The most popular baby names of 1995
SSA recorded 3,662,249 births in 1995 across all reported names — 1,758,548 girls and 1,903,701 boys.
Top 100 girls' names in 1995
| # | Name | Births | vs 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 27,941 | — |
| 2 | Ashley | 26,606 | — |
| 3 | Emily | 24,382 | — |
| 4 | Samantha | 21,644 | — |
| 5 | Sarah | 21,395 | — |
| 6 | Taylor | 20,426 | — |
| 7 | Hannah | 17,018 | +9 |
| 8 | Brittany | 16,477 | -1 |
| 9 | Amanda | 16,354 | -1 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 16,192 | -1 |
| 11 | Kayla | 16,087 | +1 |
| 12 | Rachel | 16,047 | +1 |
| 13 | Megan | 15,530 | -3 |
| 14 | Alexis | 14,334 | +4 |
| 15 | Lauren | 13,443 | -1 |
| 16 | Stephanie | 12,977 | -1 |
| 17 | Courtney | 12,775 | +5 |
| 18 | Jennifer | 12,683 | -1 |
| 19 | Nicole | 12,277 | -8 |
| 20 | Victoria | 12,252 | -1 |
| 21 | Brianna | 11,881 | +6 |
| 22 | Amber | 10,965 | -1 |
| 23 | Morgan | 10,877 | +2 |
| 24 | Danielle | 10,653 | -4 |
| 25 | Jasmine | 10,279 | -2 |
| 26 | Alexandra | 10,160 | +2 |
| 27 | Alyssa | 10,100 | -1 |
| 28 | Rebecca | 9,911 | -4 |
| 29 | Madison | 9,775 | +22 |
| 30 | Katherine | 8,987 | — |
| 31 | Anna | 8,570 | +10 |
| 32 | Haley | 8,208 | +4 |
| 33 | Kelsey | 8,184 | -4 |
| 34 | Allison | 8,126 | — |
| 35 | Melissa | 7,879 | -4 |
| 36 | Abigail | 7,825 | +6 |
| 37 | Kimberly | 7,745 | -5 |
| 38 | Shelby | 7,632 | +2 |
| 39 | Olivia | 7,627 | +11 |
| 40 | Mary | 7,458 | -3 |
| 41 | Michelle | 7,392 | -8 |
| 42 | Kaitlyn | 7,385 | +6 |
| 43 | Sydney | 7,360 | +33 |
| 44 | Maria | 7,003 | +3 |
| 45 | Christina | 6,953 | -6 |
| 46 | Tiffany | 6,936 | -11 |
| 47 | Chelsea | 6,761 | -9 |
| 48 | Sara | 6,697 | -5 |
| 49 | Erin | 6,565 | -4 |
| 50 | Jordan | 6,481 | +2 |
| 51 | Natalie | 6,424 | +5 |
| 52 | Brooke | 6,377 | +2 |
| 53 | Marissa | 6,081 | — |
| 54 | Heather | 6,032 | -10 |
| 55 | Andrea | 6,008 | -6 |
| 55 | Laura | 6,008 | -9 |
| 57 | Miranda | 5,978 | +4 |
| 58 | Paige | 5,733 | +5 |
| 59 | Katelyn | 5,573 | -1 |
| 60 | Sierra | 5,495 | +11 |
| 61 | Gabrielle | 5,448 | +6 |
| 62 | Julia | 5,411 | +10 |
| 63 | Vanessa | 5,404 | -4 |
| 64 | Kelly | 5,398 | -2 |
| 64 | Kristen | 5,398 | -9 |
| 66 | Destiny | 5,380 | +20 |
| 67 | Emma | 5,050 | +7 |
| 68 | Savannah | 4,904 | +14 |
| 69 | Erica | 4,893 | -12 |
| 70 | Jacqueline | 4,793 | -5 |
| 71 | Mariah | 4,773 | +4 |
| 72 | Alexandria | 4,772 | +1 |
| 73 | Shannon | 4,733 | -13 |
| 74 | Briana | 4,612 | -6 |
| 75 | Amy | 4,528 | +2 |
| 76 | Breanna | 4,527 | +9 |
| 77 | Katie | 4,482 | -7 |
| 78 | Cassandra | 4,451 | -12 |
| 79 | Madeline | 4,430 | +13 |
| 80 | Crystal | 4,391 | -16 |
| 81 | Caitlin | 4,384 | -3 |
| 82 | Lindsey | 4,377 | -13 |
| 83 | Kathryn | 4,328 | -4 |
| 84 | Jenna | 4,254 | -4 |
| 85 | Angela | 4,119 | -4 |
| 86 | Cheyenne | 4,088 | +13 |
| 87 | Monica | 3,970 | +1 |
| 88 | Mackenzie | 3,963 | +14 |
| 89 | Alicia | 3,908 | -6 |
| 90 | Catherine | 3,860 | -6 |
| 91 | Selena | 3,825 | +210 |
| 92 | Caroline | 3,799 | +2 |
| 93 | Jamie | 3,770 | -6 |
| 94 | Kaitlin | 3,602 | -1 |
| 95 | Sabrina | 3,534 | +2 |
| 96 | Bailey | 3,488 | +41 |
| 97 | Grace | 3,473 | +6 |
| 98 | Molly | 3,382 | -3 |
| 99 | Brittney | 3,380 | -10 |
| 100 | Alexa | 3,359 | -5 |
Top 100 boys' names in 1995
| # | Name | Births | vs 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 41,409 | — |
| 2 | Matthew | 32,882 | +1 |
| 3 | Christopher | 32,679 | -1 |
| 4 | Jacob | 31,134 | +3 |
| 5 | Joshua | 30,720 | -1 |
| 6 | Tyler | 29,161 | -1 |
| 7 | Nicholas | 29,160 | +2 |
| 8 | Brandon | 26,904 | -2 |
| 9 | Daniel | 26,728 | -1 |
| 10 | Austin | 25,908 | +7 |
| 11 | Andrew | 25,860 | -1 |
| 12 | Joseph | 25,354 | -1 |
| 13 | John | 23,244 | +2 |
| 14 | Zachary | 23,131 | -2 |
| 15 | Ryan | 23,089 | +1 |
| 16 | David | 23,045 | -3 |
| 17 | James | 22,739 | -3 |
| 18 | Justin | 21,581 | +2 |
| 19 | Anthony | 20,482 | -1 |
| 20 | William | 20,160 | -1 |
| 21 | Alexander | 19,456 | +1 |
| 22 | Robert | 18,586 | -1 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 18,155 | — |
| 24 | Kyle | 16,761 | — |
| 25 | Kevin | 15,860 | +1 |
| 26 | Cody | 15,566 | -1 |
| 27 | Thomas | 14,163 | — |
| 28 | Christian | 13,813 | +7 |
| 29 | Jordan | 13,574 | — |
| 30 | Aaron | 13,291 | -2 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 12,720 | — |
| 32 | Eric | 12,485 | -2 |
| 33 | Samuel | 12,440 | — |
| 34 | Dylan | 12,091 | -2 |
| 35 | Jose | 11,781 | +1 |
| 36 | Brian | 10,991 | +1 |
| 37 | Steven | 10,661 | -3 |
| 38 | Adam | 10,485 | — |
| 39 | Nathan | 10,306 | +1 |
| 40 | Timothy | 9,788 | -1 |
| 41 | Jason | 9,004 | +5 |
| 42 | Richard | 8,784 | -1 |
| 43 | Patrick | 8,674 | -1 |
| 44 | Charles | 8,478 | -1 |
| 45 | Sean | 8,167 | -1 |
| 46 | Jesse | 7,495 | -1 |
| 47 | Alex | 7,424 | +3 |
| 48 | Jeremy | 7,084 | -1 |
| 49 | Cameron | 7,030 | +3 |
| 50 | Juan | 6,982 | +1 |
| 51 | Logan | 6,953 | +19 |
| 52 | Mark | 6,888 | -4 |
| 53 | Hunter | 6,715 | +14 |
| 54 | Caleb | 6,655 | +6 |
| 55 | Connor | 6,619 | +4 |
| 56 | Dakota | 6,575 | +13 |
| 57 | Stephen | 6,556 | -8 |
| 58 | Devin | 6,193 | +3 |
| 59 | Luis | 6,174 | -2 |
| 60 | Evan | 6,092 | +2 |
| 61 | Trevor | 6,009 | -3 |
| 62 | Dustin | 5,921 | -6 |
| 63 | Jared | 5,886 | — |
| 64 | Jeffrey | 5,731 | -9 |
| 65 | Gabriel | 5,713 | +3 |
| 66 | Travis | 5,602 | -13 |
| 67 | Ian | 5,594 | +7 |
| 68 | Carlos | 5,545 | +4 |
| 69 | Taylor | 5,521 | -15 |
| 70 | Bryan | 5,444 | -4 |
| 71 | Paul | 5,414 | -7 |
| 72 | Kenneth | 5,226 | -7 |
| 73 | Nathaniel | 5,203 | +5 |
| 74 | Corey | 4,976 | -1 |
| 75 | Ethan | 4,934 | +14 |
| 76 | Jesus | 4,908 | +3 |
| 77 | Blake | 4,821 | +4 |
| 78 | Bradley | 4,764 | +5 |
| 79 | Mitchell | 4,737 | -8 |
| 80 | Garrett | 4,710 | +2 |
| 81 | Marcus | 4,647 | -6 |
| 82 | Luke | 4,629 | +9 |
| 83 | Derek | 4,452 | -6 |
| 84 | Gregory | 4,442 | -8 |
| 85 | Antonio | 4,340 | +3 |
| 86 | Tanner | 4,320 | +10 |
| 87 | Dalton | 4,191 | -2 |
| 88 | Edward | 4,143 | -4 |
| 89 | Peter | 4,112 | -2 |
| 90 | Victor | 4,098 | +3 |
| 91 | Lucas | 4,086 | +4 |
| 92 | Scott | 4,082 | -12 |
| 93 | Elijah | 3,977 | +40 |
| 94 | Miguel | 3,953 | — |
| 95 | Chase | 3,918 | +19 |
| 96 | Adrian | 3,911 | +1 |
| 96 | Seth | 3,911 | -6 |
| 98 | Isaac | 3,881 | +5 |
| 99 | Noah | 3,824 | +59 |
| 99 | Shawn | 3,824 | -14 |
Names that climbed fastest in 1995
Ranked by places gained against 1994, among names with at least 200 births in both years.
| Name | Rank 1995 | Rank 1994 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deja girls | 205 | 824 | +619 |
| Tristan boys | 121 | 451 | +330 |
| Tatyana girls | 373 | 691 | +318 |
| Bailee girls | 582 | 885 | +303 |
| Kennedy girls | 229 | 524 | +295 |
| Essence girls | 490 | 775 | +285 |
| Khalil boys | 251 | 527 | +276 |
| Jada girls | 246 | 488 | +242 |
| Phoebe girls | 578 | 812 | +234 |
| Makenna girls | 682 | 904 | +222 |
| Rylee girls | 690 | 908 | +218 |
| Sydnee girls | 674 | 888 | +214 |
| Selena girls | 91 | 301 | +210 |
| Delaney girls | 328 | 515 | +187 |
| Ellie girls | 617 | 802 | +185 |
Names that fell fastest in 1995
| Name | Rank 1995 | Rank 1994 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khadijah girls | 541 | 184 | -357 |
| Zhane girls | 926 | 582 | -344 |
| Shaquille boys | 457 | 234 | -223 |
| Yazmin girls | 940 | 736 | -204 |
| Domonique girls | 919 | 716 | -203 |
| Latisha girls | 832 | 648 | -184 |
| Shanice girls | 508 | 342 | -166 |
| Karley girls | 859 | 702 | -157 |
| Anissa girls | 598 | 451 | -147 |
| Tonya girls | 746 | 602 | -144 |
| Dequan boys | 665 | 521 | -144 |
| Rikki girls | 754 | 613 | -141 |
| Gwendolyn girls | 856 | 716 | -140 |
| Loren girls | 770 | 632 | -138 |
| Jarvis boys | 591 | 455 | -136 |
Names that first appear in 1995
1995 is the earliest year these names clear the SSA reporting threshold of five births.
- Yamilex 130
- Irania 91
- Natori 64
- Iridiana 61
- Yomira 44
- Jamilex 36
- Daekwon 26
- Ismenia 23
- Kennadi 23
- Deianeira 22
- Dazha 20
- Dajai 19
- Monteco 18
- Jaidyn 17
- Maty 17
- Natrone 17
- Adasia 16
- Dazja 16
- Kaelon 16
- Adeja 15
Names that peaked in 1995
For these names, 1995 is the single biggest year in the whole 1880–2025 record.