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Baby Names from 1991

3,895,265 registered births | 2,020,287 boys | 1,874,978 girls

← 1990 1990s Overview 1992 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1991

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
60,807 births
2 Christopher
47,110 births
3 Matthew
41,647 births
4 Joshua
41,226 births
5 Andrew
31,541 births
6 Daniel
30,932 births
7 James
30,513 births
8 David
30,417 births
9 Joseph
29,839 births
10 John
27,809 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Ashley
43,477 births
2 Jessica
43,395 births
3 Brittany
29,090 births
4 Amanda
28,896 births
5 Samantha
25,648 births
6 Sarah
25,231 births
7 Stephanie
22,775 births
8 Jennifer
20,673 births
9 Elizabeth
20,395 births
10 Emily
20,311 births

Top Unisex Names of 1991

Jordan
16,020 boys 5,561 girls
Taylor
7,972 boys 10,254 girls
Alexis
759 boys 7,009 girls
Morgan
906 boys 6,794 girls
Casey
4,107 boys 3,072 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1991

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Mariah
#259 → #69 (+190)
G Cheyenne
#331 → #175 (+156)
G Hayley
#267 → #170 (+97)
G Hailey
#293 → #196 (+97)
B Connor
#221 → #133 (+88)
B Cole
#248 → #162 (+86)
B Dillon
#184 → #103 (+81)
B Tanner
#220 → #141 (+79)

Biggest Fallers

G Sasha
#199 → #278 (-79)

New to the Top 200 in 1991

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Mariah #69 Madison #128 Connor #133 Tanner #141 Destiny #156 Iesha #157 Mason #159 Cole #162 Hunter #167 Dominique #170 Hayley #170 Cheyenne #175 Chloe #179 Alejandra #182 Ariana #192 Hailey #196 Mackenzie #198 Alec #199 Kaylee #199
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