Born in 1992 · Millennials
Baby names of 1992
The Social Security name files, which cover every name given to at least 5 babies, list 3,841,340 babies born in 1992: 1,843,931 girls and 1,997,409 boys. Ashley and Michael were the most popular names, and 15.6% of all babies got a top-10 name, down from 20.7% in 1982. The name most tied to 1992 is Shanice: among girls, it was 32× as common that year as in the decades around it.
Quick facts
- Generation
- Millennials
- Born 1981–1996
- Babies on record
- 3,841,340
- 1,843,931 girls · 1,997,409 boys
- Different names
- 15,610
- for girls, plus 9,820 for boys (5+ babies each)
- Top-10 names
- 15.6%
- of babies got one · girls 13.8%, boys 17.3%
Top 10 names of 1992
- Ashley was the #1 name for girls in both 1991 and 1992.
- Michael was the #1 name for boys every year from 1961 to 1998.
How many babies got a top-10 name?
In 1992, 15.6% of babies were given one of that year's 10 most popular names. Across all years, that share fell from 29.0% in 1935 to 7.5% in 2025.
Names that sound like 1992
These names were far more common in 1992 than in the decades around it: the multiplier compares each name's share of 1992 babies with its average share 6–25 years before and after.
| Name | Sex | Rank | Vs. nearby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanice | Girl | #162 | 32× |
| Devante | Boy | #199 | 26× |
| Tevin | Boy | #162 | 24× |
| Chelsea | Girl | #15 | 11× |
| Chelsey | Girl | #117 | 11× |
| Devonte | Boy | #226 | 11× |
| Chelsie | Girl | #227 | 10× |
| Brittany | Girl | #4 | 9.6× |
| Kelsey | Girl | #23 | 8.8× |
| Taylor | Boy | #52 | 7.5× |
Names that peaked in 1992
Each of these reached its highest share of US babies in 1992, the high point in records going back to 1880. Rank is for 1992.
| Name | Sex | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cody | Boy | #24 |
| Chelsea | Girl | #15 |
| Kelsey | Girl | #23 |
| Taylor | Boy | #52 |
| Dillon | Boy | #73 |
| Chelsey | Girl | #117 |
| Hillary | Girl | #132 |
| Tevin | Boy | #162 |
| Shanice | Girl | #162 |
| Ruben | Boy | #178 |
New to the top 1,000 in 1992
Names that made the national top 1,000 for the first time in 1992 (records go back to 1880).
Girls
- Chandler437 babies
- Peyton398 babies
- Payton307 babies
- Darian305 babies
- Brianda265 babies
- Hailee255 babies
- Karley253 babies
- Ashlynn244 babies
Boys
- Jalen612 babies
- Tre519 babies
- Davonte414 babies
- Devonta320 babies
- Javonte229 babies
- Devontae211 babies
- Deion190 babies
- Demetri178 babies
Where are they now?
Top-100 names of 1992 that have since dropped out of the top 1,000. Ranks are for 1992 and 2025.
Girls
Boys
- Cory #83 in 1992 , now #1,245 in 2025
- Brett #97 in 1992 , now #1,382 in 2025
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data