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The most popular baby names of 1999

SSA recorded 3,693,973 births in 1999 across all reported names — 1,773,823 girls and 1,920,150 boys.

Top 100 girls' names in 1999

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 1998.
#NameBirthsvs 1998
1 Emily 26,542 —
2 Hannah 21,679 —
3 Alexis 19,237 +3
4 Sarah 19,119 —
5 Samantha 19,044 -2
6 Ashley 18,136 -1
7 Madison 18,054 +2
8 Taylor 16,906 -1
9 Jessica 16,350 -1
10 Elizabeth 15,350 —
11 Alyssa 14,036 —
12 Lauren 13,911 +2
13 Kayla 13,292 -1
14 Brianna 12,419 +3
15 Megan 12,230 -2
16 Victoria 11,874 —
17 Emma 11,751 +5
18 Abigail 11,686 —
19 Rachel 11,632 -4
20 Olivia 11,257 +1
21 Jennifer 10,616 -1
22 Amanda 9,750 -3
23 Sydney 9,649 +5
24 Morgan 9,607 -1
25 Nicole 9,515 -1
26 Jasmine 9,351 —
27 Grace 9,181 +26
28 Destiny 9,172 +6
29 Anna 9,115 +2
30 Julia 8,753 +2
31 Haley 8,202 +5
32 Alexandra 8,163 -5
33 Kaitlyn 8,158 +2
34 Natalie 8,079 +6
35 Brittany 7,942 -10
36 Katherine 7,935 -3
37 Stephanie 7,692 -8
38 Rebecca 7,437 -8
39 Maria 7,035 +4
40 Allison 7,026 -2
41 Amber 6,841 -4
42 Savannah 6,806 +3
43 Danielle 6,753 -2
44 Courtney 6,559 -5
45 Mary 6,390 -1
46 Gabrielle 6,130 +1
47 Brooke 6,066 -1
48 Jordan 5,730 -6
49 Sierra 5,715 +2
50 Sara 5,626 -2
51 Kimberly 5,457 +3
52 Mackenzie 5,426 +12
53 Sophia 5,423 +20
54 Hailey 5,369 +16
55 Katelyn 5,309 +3
56 Michelle 5,303 -1
57 Vanessa 5,287 -5
58 Erin 5,223 -1
59 Andrea 5,072 +2
60 Isabella 5,060 +24
61 Jenna 5,043 +4
62 Shelby 5,018 -13
63 Chloe 4,964 +24
64 Melissa 4,830 -5
65 Bailey 4,809 -5
66 Makayla 4,791 +5
67 Paige 4,717 -4
68 Mariah 4,646 -6
69 Kaylee 4,579 +17
70 Madeline 4,572 -20
71 Caroline 4,474 +4
72 Kelsey 4,400 -16
73 Marissa 4,389 -7
74 Breanna 4,341 +2
75 Christina 4,296 -6
76 Faith 4,236 +31
77 Autumn 4,128 —
78 Kiara 4,024 +94
79 Jacqueline 3,901 +16
80 Tiffany 3,888 -13
81 Laura 3,878 -7
82 Briana 3,839 -3
83 Alexandria 3,789 -2
84 Cheyenne 3,779 -12
85 Mikayla 3,735 -3
86 Claire 3,734 +5
87 Cassandra 3,729 -2
88 Sabrina 3,650 -20
89 Alexa 3,644 +4
90 Angela 3,632 +10
91 Kathryn 3,590 -2
92 Katie 3,550 -4
93 Caitlin 3,461 -15
94 Miranda 3,433 -14
95 Kelly 3,420 -6
96 Lindsey 3,417 +1
97 Isabel 3,405 +21
98 Catherine 3,401 +3
99 Cassidy 3,395 +14
100 Leslie 3,341 +11

Top 100 boys' names in 1999

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 1998.
#NameBirthsvs 1998
1 Jacob 35,371 +1
2 Michael 33,915 -1
3 Matthew 30,418 —
4 Joshua 27,265 —
5 Nicholas 25,639 +1
6 Christopher 25,604 -1
7 Andrew 23,866 +2
8 Joseph 23,220 +3
9 Daniel 22,704 +3
10 Tyler 22,669 -2
11 Brandon 21,601 -4
12 Ryan 21,014 +5
13 Austin 20,767 -3
14 William 20,718 —
15 John 20,366 —
16 David 20,352 -3
17 Zachary 19,985 -1
18 Anthony 19,472 +1
19 James 18,555 -1
20 Justin 18,277 —
21 Alexander 17,420 +1
22 Jonathan 17,068 -1
23 Dylan 15,981 +2
24 Noah 14,931 +5
25 Christian 14,783 +1
26 Robert 14,540 -3
27 Samuel 14,049 +1
28 Kyle 13,774 -4
29 Benjamin 13,666 +1
30 Jordan 13,052 -3
31 Thomas 12,795 —
32 Nathan 12,538 +2
33 Cameron 12,435 +2
34 Kevin 12,257 -2
35 Jose 12,155 -2
36 Hunter 11,485 —
37 Ethan 11,446 +1
38 Aaron 9,860 -1
39 Eric 9,382 —
40 Jason 9,366 —
41 Caleb 9,281 +1
42 Logan 9,136 +2
43 Brian 8,808 -2
44 Adam 8,223 +1
45 Cody 7,864 -2
46 Juan 7,800 +6
47 Steven 7,689 -1
48 Connor 7,597 -1
49 Timothy 7,593 —
50 Charles 7,525 -2
51 Isaiah 7,500 +8
52 Jack 7,385 +9
53 Gabriel 7,369 +1
54 Jared 7,276 -3
55 Luis 7,213 -2
56 Sean 7,205 -6
57 Evan 6,850 +6
58 Alex 6,828 -3
59 Carlos 6,665 +10
60 Elijah 6,596 +6
61 Richard 6,502 -6
62 Nathaniel 6,467 -2
63 Patrick 6,447 -6
64 Isaac 6,407 +1
65 Seth 6,305 +21
66 Trevor 6,257 -8
67 Luke 6,137 +8
68 Devin 5,970 -6
69 Mark 5,606 -5
70 Jesus 5,571 +6
71 Mason 5,451 +12
72 Ian 5,450 +1
73 Angel 5,402 +8
74 Bryan 5,391 —
75 Cole 5,317 +2
76 Chase 5,223 -9
77 Dakota 5,093 -5
78 Garrett 5,075 +2
79 Adrian 5,066 -8
80 Antonio 5,027 -1
81 Jeremy 5,016 -13
82 Jesse 5,004 -12
83 Jackson 4,993 +17
84 Blake 4,812 +1
85 Stephen 4,543 -7
86 Dalton 4,541 +2
87 Tanner 4,521 -5
88 Alejandro 4,319 +7
89 Kenneth 4,285 -2
90 Lucas 4,220 +3
91 Miguel 4,207 -1
92 Spencer 4,194 -8
93 Bryce 4,148 +1
94 Paul 4,020 -5
95 Victor 4,016 +2
96 Brendan 3,995 +3
97 Jake 3,936 +5
98 Marcus 3,867 -2
99 Tristan 3,845 -7
100 Jeffrey 3,815 -9

Names that climbed fastest in 1999

Ranked by places gained against 1998, among names with at least 200 births in both years.

NameRank 1999Rank 1998Change
Felicity girls 390 818 +428
Zion boys 274 694 +420
Tyrese boys 201 611 +410
Lizeth girls 581 968 +387
Serenity girls 496 842 +346
Trinity girls 209 523 +314
Jaden girls 458 762 +304
Jaqueline girls 404 694 +290
Gracie girls 339 620 +281
Jayden girls 608 884 +276
Sydni girls 611 878 +267
Lauryn girls 167 421 +254
Caleigh girls 702 952 +250
Britney girls 205 450 +245
Shanice girls 727 958 +231

Names that fell fastest in 1999

NameRank 1999Rank 1998Change
Brittani girls 958 728 -230
Leann girls 838 622 -216
Shelbie girls 983 775 -208
Katerina girls 1,012 822 -190
Darian girls 731 542 -189
Chelsie girls 831 649 -182
Mikala girls 910 736 -174
Shirley girls 914 742 -172
Misty girls 886 717 -169
Tiffani girls 841 673 -168
Kelsi girls 686 521 -165
Starr girls 986 822 -164
Jill girls 971 808 -163
Tammy girls 1,000 837 -163
Gianni boys 724 561 -163

Names that first appear in 1999

1999 is the earliest year these names clear the SSA reporting threshold of five births.

Names that peaked in 1999

For these names, 1999 is the single biggest year in the whole 1880–2025 record.