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US baby names · 1991

Most popular baby names of 1991

In 1991, Social Security card applications recorded 1,875,007 girls and 2,020,328 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 15,466 distinct girls’ names and 9,648 boys’ names.

The most common names were Ashley (43,477 girls) and Michael (60,810 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 15% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 18% of boys. Compared with 1990, 57,250 fewer babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 1990, 5 girls’ names and 3 boys’ names in 1991 are newcomers (girls: Mariah, Haley, Miranda; boys: Miguel, Logan, Seth). Of these names, 10 of the 100 girls’ names and 33 of the 100 boys’ names are still in the top 100 in 2025.

Ranks follow SSA’s order: most births first, with ties listed alphabetically. Each sparkline shows the name’s full history from 1880 to 2025, so you can see whether a 1991 favourite was rising, at its peak or already fading.

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Top 100 girls’ names, 1991

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Ashley43,477
#2Jessica43,398
#3Brittany29,093
#4Amanda28,896
#5Samantha25,651
#6Sarah25,233
#7Stephanie22,775
#8Jennifer20,673
#9Elizabeth20,395
#10Emily20,311
#11Megan19,278
#12Kayla18,545
#13Lauren18,412
#14Rachel16,344
#15Nicole16,046
#16Amber14,992
#17Danielle13,619
#18Chelsea13,509
#19Courtney13,441
#20Melissa13,348
#21Rebecca13,298
#22Michelle12,213
#23Heather11,703
#24Jasmine11,524
#25Katherine11,495
#26Kelsey11,435
#27Tiffany11,155
#28Victoria10,912
#29Hannah10,769
#30Alyssa10,678
#31Christina10,564
#32Taylor10,253
#33Shelby10,220
#34Kimberly9,799
#35Laura9,644
#36Alexandra9,460
#37Sara8,846
#38Mary8,764
#39Andrea7,995
#40Erica7,800
#41Crystal7,727
#42Kelly7,515
#43Amy7,275
#44Erin7,207
#45Maria7,136
#46Anna7,119
#47Alexis7,009
#48Kristen6,816
#49Morgan6,794
#50Allison6,773
#51Brianna6,561
#52Lindsey6,460
#53Katie6,425
#54Cassandra6,408
#55Caitlin6,384
#56Vanessa5,926
#57Kathryn5,832
#58Brittney5,829
#59Angela5,802
#60Jamie5,781
#61Olivia5,602
#62Jordan5,561
#63Alicia5,558
#64Natalie5,557
#65Brooke5,551
#66Ariel5,411
#67Julia5,365
#68Whitney5,239
#69Mariah5,192
#70Jacqueline4,989
#71Shannon4,845
#72Catherine4,815
#73Christine4,806
#74Molly4,652
#75Katelyn4,560
#76Paige4,516
#77Lindsay4,483
#78Alexandria4,470
#79Haley4,463
#80Jenna4,460
#81Marissa4,421
#82Kaitlyn4,407
#83Lisa4,395
#84Erika4,310
#85Monica4,156
#86Kristin4,087
#87Kristina3,876
#88April3,857
#89Bianca3,844
#90Miranda3,820
#91Leah3,816
#92Abigail3,799
#93Cynthia3,707
#94Meghan3,704
#95Briana3,689
#96Melanie3,580
#97Gabrielle3,578
#98Julie3,571
#99Kaitlin3,486
#100Veronica3,441

Top 100 boys’ names, 1991

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Michael60,810
#2Christopher47,111
#3Matthew41,647
#4Joshua41,226
#5Andrew31,539
#6Daniel30,935
#7James30,514
#8David30,416
#9Joseph29,840
#10John27,809
#11Ryan27,536
#12Nicholas27,357
#13Robert26,839
#14Justin26,797
#15Brandon26,021
#16Tyler25,209
#17Jacob25,200
#18Anthony24,447
#19William23,860
#20Jonathan22,975
#21Kyle21,610
#22Zachary21,387
#23Kevin20,262
#24Cody18,980
#25Eric18,051
#26Alexander17,640
#27Steven16,863
#28Thomas16,789
#29Jordan16,020
#30Brian14,915
#31Aaron14,242
#32Timothy14,154
#33Benjamin13,877
#34Richard12,553
#35Patrick12,412
#36Adam12,308
#37Jose11,727
#38Charles11,336
#39Samuel11,234
#40Sean11,182
#41Stephen10,525
#42Nathan10,500
#43Jeremy10,403
#44Travis10,134
#45Jeffrey9,894
#46Dylan9,763
#47Mark9,684
#48Christian9,447
#49Jason9,387
#50Austin9,054
#51Jesse8,367
#52Taylor7,972
#53Paul7,680
#54Kenneth7,576
#55Gregory7,555
#56Dustin7,383
#57Scott7,114
#58Corey6,931
#59Derek6,893
#60Juan6,843
#61Bryan6,757
#62Cameron6,697
#63Alex6,673
#64Jared6,214
#65Ethan6,129
#66Luis5,896
#67Bradley5,723
#68Edward5,572
#69Trevor5,531
#70Evan5,448
#71Shawn5,415
#72Carlos5,330
#73Ian5,326
#74Cory5,121
#75Shane5,106
#76Marcus5,069
#77Peter4,959
#78Caleb4,864
#79Antonio4,616
#80Jesus4,601
#81Vincent4,493
#82Gabriel4,414
#83Devin4,388
#84Nathaniel4,367
#85Victor4,335
#86Blake4,275
#87George4,179
#88Brett4,153
#89Keith4,124
#90Casey4,107
#91Garrett4,054
#92Miguel3,948
#93Adrian3,921
#94Logan3,893
#95Erik3,892
#96Mitchell3,882
#97Raymond3,865
#98Phillip3,851
#99Seth3,812
#100Joel3,762