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US baby names · 1994

Most popular baby names of 1994

In 1994, Social Security card applications recorded 1,785,753 girls and 1,932,031 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 15,759 distinct girls’ names and 10,245 boys’ names.

The most common names were Jessica (32,122 girls) and Michael (44,477 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 13% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 16% of boys. Compared with 1993, 52,616 fewer babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 1993, 6 girls’ names and 2 boys’ names in 1994 are newcomers (girls: Sydney, Destiny, Madeline; boys: Dalton, Erik). Of these names, 13 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 1994 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, 1994

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Jessica32,122
#2Ashley30,281
#3Emily24,154
#4Samantha22,824
#5Sarah22,299
#6Taylor20,734
#7Brittany18,900
#8Amanda18,718
#9Elizabeth16,786
#10Megan16,580
#11Nicole16,011
#12Kayla15,885
#13Rachel15,492
#14Lauren15,158
#15Stephanie14,750
#16Hannah14,494
#17Jennifer14,001
#18Alexis13,039
#19Victoria12,694
#20Danielle12,455
#21Amber12,343
#22Courtney12,020
#23Jasmine11,714
#24Rebecca11,284
#25Morgan10,655
#26Alyssa10,602
#27Brianna10,516
#28Alexandra10,226
#29Kelsey9,749
#30Katherine9,586
#31Melissa8,795
#32Kimberly8,747
#33Michelle8,639
#34Allison8,150
#35Tiffany8,096
#36Haley7,803
#37Mary7,758
#38Chelsea7,718
#39Christina7,668
#40Shelby7,546
#41Anna7,529
#42Abigail7,243
#43Sara7,220
#44Heather7,033
#45Erin6,908
#46Laura6,860
#47Maria6,753
#48Kaitlyn6,686
#49Andrea6,482
#50Olivia6,432
#51Madison6,263
#52Jordan6,259
#53Marissa6,246
#54Brooke5,973
#55Kristen5,871
#56Natalie5,837
#57Erica5,680
#58Katelyn5,670
#59Vanessa5,552
#60Shannon5,508
#61Miranda5,456
#62Kelly5,446
#63Paige5,208
#64Crystal5,199
#65Jacqueline5,183
#66Cassandra5,061
#67Gabrielle5,044
#68Briana5,000
#69Lindsey4,988
#70Katie4,983
#71Sierra4,853
#72Julia4,844
#73Alexandria4,840
#74Emma4,765
#75Mariah4,749
#76Sydney4,737
#77Amy4,691
#78Caitlin4,654
#79Kathryn4,620
#80Jenna4,594
#81Angela4,414
#82Savannah4,386
#83Alicia4,105
#84Catherine4,102
#85Breanna4,101
#86Destiny4,089
#87Jamie3,982
#88Monica3,912
#89Brittney3,876
#90Erika3,584
#91Whitney3,566
#92Madeline3,518
#93Kaitlin3,501
#94Caroline3,452
#95Alexa3,441
#96Molly3,441
#97Sabrina3,384
#98Diana3,369
#99Cheyenne3,307
#100Meghan3,227

Top 100 boys’ names, 1994

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Michael44,477
#2Christopher34,807
#3Matthew33,654
#4Joshua31,374
#5Tyler30,482
#6Brandon29,492
#7Jacob29,417
#8Daniel28,065
#9Nicholas27,770
#10Andrew26,019
#11Joseph25,734
#12Zachary25,139
#13David24,877
#14James24,778
#15John24,187
#16Ryan24,063
#17Austin23,192
#18Anthony21,604
#19William21,492
#20Justin20,940
#21Robert20,560
#22Alexander20,101
#23Jonathan19,068
#24Kyle18,399
#25Cody17,589
#26Kevin17,315
#27Thomas14,910
#28Aaron14,385
#29Jordan14,160
#30Eric13,311
#31Benjamin12,791
#32Dylan12,530
#33Samuel12,147
#34Steven12,090
#35Christian11,987
#36Jose11,731
#37Brian11,648
#38Adam11,023
#39Timothy10,767
#40Nathan10,386
#41Richard9,516
#42Patrick9,337
#43Charles9,018
#44Sean8,838
#45Jesse8,683
#46Jason8,552
#47Jeremy8,227
#48Mark7,488
#49Stephen7,481
#50Alex7,240
#51Juan7,208
#52Cameron6,838
#53Travis6,800
#54Taylor6,626
#55Jeffrey6,525
#56Dustin6,459
#57Luis6,362
#58Trevor6,359
#59Connor6,318
#60Caleb6,161
#61Devin6,064
#62Evan5,895
#63Jared5,875
#64Paul5,798
#65Kenneth5,679
#66Bryan5,606
#67Hunter5,585
#68Gabriel5,539
#69Dakota5,535
#70Logan5,458
#71Mitchell5,370
#72Carlos5,329
#73Corey5,279
#74Ian5,267
#75Marcus5,258
#76Gregory5,137
#77Derek5,081
#78Nathaniel5,029
#79Jesus4,916
#80Scott4,915
#81Blake4,879
#82Garrett4,762
#83Bradley4,678
#84Edward4,520
#85Dalton4,245
#86Shawn4,245
#87Peter4,225
#88Antonio4,173
#89Ethan4,166
#90Seth4,135
#91Luke4,095
#92Shane4,085
#93Victor4,056
#94Miguel4,033
#95Lucas4,009
#96Tanner3,923
#97Adrian3,814
#98Spencer3,813
#99Erik3,746
#100Vincent3,603