Birth year roster

Top names in 1991

The 100 most common names on 1991 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Ashley and Michael led the 1991 baby-name charts, the top names among millennial births. Ashley was the #1 girls’ name for 2 years in all (1991–1992); Michael was the #1 boys’ name for 44 years in all (between 1954 and 1998). Of the 200 names below, 113 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

Explore the 1990s decade

Girls

#1Ashley Endangered43,477
#2Jessica Endangered43,398
#3Brittany Endangered29,093
#4Amanda Endangered28,896
#5Samantha Endangered25,651
#6Sarah Endangered25,233
#7Stephanie Endangered22,775
#8Jennifer Endangered20,673
#9Elizabeth Stable20,395
#10Emily Declining20,311
#11Megan Endangered19,278
#12Kayla Endangered18,545
#13Lauren Endangered18,412
#14Rachel Endangered16,344
#15Nicole Endangered16,046
#16Amber Endangered14,992
#17Danielle Endangered13,619
#18Chelsea Endangered13,509
#19Courtney Endangered13,441
#20Melissa Endangered13,348
#21Rebecca Endangered13,298
#22Michelle Endangered12,213
#23Heather Endangered11,703
#24Jasmine Declining11,524
#25Katherine Declining11,495
#26Kelsey Endangered11,435
#27Tiffany Endangered11,155
#28Victoria Declining10,912
#29Hannah Declining10,769
#30Alyssa Endangered10,678
#31Christina Endangered10,564
#32Taylor Endangered10,253
#33Shelby Endangered10,220
#34Kimberly Endangered9,799
#35Laura Endangered9,644
#36Alexandra Declining9,460
#37Sara Stable8,846
#38Mary Endangered8,764
#39Andrea Declining7,995
#40Erica Endangered7,800
#41Crystal Endangered7,727
#42Kelly Endangered7,515
#43Amy Endangered7,275
#44Erin Endangered7,207
#45Maria Stable7,136
#46Anna Declining7,119
#47Alexis Endangered7,009
#48Kristen Endangered6,816
#49Morgan Endangered6,794
#50Allison Declining6,773
#51Brianna Declining6,561
#52Lindsey Endangered6,460
#53Katie Endangered6,425
#54Cassandra Endangered6,408
#55Caitlin Endangered6,384
#56Vanessa Declining5,926
#57Kathryn Endangered5,832
#58Brittney Endangered5,829
#59Angela Endangered5,802
#60Jamie Endangered5,781
#61Olivia Stable5,602
#62Jordan Endangered5,561
#63Alicia Endangered5,558
#64Natalie Declining5,557
#65Brooke Declining5,551
#66Ariel Declining5,411
#67Julia Stable5,365
#68Whitney Endangered5,239
#69Mariah Declining5,192
#70Jacqueline Endangered4,989
#71Shannon Endangered4,845
#72Catherine Endangered4,815
#73Christine Endangered4,806
#74Molly Stable4,652
#75Katelyn Endangered4,560
#76Paige Declining4,516
#77Lindsay Endangered4,483
#78Alexandria Declining4,470
#79Haley Endangered4,463
#80Jenna Endangered4,460
#81Marissa Endangered4,421
#82Kaitlyn Endangered4,407
#83Lisa Endangered4,395
#84Erika Endangered4,310
#85Monica Endangered4,156
#86Kristin Endangered4,087
#87Kristina Endangered3,876
#88April Endangered3,857
#89Bianca Stable3,844
#90Miranda Endangered3,820
#91Leah Stable3,816
#92Abigail Declining3,799
#93Cynthia Endangered3,707
#94Meghan Endangered3,704
#95Briana Endangered3,689
#96Melanie Declining3,580
#97Gabrielle Endangered3,578
#98Julie Endangered3,571
#99Kaitlin Endangered3,486
#100Veronica Stable3,441

Boys

#1Michael Past peak60,810
#2Christopher Endangered47,111
#3Matthew Declining41,647
#4Joshua Declining41,226
#5Andrew Declining31,539
#6Daniel Declining30,935
#7James Stable30,514
#8David Past peak30,416
#9Joseph Declining29,840
#10John Past peak27,809
#11Ryan Declining27,536
#12Nicholas Declining27,357
#13Robert Endangered26,839
#14Justin Endangered26,797
#15Brandon Endangered26,021
#16Tyler Endangered25,209
#17Jacob Declining25,200
#18Anthony Declining24,447
#19William Declining23,860
#20Jonathan Declining22,975
#21Kyle Endangered21,610
#22Zachary Endangered21,387
#23Kevin Endangered20,262
#24Cody Endangered18,980
#25Eric Endangered18,051
#26Alexander Declining17,640
#27Steven Endangered16,863
#28Thomas Stable16,789
#29Jordan Declining16,020
#30Brian Endangered14,915
#31Aaron Declining14,242
#32Timothy Endangered14,154
#33Benjamin Declining13,877
#34Richard Endangered12,553
#35Patrick Declining12,412
#36Adam Declining12,308
#37Jose Stable11,727
#38Charles Stable11,336
#39Samuel Stable11,234
#40Sean Endangered11,182
#41Stephen Endangered10,525
#42Nathan Declining10,500
#43Jeremy Endangered10,403
#44Travis Endangered10,134
#45Jeffrey Endangered9,894
#46Dylan Stable9,763
#47Mark Endangered9,684
#48Christian Declining9,447
#49Jason Endangered9,387
#50Austin Declining9,054
#51Jesse Stable8,367
#52Taylor Endangered7,972
#53Paul Endangered7,680
#54Kenneth Endangered7,576
#55Gregory Endangered7,555
#56Dustin Endangered7,383
#57Scott Endangered7,114
#58Corey Endangered6,931
#59Derek Stable6,893
#60Juan Stable6,843
#61Bryan Declining6,757
#62Cameron Stable6,697
#63Alex Declining6,673
#64Jared Stable6,214
#65Ethan Declining6,129
#66Luis Stable5,896
#67Bradley Declining5,723
#68Edward Endangered5,572
#69Trevor Endangered5,531
#70Evan Declining5,448
#71Shawn Endangered5,415
#72Carlos Stable5,330
#73Ian Stable5,326
#74Cory Endangered5,121
#75Shane Endangered5,106
#76Marcus Declining5,069
#77Peter Stable4,959
#78Caleb Stable4,864
#79Antonio Stable4,616
#80Jesus Stable4,601
#81Vincent Stable4,493
#82Gabriel Stable4,414
#83Devin Endangered4,388
#84Nathaniel Declining4,367
#85Victor Declining4,335
#86Blake Declining4,275
#87George Stable4,179
#88Brett Endangered4,153
#89Keith Endangered4,124
#90Casey Rising4,107
#91Garrett Endangered4,054
#92Miguel Stable3,948
#93Adrian Stable3,921
#94Logan Declining3,893
#95Erik Declining3,892
#96Mitchell Endangered3,882
#97Raymond Endangered3,865
#98Phillip Endangered3,851
#99Seth Endangered3,812
#100Joel Declining3,762