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US baby names · 1999

Most popular baby names of 1999

In 1999, Social Security card applications recorded 1,773,823 girls and 1,920,150 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 16,947 distinct girls’ names and 11,614 boys’ names.

The most common names were Emily (26,542 girls) and Jacob (35,371 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 11% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 14% of boys. Compared with 1998, 15,658 more babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 1998, 6 girls’ names and 1 boys’ names in 1999 are newcomers (girls: Faith, Kiara, Isabel; boys: Jake). Of these names, 19 of the 100 girls’ names and 43 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 1999 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, 1999

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Emily26,542
#2Hannah21,679
#3Alexis19,237
#4Sarah19,119
#5Samantha19,044
#6Ashley18,136
#7Madison18,054
#8Taylor16,906
#9Jessica16,350
#10Elizabeth15,350
#11Alyssa14,036
#12Lauren13,911
#13Kayla13,292
#14Brianna12,419
#15Megan12,230
#16Victoria11,874
#17Emma11,751
#18Abigail11,686
#19Rachel11,632
#20Olivia11,257
#21Jennifer10,616
#22Amanda9,750
#23Sydney9,649
#24Morgan9,607
#25Nicole9,515
#26Jasmine9,351
#27Grace9,181
#28Destiny9,172
#29Anna9,115
#30Julia8,753
#31Haley8,202
#32Alexandra8,163
#33Kaitlyn8,158
#34Natalie8,079
#35Brittany7,942
#36Katherine7,935
#37Stephanie7,692
#38Rebecca7,437
#39Maria7,035
#40Allison7,026
#41Amber6,841
#42Savannah6,806
#43Danielle6,753
#44Courtney6,559
#45Mary6,390
#46Gabrielle6,130
#47Brooke6,066
#48Jordan5,730
#49Sierra5,715
#50Sara5,626
#51Kimberly5,457
#52Mackenzie5,426
#53Sophia5,423
#54Hailey5,369
#55Katelyn5,309
#56Michelle5,303
#57Vanessa5,287
#58Erin5,223
#59Andrea5,072
#60Isabella5,060
#61Jenna5,043
#62Shelby5,018
#63Chloe4,964
#64Melissa4,830
#65Bailey4,809
#66Makayla4,791
#67Paige4,717
#68Mariah4,646
#69Kaylee4,579
#70Madeline4,572
#71Caroline4,474
#72Kelsey4,400
#73Marissa4,389
#74Breanna4,341
#75Christina4,296
#76Faith4,236
#77Autumn4,128
#78Kiara4,024
#79Jacqueline3,901
#80Tiffany3,888
#81Laura3,878
#82Briana3,839
#83Alexandria3,789
#84Cheyenne3,779
#85Mikayla3,735
#86Claire3,734
#87Cassandra3,729
#88Sabrina3,650
#89Alexa3,644
#90Angela3,632
#91Kathryn3,590
#92Katie3,550
#93Caitlin3,461
#94Miranda3,433
#95Kelly3,420
#96Lindsey3,417
#97Isabel3,405
#98Catherine3,401
#99Cassidy3,395
#100Leslie3,341

Top 100 boys’ names, 1999

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Jacob35,371
#2Michael33,915
#3Matthew30,418
#4Joshua27,265
#5Nicholas25,639
#6Christopher25,604
#7Andrew23,866
#8Joseph23,220
#9Daniel22,704
#10Tyler22,669
#11Brandon21,601
#12Ryan21,014
#13Austin20,767
#14William20,718
#15John20,366
#16David20,352
#17Zachary19,985
#18Anthony19,472
#19James18,555
#20Justin18,277
#21Alexander17,420
#22Jonathan17,068
#23Dylan15,981
#24Noah14,931
#25Christian14,783
#26Robert14,540
#27Samuel14,049
#28Kyle13,774
#29Benjamin13,666
#30Jordan13,052
#31Thomas12,795
#32Nathan12,538
#33Cameron12,435
#34Kevin12,257
#35Jose12,155
#36Hunter11,485
#37Ethan11,446
#38Aaron9,860
#39Eric9,382
#40Jason9,366
#41Caleb9,281
#42Logan9,136
#43Brian8,808
#44Adam8,223
#45Cody7,864
#46Juan7,800
#47Steven7,689
#48Connor7,597
#49Timothy7,593
#50Charles7,525
#51Isaiah7,500
#52Jack7,385
#53Gabriel7,369
#54Jared7,276
#55Luis7,213
#56Sean7,205
#57Evan6,850
#58Alex6,828
#59Carlos6,665
#60Elijah6,596
#61Richard6,502
#62Nathaniel6,467
#63Patrick6,447
#64Isaac6,407
#65Seth6,305
#66Trevor6,257
#67Luke6,137
#68Devin5,970
#69Mark5,606
#70Jesus5,571
#71Mason5,451
#72Ian5,450
#73Angel5,402
#74Bryan5,391
#75Cole5,317
#76Chase5,223
#77Dakota5,093
#78Garrett5,075
#79Adrian5,066
#80Antonio5,027
#81Jeremy5,016
#82Jesse5,004
#83Jackson4,993
#84Blake4,812
#85Stephen4,543
#86Dalton4,541
#87Tanner4,521
#88Alejandro4,319
#89Kenneth4,285
#90Lucas4,220
#91Miguel4,207
#92Spencer4,194
#93Bryce4,148
#94Paul4,020
#95Victor4,016
#96Brendan3,995
#97Jake3,936
#98Marcus3,867
#99Tristan3,845
#100Jeffrey3,815