Birth year roster

Top names in 1994

The 100 most common names on 1994 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Jessica and Michael led the 1994 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, 106 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

Explore the 1990s decade

Girls

#1Jessica Endangered32,122
#2Ashley Endangered30,281
#3Emily Declining24,154
#4Samantha Endangered22,824
#5Sarah Endangered22,299
#6Taylor Endangered20,734
#7Brittany Endangered18,900
#8Amanda Endangered18,718
#9Elizabeth Stable16,786
#10Megan Endangered16,580
#11Nicole Endangered16,011
#12Kayla Endangered15,885
#13Rachel Endangered15,492
#14Lauren Endangered15,158
#15Stephanie Endangered14,750
#16Hannah Declining14,494
#17Jennifer Endangered14,001
#18Alexis Endangered13,039
#19Victoria Declining12,694
#20Danielle Endangered12,455
#21Amber Endangered12,343
#22Courtney Endangered12,020
#23Jasmine Declining11,714
#24Rebecca Endangered11,284
#25Morgan Endangered10,655
#26Alyssa Endangered10,602
#27Brianna Declining10,516
#28Alexandra Declining10,226
#29Kelsey Endangered9,749
#30Katherine Declining9,586
#31Melissa Endangered8,795
#32Kimberly Endangered8,747
#33Michelle Endangered8,639
#34Allison Declining8,150
#35Tiffany Endangered8,096
#36Haley Endangered7,803
#37Mary Endangered7,758
#38Chelsea Endangered7,718
#39Christina Endangered7,668
#40Shelby Endangered7,546
#41Anna Declining7,529
#42Abigail Declining7,243
#43Sara Stable7,220
#44Heather Endangered7,033
#45Erin Endangered6,908
#46Laura Endangered6,860
#47Maria Stable6,753
#48Kaitlyn Endangered6,686
#49Andrea Declining6,482
#50Olivia Stable6,432
#51Madison Declining6,263
#52Jordan Endangered6,259
#53Marissa Endangered6,246
#54Brooke Declining5,973
#55Kristen Endangered5,871
#56Natalie Declining5,837
#57Erica Endangered5,680
#58Katelyn Endangered5,670
#59Vanessa Declining5,552
#60Shannon Endangered5,508
#61Miranda Endangered5,456
#62Kelly Endangered5,446
#63Paige Declining5,208
#64Crystal Endangered5,199
#65Jacqueline Endangered5,183
#66Cassandra Endangered5,061
#67Gabrielle Endangered5,044
#68Briana Endangered5,000
#69Lindsey Endangered4,988
#70Katie Endangered4,983
#71Sierra Endangered4,853
#72Julia Stable4,844
#73Alexandria Declining4,840
#74Emma Declining4,765
#75Mariah Declining4,749
#76Sydney Endangered4,737
#77Amy Endangered4,691
#78Caitlin Endangered4,654
#79Kathryn Endangered4,620
#80Jenna Endangered4,594
#81Angela Endangered4,414
#82Savannah Declining4,386
#83Alicia Endangered4,105
#84Catherine Endangered4,102
#85Breanna Endangered4,101
#86Destiny Endangered4,089
#87Jamie Endangered3,982
#88Monica Endangered3,912
#89Brittney Endangered3,876
#90Erika Endangered3,584
#91Whitney Endangered3,566
#92Madeline Stable3,518
#93Kaitlin Endangered3,501
#94Caroline Declining3,452
#95Alexa Endangered3,441
#96Molly Stable3,441
#97Sabrina Stable3,384
#98Diana Stable3,369
#99Cheyenne Endangered3,307
#100Meghan Endangered3,227

Boys

#1Michael Past peak44,477
#2Christopher Endangered34,807
#3Matthew Declining33,654
#4Joshua Declining31,374
#5Tyler Endangered30,482
#6Brandon Endangered29,492
#7Jacob Declining29,417
#8Daniel Declining28,065
#9Nicholas Declining27,770
#10Andrew Declining26,019
#11Joseph Declining25,734
#12Zachary Endangered25,139
#13David Past peak24,877
#14James Stable24,778
#15John Past peak24,187
#16Ryan Declining24,063
#17Austin Declining23,192
#18Anthony Declining21,604
#19William Declining21,492
#20Justin Endangered20,940
#21Robert Endangered20,560
#22Alexander Declining20,101
#23Jonathan Declining19,068
#24Kyle Endangered18,399
#25Cody Endangered17,589
#26Kevin Endangered17,315
#27Thomas Stable14,910
#28Aaron Declining14,385
#29Jordan Declining14,160
#30Eric Endangered13,311
#31Benjamin Declining12,791
#32Dylan Stable12,530
#33Samuel Stable12,147
#34Steven Endangered12,090
#35Christian Declining11,987
#36Jose Stable11,731
#37Brian Endangered11,648
#38Adam Declining11,023
#39Timothy Endangered10,767
#40Nathan Declining10,386
#41Richard Endangered9,516
#42Patrick Declining9,337
#43Charles Stable9,018
#44Sean Endangered8,838
#45Jesse Stable8,683
#46Jason Endangered8,552
#47Jeremy Endangered8,227
#48Mark Endangered7,488
#49Stephen Endangered7,481
#50Alex Declining7,240
#51Juan Stable7,208
#52Cameron Stable6,838
#53Travis Endangered6,800
#54Taylor Endangered6,626
#55Jeffrey Endangered6,525
#56Dustin Endangered6,459
#57Luis Stable6,362
#58Trevor Endangered6,359
#59Connor Declining6,318
#60Caleb Stable6,161
#61Devin Endangered6,064
#62Evan Declining5,895
#63Jared Stable5,875
#64Paul Endangered5,798
#65Kenneth Endangered5,679
#66Bryan Declining5,606
#67Hunter Declining5,585
#68Gabriel Stable5,539
#69Dakota Stable5,535
#70Logan Declining5,458
#71Mitchell Endangered5,370
#72Carlos Stable5,329
#73Corey Endangered5,279
#74Ian Stable5,267
#75Marcus Declining5,258
#76Gregory Endangered5,137
#77Derek Stable5,081
#78Nathaniel Declining5,029
#79Jesus Stable4,916
#80Scott Endangered4,915
#81Blake Declining4,879
#82Garrett Endangered4,762
#83Bradley Declining4,678
#84Edward Endangered4,520
#85Dalton Declining4,245
#86Shawn Endangered4,245
#87Peter Stable4,225
#88Antonio Stable4,173
#89Ethan Declining4,166
#90Seth Endangered4,135
#91Luke Stable4,095
#92Shane Endangered4,085
#93Victor Declining4,056
#94Miguel Stable4,033
#95Lucas Stable4,009
#96Tanner Declining3,923
#97Adrian Stable3,814
#98Spencer Stable3,813
#99Erik Declining3,746
#100Vincent Stable3,603