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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1999, 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 1999 and what is climbing now.

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The 1999 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Emily26,542
  2. 2Hannah21,679
  3. 3Alexis19,237
  4. 4Sarah19,119
  5. 5Samantha19,044
  6. 6Ashley18,136
  7. 7Madison18,054
  8. 8Taylor16,906
  9. 9Jessica16,350
  10. 10Elizabeth15,350
  11. 11Alyssa14,036
  12. 12Lauren13,911
  13. 13Kayla13,292
  14. 14Brianna12,419
  15. 15Megan12,230
  16. 16Victoria11,874
  17. 17Emma11,751
  18. 18Abigail11,686
  19. 19Rachel11,632
  20. 20Olivia11,257
  21. 21Jennifer10,616
  22. 22Amanda9,750
  23. 23Sydney9,649
  24. 24Morgan9,607
  25. 25Nicole9,515
  26. 26Jasmine9,351
  27. 27Grace9,181
  28. 28Destiny9,172
  29. 29Anna9,115
  30. 30Julia8,753
  31. 31Haley8,202
  32. 32Alexandra8,163
  33. 33Kaitlyn8,158
  34. 34Natalie8,079
  35. 35Brittany7,942
  36. 36Katherine7,935
  37. 37Stephanie7,692
  38. 38Rebecca7,437
  39. 39Maria7,035
  40. 40Allison7,026
  41. 41Amber6,841
  42. 42Savannah6,806
  43. 43Danielle6,753
  44. 44Courtney6,559
  45. 45Mary6,390
  46. 46Gabrielle6,130
  47. 47Brooke6,066
  48. 48Jordan5,730
  49. 49Sierra5,715
  50. 50Sara5,626
  51. 51Kimberly5,457
  52. 52Mackenzie5,426
  53. 53Sophia5,423
  54. 54Hailey5,369
  55. 55Katelyn5,309
  56. 56Michelle5,303
  57. 57Vanessa5,287
  58. 58Erin5,223
  59. 59Andrea5,072
  60. 60Isabella5,060
  61. 61Jenna5,043
  62. 62Shelby5,018
  63. 63Chloe4,964
  64. 64Melissa4,830
  65. 65Bailey4,809
  66. 66Makayla4,791
  67. 67Paige4,717
  68. 68Mariah4,646
  69. 69Kaylee4,579
  70. 70Madeline4,572
  71. 71Caroline4,474
  72. 72Kelsey4,400
  73. 73Marissa4,389
  74. 74Breanna4,341
  75. 75Christina4,296
  76. 76Faith4,236
  77. 77Autumn4,128
  78. 78Kiara4,024
  79. 79Jacqueline3,901
  80. 80Tiffany3,888
  81. 81Laura3,878
  82. 82Briana3,839
  83. 83Alexandria3,789
  84. 84Cheyenne3,779
  85. 85Mikayla3,735
  86. 86Claire3,734
  87. 87Cassandra3,729
  88. 88Sabrina3,650
  89. 89Alexa3,644
  90. 90Angela3,632
  91. 91Kathryn3,590
  92. 92Katie3,550
  93. 93Caitlin3,461
  94. 94Miranda3,433
  95. 95Kelly3,420
  96. 96Lindsey3,417
  97. 97Isabel3,405
  98. 98Catherine3,401
  99. 99Cassidy3,395
  100. 100Leslie3,341

US babies given each name in 1999.

Boys100

  1. 1Jacob35,371
  2. 2Michael33,915
  3. 3Matthew30,418
  4. 4Joshua27,265
  5. 5Nicholas25,639
  6. 6Christopher25,604
  7. 7Andrew23,866
  8. 8Joseph23,220
  9. 9Daniel22,704
  10. 10Tyler22,669
  11. 11Brandon21,601
  12. 12Ryan21,014
  13. 13Austin20,767
  14. 14William20,718
  15. 15John20,366
  16. 16David20,352
  17. 17Zachary19,985
  18. 18Anthony19,472
  19. 19James18,555
  20. 20Justin18,277
  21. 21Alexander17,420
  22. 22Jonathan17,068
  23. 23Dylan15,981
  24. 24Noah14,931
  25. 25Christian14,783
  26. 26Robert14,540
  27. 27Samuel14,049
  28. 28Kyle13,774
  29. 29Benjamin13,666
  30. 30Jordan13,052
  31. 31Thomas12,795
  32. 32Nathan12,538
  33. 33Cameron12,435
  34. 34Kevin12,257
  35. 35Jose12,155
  36. 36Hunter11,485
  37. 37Ethan11,446
  38. 38Aaron9,860
  39. 39Eric9,382
  40. 40Jason9,366
  41. 41Caleb9,281
  42. 42Logan9,136
  43. 43Brian8,808
  44. 44Adam8,223
  45. 45Cody7,864
  46. 46Juan7,800
  47. 47Steven7,689
  48. 48Connor7,597
  49. 49Timothy7,593
  50. 50Charles7,525
  51. 51Isaiah7,500
  52. 52Jack7,385
  53. 53Gabriel7,369
  54. 54Jared7,276
  55. 55Luis7,213
  56. 56Sean7,205
  57. 57Evan6,850
  58. 58Alex6,828
  59. 59Carlos6,665
  60. 60Elijah6,596
  61. 61Richard6,502
  62. 62Nathaniel6,467
  63. 63Patrick6,447
  64. 64Isaac6,407
  65. 65Seth6,305
  66. 66Trevor6,257
  67. 67Luke6,137
  68. 68Devin5,970
  69. 69Mark5,606
  70. 70Jesus5,571
  71. 71Mason5,451
  72. 72Ian5,450
  73. 73Angel5,402
  74. 74Bryan5,391
  75. 75Cole5,317
  76. 76Chase5,223
  77. 77Dakota5,093
  78. 78Garrett5,075
  79. 79Adrian5,066
  80. 80Antonio5,027
  81. 81Jeremy5,016
  82. 82Jesse5,004
  83. 83Jackson4,993
  84. 84Blake4,812
  85. 85Stephen4,543
  86. 86Dalton4,541
  87. 87Tanner4,521
  88. 88Alejandro4,319
  89. 89Kenneth4,285
  90. 90Lucas4,220
  91. 91Miguel4,207
  92. 92Spencer4,194
  93. 93Bryce4,148
  94. 94Paul4,020
  95. 95Victor4,016
  96. 96Brendan3,995
  97. 97Jake3,936
  98. 98Marcus3,867
  99. 99Tristan3,845
  100. 100Jeffrey3,815

US babies given each name in 1999.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1999?
Emily was the #1 girl name in the US in 1999, given to 26,542 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1999?
Jacob was the #1 boy name in the US in 1999, given to 35,371 babies.

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