Most Popular Baby Names of 1996
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 1 | Michael | 0 | 1 | Emily | +2 |
| 2 | Matthew | 0 | 2 | Jessica | -1 |
| 3 | Jacob | +1 | 3 | Ashley | -1 |
| 4 | Christopher | -1 | 4 | Sarah | +1 |
| 5 | Joshua | 0 | 5 | Samantha | -1 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 0 | 6 | Taylor | 0 |
| 7 | Tyler | 0 | 7 | Hannah | 0 |
| 8 | Brandon | 0 | 8 | Alexis | +6 |
| 9 | Austin | +1 | 9 | Rachel | +3 |
| 10 | Andrew | +1 | 10 | Elizabeth | 0 |
| 11 | Daniel | -2 | 11 | Kayla | 0 |
| 12 | Joseph | 0 | 12 | Megan | +1 |
| 13 | David | +3 | 13 | Amanda | -4 |
| 14 | Zachary | 0 | 14 | Brittany | -6 |
| 15 | John | -2 | 15 | Madison | +14 |
| 16 | Ryan | -1 | 16 | Lauren | -1 |
| 17 | James | 0 | 17 | Brianna | +4 |
| 18 | William | +2 | 18 | Victoria | +2 |
| 19 | Anthony | 0 | 19 | Jennifer | -1 |
| 20 | Justin | -2 | 20 | Stephanie | -4 |
| 21 | Jonathan | +2 | 21 | Courtney | -4 |
| 22 | Alexander | -1 | 22 | Nicole | -3 |
| 23 | Robert | -1 | 23 | Alyssa | +4 |
| 24 | Christian | +4 | 24 | Rebecca | +4 |
| 25 | Kyle | -1 | 25 | Morgan | -2 |
| 26 | Kevin | -1 | 26 | Alexandra | 0 |
| 27 | Jordan | +2 | 27 | Amber | -5 |
| 28 | Thomas | -1 | 28 | Jasmine | -3 |
| 29 | Benjamin | +2 | 29 | Danielle | -5 |
| 30 | Samuel | +3 | 30 | Haley | +2 |
| 31 | Cody | -5 | 31 | Katherine | -1 |
| 32 | Jose | +3 | 32 | Abigail | +4 |
| 33 | Dylan | +1 | 33 | Anna | -2 |
| 34 | Aaron | -4 | 34 | Olivia | +5 |
| 35 | Eric | -3 | 35 | Shelby | +3 |
| 36 | Brian | 0 | 36 | Kelsey | -3 |
| 37 | Nathan | +2 | 37 | Maria | +7 |
| 38 | Steven | -1 | 38 | Allison | -4 |
| 39 | Adam | -1 | 39 | Sydney | +4 |
| 40 | Timothy | 0 | 40 | Kaitlyn | +2 |
| 41 | Jason | 0 | 41 | Kimberly | -4 |
| 42 | Logan | +9 | 42 | Melissa | -7 |
| 43 | Charles | +1 | 43 | Savannah | +25 |
| 44 | Patrick | -1 | 44 | Mary | -4 |
| 45 | Richard | -3 | 45 | Brooke | +7 |
| 46 | Sean | -1 | 46 | Natalie | +5 |
| 47 | Hunter | +6 | 47 | Michelle | -6 |
| 48 | Caleb | +6 | 48 | Julia | +14 |
| 49 | Cameron | 0 | 49 | Jordan | +1 |
| 50 | Noah | +50 | 50 | Sara | -2 |
| 51 | Jesse | -5 | 51 | Erin | -2 |
| 52 | Juan | -2 | 52 | Tiffany | -6 |
| 53 | Connor | +2 | 53 | Emma | +14 |
| 54 | Alex | -7 | 54 | Gabrielle | +7 |
| 55 | Mark | -3 | 55 | Chelsea | -8 |
| 56 | Jeremy | -8 | 56 | Destiny | +10 |
| 57 | Luis | +2 | 57 | Christina | -12 |
| 58 | Dakota | -2 | 58 | Sabrina | +37 |
| 59 | Devin | -1 | 59 | Marissa | -6 |
| 60 | Stephen | -3 | 60 | Vanessa | +5 |
| 61 | Gabriel | +4 | 61 | Andrea | -6 |
| 62 | Ethan | +13 | 62 | Sierra | -2 |
| 63 | Trevor | -2 | 63 | Mariah | +9 |
| 64 | Jared | -1 | 64 | Katelyn | -5 |
| 65 | Evan | -5 | 65 | Paige | -7 |
| 66 | Bryan | +4 | 66 | Laura | -10 |
| 67 | Carlos | +1 | 67 | Madeline | +12 |
| 68 | Tristan | +53 | 68 | Jacqueline | +2 |
| 69 | Nathaniel | +4 | 69 | Cheyenne | +17 |
| 70 | Ian | -3 | 70 | Kristen | -6 |
| 71 | Isaiah | +38 | 71 | Heather | -17 |
| 72 | Jeffrey | -8 | 72 | Briana | +2 |
| 73 | Travis | -7 | 73 | Kelly | -10 |
| 74 | Jesus | +2 | 74 | Breanna | +1 |
| 75 | Luke | +7 | 75 | Mackenzie | +13 |
| 76 | Chase | +19 | 76 | Alexandria | -5 |
| 77 | Kenneth | -5 | 77 | Miranda | -20 |
| 78 | Paul | -7 | 78 | Caroline | +14 |
| 79 | Dustin | -17 | 79 | Erica | -10 |
| 80 | Antonio | +5 | 80 | Shannon | -7 |
| 81 | Elijah | +12 | 81 | Monica | +6 |
| 82 | Taylor | -13 | 82 | Katie | -4 |
| 83 | Bradley | -5 | 83 | Jenna | +1 |
| 84 | Blake | -7 | 84 | Caitlin | -2 |
| 85 | Garrett | -5 | 85 | Bailey | +11 |
| 86 | Isaac | +12 | 86 | Lindsey | -5 |
| 87 | Marcus | -6 | 87 | Kathryn | -4 |
| 88 | Mitchell | -9 | 88 | Amy | -12 |
| 89 | Jack | +21 | 89 | Cassandra | -12 |
| 90 | Tanner | -4 | 90 | Angela | -5 |
| 91 | Miguel | +3 | 91 | Alicia | -2 |
| 92 | Adrian | +4 | 92 | Crystal | -12 |
| 93 | Lucas | -1 | 93 | Hailey | +18 |
| 94 | Corey | -20 | 94 | Grace | +3 |
| 95 | Edward | -7 | 95 | Catherine | -5 |
| 96 | Peter | -7 | 96 | Jamie | -3 |
| 97 | Malik | +34 | 97 | Angelica | +4 |
| 98 | Gregory | -14 | 98 | Leah | +5 |
| 99 | Dalton | -12 | 99 | Molly | 0 |
| 100 | Victor | -10 | 100 | Alexa | 0 |