Birth year roster

Top names in 1996

The 100 most common names on 1996 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Emily and Michael led the 1996 baby-name charts, the top names among millennial births. Emily was the #1 girls’ name for 12 years in all (1996–2007); Michael was the #1 boys’ name for 44 years in all (between 1954 and 1998). Of the 200 names below, 97 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

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Girls

#1Emily Declining25,150
#2Jessica Endangered24,201
#3Ashley Endangered23,678
#4Sarah Endangered21,048
#5Samantha Endangered20,552
#6Taylor Endangered19,155
#7Hannah Declining18,596
#8Alexis Endangered16,592
#9Rachel Endangered16,121
#10Elizabeth Stable16,003
#11Kayla Endangered15,269
#12Megan Endangered14,770
#13Amanda Endangered13,980
#14Brittany Endangered13,797
#15Madison Declining13,412
#16Lauren Endangered12,595
#17Brianna Declining11,925
#18Victoria Declining11,859
#19Jennifer Endangered11,732
#20Stephanie Endangered11,643
#21Courtney Endangered11,344
#22Nicole Endangered11,135
#23Alyssa Endangered11,024
#24Rebecca Endangered10,626
#25Morgan Endangered10,295
#26Alexandra Declining10,025
#27Amber Endangered9,771
#28Jasmine Declining9,707
#29Danielle Endangered9,286
#30Haley Endangered9,042
#31Katherine Declining8,877
#32Abigail Declining8,604
#33Anna Declining8,575
#34Olivia Stable8,126
#35Shelby Endangered7,950
#36Kelsey Endangered7,655
#37Maria Stable7,598
#38Allison Declining7,455
#39Sydney Endangered7,259
#40Kaitlyn Endangered7,241
#41Kimberly Endangered7,176
#42Melissa Endangered7,170
#43Savannah Declining7,000
#44Mary Endangered6,968
#45Brooke Declining6,724
#46Natalie Declining6,693
#47Michelle Endangered6,598
#48Julia Stable6,314
#49Jordan Endangered6,299
#50Sara Stable6,288
#51Erin Endangered6,256
#52Tiffany Endangered6,158
#53Emma Declining6,151
#54Gabrielle Endangered5,888
#55Chelsea Endangered5,864
#56Destiny Endangered5,856
#57Christina Endangered5,804
#58Sabrina Stable5,774
#59Marissa Endangered5,752
#60Vanessa Declining5,746
#61Andrea Declining5,671
#62Sierra Endangered5,487
#63Mariah Declining5,446
#64Katelyn Endangered5,421
#65Paige Declining5,342
#66Laura Endangered5,227
#67Madeline Stable4,912
#68Cheyenne Endangered4,866
#69Jacqueline Endangered4,862
#70Kristen Endangered4,851
#71Heather Endangered4,759
#72Briana Endangered4,735
#73Kelly Endangered4,734
#74Breanna Endangered4,701
#75Mackenzie Declining4,597
#76Miranda Endangered4,568
#77Alexandria Declining4,563
#78Caroline Declining4,466
#79Erica Endangered4,460
#80Shannon Endangered4,337
#81Katie Endangered4,329
#82Monica Endangered4,326
#83Jenna Endangered4,288
#84Caitlin Endangered4,268
#85Bailey Declining4,192
#86Lindsey Endangered4,112
#87Kathryn Endangered4,102
#88Amy Endangered4,067
#89Cassandra Endangered4,018
#90Angela Endangered3,867
#91Alicia Endangered3,861
#92Crystal Endangered3,786
#93Hailey Declining3,762
#94Grace Declining3,742
#95Catherine Endangered3,739
#96Jamie Endangered3,599
#97Angelica Stable3,404
#98Leah Stable3,326
#99Molly Stable3,312
#100Alexa Endangered3,260

Boys

#1Michael Past peak38,373
#2Matthew Declining32,077
#3Jacob Declining31,925
#4Christopher Endangered30,904
#5Joshua Declining29,175
#6Nicholas Declining27,724
#7Tyler Endangered26,956
#8Brandon Endangered25,847
#9Austin Declining25,663
#10Andrew Declining25,244
#11Daniel Declining25,128
#12Joseph Declining24,758
#13David Past peak23,022
#14Zachary Endangered22,369
#15John Past peak22,188
#16Ryan Declining21,809
#17James Stable21,165
#18William Declining20,546
#19Anthony Declining20,508
#20Justin Endangered20,015
#21Jonathan Declining18,602
#22Alexander Declining17,964
#23Robert Endangered17,676
#24Christian Declining15,824
#25Kyle Endangered15,600
#26Kevin Endangered14,589
#27Jordan Declining13,852
#28Thomas Stable13,804
#29Benjamin Declining13,784
#30Samuel Stable13,629
#31Cody Endangered12,954
#32Jose Stable12,155
#33Dylan Stable12,037
#34Aaron Declining11,971
#35Eric Endangered11,611
#36Brian Endangered10,476
#37Nathan Declining10,287
#38Steven Endangered9,650
#39Adam Declining9,557
#40Timothy Endangered8,919
#41Jason Endangered8,695
#42Logan Declining8,374
#43Charles Stable8,248
#44Patrick Declining8,194
#45Richard Endangered8,182
#46Sean Endangered7,896
#47Hunter Declining7,603
#48Caleb Stable7,550
#49Cameron Stable7,388
#50Noah Stable7,184
#51Jesse Stable7,075
#52Juan Stable7,010
#53Alex Declining6,915
#54Connor Declining6,911
#55Mark Endangered6,599
#56Jeremy Endangered6,412
#57Luis Stable6,407
#58Dakota Stable6,067
#59Stephen Endangered6,008
#60Devin Endangered6,001
#61Gabriel Stable5,900
#62Ethan Declining5,853
#63Trevor Endangered5,842
#64Jared Stable5,821
#65Evan Declining5,577
#66Bryan Declining5,560
#67Carlos Stable5,464
#68Tristan Declining5,458
#69Nathaniel Declining5,420
#70Ian Stable5,411
#71Isaiah Declining5,324
#72Jeffrey Endangered5,263
#73Travis Endangered5,159
#74Jesus Stable5,115
#75Luke Stable5,017
#76Chase Declining4,992
#77Kenneth Endangered4,973
#78Paul Endangered4,883
#79Dustin Endangered4,874
#80Antonio Stable4,866
#81Elijah Stable4,818
#82Taylor Endangered4,798
#83Bradley Declining4,755
#84Blake Declining4,747
#85Garrett Endangered4,653
#86Isaac Declining4,566
#87Marcus Declining4,546
#88Mitchell Endangered4,391
#89Jack Stable4,245
#90Tanner Declining4,180
#91Miguel Stable4,160
#92Adrian Stable4,112
#93Lucas Stable4,106
#94Corey Endangered4,087
#95Peter Stable4,082
#96Edward Endangered4,073
#97Malik Stable4,026
#98Gregory Endangered3,994
#99Dalton Declining3,980
#100Victor Declining3,924