Top baby names of 1996

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

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Girls

  1. Emily25,150
  2. Jessica24,200
  3. Ashley23,678
  4. Sarah21,044
  5. Samantha20,551
  6. Taylor19,153
  7. Hannah18,596
  8. Alexis16,592
  9. Rachel16,120
  10. Elizabeth16,004
  11. Kayla15,269
  12. Megan14,770
  13. Amanda13,980
  14. Brittany13,797
  15. Madison13,410
  16. Lauren12,594
  17. Brianna11,925
  18. Victoria11,859
  19. Jennifer11,729
  20. Stephanie11,644
  21. Courtney11,344
  22. Nicole11,134
  23. Alyssa11,024
  24. Rebecca10,626
  25. Morgan10,295
  26. Alexandra10,024
  27. Amber9,771
  28. Jasmine9,707
  29. Danielle9,285
  30. Haley9,042
  31. Katherine8,878
  32. Abigail8,604
  33. Anna8,574
  34. Olivia8,125
  35. Shelby7,950
  36. Kelsey7,655
  37. Maria7,597
  38. Allison7,455
  39. Sydney7,259
  40. Kaitlyn7,241
  41. Kimberly7,175
  42. Melissa7,170
  43. Savannah7,000
  44. Mary6,967
  45. Brooke6,724
  46. Natalie6,693
  47. Michelle6,598
  48. Julia6,314
  49. Jordan6,299
  50. Sara6,288

Boys

  1. Michael38,373
  2. Matthew32,077
  3. Jacob31,924
  4. Christopher30,902
  5. Joshua29,174
  6. Nicholas27,722
  7. Tyler26,955
  8. Brandon25,847
  9. Austin25,663
  10. Andrew25,244
  11. Daniel25,125
  12. Joseph24,758
  13. David23,024
  14. Zachary22,368
  15. John22,186
  16. Ryan21,810
  17. James21,164
  18. William20,544
  19. Anthony20,507
  20. Justin20,011
  21. Jonathan18,602
  22. Alexander17,964
  23. Robert17,676
  24. Christian15,823
  25. Kyle15,600
  26. Kevin14,589
  27. Jordan13,852
  28. Thomas13,805
  29. Benjamin13,785
  30. Samuel13,629
  31. Cody12,953
  32. Jose12,155
  33. Dylan12,037
  34. Aaron11,971
  35. Eric11,610
  36. Brian10,476
  37. Nathan10,285
  38. Steven9,649
  39. Adam9,557
  40. Timothy8,919
  41. Jason8,696
  42. Logan8,374
  43. Charles8,247
  44. Patrick8,193
  45. Richard8,180
  46. Sean7,896
  47. Hunter7,603
  48. Caleb7,549
  49. Cameron7,388
  50. Noah7,184