Popular Names of 1995

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 1995, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025.

Table 1. Female names, 1995
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Jessica	27,941	665
2	Ashley	26,606	164
3	Emily	24,382	34
4	Samantha	21,644	151
5	Sarah	21,395	90
6	Taylor	20,426	403
7	Hannah	17,018	56
8	Brittany	16,477	928
9	Amanda	16,354	493
10	Elizabeth	16,192	17
11	Kayla	16,087	364
12	Rachel	16,047	250
13	Megan	15,530	889
14	Alexis	14,334	554
15	Lauren	13,443	401
16	Stephanie	12,977	557
17	Courtney	12,775	2,335
18	Jennifer	12,683	586
19	Nicole	12,277	383
20	Victoria	12,252	54

Table 2. Male names, 1995
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Michael	41,409	21
2	Matthew	32,882	32
3	Christopher	32,679	68
4	Jacob	31,134	43
5	Joshua	30,720	66
6	Tyler	29,161	220
7	Nicholas	29,160	112
8	Brandon	26,904	261
9	Daniel	26,728	22
10	Austin	25,908	113
11	Andrew	25,860	73
12	Joseph	25,354	29
13	John	23,244	23
14	Zachary	23,131	216
15	Ryan	23,089	99
16	David	23,045	35
17	James	22,739	6
18	Justin	21,581	233
19	Anthony	20,482	46
20	William	20,160	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.