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Top baby names of 1991

The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1991, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1990s.

Girls

  1. 1. Ashley43,477
  2. 2. Jessica43,398
  3. 3. Brittany29,093
  4. 4. Amanda28,896
  5. 5. Samantha25,651
  6. 6. Sarah25,233
  7. 7. Stephanie22,775
  8. 8. Jennifer20,673
  9. 9. Elizabeth20,395
  10. 10. Emily20,311
  11. 11. Megan19,278
  12. 12. Kayla18,545
  13. 13. Lauren18,412
  14. 14. Rachel16,344
  15. 15. Nicole16,046
  16. 16. Amber14,992
  17. 17. Danielle13,619
  18. 18. Chelsea13,509
  19. 19. Courtney13,441
  20. 20. Melissa13,348
  21. 21. Rebecca13,298
  22. 22. Michelle12,213
  23. 23. Heather11,703
  24. 24. Jasmine11,524
  25. 25. Katherine11,495
  26. 26. Kelsey11,435
  27. 27. Tiffany11,155
  28. 28. Victoria10,912
  29. 29. Hannah10,769
  30. 30. Alyssa10,678
  31. 31. Christina10,564
  32. 32. Taylor10,253
  33. 33. Shelby10,220
  34. 34. Kimberly9,799
  35. 35. Laura9,644
  36. 36. Alexandra9,460
  37. 37. Sara8,846
  38. 38. Mary8,764
  39. 39. Andrea7,995
  40. 40. Erica7,800
  41. 41. Crystal7,727
  42. 42. Kelly7,515
  43. 43. Amy7,275
  44. 44. Erin7,207
  45. 45. Maria7,136
  46. 46. Anna7,119
  47. 47. Alexis7,009
  48. 48. Kristen6,816
  49. 49. Morgan6,794
  50. 50. Allison6,773
  51. 51. Brianna6,561
  52. 52. Lindsey6,460
  53. 53. Katie6,425
  54. 54. Cassandra6,408
  55. 55. Caitlin6,384
  56. 56. Vanessa5,926
  57. 57. Kathryn5,832
  58. 58. Brittney5,829
  59. 59. Angela5,802
  60. 60. Jamie5,781
  61. 61. Olivia5,602
  62. 62. Jordan5,561
  63. 63. Alicia5,558
  64. 64. Natalie5,557
  65. 65. Brooke5,551
  66. 66. Ariel5,411
  67. 67. Julia5,365
  68. 68. Whitney5,239
  69. 69. Mariah5,192
  70. 70. Jacqueline4,989
  71. 71. Shannon4,845
  72. 72. Catherine4,815
  73. 73. Christine4,806
  74. 74. Molly4,652
  75. 75. Katelyn4,560
  76. 76. Paige4,516
  77. 77. Lindsay4,483
  78. 78. Alexandria4,470
  79. 79. Haley4,463
  80. 80. Jenna4,460
  81. 81. Marissa4,421
  82. 82. Kaitlyn4,407
  83. 83. Lisa4,395
  84. 84. Erika4,310
  85. 85. Monica4,156
  86. 86. Kristin4,087
  87. 87. Kristina3,876
  88. 88. April3,857
  89. 89. Bianca3,844
  90. 90. Miranda3,820
  91. 91. Leah3,816
  92. 92. Abigail3,799
  93. 93. Cynthia3,707
  94. 94. Meghan3,704
  95. 95. Briana3,689
  96. 96. Melanie3,580
  97. 97. Gabrielle3,578
  98. 98. Julie3,571
  99. 99. Kaitlin3,486
  100. 100. Veronica3,441

Boys

  1. 1. Michael60,810
  2. 2. Christopher47,111
  3. 3. Matthew41,647
  4. 4. Joshua41,226
  5. 5. Andrew31,539
  6. 6. Daniel30,935
  7. 7. James30,514
  8. 8. David30,416
  9. 9. Joseph29,840
  10. 10. John27,809
  11. 11. Ryan27,536
  12. 12. Nicholas27,357
  13. 13. Robert26,839
  14. 14. Justin26,797
  15. 15. Brandon26,021
  16. 16. Tyler25,209
  17. 17. Jacob25,200
  18. 18. Anthony24,447
  19. 19. William23,860
  20. 20. Jonathan22,975
  21. 21. Kyle21,610
  22. 22. Zachary21,387
  23. 23. Kevin20,262
  24. 24. Cody18,980
  25. 25. Eric18,051
  26. 26. Alexander17,640
  27. 27. Steven16,863
  28. 28. Thomas16,789
  29. 29. Jordan16,020
  30. 30. Brian14,915
  31. 31. Aaron14,242
  32. 32. Timothy14,154
  33. 33. Benjamin13,877
  34. 34. Richard12,553
  35. 35. Patrick12,412
  36. 36. Adam12,308
  37. 37. Jose11,727
  38. 38. Charles11,336
  39. 39. Samuel11,234
  40. 40. Sean11,182
  41. 41. Stephen10,525
  42. 42. Nathan10,500
  43. 43. Jeremy10,403
  44. 44. Travis10,134
  45. 45. Jeffrey9,894
  46. 46. Dylan9,763
  47. 47. Mark9,684
  48. 48. Christian9,447
  49. 49. Jason9,387
  50. 50. Austin9,054
  51. 51. Jesse8,367
  52. 52. Taylor7,972
  53. 53. Paul7,680
  54. 54. Kenneth7,576
  55. 55. Gregory7,555
  56. 56. Dustin7,383
  57. 57. Scott7,114
  58. 58. Corey6,931
  59. 59. Derek6,893
  60. 60. Juan6,843
  61. 61. Bryan6,757
  62. 62. Cameron6,697
  63. 63. Alex6,673
  64. 64. Jared6,214
  65. 65. Ethan6,129
  66. 66. Luis5,896
  67. 67. Bradley5,723
  68. 68. Edward5,572
  69. 69. Trevor5,531
  70. 70. Evan5,448
  71. 71. Shawn5,415
  72. 72. Carlos5,330
  73. 73. Ian5,326
  74. 74. Cory5,121
  75. 75. Shane5,106
  76. 76. Marcus5,069
  77. 77. Peter4,959
  78. 78. Caleb4,864
  79. 79. Antonio4,616
  80. 80. Jesus4,601
  81. 81. Vincent4,493
  82. 82. Gabriel4,414
  83. 83. Devin4,388
  84. 84. Nathaniel4,367
  85. 85. Victor4,335
  86. 86. Blake4,275
  87. 87. George4,179
  88. 88. Brett4,153
  89. 89. Keith4,124
  90. 90. Casey4,107
  91. 91. Garrett4,054
  92. 92. Miguel3,948
  93. 93. Adrian3,921
  94. 94. Logan3,893
  95. 95. Erik3,892
  96. 96. Mitchell3,882
  97. 97. Raymond3,865
  98. 98. Phillip3,851
  99. 99. Seth3,812
  100. 100. Joel3,762

Frequently asked questions

What was the most popular girl name in 1991?
Ashley was the #1 girl name in the US in 1991, given to 43,477 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1991?
Michael was the #1 boy name in the US in 1991, given to 60,810 babies.

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