Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1996
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1995.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 38,373 | 0 |
| 2 | Matthew | 32,077 | 0 |
| 3 | Jacob | 31,925 | +1 |
| 4 | Christopher | 30,904 | -1 |
| 5 | Joshua | 29,175 | 0 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 27,724 | +1 |
| 7 | Tyler | 26,956 | -1 |
| 8 | Brandon | 25,847 | 0 |
| 9 | Austin | 25,663 | +1 |
| 10 | Andrew | 25,244 | +1 |
| 11 | Daniel | 25,128 | -2 |
| 12 | Joseph | 24,758 | 0 |
| 13 | David | 23,022 | +3 |
| 14 | Zachary | 22,369 | 0 |
| 15 | John | 22,188 | -2 |
| 16 | Ryan | 21,809 | -1 |
| 17 | James | 21,165 | 0 |
| 18 | William | 20,546 | +2 |
| 19 | Anthony | 20,508 | 0 |
| 20 | Justin | 20,015 | -2 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 18,602 | +2 |
| 22 | Alexander | 17,964 | -1 |
| 23 | Robert | 17,676 | -1 |
| 24 | Christian | 15,824 | +4 |
| 25 | Kyle | 15,600 | -1 |
| 26 | Kevin | 14,589 | -1 |
| 27 | Jordan | 13,852 | +2 |
| 28 | Thomas | 13,804 | -1 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 13,784 | +2 |
| 30 | Samuel | 13,629 | +3 |
| 31 | Cody | 12,954 | -5 |
| 32 | Jose | 12,155 | +3 |
| 33 | Dylan | 12,037 | +1 |
| 34 | Aaron | 11,971 | -4 |
| 35 | Eric | 11,611 | -3 |
| 36 | Brian | 10,476 | 0 |
| 37 | Nathan | 10,287 | +2 |
| 38 | Steven | 9,650 | -1 |
| 39 | Adam | 9,557 | -1 |
| 40 | Timothy | 8,919 | 0 |
| 41 | Jason | 8,695 | 0 |
| 42 | Logan | 8,374 | +9 |
| 43 | Charles | 8,248 | +1 |
| 44 | Patrick | 8,194 | -1 |
| 45 | Richard | 8,182 | -3 |
| 46 | Sean | 7,896 | -1 |
| 47 | Hunter | 7,603 | +6 |
| 48 | Caleb | 7,550 | +6 |
| 49 | Cameron | 7,388 | 0 |
| 50 | Noah | 7,184 | +49 |
| 51 | Jesse | 7,075 | -5 |
| 52 | Juan | 7,010 | -2 |
| 53 | Alex | 6,915 | -6 |
| 54 | Connor | 6,911 | +1 |
| 55 | Mark | 6,599 | -3 |
| 56 | Jeremy | 6,412 | -8 |
| 57 | Luis | 6,407 | +2 |
| 58 | Dakota | 6,067 | -2 |
| 59 | Stephen | 6,008 | -2 |
| 60 | Devin | 6,001 | -2 |
| 61 | Gabriel | 5,900 | +4 |
| 62 | Ethan | 5,853 | +13 |
| 63 | Trevor | 5,842 | -2 |
| 64 | Jared | 5,821 | -1 |
| 65 | Evan | 5,577 | -5 |
| 66 | Bryan | 5,560 | +4 |
| 67 | Carlos | 5,464 | +1 |
| 68 | Tristan | 5,458 | +53 |
| 69 | Nathaniel | 5,420 | +4 |
| 70 | Ian | 5,411 | -3 |
| 71 | Isaiah | 5,324 | +38 |
| 72 | Jeffrey | 5,263 | -8 |
| 73 | Travis | 5,159 | -7 |
| 74 | Jesus | 5,115 | +2 |
| 75 | Luke | 5,017 | +7 |
| 76 | Chase | 4,992 | +19 |
| 77 | Kenneth | 4,973 | -5 |
| 78 | Paul | 4,883 | -7 |
| 79 | Dustin | 4,874 | -17 |
| 80 | Antonio | 4,866 | +5 |
| 81 | Elijah | 4,818 | +12 |
| 82 | Taylor | 4,798 | -13 |
| 83 | Bradley | 4,755 | -5 |
| 84 | Blake | 4,747 | -7 |
| 85 | Garrett | 4,653 | -5 |
| 86 | Isaac | 4,566 | +12 |
| 87 | Marcus | 4,546 | -6 |
| 88 | Mitchell | 4,391 | -9 |
| 89 | Jack | 4,245 | +21 |
| 90 | Tanner | 4,180 | -4 |
| 91 | Miguel | 4,160 | +3 |
| 92 | Adrian | 4,112 | +4 |
| 93 | Lucas | 4,106 | -2 |
| 94 | Corey | 4,087 | -20 |
| 95 | Peter | 4,082 | -6 |
| 96 | Edward | 4,073 | -8 |
| 97 | Malik | 4,026 | +34 |
| 98 | Gregory | 3,994 | -14 |
| 99 | Dalton | 3,980 | -12 |
| 100 | Victor | 3,924 | -10 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.