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US baby names · 1993

Most popular baby names of 1993

In 1993, Social Security card applications recorded 1,809,072 girls and 1,961,328 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 15,801 distinct girls’ names and 10,170 boys’ names.

The most common names were Jessica (34,993 girls) and Michael (49,571 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 13% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 17% of boys. Compared with 1992, 70,940 fewer babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 1992, 7 girls’ names and 4 boys’ names in 1993 are newcomers (girls: Madison, Emma, Sierra; boys: Dakota, Lucas, Hunter). Of these names, 12 of the 100 girls’ names and 35 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 1993 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, 1993

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Jessica34,993
#2Ashley34,849
#3Sarah24,257
#4Samantha23,668
#5Emily23,596
#6Brittany21,725
#7Taylor21,270
#8Amanda20,811
#9Elizabeth17,559
#10Stephanie17,186
#11Megan16,384
#12Lauren16,194
#13Nicole16,183
#14Rachel15,974
#15Jennifer15,749
#16Kayla15,453
#17Amber14,066
#18Danielle12,992
#19Victoria12,925
#20Courtney12,577
#21Hannah12,510
#22Rebecca12,321
#23Jasmine12,063
#24Kelsey11,380
#25Chelsea11,287
#26Alyssa11,031
#27Alexis10,834
#28Alexandra10,683
#29Katherine10,506
#30Melissa10,225
#31Michelle10,193
#32Brianna8,775
#33Tiffany8,586
#34Morgan8,573
#35Christina8,289
#36Mary8,124
#37Shelby8,122
#38Heather8,103
#39Kimberly7,965
#40Sara7,902
#41Allison7,729
#42Haley7,618
#43Laura7,262
#44Andrea7,242
#45Maria6,978
#46Kaitlyn6,956
#47Anna6,813
#48Erin6,717
#49Erica6,411
#50Olivia6,343
#51Kelly6,295
#52Brooke6,161
#53Shannon6,070
#54Katelyn5,975
#55Vanessa5,890
#56Lindsey5,845
#57Crystal5,829
#58Jordan5,823
#59Marissa5,626
#60Paige5,612
#61Kristen5,534
#62Natalie5,484
#63Katie5,456
#64Caitlin5,428
#65Amy5,420
#66Cassandra5,420
#67Abigail5,185
#68Kathryn5,092
#69Alexandria5,027
#70Jenna4,882
#71Briana4,880
#72Julia4,663
#73Angela4,572
#74Jacqueline4,516
#75Catherine4,475
#76Alicia4,431
#77Brittney4,420
#78Madison4,384
#79Jamie4,254
#80Emma4,108
#81Mariah4,093
#82Whitney4,078
#83Breanna4,027
#84Gabrielle4,017
#85Erika4,010
#86Monica3,901
#87Molly3,708
#88Lindsay3,664
#89Miranda3,581
#90Christine3,477
#91Sierra3,473
#92Leah3,414
#93Meghan3,401
#94Diana3,389
#95Cynthia3,383
#96Savannah3,343
#97Sabrina3,322
#98Angelica3,242
#99Kaitlin3,226
#100Lisa3,223

Top 100 boys’ names, 1993

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Michael49,571
#2Christopher38,237
#3Matthew35,782
#4Joshua33,590
#5Tyler29,800
#6Brandon28,735
#7Daniel28,698
#8Nicholas28,114
#9Jacob27,487
#10Andrew27,326
#11David27,038
#12Joseph27,014
#13Ryan26,727
#14James26,259
#15Zachary25,538
#16John24,996
#17Robert22,447
#18William22,218
#19Anthony21,788
#20Justin21,540
#21Alexander20,530
#22Jonathan19,954
#23Kyle19,454
#24Cody19,152
#25Kevin19,084
#26Austin17,587
#27Thomas14,868
#28Jordan14,758
#29Eric14,548
#30Aaron13,837
#31Steven13,474
#32Benjamin12,686
#33Dylan12,686
#34Brian12,544
#35Christian11,891
#36Jose11,847
#37Samuel11,711
#38Timothy11,640
#39Adam11,534
#40Richard10,230
#41Nathan10,199
#42Sean10,176
#43Patrick9,857
#44Charles9,855
#45Jason8,639
#46Jeremy8,577
#47Stephen8,369
#48Jesse8,263
#49Mark8,059
#50Travis7,940
#51Taylor7,688
#52Alex7,639
#53Jeffrey7,535
#54Cameron7,092
#55Juan6,901
#56Paul6,481
#57Connor6,452
#58Luis6,412
#59Dustin6,310
#60Kenneth6,276
#61Bryan6,159
#62Evan6,089
#63Jared6,065
#64Trevor6,012
#65Gregory5,807
#66Caleb5,788
#67Derek5,762
#68Corey5,674
#69Scott5,577
#70Ian5,399
#71Devin5,356
#72Carlos5,353
#73Bradley5,136
#74Marcus5,063
#75Nathaniel4,854
#76Logan4,844
#77Shawn4,814
#78Edward4,790
#79Garrett4,711
#80Jesus4,683
#81Mitchell4,584
#82Peter4,538
#83Blake4,504
#84Shane4,438
#85Dakota4,411
#86Gabriel4,375
#87Luke4,357
#88Miguel4,349
#89Antonio4,301
#90Dillon4,282
#91Victor4,207
#92Ethan4,164
#93Seth4,060
#94Cory3,997
#95Lucas3,923
#96Spencer3,884
#97Hunter3,792
#98Tanner3,768
#99Adrian3,754
#100Vincent3,687