Most Popular Baby Names of 1995

In 1995, Jessica was the most popular name for girls, given to 27,941 babies, and Michael topped the boys' list with 41,409. Jessica held on to number one for a third year in a row, and Michael held on to number one for a 35th year in a row.

Social Security counted 1,758,548 girls and 1,903,701 boys born in 1995 under names given to at least five babies, spread across 15,753 different girls' names and 10,330 boys' names.

Top 100 names of 1995

Top girls' names, 1995
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1994
1	Jessica	27,941	same
2	Ashley	26,606	same
3	Emily	24,382	same
4	Samantha	21,644	same
5	Sarah	21,395	same
6	Taylor	20,426	same
7	Hannah	17,018	up 9
8	Brittany	16,477	down 1
9	Amanda	16,354	down 1
10	Elizabeth	16,192	down 1
11	Kayla	16,087	up 1
12	Rachel	16,047	up 1
13	Megan	15,530	down 3
14	Alexis	14,334	up 4
15	Lauren	13,443	down 1
16	Stephanie	12,977	down 1
17	Courtney	12,775	up 5
18	Jennifer	12,683	down 1
19	Nicole	12,277	down 8
20	Victoria	12,252	down 1
21	Brianna	11,881	up 6
22	Amber	10,965	down 1
23	Morgan	10,877	up 2
24	Danielle	10,653	down 4
25	Jasmine	10,279	down 2
26	Alexandra	10,160	up 2
27	Alyssa	10,100	down 1
28	Rebecca	9,911	down 4
29	Madison	9,775	up 22
30	Katherine	8,987	same
31	Anna	8,570	up 10
32	Haley	8,208	up 4
33	Kelsey	8,184	down 4
34	Allison	8,126	same
35	Melissa	7,879	down 4
36	Abigail	7,825	up 6
37	Kimberly	7,745	down 5
38	Shelby	7,632	up 2
39	Olivia	7,627	up 11
40	Mary	7,458	down 3
41	Michelle	7,392	down 8
42	Kaitlyn	7,385	up 6
43	Sydney	7,360	up 33
44	Maria	7,003	up 3
45	Christina	6,953	down 6
46	Tiffany	6,936	down 11
47	Chelsea	6,761	down 9
48	Sara	6,697	down 5
49	Erin	6,565	down 4
50	Jordan	6,481	up 2
51	Natalie	6,424	up 5
52	Brooke	6,377	up 2
53	Marissa	6,081	same
54	Heather	6,032	down 10
55	Andrea	6,008	down 6
56	Laura	6,008	down 10
57	Miranda	5,978	up 4
58	Paige	5,733	up 5
59	Katelyn	5,573	down 1
60	Sierra	5,495	up 11
61	Gabrielle	5,448	up 6
62	Julia	5,411	up 10
63	Vanessa	5,404	down 4
64	Kelly	5,398	down 2
65	Kristen	5,398	down 10
66	Destiny	5,380	up 20
67	Emma	5,050	up 7
68	Savannah	4,904	up 14
69	Erica	4,893	down 12
70	Jacqueline	4,793	down 5
71	Mariah	4,773	up 4
72	Alexandria	4,772	up 1
73	Shannon	4,733	down 13
74	Briana	4,612	down 6
75	Amy	4,528	up 2
76	Breanna	4,527	up 9
77	Katie	4,482	down 7
78	Cassandra	4,451	down 12
79	Madeline	4,430	up 13
80	Crystal	4,391	down 16
81	Caitlin	4,384	down 3
82	Lindsey	4,377	down 13
83	Kathryn	4,328	down 4
84	Jenna	4,254	down 4
85	Angela	4,119	down 4
86	Cheyenne	4,088	up 13
87	Monica	3,970	up 1
88	Mackenzie	3,963	up 14
89	Alicia	3,908	down 6
90	Catherine	3,860	down 6
91	Selena	3,825	up 210
92	Caroline	3,799	up 2
93	Jamie	3,770	down 6
94	Kaitlin	3,602	down 1
95	Sabrina	3,534	up 2
96	Bailey	3,488	up 41
97	Grace	3,473	up 6
98	Molly	3,382	down 2
99	Brittney	3,380	down 10
100	Alexa	3,359	down 5

Top boys' names, 1995
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1994
1	Michael	41,409	same
2	Matthew	32,882	up 1
3	Christopher	32,679	down 1
4	Jacob	31,134	up 3
5	Joshua	30,720	down 1
6	Tyler	29,161	down 1
7	Nicholas	29,160	up 2
8	Brandon	26,904	down 2
9	Daniel	26,728	down 1
10	Austin	25,908	up 7
11	Andrew	25,860	down 1
12	Joseph	25,354	down 1
13	John	23,244	up 2
14	Zachary	23,131	down 2
15	Ryan	23,089	up 1
16	David	23,045	down 3
17	James	22,739	down 3
18	Justin	21,581	up 2
19	Anthony	20,482	down 1
20	William	20,160	down 1
21	Alexander	19,456	up 1
22	Robert	18,586	down 1
23	Jonathan	18,155	same
24	Kyle	16,761	same
25	Kevin	15,860	up 1
26	Cody	15,566	down 1
27	Thomas	14,163	same
28	Christian	13,813	up 7
29	Jordan	13,574	same
30	Aaron	13,291	down 2
31	Benjamin	12,720	same
32	Eric	12,485	down 2
33	Samuel	12,440	same
34	Dylan	12,091	down 2
35	Jose	11,781	up 1
36	Brian	10,991	up 1
37	Steven	10,661	down 3
38	Adam	10,485	same
39	Nathan	10,306	up 1
40	Timothy	9,788	down 1
41	Jason	9,004	up 5
42	Richard	8,784	down 1
43	Patrick	8,674	down 1
44	Charles	8,478	down 1
45	Sean	8,167	down 1
46	Jesse	7,495	down 1
47	Alex	7,424	up 3
48	Jeremy	7,084	down 1
49	Cameron	7,030	up 3
50	Juan	6,982	up 1
51	Logan	6,953	up 19
52	Mark	6,888	down 4
53	Hunter	6,715	up 14
54	Caleb	6,655	up 6
55	Connor	6,619	up 4
56	Dakota	6,575	up 13
57	Stephen	6,556	down 8
58	Devin	6,193	up 3
59	Luis	6,174	down 2
60	Evan	6,092	up 2
61	Trevor	6,009	down 3
62	Dustin	5,921	down 6
63	Jared	5,886	same
64	Jeffrey	5,731	down 9
65	Gabriel	5,713	up 3
66	Travis	5,602	down 13
67	Ian	5,594	up 7
68	Carlos	5,545	up 4
69	Taylor	5,521	down 15
70	Bryan	5,444	down 4
71	Paul	5,414	down 7
72	Kenneth	5,226	down 7
73	Nathaniel	5,203	up 5
74	Corey	4,976	down 1
75	Ethan	4,934	up 14
76	Jesus	4,908	up 3
77	Blake	4,821	up 4
78	Bradley	4,764	up 5
79	Mitchell	4,737	down 8
80	Garrett	4,710	up 2
81	Marcus	4,647	down 6
82	Luke	4,629	up 9
83	Derek	4,452	down 6
84	Gregory	4,442	down 8
85	Antonio	4,340	up 3
86	Tanner	4,320	up 10
87	Dalton	4,191	down 2
88	Edward	4,143	down 4
89	Peter	4,112	down 2
90	Victor	4,098	up 3
91	Lucas	4,086	up 4
92	Scott	4,082	down 12
93	Elijah	3,977	up 40
94	Miguel	3,953	same
95	Chase	3,918	up 19
96	Adrian	3,911	up 1
97	Seth	3,911	down 7
98	Isaac	3,881	up 5
99	Noah	3,824	up 60
100	Shawn	3,824	down 14

Biggest climbers in 1995

The names that gained the most ground within the top 1,000 compared with 1994.

Girls

Deja: up 620 places, from 825th to 205th
Tatyana: up 318 places, from 691st to 373rd
Bailee: up 304 places, from 886th to 582nd
Kennedy: up 295 places, from 524th to 229th
Essence: up 286 places, from 776th to 490th
Jada: up 242 places, from 488th to 246th
Phoebe: up 240 places, from 818th to 578th
Drew: up 227 places, from 957th to 730th
Makenna: up 221 places, from 904th to 683rd
Rylee: up 221 places, from 911th to 690th

Boys

Bailey: up 491 places, from 768th to 277th
Kahlil: up 354 places, from 984th to 630th
Tristan: up 331 places, from 452nd to 121st
River: up 307 places, from 926th to 619th
Khalil: up 277 places, from 528th to 251st
Adonis: up 220 places, from 798th to 578th
Keanu: up 219 places, from 756th to 537th
Aldo: up 211 places, from 905th to 694th
Layne: up 208 places, from 925th to 717th
Marques: up 183 places, from 894th to 711th

New to the top 1,000 in 1995

Girls

Alondra, 238th (back after dropping out)
Baylee, 380th (its first time ever)
Shania, 447th (its first time ever)
Jocelyne, 623rd (its first time ever)
Lyric, 633rd (its first time ever)
Daisha, 680th (its first time ever)
Kaelyn, 682nd (its first time ever)
Jayla, 694th (its first time ever)
Chelsi, 697th (back after dropping out)
Tristan, 721st (back after dropping out)

Boys

Tristen, 383rd (its first time ever)
Triston, 526th (its first time ever)
Raekwon, 589th (its first time ever)
Tristin, 604th (its first time ever)
Anfernee, 669th (its first time ever)
Dangelo, 741st (back after dropping out)
Draven, 797th (its first time ever)
Romello, 842nd (its first time ever)
Stone, 843rd (its first time ever)
Montel, 849th (back after dropping out)

How spread out were names in 1995?

The ten most popular girls' names went to 11.9% of the girls counted in 1995, and the top ten boys' names to 16.1% of the boys. In 1975, those shares were 17.4% for girls and 25.7% for boys.

Source: Social Security Administration, national baby name data, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.