Most Popular Baby Names of 1991
In 1991, Ashley (43,477 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (60,807 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 1991
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 60,807 |
| 2 | Christopher | 47,110 |
| 3 | Matthew | 41,647 |
| 4 | Joshua | 41,226 |
| 5 | Andrew | 31,541 |
| 6 | Daniel | 30,932 |
| 7 | James | 30,513 |
| 8 | David | 30,417 |
| 9 | Joseph | 29,839 |
| 10 | John | 27,809 |
| 11 | Ryan | 27,534 |
| 12 | Nicholas | 27,357 |
| 13 | Robert | 26,836 |
| 14 | Justin | 26,794 |
| 15 | Brandon | 26,022 |
| 16 | Tyler | 25,210 |
| 17 | Jacob | 25,197 |
| 18 | Anthony | 24,447 |
| 19 | William | 23,858 |
| 20 | Jonathan | 22,975 |
| 21 | Kyle | 21,610 |
| 22 | Zachary | 21,387 |
| 23 | Kevin | 20,261 |
| 24 | Cody | 18,980 |
| 25 | Eric | 18,051 |
| 26 | Alexander | 17,637 |
| 27 | Steven | 16,861 |
| 28 | Thomas | 16,788 |
| 29 | Jordan | 16,020 |
| 30 | Brian | 14,917 |
| 31 | Aaron | 14,242 |
| 32 | Timothy | 14,153 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 13,879 |
| 34 | Richard | 12,555 |
| 35 | Patrick | 12,413 |
| 36 | Adam | 12,308 |
| 37 | Jose | 11,728 |
| 38 | Charles | 11,336 |
| 39 | Samuel | 11,232 |
| 40 | Sean | 11,181 |
| 41 | Stephen | 10,526 |
| 42 | Nathan | 10,498 |
| 43 | Jeremy | 10,402 |
| 44 | Travis | 10,134 |
| 45 | Jeffrey | 9,894 |
| 46 | Dylan | 9,763 |
| 47 | Mark | 9,683 |
| 48 | Christian | 9,447 |
| 49 | Jason | 9,386 |
| 50 | Austin | 9,055 |
| 51 | Jesse | 8,368 |
| 52 | Taylor | 7,972 |
| 53 | Paul | 7,682 |
| 54 | Kenneth | 7,576 |
| 55 | Gregory | 7,554 |
| 56 | Dustin | 7,383 |
| 57 | Scott | 7,113 |
| 58 | Corey | 6,930 |
| 59 | Derek | 6,893 |
| 60 | Juan | 6,843 |
| 61 | Bryan | 6,757 |
| 62 | Cameron | 6,698 |
| 63 | Alex | 6,674 |
| 64 | Jared | 6,214 |
| 65 | Ethan | 6,129 |
| 66 | Luis | 5,895 |
| 67 | Bradley | 5,723 |
| 68 | Edward | 5,572 |
| 69 | Trevor | 5,531 |
| 70 | Evan | 5,449 |
| 71 | Shawn | 5,414 |
| 72 | Carlos | 5,330 |
| 73 | Ian | 5,324 |
| 74 | Cory | 5,121 |
| 75 | Shane | 5,106 |
| 76 | Marcus | 5,069 |
| 77 | Peter | 4,959 |
| 78 | Caleb | 4,864 |
| 79 | Antonio | 4,616 |
| 80 | Jesus | 4,602 |
| 81 | Vincent | 4,492 |
| 82 | Gabriel | 4,413 |
| 83 | Devin | 4,388 |
| 84 | Nathaniel | 4,367 |
| 85 | Victor | 4,335 |
| 86 | Blake | 4,275 |
| 87 | George | 4,179 |
| 88 | Brett | 4,152 |
| 89 | Keith | 4,124 |
| 90 | Casey | 4,107 |
| 91 | Garrett | 4,054 |
| 92 | Miguel | 3,947 |
| 93 | Adrian | 3,921 |
| 94 | Logan | 3,893 |
| 95 | Erik | 3,891 |
| 96 | Mitchell | 3,882 |
| 97 | Raymond | 3,865 |
| 98 | Phillip | 3,851 |
| 99 | Seth | 3,812 |
| 100 | Joel | 3,760 |
Top 100 girl names of 1991
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 43,477 |
| 2 | Jessica | 43,395 |
| 3 | Brittany | 29,090 |
| 4 | Amanda | 28,896 |
| 5 | Samantha | 25,648 |
| 6 | Sarah | 25,231 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 22,775 |
| 8 | Jennifer | 20,673 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 20,395 |
| 10 | Emily | 20,311 |
| 11 | Megan | 19,278 |
| 12 | Kayla | 18,545 |
| 13 | Lauren | 18,411 |
| 14 | Rachel | 16,343 |
| 15 | Nicole | 16,047 |
| 16 | Amber | 14,993 |
| 17 | Danielle | 13,618 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 13,509 |
| 19 | Courtney | 13,441 |
| 20 | Melissa | 13,348 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 13,300 |
| 22 | Michelle | 12,213 |
| 23 | Heather | 11,703 |
| 24 | Jasmine | 11,525 |
| 25 | Katherine | 11,495 |
| 26 | Kelsey | 11,434 |
| 27 | Tiffany | 11,155 |
| 28 | Victoria | 10,914 |
| 29 | Hannah | 10,769 |
| 30 | Alyssa | 10,678 |
| 31 | Christina | 10,564 |
| 32 | Taylor | 10,254 |
| 33 | Shelby | 10,220 |
| 34 | Kimberly | 9,799 |
| 35 | Laura | 9,644 |
| 36 | Alexandra | 9,459 |
| 37 | Sara | 8,846 |
| 38 | Mary | 8,764 |
| 39 | Andrea | 7,995 |
| 40 | Erica | 7,800 |
| 41 | Crystal | 7,727 |
| 42 | Kelly | 7,514 |
| 43 | Amy | 7,275 |
| 44 | Erin | 7,208 |
| 45 | Maria | 7,136 |
| 46 | Anna | 7,118 |
| 47 | Alexis | 7,009 |
| 48 | Kristen | 6,816 |
| 49 | Morgan | 6,794 |
| 50 | Allison | 6,773 |
| 51 | Brianna | 6,561 |
| 52 | Lindsey | 6,459 |
| 53 | Katie | 6,425 |
| 54 | Cassandra | 6,408 |
| 55 | Caitlin | 6,384 |
| 56 | Vanessa | 5,925 |
| 57 | Kathryn | 5,832 |
| 58 | Brittney | 5,828 |
| 59 | Angela | 5,802 |
| 60 | Jamie | 5,782 |
| 61 | Olivia | 5,602 |
| 62 | Jordan | 5,561 |
| 63 | Alicia | 5,557 |
| 63 | Natalie | 5,557 |
| 65 | Brooke | 5,551 |
| 66 | Ariel | 5,411 |
| 67 | Julia | 5,366 |
| 68 | Whitney | 5,239 |
| 69 | Mariah | 5,192 |
| 70 | Jacqueline | 4,989 |
| 71 | Shannon | 4,844 |
| 72 | Catherine | 4,814 |
| 73 | Christine | 4,806 |
| 74 | Molly | 4,652 |
| 75 | Katelyn | 4,560 |
| 76 | Paige | 4,516 |
| 77 | Lindsay | 4,484 |
| 78 | Alexandria | 4,470 |
| 79 | Haley | 4,463 |
| 80 | Jenna | 4,459 |
| 81 | Marissa | 4,421 |
| 82 | Kaitlyn | 4,407 |
| 83 | Lisa | 4,395 |
| 84 | Erika | 4,309 |
| 85 | Monica | 4,156 |
| 86 | Kristin | 4,087 |
| 87 | Kristina | 3,876 |
| 88 | April | 3,858 |
| 89 | Bianca | 3,844 |
| 90 | Miranda | 3,819 |
| 91 | Leah | 3,816 |
| 92 | Abigail | 3,799 |
| 93 | Cynthia | 3,707 |
| 94 | Meghan | 3,703 |
| 95 | Briana | 3,689 |
| 96 | Melanie | 3,580 |
| 97 | Gabrielle | 3,578 |
| 98 | Julie | 3,571 |
| 99 | Kaitlin | 3,486 |
| 100 | Veronica | 3,441 |
Biggest movers since 1990
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 1990 | Births 1991 | Change | Rank 1990 → 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan | 4,414 | 9,763 | +121% | 83 → 46 |
| Dillon | 1,682 | 3,634 | +116% | 184 → 103 |
| Dakota | 1,550 | 2,740 | +77% | 195 → 121 |
| Dalton | 1,572 | 2,357 | +50% | 193 → 136 |
| Christian | 6,782 | 9,447 | +39% | 60 → 48 |
| Jake | 2,227 | 2,774 | +25% | 140 → 119 |
| Cody | 15,399 | 18,980 | +23% | 31 → 24 |
| Tyler | 20,643 | 25,210 | +22% | 21 → 16 |
| Taylor | 6,579 | 7,972 | +21% | 64 → 52 |
| Dominic | 1,628 | 1,967 | +21% | 188 → 164 |
| Name | Births 1990 | Births 1991 | Change | Rank 1990 → 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 4,350 | 3,585 | -18% | 85 → 104 |
| Colin | 2,782 | 2,294 | -18% | 122 → 139 |
| Craig | 2,907 | 2,399 | -17% | 117 → 135 |
| Russell | 2,213 | 1,833 | -17% | 142 → 174 |
| Marc | 1,902 | 1,581 | -17% | 163 → 196 |
| Adam | 14,713 | 12,308 | -16% | 32 → 36 |
| Brent | 2,608 | 2,193 | -16% | 127 → 146 |
| Derek | 8,083 | 6,893 | -15% | 54 → 59 |
| Phillip | 4,453 | 3,851 | -14% | 81 → 98 |
| Randy | 2,477 | 2,160 | -13% | 131 → 148 |
| Name | Births 1990 | Births 1991 | Change | Rank 1990 → 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby | 3,517 | 10,220 | +191% | 100 → 33 |
| Ariel | 3,607 | 5,411 | +50% | 94 → 66 |
| Taylor | 7,262 | 10,254 | +41% | 46 → 32 |
| Haley | 3,200 | 4,463 | +39% | 108 → 79 |
| Julia | 3,913 | 5,366 | +37% | 83 → 67 |
| Alexis | 5,257 | 7,009 | +33% | 66 → 47 |
| Madeline | 1,494 | 1,980 | +33% | 198 → 151 |
| Carly | 1,777 | 2,338 | +32% | 163 → 137 |
| Miranda | 2,961 | 3,819 | +29% | 112 → 90 |
| Gabriela | 1,605 | 2,064 | +29% | 181 → 146 |
| Name | Births 1990 | Births 1991 | Change | Rank 1990 → 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristin | 5,303 | 4,087 | -23% | 65 → 86 |
| Britney | 2,294 | 1,784 | -22% | 136 → 167 |
| Brittney | 7,428 | 5,828 | -22% | 44 → 58 |
| Brittany | 36,537 | 29,090 | -20% | 3 → 3 |
| Yesenia | 1,923 | 1,577 | -18% | 156 → 189 |
| Dana | 2,936 | 2,412 | -18% | 114 → 131 |
| Lisa | 5,347 | 4,395 | -18% | 64 → 83 |
| Heather | 14,220 | 11,703 | -18% | 19 → 23 |
| Candice | 2,117 | 1,745 | -18% | 147 → 173 |
| Nichole | 1,992 | 1,652 | -17% | 151 → 180 |