Most Popular Baby Names of 1999
In 1999, Emily (26,542 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Jacob (35,371 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 1999
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 35,371 |
| 2 | Michael | 33,915 |
| 3 | Matthew | 30,418 |
| 4 | Joshua | 27,264 |
| 5 | Nicholas | 25,639 |
| 6 | Christopher | 25,604 |
| 7 | Andrew | 23,866 |
| 8 | Joseph | 23,219 |
| 9 | Daniel | 22,705 |
| 10 | Tyler | 22,667 |
| 11 | Brandon | 21,602 |
| 12 | Ryan | 21,013 |
| 13 | Austin | 20,767 |
| 14 | William | 20,716 |
| 15 | John | 20,365 |
| 16 | David | 20,352 |
| 17 | Zachary | 19,982 |
| 18 | Anthony | 19,472 |
| 19 | James | 18,555 |
| 20 | Justin | 18,277 |
| 21 | Alexander | 17,420 |
| 22 | Jonathan | 17,066 |
| 23 | Dylan | 15,981 |
| 24 | Noah | 14,931 |
| 25 | Christian | 14,782 |
| 26 | Robert | 14,540 |
| 27 | Samuel | 14,049 |
| 28 | Kyle | 13,774 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 13,666 |
| 30 | Jordan | 13,051 |
| 31 | Thomas | 12,793 |
| 32 | Nathan | 12,537 |
| 33 | Cameron | 12,435 |
| 34 | Kevin | 12,257 |
| 35 | Jose | 12,155 |
| 36 | Hunter | 11,485 |
| 37 | Ethan | 11,446 |
| 38 | Aaron | 9,859 |
| 39 | Eric | 9,382 |
| 40 | Jason | 9,366 |
| 41 | Caleb | 9,281 |
| 42 | Logan | 9,135 |
| 43 | Brian | 8,808 |
| 44 | Adam | 8,223 |
| 45 | Cody | 7,864 |
| 46 | Juan | 7,800 |
| 47 | Steven | 7,689 |
| 48 | Connor | 7,597 |
| 49 | Timothy | 7,593 |
| 50 | Charles | 7,525 |
| 51 | Isaiah | 7,500 |
| 52 | Jack | 7,386 |
| 53 | Gabriel | 7,369 |
| 54 | Jared | 7,276 |
| 55 | Luis | 7,212 |
| 56 | Sean | 7,205 |
| 57 | Evan | 6,850 |
| 58 | Alex | 6,827 |
| 59 | Carlos | 6,664 |
| 60 | Elijah | 6,596 |
| 61 | Richard | 6,501 |
| 62 | Nathaniel | 6,466 |
| 63 | Patrick | 6,447 |
| 64 | Isaac | 6,407 |
| 65 | Seth | 6,304 |
| 66 | Trevor | 6,256 |
| 67 | Luke | 6,137 |
| 68 | Devin | 5,970 |
| 69 | Mark | 5,606 |
| 70 | Jesus | 5,571 |
| 71 | Mason | 5,451 |
| 72 | Ian | 5,450 |
| 73 | Angel | 5,402 |
| 74 | Bryan | 5,391 |
| 75 | Cole | 5,317 |
| 76 | Chase | 5,223 |
| 77 | Dakota | 5,093 |
| 78 | Garrett | 5,075 |
| 79 | Adrian | 5,067 |
| 80 | Antonio | 5,027 |
| 81 | Jeremy | 5,016 |
| 82 | Jesse | 5,004 |
| 83 | Jackson | 4,993 |
| 84 | Blake | 4,812 |
| 85 | Stephen | 4,543 |
| 86 | Dalton | 4,541 |
| 87 | Tanner | 4,521 |
| 88 | Alejandro | 4,319 |
| 89 | Kenneth | 4,285 |
| 90 | Lucas | 4,220 |
| 91 | Miguel | 4,207 |
| 92 | Spencer | 4,194 |
| 93 | Bryce | 4,148 |
| 94 | Paul | 4,020 |
| 95 | Victor | 4,016 |
| 96 | Brendan | 3,994 |
| 97 | Jake | 3,936 |
| 98 | Marcus | 3,867 |
| 99 | Tristan | 3,844 |
| 100 | Jeffrey | 3,815 |
Top 100 girl names of 1999
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 26,542 |
| 2 | Hannah | 21,679 |
| 3 | Alexis | 19,237 |
| 4 | Sarah | 19,117 |
| 5 | Samantha | 19,043 |
| 6 | Ashley | 18,136 |
| 7 | Madison | 18,054 |
| 8 | Taylor | 16,906 |
| 9 | Jessica | 16,350 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 15,350 |
| 11 | Alyssa | 14,036 |
| 12 | Lauren | 13,911 |
| 13 | Kayla | 13,292 |
| 14 | Brianna | 12,417 |
| 15 | Megan | 12,229 |
| 16 | Victoria | 11,874 |
| 17 | Emma | 11,750 |
| 18 | Abigail | 11,686 |
| 19 | Rachel | 11,631 |
| 20 | Olivia | 11,257 |
| 21 | Jennifer | 10,615 |
| 22 | Amanda | 9,749 |
| 23 | Sydney | 9,649 |
| 24 | Morgan | 9,607 |
| 25 | Nicole | 9,515 |
| 26 | Jasmine | 9,351 |
| 27 | Grace | 9,181 |
| 28 | Destiny | 9,172 |
| 29 | Anna | 9,115 |
| 30 | Julia | 8,752 |
| 31 | Haley | 8,202 |
| 32 | Alexandra | 8,163 |
| 33 | Kaitlyn | 8,157 |
| 34 | Natalie | 8,079 |
| 35 | Brittany | 7,942 |
| 36 | Katherine | 7,935 |
| 37 | Stephanie | 7,692 |
| 38 | Rebecca | 7,437 |
| 39 | Maria | 7,033 |
| 40 | Allison | 7,026 |
| 41 | Amber | 6,841 |
| 42 | Savannah | 6,806 |
| 43 | Danielle | 6,754 |
| 44 | Courtney | 6,559 |
| 45 | Mary | 6,388 |
| 46 | Gabrielle | 6,130 |
| 47 | Brooke | 6,067 |
| 48 | Jordan | 5,730 |
| 49 | Sierra | 5,715 |
| 50 | Sara | 5,626 |
| 51 | Kimberly | 5,457 |
| 52 | Mackenzie | 5,426 |
| 53 | Sophia | 5,423 |
| 54 | Hailey | 5,369 |
| 55 | Katelyn | 5,309 |
| 56 | Michelle | 5,303 |
| 57 | Vanessa | 5,287 |
| 58 | Erin | 5,223 |
| 59 | Andrea | 5,070 |
| 60 | Isabella | 5,060 |
| 61 | Jenna | 5,043 |
| 62 | Shelby | 5,018 |
| 63 | Chloe | 4,964 |
| 64 | Melissa | 4,830 |
| 65 | Bailey | 4,809 |
| 66 | Makayla | 4,791 |
| 67 | Paige | 4,717 |
| 68 | Mariah | 4,646 |
| 69 | Kaylee | 4,579 |
| 70 | Madeline | 4,572 |
| 71 | Caroline | 4,474 |
| 72 | Kelsey | 4,400 |
| 73 | Marissa | 4,389 |
| 74 | Breanna | 4,341 |
| 75 | Christina | 4,296 |
| 76 | Faith | 4,236 |
| 77 | Autumn | 4,128 |
| 78 | Kiara | 4,024 |
| 79 | Jacqueline | 3,901 |
| 80 | Tiffany | 3,888 |
| 81 | Laura | 3,878 |
| 82 | Briana | 3,839 |
| 83 | Alexandria | 3,789 |
| 84 | Cheyenne | 3,779 |
| 85 | Mikayla | 3,735 |
| 86 | Claire | 3,734 |
| 87 | Cassandra | 3,729 |
| 88 | Sabrina | 3,650 |
| 89 | Alexa | 3,644 |
| 90 | Angela | 3,632 |
| 91 | Kathryn | 3,589 |
| 92 | Katie | 3,550 |
| 93 | Caitlin | 3,461 |
| 94 | Miranda | 3,433 |
| 95 | Kelly | 3,420 |
| 96 | Lindsey | 3,417 |
| 97 | Isabel | 3,405 |
| 98 | Catherine | 3,401 |
| 99 | Cassidy | 3,395 |
| 100 | Leslie | 3,341 |
Biggest movers since 1998
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 1998 | Births 1999 | Change | Rank 1998 → 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson | 1,895 | 2,802 | +48% | 175 → 136 |
| Sebastian | 1,697 | 2,378 | +40% | 198 → 152 |
| Seth | 4,587 | 6,304 | +37% | 86 → 65 |
| Diego | 1,807 | 2,416 | +34% | 187 → 149 |
| Aidan | 1,703 | 2,213 | +30% | 196 → 166 |
| Jackson | 3,861 | 4,993 | +29% | 100 → 83 |
| Owen | 1,872 | 2,377 | +27% | 179 → 153 |
| Chandler | 1,952 | 2,395 | +23% | 173 → 151 |
| Liam | 2,209 | 2,709 | +23% | 155 → 141 |
| Carlos | 5,480 | 6,664 | +22% | 69 → 59 |
| Name | Births 1998 | Births 1999 | Change | Rank 1998 → 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius | 2,131 | 1,703 | -20% | 162 → 199 |
| Cory | 2,075 | 1,704 | -18% | 164 → 198 |
| Dustin | 3,445 | 2,844 | -17% | 108 → 133 |
| Malik | 2,694 | 2,246 | -17% | 138 → 165 |
| Taylor | 3,581 | 3,071 | -14% | 104 → 120 |
| Alec | 3,356 | 2,892 | -14% | 112 → 132 |
| Corey | 3,201 | 2,827 | -12% | 115 → 135 |
| Austin | 23,477 | 20,767 | -12% | 10 → 13 |
| Mitchell | 3,624 | 3,216 | -11% | 103 → 112 |
| Scott | 3,062 | 2,720 | -11% | 123 → 140 |
| Name | Births 1998 | Births 1999 | Change | Rank 1998 → 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiara | 1,734 | 4,024 | +132% | 172 → 78 |
| Grace | 5,723 | 9,181 | +60% | 53 → 27 |
| Skylar | 1,731 | 2,513 | +45% | 173 → 131 |
| Daniela | 1,596 | 2,193 | +37% | 195 → 146 |
| Faith | 3,217 | 4,236 | +32% | 107 → 76 |
| Isabella | 3,851 | 5,060 | +31% | 84 → 60 |
| Chloe | 3,794 | 4,964 | +31% | 87 → 63 |
| Lillian | 1,718 | 2,190 | +27% | 174 → 147 |
| Sophia | 4,308 | 5,423 | +26% | 73 → 53 |
| Riley | 1,877 | 2,312 | +23% | 166 → 138 |
| Name | Births 1998 | Births 1999 | Change | Rank 1998 → 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monica | 3,229 | 2,134 | -34% | 105 → 151 |
| Esmeralda | 2,477 | 1,765 | -29% | 133 → 177 |
| Dominique | 2,159 | 1,664 | -23% | 146 → 185 |
| Kaitlin | 2,702 | 2,085 | -23% | 120 → 155 |
| Chelsea | 3,518 | 2,725 | -23% | 94 → 122 |
| Madeline | 5,869 | 4,572 | -22% | 50 → 70 |
| Sabrina | 4,608 | 3,650 | -21% | 68 → 88 |
| Kelsey | 5,550 | 4,400 | -21% | 56 → 72 |
| Michaela | 3,341 | 2,657 | -20% | 103 → 125 |
| Jordan | 7,114 | 5,730 | -19% | 42 → 48 |