31 years ago
Baby Names from 1995
3,662,155 registered births | 1,903,631 boys | 1,758,524 girls
Top 10 Baby Names of 1995
Top 10 Boy Names
Top Unisex Names of 1995
Taylor
5,521 boys
20,426 girls
Jordan 13,573 boys
6,481 girls
Alexis 1,881 boys
14,334 girls
Morgan 1,258 boys
10,877 girls
Logan 6,953 boys
1,041 girls
Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.
Notable Risers & Fallers in 1995
Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.
New to the Top 200 in 1995
Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.
What Life Was Like in 1995
Economy & Leadership
- President
- Bill Clinton
- Avg. Home Price
- $113,150
- Avg. Income
- $34,076
- Gas Price
- $1.15/gal
- Minimum Wage
- $4.25/hr
- US Population
- 266.3 million
Entertainment
- #1 Song
- Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio
- #1 Movie
- Toy Story
- #1 TV Show
- Seinfeld / ER
Sports
- Super Bowl
- San Francisco 49ers 49, San Diego Chargers 26 (Super Bowl XXIX)
- World Series
- Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2)
Major Events
- • Oklahoma City bombing
- • O.J. Simpson found not guilty
- • Windows 95 launches to massive hype
- • eBay and Amazon founded
- • Toy Story — first fully CGI feature film
Culture & Style
- Fashion Trend
- Platform shoes return, butterfly clips, Tommy Hilfiger, baggy jeans, crop tops
- Tech Milestone
- Windows 95 launches; Amazon and eBay founded; Java programming language released; Internet goes mainstream
- Generation
- Millennial (born 1981-1996)
Popular Slang of 1995
"all that and a bag of chips"
"talk to the hand"
"phat"
"fly"
"booyah"
Did You Know? Fun Facts from 1995
1
People lined up at midnight to buy Windows 95
2
Toy Story proved computers could make a whole movie
3
Amazon started as an online bookstore in Jeff Bezos' garage
4
Emily began its run as the #1 girl name
5
The name 'Madison' cracked the top 30 — inspired by the movie Splash (1984)
Someone born in 1995 is 31 years old today.