Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1996
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1995.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 38,530 | 0 |
| 2 | Matthew | 32,145 | 0 |
| 3 | Jacob | 31,978 | +1 |
| 4 | Christopher | 30,978 | -1 |
| 5 | Joshua | 29,250 | 0 |
| 6 | Tyler | 27,805 | 0 |
| 7 | Nicholas | 27,776 | 0 |
| 8 | Brandon | 25,928 | +1 |
| 9 | Austin | 25,819 | +3 |
| 10 | Andrew | 25,289 | +4 |
| 11 | Daniel | 25,204 | -1 |
| 12 | Emily | 25,184 | +4 |
| 13 | Joseph | 24,810 | +2 |
| 14 | Jessica | 24,248 | -6 |
| 15 | Taylor | 23,953 | -2 |
| 16 | Ashley | 23,786 | -5 |
| 17 | David | 23,084 | +3 |
| 18 | Zachary | 22,410 | +1 |
| 19 | John | 22,225 | -1 |
| 20 | Ryan | 22,191 | -3 |
| 21 | James | 21,227 | 0 |
| 22 | Sarah | 21,081 | +2 |
| 23 | Samantha | 20,587 | -1 |
| 23 | William | 20,587 | +3 |
| 25 | Anthony | 20,575 | 0 |
| 26 | Jordan | 20,151 | +1 |
| 27 | Justin | 20,073 | -4 |
| 28 | Jonathan | 18,664 | +2 |
| 29 | Hannah | 18,617 | +2 |
| 30 | Alexis | 18,387 | +6 |
| 31 | Alexander | 18,056 | -3 |
| 32 | Robert | 17,713 | -3 |
| 33 | Christian | 16,544 | +9 |
| 34 | Rachel | 16,146 | +4 |
| 35 | Elizabeth | 16,029 | 0 |
| 36 | Kyle | 15,705 | -4 |
| 37 | Kayla | 15,291 | 0 |
| 38 | Megan | 14,790 | +3 |
| 39 | Kevin | 14,624 | 0 |
| 40 | Amanda | 14,004 | -6 |
| 41 | Thomas | 13,835 | +2 |
| 42 | Brittany | 13,816 | -9 |
| 43 | Benjamin | 13,808 | +5 |
| 44 | Madison | 13,675 | +23 |
| 45 | Samuel | 13,656 | +6 |
| 46 | Cody | 13,052 | -6 |
| 47 | Lauren | 12,631 | -3 |
| 48 | Jose | 12,219 | +9 |
| 49 | Dylan | 12,195 | +5 |
| 50 | Aaron | 12,051 | -5 |
| 51 | Brianna | 11,943 | +5 |
| 52 | Victoria | 11,879 | +1 |
| 53 | Jennifer | 11,767 | -4 |
| 54 | Stephanie | 11,680 | -7 |
| 55 | Eric | 11,647 | -5 |
| 56 | Courtney | 11,597 | -10 |
| 57 | Morgan | 11,511 | -2 |
| 58 | Nicole | 11,155 | -6 |
| 59 | Alyssa | 11,034 | +7 |
| 60 | Rebecca | 10,638 | +8 |
| 61 | Brian | 10,505 | -3 |
| 62 | Nathan | 10,311 | +1 |
| 63 | Alexandra | 10,054 | +2 |
| 64 | Amber | 9,790 | -5 |
| 65 | Jasmine | 9,743 | -1 |
| 66 | Steven | 9,676 | -5 |
| 67 | Adam | 9,581 | -5 |
| 68 | Logan | 9,471 | +12 |
| 69 | Danielle | 9,310 | -9 |
| 70 | Haley | 9,072 | +7 |
| 71 | Timothy | 8,938 | -2 |
| 72 | Katherine | 8,891 | -1 |
| 73 | Jason | 8,721 | -3 |
| 74 | Abigail | 8,621 | +11 |
| 75 | Anna | 8,584 | -1 |
| 76 | Hunter | 8,385 | +13 |
| 77 | Charles | 8,267 | -2 |
| 78 | Shelby | 8,255 | +3 |
| 79 | Richard | 8,211 | -7 |
| 80 | Patrick | 8,209 | -7 |
| 81 | Olivia | 8,138 | +7 |
| 82 | Sean | 7,944 | -4 |
| 83 | Cameron | 7,845 | +9 |
| 84 | Kelsey | 7,795 | -8 |
| 85 | Maria | 7,632 | +11 |
| 86 | Caleb | 7,567 | +20 |
| 87 | Allison | 7,466 | -8 |
| 88 | Sydney | 7,387 | +3 |
| 89 | Jesse | 7,364 | -5 |
| 90 | Alex | 7,267 | -7 |
| 91 | Kaitlyn | 7,248 | +3 |
| 92 | Noah | 7,227 | +101 |
| 93 | Kimberly | 7,201 | -7 |
| 94 | Melissa | 7,185 | -12 |
| 95 | Dakota | 7,122 | -8 |
| 96 | Juan | 7,043 | +1 |
| 97 | Connor | 7,037 | +7 |
| 98 | Savannah | 7,009 | +48 |
| 99 | Mary | 6,984 | -9 |
| 100 | Brooke | 6,749 | +9 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.