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Baby Names from 1996

3,647,195 registered births | 1,894,233 boys | 1,752,962 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1996

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
38,373 births
2 Matthew
32,077 births
3 Jacob
31,924 births
4 Christopher
30,902 births
5 Joshua
29,174 births
6 Nicholas
27,722 births
7 Tyler
26,955 births
8 Brandon
25,847 births
9 Austin
25,663 births
10 Andrew
25,244 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Emily
25,150 births
2 Jessica
24,200 births
3 Ashley
23,678 births
4 Sarah
21,044 births
5 Samantha
20,551 births
6 Taylor
19,153 births
7 Hannah
18,596 births
8 Alexis
16,592 births
9 Rachel
16,120 births
10 Elizabeth
16,004 births

Top Unisex Names of 1996

Taylor
4,798 boys 19,153 girls
Jordan
13,852 boys 6,299 girls
Alexis
1,795 boys 16,592 girls
Morgan
1,216 boys 10,295 girls
Logan
8,374 boys 1,097 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1996

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

Biggest Risers

G Shania
#447 → #171 (+276)
G Alondra
#238 → #157 (+81)
B Bailey
#277 → #200 (+77)
G Mia
#255 → #180 (+75)
G Alexus
#234 → #178 (+56)
B Liam
#239 → #184 (+55)
B Tristan
#121 → #68 (+53)
B Gavin
#242 → #192 (+50)

Biggest Fallers

G Selena
#91 → #142 (-51)

New to the Top 200 in 1996

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

Alondra #157 Shania #171 Alexus #178 Parker #179 Mia #180 Deja #182 Liam #184 Kaleb #186 Gavin #192 Sebastian #195 Jonah #197 Conner #199 Bailey #200 Asia #200
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