Birth year roster

Top names in 1995

The 100 most common names on 1995 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Jessica and Michael led the 1995 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, 102 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

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Girls

#1Jessica Endangered27,941
#2Ashley Endangered26,606
#3Emily Declining24,382
#4Samantha Endangered21,644
#5Sarah Endangered21,395
#6Taylor Endangered20,426
#7Hannah Declining17,018
#8Brittany Endangered16,477
#9Amanda Endangered16,354
#10Elizabeth Stable16,192
#11Kayla Endangered16,087
#12Rachel Endangered16,047
#13Megan Endangered15,530
#14Alexis Endangered14,334
#15Lauren Endangered13,443
#16Stephanie Endangered12,977
#17Courtney Endangered12,775
#18Jennifer Endangered12,683
#19Nicole Endangered12,277
#20Victoria Declining12,252
#21Brianna Declining11,881
#22Amber Endangered10,965
#23Morgan Endangered10,877
#24Danielle Endangered10,653
#25Jasmine Declining10,279
#26Alexandra Declining10,160
#27Alyssa Endangered10,100
#28Rebecca Endangered9,911
#29Madison Declining9,775
#30Katherine Declining8,987
#31Anna Declining8,570
#32Haley Endangered8,208
#33Kelsey Endangered8,184
#34Allison Declining8,126
#35Melissa Endangered7,879
#36Abigail Declining7,825
#37Kimberly Endangered7,745
#38Shelby Endangered7,632
#39Olivia Stable7,627
#40Mary Endangered7,458
#41Michelle Endangered7,392
#42Kaitlyn Endangered7,385
#43Sydney Endangered7,360
#44Maria Stable7,003
#45Christina Endangered6,953
#46Tiffany Endangered6,936
#47Chelsea Endangered6,761
#48Sara Stable6,697
#49Erin Endangered6,565
#50Jordan Endangered6,481
#51Natalie Declining6,424
#52Brooke Declining6,377
#53Marissa Endangered6,081
#54Heather Endangered6,032
#55Andrea Declining6,008
#56Laura Endangered6,008
#57Miranda Endangered5,978
#58Paige Declining5,733
#59Katelyn Endangered5,573
#60Sierra Endangered5,495
#61Gabrielle Endangered5,448
#62Julia Stable5,411
#63Vanessa Declining5,404
#64Kelly Endangered5,398
#65Kristen Endangered5,398
#66Destiny Endangered5,380
#67Emma Declining5,050
#68Savannah Declining4,904
#69Erica Endangered4,893
#70Jacqueline Endangered4,793
#71Mariah Declining4,773
#72Alexandria Declining4,772
#73Shannon Endangered4,733
#74Briana Endangered4,612
#75Amy Endangered4,528
#76Breanna Endangered4,527
#77Katie Endangered4,482
#78Cassandra Endangered4,451
#79Madeline Stable4,430
#80Crystal Endangered4,391
#81Caitlin Endangered4,384
#82Lindsey Endangered4,377
#83Kathryn Endangered4,328
#84Jenna Endangered4,254
#85Angela Endangered4,119
#86Cheyenne Endangered4,088
#87Monica Endangered3,970
#88Mackenzie Declining3,963
#89Alicia Endangered3,908
#90Catherine Endangered3,860
#91Selena Stable3,825
#92Caroline Declining3,799
#93Jamie Endangered3,770
#94Kaitlin Endangered3,602
#95Sabrina Stable3,534
#96Bailey Declining3,488
#97Grace Declining3,473
#98Molly Stable3,382
#99Brittney Endangered3,380
#100Alexa Endangered3,359

Boys

#1Michael Past peak41,409
#2Matthew Declining32,882
#3Christopher Endangered32,679
#4Jacob Declining31,134
#5Joshua Declining30,720
#6Tyler Endangered29,161
#7Nicholas Declining29,160
#8Brandon Endangered26,904
#9Daniel Declining26,728
#10Austin Declining25,908
#11Andrew Declining25,860
#12Joseph Declining25,354
#13John Past peak23,244
#14Zachary Endangered23,131
#15Ryan Declining23,089
#16David Past peak23,045
#17James Stable22,739
#18Justin Endangered21,581
#19Anthony Declining20,482
#20William Declining20,160
#21Alexander Declining19,456
#22Robert Endangered18,586
#23Jonathan Declining18,155
#24Kyle Endangered16,761
#25Kevin Endangered15,860
#26Cody Endangered15,566
#27Thomas Stable14,163
#28Christian Declining13,813
#29Jordan Declining13,574
#30Aaron Declining13,291
#31Benjamin Declining12,720
#32Eric Endangered12,485
#33Samuel Stable12,440
#34Dylan Stable12,091
#35Jose Stable11,781
#36Brian Endangered10,991
#37Steven Endangered10,661
#38Adam Declining10,485
#39Nathan Declining10,306
#40Timothy Endangered9,788
#41Jason Endangered9,004
#42Richard Endangered8,784
#43Patrick Declining8,674
#44Charles Stable8,478
#45Sean Endangered8,167
#46Jesse Stable7,495
#47Alex Declining7,424
#48Jeremy Endangered7,084
#49Cameron Stable7,030
#50Juan Stable6,982
#51Logan Declining6,953
#52Mark Endangered6,888
#53Hunter Declining6,715
#54Caleb Stable6,655
#55Connor Declining6,619
#56Dakota Stable6,575
#57Stephen Endangered6,556
#58Devin Endangered6,193
#59Luis Stable6,174
#60Evan Declining6,092
#61Trevor Endangered6,009
#62Dustin Endangered5,921
#63Jared Stable5,886
#64Jeffrey Endangered5,731
#65Gabriel Stable5,713
#66Travis Endangered5,602
#67Ian Stable5,594
#68Carlos Stable5,545
#69Taylor Endangered5,521
#70Bryan Declining5,444
#71Paul Endangered5,414
#72Kenneth Endangered5,226
#73Nathaniel Declining5,203
#74Corey Endangered4,976
#75Ethan Declining4,934
#76Jesus Stable4,908
#77Blake Declining4,821
#78Bradley Declining4,764
#79Mitchell Endangered4,737
#80Garrett Endangered4,710
#81Marcus Declining4,647
#82Luke Stable4,629
#83Derek Stable4,452
#84Gregory Endangered4,442
#85Antonio Stable4,340
#86Tanner Declining4,320
#87Dalton Declining4,191
#88Edward Endangered4,143
#89Peter Stable4,112
#90Victor Declining4,098
#91Lucas Stable4,086
#92Scott Endangered4,082
#93Elijah Stable3,977
#94Miguel Stable3,953
#95Chase Declining3,918
#96Adrian Stable3,911
#97Seth Endangered3,911
#98Isaac Declining3,881
#99Noah Stable3,824
#100Shawn Endangered3,824