Born in 1995 · Millennials
Baby names of 1995
The Social Security name files, which cover every name given to at least 5 babies, list 3,662,249 babies born in 1995: 1,758,548 girls and 1,903,701 boys. Jessica and Michael were the most popular names, and 14.1% of all babies got a top-10 name, down from 20.5% in 1985. The name most tied to 1995 is Deja: among girls, it was 8.6× as common that year as in the decades around it.
Quick facts
- Generation
- Millennials
- Born 1981–1996
- Babies on record
- 3,662,249
- 1,758,548 girls · 1,903,701 boys
- Different names
- 15,753
- for girls, plus 10,330 for boys (5+ babies each)
- Top-10 names
- 14.1%
- of babies got one · girls 11.9%, boys 16.1%
Top 10 names of 1995
- 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 1995, 14.1% 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 1995
These names were far more common in 1995 than in the decades around it: the multiplier compares each name's share of 1995 babies with its average share 6–25 years before and after.
| Name | Sex | Rank | Vs. nearby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deja | Girl | #205 | 8.6× |
| Katlyn | Girl | #223 | 7.8× |
| Dakota | Boy | #56 | 7.3× |
| Alexus | Girl | #234 | 7.1× |
| Alec | Boy | #112 | 6.4× |
| Kaitlin | Girl | #94 | 6.0× |
| Taylor | Girl | #6 | 6.0× |
| Shelby | Girl | #38 | 5.8× |
| Bailey | Boy | #277 | 5.7× |
| Kelsey | Girl | #33 | 5.6× |
Names that peaked in 1995
Each of these reached its highest share of US babies in 1995, the high point in records going back to 1880. Rank is for 1995.
| Name | Sex | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas | Boy | #7 |
| Austin | Boy | #10 |
| Morgan | Girl | #23 |
| Allison | Girl | #34 |
| Alex | Boy | #47 |
| Dakota | Boy | #56 |
| Miranda | Girl | #57 |
| Paige | Girl | #58 |
| Selena | Girl | #91 |
| Kaitlin | Girl | #94 |
New to the top 1,000 in 1995
Names that made the national top 1,000 for the first time in 1995 (records go back to 1880).
Girls
- Baylee696 babies
- Shania576 babies
- Jocelyne351 babies
- Lyric344 babies
- Daisha313 babies
- Kaelyn312 babies
- Jayla307 babies
- Dasia264 babies
Boys
- Tristen618 babies
- Triston372 babies
- Raekwon303 babies
- Tristin288 babies
- Anfernee246 babies
- Draven182 babies
- Romello164 babies
- Stone164 babies
Where are they now?
Top-100 names of 1995 that have since dropped out of the top 1,000. Ranks are for 1995 and 2025.
Girls
Boys
Every top-100 boys' name from 1995 is still in the 2025 top 1,000.
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