200 most popular baby names for girls born in 1996

In 1996, the population of the United States was 265,189,794 — and that number includes the almost four million brand new babies born that year.

Then, of the two million or so of those that were girls, the number 1 baby name was Emily, with 25,151 little Emilys born that year.

In addition to all those boys named Emily, there were also a few other people you might have heard of who arrived that year — like Sophie Turner, Zendaya, Dove Cameron and McKaley Miller.

Here, check out the top 200 baby names for girls born in the US in 1996! 

Listed and ranked by popularity: The 200 most popular baby names for girls born in 1996

You can sort this baby name list by popularity rank, in alphabetical order, or by the number of letters in the name -- or also choose to view some or all of the records. (Search for all or part of a baby name using the search area on the upper right of the table.)

Rank	Name	Number of letters
1	Emily	5 letters
2	Jessica	7 letters
3	Ashley	6 letters
4	Sarah	5 letters
5	Samantha	8 letters
6	Taylor	6 letters
7	Hannah	6 letters
8	Alexis	6 letters
9	Rachel	6 letters
10	Elizabeth	9 letters
11	Kayla	5 letters
12	Megan	5 letters
13	Amanda	6 letters
14	Brittany	8 letters
15	Madison	7 letters
16	Lauren	6 letters
17	Brianna	7 letters
18	Victoria	8 letters
19	Jennifer	8 letters
20	Stephanie	9 letters
21	Courtney	8 letters
22	Nicole	6 letters
23	Alyssa	6 letters
24	Rebecca	7 letters
25	Morgan	6 letters
26	Alexandra	9 letters
27	Amber	5 letters
28	Jasmine	7 letters
29	Danielle	8 letters
30	Haley	5 letters
31	Katherine	9 letters
32	Abigail	7 letters
33	Anna	4 letters
34	Olivia	6 letters
35	Shelby	6 letters
36	Kelsey	6 letters
37	Maria	5 letters
38	Allison	7 letters
39	Sydney	6 letters
40	Kaitlyn	7 letters
41	Kimberly	8 letters
42	Melissa	7 letters
43	Savannah	8 letters
44	Mary	4 letters
45	Brooke	6 letters
46	Natalie	7 letters
47	Michelle	8 letters
48	Julia	5 letters
49	Jordan	6 letters
50	Sara	4 letters
51	Erin	4 letters
52	Tiffany	7 letters
53	Emma	4 letters
54	Gabrielle	9 letters
55	Chelsea	7 letters
56	Destiny	7 letters
57	Christina	9 letters
58	Sabrina	7 letters
59	Marissa	7 letters
60	Vanessa	7 letters
61	Andrea	6 letters
62	Sierra	6 letters
63	Mariah	6 letters
64	Katelyn	7 letters
65	Paige	5 letters
66	Laura	5 letters
67	Madeline	8 letters
68	Cheyenne	8 letters
69	Jacqueline	10 letters
70	Kristen	7 letters
71	Heather	7 letters
72	Briana	6 letters
73	Kelly	5 letters
74	Breanna	7 letters
75	Mackenzie	9 letters
76	Miranda	7 letters
77	Alexandria	10 letters
78	Caroline	8 letters
79	Erica	5 letters
80	Shannon	7 letters
81	Monica	6 letters
82	Katie	5 letters
83	Jenna	5 letters
84	Caitlin	7 letters
85	Bailey	6 letters
86	Lindsey	7 letters
87	Kathryn	7 letters
88	Amy	3 letters
89	Cassandra	9 letters
90	Angela	6 letters
91	Alicia	6 letters
92	Crystal	7 letters
93	Hailey	6 letters
94	Grace	5 letters
95	Catherine	9 letters
96	Jamie	5 letters
97	Angelica	8 letters
98	Leah	4 letters
99	Molly	5 letters
100	Alexa	5 letters
101	Cynthia	7 letters
102	Michaela	8 letters
103	Kaitlin	7 letters
104	Autumn	6 letters
105	Margaret	8 letters
106	Erika	5 letters
107	Diana	5 letters
108	Karina	6 letters
109	Cassidy	7 letters
110	Kaylee	6 letters
111	Kylie	5 letters
112	Chloe	5 letters
113	Meghan	6 letters
114	Veronica	8 letters
115	Brittney	8 letters
116	Claire	6 letters
117	Bethany	7 letters
118	Leslie	6 letters
119	Melanie	7 letters
120	Hayley	6 letters
121	Casey	5 letters
122	Dominique	9 letters
123	Bianca	6 letters
124	Daisy	5 letters
125	Sophia	6 letters
126	Carly	5 letters
127	Jocelyn	7 letters
128	Rachael	7 letters
129	Makayla	7 letters
130	Holly	5 letters
131	Brenda	6 letters
132	Gabriela	8 letters
133	Karen	5 letters
134	Lindsay	7 letters
135	Christine	9 letters
136	Kendra	6 letters
137	Summer	6 letters
138	Caitlyn	7 letters
139	Gabriella	9 letters
140	Whitney	7 letters
141	Ana	3 letters
142	Selena	6 letters
143	Mikayla	7 letters
144	Desiree	7 letters
145	Jade	4 letters
146	Rebekah	7 letters
147	Kristin	7 letters
148	Kristina	8 letters
149	Faith	5 letters
150	Julie	5 letters
151	Isabella	8 letters
152	Kathleen	8 letters
153	Adriana	7 letters
154	Valerie	7 letters
155	Zoe	3 letters
156	Ariana	6 letters
157	Alondra	7 letters
158	Mckenzie	8 letters
159	Patricia	8 letters
160	Alejandra	9 letters
161	Brandi	6 letters
162	Angel	5 letters
163	Ariel	5 letters
164	Audrey	6 letters
165	Kara	4 letters
166	Alison	6 letters
167	Tara	4 letters
168	Lisa	4 letters
169	Marisa	6 letters
170	Natasha	7 letters
171	Shania	6 letters
172	Nancy	5 letters
173	Lydia	5 letters
174	Claudia	7 letters
175	Dana	4 letters
176	Kirsten	7 letters
177	April	5 letters
178	Alexus	6 letters
179	Diamond	7 letters
180	Mia	3 letters
181	Sandra	6 letters
182	Deja	4 letters
183	Mallory	7 letters
184	Raven	5 letters
185	Tori	4 letters
186	Hope	4 letters
187	Cierra	6 letters
188	Evelyn	6 letters
189	Jasmin	6 letters
190	Kiana	5 letters
191	Katrina	7 letters
192	Bridget	7 letters
193	Meagan	6 letters
194	Yesenia	7 letters
195	Cindy	5 letters
196	Monique	7 letters
197	Isabel	6 letters
198	Kendall	7 letters
199	Jillian	7 letters
200	Asia	4 letters