Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1991
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1990.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 61,077 | 0 |
| 2 | Christopher | 47,269 | 0 |
| 3 | Ashley | 43,657 | +1 |
| 4 | Jessica | 43,518 | -1 |
| 5 | Matthew | 41,749 | 0 |
| 6 | Joshua | 41,367 | 0 |
| 7 | Andrew | 31,632 | +4 |
| 8 | Daniel | 31,101 | +1 |
| 9 | James | 30,609 | +3 |
| 10 | David | 30,510 | 0 |
| 11 | Joseph | 29,928 | +3 |
| 12 | Brittany | 29,138 | -5 |
| 13 | Amanda | 28,952 | -5 |
| 14 | Ryan | 27,967 | +1 |
| 15 | John | 27,872 | +1 |
| 16 | Nicholas | 27,438 | +2 |
| 17 | Robert | 26,916 | 0 |
| 18 | Justin | 26,903 | -5 |
| 19 | Brandon | 26,084 | +8 |
| 20 | Tyler | 25,843 | +10 |
| 21 | Samantha | 25,700 | -2 |
| 22 | Sarah | 25,270 | -2 |
| 23 | Jacob | 25,261 | +6 |
| 24 | Anthony | 24,534 | -3 |
| 25 | William | 23,916 | -3 |
| 26 | Jonathan | 23,062 | -2 |
| 27 | Stephanie | 22,864 | -4 |
| 28 | Kyle | 21,773 | -3 |
| 29 | Jordan | 21,581 | -1 |
| 30 | Zachary | 21,434 | +3 |
| 31 | Jennifer | 20,739 | -5 |
| 32 | Elizabeth | 20,461 | -1 |
| 33 | Emily | 20,345 | +4 |
| 34 | Kevin | 20,343 | 0 |
| 35 | Megan | 19,309 | 0 |
| 36 | Cody | 19,210 | +12 |
| 37 | Kayla | 18,580 | +4 |
| 38 | Lauren | 18,476 | -6 |
| 39 | Taylor | 18,225 | +16 |
| 40 | Eric | 18,124 | -4 |
| 41 | Alexander | 17,834 | +2 |
| 42 | Steven | 16,908 | -4 |
| 43 | Thomas | 16,830 | -4 |
| 44 | Rachel | 16,376 | +3 |
| 45 | Nicole | 16,078 | -5 |
| 46 | Amber | 15,023 | -1 |
| 47 | Brian | 14,963 | -5 |
| 48 | Aaron | 14,344 | +3 |
| 49 | Timothy | 14,183 | -3 |
| 50 | Courtney | 13,976 | -6 |
| 51 | Benjamin | 13,908 | -1 |
| 52 | Danielle | 13,662 | 0 |
| 53 | Chelsea | 13,541 | +7 |
| 54 | Melissa | 13,375 | 0 |
| 55 | Rebecca | 13,330 | +1 |
| 56 | Richard | 12,608 | +1 |
| 57 | Patrick | 12,450 | +4 |
| 58 | Adam | 12,329 | -9 |
| 59 | Michelle | 12,267 | -1 |
| 60 | Jose | 11,823 | +8 |
| 61 | Heather | 11,728 | -8 |
| 62 | Kelsey | 11,621 | +18 |
| 63 | Jasmine | 11,578 | +8 |
| 64 | Katherine | 11,515 | +3 |
| 65 | Charles | 11,370 | -2 |
| 66 | Samuel | 11,261 | +9 |
| 67 | Sean | 11,258 | -5 |
| 68 | Tiffany | 11,179 | -9 |
| 69 | Victoria | 10,947 | +13 |
| 70 | Hannah | 10,792 | +8 |
| 71 | Shelby | 10,744 | +112 |
| 72 | Alyssa | 10,694 | -2 |
| 73 | Christina | 10,619 | -9 |
| 74 | Stephen | 10,564 | -9 |
| 75 | Nathan | 10,528 | -2 |
| 76 | Jeremy | 10,441 | -10 |
| 77 | Christian | 10,383 | +25 |
| 78 | Travis | 10,163 | -9 |
| 79 | Jeffrey | 9,922 | -7 |
| 80 | Dylan | 9,879 | +76 |
| 81 | Kimberly | 9,829 | -2 |
| 82 | Mark | 9,710 | -5 |
| 83 | Laura | 9,675 | -9 |
| 84 | Alexandra | 9,489 | +4 |
| 85 | Jason | 9,420 | -9 |
| 86 | Austin | 9,198 | +13 |
| 87 | Sara | 8,868 | -4 |
| 88 | Mary | 8,796 | -3 |
| 89 | Jesse | 8,705 | -8 |
| 90 | Kelly | 8,157 | -6 |
| 91 | Andrea | 8,086 | +1 |
| 92 | Erica | 7,840 | -6 |
| 93 | Alexis | 7,768 | +31 |
| 94 | Crystal | 7,747 | 0 |
| 95 | Paul | 7,705 | -8 |
| 96 | Morgan | 7,700 | +17 |
| 97 | Kenneth | 7,602 | -4 |
| 98 | Gregory | 7,579 | -7 |
| 99 | Dustin | 7,407 | -9 |
| 100 | Erin | 7,381 | -5 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.