The most popular baby names of 1994
SSA recorded 3,717,784 births in 1994 across all reported names — 1,785,753 girls and 1,932,031 boys.
Top 100 girls' names in 1994
| # | Name | Births | vs 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 32,122 | — |
| 2 | Ashley | 30,281 | — |
| 3 | Emily | 24,154 | +2 |
| 4 | Samantha | 22,824 | — |
| 5 | Sarah | 22,299 | -2 |
| 6 | Taylor | 20,734 | +1 |
| 7 | Brittany | 18,900 | -1 |
| 8 | Amanda | 18,718 | — |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 16,786 | — |
| 10 | Megan | 16,580 | +1 |
| 11 | Nicole | 16,011 | +2 |
| 12 | Kayla | 15,885 | +4 |
| 13 | Rachel | 15,492 | +1 |
| 14 | Lauren | 15,158 | -2 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 14,750 | -5 |
| 16 | Hannah | 14,494 | +5 |
| 17 | Jennifer | 14,001 | -2 |
| 18 | Alexis | 13,039 | +9 |
| 19 | Victoria | 12,694 | — |
| 20 | Danielle | 12,455 | -2 |
| 21 | Amber | 12,343 | -4 |
| 22 | Courtney | 12,020 | -2 |
| 23 | Jasmine | 11,714 | — |
| 24 | Rebecca | 11,284 | -2 |
| 25 | Morgan | 10,655 | +9 |
| 26 | Alyssa | 10,602 | — |
| 27 | Brianna | 10,516 | +5 |
| 28 | Alexandra | 10,226 | — |
| 29 | Kelsey | 9,749 | -5 |
| 30 | Katherine | 9,586 | -1 |
| 31 | Melissa | 8,795 | -1 |
| 32 | Kimberly | 8,747 | +7 |
| 33 | Michelle | 8,639 | -2 |
| 34 | Allison | 8,150 | +7 |
| 35 | Tiffany | 8,096 | -2 |
| 36 | Haley | 7,803 | +6 |
| 37 | Mary | 7,758 | -1 |
| 38 | Chelsea | 7,718 | -13 |
| 39 | Christina | 7,668 | -4 |
| 40 | Shelby | 7,546 | -3 |
| 41 | Anna | 7,529 | +6 |
| 42 | Abigail | 7,243 | +25 |
| 43 | Sara | 7,220 | -3 |
| 44 | Heather | 7,033 | -6 |
| 45 | Erin | 6,908 | +3 |
| 46 | Laura | 6,860 | -3 |
| 47 | Maria | 6,753 | -2 |
| 48 | Kaitlyn | 6,686 | -2 |
| 49 | Andrea | 6,482 | -5 |
| 50 | Olivia | 6,432 | — |
| 51 | Madison | 6,263 | +27 |
| 52 | Jordan | 6,259 | +6 |
| 53 | Marissa | 6,246 | +6 |
| 54 | Brooke | 5,973 | -2 |
| 55 | Kristen | 5,871 | +6 |
| 56 | Natalie | 5,837 | +6 |
| 57 | Erica | 5,680 | -8 |
| 58 | Katelyn | 5,670 | -4 |
| 59 | Vanessa | 5,552 | -4 |
| 60 | Shannon | 5,508 | -7 |
| 61 | Miranda | 5,456 | +28 |
| 62 | Kelly | 5,446 | -11 |
| 63 | Paige | 5,208 | -3 |
| 64 | Crystal | 5,199 | -7 |
| 65 | Jacqueline | 5,183 | +9 |
| 66 | Cassandra | 5,061 | -1 |
| 67 | Gabrielle | 5,044 | +17 |
| 68 | Briana | 5,000 | +3 |
| 69 | Lindsey | 4,988 | -13 |
| 70 | Katie | 4,983 | -7 |
| 71 | Sierra | 4,853 | +20 |
| 72 | Julia | 4,844 | — |
| 73 | Alexandria | 4,840 | -4 |
| 74 | Emma | 4,765 | +6 |
| 75 | Mariah | 4,749 | +6 |
| 76 | Sydney | 4,737 | +30 |
| 77 | Amy | 4,691 | -12 |
| 78 | Caitlin | 4,654 | -14 |
| 79 | Kathryn | 4,620 | -11 |
| 80 | Jenna | 4,594 | -10 |
| 81 | Angela | 4,414 | -8 |
| 82 | Savannah | 4,386 | +14 |
| 83 | Alicia | 4,105 | -7 |
| 84 | Catherine | 4,102 | -9 |
| 85 | Breanna | 4,101 | -2 |
| 86 | Destiny | 4,089 | +25 |
| 87 | Jamie | 3,982 | -8 |
| 88 | Monica | 3,912 | -2 |
| 89 | Brittney | 3,876 | -12 |
| 90 | Erika | 3,584 | -5 |
| 91 | Whitney | 3,566 | -9 |
| 92 | Madeline | 3,518 | +35 |
| 93 | Kaitlin | 3,501 | +6 |
| 94 | Caroline | 3,452 | +11 |
| 95 | Alexa | 3,441 | +12 |
| 95 | Molly | 3,441 | -8 |
| 97 | Sabrina | 3,384 | — |
| 98 | Diana | 3,369 | -4 |
| 99 | Cheyenne | 3,307 | +36 |
| 100 | Meghan | 3,227 | -7 |
Top 100 boys' names in 1994
| # | Name | Births | vs 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 44,477 | — |
| 2 | Christopher | 34,807 | — |
| 3 | Matthew | 33,654 | — |
| 4 | Joshua | 31,374 | — |
| 5 | Tyler | 30,482 | — |
| 6 | Brandon | 29,492 | — |
| 7 | Jacob | 29,417 | +2 |
| 8 | Daniel | 28,065 | -1 |
| 9 | Nicholas | 27,770 | -1 |
| 10 | Andrew | 26,019 | — |
| 11 | Joseph | 25,734 | +1 |
| 12 | Zachary | 25,139 | +3 |
| 13 | David | 24,877 | -2 |
| 14 | James | 24,778 | — |
| 15 | John | 24,187 | +1 |
| 16 | Ryan | 24,063 | -3 |
| 17 | Austin | 23,192 | +9 |
| 18 | Anthony | 21,604 | +1 |
| 19 | William | 21,492 | -1 |
| 20 | Justin | 20,940 | — |
| 21 | Robert | 20,560 | -4 |
| 22 | Alexander | 20,101 | -1 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 19,068 | -1 |
| 24 | Kyle | 18,399 | -1 |
| 25 | Cody | 17,589 | -1 |
| 26 | Kevin | 17,315 | -1 |
| 27 | Thomas | 14,910 | — |
| 28 | Aaron | 14,385 | +2 |
| 29 | Jordan | 14,160 | -1 |
| 30 | Eric | 13,311 | -1 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 12,791 | +1 |
| 32 | Dylan | 12,530 | — |
| 33 | Samuel | 12,147 | +4 |
| 34 | Steven | 12,090 | -3 |
| 35 | Christian | 11,987 | — |
| 36 | Jose | 11,731 | — |
| 37 | Brian | 11,648 | -3 |
| 38 | Adam | 11,023 | +1 |
| 39 | Timothy | 10,767 | -1 |
| 40 | Nathan | 10,386 | +1 |
| 41 | Richard | 9,516 | -1 |
| 42 | Patrick | 9,337 | +1 |
| 43 | Charles | 9,018 | +1 |
| 44 | Sean | 8,838 | -2 |
| 45 | Jesse | 8,683 | +3 |
| 46 | Jason | 8,552 | -1 |
| 47 | Jeremy | 8,227 | -1 |
| 48 | Mark | 7,488 | +1 |
| 49 | Stephen | 7,481 | -2 |
| 50 | Alex | 7,240 | +2 |
| 51 | Juan | 7,208 | +4 |
| 52 | Cameron | 6,838 | +2 |
| 53 | Travis | 6,800 | -3 |
| 54 | Taylor | 6,626 | -3 |
| 55 | Jeffrey | 6,525 | -2 |
| 56 | Dustin | 6,459 | +3 |
| 57 | Luis | 6,362 | +1 |
| 58 | Trevor | 6,359 | +6 |
| 59 | Connor | 6,318 | -2 |
| 60 | Caleb | 6,161 | +6 |
| 61 | Devin | 6,064 | +10 |
| 62 | Evan | 5,895 | — |
| 63 | Jared | 5,875 | — |
| 64 | Paul | 5,798 | -8 |
| 65 | Kenneth | 5,679 | -5 |
| 66 | Bryan | 5,606 | -5 |
| 67 | Hunter | 5,585 | +30 |
| 68 | Gabriel | 5,539 | +18 |
| 69 | Dakota | 5,535 | +16 |
| 70 | Logan | 5,458 | +6 |
| 71 | Mitchell | 5,370 | +10 |
| 72 | Carlos | 5,329 | — |
| 73 | Corey | 5,279 | -5 |
| 74 | Ian | 5,267 | -4 |
| 75 | Marcus | 5,258 | -1 |
| 76 | Gregory | 5,137 | -11 |
| 77 | Derek | 5,081 | -10 |
| 78 | Nathaniel | 5,029 | -3 |
| 79 | Jesus | 4,916 | +1 |
| 80 | Scott | 4,915 | -11 |
| 81 | Blake | 4,879 | +2 |
| 82 | Garrett | 4,762 | -3 |
| 83 | Bradley | 4,678 | -10 |
| 84 | Edward | 4,520 | -6 |
| 85 | Dalton | 4,245 | +21 |
| 85 | Shawn | 4,245 | -8 |
| 87 | Peter | 4,225 | -5 |
| 88 | Antonio | 4,173 | +1 |
| 89 | Ethan | 4,166 | +3 |
| 90 | Seth | 4,135 | +3 |
| 91 | Luke | 4,095 | -4 |
| 92 | Shane | 4,085 | -8 |
| 93 | Victor | 4,056 | -2 |
| 94 | Miguel | 4,033 | -6 |
| 95 | Lucas | 4,009 | — |
| 96 | Tanner | 3,923 | +2 |
| 97 | Adrian | 3,814 | +2 |
| 98 | Spencer | 3,813 | -2 |
| 99 | Erik | 3,746 | +6 |
| 100 | Vincent | 3,603 | — |
Names that climbed fastest in 1994
Ranked by places gained against 1993, among names with at least 200 births in both years.
| Name | Rank 1994 | Rank 1993 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khadijah girls | 184 | 544 | +360 |
| Itzel girls | 506 | 863 | +357 |
| Kassidy girls | 534 | 870 | +336 |
| Lane boys | 353 | 593 | +240 |
| Paola girls | 353 | 584 | +231 |
| Mckenna girls | 382 | 610 | +228 |
| Mikaela girls | 315 | 542 | +227 |
| Jonah boys | 245 | 469 | +224 |
| Montana girls | 650 | 857 | +207 |
| Destini girls | 745 | 943 | +198 |
| Isabelle girls | 546 | 740 | +194 |
| Hunter girls | 327 | 519 | +192 |
| Ayanna girls | 678 | 863 | +185 |
| Myranda girls | 689 | 873 | +184 |
| Micaela girls | 468 | 646 | +178 |
Names that fell fastest in 1994
| Name | Rank 1994 | Rank 1993 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaritza girls | 888 | 492 | -396 |
| Hillary girls | 565 | 261 | -304 |
| Thalia girls | 640 | 363 | -277 |
| Latoya girls | 883 | 608 | -275 |
| Shaniqua girls | 789 | 546 | -243 |
| Kia girls | 858 | 647 | -211 |
| Tracey girls | 866 | 657 | -209 |
| Kristie girls | 763 | 573 | -190 |
| Layla girls | 872 | 682 | -190 |
| Giselle girls | 613 | 431 | -182 |
| Krysta girls | 748 | 568 | -180 |
| Britany girls | 844 | 664 | -180 |
| Marlee girls | 884 | 705 | -179 |
| Giovanna girls | 931 | 764 | -167 |
| Adrian girls | 833 | 670 | -163 |
Names that first appear in 1994
1994 is the earliest year these names clear the SSA reporting threshold of five births.
- Ajee 185
- Shyheim 168
- Alliyah 94
- Romello 80
- Taliyah 57
- Draven 54
- Trayvond 49
- Raekwon 39
- Jaliyah 36
- Kaliyah 33
- Roemello 32
- Larenz 30
- Mileena 30
- Ajee 29
- Shaliyah 26
- Itati 25
- Liyah 24
- Shyheem 23
- Imalay 22
- Maliyah 21
Names that peaked in 1994
For these names, 1994 is the single biggest year in the whole 1880–2025 record.
- Tyler 31,536
- Allison 8,163
- Marissa 6,260
- Mitchell 5,391
- Briana 5,020
- Tori 2,260
- Alejandra 2,223
- Darius 2,200
- Khadijah 1,622
- Darian 1,543
- Forrest 1,381
- Marina 1,307
- Zackery 861
- Nicolette 821
- Darien 771
- Larissa 715
- Baby 672
- Daquan 632
- Maranda 616
- Celina 593