Birth year roster

Top names in 1999

Name: Top baby names in 1999
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 1999 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Emily and Jacob led the 1999 baby-name charts, the top names among Gen Z births. Emily was the #1 girls’ name for 12 years in all (1996–2007); Jacob was the #1 boys’ name for 14 years in all (1999–2012). Of the 200 names below, 85 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

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Girls

#1Emily Declining26,542
#2Hannah Declining21,679
#3Alexis Endangered19,237
#4Sarah Endangered19,119
#5Samantha Endangered19,044
#6Ashley Endangered18,136
#7Madison Declining18,054
#8Taylor Endangered16,906
#9Jessica Endangered16,350
#10Elizabeth Stable15,350
#11Alyssa Endangered14,036
#12Lauren Endangered13,911
#13Kayla Endangered13,292
#14Brianna Declining12,419
#15Megan Endangered12,230
#16Victoria Declining11,874
#17Emma Declining11,751
#18Abigail Declining11,686
#19Rachel Endangered11,632
#20Olivia Stable11,257
#21Jennifer Endangered10,616
#22Amanda Endangered9,750
#23Sydney Endangered9,649
#24Morgan Endangered9,607
#25Nicole Endangered9,515
#26Jasmine Declining9,351
#27Grace Declining9,181
#28Destiny Endangered9,172
#29Anna Declining9,115
#30Julia Stable8,753
#31Haley Endangered8,202
#32Alexandra Declining8,163
#33Kaitlyn Endangered8,158
#34Natalie Declining8,079
#35Brittany Endangered7,942
#36Katherine Declining7,935
#37Stephanie Endangered7,692
#38Rebecca Endangered7,437
#39Maria Stable7,035
#40Allison Declining7,026
#41Amber Endangered6,841
#42Savannah Declining6,806
#43Danielle Endangered6,753
#44Courtney Endangered6,559
#45Mary Endangered6,390
#46Gabrielle Endangered6,130
#47Brooke Declining6,066
#48Jordan Endangered5,730
#49Sierra Endangered5,715
#50Sara Stable5,626
#51Kimberly Endangered5,457
#52Mackenzie Declining5,426
#53Sophia Stable5,423
#54Hailey Declining5,369
#55Katelyn Endangered5,309
#56Michelle Endangered5,303
#57Vanessa Declining5,287
#58Erin Endangered5,223
#59Andrea Declining5,072
#60Isabella Declining5,060
#61Jenna Endangered5,043
#62Shelby Endangered5,018
#63Chloe Stable4,964
#64Melissa Endangered4,830
#65Bailey Declining4,809
#66Makayla Endangered4,791
#67Paige Declining4,717
#68Mariah Declining4,646
#69Kaylee Declining4,579
#70Madeline Stable4,572
#71Caroline Declining4,474
#72Kelsey Endangered4,400
#73Marissa Endangered4,389
#74Breanna Endangered4,341
#75Christina Endangered4,296
#76Faith Declining4,236
#77Autumn Stable4,128
#78Kiara Rising4,024
#79Jacqueline Endangered3,901
#80Tiffany Endangered3,888
#81Laura Endangered3,878
#82Briana Endangered3,839
#83Alexandria Declining3,789
#84Cheyenne Endangered3,779
#85Mikayla Endangered3,735
#86Claire Declining3,734
#87Cassandra Endangered3,729
#88Sabrina Stable3,650
#89Alexa Endangered3,644
#90Angela Endangered3,632
#91Kathryn Endangered3,590
#92Katie Endangered3,550
#93Caitlin Endangered3,461
#94Miranda Endangered3,433
#95Kelly Endangered3,420
#96Lindsey Endangered3,417
#97Isabel Stable3,405
#98Catherine Endangered3,401
#99Cassidy Declining3,395
#100Leslie Endangered3,341

Boys

#1Jacob Declining35,371
#2Michael Past peak33,915
#3Matthew Declining30,418
#4Joshua Declining27,265
#5Nicholas Declining25,639
#6Christopher Endangered25,604
#7Andrew Declining23,866
#8Joseph Declining23,220
#9Daniel Declining22,704
#10Tyler Endangered22,669
#11Brandon Endangered21,601
#12Ryan Declining21,014
#13Austin Declining20,767
#14William Declining20,718
#15John Past peak20,366
#16David Past peak20,352
#17Zachary Endangered19,985
#18Anthony Declining19,472
#19James Stable18,555
#20Justin Endangered18,277
#21Alexander Declining17,420
#22Jonathan Declining17,068
#23Dylan Stable15,981
#24Noah Stable14,931
#25Christian Declining14,783
#26Robert Endangered14,540
#27Samuel Stable14,049
#28Kyle Endangered13,774
#29Benjamin Declining13,666
#30Jordan Declining13,052
#31Thomas Stable12,795
#32Nathan Declining12,538
#33Cameron Stable12,435
#34Kevin Endangered12,257
#35Jose Stable12,155
#36Hunter Declining11,485
#37Ethan Declining11,446
#38Aaron Declining9,860
#39Eric Endangered9,382
#40Jason Endangered9,366
#41Caleb Stable9,281
#42Logan Declining9,136
#43Brian Endangered8,808
#44Adam Declining8,223
#45Cody Endangered7,864
#46Juan Stable7,800
#47Steven Endangered7,689
#48Connor Declining7,597
#49Timothy Endangered7,593
#50Charles Stable7,525
#51Isaiah Declining7,500
#52Jack Stable7,385
#53Gabriel Stable7,369
#54Jared Stable7,276
#55Luis Stable7,213
#56Sean Endangered7,205
#57Evan Declining6,850
#58Alex Declining6,828
#59Carlos Stable6,665
#60Elijah Stable6,596
#61Richard Endangered6,502
#62Nathaniel Declining6,467
#63Patrick Declining6,447
#64Isaac Declining6,407
#65Seth Endangered6,305
#66Trevor Endangered6,257
#67Luke Stable6,137
#68Devin Endangered5,970
#69Mark Endangered5,606
#70Jesus Stable5,571
#71Mason Declining5,451
#72Ian Stable5,450
#73Angel Stable5,402
#74Bryan Declining5,391
#75Cole Declining5,317
#76Chase Declining5,223
#77Dakota Stable5,093
#78Garrett Endangered5,075
#79Adrian Stable5,066
#80Antonio Stable5,027
#81Jeremy Endangered5,016
#82Jesse Stable5,004
#83Jackson Declining4,993
#84Blake Declining4,812
#85Stephen Endangered4,543
#86Dalton Declining4,541
#87Tanner Declining4,521
#88Alejandro Stable4,319
#89Kenneth Endangered4,285
#90Lucas Stable4,220
#91Miguel Stable4,207
#92Spencer Stable4,194
#93Bryce Declining4,148
#94Paul Endangered4,020
#95Victor Declining4,016
#96Brendan Endangered3,995
#97Jake Declining3,936
#98Marcus Declining3,867
#99Tristan Declining3,845
#100Jeffrey Endangered3,815