13,852) |
Jordan |
13,852 |
| 28(13,805) |
Thomas |
13,805 |
| 29(13,785) |
Benjamin |
13,785 |
| 30(13,629) |
Samuel |
13,629 |
| 31(12,953) |
Cody |
12,953 |
| 32(12,155) |
Jose |
12,155 |
| 33(12,037) |
Dylan |
12,037 |
| 34(11,971) |
Aaron |
11,971 |
| 35(11,610) |
Eric |
11,610 |
| 36(10,476) |
Brian |
10,476 |
| 37(10,285) |
Nathan |
10,285 |
| 38(9,649) |
Steven |
9,649 |
| 39(9,557) |
Adam |
9,557 |
| 40(8,919) |
Timothy |
8,919 |
| 41(8,696) |
Jason |
8,696 |
| 42(8,374) |
Logan |
8,374 |
| 43(8,247) |
Charles |
8,247 |
| 44(8,193) |
Patrick |
8,193 |
| 45(8,180) |
Richard |
8,180 |
| 46(7,896) |
Sean |
7,896 |
| 47(7,603) |
Hunter |
7,603 |
| 48(7,549) |
Caleb |
7,549 |
| 49(7,388) |
Cameron |
7,388 |
| 50(7,184) |
Noah |
7,184 |
| 51(7,075) |
Jesse |
7,075 |
| 52(7,010) |
Juan |
7,010 |
| 53(6,915) |
Alex |
6,915 |
| 54(6,911) |
Connor |
6,911 |
| 55(6,599) |
Mark |
6,599 |
| 56(6,412) |
Jeremy |
6,412 |
| 57(6,407) |
Luis |
6,407 |
| 58(6,067) |
Dakota |
6,067 |
| 59(6,008) |
Stephen |
6,008 |
| 60(6,002) |
Devin |
6,002 |
| 61(5,899) |
Gabriel |
5,899 |
| 62(5,853) |
Ethan |
5,853 |
| 63(5,842) |
Trevor |
5,842 |
| 64(5,821) |
Jared |
5,821 |
| 65(5,578) |
Evan |
5,578 |
| 66(5,560) |
Bryan |
5,560 |
| 67(5,464) |
Carlos |
5,464 |
| 68(5,458) |
Tristan |
5,458 |
| 69(5,420) |
Nathaniel |
5,420 |
| 70(5,410) |
Ian |
5,410 |
| 71(5,324) |
Isaiah |
5,324 |
| 72(5,263) |
Jeffrey |
5,263 |
| 73(5,159) |
Travis |
5,159 |
| 74(5,114) |
Jesus |
5,114 |
| 75(5,017) |
Luke |
5,017 |
| 76(4,991) |
Chase |
4,991 |
| 77(4,973) |
Kenneth |
4,973 |
| 78(4,883) |
Paul |
4,883 |
| 79(4,874) |
Dustin |
4,874 |
| 80(4,866) |
Antonio |
4,866 |
| 81(4,818) |
Elijah |
4,818 |
| 82(4,798) |
Taylor |
4,798 |
| 83(4,756) |
Bradley |
4,756 |
| 84(4,747) |
Blake |
4,747 |
| 85(4,653) |
Garrett |
4,653 |
| 86(4,565) |
Isaac |
4,565 |
| 87(4,547) |
Marcus |
4,547 |
| 88(4,391) |
Mitchell |
4,391 |
| 89(4,245) |
Jack |
4,245 |
| 90(4,180) |
Tanner |
4,180 |
| 91(4,160) |
Miguel |
4,160 |
| 92(4,109) |
Adrian |
4,109 |
| 93(4,106) |
Lucas |
4,106 |
| 94(4,087) |
Corey |
4,087 |
| 95(4,082) |
Peter |
4,082 |
| 96(4,073) |
Edward |
4,073 |
| 97(4,026) |
Malik |
4,026 |
| 98(3,994) |
Gregory |
3,994 |
| 99(3,980) |
Dalton |
3,980 |
| 100(3,924) |
Victor |
3,924 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(25,150) |
Emily |
25,150 |
| 2(24,200) |
Jessica |
24,200 |
| 3(23,678) |
Ashley |
23,678 |
| 4(21,044) |
Sarah |
21,044 |
| 5(20,551) |
Samantha |
20,551 |
| 6(19,153) |
Taylor |
19,153 |
| 7(18,596) |
Hannah |
18,596 |
| 8(16,592) |
Alexis |
16,592 |
| 9(16,120) |
Rachel |
16,120 |
| 10(16,004) |
Elizabeth |
16,004 |
| 11(15,269) |
Kayla |
15,269 |
| 12(14,770) |
Megan |
14,770 |
| 13(13,980) |
Amanda |
13,980 |
| 14(13,797) |
Brittany |
13,797 |
| 15(13,410) |
Madison |
13,410 |
| 16(12,594) |
Lauren |
12,594 |
| 17(11,925) |
Brianna |
11,925 |
| 18(11,859) |
Victoria |
11,859 |
| 19(11,729) |
Jennifer |
11,729 |
| 20(11,644) |
Stephanie |
11,644 |
| 21(11,344) |
Courtney |
11,344 |
| 22(11,134) |
Nicole |
11,134 |
| 23(11,024) |
Alyssa |
11,024 |
| 24(10,626) |
Rebecca |
10,626 |
| 25(10,295) |
Morgan |
10,295 |
| 26(10,024) |
Alexandra |
10,024 |
| 27(9,771) |
Amber |
9,771 |
| 28(9,707) |
Jasmine |
9,707 |
| 29(9,285) |
Danielle |
9,285 |
| 30(9,042) |
Haley |
9,042 |
| 31(8,878) |
Katherine |
8,878 |
| 32(8,604) |
Abigail |
8,604 |
| 33(8,574) |
Anna |
8,574 |
| 34(8,125) |
Olivia |
8,125 |
| 35(7,950) |
Shelby |
7,950 |
| 36(7,655) |
Kelsey |
7,655 |
| 37(7,597) |
Maria |
7,597 |
| 38(7,455) |
Allison |
7,455 |
| 39(7,259) |
Sydney |
7,259 |
| 40(7,241) |
Kaitlyn |
7,241 |
| 41(7,175) |
Kimberly |
7,175 |
| 42(7,170) |
Melissa |
7,170 |
| 43(7,000) |
Savannah |
7,000 |
| 44(6,967) |
Mary |
6,967 |
| 45(6,724) |
Brooke |
6,724 |
| 46(6,693) |
Natalie |
6,693 |
| 47(6,598) |
Michelle |
6,598 |
| 48(6,314) |
Julia |
6,314 |
| 49(6,299) |
Jordan |
6,299 |
| 50(6,288) |
Sara |
6,288 |
| 51(6,256) |
Erin |
6,256 |
| 52(6,158) |
Tiffany |
6,158 |
| 53(6,150) |
Emma |
6,150 |
| 54(5,888) |
Gabrielle |
5,888 |
| 55(5,864) |
Chelsea |
5,864 |
| 56(5,856) |
Destiny |
5,856 |
| 57(5,804) |
Christina |
5,804 |
| 58(5,774) |
Sabrina |
5,774 |
| 59(5,753) |
Marissa |
5,753 |
| 60(5,746) |
Vanessa |
5,746 |
| 61(5,671) |
Andrea |
5,671 |
| 62(5,487) |
Sierra |
5,487 |
| 63(5,446) |
Mariah |
5,446 |
| 64(5,421) |
Katelyn |
5,421 |
| 65(5,342) |
Paige |
5,342 |
| 66(5,227) |
Laura |
5,227 |
| 67(4,911) |
Madeline |
4,911 |
| 68(4,866) |
Cheyenne |
4,866 |
| 69(4,862) |
Jacqueline |
4,862 |
| 70(4,851) |
Kristen |
4,851 |
| 71(4,759) |
Heather |
4,759 |
| 72(4,735) |
Briana |
4,735 |
| 73(4,734) |
Kelly |
4,734 |
| 74(4,701) |
Breanna |
4,701 |
| 75(4,597) |
Mackenzie |
4,597 |
| 76(4,568) |
Miranda |
4,568 |
| 77(4,562) |
Alexandria |
4,562 |
| 78(4,466) |
Caroline |
4,466 |
| 79(4,460) |
Erica |
4,460 |
| 80(4,337) |
Shannon |
4,337 |
| 81(4,328) |
Katie |
4,328 |
| 82(4,326) |
Monica |
4,326 |
| 83(4,288) |
Jenna |
4,288 |
| 84(4,268) |
Caitlin |
4,268 |
| 85(4,192) |
Bailey |
4,192 |
| 86(4,112) |
Lindsey |
4,112 |
| 87(4,102) |
Kathryn |
4,102 |
| 88(4,067) |
Amy |
4,067 |
| 89(4,017) |
Cassandra |
4,017 |
| 90(3,867) |
Angela |
3,867 |
| 91(3,861) |
Alicia |
3,861 |
| 92(3,786) |
Crystal |
3,786 |
| 93(3,763) |
Hailey |
3,763 |
| 94(3,741) |
Grace |
3,741 |
| 95(3,739) |
Catherine |
3,739 |
| 96(3,599) |
Jamie |
3,599 |
| 97(3,404) |
Angelica |
3,404 |
| 98(3,327) |
Leah |
3,327 |
| 99(3,312) |
Molly |
3,312 |
| 100(3,260) |
Alexa |
3,260 |
