Top Baby Names of 1995

What the Data Says About 1995

The Social Security Administration's national 1995 file shows 1,975,817 births concentrated in the top 100 boy and top 100 girl names, the segment of U.S. baby-name data released to the public for that year. The #1 boy name of 1995 was Michael, with 41,410 births registered nationally. The #1 girl name of 1995 was Jessica, with 27,939 births nationally. The top 100 boys captured 1,142,253 births compared with 833,564 for the top 100 girls — consistent with the historical SSA pattern in which a smaller pool of boy names dominates a larger share of annual births while girl names are more evenly distributed.

1995 sits within a specific era of U.S. naming trends. Late-20th-century years like 1995 reflect accelerating naming diversification, with Jennifer, Jessica, Michael, and Christopher giving way to more varied choices and the gradual fragmentation of top-10 dominance. Michael and Jessica leading 1995 fits this broader cultural signature.

These rankings come directly from Social Security Administration card applications and represent approximately 96% of all U.S. births in 1995. Names with fewer than five occurrences nationally in 1995 are excluded from SSA's public file to protect privacy, meaning the true number of unique names given in 1995 is significantly larger than any public top-100 list can show. Each spelling variation is counted separately — Sophia and Sofia, Aiden and Ayden — so rankings reflect only the specific spelling filed on the SS card, not combined name pools. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute naming advice.