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The most popular baby names of 1996

SSA recorded 3,647,307 births in 1996 across all reported names — 1,753,007 girls and 1,894,300 boys.

Top 100 girls' names in 1996

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 1995.
#NameBirthsvs 1995
1 Emily 25,150 +2
2 Jessica 24,201 -1
3 Ashley 23,678 -1
4 Sarah 21,048 +1
5 Samantha 20,552 -1
6 Taylor 19,155 —
7 Hannah 18,596 —
8 Alexis 16,592 +6
9 Rachel 16,121 +3
10 Elizabeth 16,003 —
11 Kayla 15,269 —
12 Megan 14,770 +1
13 Amanda 13,980 -4
14 Brittany 13,797 -6
15 Madison 13,412 +14
16 Lauren 12,595 -1
17 Brianna 11,925 +4
18 Victoria 11,859 +2
19 Jennifer 11,732 -1
20 Stephanie 11,643 -4
21 Courtney 11,344 -4
22 Nicole 11,135 -3
23 Alyssa 11,024 +4
24 Rebecca 10,626 +4
25 Morgan 10,295 -2
26 Alexandra 10,025 —
27 Amber 9,771 -5
28 Jasmine 9,707 -3
29 Danielle 9,286 -5
30 Haley 9,042 +2
31 Katherine 8,877 -1
32 Abigail 8,604 +4
33 Anna 8,575 -2
34 Olivia 8,126 +5
35 Shelby 7,950 +3
36 Kelsey 7,655 -3
37 Maria 7,598 +7
38 Allison 7,455 -4
39 Sydney 7,259 +4
40 Kaitlyn 7,241 +2
41 Kimberly 7,176 -4
42 Melissa 7,170 -7
43 Savannah 7,000 +25
44 Mary 6,968 -4
45 Brooke 6,724 +7
46 Natalie 6,693 +5
47 Michelle 6,598 -6
48 Julia 6,314 +14
49 Jordan 6,299 +1
50 Sara 6,288 -2
51 Erin 6,256 -2
52 Tiffany 6,158 -6
53 Emma 6,151 +14
54 Gabrielle 5,888 +7
55 Chelsea 5,864 -8
56 Destiny 5,856 +10
57 Christina 5,804 -12
58 Sabrina 5,774 +37
59 Marissa 5,752 -6
60 Vanessa 5,746 +3
61 Andrea 5,671 -6
62 Sierra 5,487 -2
63 Mariah 5,446 +8
64 Katelyn 5,421 -5
65 Paige 5,342 -7
66 Laura 5,227 -11
67 Madeline 4,912 +12
68 Cheyenne 4,866 +18
69 Jacqueline 4,862 +1
70 Kristen 4,851 -6
71 Heather 4,759 -17
72 Briana 4,735 +2
73 Kelly 4,734 -9
74 Breanna 4,701 +2
75 Mackenzie 4,597 +13
76 Miranda 4,568 -19
77 Alexandria 4,563 -5
78 Caroline 4,466 +14
79 Erica 4,460 -10
80 Shannon 4,337 -7
81 Katie 4,329 -4
82 Monica 4,326 +5
83 Jenna 4,288 +1
84 Caitlin 4,268 -3
85 Bailey 4,192 +11
86 Lindsey 4,112 -4
87 Kathryn 4,102 -4
88 Amy 4,067 -13
89 Cassandra 4,018 -11
90 Angela 3,867 -5
91 Alicia 3,861 -2
92 Crystal 3,786 -12
93 Hailey 3,762 +18
94 Grace 3,742 +3
95 Catherine 3,739 -5
96 Jamie 3,599 -3
97 Angelica 3,404 +4
98 Leah 3,326 +5
99 Molly 3,312 -1
100 Alexa 3,260 —

Top 100 boys' names in 1996

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 1995.
#NameBirthsvs 1995
1 Michael 38,373 —
2 Matthew 32,077 —
3 Jacob 31,925 +1
4 Christopher 30,904 -1
5 Joshua 29,175 —
6 Nicholas 27,724 +1
7 Tyler 26,956 -1
8 Brandon 25,847 —
9 Austin 25,663 +1
10 Andrew 25,244 +1
11 Daniel 25,128 -2
12 Joseph 24,758 —
13 David 23,022 +3
14 Zachary 22,369 —
15 John 22,188 -2
16 Ryan 21,809 -1
17 James 21,165 —
18 William 20,546 +2
19 Anthony 20,508 —
20 Justin 20,015 -2
21 Jonathan 18,602 +2
22 Alexander 17,964 -1
23 Robert 17,676 -1
24 Christian 15,824 +4
25 Kyle 15,600 -1
26 Kevin 14,589 -1
27 Jordan 13,852 +2
28 Thomas 13,804 -1
29 Benjamin 13,784 +2
30 Samuel 13,629 +3
31 Cody 12,954 -5
32 Jose 12,155 +3
33 Dylan 12,037 +1
34 Aaron 11,971 -4
35 Eric 11,611 -3
36 Brian 10,476 —
37 Nathan 10,287 +2
38 Steven 9,650 -1
39 Adam 9,557 -1
40 Timothy 8,919 —
41 Jason 8,695 —
42 Logan 8,374 +9
43 Charles 8,248 +1
44 Patrick 8,194 -1
45 Richard 8,182 -3
46 Sean 7,896 -1
47 Hunter 7,603 +6
48 Caleb 7,550 +6
49 Cameron 7,388 —
50 Noah 7,184 +49
51 Jesse 7,075 -5
52 Juan 7,010 -2
53 Alex 6,915 -6
54 Connor 6,911 +1
55 Mark 6,599 -3
56 Jeremy 6,412 -8
57 Luis 6,407 +2
58 Dakota 6,067 -2
59 Stephen 6,008 -2
60 Devin 6,001 -2
61 Gabriel 5,900 +4
62 Ethan 5,853 +13
63 Trevor 5,842 -2
64 Jared 5,821 -1
65 Evan 5,577 -5
66 Bryan 5,560 +4
67 Carlos 5,464 +1
68 Tristan 5,458 +53
69 Nathaniel 5,420 +4
70 Ian 5,411 -3
71 Isaiah 5,324 +38
72 Jeffrey 5,263 -8
73 Travis 5,159 -7
74 Jesus 5,115 +2
75 Luke 5,017 +7
76 Chase 4,992 +19
77 Kenneth 4,973 -5
78 Paul 4,883 -7
79 Dustin 4,874 -17
80 Antonio 4,866 +5
81 Elijah 4,818 +12
82 Taylor 4,798 -13
83 Bradley 4,755 -5
84 Blake 4,747 -7
85 Garrett 4,653 -5
86 Isaac 4,566 +12
87 Marcus 4,546 -6
88 Mitchell 4,391 -9
89 Jack 4,245 +21
90 Tanner 4,180 -4
91 Miguel 4,160 +3
92 Adrian 4,112 +4
93 Lucas 4,106 -2
94 Corey 4,087 -20
95 Peter 4,082 -6
96 Edward 4,073 -8
97 Malik 4,026 +34
98 Gregory 3,994 -14
99 Dalton 3,980 -12
100 Victor 3,924 -10

Names that climbed fastest in 1996

Ranked by places gained against 1995, among names with at least 200 births in both years.

NameRank 1996Rank 1995Change
Keely girls 518 919 +401
Dangelo boys 390 740 +350
Lesley girls 431 740 +309
Shania girls 171 445 +274
Gillian girls 604 870 +266
Tristin boys 374 604 +230
Zoey girls 654 874 +220
Juwan boys 489 683 +194
Tristen girls 722 908 +186
Triston boys 342 526 +184
Peyton girls 255 437 +182
Fiona girls 610 790 +180
Shyanne girls 509 684 +175
Lexie girls 630 804 +174
Esperanza girls 725 889 +164

Names that fell fastest in 1996

NameRank 1996Rank 1995Change
Khadijah girls 792 541 -251
Selina girls 608 371 -237
Shaquille boys 662 457 -205
Rikki girls 957 754 -203
Baby girls 893 691 -202
Forrest boys 489 309 -180
Shanice girls 684 508 -176
Dalia girls 687 513 -174
Celina girls 630 457 -173
Krysta girls 928 761 -167
Kala girls 852 691 -161
Anton boys 722 562 -160
Tonya girls 899 746 -153
Eboni girls 962 812 -150
Jessika girls 885 740 -145

Names that first appear in 1996

1996 is the earliest year these names clear the SSA reporting threshold of five births.

Names that peaked in 1996

For these names, 1996 is the single biggest year in the whole 1880–2025 record.