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Baby Names from 1994

3,717,653 registered births | 1,931,931 boys | 1,785,722 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1994

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
44,475 births
2 Christopher
34,806 births
3 Matthew
33,654 births
4 Joshua
31,375 births
5 Tyler
30,480 births
6 Brandon
29,490 births
7 Jacob
29,419 births
8 Daniel
28,062 births
9 Nicholas
27,767 births
10 Andrew
26,015 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Jessica
32,122 births
2 Ashley
30,283 births
3 Emily
24,153 births
4 Samantha
22,824 births
5 Sarah
22,298 births
6 Taylor
20,734 births
7 Brittany
18,900 births
8 Amanda
18,718 births
9 Elizabeth
16,786 births
10 Megan
16,580 births

Top Unisex Names of 1994

Taylor
6,626 boys 20,734 girls
Jordan
14,161 boys 6,259 girls
Devin
6,064 boys 771 girls
Dakota
5,536 boys 895 girls
Hunter
5,585 boys 822 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1994

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

Biggest Risers

B Wyatt
#375 → #197 (+178)
G Makayla
#340 → #199 (+141)
G Cassidy
#267 → #139 (+128)
G Mikayla
#296 → #168 (+128)
G Michaela
#169 → #109 (+60)

Biggest Fallers

G Bria
#175 → #253 (-78)
B Shaquille
#181 → #234 (-53)
G Kassandra
#120 → #172 (-52)

New to the Top 200 in 1994

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

Cassidy #139 Gabriella #160 Mikayla #168 Isaiah #169 Hayden #176 Kendall #179 Jalen #183 Khadijah #184 Erick #185 Jazmin #190 Mckenzie #192 Riley #194 Jazmine #195 Wyatt #197 Makayla #199
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