Born in 1993 · Millennials
Baby names of 1993
The Social Security name files, which cover every name given to at least 5 babies, list 3,770,400 babies born in 1993: 1,809,072 girls and 1,961,328 boys. Jessica and Michael were the most popular names, and 15.1% of all babies got a top-10 name, down from 21.0% in 1983. The name most tied to 1993 is Shaquille: among boys, it was 99× as common that year as in the decades around it.
Quick facts
- Generation
- Millennials
- Born 1981–1996
- Babies on record
- 3,770,400
- 1,809,072 girls · 1,961,328 boys
- Different names
- 15,801
- for girls, plus 10,170 for boys (5+ babies each)
- Top-10 names
- 15.1%
- of babies got one · girls 13.3%, boys 16.7%
Top 10 names of 1993
- Jessica was the #1 name for girls every year from 1993 to 1995.
- Michael was the #1 name for boys every year from 1961 to 1998.
How many babies got a top-10 name?
In 1993, 15.1% 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 1993
These names were far more common in 1993 than in the decades around it: the multiplier compares each name's share of 1993 babies with its average share 6–25 years before and after.
| Name | Sex | Rank | Vs. nearby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille | Boy | #181 | 99× |
| Shanice | Girl | #213 | 24× |
| Devante | Boy | #289 | 18× |
| Tevin | Boy | #241 | 16× |
| Devonte | Boy | #262 | 9.6× |
| Kelsey | Girl | #24 | 8.7× |
| Bria | Girl | #175 | 8.3× |
| Chelsie | Girl | #277 | 7.8× |
| Chelsey | Girl | #145 | 7.6× |
| Chelsea | Girl | #25 | 7.6× |
Names that peaked in 1993
Each of these reached its highest share of US babies in 1993, the high point in records going back to 1880. Rank is for 1993.
| Name | Sex | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Zachary | Boy | #15 |
| Taylor | Girl | #7 |
| Alexander | Boy | #21 |
| Victoria | Girl | #19 |
| Jasmine | Girl | #23 |
| Alexandra | Girl | #28 |
| Katelyn | Girl | #54 |
| Alexandria | Girl | #69 |
| Kassandra | Girl | #120 |
| Raven | Girl | #139 |
New to the top 1,000 in 1993
Names that made the national top 1,000 for the first time in 1993 (records go back to 1880).
Where are they now?
Top-100 names of 1993 that have since dropped out of the top 1,000. Ranks are for 1993 and 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