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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1999

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1999 — 3,692,373 recorded births in total that year.

19982000 The 1990s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1999

Girls’ names

  1. 1Emily26,5421.5%
  2. 2Hannah21,6791.2%
  3. 3Alexis19,2371.1%
  4. 4Sarah19,1191.1%
  5. 5Samantha19,0441.1%
  6. 6Ashley18,1361.0%
  7. 7Madison18,0541.0%
  8. 8Taylor16,9061.0%
  9. 9Jessica16,3500.9%
  10. 10Elizabeth15,3500.9%
  11. 11Alyssa14,0360.8%
  12. 12Lauren13,9110.8%
  13. 13Kayla13,2920.7%
  14. 14Brianna12,4190.7%
  15. 15Megan12,2300.7%
  16. 16Victoria11,8740.7%
  17. 17Emma11,7510.7%
  18. 18Abigail11,6860.7%
  19. 19Rachel11,6320.7%
  20. 20Olivia11,2570.6%
  21. 21Jennifer10,6160.6%
  22. 22Amanda9,7500.5%
  23. 23Sydney9,6490.5%
  24. 24Morgan9,6070.5%
  25. 25Nicole9,5150.5%
  26. 26Jasmine9,3510.5%
  27. 27Grace9,1810.5%
  28. 28Destiny9,1720.5%
  29. 29Anna9,1150.5%
  30. 30Julia8,7530.5%
  31. 31Haley8,2020.5%
  32. 32Alexandra8,1630.5%
  33. 33Kaitlyn8,1580.5%
  34. 34Natalie8,0790.5%
  35. 35Brittany7,9420.4%
  36. 36Katherine7,9350.4%
  37. 37Stephanie7,6920.4%
  38. 38Rebecca7,4370.4%
  39. 39Maria7,0350.4%
  40. 40Allison7,0260.4%
  41. 41Amber6,8410.4%
  42. 42Savannah6,8060.4%
  43. 43Danielle6,7530.4%
  44. 44Courtney6,5590.4%
  45. 45Mary6,3900.4%
  46. 46Gabrielle6,1300.3%
  47. 47Brooke6,0660.3%
  48. 48Jordan5,7300.3%
  49. 49Sierra5,7150.3%
  50. 50Sara5,6260.3%
  51. 51Kimberly5,4570.3%
  52. 52Mackenzie5,4260.3%
  53. 53Sophia5,4230.3%
  54. 54Hailey5,3690.3%
  55. 55Katelyn5,3090.3%
  56. 56Michelle5,3030.3%
  57. 57Vanessa5,2870.3%
  58. 58Erin5,2230.3%
  59. 59Andrea5,0720.3%
  60. 60Isabella5,0600.3%
  61. 61Jenna5,0430.3%
  62. 62Shelby5,0180.3%
  63. 63Chloe4,9640.3%
  64. 64Melissa4,8300.3%
  65. 65Bailey4,8090.3%
  66. 66Makayla4,7910.3%
  67. 67Paige4,7170.3%
  68. 68Mariah4,6460.3%
  69. 69Kaylee4,5790.3%
  70. 70Madeline4,5720.3%
  71. 71Caroline4,4740.3%
  72. 72Kelsey4,4000.2%
  73. 73Marissa4,3890.2%
  74. 74Breanna4,3410.2%
  75. 75Christina4,2960.2%
  76. 76Faith4,2360.2%
  77. 77Autumn4,1280.2%
  78. 78Kiara4,0240.2%
  79. 79Jacqueline3,9010.2%
  80. 80Tiffany3,8880.2%
  81. 81Laura3,8780.2%
  82. 82Briana3,8390.2%
  83. 83Alexandria3,7890.2%
  84. 84Cheyenne3,7790.2%
  85. 85Mikayla3,7350.2%
  86. 86Claire3,7340.2%
  87. 87Cassandra3,7290.2%
  88. 88Sabrina3,6500.2%
  89. 89Alexa3,6440.2%
  90. 90Angela3,6320.2%
  91. 91Kathryn3,5900.2%
  92. 92Katie3,5500.2%
  93. 93Caitlin3,4610.2%
  94. 94Miranda3,4330.2%
  95. 95Kelly3,4200.2%
  96. 96Lindsey3,4170.2%
  97. 97Isabel3,4050.2%
  98. 98Catherine3,4010.2%
  99. 99Cassidy3,3950.2%
  100. 100Leslie3,3410.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Jacob35,3711.8%
  2. 2Michael33,9151.8%
  3. 3Matthew30,4181.6%
  4. 4Joshua27,2651.4%
  5. 5Nicholas25,6391.3%
  6. 6Christopher25,6041.3%
  7. 7Andrew23,8661.2%
  8. 8Joseph23,2201.2%
  9. 9Daniel22,7041.2%
  10. 10Tyler22,6691.2%
  11. 11Brandon21,6011.1%
  12. 12Ryan21,0141.1%
  13. 13Austin20,7671.1%
  14. 14William20,7181.1%
  15. 15John20,3661.1%
  16. 16David20,3521.1%
  17. 17Zachary19,9851.0%
  18. 18Anthony19,4721.0%
  19. 19James18,5551.0%
  20. 20Justin18,2771.0%
  21. 21Alexander17,4200.9%
  22. 22Jonathan17,0680.9%
  23. 23Dylan15,9810.8%
  24. 24Noah14,9310.8%
  25. 25Christian14,7830.8%
  26. 26Robert14,5400.8%
  27. 27Samuel14,0490.7%
  28. 28Kyle13,7740.7%
  29. 29Benjamin13,6660.7%
  30. 30Jordan13,0520.7%
  31. 31Thomas12,7950.7%
  32. 32Nathan12,5380.7%
  33. 33Cameron12,4350.6%
  34. 34Kevin12,2570.6%
  35. 35Jose12,1550.6%
  36. 36Hunter11,4850.6%
  37. 37Ethan11,4460.6%
  38. 38Aaron9,8600.5%
  39. 39Eric9,3820.5%
  40. 40Jason9,3660.5%
  41. 41Caleb9,2810.5%
  42. 42Logan9,1360.5%
  43. 43Brian8,8080.5%
  44. 44Adam8,2230.4%
  45. 45Cody7,8640.4%
  46. 46Juan7,8000.4%
  47. 47Steven7,6890.4%
  48. 48Connor7,5970.4%
  49. 49Timothy7,5930.4%
  50. 50Charles7,5250.4%
  51. 51Isaiah7,5000.4%
  52. 52Jack7,3850.4%
  53. 53Gabriel7,3690.4%
  54. 54Jared7,2760.4%
  55. 55Luis7,2130.4%
  56. 56Sean7,2050.4%
  57. 57Evan6,8500.4%
  58. 58Alex6,8280.4%
  59. 59Carlos6,6650.3%
  60. 60Elijah6,5960.3%
  61. 61Richard6,5020.3%
  62. 62Nathaniel6,4670.3%
  63. 63Patrick6,4470.3%
  64. 64Isaac6,4070.3%
  65. 65Seth6,3050.3%
  66. 66Trevor6,2570.3%
  67. 67Luke6,1370.3%
  68. 68Devin5,9700.3%
  69. 69Mark5,6060.3%
  70. 70Jesus5,5710.3%
  71. 71Mason5,4510.3%
  72. 72Ian5,4500.3%
  73. 73Angel5,4020.3%
  74. 74Bryan5,3910.3%
  75. 75Cole5,3170.3%
  76. 76Chase5,2230.3%
  77. 77Dakota5,0930.3%
  78. 78Garrett5,0750.3%
  79. 79Adrian5,0660.3%
  80. 80Antonio5,0270.3%
  81. 81Jeremy5,0160.3%
  82. 82Jesse5,0040.3%
  83. 83Jackson4,9930.3%
  84. 84Blake4,8120.3%
  85. 85Stephen4,5430.2%
  86. 86Dalton4,5410.2%
  87. 87Tanner4,5210.2%
  88. 88Alejandro4,3190.2%
  89. 89Kenneth4,2850.2%
  90. 90Lucas4,2200.2%
  91. 91Miguel4,2070.2%
  92. 92Spencer4,1940.2%
  93. 93Bryce4,1480.2%
  94. 94Paul4,0200.2%
  95. 95Victor4,0160.2%
  96. 96Brendan3,9950.2%
  97. 97Jake3,9360.2%
  98. 98Marcus3,8670.2%
  99. 99Tristan3,8450.2%
  100. 100Jeffrey3,8150.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1999 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.