Birth year roster

Top names in 1993

The 100 most common names on 1993 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Jessica and Michael led the 1993 baby-name charts, the top names among millennial births. Jessica was the #1 girls’ name for 9 years in all (between 1985 and 1995); Michael was the #1 boys’ name for 44 years in all (between 1954 and 1998). Of the 200 names below, 108 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

Explore the 1990s decade

Girls

#1Jessica Endangered34,993
#2Ashley Endangered34,849
#3Sarah Endangered24,257
#4Samantha Endangered23,668
#5Emily Declining23,596
#6Brittany Endangered21,725
#7Taylor Endangered21,270
#8Amanda Endangered20,811
#9Elizabeth Stable17,559
#10Stephanie Endangered17,186
#11Megan Endangered16,384
#12Lauren Endangered16,194
#13Nicole Endangered16,183
#14Rachel Endangered15,974
#15Jennifer Endangered15,749
#16Kayla Endangered15,453
#17Amber Endangered14,066
#18Danielle Endangered12,992
#19Victoria Declining12,925
#20Courtney Endangered12,577
#21Hannah Declining12,510
#22Rebecca Endangered12,321
#23Jasmine Declining12,063
#24Kelsey Endangered11,380
#25Chelsea Endangered11,287
#26Alyssa Endangered11,031
#27Alexis Endangered10,834
#28Alexandra Declining10,683
#29Katherine Declining10,506
#30Melissa Endangered10,225
#31Michelle Endangered10,193
#32Brianna Declining8,775
#33Tiffany Endangered8,586
#34Morgan Endangered8,573
#35Christina Endangered8,289
#36Mary Endangered8,124
#37Shelby Endangered8,122
#38Heather Endangered8,103
#39Kimberly Endangered7,965
#40Sara Stable7,902
#41Allison Declining7,729
#42Haley Endangered7,618
#43Laura Endangered7,262
#44Andrea Declining7,242
#45Maria Stable6,978
#46Kaitlyn Endangered6,956
#47Anna Declining6,813
#48Erin Endangered6,717
#49Erica Endangered6,411
#50Olivia Stable6,343
#51Kelly Endangered6,295
#52Brooke Declining6,161
#53Shannon Endangered6,070
#54Katelyn Endangered5,975
#55Vanessa Declining5,890
#56Lindsey Endangered5,845
#57Crystal Endangered5,829
#58Jordan Endangered5,823
#59Marissa Endangered5,626
#60Paige Declining5,612
#61Kristen Endangered5,534
#62Natalie Declining5,484
#63Katie Endangered5,456
#64Caitlin Endangered5,428
#65Amy Endangered5,420
#66Cassandra Endangered5,420
#67Abigail Declining5,185
#68Kathryn Endangered5,092
#69Alexandria Declining5,027
#70Jenna Endangered4,882
#71Briana Endangered4,880
#72Julia Stable4,663
#73Angela Endangered4,572
#74Jacqueline Endangered4,516
#75Catherine Endangered4,475
#76Alicia Endangered4,431
#77Brittney Endangered4,420
#78Madison Declining4,384
#79Jamie Endangered4,254
#80Emma Declining4,108
#81Mariah Declining4,093
#82Whitney Endangered4,078
#83Breanna Endangered4,027
#84Gabrielle Endangered4,017
#85Erika Endangered4,010
#86Monica Endangered3,901
#87Molly Stable3,708
#88Lindsay Endangered3,664
#89Miranda Endangered3,581
#90Christine Endangered3,477
#91Sierra Endangered3,473
#92Leah Stable3,414
#93Meghan Endangered3,401
#94Diana Stable3,389
#95Cynthia Endangered3,383
#96Savannah Declining3,343
#97Sabrina Stable3,322
#98Angelica Stable3,242
#99Kaitlin Endangered3,226
#100Lisa Endangered3,223

Boys

#1Michael Past peak49,571
#2Christopher Endangered38,237
#3Matthew Declining35,782
#4Joshua Declining33,590
#5Tyler Endangered29,800
#6Brandon Endangered28,735
#7Daniel Declining28,698
#8Nicholas Declining28,114
#9Jacob Declining27,487
#10Andrew Declining27,326
#11David Past peak27,038
#12Joseph Declining27,014
#13Ryan Declining26,727
#14James Stable26,259
#15Zachary Endangered25,538
#16John Past peak24,996
#17Robert Endangered22,447
#18William Declining22,218
#19Anthony Declining21,788
#20Justin Endangered21,540
#21Alexander Declining20,530
#22Jonathan Declining19,954
#23Kyle Endangered19,454
#24Cody Endangered19,152
#25Kevin Endangered19,084
#26Austin Declining17,587
#27Thomas Stable14,868
#28Jordan Declining14,758
#29Eric Endangered14,548
#30Aaron Declining13,837
#31Steven Endangered13,474
#32Benjamin Declining12,686
#33Dylan Stable12,686
#34Brian Endangered12,544
#35Christian Declining11,891
#36Jose Stable11,847
#37Samuel Stable11,711
#38Timothy Endangered11,640
#39Adam Declining11,534
#40Richard Endangered10,230
#41Nathan Declining10,199
#42Sean Endangered10,176
#43Patrick Declining9,857
#44Charles Stable9,855
#45Jason Endangered8,639
#46Jeremy Endangered8,577
#47Stephen Endangered8,369
#48Jesse Stable8,263
#49Mark Endangered8,059
#50Travis Endangered7,940
#51Taylor Endangered7,688
#52Alex Declining7,639
#53Jeffrey Endangered7,535
#54Cameron Stable7,092
#55Juan Stable6,901
#56Paul Endangered6,481
#57Connor Declining6,452
#58Luis Stable6,412
#59Dustin Endangered6,310
#60Kenneth Endangered6,276
#61Bryan Declining6,159
#62Evan Declining6,089
#63Jared Stable6,065
#64Trevor Endangered6,012
#65Gregory Endangered5,807
#66Caleb Stable5,788
#67Derek Stable5,762
#68Corey Endangered5,674
#69Scott Endangered5,577
#70Ian Stable5,399
#71Devin Endangered5,356
#72Carlos Stable5,353
#73Bradley Declining5,136
#74Marcus Declining5,063
#75Nathaniel Declining4,854
#76Logan Declining4,844
#77Shawn Endangered4,814
#78Edward Endangered4,790
#79Garrett Endangered4,711
#80Jesus Stable4,683
#81Mitchell Endangered4,584
#82Peter Stable4,538
#83Blake Declining4,504
#84Shane Endangered4,438
#85Dakota Stable4,411
#86Gabriel Stable4,375
#87Luke Stable4,357
#88Miguel Stable4,349
#89Antonio Stable4,301
#90Dillon Endangered4,282
#91Victor Declining4,207
#92Ethan Declining4,164
#93Seth Endangered4,060
#94Cory Endangered3,997
#95Lucas Stable3,923
#96Spencer Stable3,884
#97Hunter Declining3,792
#98Tanner Declining3,768
#99Adrian Stable3,754
#100Vincent Stable3,687