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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1992, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1990s. Then see which names rose and fell after 1992 and what is climbing now.

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The 1992 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Ashley38,460
  2. 2Jessica38,361
  3. 3Amanda25,039
  4. 4Brittany24,983
  5. 5Sarah24,634
  6. 6Samantha24,407
  7. 7Emily21,835
  8. 8Stephanie19,680
  9. 9Elizabeth19,035
  10. 10Megan17,842
  11. 11Jennifer17,819
  12. 12Lauren17,215
  13. 13Kayla16,517
  14. 14Nicole16,327
  15. 15Chelsea16,177
  16. 16Rachel15,840
  17. 17Taylor14,954
  18. 18Danielle14,098
  19. 19Amber13,917
  20. 20Rebecca13,110
  21. 21Courtney12,604
  22. 22Victoria11,907
  23. 23Kelsey11,713
  24. 24Melissa11,710
  25. 25Michelle11,512
  26. 26Hannah11,496
  27. 27Katherine11,149
  28. 28Jasmine10,479
  29. 29Alexandra10,221
  30. 30Alyssa10,163
  31. 31Heather9,725
  32. 32Tiffany9,722
  33. 33Christina9,444
  34. 34Shelby9,396
  35. 35Kimberly8,895
  36. 36Mary8,463
  37. 37Sara8,443
  38. 38Laura8,311
  39. 39Andrea8,024
  40. 40Alexis7,948
  41. 41Morgan7,789
  42. 42Kaitlyn7,480
  43. 43Brianna7,296
  44. 44Erica7,133
  45. 45Maria7,091
  46. 46Erin7,059
  47. 47Kelly7,012
  48. 48Allison6,903
  49. 49Anna6,853
  50. 50Crystal6,598
  51. 51Amy6,340
  52. 52Cassandra6,312
  53. 53Kristen6,253
  54. 54Katie6,116
  55. 55Vanessa6,080
  56. 56Haley6,040
  57. 57Lindsey5,893
  58. 58Olivia5,811
  59. 59Brooke5,771
  60. 60Kathryn5,686
  61. 61Natalie5,583
  62. 62Caitlin5,391
  63. 63Jordan5,366
  64. 64Paige5,305
  65. 65Katelyn5,291
  66. 66Shannon5,290
  67. 67Jenna5,091
  68. 68Brittney5,085
  69. 69Angela5,078
  70. 70Julia5,021
  71. 71Alicia4,910
  72. 72Marissa4,873
  73. 73Alexandria4,796
  74. 74Mariah4,712
  75. 75Jamie4,702
  76. 76Jacqueline4,689
  77. 77Monica4,590
  78. 78Catherine4,536
  79. 79Briana4,350
  80. 80Erika4,342
  81. 81Lindsay4,262
  82. 82Christine4,150
  83. 83Molly4,137
  84. 84Gabrielle4,028
  85. 85Whitney4,010
  86. 86Abigail3,988
  87. 87Ariel3,961
  88. 88Lisa3,781
  89. 89Miranda3,695
  90. 90Kristin3,597
  91. 91Meghan3,595
  92. 92Cynthia3,548
  93. 93Kristina3,466
  94. 94Breanna3,451
  95. 95Veronica3,444
  96. 96Leah3,431
  97. 97Bianca3,385
  98. 98Melanie3,353
  99. 99Holly3,347
  100. 100Angelica3,324

US babies given each name in 1992.

Boys100

  1. 1Michael54,410
  2. 2Christopher42,468
  3. 3Matthew37,733
  4. 4Joshua36,221
  5. 5Andrew30,542
  6. 6Brandon29,628
  7. 7Daniel29,157
  8. 8Tyler28,806
  9. 9James28,513
  10. 10David28,425
  11. 11Joseph27,904
  12. 12Nicholas27,762
  13. 13Ryan27,022
  14. 14John26,253
  15. 15Jacob25,665
  16. 16Zachary24,802
  17. 17Robert24,094
  18. 18Justin23,620
  19. 19Anthony23,174
  20. 20William23,066
  21. 21Jonathan21,413
  22. 22Kyle20,714
  23. 23Alexander20,069
  24. 24Cody19,876
  25. 25Kevin19,647
  26. 26Eric16,145
  27. 27Thomas15,290
  28. 28Dylan15,064
  29. 29Steven15,039
  30. 30Aaron14,512
  31. 31Brian14,107
  32. 32Jordan14,032
  33. 33Benjamin13,455
  34. 34Timothy12,864
  35. 35Christian11,953
  36. 36Adam11,905
  37. 37Jose11,824
  38. 38Austin11,458
  39. 39Patrick11,409
  40. 40Samuel11,344
  41. 41Richard11,332
  42. 42Sean11,065
  43. 43Charles10,469
  44. 44Nathan10,154
  45. 45Stephen9,308
  46. 46Jason9,249
  47. 47Jeremy9,042
  48. 48Travis8,895
  49. 49Mark8,745
  50. 50Jesse8,563
  51. 51Jeffrey8,471
  52. 52Taylor8,239
  53. 53Cameron7,356
  54. 54Alex7,351
  55. 55Paul7,003
  56. 56Juan6,956
  57. 57Bryan6,835
  58. 58Dustin6,798
  59. 59Kenneth6,732
  60. 60Gregory6,498
  61. 61Scott6,447
  62. 62Derek6,293
  63. 63Trevor6,193
  64. 64Luis6,169
  65. 65Corey6,140
  66. 66Evan6,051
  67. 67Jared5,868
  68. 68Ian5,536
  69. 69Carlos5,342
  70. 70Edward5,233
  71. 71Shawn5,153
  72. 72Bradley5,098
  73. 73Dillon5,062
  74. 74Caleb5,042
  75. 75Devin4,972
  76. 76Ethan4,906
  77. 77Shane4,847
  78. 78Jesus4,823
  79. 79Nathaniel4,687
  80. 80Connor4,609
  81. 81Peter4,598
  82. 82Marcus4,545
  83. 83Cory4,436
  84. 84Blake4,397
  85. 85Antonio4,344
  86. 86Gabriel4,336
  87. 87Victor4,293
  88. 88Garrett4,270
  89. 89Logan4,226
  90. 90Miguel4,173
  91. 91Mitchell4,122
  92. 92Vincent4,106
  93. 93Luke4,066
  94. 94Seth3,913
  95. 95George3,894
  96. 96Adrian3,859
  97. 97Brett3,823
  98. 98Erik3,815
  99. 99Spencer3,696
  100. 100Joel3,667

US babies given each name in 1992.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1992?
Ashley was the #1 girl name in the US in 1992, given to 38,460 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1992?
Michael was the #1 boy name in the US in 1992, given to 54,410 babies.

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