United States · 3,895,335 recorded births
Top baby names of 1991
Ashley and Michael led the year. Climbing fast: Shelby (up 67), Madeline (up 47), Dillon (up 81), Dakota (up 74).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 43,477 | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | Jessica | 43,398 | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | Brittany | 29,093 | · |
| 4 | Amanda | 28,896 | · |
| 5 | Samantha | 25,651 | · |
| 6 | Sarah | 25,233 | · |
| 7 | Stephanie | 22,775 | · |
| 8 | Jennifer | 20,673 | · |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 20,395 | · |
| 10 | Emily | 20,311 | ▲ 2 |
| 11 | Megan | 19,278 | · |
| 12 | Kayla | 18,545 | ▲ 2 |
| 13 | Lauren | 18,412 | ▼ 3 |
| 14 | Rachel | 16,344 | ▲ 2 |
| 15 | Nicole | 16,046 | ▼ 2 |
| 16 | Amber | 14,992 | ▼ 1 |
| 17 | Danielle | 13,619 | ▲ 1 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 13,509 | ▲ 6 |
| 19 | Courtney | 13,441 | ▼ 2 |
| 20 | Melissa | 13,348 | · |
| 21 | Rebecca | 13,298 | · |
| 22 | Michelle | 12,213 | · |
| 23 | Heather | 11,703 | ▼ 4 |
| 24 | Jasmine | 11,524 | ▲ 4 |
| 25 | Katherine | 11,495 | ▲ 1 |
| 26 | Kelsey | 11,435 | ▲ 6 |
| 27 | Tiffany | 11,155 | ▼ 4 |
| 28 | Victoria | 10,912 | ▲ 5 |
| 29 | Hannah | 10,769 | ▲ 1 |
| 30 | Alyssa | 10,678 | ▼ 3 |
| 31 | Christina | 10,564 | ▼ 6 |
| 32 | Taylor | 10,253 | ▲ 14 |
| 33 | Shelby | 10,220 | ▲ 67 |
| 34 | Kimberly | 9,799 | ▼ 3 |
| 35 | Laura | 9,644 | ▼ 6 |
| 36 | Alexandra | 9,460 | ▲ 1 |
| 37 | Sara | 8,846 | ▼ 3 |
| 38 | Mary | 8,764 | ▼ 3 |
| 39 | Andrea | 7,995 | ▲ 1 |
| 40 | Erica | 7,800 | ▼ 4 |
| 41 | Crystal | 7,727 | ▼ 2 |
| 42 | Kelly | 7,515 | ▼ 1 |
| 43 | Amy | 7,275 | ▼ 5 |
| 44 | Erin | 7,207 | ▼ 1 |
| 45 | Maria | 7,136 | ▲ 2 |
| 46 | Anna | 7,119 | ▼ 1 |
| 47 | Alexis | 7,009 | ▲ 19 |
| 48 | Kristen | 6,816 | ▼ 6 |
| 49 | Morgan | 6,794 | ▲ 9 |
| 50 | Allison | 6,773 | ▼ 2 |
| 51 | Brianna | 6,561 | ▲ 10 |
| 52 | Lindsey | 6,460 | ▼ 1 |
| 53 | Katie | 6,425 | · |
| 54 | Cassandra | 6,408 | ▼ 5 |
| 55 | Caitlin | 6,384 | ▼ 5 |
| 56 | Vanessa | 5,926 | · |
| 57 | Kathryn | 5,832 | · |
| 58 | Brittney | 5,829 | ▼ 14 |
| 59 | Angela | 5,802 | ▼ 7 |
| 60 | Jamie | 5,781 | ▼ 5 |
| 61 | Olivia | 5,602 | ▲ 11 |
| 62 | Jordan | 5,561 | ▼ 3 |
| 63 | Alicia | 5,558 | ▼ 9 |
| 64 | Natalie | 5,557 | ▼ 1 |
| 65 | Brooke | 5,551 | ▲ 5 |
| 66 | Ariel | 5,411 | ▲ 28 |
| 67 | Julia | 5,365 | ▲ 16 |
| 68 | Whitney | 5,239 | ▼ 8 |
| 69 | Mariah | 5,192 | new |
| 70 | Jacqueline | 4,989 | ▼ 3 |
| 71 | Shannon | 4,845 | ▼ 3 |
| 72 | Catherine | 4,815 | ▼ 1 |
| 73 | Christine | 4,806 | ▼ 11 |
| 74 | Molly | 4,652 | ▲ 6 |
| 75 | Katelyn | 4,560 | · |
| 76 | Paige | 4,516 | ▲ 3 |
| 77 | Lindsay | 4,483 | ▼ 8 |
| 78 | Alexandria | 4,470 | ▲ 17 |
| 79 | Haley | 4,463 | ▲ 29 |
| 80 | Jenna | 4,460 | ▲ 1 |
| 81 | Marissa | 4,421 | ▲ 6 |
| 82 | Kaitlyn | 4,407 | ▼ 4 |
| 83 | Lisa | 4,395 | ▼ 19 |
| 84 | Erika | 4,310 | ▼ 10 |
| 85 | Monica | 4,156 | ▼ 9 |
| 86 | Kristin | 4,087 | ▼ 21 |
| 87 | Kristina | 3,876 | ▼ 10 |
| 88 | April | 3,857 | ▼ 15 |
| 89 | Bianca | 3,844 | ▼ 5 |
| 90 | Miranda | 3,820 | ▲ 22 |
| 91 | Leah | 3,816 | ▼ 9 |
| 92 | Abigail | 3,799 | ▼ 2 |
| 93 | Cynthia | 3,707 | ▼ 5 |
| 94 | Meghan | 3,704 | ▼ 3 |
| 95 | Briana | 3,689 | ▲ 14 |
| 96 | Melanie | 3,580 | ▼ 10 |
| 97 | Gabrielle | 3,578 | ▲ 2 |
| 98 | Julie | 3,571 | ▼ 5 |
| 99 | Kaitlin | 3,486 | ▲ 2 |
| 100 | Veronica | 3,441 | ▼ 4 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 60,810 | · |
| 2 | Christopher | 47,111 | · |
| 3 | Matthew | 41,647 | · |
| 4 | Joshua | 41,226 | · |
| 5 | Andrew | 31,539 | ▲ 2 |
| 6 | Daniel | 30,935 | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | James | 30,514 | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | David | 30,416 | ▼ 2 |
| 9 | Joseph | 29,840 | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | John | 27,809 | ▲ 2 |
| 11 | Ryan | 27,536 | · |
| 12 | Nicholas | 27,357 | ▲ 2 |
| 13 | Robert | 26,839 | · |
| 14 | Justin | 26,797 | ▼ 5 |
| 15 | Brandon | 26,021 | ▲ 4 |
| 16 | Tyler | 25,209 | ▲ 5 |
| 17 | Jacob | 25,200 | ▲ 3 |
| 18 | Anthony | 24,447 | ▼ 3 |
| 19 | William | 23,860 | ▼ 3 |
| 20 | Jonathan | 22,975 | ▼ 3 |
| 21 | Kyle | 21,610 | ▼ 3 |
| 22 | Zachary | 21,387 | · |
| 23 | Kevin | 20,262 | · |
| 24 | Cody | 18,980 | ▲ 7 |
| 25 | Eric | 18,051 | ▼ 1 |
| 26 | Alexander | 17,640 | ▲ 2 |
| 27 | Steven | 16,863 | ▼ 2 |
| 28 | Thomas | 16,789 | ▼ 2 |
| 29 | Jordan | 16,020 | · |
| 30 | Brian | 14,915 | ▼ 3 |
| 31 | Aaron | 14,242 | ▲ 3 |
| 32 | Timothy | 14,154 | ▼ 2 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 13,877 | · |
| 34 | Richard | 12,553 | ▲ 1 |
| 35 | Patrick | 12,412 | ▲ 1 |
| 36 | Adam | 12,308 | ▼ 4 |
| 37 | Jose | 11,727 | ▲ 4 |
| 38 | Charles | 11,336 | · |
| 39 | Samuel | 11,234 | ▲ 6 |
| 40 | Sean | 11,182 | ▼ 3 |
| 41 | Stephen | 10,525 | ▼ 2 |
| 42 | Nathan | 10,500 | ▲ 2 |
| 43 | Jeremy | 10,403 | ▼ 3 |
| 44 | Travis | 10,134 | ▼ 2 |
| 45 | Jeffrey | 9,894 | ▼ 2 |
| 46 | Dylan | 9,763 | ▲ 37 |
| 47 | Mark | 9,684 | · |
| 48 | Christian | 9,447 | ▲ 12 |
| 49 | Jason | 9,387 | ▼ 3 |
| 50 | Austin | 9,054 | ▲ 5 |
| 51 | Jesse | 8,367 | ▼ 3 |
| 52 | Taylor | 7,972 | ▲ 12 |
| 53 | Paul | 7,680 | ▼ 4 |
| 54 | Kenneth | 7,576 | ▼ 2 |
| 55 | Gregory | 7,555 | ▼ 4 |
| 56 | Dustin | 7,383 | ▼ 6 |
| 57 | Scott | 7,114 | ▼ 4 |
| 58 | Corey | 6,931 | ▼ 2 |
| 59 | Derek | 6,893 | ▼ 5 |
| 60 | Juan | 6,843 | ▲ 1 |
| 61 | Bryan | 6,757 | ▼ 4 |
| 62 | Cameron | 6,697 | · |
| 63 | Alex | 6,673 | ▼ 4 |
| 64 | Jared | 6,214 | ▼ 1 |
| 65 | Ethan | 6,129 | ▼ 7 |
| 66 | Luis | 5,896 | · |
| 67 | Bradley | 5,723 | ▼ 2 |
| 68 | Edward | 5,572 | · |
| 69 | Trevor | 5,531 | ▲ 7 |
| 70 | Evan | 5,448 | ▲ 1 |
| 71 | Shawn | 5,415 | ▼ 2 |
| 72 | Carlos | 5,330 | ▲ 3 |
| 73 | Ian | 5,326 | ▼ 3 |
| 74 | Cory | 5,121 | ▼ 7 |
| 75 | Shane | 5,106 | ▼ 2 |
| 76 | Marcus | 5,069 | ▼ 4 |
| 77 | Peter | 4,959 | ▼ 3 |
| 78 | Caleb | 4,864 | ▲ 10 |
| 79 | Antonio | 4,616 | ▼ 2 |
| 80 | Jesus | 4,601 | ▲ 10 |
| 81 | Vincent | 4,493 | ▼ 3 |
| 82 | Gabriel | 4,414 | ▲ 18 |
| 83 | Devin | 4,388 | ▲ 15 |
| 84 | Nathaniel | 4,367 | ▲ 2 |
| 85 | Victor | 4,335 | ▼ 3 |
| 86 | Blake | 4,275 | ▲ 5 |
| 87 | George | 4,179 | ▼ 8 |
| 88 | Brett | 4,153 | ▼ 4 |
| 89 | Keith | 4,124 | ▼ 9 |
| 90 | Casey | 4,107 | ▼ 1 |
| 91 | Garrett | 4,054 | ▲ 8 |
| 92 | Miguel | 3,948 | ▲ 9 |
| 93 | Adrian | 3,921 | ▲ 1 |
| 94 | Logan | 3,893 | ▲ 10 |
| 95 | Erik | 3,892 | ▲ 1 |
| 96 | Mitchell | 3,882 | ▼ 3 |
| 97 | Raymond | 3,865 | ▼ 5 |
| 98 | Phillip | 3,851 | ▼ 17 |
| 99 | Seth | 3,812 | ▲ 3 |
| 100 | Joel | 3,762 | ▼ 5 |