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Baby names of 1996

In 1996 the most given names in the United States were Emily for girls (25,150 births) and Michael for boys (38,373).

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Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Emily25,150
  2. Jessica24,200
  3. Ashley23,678
  4. Sarah21,044
  5. Samantha20,551
  6. Taylor19,153
  7. Hannah18,596
  8. Alexis16,592
  9. Rachel16,120
  10. Elizabeth16,004
  11. Kayla15,269
  12. Megan14,770
  13. Amanda13,980
  14. Brittany13,797
  15. Madison13,410
  16. Lauren12,594
  17. Brianna11,925
  18. Victoria11,859
  19. Jennifer11,729
  20. Stephanie11,644
  21. Courtney11,344
  22. Nicole11,134
  23. Alyssa11,024
  24. Rebecca10,626
  25. Morgan10,295
  26. Alexandra10,024
  27. Amber9,771
  28. Jasmine9,707
  29. Danielle9,285
  30. Haley9,042
  31. Katherine8,878
  32. Abigail8,604
  33. Anna8,574
  34. Olivia8,125
  35. Shelby7,950
  36. Kelsey7,655
  37. Maria7,597
  38. Allison7,455
  39. Sydney7,259
  40. Kaitlyn7,241
  41. Kimberly7,175
  42. Melissa7,170
  43. Savannah7,000
  44. Mary6,967
  45. Brooke6,724
  46. Natalie6,693
  47. Michelle6,598
  48. Julia6,314
  49. Jordan6,299
  50. Sara6,288
  51. Erin6,256
  52. Tiffany6,158
  53. Emma6,150
  54. Gabrielle5,888
  55. Chelsea5,864
  56. Destiny5,856
  57. Christina5,804
  58. Sabrina5,774
  59. Marissa5,753
  60. Vanessa5,746
  61. Andrea5,671
  62. Sierra5,487
  63. Mariah5,446
  64. Katelyn5,421
  65. Paige5,342
  66. Laura5,227
  67. Madeline4,911
  68. Cheyenne4,866
  69. Jacqueline4,862
  70. Kristen4,851
  71. Heather4,759
  72. Briana4,735
  73. Kelly4,734
  74. Breanna4,701
  75. Mackenzie4,597
  76. Miranda4,568
  77. Alexandria4,562
  78. Caroline4,466
  79. Erica4,460
  80. Shannon4,337
  81. Katie4,328
  82. Monica4,326
  83. Jenna4,288
  84. Caitlin4,268
  85. Bailey4,192
  86. Lindsey4,112
  87. Kathryn4,102
  88. Amy4,067
  89. Cassandra4,017
  90. Angela3,867
  91. Alicia3,861
  92. Crystal3,786
  93. Haileynew3,763
  94. Grace3,741
  95. Catherine3,739
  96. Jamie3,599
  97. Angelicanew3,404
  98. Leahnew3,327
  99. Molly3,312
  100. Alexa3,260

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. Michael38,373
  2. Matthew32,077
  3. Jacob31,924
  4. Christopher30,902
  5. Joshua29,174
  6. Nicholas27,722
  7. Tyler26,955
  8. Brandon25,847
  9. Austin25,663
  10. Andrew25,244
  11. Daniel25,125
  12. Joseph24,758
  13. David23,024
  14. Zachary22,368
  15. John22,186
  16. Ryan21,810
  17. James21,164
  18. William20,544
  19. Anthony20,507
  20. Justin20,011
  21. Jonathan18,602
  22. Alexander17,964
  23. Robert17,676
  24. Christian15,823
  25. Kyle15,600
  26. Kevin14,589
  27. Jordan13,852
  28. Thomas13,805
  29. Benjamin13,785
  30. Samuel13,629
  31. Cody12,953
  32. Jose12,155
  33. Dylan12,037
  34. Aaron11,971
  35. Eric11,610
  36. Brian10,476
  37. Nathan10,285
  38. Steven9,649
  39. Adam9,557
  40. Timothy8,919
  41. Jason8,696
  42. Logan8,374
  43. Charles8,247
  44. Patrick8,193
  45. Richard8,180
  46. Sean7,896
  47. Hunter7,603
  48. Caleb7,549
  49. Cameron7,388
  50. Noah7,184
  51. Jesse7,075
  52. Juan7,010
  53. Alex6,915
  54. Connor6,911
  55. Mark6,599
  56. Jeremy6,412
  57. Luis6,407
  58. Dakota6,067
  59. Stephen6,008
  60. Devin6,002
  61. Gabriel5,899
  62. Ethan5,853
  63. Trevor5,842
  64. Jared5,821
  65. Evan5,578
  66. Bryan5,560
  67. Carlos5,464
  68. Tristannew5,458
  69. Nathaniel5,420
  70. Ian5,410
  71. Isaiahnew5,324
  72. Jeffrey5,263
  73. Travis5,159
  74. Jesus5,114
  75. Luke5,017
  76. Chase4,991
  77. Kenneth4,973
  78. Paul4,883
  79. Dustin4,874
  80. Antonio4,866
  81. Elijah4,818
  82. Taylor4,798
  83. Bradley4,756
  84. Blake4,747
  85. Garrett4,653
  86. Isaac4,565
  87. Marcus4,547
  88. Mitchell4,391
  89. Jacknew4,245
  90. Tanner4,180
  91. Miguel4,160
  92. Adrian4,109
  93. Lucas4,106
  94. Corey4,087
  95. Peter4,082
  96. Edward4,073
  97. Maliknew4,026
  98. Gregory3,994
  99. Dalton3,980
  100. Victor3,924

1996 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1996 holds 1,752,962 girls under 15,894 different names. The ten most common names covered 11% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Hailey, Angelica, Leah. Leaving it:Selena, Kaitlin, Brittney.

The Social Security data for 1996 holds 1,894,233 boys under 10,534 different names. The ten most common names covered 16% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Tristan, Isaiah, Jack, Malik. Leaving it:Derek, Scott, Seth, Shawn.