Names by year · United States
The names of 1996
In 1996, the SSA recorded 3,647,307 babies with names given at least five times. Emily was the top girls' name and Michael the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily1 in 70 | 25,150 | #34 |
| 2 | Jessica1 in 72 | 24,201 | #665 |
| 3 | Ashley1 in 74 | 23,678 | #164 |
| 4 | Sarah1 in 83 | 21,048 | #90 |
| 5 | Samantha1 in 85 | 20,552 | #151 |
| 6 | Taylor1 in 92 | 19,155 | #403 |
| 7 | Hannah1 in 94 | 18,596 | #56 |
| 8 | Alexis1 in 106 | 16,592 | #554 |
| 9 | Rachel1 in 109 | 16,121 | #250 |
| 10 | Elizabeth1 in 110 | 16,003 | #17 |
| 11 | Kayla1 in 115 | 15,269 | #364 |
| 12 | Megan1 in 119 | 14,770 | #889 |
| 13 | Amanda1 in 125 | 13,980 | #493 |
| 14 | Brittany1 in 127 | 13,797 | #928 |
| 15 | Madison1 in 131 | 13,412 | #40 |
| 16 | Lauren1 in 139 | 12,595 | #401 |
| 17 | Brianna1 in 147 | 11,925 | #222 |
| 18 | Victoria1 in 148 | 11,859 | #54 |
| 19 | Jennifer1 in 149 | 11,732 | #586 |
| 20 | Stephanie1 in 151 | 11,643 | #557 |
| 21 | Courtney1 in 155 | 11,344 | #2,335 |
| 22 | Nicole1 in 157 | 11,135 | #383 |
| 23 | Alyssa1 in 159 | 11,024 | #453 |
| 24 | Rebecca1 in 165 | 10,626 | #350 |
| 25 | Morgan1 in 170 | 10,295 | #312 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 49 | 38,373 | #21 |
| 2 | Matthew1 in 59 | 32,077 | #32 |
| 3 | Jacob1 in 59 | 31,925 | #43 |
| 4 | Christopher1 in 61 | 30,904 | #68 |
| 5 | Joshua1 in 65 | 29,175 | #66 |
| 6 | Nicholas1 in 68 | 27,724 | #112 |
| 7 | Tyler1 in 70 | 26,956 | #220 |
| 8 | Brandon1 in 73 | 25,847 | #261 |
| 9 | Austin1 in 74 | 25,663 | #113 |
| 10 | Andrew1 in 75 | 25,244 | #73 |
| 11 | Daniel1 in 75 | 25,128 | #22 |
| 12 | Joseph1 in 77 | 24,758 | #29 |
| 13 | David1 in 82 | 23,022 | #35 |
| 14 | Zachary1 in 85 | 22,369 | #216 |
| 15 | John1 in 85 | 22,188 | #23 |
| 16 | Ryan1 in 87 | 21,809 | #99 |
| 17 | James1 in 90 | 21,165 | #6 |
| 18 | William1 in 92 | 20,546 | #9 |
| 19 | Anthony1 in 92 | 20,508 | #46 |
| 20 | Justin1 in 95 | 20,015 | #233 |
| 21 | Jonathan1 in 102 | 18,602 | #89 |
| 22 | Alexander1 in 105 | 17,964 | #30 |
| 23 | Robert1 in 107 | 17,676 | #92 |
| 24 | Christian1 in 120 | 15,824 | #96 |
| 25 | Kyle1 in 121 | 15,600 | #509 |
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