United States · 1996
Baby names of 1996
Emily and Michael topped 1996.
Top girls' names of 1996
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 25,150 |
| 2 | Jessica | 24,201 |
| 3 | Ashley | 23,678 |
| 4 | Sarah | 21,048 |
| 5 | Samantha | 20,552 |
| 6 | Taylor | 19,155 |
| 7 | Hannah | 18,596 |
| 8 | Alexis | 16,592 |
| 9 | Rachel | 16,121 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 16,003 |
| 11 | Kayla | 15,269 |
| 12 | Megan | 14,770 |
| 13 | Amanda | 13,980 |
| 14 | Brittany | 13,797 |
| 15 | Madison | 13,412 |
| 16 | Lauren | 12,595 |
| 17 | Brianna | 11,925 |
| 18 | Victoria | 11,859 |
| 19 | Jennifer | 11,732 |
| 20 | Stephanie | 11,643 |
| 21 | Courtney | 11,344 |
| 22 | Nicole | 11,135 |
| 23 | Alyssa | 11,024 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 10,626 |
| 25 | Morgan | 10,295 |
| 26 | Alexandra | 10,025 |
| 27 | Amber | 9,771 |
| 28 | Jasmine | 9,707 |
| 29 | Danielle | 9,286 |
| 30 | Haley | 9,042 |
| 31 | Katherine | 8,877 |
| 32 | Abigail | 8,604 |
| 33 | Anna | 8,575 |
| 34 | Olivia | 8,126 |
| 35 | Shelby | 7,950 |
| 36 | Kelsey | 7,655 |
| 37 | Maria | 7,598 |
| 38 | Allison | 7,455 |
| 39 | Sydney | 7,259 |
| 40 | Kaitlyn | 7,241 |
| 41 | Kimberly | 7,176 |
| 42 | Melissa | 7,170 |
| 43 | Savannah | 7,000 |
| 44 | Mary | 6,968 |
| 45 | Brooke | 6,724 |
| 46 | Natalie | 6,693 |
| 47 | Michelle | 6,598 |
| 48 | Julia | 6,314 |
| 49 | Jordan | 6,299 |
| 50 | Sara | 6,288 |
Top boys' names of 1996
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 38,373 |
| 2 | Matthew | 32,077 |
| 3 | Jacob | 31,925 |
| 4 | Christopher | 30,904 |
| 5 | Joshua | 29,175 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 27,724 |
| 7 | Tyler | 26,956 |
| 8 | Brandon | 25,847 |
| 9 | Austin | 25,663 |
| 10 | Andrew | 25,244 |
| 11 | Daniel | 25,128 |
| 12 | Joseph | 24,758 |
| 13 | David | 23,022 |
| 14 | Zachary | 22,369 |
| 15 | John | 22,188 |
| 16 | Ryan | 21,809 |
| 17 | James | 21,165 |
| 18 | William | 20,546 |
| 19 | Anthony | 20,508 |
| 20 | Justin | 20,015 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 18,602 |
| 22 | Alexander | 17,964 |
| 23 | Robert | 17,676 |
| 24 | Christian | 15,824 |
| 25 | Kyle | 15,600 |
| 26 | Kevin | 14,589 |
| 27 | Jordan | 13,852 |
| 28 | Thomas | 13,804 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 13,784 |
| 30 | Samuel | 13,629 |
| 31 | Cody | 12,954 |
| 32 | Jose | 12,155 |
| 33 | Dylan | 12,037 |
| 34 | Aaron | 11,971 |
| 35 | Eric | 11,611 |
| 36 | Brian | 10,476 |
| 37 | Nathan | 10,287 |
| 38 | Steven | 9,650 |
| 39 | Adam | 9,557 |
| 40 | Timothy | 8,919 |
| 41 | Jason | 8,695 |
| 42 | Logan | 8,374 |
| 43 | Charles | 8,248 |
| 44 | Patrick | 8,194 |
| 45 | Richard | 8,182 |
| 46 | Sean | 7,896 |
| 47 | Hunter | 7,603 |
| 48 | Caleb | 7,550 |
| 49 | Cameron | 7,388 |
| 50 | Noah | 7,184 |
SOURCE·US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data·Public domain. SSA lists a name only if it was given to at least 5 babies of that sex that year.·REVIEWED JUL 2026
SOURCE·US SSA (1880–2025) + NZ DIA (1900–2025) birth registrations·ranks and shares computed from the source files, see method·REVIEWED JUL 2026