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Baby Names from 1999

3,693,867 registered births | 1,920,087 boys | 1,773,780 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1999

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Jacob
35,371 births
2 Michael
33,915 births
3 Matthew
30,418 births
4 Joshua
27,264 births
5 Nicholas
25,639 births
6 Christopher
25,604 births
7 Andrew
23,866 births
8 Joseph
23,219 births
9 Daniel
22,705 births
10 Tyler
22,667 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Emily
26,542 births
2 Hannah
21,679 births
3 Alexis
19,237 births
4 Sarah
19,117 births
5 Samantha
19,043 births
6 Ashley
18,136 births
7 Madison
18,054 births
8 Taylor
16,906 births
9 Jessica
16,350 births
10 Elizabeth
15,350 births

Top Unisex Names of 1999

Alexis
2,434 boys 19,237 girls
Taylor
3,071 boys 16,906 girls
Jordan
13,051 boys 5,730 girls
Cameron
12,435 boys 1,781 girls
Logan
9,135 boys 1,073 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1999

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

Biggest Risers

G Lauryn
#421 → #167 (+254)
G Camryn
#367 → #158 (+209)
G Shania
#286 → #190 (+96)
G Kiara
#172 → #78 (+94)
G Mya
#238 → #166 (+72)
G Sophie
#255 → #184 (+71)
B Carson
#218 → #156 (+62)

New to the Top 200 in 1999

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

Carson #156 Camryn #158 Mya #166 Lauryn #167 Alexia #188 Ashlyn #191 Josiah #194 Sofia #195 Landon #196 Mckenna #198
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