The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1996
15,894 different girls’ names were recorded in 1996, covering 1,753,007 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 25,150 |
| 2 | Jessica | 24,201 |
| 3 | Ashley | 23,678 |
| 4 | Sarah | 21,048 |
| 5 | Samantha | 20,552 |
| 6 | Taylor | 19,155 |
| 7 | Hannah | 18,596 |
| 8 | Alexis | 16,592 |
| 9 | Rachel | 16,121 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 16,003 |
| 11 | Kayla | 15,269 |
| 12 | Megan | 14,770 |
| 13 | Amanda | 13,980 |
| 14 | Brittany | 13,797 |
| 15 | Madison | 13,412 |
| 16 | Lauren | 12,595 |
| 17 | Brianna | 11,925 |
| 18 | Victoria | 11,859 |
| 19 | Jennifer | 11,732 |
| 20 | Stephanie | 11,643 |
| 21 | Courtney | 11,344 |
| 22 | Nicole | 11,135 |
| 23 | Alyssa | 11,024 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 10,626 |
| 25 | Morgan | 10,295 |
| 26 | Alexandra | 10,025 |
| 27 | Amber | 9,771 |
| 28 | Jasmine | 9,707 |
| 29 | Danielle | 9,286 |
| 30 | Haley | 9,042 |
| 31 | Katherine | 8,877 |
| 32 | Abigail | 8,604 |
| 33 | Anna | 8,575 |
| 34 | Olivia | 8,126 |
| 35 | Shelby | 7,950 |
| 36 | Kelsey | 7,655 |
| 37 | Maria | 7,598 |
| 38 | Allison | 7,455 |
| 39 | Sydney | 7,259 |
| 40 | Kaitlyn | 7,241 |
| 41 | Kimberly | 7,176 |
| 42 | Melissa | 7,170 |
| 43 | Savannah | 7,000 |
| 44 | Mary | 6,968 |
| 45 | Brooke | 6,724 |
| 46 | Natalie | 6,693 |
| 47 | Michelle | 6,598 |
| 48 | Julia | 6,314 |
| 49 | Jordan | 6,299 |
| 50 | Sara | 6,288 |
| 51 | Erin | 6,256 |
| 52 | Tiffany | 6,158 |
| 53 | Emma | 6,151 |
| 54 | Gabrielle | 5,888 |
| 55 | Chelsea | 5,864 |
| 56 | Destiny | 5,856 |
| 57 | Christina | 5,804 |
| 58 | Sabrina | 5,774 |
| 59 | Marissa | 5,752 |
| 60 | Vanessa | 5,746 |
| 61 | Andrea | 5,671 |
| 62 | Sierra | 5,487 |
| 63 | Mariah | 5,446 |
| 64 | Katelyn | 5,421 |
| 65 | Paige | 5,342 |
| 66 | Laura | 5,227 |
| 67 | Madeline | 4,912 |
| 68 | Cheyenne | 4,866 |
| 69 | Jacqueline | 4,862 |
| 70 | Kristen | 4,851 |
| 71 | Heather | 4,759 |
| 72 | Briana | 4,735 |
| 73 | Kelly | 4,734 |
| 74 | Breanna | 4,701 |
| 75 | Mackenzie | 4,597 |
| 76 | Miranda | 4,568 |
| 77 | Alexandria | 4,563 |
| 78 | Caroline | 4,466 |
| 79 | Erica | 4,460 |
| 80 | Shannon | 4,337 |
| 81 | Katie | 4,329 |
| 82 | Monica | 4,326 |
| 83 | Jenna | 4,288 |
| 84 | Caitlin | 4,268 |
| 85 | Bailey | 4,192 |
| 86 | Lindsey | 4,112 |
| 87 | Kathryn | 4,102 |
| 88 | Amy | 4,067 |
| 89 | Cassandra | 4,018 |
| 90 | Angela | 3,867 |
| 91 | Alicia | 3,861 |
| 92 | Crystal | 3,786 |
| 93 | Hailey | 3,762 |
| 94 | Grace | 3,742 |
| 95 | Catherine | 3,739 |
| 96 | Jamie | 3,599 |
| 97 | Angelica | 3,404 |
| 98 | Leah | 3,326 |
| 99 | Molly | 3,312 |
| 100 | Alexa | 3,260 |
| 101 | Cynthia | 3,190 |
| 102 | Michaela | 3,176 |
| 103 | Kaitlin | 3,136 |
| 104 | Autumn | 3,110 |
| 105 | Margaret | 3,103 |
| 106 | Erika | 3,078 |
| 107 | Diana | 2,951 |
| 108 | Karina | 2,868 |
| 109 | Cassidy | 2,844 |
| 110 | Kaylee | 2,804 |
| 111 | Kylie | 2,798 |
| 112 | Chloe | 2,782 |
| 113 | Meghan | 2,773 |
| 114 | Veronica | 2,745 |
| 115 | Claire | 2,741 |
| 115 | Brittney | 2,741 |
| 117 | Bethany | 2,699 |
| 118 | Leslie | 2,664 |
| 118 | Melanie | 2,664 |
| 120 | Hayley | 2,577 |
| 121 | Casey | 2,551 |
| 122 | Dominique | 2,547 |
| 123 | Bianca | 2,523 |
| 124 | Daisy | 2,514 |
| 125 | Sophia | 2,513 |
| 126 | Carly | 2,510 |
| 127 | Jocelyn | 2,509 |
| 128 | Rachael | 2,485 |
| 129 | Makayla | 2,463 |
| 130 | Holly | 2,438 |
| 131 | Brenda | 2,414 |
| 131 | Gabriela | 2,414 |
| 133 | Karen | 2,401 |
| 134 | Lindsay | 2,397 |
| 135 | Christine | 2,371 |
| 136 | Kendra | 2,368 |
| 137 | Summer | 2,345 |
| 138 | Caitlyn | 2,334 |
| 139 | Gabriella | 2,323 |
| 140 | Whitney | 2,310 |
| 141 | Ana | 2,307 |
| 142 | Selena | 2,291 |
| 143 | Mikayla | 2,284 |
| 144 | Desiree | 2,277 |
| 145 | Jade | 2,238 |
| 146 | Rebekah | 2,222 |
| 147 | Kristin | 2,193 |
| 148 | Kristina | 2,180 |
| 149 | Faith | 2,159 |
| 150 | Julie | 2,139 |
| 151 | Isabella | 2,112 |
| 152 | Kathleen | 2,107 |
| 153 | Adriana | 2,103 |
| 154 | Valerie | 2,082 |
| 155 | Zoe | 2,065 |
| 156 | Ariana | 2,044 |
| 157 | Alondra | 2,021 |
| 158 | Mckenzie | 1,978 |
| 159 | Patricia | 1,970 |
| 160 | Alejandra | 1,955 |
| 161 | Brandi | 1,952 |
| 162 | Angel | 1,939 |
| 163 | Ariel | 1,924 |
| 164 | Audrey | 1,915 |
| 165 | Kara | 1,909 |
| 166 | Alison | 1,901 |
| 167 | Tara | 1,899 |
| 168 | Lisa | 1,864 |
| 169 | Marisa | 1,858 |
| 170 | Natasha | 1,845 |
| 171 | Shania | 1,837 |
| 172 | Nancy | 1,825 |
| 173 | Lydia | 1,813 |
| 174 | Claudia | 1,807 |
| 175 | Dana | 1,801 |
| 176 | Kirsten | 1,773 |
| 177 | April | 1,764 |
| 178 | Alexus | 1,703 |
| 179 | Diamond | 1,697 |
| 180 | Mia | 1,690 |
| 181 | Sandra | 1,659 |
| 182 | Deja | 1,638 |
| 183 | Mallory | 1,629 |
| 184 | Raven | 1,622 |
| 185 | Tori | 1,615 |
| 186 | Hope | 1,610 |
| 187 | Evelyn | 1,596 |
| 187 | Cierra | 1,596 |
| 189 | Jasmin | 1,588 |
| 190 | Kiana | 1,585 |
| 191 | Katrina | 1,543 |
| 192 | Bridget | 1,530 |
| 193 | Meagan | 1,503 |
| 193 | Yesenia | 1,503 |
| 195 | Cindy | 1,497 |
| 196 | Monique | 1,490 |
| 197 | Isabel | 1,470 |
| 198 | Kendall | 1,468 |
| 199 | Jillian | 1,462 |
| 200 | Asia | 1,447 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1996 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.