Most Popular Baby Names of 1996
In 1996, Emily (25,150 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (38,373 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 1996
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 38,373 |
| 2 | Matthew | 32,077 |
| 3 | Jacob | 31,924 |
| 4 | Christopher | 30,902 |
| 5 | Joshua | 29,174 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 27,722 |
| 7 | Tyler | 26,955 |
| 8 | Brandon | 25,847 |
| 9 | Austin | 25,663 |
| 10 | Andrew | 25,244 |
| 11 | Daniel | 25,125 |
| 12 | Joseph | 24,758 |
| 13 | David | 23,024 |
| 14 | Zachary | 22,368 |
| 15 | John | 22,186 |
| 16 | Ryan | 21,810 |
| 17 | James | 21,164 |
| 18 | William | 20,544 |
| 19 | Anthony | 20,507 |
| 20 | Justin | 20,011 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 18,602 |
| 22 | Alexander | 17,964 |
| 23 | Robert | 17,676 |
| 24 | Christian | 15,823 |
| 25 | Kyle | 15,600 |
| 26 | Kevin | 14,589 |
| 27 | Jordan | 13,852 |
| 28 | Thomas | 13,805 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 13,785 |
| 30 | Samuel | 13,629 |
| 31 | Cody | 12,953 |
| 32 | Jose | 12,155 |
| 33 | Dylan | 12,037 |
| 34 | Aaron | 11,971 |
| 35 | Eric | 11,610 |
| 36 | Brian | 10,476 |
| 37 | Nathan | 10,285 |
| 38 | Steven | 9,649 |
| 39 | Adam | 9,557 |
| 40 | Timothy | 8,919 |
| 41 | Jason | 8,696 |
| 42 | Logan | 8,374 |
| 43 | Charles | 8,247 |
| 44 | Patrick | 8,193 |
| 45 | Richard | 8,180 |
| 46 | Sean | 7,896 |
| 47 | Hunter | 7,603 |
| 48 | Caleb | 7,549 |
| 49 | Cameron | 7,388 |
| 50 | Noah | 7,184 |
| 51 | Jesse | 7,075 |
| 52 | Juan | 7,010 |
| 53 | Alex | 6,915 |
| 54 | Connor | 6,911 |
| 55 | Mark | 6,599 |
| 56 | Jeremy | 6,412 |
| 57 | Luis | 6,407 |
| 58 | Dakota | 6,067 |
| 59 | Stephen | 6,008 |
| 60 | Devin | 6,002 |
| 61 | Gabriel | 5,899 |
| 62 | Ethan | 5,853 |
| 63 | Trevor | 5,842 |
| 64 | Jared | 5,821 |
| 65 | Evan | 5,578 |
| 66 | Bryan | 5,560 |
| 67 | Carlos | 5,464 |
| 68 | Tristan | 5,458 |
| 69 | Nathaniel | 5,420 |
| 70 | Ian | 5,410 |
| 71 | Isaiah | 5,324 |
| 72 | Jeffrey | 5,263 |
| 73 | Travis | 5,159 |
| 74 | Jesus | 5,114 |
| 75 | Luke | 5,017 |
| 76 | Chase | 4,991 |
| 77 | Kenneth | 4,973 |
| 78 | Paul | 4,883 |
| 79 | Dustin | 4,874 |
| 80 | Antonio | 4,866 |
| 81 | Elijah | 4,818 |
| 82 | Taylor | 4,798 |
| 83 | Bradley | 4,756 |
| 84 | Blake | 4,747 |
| 85 | Garrett | 4,653 |
| 86 | Isaac | 4,565 |
| 87 | Marcus | 4,547 |
| 88 | Mitchell | 4,391 |
| 89 | Jack | 4,245 |
| 90 | Tanner | 4,180 |
| 91 | Miguel | 4,160 |
| 92 | Adrian | 4,109 |
| 93 | Lucas | 4,106 |
| 94 | Corey | 4,087 |
| 95 | Peter | 4,082 |
| 96 | Edward | 4,073 |
| 97 | Malik | 4,026 |
| 98 | Gregory | 3,994 |
| 99 | Dalton | 3,980 |
| 100 | Victor | 3,924 |
Top 100 girl names of 1996
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 25,150 |
| 2 | Jessica | 24,200 |
| 3 | Ashley | 23,678 |
| 4 | Sarah | 21,044 |
| 5 | Samantha | 20,551 |
| 6 | Taylor | 19,153 |
| 7 | Hannah | 18,596 |
| 8 | Alexis | 16,592 |
| 9 | Rachel | 16,120 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 16,004 |
| 11 | Kayla | 15,269 |
| 12 | Megan | 14,770 |
| 13 | Amanda | 13,980 |
| 14 | Brittany | 13,797 |
| 15 | Madison | 13,410 |
| 16 | Lauren | 12,594 |
| 17 | Brianna | 11,925 |
| 18 | Victoria | 11,859 |
| 19 | Jennifer | 11,729 |
| 20 | Stephanie | 11,644 |
| 21 | Courtney | 11,344 |
| 22 | Nicole | 11,134 |
| 23 | Alyssa | 11,024 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 10,626 |
| 25 | Morgan | 10,295 |
| 26 | Alexandra | 10,024 |
| 27 | Amber | 9,771 |
| 28 | Jasmine | 9,707 |
| 29 | Danielle | 9,285 |
| 30 | Haley | 9,042 |
| 31 | Katherine | 8,878 |
| 32 | Abigail | 8,604 |
| 33 | Anna | 8,574 |
| 34 | Olivia | 8,125 |
| 35 | Shelby | 7,950 |
| 36 | Kelsey | 7,655 |
| 37 | Maria | 7,597 |
| 38 | Allison | 7,455 |
| 39 | Sydney | 7,259 |
| 40 | Kaitlyn | 7,241 |
| 41 | Kimberly | 7,175 |
| 42 | Melissa | 7,170 |
| 43 | Savannah | 7,000 |
| 44 | Mary | 6,967 |
| 45 | Brooke | 6,724 |
| 46 | Natalie | 6,693 |
| 47 | Michelle | 6,598 |
| 48 | Julia | 6,314 |
| 49 | Jordan | 6,299 |
| 50 | Sara | 6,288 |
| 51 | Erin | 6,256 |
| 52 | Tiffany | 6,158 |
| 53 | Emma | 6,150 |
| 54 | Gabrielle | 5,888 |
| 55 | Chelsea | 5,864 |
| 56 | Destiny | 5,856 |
| 57 | Christina | 5,804 |
| 58 | Sabrina | 5,774 |
| 59 | Marissa | 5,753 |
| 60 | Vanessa | 5,746 |
| 61 | Andrea | 5,671 |
| 62 | Sierra | 5,487 |
| 63 | Mariah | 5,446 |
| 64 | Katelyn | 5,421 |
| 65 | Paige | 5,342 |
| 66 | Laura | 5,227 |
| 67 | Madeline | 4,911 |
| 68 | Cheyenne | 4,866 |
| 69 | Jacqueline | 4,862 |
| 70 | Kristen | 4,851 |
| 71 | Heather | 4,759 |
| 72 | Briana | 4,735 |
| 73 | Kelly | 4,734 |
| 74 | Breanna | 4,701 |
| 75 | Mackenzie | 4,597 |
| 76 | Miranda | 4,568 |
| 77 | Alexandria | 4,562 |
| 78 | Caroline | 4,466 |
| 79 | Erica | 4,460 |
| 80 | Shannon | 4,337 |
| 81 | Katie | 4,328 |
| 82 | Monica | 4,326 |
| 83 | Jenna | 4,288 |
| 84 | Caitlin | 4,268 |
| 85 | Bailey | 4,192 |
| 86 | Lindsey | 4,112 |
| 87 | Kathryn | 4,102 |
| 88 | Amy | 4,067 |
| 89 | Cassandra | 4,017 |
| 90 | Angela | 3,867 |
| 91 | Alicia | 3,861 |
| 92 | Crystal | 3,786 |
| 93 | Hailey | 3,763 |
| 94 | Grace | 3,741 |
| 95 | Catherine | 3,739 |
| 96 | Jamie | 3,599 |
| 97 | Angelica | 3,404 |
| 98 | Leah | 3,327 |
| 99 | Molly | 3,312 |
| 100 | Alexa | 3,260 |
Biggest movers since 1995
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 1995 | Births 1996 | Change | Rank 1995 → 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah | 3,824 | 7,184 | +88% | 99 → 50 |
| Tristan | 3,088 | 5,458 | +77% | 121 → 68 |
| Isaiah | 3,475 | 5,324 | +53% | 109 → 71 |
| Malik | 2,707 | 4,026 | +49% | 131 → 97 |
| Chance | 1,631 | 2,243 | +38% | 189 → 154 |
| Collin | 2,468 | 3,358 | +36% | 141 → 115 |
| Bryce | 2,420 | 3,090 | +28% | 145 → 120 |
| Chase | 3,917 | 4,991 | +27% | 95 → 76 |
| Riley | 1,919 | 2,393 | +25% | 170 → 146 |
| Jack | 3,450 | 4,245 | +23% | 110 → 89 |
| Name | Births 1995 | Births 1996 | Change | Rank 1995 → 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory | 3,010 | 2,446 | -19% | 123 → 144 |
| Corey | 4,976 | 4,087 | -18% | 74 → 94 |
| Dustin | 5,921 | 4,874 | -18% | 62 → 79 |
| Cody | 15,566 | 12,953 | -17% | 26 → 31 |
| Taylor | 5,521 | 4,798 | -13% | 69 → 82 |
| Erik | 3,432 | 3,020 | -12% | 111 → 122 |
| Derek | 4,452 | 3,920 | -12% | 83 → 101 |
| Keith | 2,457 | 2,183 | -11% | 142 → 159 |
| Chad | 2,434 | 2,168 | -11% | 144 → 161 |
| Gregory | 4,442 | 3,994 | -10% | 84 → 98 |
| Name | Births 1995 | Births 1996 | Change | Rank 1995 → 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabrina | 3,534 | 5,774 | +63% | 95 → 58 |
| Savannah | 4,904 | 7,000 | +43% | 68 → 43 |
| Sophia | 1,765 | 2,513 | +42% | 168 → 125 |
| Madison | 9,775 | 13,410 | +37% | 29 → 15 |
| Makayla | 1,912 | 2,462 | +29% | 164 → 129 |
| Hailey | 2,965 | 3,763 | +27% | 111 → 93 |
| Jade | 1,783 | 2,239 | +26% | 166 → 145 |
| Faith | 1,747 | 2,159 | +24% | 173 → 149 |
| Emma | 5,051 | 6,150 | +22% | 67 → 53 |
| Isabella | 1,739 | 2,112 | +21% | 174 → 151 |
| Name | Births 1995 | Births 1996 | Change | Rank 1995 → 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selena | 3,825 | 2,291 | -40% | 91 → 142 |
| Brandi | 2,571 | 1,952 | -24% | 124 → 161 |
| Miranda | 5,978 | 4,568 | -24% | 57 → 76 |
| Heather | 6,032 | 4,759 | -21% | 54 → 71 |
| Tori | 1,992 | 1,615 | -19% | 161 → 185 |
| Brittney | 3,380 | 2,741 | -19% | 99 → 115 |
| Whitney | 2,780 | 2,310 | -17% | 115 → 140 |
| Lisa | 2,236 | 1,864 | -17% | 144 → 168 |
| Christina | 6,953 | 5,804 | -17% | 45 → 57 |
| Brittany | 16,477 | 13,797 | -16% | 8 → 14 |