Popular Names of 1993

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 1993, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025.

Table 1. Female names, 1993
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Jessica	34,993	665
2	Ashley	34,849	164
3	Sarah	24,257	90
4	Samantha	23,668	151
5	Emily	23,596	34
6	Brittany	21,725	928
7	Taylor	21,270	403
8	Amanda	20,811	493
9	Elizabeth	17,559	17
10	Stephanie	17,186	557
11	Megan	16,384	889
12	Lauren	16,194	401
13	Nicole	16,183	383
14	Rachel	15,974	250
15	Jennifer	15,749	586
16	Kayla	15,453	364
17	Amber	14,066	520
18	Danielle	12,992	549
19	Victoria	12,925	54
20	Courtney	12,577	2,335

Table 2. Male names, 1993
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Michael	49,571	21
2	Christopher	38,237	68
3	Matthew	35,782	32
4	Joshua	33,590	66
5	Tyler	29,800	220
6	Brandon	28,735	261
7	Daniel	28,698	22
8	Nicholas	28,114	112
9	Jacob	27,487	43
10	Andrew	27,326	73
11	David	27,038	35
12	Joseph	27,014	29
13	Ryan	26,727	99
14	James	26,259	6
15	Zachary	25,538	216
16	John	24,996	23
17	Robert	22,447	92
18	William	22,218	9
19	Anthony	21,788	46
20	Justin	21,540	233

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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.