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US baby names · 1992

Most popular baby names of 1992

In 1992, Social Security card applications recorded 1,843,931 girls and 1,997,409 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 15,610 distinct girls’ names and 9,820 boys’ names.

The most common names were Ashley (38,460 girls) and Michael (54,410 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 14% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 17% of boys. Compared with 1991, 53,995 fewer babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 1991, 3 girls’ names and 4 boys’ names in 1992 are newcomers (girls: Breanna, Holly, Angelica; boys: Dillon, Connor, Luke). Of these names, 10 of the 100 girls’ names and 34 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 1992 favourite was rising, at its peak or already fading.

SSA names.zip · Social Security card applications · retrieved 2026-10-05
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Top 100 girls’ names, 1992

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Ashley38,460
#2Jessica38,361
#3Amanda25,039
#4Brittany24,983
#5Sarah24,634
#6Samantha24,407
#7Emily21,835
#8Stephanie19,680
#9Elizabeth19,035
#10Megan17,842
#11Jennifer17,819
#12Lauren17,215
#13Kayla16,517
#14Nicole16,327
#15Chelsea16,177
#16Rachel15,840
#17Taylor14,954
#18Danielle14,098
#19Amber13,917
#20Rebecca13,110
#21Courtney12,604
#22Victoria11,907
#23Kelsey11,713
#24Melissa11,710
#25Michelle11,512
#26Hannah11,496
#27Katherine11,149
#28Jasmine10,479
#29Alexandra10,221
#30Alyssa10,163
#31Heather9,725
#32Tiffany9,722
#33Christina9,444
#34Shelby9,396
#35Kimberly8,895
#36Mary8,463
#37Sara8,443
#38Laura8,311
#39Andrea8,024
#40Alexis7,948
#41Morgan7,789
#42Kaitlyn7,480
#43Brianna7,296
#44Erica7,133
#45Maria7,091
#46Erin7,059
#47Kelly7,012
#48Allison6,903
#49Anna6,853
#50Crystal6,598
#51Amy6,340
#52Cassandra6,312
#53Kristen6,253
#54Katie6,116
#55Vanessa6,080
#56Haley6,040
#57Lindsey5,893
#58Olivia5,811
#59Brooke5,771
#60Kathryn5,686
#61Natalie5,583
#62Caitlin5,391
#63Jordan5,366
#64Paige5,305
#65Katelyn5,291
#66Shannon5,290
#67Jenna5,091
#68Brittney5,085
#69Angela5,078
#70Julia5,021
#71Alicia4,910
#72Marissa4,873
#73Alexandria4,796
#74Mariah4,712
#75Jamie4,702
#76Jacqueline4,689
#77Monica4,590
#78Catherine4,536
#79Briana4,350
#80Erika4,342
#81Lindsay4,262
#82Christine4,150
#83Molly4,137
#84Gabrielle4,028
#85Whitney4,010
#86Abigail3,988
#87Ariel3,961
#88Lisa3,781
#89Miranda3,695
#90Kristin3,597
#91Meghan3,595
#92Cynthia3,548
#93Kristina3,466
#94Breanna3,451
#95Veronica3,444
#96Leah3,431
#97Bianca3,385
#98Melanie3,353
#99Holly3,347
#100Angelica3,324

Top 100 boys’ names, 1992

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Michael54,410
#2Christopher42,468
#3Matthew37,733
#4Joshua36,221
#5Andrew30,542
#6Brandon29,628
#7Daniel29,157
#8Tyler28,806
#9James28,513
#10David28,425
#11Joseph27,904
#12Nicholas27,762
#13Ryan27,022
#14John26,253
#15Jacob25,665
#16Zachary24,802
#17Robert24,094
#18Justin23,620
#19Anthony23,174
#20William23,066
#21Jonathan21,413
#22Kyle20,714
#23Alexander20,069
#24Cody19,876
#25Kevin19,647
#26Eric16,145
#27Thomas15,290
#28Dylan15,064
#29Steven15,039
#30Aaron14,512
#31Brian14,107
#32Jordan14,032
#33Benjamin13,455
#34Timothy12,864
#35Christian11,953
#36Adam11,905
#37Jose11,824
#38Austin11,458
#39Patrick11,409
#40Samuel11,344
#41Richard11,332
#42Sean11,065
#43Charles10,469
#44Nathan10,154
#45Stephen9,308
#46Jason9,249
#47Jeremy9,042
#48Travis8,895
#49Mark8,745
#50Jesse8,563
#51Jeffrey8,471
#52Taylor8,239
#53Cameron7,356
#54Alex7,351
#55Paul7,003
#56Juan6,956
#57Bryan6,835
#58Dustin6,798
#59Kenneth6,732
#60Gregory6,498
#61Scott6,447
#62Derek6,293
#63Trevor6,193
#64Luis6,169
#65Corey6,140
#66Evan6,051
#67Jared5,868
#68Ian5,536
#69Carlos5,342
#70Edward5,233
#71Shawn5,153
#72Bradley5,098
#73Dillon5,062
#74Caleb5,042
#75Devin4,972
#76Ethan4,906
#77Shane4,847
#78Jesus4,823
#79Nathaniel4,687
#80Connor4,609
#81Peter4,598
#82Marcus4,545
#83Cory4,436
#84Blake4,397
#85Antonio4,344
#86Gabriel4,336
#87Victor4,293
#88Garrett4,270
#89Logan4,226
#90Miguel4,173
#91Mitchell4,122
#92Vincent4,106
#93Luke4,066
#94Seth3,913
#95George3,894
#96Adrian3,859
#97Brett3,823
#98Erik3,815
#99Spencer3,696
#100Joel3,667