Most popular baby names of 1994
In 1994, the most popular names for US babies were Michael for boys (44,475 babies, 2.3% of boys) and Jessica for girls (32,122 babies, 1.8% of girls). The rest of the top five were Christopher, Matthew, Joshua and Tyler for boys and Ashley, Emily, Samantha and Sarah for girls. SSA recorded 10,243 different boy names and 15,759 different girl names that year.
| Rank | Name | Babies | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 44,475 | – |
| 2 | Christopher | 34,806 | – |
| 3 | Matthew | 33,654 | – |
| 4 | Joshua | 31,375 | – |
| 5 | Tyler | 30,480 | – |
| 6 | Brandon | 29,490 | – |
| 7 | Jacob | 29,419 | ▲ 2 |
| 8 | Daniel | 28,062 | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | Nicholas | 27,767 | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | Andrew | 26,015 | – |
| 11 | Joseph | 25,732 | ▲ 1 |
| 12 | Zachary | 25,137 | ▲ 3 |
| 13 | David | 24,874 | ▼ 2 |
| 14 | James | 24,777 | – |
| 15 | John | 24,186 | ▲ 1 |
| 16 | Ryan | 24,066 | ▼ 3 |
| 17 | Austin | 23,192 | ▲ 9 |
| 18 | Anthony | 21,602 | ▲ 1 |
| 19 | William | 21,491 | ▼ 1 |
| 20 | Justin | 20,939 | – |
| 21 | Robert | 20,559 | ▼ 4 |
| 22 | Alexander | 20,098 | ▼ 1 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 19,068 | ▼ 1 |
| 24 | Kyle | 18,398 | ▼ 1 |
| 25 | Cody | 17,589 | ▼ 1 |
| 26 | Kevin | 17,315 | ▼ 1 |
| 27 | Thomas | 14,910 | – |
| 28 | Aaron | 14,385 | ▲ 2 |
| 29 | Jordan | 14,161 | ▼ 1 |
| 30 | Eric | 13,310 | ▼ 1 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 12,791 | ▲ 2 |
| 32 | Dylan | 12,530 | – |
| 33 | Samuel | 12,146 | ▲ 4 |
| 34 | Steven | 12,088 | ▼ 3 |
| 35 | Christian | 11,987 | – |
| 36 | Jose | 11,729 | – |
| 37 | Brian | 11,646 | ▼ 3 |
| 38 | Adam | 11,022 | ▲ 1 |
| 39 | Timothy | 10,768 | ▼ 1 |
| 40 | Nathan | 10,381 | ▲ 1 |
| 41 | Richard | 9,516 | ▼ 1 |
| 42 | Patrick | 9,336 | ▲ 1 |
| 43 | Charles | 9,018 | ▲ 1 |
| 44 | Sean | 8,838 | ▼ 2 |
| 45 | Jesse | 8,682 | ▲ 3 |
| 46 | Jason | 8,550 | ▼ 1 |
| 47 | Jeremy | 8,227 | ▼ 1 |
| 48 | Mark | 7,487 | ▲ 1 |
| 49 | Stephen | 7,482 | ▼ 2 |
| 50 | Alex | 7,240 | ▲ 2 |
| 51 | Juan | 7,207 | ▲ 4 |
| 52 | Cameron | 6,838 | ▲ 2 |
| 53 | Travis | 6,800 | ▼ 3 |
| 54 | Taylor | 6,626 | ▼ 3 |
| 55 | Jeffrey | 6,525 | ▼ 2 |
| 56 | Dustin | 6,459 | ▲ 3 |
| 57 | Luis | 6,361 | ▲ 1 |
| 58 | Trevor | 6,359 | ▲ 6 |
| 59 | Connor | 6,318 | ▼ 2 |
| 60 | Caleb | 6,161 | ▲ 6 |
| 61 | Devin | 6,064 | ▲ 10 |
| 62 | Evan | 5,895 | – |
| 63 | Jared | 5,875 | – |
| 64 | Paul | 5,797 | ▼ 8 |
| 65 | Kenneth | 5,679 | ▼ 5 |
| 66 | Bryan | 5,606 | ▼ 5 |
| 67 | Hunter | 5,585 | ▲ 30 |
| 68 | Gabriel | 5,538 | ▲ 18 |
| 69 | Dakota | 5,536 | ▲ 16 |
| 70 | Logan | 5,457 | ▲ 6 |
| 71 | Mitchell | 5,370 | ▲ 10 |
| 72 | Carlos | 5,328 | – |
| 73 | Corey | 5,279 | ▼ 5 |
| 74 | Ian | 5,267 | ▼ 4 |
| 75 | Marcus | 5,257 | ▼ 1 |
| 76 | Gregory | 5,136 | ▼ 11 |
| 77 | Derek | 5,081 | ▼ 10 |
| 78 | Nathaniel | 5,029 | ▼ 3 |
| 79 | Jesus | 4,916 | ▲ 1 |
| 80 | Scott | 4,914 | ▼ 11 |
| 81 | Blake | 4,879 | ▲ 2 |
| 82 | Garrett | 4,762 | ▼ 3 |
| 83 | Bradley | 4,678 | ▼ 10 |
| 84 | Edward | 4,520 | ▼ 6 |
| 85 | Dalton | 4,245 | ▲ 21 |
| 86 | Shawn | 4,245 | ▼ 9 |
| 87 | Peter | 4,223 | ▼ 5 |
| 88 | Antonio | 4,173 | ▲ 1 |
| 89 | Ethan | 4,165 | ▲ 3 |
| 90 | Seth | 4,135 | ▲ 3 |
| 91 | Luke | 4,095 | ▼ 4 |
| 92 | Shane | 4,085 | ▼ 8 |
| 93 | Victor | 4,055 | ▼ 2 |
| 94 | Miguel | 4,033 | ▼ 6 |
| 95 | Lucas | 4,009 | – |
| 96 | Tanner | 3,923 | ▲ 2 |
| 97 | Adrian | 3,814 | ▲ 2 |
| 98 | Spencer | 3,813 | ▼ 2 |
| 99 | Erik | 3,746 | ▲ 6 |
| 100 | Vincent | 3,603 | – |
| Rank | Name | Babies | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 32,122 | – |
| 2 | Ashley | 30,283 | – |
| 3 | Emily | 24,153 | ▲ 2 |
| 4 | Samantha | 22,824 | – |
| 5 | Sarah | 22,298 | ▼ 2 |
| 6 | Taylor | 20,734 | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | Brittany | 18,900 | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Amanda | 18,718 | – |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 16,786 | – |
| 10 | Megan | 16,580 | ▲ 1 |
| 11 | Nicole | 16,011 | ▲ 2 |
| 12 | Kayla | 15,885 | ▲ 4 |
| 13 | Rachel | 15,492 | ▲ 1 |
| 14 | Lauren | 15,158 | ▼ 2 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 14,750 | ▼ 5 |
| 16 | Hannah | 14,495 | ▲ 5 |
| 17 | Jennifer | 14,001 | ▼ 2 |
| 18 | Alexis | 13,039 | ▲ 9 |
| 19 | Victoria | 12,694 | – |
| 20 | Danielle | 12,454 | ▼ 2 |
| 21 | Amber | 12,343 | ▼ 4 |
| 22 | Courtney | 12,019 | ▼ 2 |
| 23 | Jasmine | 11,713 | – |
| 24 | Rebecca | 11,283 | ▼ 2 |
| 25 | Morgan | 10,655 | ▲ 9 |
| 26 | Alyssa | 10,602 | – |
| 27 | Brianna | 10,516 | ▲ 5 |
| 28 | Alexandra | 10,226 | – |
| 29 | Kelsey | 9,748 | ▼ 5 |
| 30 | Katherine | 9,586 | ▼ 1 |
| 31 | Melissa | 8,796 | ▼ 1 |
| 32 | Kimberly | 8,747 | ▲ 7 |
| 33 | Michelle | 8,639 | ▼ 2 |
| 34 | Allison | 8,150 | ▲ 7 |
| 35 | Tiffany | 8,096 | ▼ 2 |
| 36 | Haley | 7,803 | ▲ 6 |
| 37 | Mary | 7,756 | ▼ 1 |
| 38 | Chelsea | 7,718 | ▼ 13 |
| 39 | Christina | 7,668 | ▼ 4 |
| 40 | Shelby | 7,545 | ▼ 3 |
| 41 | Anna | 7,529 | ▲ 6 |
| 42 | Abigail | 7,243 | ▲ 25 |
| 43 | Sara | 7,219 | ▼ 3 |
| 44 | Heather | 7,033 | ▼ 6 |
| 45 | Erin | 6,908 | ▲ 3 |
| 46 | Laura | 6,860 | ▼ 3 |
| 47 | Maria | 6,752 | ▼ 2 |
| 48 | Kaitlyn | 6,686 | ▼ 2 |
| 49 | Andrea | 6,482 | ▼ 5 |
| 50 | Olivia | 6,432 | – |
| 51 | Madison | 6,264 | ▲ 27 |
| 52 | Jordan | 6,259 | ▲ 6 |
| 53 | Marissa | 6,245 | ▲ 6 |
| 54 | Brooke | 5,973 | ▼ 2 |
| 55 | Kristen | 5,871 | ▲ 6 |
| 56 | Natalie | 5,837 | ▲ 6 |
| 57 | Erica | 5,680 | ▼ 8 |
| 58 | Katelyn | 5,670 | ▼ 4 |
| 59 | Vanessa | 5,552 | ▼ 4 |
| 60 | Shannon | 5,508 | ▼ 7 |
| 61 | Miranda | 5,456 | ▲ 28 |
| 62 | Kelly | 5,446 | ▼ 11 |
| 63 | Paige | 5,209 | ▼ 3 |
| 64 | Crystal | 5,199 | ▼ 7 |
| 65 | Jacqueline | 5,183 | ▲ 9 |
| 66 | Cassandra | 5,061 | – |
| 67 | Gabrielle | 5,044 | ▲ 17 |
| 68 | Briana | 5,000 | ▲ 3 |
| 69 | Lindsey | 4,988 | ▼ 13 |
| 70 | Katie | 4,984 | ▼ 7 |
| 71 | Sierra | 4,853 | ▲ 20 |
| 72 | Julia | 4,842 | – |
| 73 | Alexandria | 4,840 | ▼ 4 |
| 74 | Emma | 4,765 | ▲ 6 |
| 75 | Mariah | 4,749 | ▲ 6 |
| 76 | Sydney | 4,737 | ▲ 30 |
| 77 | Amy | 4,691 | ▼ 12 |
| 78 | Caitlin | 4,654 | ▼ 14 |
| 79 | Kathryn | 4,620 | ▼ 11 |
| 80 | Jenna | 4,594 | ▼ 10 |
| 81 | Angela | 4,414 | ▼ 8 |
| 82 | Savannah | 4,386 | ▲ 14 |
| 83 | Alicia | 4,105 | ▼ 7 |
| 84 | Catherine | 4,102 | ▼ 9 |
| 85 | Breanna | 4,101 | ▼ 2 |
| 86 | Destiny | 4,089 | ▲ 25 |
| 87 | Jamie | 3,982 | ▼ 8 |
| 88 | Monica | 3,912 | ▼ 2 |
| 89 | Brittney | 3,876 | ▼ 12 |
| 90 | Erika | 3,584 | ▼ 5 |
| 91 | Whitney | 3,566 | ▼ 9 |
| 92 | Madeline | 3,518 | ▲ 35 |
| 93 | Kaitlin | 3,501 | ▲ 6 |
| 94 | Caroline | 3,452 | ▲ 11 |
| 95 | Alexa | 3,441 | ▲ 12 |
| 96 | Molly | 3,441 | ▼ 9 |
| 97 | Sabrina | 3,384 | – |
| 98 | Diana | 3,369 | ▼ 4 |
| 99 | Cheyenne | 3,307 | ▲ 36 |
| 100 | Meghan | 3,227 | ▼ 7 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1994. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.