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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1994, 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 1994 and what is climbing now.

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The 1994 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Jessica32,122
  2. 2Ashley30,281
  3. 3Emily24,154
  4. 4Samantha22,824
  5. 5Sarah22,299
  6. 6Taylor20,734
  7. 7Brittany18,900
  8. 8Amanda18,718
  9. 9Elizabeth16,786
  10. 10Megan16,580
  11. 11Nicole16,011
  12. 12Kayla15,885
  13. 13Rachel15,492
  14. 14Lauren15,158
  15. 15Stephanie14,750
  16. 16Hannah14,494
  17. 17Jennifer14,001
  18. 18Alexis13,039
  19. 19Victoria12,694
  20. 20Danielle12,455
  21. 21Amber12,343
  22. 22Courtney12,020
  23. 23Jasmine11,714
  24. 24Rebecca11,284
  25. 25Morgan10,655
  26. 26Alyssa10,602
  27. 27Brianna10,516
  28. 28Alexandra10,226
  29. 29Kelsey9,749
  30. 30Katherine9,586
  31. 31Melissa8,795
  32. 32Kimberly8,747
  33. 33Michelle8,639
  34. 34Allison8,150
  35. 35Tiffany8,096
  36. 36Haley7,803
  37. 37Mary7,758
  38. 38Chelsea7,718
  39. 39Christina7,668
  40. 40Shelby7,546
  41. 41Anna7,529
  42. 42Abigail7,243
  43. 43Sara7,220
  44. 44Heather7,033
  45. 45Erin6,908
  46. 46Laura6,860
  47. 47Maria6,753
  48. 48Kaitlyn6,686
  49. 49Andrea6,482
  50. 50Olivia6,432
  51. 51Madison6,263
  52. 52Jordan6,259
  53. 53Marissa6,246
  54. 54Brooke5,973
  55. 55Kristen5,871
  56. 56Natalie5,837
  57. 57Erica5,680
  58. 58Katelyn5,670
  59. 59Vanessa5,552
  60. 60Shannon5,508
  61. 61Miranda5,456
  62. 62Kelly5,446
  63. 63Paige5,208
  64. 64Crystal5,199
  65. 65Jacqueline5,183
  66. 66Cassandra5,061
  67. 67Gabrielle5,044
  68. 68Briana5,000
  69. 69Lindsey4,988
  70. 70Katie4,983
  71. 71Sierra4,853
  72. 72Julia4,844
  73. 73Alexandria4,840
  74. 74Emma4,765
  75. 75Mariah4,749
  76. 76Sydney4,737
  77. 77Amy4,691
  78. 78Caitlin4,654
  79. 79Kathryn4,620
  80. 80Jenna4,594
  81. 81Angela4,414
  82. 82Savannah4,386
  83. 83Alicia4,105
  84. 84Catherine4,102
  85. 85Breanna4,101
  86. 86Destiny4,089
  87. 87Jamie3,982
  88. 88Monica3,912
  89. 89Brittney3,876
  90. 90Erika3,584
  91. 91Whitney3,566
  92. 92Madeline3,518
  93. 93Kaitlin3,501
  94. 94Caroline3,452
  95. 95Alexa3,441
  96. 96Molly3,441
  97. 97Sabrina3,384
  98. 98Diana3,369
  99. 99Cheyenne3,307
  100. 100Meghan3,227

US babies given each name in 1994.

Boys100

  1. 1Michael44,477
  2. 2Christopher34,807
  3. 3Matthew33,654
  4. 4Joshua31,374
  5. 5Tyler30,482
  6. 6Brandon29,492
  7. 7Jacob29,417
  8. 8Daniel28,065
  9. 9Nicholas27,770
  10. 10Andrew26,019
  11. 11Joseph25,734
  12. 12Zachary25,139
  13. 13David24,877
  14. 14James24,778
  15. 15John24,187
  16. 16Ryan24,063
  17. 17Austin23,192
  18. 18Anthony21,604
  19. 19William21,492
  20. 20Justin20,940
  21. 21Robert20,560
  22. 22Alexander20,101
  23. 23Jonathan19,068
  24. 24Kyle18,399
  25. 25Cody17,589
  26. 26Kevin17,315
  27. 27Thomas14,910
  28. 28Aaron14,385
  29. 29Jordan14,160
  30. 30Eric13,311
  31. 31Benjamin12,791
  32. 32Dylan12,530
  33. 33Samuel12,147
  34. 34Steven12,090
  35. 35Christian11,987
  36. 36Jose11,731
  37. 37Brian11,648
  38. 38Adam11,023
  39. 39Timothy10,767
  40. 40Nathan10,386
  41. 41Richard9,516
  42. 42Patrick9,337
  43. 43Charles9,018
  44. 44Sean8,838
  45. 45Jesse8,683
  46. 46Jason8,552
  47. 47Jeremy8,227
  48. 48Mark7,488
  49. 49Stephen7,481
  50. 50Alex7,240
  51. 51Juan7,208
  52. 52Cameron6,838
  53. 53Travis6,800
  54. 54Taylor6,626
  55. 55Jeffrey6,525
  56. 56Dustin6,459
  57. 57Luis6,362
  58. 58Trevor6,359
  59. 59Connor6,318
  60. 60Caleb6,161
  61. 61Devin6,064
  62. 62Evan5,895
  63. 63Jared5,875
  64. 64Paul5,798
  65. 65Kenneth5,679
  66. 66Bryan5,606
  67. 67Hunter5,585
  68. 68Gabriel5,539
  69. 69Dakota5,535
  70. 70Logan5,458
  71. 71Mitchell5,370
  72. 72Carlos5,329
  73. 73Corey5,279
  74. 74Ian5,267
  75. 75Marcus5,258
  76. 76Gregory5,137
  77. 77Derek5,081
  78. 78Nathaniel5,029
  79. 79Jesus4,916
  80. 80Scott4,915
  81. 81Blake4,879
  82. 82Garrett4,762
  83. 83Bradley4,678
  84. 84Edward4,520
  85. 85Dalton4,245
  86. 86Shawn4,245
  87. 87Peter4,225
  88. 88Antonio4,173
  89. 89Ethan4,166
  90. 90Seth4,135
  91. 91Luke4,095
  92. 92Shane4,085
  93. 93Victor4,056
  94. 94Miguel4,033
  95. 95Lucas4,009
  96. 96Tanner3,923
  97. 97Adrian3,814
  98. 98Spencer3,813
  99. 99Erik3,746
  100. 100Vincent3,603

US babies given each name in 1994.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1994?
Jessica was the #1 girl name in the US in 1994, given to 32,122 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1994?
Michael was the #1 boy name in the US in 1994, given to 44,477 babies.

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