Most Popular Names of 1996
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1996
#1 Emily25,150 births#2 Jessica24,201 births#3 Ashley23,678 births#4 Sarah21,048 births#5 Samantha20,552 births#6 Taylor19,155 births#7 Hannah18,596 births#8 Alexis16,592 births#9 Rachel16,121 births#10 Elizabeth16,003 births#11 Kayla15,269 births#12 Megan14,770 births#13 Amanda13,980 births#14 Brittany13,797 births#15 Madison13,412 births#16 Lauren12,595 births#17 Brianna11,925 births#18 Victoria11,859 births#19 Jennifer11,732 births#20 Stephanie11,643 births#21 Courtney11,344 births#22 Nicole11,135 births#23 Alyssa11,024 births#24 Rebecca10,626 births#25 Morgan10,295 births#26 Alexandra10,025 births#27 Amber9,771 births#28 Jasmine9,707 births#29 Danielle9,286 births#30 Haley9,042 births#31 Katherine8,877 births#32 Abigail8,604 births#33 Anna8,575 births#34 Olivia8,126 births#35 Shelby7,950 births#36 Kelsey7,655 births#37 Maria7,598 births#38 Allison7,455 births#39 Sydney7,259 births#40 Kaitlyn7,241 births#41 Kimberly7,176 births#42 Melissa7,170 births#43 Savannah7,000 births#44 Mary6,968 births#45 Brooke6,724 births#46 Natalie6,693 births#47 Michelle6,598 births#48 Julia6,314 births#49 Jordan6,299 births#50 Sara6,288 births#51 Erin6,256 births#52 Tiffany6,158 births#53 Emma6,151 births#54 Gabrielle5,888 births#55 Chelsea5,864 births#56 Destiny5,856 births#57 Christina5,804 births#58 Sabrina5,774 births#59 Marissa5,752 births#60 Vanessa5,746 births#61 Andrea5,671 births#62 Sierra5,487 births#63 Mariah5,446 births#64 Katelyn5,421 births#65 Paige5,342 births#66 Laura5,227 births#67 Madeline4,912 births#68 Cheyenne4,866 births#69 Jacqueline4,862 births#70 Kristen4,851 births#71 Heather4,759 births#72 Briana4,735 births#73 Kelly4,734 births#74 Breanna4,701 births#75 Mackenzie4,597 births#76 Miranda4,568 births#77 Alexandria4,563 births#78 Caroline4,466 births#79 Erica4,460 births#80 Shannon4,337 births#81 Katie4,329 births#82 Monica4,326 births#83 Jenna4,288 births#84 Caitlin4,268 births#85 Bailey4,192 births#86 Lindsey4,112 births#87 Kathryn4,102 births#88 Amy4,067 births#89 Cassandra4,018 births#90 Angela3,867 births#91 Alicia3,861 births#92 Crystal3,786 births#93 Hailey3,762 births#94 Grace3,742 births#95 Catherine3,739 births#96 Jamie3,599 births#97 Angelica3,404 births#98 Leah3,326 births#99 Molly3,312 births#100 Alexa3,260 births
Popular Boy Names in 1996
#1 Michael38,373 births#2 Matthew32,077 births#3 Jacob31,925 births#4 Christopher30,904 births#5 Joshua29,175 births#6 Nicholas27,724 births#7 Tyler26,956 births#8 Brandon25,847 births#9 Austin25,663 births#10 Andrew25,244 births#11 Daniel25,128 births#12 Joseph24,758 births#13 David23,022 births#14 Zachary22,369 births#15 John22,188 births#16 Ryan21,809 births#17 James21,165 births#18 William20,546 births#19 Anthony20,508 births#20 Justin20,015 births#21 Jonathan18,602 births#22 Alexander17,964 births#23 Robert17,676 births#24 Christian15,824 births#25 Kyle15,600 births#26 Kevin14,589 births#27 Jordan13,852 births#28 Thomas13,804 births#29 Benjamin13,784 births#30 Samuel13,629 births#31 Cody12,954 births#32 Jose12,155 births#33 Dylan12,037 births#34 Aaron11,971 births#35 Eric11,611 births#36 Brian10,476 births#37 Nathan10,287 births#38 Steven9,650 births#39 Adam9,557 births#40 Timothy8,919 births#41 Jason8,695 births#42 Logan8,374 births#43 Charles8,248 births#44 Patrick8,194 births#45 Richard8,182 births#46 Sean7,896 births#47 Hunter7,603 births#48 Caleb7,550 births#49 Cameron7,388 births#50 Noah7,184 births#51 Jesse7,075 births#52 Juan7,010 births#53 Alex6,915 births#54 Connor6,911 births#55 Mark6,599 births#56 Jeremy6,412 births#57 Luis6,407 births#58 Dakota6,067 births#59 Stephen6,008 births#60 Devin6,001 births#61 Gabriel5,900 births#62 Ethan5,853 births#63 Trevor5,842 births#64 Jared5,821 births#65 Evan5,577 births#66 Bryan5,560 births#67 Carlos5,464 births#68 Tristan5,458 births#69 Nathaniel5,420 births#70 Ian5,411 births#71 Isaiah5,324 births#72 Jeffrey5,263 births#73 Travis5,159 births#74 Jesus5,115 births#75 Luke5,017 births#76 Chase4,992 births#77 Kenneth4,973 births#78 Paul4,883 births#79 Dustin4,874 births#80 Antonio4,866 births#81 Elijah4,818 births#82 Taylor4,798 births#83 Bradley4,755 births#84 Blake4,747 births#85 Garrett4,653 births#86 Isaac4,566 births#87 Marcus4,546 births#88 Mitchell4,391 births#89 Jack4,245 births#90 Tanner4,180 births#91 Miguel4,160 births#92 Adrian4,112 births#93 Lucas4,106 births#94 Corey4,087 births#95 Peter4,082 births#96 Edward4,073 births#97 Malik4,026 births#98 Gregory3,994 births#99 Dalton3,980 births#100 Victor3,924 births