Top Baby Names of 1996
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1996, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1996)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 38,373 |
| 2 | Matthew | 32,077 |
| 3 | Jacob | 31,924 |
| 4 | Christopher | 30,902 |
| 5 | Joshua | 29,174 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 27,722 |
| 7 | Tyler | 26,955 |
| 8 | Brandon | 25,847 |
| 9 | Austin | 25,663 |
| 10 | Andrew | 25,244 |
| 11 | Daniel | 25,125 |
| 12 | Joseph | 24,758 |
| 13 | David | 23,024 |
| 14 | Zachary | 22,368 |
| 15 | John | 22,186 |
| 16 | Ryan | 21,810 |
| 17 | James | 21,164 |
| 18 | William | 20,544 |
| 19 | Anthony | 20,507 |
| 20 | Justin | 20,011 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 18,602 |
| 22 | Alexander | 17,964 |
| 23 | Robert | 17,676 |
| 24 | Christian | 15,823 |
| 25 | Kyle | 15,600 |
| 26 | Kevin | 14,589 |
| 27 | Jordan | 13,852 |
| 28 | Thomas | 13,805 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 13,785 |
| 30 | Samuel | 13,629 |
| 31 | Cody | 12,953 |
| 32 | Jose | 12,155 |
| 33 | Dylan | 12,037 |
| 34 | Aaron | 11,971 |
| 35 | Eric | 11,610 |
| 36 | Brian | 10,476 |
| 37 | Nathan | 10,285 |
| 38 | Steven | 9,649 |
| 39 | Adam | 9,557 |
| 40 | Timothy | 8,919 |
| 41 | Jason | 8,696 |
| 42 | Logan | 8,374 |
| 43 | Charles | 8,247 |
| 44 | Patrick | 8,193 |
| 45 | Richard | 8,180 |
| 46 | Sean | 7,896 |
| 47 | Hunter | 7,603 |
| 48 | Caleb | 7,549 |
| 49 | Cameron | 7,388 |
| 50 | Noah | 7,184 |
| 51 | Jesse | 7,075 |
| 52 | Juan | 7,010 |
| 53 | Alex | 6,915 |
| 54 | Connor | 6,911 |
| 55 | Mark | 6,599 |
| 56 | Jeremy | 6,412 |
| 57 | Luis | 6,407 |
| 58 | Dakota | 6,067 |
| 59 | Stephen | 6,008 |
| 60 | Devin | 6,002 |
| 61 | Gabriel | 5,899 |
| 62 | Ethan | 5,853 |
| 63 | Trevor | 5,842 |
| 64 | Jared | 5,821 |
| 65 | Evan | 5,578 |
| 66 | Bryan | 5,560 |
| 67 | Carlos | 5,464 |
| 68 | Tristan | 5,458 |
| 69 | Nathaniel | 5,420 |
| 70 | Ian | 5,410 |
| 71 | Isaiah | 5,324 |
| 72 | Jeffrey | 5,263 |
| 73 | Travis | 5,159 |
| 74 | Jesus | 5,114 |
| 75 | Luke | 5,017 |
| 76 | Chase | 4,991 |
| 77 | Kenneth | 4,973 |
| 78 | Paul | 4,883 |
| 79 | Dustin | 4,874 |
| 80 | Antonio | 4,866 |
| 81 | Elijah | 4,818 |
| 82 | Taylor | 4,798 |
| 83 | Bradley | 4,756 |
| 84 | Blake | 4,747 |
| 85 | Garrett | 4,653 |
| 86 | Isaac | 4,565 |
| 87 | Marcus | 4,547 |
| 88 | Mitchell | 4,391 |
| 89 | Jack | 4,245 |
| 90 | Tanner | 4,180 |
| 91 | Miguel | 4,160 |
| 92 | Adrian | 4,109 |
| 93 | Lucas | 4,106 |
| 94 | Corey | 4,087 |
| 95 | Peter | 4,082 |
| 96 | Edward | 4,073 |
| 97 | Malik | 4,026 |
| 98 | Gregory | 3,994 |
| 99 | Dalton | 3,980 |
| 100 | Victor | 3,924 |