Most Popular Baby Names of 1993
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Jessica and Michael were the most popular baby names of 1993 in the US: 34,993 girls were named Jessica and 49,571 boys were named Michael, about 1 in 52 girls and 1 in 40 boys born that year. Jessica took #1 for girls from Ashley, and it was Michael's 33rd year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1961).
Social Security records list 1,809,072 girls and 1,961,328 boys born in 1993, with 15,794 different girl names and 10,163 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 1992
- Taylor joined the girls' top 10; Nicholas and Jacob joined the boys' top 10.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Savannah (#143 to #96), Sierra (#129 to #91) and Madison (#107 to #78).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Hunter (#135 to #97), Connor (#80 to #57) and Dakota (#103 to #85).
- 7 girl names and 4 boy names left the top 100, among them Bianca (#97 to #101) and Joel (#100 to #101).
- 1,596 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 1993
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 1992, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 1993
| # | Name | Babies | In 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 34,993 | #2 |
| 2 | Ashley | 34,849 | #1 |
| 3 | Sarah | 24,257 | #5 |
| 4 | Samantha | 23,668 | #6 |
| 5 | Emily | 23,596 | #7 |
| 6 | Brittany | 21,725 | #4 |
| 7 | Taylor | 21,270 | #17 |
| 8 | Amanda | 20,811 | #3 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 17,559 | #9 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 17,186 | #8 |
| 11 | Megan | 16,384 | #10 |
| 12 | Lauren | 16,194 | #12 |
| 13 | Nicole | 16,183 | #14 |
| 14 | Rachel | 15,974 | #16 |
| 15 | Jennifer | 15,749 | #11 |
| 16 | Kayla | 15,453 | #13 |
| 17 | Amber | 14,066 | #19 |
| 18 | Danielle | 12,992 | #18 |
| 19 | Victoria | 12,925 | #22 |
| 20 | Courtney | 12,577 | #21 |
| 21 | Hannah | 12,510 | #26 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 12,321 | #20 |
| 23 | Jasmine | 12,063 | #28 |
| 24 | Kelsey | 11,380 | #23 |
| 25 | Chelsea | 11,287 | #15 |
| 26 | Alyssa | 11,031 | #30 |
| 27 | Alexis | 10,834 | #40 |
| 28 | Alexandra | 10,683 | #29 |
| 29 | Katherine | 10,506 | #27 |
| 30 | Melissa | 10,225 | #24 |
| 31 | Michelle | 10,193 | #25 |
| 32 | Brianna | 8,775 | #43 |
| 33 | Tiffany | 8,586 | #32 |
| 34 | Morgan | 8,573 | #41 |
| 35 | Christina | 8,289 | #33 |
| 36 | Mary | 8,124 | #36 |
| 37 | Shelby | 8,122 | #34 |
| 38 | Heather | 8,103 | #31 |
| 39 | Kimberly | 7,965 | #35 |
| 40 | Sara | 7,902 | #37 |
| 41 | Allison | 7,729 | #48 |
| 42 | Haley | 7,618 | #56 |
| 43 | Laura | 7,262 | #38 |
| 44 | Andrea | 7,242 | #39 |
| 45 | Maria | 6,978 | #45 |
| 46 | Kaitlyn | 6,956 | #42 |
| 47 | Anna | 6,813 | #49 |
| 48 | Erin | 6,717 | #46 |
| 49 | Erica | 6,411 | #44 |
| 50 | Olivia | 6,343 | #58 |
| 51 | Kelly | 6,295 | #47 |
| 52 | Brooke | 6,161 | #59 |
| 53 | Shannon | 6,070 | #66 |
| 54 | Katelyn | 5,975 | #65 |
| 55 | Vanessa | 5,890 | #55 |
| 56 | Lindsey | 5,845 | #57 |
| 57 | Crystal | 5,829 | #50 |
| 58 | Jordan | 5,823 | #63 |
| 59 | Marissa | 5,626 | #72 |
| 60 | Paige | 5,612 | #64 |
| 61 | Kristen | 5,534 | #53 |
| 62 | Natalie | 5,484 | #61 |
| 63 | Katie | 5,456 | #54 |
| 64 | Caitlin | 5,428 | #62 |
| 65 | Amy | 5,420 | #51 |
| 65 | Cassandra | 5,420 | #52 |
| 67 | Abigail | 5,185 | #86 |
| 68 | Kathryn | 5,092 | #60 |
| 69 | Alexandria | 5,027 | #73 |
| 70 | Jenna | 4,882 | #67 |
| 71 | Briana | 4,880 | #79 |
| 72 | Julia | 4,663 | #70 |
| 73 | Angela | 4,572 | #69 |
| 74 | Jacqueline | 4,516 | #76 |
| 75 | Catherine | 4,475 | #78 |
| 76 | Alicia | 4,431 | #71 |
| 77 | Brittney | 4,420 | #68 |
| 78 | Madison | 4,384 | #107 |
| 79 | Jamie | 4,254 | #75 |
| 80 | Emma | 4,108 | #104 |
| 81 | Mariah | 4,093 | #74 |
| 82 | Whitney | 4,078 | #85 |
| 83 | Breanna | 4,027 | #94 |
| 84 | Gabrielle | 4,017 | #84 |
| 85 | Erika | 4,010 | #80 |
| 86 | Monica | 3,901 | #77 |
| 87 | Molly | 3,708 | #83 |
| 88 | Lindsay | 3,664 | #81 |
| 89 | Miranda | 3,581 | #89 |
| 90 | Christine | 3,477 | #82 |
| 91 | Sierra | 3,473 | #129 |
| 92 | Leah | 3,414 | #96 |
| 93 | Meghan | 3,401 | #91 |
| 94 | Diana | 3,389 | #101 |
| 95 | Cynthia | 3,383 | #92 |
| 96 | Savannah | 3,343 | #143 |
| 97 | Sabrina | 3,322 | #112 |
| 98 | Angelica | 3,242 | #100 |
| 99 | Kaitlin | 3,226 | #113 |
| 100 | Lisa | 3,223 | #88 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 1993
| # | Name | Babies | In 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 49,571 | #1 |
| 2 | Christopher | 38,237 | #2 |
| 3 | Matthew | 35,782 | #3 |
| 4 | Joshua | 33,590 | #4 |
| 5 | Tyler | 29,800 | #8 |
| 6 | Brandon | 28,735 | #6 |
| 7 | Daniel | 28,698 | #7 |
| 8 | Nicholas | 28,114 | #12 |
| 9 | Jacob | 27,487 | #15 |
| 10 | Andrew | 27,326 | #5 |
| 11 | David | 27,038 | #10 |
| 12 | Joseph | 27,014 | #11 |
| 13 | Ryan | 26,727 | #13 |
| 14 | James | 26,259 | #9 |
| 15 | Zachary | 25,538 | #16 |
| 16 | John | 24,996 | #14 |
| 17 | Robert | 22,447 | #17 |
| 18 | William | 22,218 | #20 |
| 19 | Anthony | 21,788 | #19 |
| 20 | Justin | 21,540 | #18 |
| 21 | Alexander | 20,530 | #23 |
| 22 | Jonathan | 19,954 | #21 |
| 23 | Kyle | 19,454 | #22 |
| 24 | Cody | 19,152 | #24 |
| 25 | Kevin | 19,084 | #25 |
| 26 | Austin | 17,587 | #38 |
| 27 | Thomas | 14,868 | #27 |
| 28 | Jordan | 14,758 | #32 |
| 29 | Eric | 14,548 | #26 |
| 30 | Aaron | 13,837 | #30 |
| 31 | Steven | 13,474 | #29 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 12,686 | #33 |
| 32 | Dylan | 12,686 | #28 |
| 34 | Brian | 12,544 | #31 |
| 35 | Christian | 11,891 | #35 |
| 36 | Jose | 11,847 | #37 |
| 37 | Samuel | 11,711 | #40 |
| 38 | Timothy | 11,640 | #34 |
| 39 | Adam | 11,534 | #36 |
| 40 | Richard | 10,230 | #41 |
| 41 | Nathan | 10,199 | #44 |
| 42 | Sean | 10,176 | #42 |
| 43 | Patrick | 9,857 | #39 |
| 44 | Charles | 9,855 | #43 |
| 45 | Jason | 8,639 | #46 |
| 46 | Jeremy | 8,577 | #47 |
| 47 | Stephen | 8,369 | #45 |
| 48 | Jesse | 8,263 | #50 |
| 49 | Mark | 8,059 | #49 |
| 50 | Travis | 7,940 | #48 |
| 51 | Taylor | 7,688 | #52 |
| 52 | Alex | 7,639 | #54 |
| 53 | Jeffrey | 7,535 | #51 |
| 54 | Cameron | 7,092 | #53 |
| 55 | Juan | 6,901 | #56 |
| 56 | Paul | 6,481 | #55 |
| 57 | Connor | 6,452 | #80 |
| 58 | Luis | 6,412 | #64 |
| 59 | Dustin | 6,310 | #58 |
| 60 | Kenneth | 6,276 | #59 |
| 61 | Bryan | 6,159 | #57 |
| 62 | Evan | 6,089 | #66 |
| 63 | Jared | 6,065 | #67 |
| 64 | Trevor | 6,012 | #63 |
| 65 | Gregory | 5,807 | #60 |
| 66 | Caleb | 5,788 | #74 |
| 67 | Derek | 5,762 | #62 |
| 68 | Corey | 5,674 | #65 |
| 69 | Scott | 5,577 | #61 |
| 70 | Ian | 5,399 | #68 |
| 71 | Devin | 5,356 | #75 |
| 72 | Carlos | 5,353 | #69 |
| 73 | Bradley | 5,136 | #72 |
| 74 | Marcus | 5,063 | #82 |
| 75 | Nathaniel | 4,854 | #79 |
| 76 | Logan | 4,844 | #89 |
| 77 | Shawn | 4,814 | #71 |
| 78 | Edward | 4,790 | #70 |
| 79 | Garrett | 4,711 | #88 |
| 80 | Jesus | 4,683 | #78 |
| 81 | Mitchell | 4,584 | #91 |
| 82 | Peter | 4,538 | #81 |
| 83 | Blake | 4,504 | #84 |
| 84 | Shane | 4,438 | #77 |
| 85 | Dakota | 4,411 | #103 |
| 86 | Gabriel | 4,375 | #86 |
| 87 | Luke | 4,357 | #93 |
| 88 | Miguel | 4,349 | #90 |
| 89 | Antonio | 4,301 | #85 |
| 90 | Dillon | 4,282 | #73 |
| 91 | Victor | 4,207 | #87 |
| 92 | Ethan | 4,164 | #76 |
| 93 | Seth | 4,060 | #94 |
| 94 | Cory | 3,997 | #83 |
| 95 | Lucas | 3,923 | #106 |
| 96 | Spencer | 3,884 | #99 |
| 97 | Hunter | 3,792 | #135 |
| 98 | Tanner | 3,768 | #101 |
| 99 | Adrian | 3,754 | #96 |
| 100 | Vincent | 3,687 | #92 |
Open a name to see how many people with it are alive today and how its popularity changed. See the year before, 1992, or the year after, 1994, the top 100 of the whole 1990s, or let the random name generator pick names from the 1990s. For more on how the top names changed, read Most Popular Names by Decade.