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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1994

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1994 — 3,715,972 recorded births in total that year.

19931995 The 1990s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1994

Girls’ names

  1. 1Jessica32,1221.8%
  2. 2Ashley30,2811.7%
  3. 3Emily24,1541.4%
  4. 4Samantha22,8241.3%
  5. 5Sarah22,2991.2%
  6. 6Taylor20,7341.2%
  7. 7Brittany18,9001.1%
  8. 8Amanda18,7181.0%
  9. 9Elizabeth16,7860.9%
  10. 10Megan16,5800.9%
  11. 11Nicole16,0110.9%
  12. 12Kayla15,8850.9%
  13. 13Rachel15,4920.9%
  14. 14Lauren15,1580.8%
  15. 15Stephanie14,7500.8%
  16. 16Hannah14,4940.8%
  17. 17Jennifer14,0010.8%
  18. 18Alexis13,0390.7%
  19. 19Victoria12,6940.7%
  20. 20Danielle12,4550.7%
  21. 21Amber12,3430.7%
  22. 22Courtney12,0200.7%
  23. 23Jasmine11,7140.7%
  24. 24Rebecca11,2840.6%
  25. 25Morgan10,6550.6%
  26. 26Alyssa10,6020.6%
  27. 27Brianna10,5160.6%
  28. 28Alexandra10,2260.6%
  29. 29Kelsey9,7490.5%
  30. 30Katherine9,5860.5%
  31. 31Melissa8,7950.5%
  32. 32Kimberly8,7470.5%
  33. 33Michelle8,6390.5%
  34. 34Allison8,1500.5%
  35. 35Tiffany8,0960.5%
  36. 36Haley7,8030.4%
  37. 37Mary7,7580.4%
  38. 38Chelsea7,7180.4%
  39. 39Christina7,6680.4%
  40. 40Shelby7,5460.4%
  41. 41Anna7,5290.4%
  42. 42Abigail7,2430.4%
  43. 43Sara7,2200.4%
  44. 44Heather7,0330.4%
  45. 45Erin6,9080.4%
  46. 46Laura6,8600.4%
  47. 47Maria6,7530.4%
  48. 48Kaitlyn6,6860.4%
  49. 49Andrea6,4820.4%
  50. 50Olivia6,4320.4%
  51. 51Madison6,2630.4%
  52. 52Jordan6,2590.4%
  53. 53Marissa6,2460.3%
  54. 54Brooke5,9730.3%
  55. 55Kristen5,8710.3%
  56. 56Natalie5,8370.3%
  57. 57Erica5,6800.3%
  58. 58Katelyn5,6700.3%
  59. 59Vanessa5,5520.3%
  60. 60Shannon5,5080.3%
  61. 61Miranda5,4560.3%
  62. 62Kelly5,4460.3%
  63. 63Paige5,2080.3%
  64. 64Crystal5,1990.3%
  65. 65Jacqueline5,1830.3%
  66. 66Cassandra5,0610.3%
  67. 67Gabrielle5,0440.3%
  68. 68Briana5,0000.3%
  69. 69Lindsey4,9880.3%
  70. 70Katie4,9830.3%
  71. 71Sierra4,8530.3%
  72. 72Julia4,8440.3%
  73. 73Alexandria4,8400.3%
  74. 74Emma4,7650.3%
  75. 75Mariah4,7490.3%
  76. 76Sydney4,7370.3%
  77. 77Amy4,6910.3%
  78. 78Caitlin4,6540.3%
  79. 79Kathryn4,6200.3%
  80. 80Jenna4,5940.3%
  81. 81Angela4,4140.2%
  82. 82Savannah4,3860.2%
  83. 83Alicia4,1050.2%
  84. 84Catherine4,1020.2%
  85. 85Breanna4,1010.2%
  86. 86Destiny4,0890.2%
  87. 87Jamie3,9820.2%
  88. 88Monica3,9120.2%
  89. 89Brittney3,8760.2%
  90. 90Erika3,5840.2%
  91. 91Whitney3,5660.2%
  92. 92Madeline3,5180.2%
  93. 93Kaitlin3,5010.2%
  94. 94Caroline3,4520.2%
  95. 95Alexa3,4410.2%
  96. 96Molly3,4410.2%
  97. 97Sabrina3,3840.2%
  98. 98Diana3,3690.2%
  99. 99Cheyenne3,3070.2%
  100. 100Meghan3,2270.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Michael44,4772.3%
  2. 2Christopher34,8071.8%
  3. 3Matthew33,6541.7%
  4. 4Joshua31,3741.6%
  5. 5Tyler30,4821.6%
  6. 6Brandon29,4921.5%
  7. 7Jacob29,4171.5%
  8. 8Daniel28,0651.5%
  9. 9Nicholas27,7701.4%
  10. 10Andrew26,0191.3%
  11. 11Joseph25,7341.3%
  12. 12Zachary25,1391.3%
  13. 13David24,8771.3%
  14. 14James24,7781.3%
  15. 15John24,1871.3%
  16. 16Ryan24,0631.2%
  17. 17Austin23,1921.2%
  18. 18Anthony21,6041.1%
  19. 19William21,4921.1%
  20. 20Justin20,9401.1%
  21. 21Robert20,5601.1%
  22. 22Alexander20,1011.0%
  23. 23Jonathan19,0681.0%
  24. 24Kyle18,3991.0%
  25. 25Cody17,5890.9%
  26. 26Kevin17,3150.9%
  27. 27Thomas14,9100.8%
  28. 28Aaron14,3850.7%
  29. 29Jordan14,1600.7%
  30. 30Eric13,3110.7%
  31. 31Benjamin12,7910.7%
  32. 32Dylan12,5300.6%
  33. 33Samuel12,1470.6%
  34. 34Steven12,0900.6%
  35. 35Christian11,9870.6%
  36. 36Jose11,7310.6%
  37. 37Brian11,6480.6%
  38. 38Adam11,0230.6%
  39. 39Timothy10,7670.6%
  40. 40Nathan10,3860.5%
  41. 41Richard9,5160.5%
  42. 42Patrick9,3370.5%
  43. 43Charles9,0180.5%
  44. 44Sean8,8380.5%
  45. 45Jesse8,6830.4%
  46. 46Jason8,5520.4%
  47. 47Jeremy8,2270.4%
  48. 48Mark7,4880.4%
  49. 49Stephen7,4810.4%
  50. 50Alex7,2400.4%
  51. 51Juan7,2080.4%
  52. 52Cameron6,8380.4%
  53. 53Travis6,8000.4%
  54. 54Taylor6,6260.3%
  55. 55Jeffrey6,5250.3%
  56. 56Dustin6,4590.3%
  57. 57Luis6,3620.3%
  58. 58Trevor6,3590.3%
  59. 59Connor6,3180.3%
  60. 60Caleb6,1610.3%
  61. 61Devin6,0640.3%
  62. 62Evan5,8950.3%
  63. 63Jared5,8750.3%
  64. 64Paul5,7980.3%
  65. 65Kenneth5,6790.3%
  66. 66Bryan5,6060.3%
  67. 67Hunter5,5850.3%
  68. 68Gabriel5,5390.3%
  69. 69Dakota5,5350.3%
  70. 70Logan5,4580.3%
  71. 71Mitchell5,3700.3%
  72. 72Carlos5,3290.3%
  73. 73Corey5,2790.3%
  74. 74Ian5,2670.3%
  75. 75Marcus5,2580.3%
  76. 76Gregory5,1370.3%
  77. 77Derek5,0810.3%
  78. 78Nathaniel5,0290.3%
  79. 79Jesus4,9160.3%
  80. 80Scott4,9150.3%
  81. 81Blake4,8790.3%
  82. 82Garrett4,7620.2%
  83. 83Bradley4,6780.2%
  84. 84Edward4,5200.2%
  85. 85Dalton4,2450.2%
  86. 86Shawn4,2450.2%
  87. 87Peter4,2250.2%
  88. 88Antonio4,1730.2%
  89. 89Ethan4,1660.2%
  90. 90Seth4,1350.2%
  91. 91Luke4,0950.2%
  92. 92Shane4,0850.2%
  93. 93Victor4,0560.2%
  94. 94Miguel4,0330.2%
  95. 95Lucas4,0090.2%
  96. 96Tanner3,9230.2%
  97. 97Adrian3,8140.2%
  98. 98Spencer3,8130.2%
  99. 99Erik3,7460.2%
  100. 100Vincent3,6030.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1994 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.