Birth year roster

Top names in 1992

The 100 most common names on 1992 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Ashley and Michael led the 1992 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, 109 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

Explore the 1990s decade

Girls

#1Ashley Endangered38,460
#2Jessica Endangered38,361
#3Amanda Endangered25,039
#4Brittany Endangered24,983
#5Sarah Endangered24,634
#6Samantha Endangered24,407
#7Emily Declining21,835
#8Stephanie Endangered19,680
#9Elizabeth Stable19,035
#10Megan Endangered17,842
#11Jennifer Endangered17,819
#12Lauren Endangered17,215
#13Kayla Endangered16,517
#14Nicole Endangered16,327
#15Chelsea Endangered16,177
#16Rachel Endangered15,840
#17Taylor Endangered14,954
#18Danielle Endangered14,098
#19Amber Endangered13,917
#20Rebecca Endangered13,110
#21Courtney Endangered12,604
#22Victoria Declining11,907
#23Kelsey Endangered11,713
#24Melissa Endangered11,710
#25Michelle Endangered11,512
#26Hannah Declining11,496
#27Katherine Declining11,149
#28Jasmine Declining10,479
#29Alexandra Declining10,221
#30Alyssa Endangered10,163
#31Heather Endangered9,725
#32Tiffany Endangered9,722
#33Christina Endangered9,444
#34Shelby Endangered9,396
#35Kimberly Endangered8,895
#36Mary Endangered8,463
#37Sara Stable8,443
#38Laura Endangered8,311
#39Andrea Declining8,024
#40Alexis Endangered7,948
#41Morgan Endangered7,789
#42Kaitlyn Endangered7,480
#43Brianna Declining7,296
#44Erica Endangered7,133
#45Maria Stable7,091
#46Erin Endangered7,059
#47Kelly Endangered7,012
#48Allison Declining6,903
#49Anna Declining6,853
#50Crystal Endangered6,598
#51Amy Endangered6,340
#52Cassandra Endangered6,312
#53Kristen Endangered6,253
#54Katie Endangered6,116
#55Vanessa Declining6,080
#56Haley Endangered6,040
#57Lindsey Endangered5,893
#58Olivia Stable5,811
#59Brooke Declining5,771
#60Kathryn Endangered5,686
#61Natalie Declining5,583
#62Caitlin Endangered5,391
#63Jordan Endangered5,366
#64Paige Declining5,305
#65Katelyn Endangered5,291
#66Shannon Endangered5,290
#67Jenna Endangered5,091
#68Brittney Endangered5,085
#69Angela Endangered5,078
#70Julia Stable5,021
#71Alicia Endangered4,910
#72Marissa Endangered4,873
#73Alexandria Declining4,796
#74Mariah Declining4,712
#75Jamie Endangered4,702
#76Jacqueline Endangered4,689
#77Monica Endangered4,590
#78Catherine Endangered4,536
#79Briana Endangered4,350
#80Erika Endangered4,342
#81Lindsay Endangered4,262
#82Christine Endangered4,150
#83Molly Stable4,137
#84Gabrielle Endangered4,028
#85Whitney Endangered4,010
#86Abigail Declining3,988
#87Ariel Declining3,961
#88Lisa Endangered3,781
#89Miranda Endangered3,695
#90Kristin Endangered3,597
#91Meghan Endangered3,595
#92Cynthia Endangered3,548
#93Kristina Endangered3,466
#94Breanna Endangered3,451
#95Veronica Stable3,444
#96Leah Stable3,431
#97Bianca Stable3,385
#98Melanie Declining3,353
#99Holly Stable3,347
#100Angelica Stable3,324

Boys

#1Michael Past peak54,410
#2Christopher Endangered42,468
#3Matthew Declining37,733
#4Joshua Declining36,221
#5Andrew Declining30,542
#6Brandon Endangered29,628
#7Daniel Declining29,157
#8Tyler Endangered28,806
#9James Stable28,513
#10David Past peak28,425
#11Joseph Declining27,904
#12Nicholas Declining27,762
#13Ryan Declining27,022
#14John Past peak26,253
#15Jacob Declining25,665
#16Zachary Endangered24,802
#17Robert Endangered24,094
#18Justin Endangered23,620
#19Anthony Declining23,174
#20William Declining23,066
#21Jonathan Declining21,413
#22Kyle Endangered20,714
#23Alexander Declining20,069
#24Cody Endangered19,876
#25Kevin Endangered19,647
#26Eric Endangered16,145
#27Thomas Stable15,290
#28Dylan Stable15,064
#29Steven Endangered15,039
#30Aaron Declining14,512
#31Brian Endangered14,107
#32Jordan Declining14,032
#33Benjamin Declining13,455
#34Timothy Endangered12,864
#35Christian Declining11,953
#36Adam Declining11,905
#37Jose Stable11,824
#38Austin Declining11,458
#39Patrick Declining11,409
#40Samuel Stable11,344
#41Richard Endangered11,332
#42Sean Endangered11,065
#43Charles Stable10,469
#44Nathan Declining10,154
#45Stephen Endangered9,308
#46Jason Endangered9,249
#47Jeremy Endangered9,042
#48Travis Endangered8,895
#49Mark Endangered8,745
#50Jesse Stable8,563
#51Jeffrey Endangered8,471
#52Taylor Endangered8,239
#53Cameron Stable7,356
#54Alex Declining7,351
#55Paul Endangered7,003
#56Juan Stable6,956
#57Bryan Declining6,835
#58Dustin Endangered6,798
#59Kenneth Endangered6,732
#60Gregory Endangered6,498
#61Scott Endangered6,447
#62Derek Stable6,293
#63Trevor Endangered6,193
#64Luis Stable6,169
#65Corey Endangered6,140
#66Evan Declining6,051
#67Jared Stable5,868
#68Ian Stable5,536
#69Carlos Stable5,342
#70Edward Endangered5,233
#71Shawn Endangered5,153
#72Bradley Declining5,098
#73Dillon Endangered5,062
#74Caleb Stable5,042
#75Devin Endangered4,972
#76Ethan Declining4,906
#77Shane Endangered4,847
#78Jesus Stable4,823
#79Nathaniel Declining4,687
#80Connor Declining4,609
#81Peter Stable4,598
#82Marcus Declining4,545
#83Cory Endangered4,436
#84Blake Declining4,397
#85Antonio Stable4,344
#86Gabriel Stable4,336
#87Victor Declining4,293
#88Garrett Endangered4,270
#89Logan Declining4,226
#90Miguel Stable4,173
#91Mitchell Endangered4,122
#92Vincent Stable4,106
#93Luke Stable4,066
#94Seth Endangered3,913
#95George Stable3,894
#96Adrian Stable3,859
#97Brett Endangered3,823
#98Erik Declining3,815
#99Spencer Stable3,696
#100Joel Declining3,667