Popular Names of 1994

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 1994, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025.

Table 1. Female names, 1994
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Jessica	32,122	665
2	Ashley	30,281	164
3	Emily	24,154	34
4	Samantha	22,824	151
5	Sarah	22,299	90
6	Taylor	20,734	403
7	Brittany	18,900	928
8	Amanda	18,718	493
9	Elizabeth	16,786	17
10	Megan	16,580	889
11	Nicole	16,011	383
12	Kayla	15,885	364
13	Rachel	15,492	250
14	Lauren	15,158	401
15	Stephanie	14,750	557
16	Hannah	14,494	56
17	Jennifer	14,001	586
18	Alexis	13,039	554
19	Victoria	12,694	54
20	Danielle	12,455	549

Table 2. Male names, 1994
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Michael	44,477	21
2	Christopher	34,807	68
3	Matthew	33,654	32
4	Joshua	31,374	66
5	Tyler	30,482	220
6	Brandon	29,492	261
7	Jacob	29,417	43
8	Daniel	28,065	22
9	Nicholas	27,770	112
10	Andrew	26,019	73
11	Joseph	25,734	29
12	Zachary	25,139	216
13	David	24,877	35
14	James	24,778	6
15	John	24,187	23
16	Ryan	24,063	99
17	Austin	23,192	113
18	Anthony	21,604	46
19	William	21,492	9
20	Justin	20,940	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.