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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1991

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1991 — 3,892,928 recorded births in total that year.

19901992 The 1990s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1991

Girls’ names

  1. 1Ashley43,4772.3%
  2. 2Jessica43,3982.3%
  3. 3Brittany29,0931.6%
  4. 4Amanda28,8961.5%
  5. 5Samantha25,6511.4%
  6. 6Sarah25,2331.3%
  7. 7Stephanie22,7751.2%
  8. 8Jennifer20,6731.1%
  9. 9Elizabeth20,3951.1%
  10. 10Emily20,3111.1%
  11. 11Megan19,2781.0%
  12. 12Kayla18,5451.0%
  13. 13Lauren18,4121.0%
  14. 14Rachel16,3440.9%
  15. 15Nicole16,0460.9%
  16. 16Amber14,9920.8%
  17. 17Danielle13,6190.7%
  18. 18Chelsea13,5090.7%
  19. 19Courtney13,4410.7%
  20. 20Melissa13,3480.7%
  21. 21Rebecca13,2980.7%
  22. 22Michelle12,2130.7%
  23. 23Heather11,7030.6%
  24. 24Jasmine11,5240.6%
  25. 25Katherine11,4950.6%
  26. 26Kelsey11,4350.6%
  27. 27Tiffany11,1550.6%
  28. 28Victoria10,9120.6%
  29. 29Hannah10,7690.6%
  30. 30Alyssa10,6780.6%
  31. 31Christina10,5640.6%
  32. 32Taylor10,2530.5%
  33. 33Shelby10,2200.5%
  34. 34Kimberly9,7990.5%
  35. 35Laura9,6440.5%
  36. 36Alexandra9,4600.5%
  37. 37Sara8,8460.5%
  38. 38Mary8,7640.5%
  39. 39Andrea7,9950.4%
  40. 40Erica7,8000.4%
  41. 41Crystal7,7270.4%
  42. 42Kelly7,5150.4%
  43. 43Amy7,2750.4%
  44. 44Erin7,2070.4%
  45. 45Maria7,1360.4%
  46. 46Anna7,1190.4%
  47. 47Alexis7,0090.4%
  48. 48Kristen6,8160.4%
  49. 49Morgan6,7940.4%
  50. 50Allison6,7730.4%
  51. 51Brianna6,5610.4%
  52. 52Lindsey6,4600.3%
  53. 53Katie6,4250.3%
  54. 54Cassandra6,4080.3%
  55. 55Caitlin6,3840.3%
  56. 56Vanessa5,9260.3%
  57. 57Kathryn5,8320.3%
  58. 58Brittney5,8290.3%
  59. 59Angela5,8020.3%
  60. 60Jamie5,7810.3%
  61. 61Olivia5,6020.3%
  62. 62Jordan5,5610.3%
  63. 63Alicia5,5580.3%
  64. 64Natalie5,5570.3%
  65. 65Brooke5,5510.3%
  66. 66Ariel5,4110.3%
  67. 67Julia5,3650.3%
  68. 68Whitney5,2390.3%
  69. 69Mariah5,1920.3%
  70. 70Jacqueline4,9890.3%
  71. 71Shannon4,8450.3%
  72. 72Catherine4,8150.3%
  73. 73Christine4,8060.3%
  74. 74Molly4,6520.2%
  75. 75Katelyn4,5600.2%
  76. 76Paige4,5160.2%
  77. 77Lindsay4,4830.2%
  78. 78Alexandria4,4700.2%
  79. 79Haley4,4630.2%
  80. 80Jenna4,4600.2%
  81. 81Marissa4,4210.2%
  82. 82Kaitlyn4,4070.2%
  83. 83Lisa4,3950.2%
  84. 84Erika4,3100.2%
  85. 85Monica4,1560.2%
  86. 86Kristin4,0870.2%
  87. 87Kristina3,8760.2%
  88. 88April3,8570.2%
  89. 89Bianca3,8440.2%
  90. 90Miranda3,8200.2%
  91. 91Leah3,8160.2%
  92. 92Abigail3,7990.2%
  93. 93Cynthia3,7070.2%
  94. 94Meghan3,7040.2%
  95. 95Briana3,6890.2%
  96. 96Melanie3,5800.2%
  97. 97Gabrielle3,5780.2%
  98. 98Julie3,5710.2%
  99. 99Kaitlin3,4860.2%
  100. 100Veronica3,4410.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Michael60,8103.0%
  2. 2Christopher47,1112.3%
  3. 3Matthew41,6472.1%
  4. 4Joshua41,2262.0%
  5. 5Andrew31,5391.6%
  6. 6Daniel30,9351.5%
  7. 7James30,5141.5%
  8. 8David30,4161.5%
  9. 9Joseph29,8401.5%
  10. 10John27,8091.4%
  11. 11Ryan27,5361.4%
  12. 12Nicholas27,3571.4%
  13. 13Robert26,8391.3%
  14. 14Justin26,7971.3%
  15. 15Brandon26,0211.3%
  16. 16Tyler25,2091.2%
  17. 17Jacob25,2001.2%
  18. 18Anthony24,4471.2%
  19. 19William23,8601.2%
  20. 20Jonathan22,9751.1%
  21. 21Kyle21,6101.1%
  22. 22Zachary21,3871.1%
  23. 23Kevin20,2621.0%
  24. 24Cody18,9800.9%
  25. 25Eric18,0510.9%
  26. 26Alexander17,6400.9%
  27. 27Steven16,8630.8%
  28. 28Thomas16,7890.8%
  29. 29Jordan16,0200.8%
  30. 30Brian14,9150.7%
  31. 31Aaron14,2420.7%
  32. 32Timothy14,1540.7%
  33. 33Benjamin13,8770.7%
  34. 34Richard12,5530.6%
  35. 35Patrick12,4120.6%
  36. 36Adam12,3080.6%
  37. 37Jose11,7270.6%
  38. 38Charles11,3360.6%
  39. 39Samuel11,2340.6%
  40. 40Sean11,1820.6%
  41. 41Stephen10,5250.5%
  42. 42Nathan10,5000.5%
  43. 43Jeremy10,4030.5%
  44. 44Travis10,1340.5%
  45. 45Jeffrey9,8940.5%
  46. 46Dylan9,7630.5%
  47. 47Mark9,6840.5%
  48. 48Christian9,4470.5%
  49. 49Jason9,3870.5%
  50. 50Austin9,0540.4%
  51. 51Jesse8,3670.4%
  52. 52Taylor7,9720.4%
  53. 53Paul7,6800.4%
  54. 54Kenneth7,5760.4%
  55. 55Gregory7,5550.4%
  56. 56Dustin7,3830.4%
  57. 57Scott7,1140.4%
  58. 58Corey6,9310.3%
  59. 59Derek6,8930.3%
  60. 60Juan6,8430.3%
  61. 61Bryan6,7570.3%
  62. 62Cameron6,6970.3%
  63. 63Alex6,6730.3%
  64. 64Jared6,2140.3%
  65. 65Ethan6,1290.3%
  66. 66Luis5,8960.3%
  67. 67Bradley5,7230.3%
  68. 68Edward5,5720.3%
  69. 69Trevor5,5310.3%
  70. 70Evan5,4480.3%
  71. 71Shawn5,4150.3%
  72. 72Carlos5,3300.3%
  73. 73Ian5,3260.3%
  74. 74Cory5,1210.3%
  75. 75Shane5,1060.3%
  76. 76Marcus5,0690.3%
  77. 77Peter4,9590.2%
  78. 78Caleb4,8640.2%
  79. 79Antonio4,6160.2%
  80. 80Jesus4,6010.2%
  81. 81Vincent4,4930.2%
  82. 82Gabriel4,4140.2%
  83. 83Devin4,3880.2%
  84. 84Nathaniel4,3670.2%
  85. 85Victor4,3350.2%
  86. 86Blake4,2750.2%
  87. 87George4,1790.2%
  88. 88Brett4,1530.2%
  89. 89Keith4,1240.2%
  90. 90Casey4,1070.2%
  91. 91Garrett4,0540.2%
  92. 92Miguel3,9480.2%
  93. 93Adrian3,9210.2%
  94. 94Logan3,8930.2%
  95. 95Erik3,8920.2%
  96. 96Mitchell3,8820.2%
  97. 97Raymond3,8650.2%
  98. 98Phillip3,8510.2%
  99. 99Seth3,8120.2%
  100. 100Joel3,7620.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1991 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.