Most Popular Baby Names of 1999

In 1999, Emily was the most popular name for girls, given to 26,542 babies, and Jacob topped the boys' list with 35,371. Emily held on to number one for a fourth year in a row, and Jacob took the top spot from Michael.

Social Security counted 1,773,823 girls and 1,920,150 boys born in 1999 under names given to at least five babies, spread across 16,947 different girls' names and 11,614 boys' names.

Top 100 names of 1999

Top girls' names, 1999
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1998
1	Emily	26,542	same
2	Hannah	21,679	same
3	Alexis	19,237	up 3
4	Sarah	19,119	same
5	Samantha	19,044	down 2
6	Ashley	18,136	down 1
7	Madison	18,054	up 2
8	Taylor	16,906	down 1
9	Jessica	16,350	down 1
10	Elizabeth	15,350	same
11	Alyssa	14,036	same
12	Lauren	13,911	up 2
13	Kayla	13,292	down 1
14	Brianna	12,419	up 3
15	Megan	12,230	down 2
16	Victoria	11,874	same
17	Emma	11,751	up 5
18	Abigail	11,686	same
19	Rachel	11,632	down 4
20	Olivia	11,257	up 1
21	Jennifer	10,616	down 1
22	Amanda	9,750	down 3
23	Sydney	9,649	up 5
24	Morgan	9,607	down 1
25	Nicole	9,515	down 1
26	Jasmine	9,351	same
27	Grace	9,181	up 26
28	Destiny	9,172	up 6
29	Anna	9,115	up 2
30	Julia	8,753	up 2
31	Haley	8,202	up 5
32	Alexandra	8,163	down 5
33	Kaitlyn	8,158	up 2
34	Natalie	8,079	up 6
35	Brittany	7,942	down 10
36	Katherine	7,935	down 3
37	Stephanie	7,692	down 8
38	Rebecca	7,437	down 8
39	Maria	7,035	up 4
40	Allison	7,026	down 2
41	Amber	6,841	down 4
42	Savannah	6,806	up 3
43	Danielle	6,753	down 2
44	Courtney	6,559	down 5
45	Mary	6,390	down 1
46	Gabrielle	6,130	up 1
47	Brooke	6,066	down 1
48	Jordan	5,730	down 6
49	Sierra	5,715	up 2
50	Sara	5,626	down 2
51	Kimberly	5,457	up 3
52	Mackenzie	5,426	up 12
53	Sophia	5,423	up 20
54	Hailey	5,369	up 16
55	Katelyn	5,309	up 3
56	Michelle	5,303	down 1
57	Vanessa	5,287	down 5
58	Erin	5,223	down 1
59	Andrea	5,072	up 2
60	Isabella	5,060	up 24
61	Jenna	5,043	up 4
62	Shelby	5,018	down 13
63	Chloe	4,964	up 24
64	Melissa	4,830	down 5
65	Bailey	4,809	down 5
66	Makayla	4,791	up 5
67	Paige	4,717	down 4
68	Mariah	4,646	down 6
69	Kaylee	4,579	up 17
70	Madeline	4,572	down 20
71	Caroline	4,474	up 4
72	Kelsey	4,400	down 16
73	Marissa	4,389	down 7
74	Breanna	4,341	up 2
75	Christina	4,296	down 6
76	Faith	4,236	up 31
77	Autumn	4,128	same
78	Kiara	4,024	up 94
79	Jacqueline	3,901	up 16
80	Tiffany	3,888	down 13
81	Laura	3,878	down 7
82	Briana	3,839	down 3
83	Alexandria	3,789	down 2
84	Cheyenne	3,779	down 12
85	Mikayla	3,735	down 3
86	Claire	3,734	up 5
87	Cassandra	3,729	down 2
88	Sabrina	3,650	down 20
89	Alexa	3,644	up 4
90	Angela	3,632	up 10
91	Kathryn	3,590	down 2
92	Katie	3,550	down 4
93	Caitlin	3,461	down 15
94	Miranda	3,433	down 14
95	Kelly	3,420	down 5
96	Lindsey	3,417	up 1
97	Isabel	3,405	up 21
98	Catherine	3,401	up 3
99	Cassidy	3,395	up 14
100	Leslie	3,341	up 11

Top boys' names, 1999
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1998
1	Jacob	35,371	up 1
2	Michael	33,915	down 1
3	Matthew	30,418	same
4	Joshua	27,265	same
5	Nicholas	25,639	up 1
6	Christopher	25,604	down 1
7	Andrew	23,866	up 2
8	Joseph	23,220	up 3
9	Daniel	22,704	up 3
10	Tyler	22,669	down 2
11	Brandon	21,601	down 4
12	Ryan	21,014	up 5
13	Austin	20,767	down 3
14	William	20,718	same
15	John	20,366	same
16	David	20,352	down 3
17	Zachary	19,985	down 1
18	Anthony	19,472	up 1
19	James	18,555	down 1
20	Justin	18,277	same
21	Alexander	17,420	up 1
22	Jonathan	17,068	down 1
23	Dylan	15,981	up 2
24	Noah	14,931	up 5
25	Christian	14,783	up 1
26	Robert	14,540	down 3
27	Samuel	14,049	up 1
28	Kyle	13,774	down 4
29	Benjamin	13,666	up 1
30	Jordan	13,052	down 3
31	Thomas	12,795	same
32	Nathan	12,538	up 2
33	Cameron	12,435	up 2
34	Kevin	12,257	down 2
35	Jose	12,155	down 2
36	Hunter	11,485	same
37	Ethan	11,446	up 1
38	Aaron	9,860	down 1
39	Eric	9,382	same
40	Jason	9,366	same
41	Caleb	9,281	up 1
42	Logan	9,136	up 2
43	Brian	8,808	down 2
44	Adam	8,223	up 1
45	Cody	7,864	down 2
46	Juan	7,800	up 6
47	Steven	7,689	down 1
48	Connor	7,597	down 1
49	Timothy	7,593	same
50	Charles	7,525	down 2
51	Isaiah	7,500	up 8
52	Jack	7,385	up 9
53	Gabriel	7,369	up 1
54	Jared	7,276	down 3
55	Luis	7,213	down 2
56	Sean	7,205	down 6
57	Evan	6,850	up 6
58	Alex	6,828	down 3
59	Carlos	6,665	up 10
60	Elijah	6,596	up 6
61	Richard	6,502	down 5
62	Nathaniel	6,467	down 2
63	Patrick	6,447	down 6
64	Isaac	6,407	up 1
65	Seth	6,305	up 21
66	Trevor	6,257	down 8
67	Luke	6,137	up 8
68	Devin	5,970	down 6
69	Mark	5,606	down 5
70	Jesus	5,571	up 6
71	Mason	5,451	up 12
72	Ian	5,450	up 1
73	Angel	5,402	up 8
74	Bryan	5,391	same
75	Cole	5,317	up 2
76	Chase	5,223	down 9
77	Dakota	5,093	down 5
78	Garrett	5,075	up 2
79	Adrian	5,066	down 8
80	Antonio	5,027	down 1
81	Jeremy	5,016	down 13
82	Jesse	5,004	down 12
83	Jackson	4,993	up 17
84	Blake	4,812	up 1
85	Stephen	4,543	down 7
86	Dalton	4,541	up 2
87	Tanner	4,521	down 5
88	Alejandro	4,319	up 7
89	Kenneth	4,285	down 2
90	Lucas	4,220	up 3
91	Miguel	4,207	down 1
92	Spencer	4,194	down 8
93	Bryce	4,148	up 1
94	Paul	4,020	down 5
95	Victor	4,016	up 2
96	Brendan	3,995	up 3
97	Jake	3,936	up 5
98	Marcus	3,867	down 2
99	Tristan	3,845	down 7
100	Jeffrey	3,815	down 9

Biggest climbers in 1999

The names that gained the most ground within the top 1,000 compared with 1998.

Girls

Felicity: up 428 places, from 818th to 390th
Lizeth: up 388 places, from 970th to 582nd
Serenity: up 346 places, from 843rd to 497th
Trinity: up 316 places, from 525th to 209th
Jaden: up 305 places, from 763rd to 458th
Jaqueline: up 290 places, from 695th to 405th
Gracie: up 281 places, from 620th to 339th
Jayden: up 277 places, from 885th to 608th
Sydni: up 272 places, from 883rd to 611th
Lauryn: up 254 places, from 421st to 167th

Boys

Zion: up 421 places, from 695th to 274th
Tyrese: up 411 places, from 612th to 201st
Infant: up 391 places, from 947th to 556th
Nasir: up 314 places, from 885th to 571st
Jaren: up 243 places, from 858th to 615th
Keyshawn: up 206 places, from 800th to 594th
Caden: up 175 places, from 463rd to 288th
Jadon: up 160 places, from 755th to 595th
Rohan: up 160 places, from 786th to 626th
Jordi: up 160 places, from 904th to 744th

New to the top 1,000 in 1999

Girls

Amaya, 398th (its first time ever)
Lisette, 616th (back after dropping out)
Infant, 658th (back after dropping out)
Piper, 698th (its first time ever)
Aniya, 702nd (its first time ever)
Estefania, 719th (back after dropping out)
Noelia, 720th (its first time ever)
Kiarra, 763rd (its first time ever)
Jadyn, 792nd (its first time ever)
Shaniya, 794th (its first time ever)

Boys

Latrell, 636th (back after dropping out)
Jaiden, 694th (its first time ever)
Tyreke, 739th (its first time ever)
Cayden, 763rd (its first time ever)
Jett, 796th (its first time ever)
Dyllan, 835th (back after dropping out)
Zaire, 843rd (its first time ever)
Yosef, 858th (back after dropping out)
Porter, 862nd (back after dropping out)
Emiliano, 873rd (back after dropping out)

How spread out were names in 1999?

The ten most popular girls' names went to 10.7% of the girls counted in 1999, and the top ten boys' names to 14.1% of the boys. In 1979, those shares were 17% for girls and 24.1% 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.