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US baby names · 1995

Most popular baby names of 1995

In 1995, Social Security card applications recorded 1,758,548 girls and 1,903,701 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 15,753 distinct girls’ names and 10,330 boys’ names.

The most common names were Jessica (27,941 girls) and Michael (41,409 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 12% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 16% of boys. Compared with 1994, 55,535 fewer babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 1994, 4 girls’ names and 4 boys’ names in 1995 are newcomers (girls: Mackenzie, Selena, Bailey; boys: Elijah, Chase, Isaac). Of these names, 14 of the 100 girls’ names and 38 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 1995 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, 1995

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Jessica27,941
#2Ashley26,606
#3Emily24,382
#4Samantha21,644
#5Sarah21,395
#6Taylor20,426
#7Hannah17,018
#8Brittany16,477
#9Amanda16,354
#10Elizabeth16,192
#11Kayla16,087
#12Rachel16,047
#13Megan15,530
#14Alexis14,334
#15Lauren13,443
#16Stephanie12,977
#17Courtney12,775
#18Jennifer12,683
#19Nicole12,277
#20Victoria12,252
#21Brianna11,881
#22Amber10,965
#23Morgan10,877
#24Danielle10,653
#25Jasmine10,279
#26Alexandra10,160
#27Alyssa10,100
#28Rebecca9,911
#29Madison9,775
#30Katherine8,987
#31Anna8,570
#32Haley8,208
#33Kelsey8,184
#34Allison8,126
#35Melissa7,879
#36Abigail7,825
#37Kimberly7,745
#38Shelby7,632
#39Olivia7,627
#40Mary7,458
#41Michelle7,392
#42Kaitlyn7,385
#43Sydney7,360
#44Maria7,003
#45Christina6,953
#46Tiffany6,936
#47Chelsea6,761
#48Sara6,697
#49Erin6,565
#50Jordan6,481
#51Natalie6,424
#52Brooke6,377
#53Marissa6,081
#54Heather6,032
#55Andrea6,008
#56Laura6,008
#57Miranda5,978
#58Paige5,733
#59Katelyn5,573
#60Sierra5,495
#61Gabrielle5,448
#62Julia5,411
#63Vanessa5,404
#64Kelly5,398
#65Kristen5,398
#66Destiny5,380
#67Emma5,050
#68Savannah4,904
#69Erica4,893
#70Jacqueline4,793
#71Mariah4,773
#72Alexandria4,772
#73Shannon4,733
#74Briana4,612
#75Amy4,528
#76Breanna4,527
#77Katie4,482
#78Cassandra4,451
#79Madeline4,430
#80Crystal4,391
#81Caitlin4,384
#82Lindsey4,377
#83Kathryn4,328
#84Jenna4,254
#85Angela4,119
#86Cheyenne4,088
#87Monica3,970
#88Mackenzie3,963
#89Alicia3,908
#90Catherine3,860
#91Selena3,825
#92Caroline3,799
#93Jamie3,770
#94Kaitlin3,602
#95Sabrina3,534
#96Bailey3,488
#97Grace3,473
#98Molly3,382
#99Brittney3,380
#100Alexa3,359

Top 100 boys’ names, 1995

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Michael41,409
#2Matthew32,882
#3Christopher32,679
#4Jacob31,134
#5Joshua30,720
#6Tyler29,161
#7Nicholas29,160
#8Brandon26,904
#9Daniel26,728
#10Austin25,908
#11Andrew25,860
#12Joseph25,354
#13John23,244
#14Zachary23,131
#15Ryan23,089
#16David23,045
#17James22,739
#18Justin21,581
#19Anthony20,482
#20William20,160
#21Alexander19,456
#22Robert18,586
#23Jonathan18,155
#24Kyle16,761
#25Kevin15,860
#26Cody15,566
#27Thomas14,163
#28Christian13,813
#29Jordan13,574
#30Aaron13,291
#31Benjamin12,720
#32Eric12,485
#33Samuel12,440
#34Dylan12,091
#35Jose11,781
#36Brian10,991
#37Steven10,661
#38Adam10,485
#39Nathan10,306
#40Timothy9,788
#41Jason9,004
#42Richard8,784
#43Patrick8,674
#44Charles8,478
#45Sean8,167
#46Jesse7,495
#47Alex7,424
#48Jeremy7,084
#49Cameron7,030
#50Juan6,982
#51Logan6,953
#52Mark6,888
#53Hunter6,715
#54Caleb6,655
#55Connor6,619
#56Dakota6,575
#57Stephen6,556
#58Devin6,193
#59Luis6,174
#60Evan6,092
#61Trevor6,009
#62Dustin5,921
#63Jared5,886
#64Jeffrey5,731
#65Gabriel5,713
#66Travis5,602
#67Ian5,594
#68Carlos5,545
#69Taylor5,521
#70Bryan5,444
#71Paul5,414
#72Kenneth5,226
#73Nathaniel5,203
#74Corey4,976
#75Ethan4,934
#76Jesus4,908
#77Blake4,821
#78Bradley4,764
#79Mitchell4,737
#80Garrett4,710
#81Marcus4,647
#82Luke4,629
#83Derek4,452
#84Gregory4,442
#85Antonio4,340
#86Tanner4,320
#87Dalton4,191
#88Edward4,143
#89Peter4,112
#90Victor4,098
#91Lucas4,086
#92Scott4,082
#93Elijah3,977
#94Miguel3,953
#95Chase3,918
#96Adrian3,911
#97Seth3,911
#98Isaac3,881
#99Noah3,824
#100Shawn3,824