Popular Names of 1992

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 1992, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025.

Table 1. Female names, 1992
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Ashley	38,460	164
2	Jessica	38,361	665
3	Amanda	25,039	493
4	Brittany	24,983	928
5	Sarah	24,634	90
6	Samantha	24,407	151
7	Emily	21,835	34
8	Stephanie	19,680	557
9	Elizabeth	19,035	17
10	Megan	17,842	889
11	Jennifer	17,819	586
12	Lauren	17,215	401
13	Kayla	16,517	364
14	Nicole	16,327	383
15	Chelsea	16,177	851
16	Rachel	15,840	250
17	Taylor	14,954	403
18	Danielle	14,098	549
19	Amber	13,917	520
20	Rebecca	13,110	350

Table 2. Male names, 1992
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Michael	54,410	21
2	Christopher	42,468	68
3	Matthew	37,733	32
4	Joshua	36,221	66
5	Andrew	30,542	73
6	Brandon	29,628	261
7	Daniel	29,157	22
8	Tyler	28,806	220
9	James	28,513	6
10	David	28,425	35
11	Joseph	27,904	29
12	Nicholas	27,762	112
13	Ryan	27,022	99
14	John	26,253	23
15	Jacob	25,665	43
16	Zachary	24,802	216
17	Robert	24,094	92
18	Justin	23,620	233
19	Anthony	23,174	46
20	William	23,066	9

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As recorded on the Social Security card application. Names given to fewer than five babies of a sex in a year are not published, so the file is a floor.