Most Popular Baby Names of 1994
In 1994, Jessica (32,122 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (44,475 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 1994
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 44,475 |
| 2 | Christopher | 34,806 |
| 3 | Matthew | 33,654 |
| 4 | Joshua | 31,375 |
| 5 | Tyler | 30,480 |
| 6 | Brandon | 29,490 |
| 7 | Jacob | 29,419 |
| 8 | Daniel | 28,062 |
| 9 | Nicholas | 27,767 |
| 10 | Andrew | 26,015 |
| 11 | Joseph | 25,732 |
| 12 | Zachary | 25,137 |
| 13 | David | 24,874 |
| 14 | James | 24,777 |
| 15 | John | 24,186 |
| 16 | Ryan | 24,066 |
| 17 | Austin | 23,192 |
| 18 | Anthony | 21,602 |
| 19 | William | 21,491 |
| 20 | Justin | 20,939 |
| 21 | Robert | 20,559 |
| 22 | Alexander | 20,098 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 19,068 |
| 24 | Kyle | 18,398 |
| 25 | Cody | 17,589 |
| 26 | Kevin | 17,315 |
| 27 | Thomas | 14,910 |
| 28 | Aaron | 14,385 |
| 29 | Jordan | 14,161 |
| 30 | Eric | 13,310 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 12,791 |
| 32 | Dylan | 12,530 |
| 33 | Samuel | 12,146 |
| 34 | Steven | 12,088 |
| 35 | Christian | 11,987 |
| 36 | Jose | 11,729 |
| 37 | Brian | 11,646 |
| 38 | Adam | 11,022 |
| 39 | Timothy | 10,768 |
| 40 | Nathan | 10,381 |
| 41 | Richard | 9,516 |
| 42 | Patrick | 9,336 |
| 43 | Charles | 9,018 |
| 44 | Sean | 8,838 |
| 45 | Jesse | 8,682 |
| 46 | Jason | 8,550 |
| 47 | Jeremy | 8,227 |
| 48 | Mark | 7,487 |
| 49 | Stephen | 7,482 |
| 50 | Alex | 7,240 |
| 51 | Juan | 7,207 |
| 52 | Cameron | 6,838 |
| 53 | Travis | 6,800 |
| 54 | Taylor | 6,626 |
| 55 | Jeffrey | 6,525 |
| 56 | Dustin | 6,459 |
| 57 | Luis | 6,361 |
| 58 | Trevor | 6,359 |
| 59 | Connor | 6,318 |
| 60 | Caleb | 6,161 |
| 61 | Devin | 6,064 |
| 62 | Evan | 5,895 |
| 63 | Jared | 5,875 |
| 64 | Paul | 5,797 |
| 65 | Kenneth | 5,679 |
| 66 | Bryan | 5,606 |
| 67 | Hunter | 5,585 |
| 68 | Gabriel | 5,538 |
| 69 | Dakota | 5,536 |
| 70 | Logan | 5,457 |
| 71 | Mitchell | 5,370 |
| 72 | Carlos | 5,328 |
| 73 | Corey | 5,279 |
| 74 | Ian | 5,267 |
| 75 | Marcus | 5,257 |
| 76 | Gregory | 5,136 |
| 77 | Derek | 5,081 |
| 78 | Nathaniel | 5,029 |
| 79 | Jesus | 4,916 |
| 80 | Scott | 4,914 |
| 81 | Blake | 4,879 |
| 82 | Garrett | 4,762 |
| 83 | Bradley | 4,678 |
| 84 | Edward | 4,520 |
| 85 | Dalton | 4,245 |
| 85 | Shawn | 4,245 |
| 87 | Peter | 4,223 |
| 88 | Antonio | 4,173 |
| 89 | Ethan | 4,165 |
| 90 | Seth | 4,135 |
| 91 | Luke | 4,095 |
| 92 | Shane | 4,085 |
| 93 | Victor | 4,055 |
| 94 | Miguel | 4,033 |
| 95 | Lucas | 4,009 |
| 96 | Tanner | 3,923 |
| 97 | Adrian | 3,814 |
| 98 | Spencer | 3,813 |
| 99 | Erik | 3,746 |
| 100 | Vincent | 3,603 |
Top 100 girl names of 1994
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 32,122 |
| 2 | Ashley | 30,283 |
| 3 | Emily | 24,153 |
| 4 | Samantha | 22,824 |
| 5 | Sarah | 22,298 |
| 6 | Taylor | 20,734 |
| 7 | Brittany | 18,900 |
| 8 | Amanda | 18,718 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 16,786 |
| 10 | Megan | 16,580 |
| 11 | Nicole | 16,011 |
| 12 | Kayla | 15,885 |
| 13 | Rachel | 15,492 |
| 14 | Lauren | 15,158 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 14,750 |
| 16 | Hannah | 14,495 |
| 17 | Jennifer | 14,001 |
| 18 | Alexis | 13,039 |
| 19 | Victoria | 12,694 |
| 20 | Danielle | 12,454 |
| 21 | Amber | 12,343 |
| 22 | Courtney | 12,019 |
| 23 | Jasmine | 11,713 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 11,283 |
| 25 | Morgan | 10,655 |
| 26 | Alyssa | 10,602 |
| 27 | Brianna | 10,516 |
| 28 | Alexandra | 10,226 |
| 29 | Kelsey | 9,748 |
| 30 | Katherine | 9,586 |
| 31 | Melissa | 8,796 |
| 32 | Kimberly | 8,747 |
| 33 | Michelle | 8,639 |
| 34 | Allison | 8,150 |
| 35 | Tiffany | 8,096 |
| 36 | Haley | 7,803 |
| 37 | Mary | 7,756 |
| 38 | Chelsea | 7,718 |
| 39 | Christina | 7,668 |
| 40 | Shelby | 7,545 |
| 41 | Anna | 7,529 |
| 42 | Abigail | 7,243 |
| 43 | Sara | 7,219 |
| 44 | Heather | 7,033 |
| 45 | Erin | 6,908 |
| 46 | Laura | 6,860 |
| 47 | Maria | 6,752 |
| 48 | Kaitlyn | 6,686 |
| 49 | Andrea | 6,482 |
| 50 | Olivia | 6,432 |
| 51 | Madison | 6,264 |
| 52 | Jordan | 6,259 |
| 53 | Marissa | 6,245 |
| 54 | Brooke | 5,973 |
| 55 | Kristen | 5,871 |
| 56 | Natalie | 5,837 |
| 57 | Erica | 5,680 |
| 58 | Katelyn | 5,670 |
| 59 | Vanessa | 5,552 |
| 60 | Shannon | 5,508 |
| 61 | Miranda | 5,456 |
| 62 | Kelly | 5,446 |
| 63 | Paige | 5,209 |
| 64 | Crystal | 5,199 |
| 65 | Jacqueline | 5,183 |
| 66 | Cassandra | 5,061 |
| 67 | Gabrielle | 5,044 |
| 68 | Briana | 5,000 |
| 69 | Lindsey | 4,988 |
| 70 | Katie | 4,984 |
| 71 | Sierra | 4,853 |
| 72 | Julia | 4,842 |
| 73 | Alexandria | 4,840 |
| 74 | Emma | 4,765 |
| 75 | Mariah | 4,749 |
| 76 | Sydney | 4,737 |
| 77 | Amy | 4,691 |
| 78 | Caitlin | 4,654 |
| 79 | Kathryn | 4,620 |
| 80 | Jenna | 4,594 |
| 81 | Angela | 4,414 |
| 82 | Savannah | 4,386 |
| 83 | Alicia | 4,105 |
| 84 | Catherine | 4,102 |
| 85 | Breanna | 4,101 |
| 86 | Destiny | 4,089 |
| 87 | Jamie | 3,982 |
| 88 | Monica | 3,912 |
| 89 | Brittney | 3,876 |
| 90 | Erika | 3,584 |
| 91 | Whitney | 3,566 |
| 92 | Madeline | 3,518 |
| 93 | Kaitlin | 3,501 |
| 94 | Caroline | 3,452 |
| 95 | Alexa | 3,441 |
| 95 | Molly | 3,441 |
| 97 | Sabrina | 3,384 |
| 98 | Diana | 3,369 |
| 99 | Cheyenne | 3,307 |
| 100 | Meghan | 3,227 |
Biggest movers since 1993
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 1993 | Births 1994 | Change | Rank 1993 → 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec | 2,090 | 3,322 | +59% | 154 → 109 |
| Hunter | 3,792 | 5,585 | +47% | 97 → 67 |
| Cristian | 1,786 | 2,542 | +42% | 180 → 138 |
| Elijah | 1,882 | 2,621 | +39% | 170 → 133 |
| Austin | 17,585 | 23,192 | +32% | 26 → 17 |
| Gabriel | 4,374 | 5,538 | +27% | 86 → 68 |
| Jackson | 1,538 | 1,934 | +26% | 198 → 166 |
| Dakota | 4,411 | 5,536 | +26% | 85 → 69 |
| Dalton | 3,393 | 4,245 | +25% | 106 → 85 |
| Cole | 2,665 | 3,301 | +24% | 130 → 111 |
| Name | Births 1993 | Births 1994 | Change | Rank 1993 → 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig | 1,837 | 1,507 | -18% | 175 → 198 |
| Dillon | 4,282 | 3,534 | -17% | 90 → 101 |
| Philip | 2,270 | 1,896 | -16% | 147 → 168 |
| Keith | 3,265 | 2,785 | -15% | 109 → 126 |
| Travis | 7,942 | 6,800 | -14% | 50 → 53 |
| Max | 1,887 | 1,624 | -14% | 169 → 191 |
| Taylor | 7,687 | 6,626 | -14% | 51 → 54 |
| Jeffrey | 7,536 | 6,525 | -13% | 53 → 55 |
| Sean | 10,176 | 8,838 | -13% | 42 → 44 |
| Chad | 3,143 | 2,730 | -13% | 114 → 129 |
| Name | Births 1993 | Births 1994 | Change | Rank 1993 → 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michaela | 1,853 | 3,044 | +64% | 169 → 109 |
| Sydney | 3,050 | 4,737 | +55% | 106 → 76 |
| Miranda | 3,581 | 5,456 | +52% | 89 → 61 |
| Madison | 4,384 | 6,264 | +43% | 78 → 51 |
| Sierra | 3,473 | 4,853 | +40% | 91 → 71 |
| Abigail | 5,185 | 7,243 | +40% | 67 → 42 |
| Cheyenne | 2,372 | 3,307 | +39% | 135 → 99 |
| Destiny | 2,942 | 4,089 | +39% | 111 → 86 |
| Summer | 1,617 | 2,238 | +38% | 180 → 141 |
| Madeline | 2,609 | 3,518 | +35% | 127 → 92 |
| Name | Births 1993 | Births 1994 | Change | Rank 1993 → 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kassandra | 2,731 | 1,763 | -35% | 120 → 172 |
| Chelsea | 11,287 | 7,718 | -32% | 25 → 38 |
| Chelsey | 2,154 | 1,654 | -23% | 145 → 178 |
| Jillian | 1,980 | 1,542 | -22% | 157 → 191 |
| Lisa | 3,223 | 2,564 | -20% | 100 → 123 |
| Ariel | 2,707 | 2,187 | -19% | 121 → 145 |
| Felicia | 1,949 | 1,631 | -16% | 159 → 181 |
| Lindsay | 3,664 | 3,101 | -15% | 88 → 107 |
| Michelle | 10,192 | 8,639 | -15% | 31 → 33 |
| Lindsey | 5,845 | 4,988 | -15% | 56 → 69 |