200 most popular baby names for girls born in 1996

200 most popular baby names for girls born in 1996

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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! 

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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.)

RankNameNumber of letters
1Emily5 letters
2Jessica7 letters
3Ashley6 letters
4Sarah5 letters
5Samantha8 letters
6Taylor6 letters
7Hannah6 letters
8Alexis6 letters
9Rachel6 letters
10Elizabeth9 letters
11Kayla5 letters
12Megan5 letters
13Amanda6 letters
14Brittany8 letters
15Madison7 letters
16Lauren6 letters
17Brianna7 letters
18Victoria8 letters
19Jennifer8 letters
20Stephanie9 letters
21Courtney8 letters
22Nicole6 letters
23Alyssa6 letters
24Rebecca7 letters
25Morgan6 letters
26Alexandra9 letters
27Amber5 letters
28Jasmine7 letters
29Danielle8 letters
30Haley5 letters
31Katherine9 letters
32Abigail7 letters
33Anna4 letters
34Olivia6 letters
35Shelby6 letters
36Kelsey6 letters
37Maria5 letters
38Allison7 letters
39Sydney6 letters
40Kaitlyn7 letters
41Kimberly8 letters
42Melissa7 letters
43Savannah8 letters
44Mary4 letters
45Brooke6 letters
46Natalie7 letters
47Michelle8 letters
48Julia5 letters
49Jordan6 letters
50Sara4 letters
51Erin4 letters
52Tiffany7 letters
53Emma4 letters
54Gabrielle9 letters
55Chelsea7 letters
56Destiny7 letters
57Christina9 letters
58Sabrina7 letters
59Marissa7 letters
60Vanessa7 letters
61Andrea6 letters
62Sierra6 letters
63Mariah6 letters
64Katelyn7 letters
65Paige5 letters
66Laura5 letters
67Madeline8 letters
68Cheyenne8 letters
69Jacqueline10 letters
70Kristen7 letters
71Heather7 letters
72Briana6 letters
73Kelly5 letters
74Breanna7 letters
75Mackenzie9 letters
76Miranda7 letters
77Alexandria10 letters
78Caroline8 letters
79Erica5 letters
80Shannon7 letters
81Monica6 letters
82Katie5 letters
83Jenna5 letters
84Caitlin7 letters
85Bailey6 letters
86Lindsey7 letters
87Kathryn7 letters
88Amy3 letters
89Cassandra9 letters
90Angela6 letters
91Alicia6 letters
92Crystal7 letters
93Hailey6 letters
94Grace5 letters
95Catherine9 letters
96Jamie5 letters
97Angelica8 letters
98Leah4 letters
99Molly5 letters
100Alexa5 letters
101Cynthia7 letters
102Michaela8 letters
103Kaitlin7 letters
104Autumn6 letters
105Margaret8 letters
106Erika5 letters
107Diana5 letters
108Karina6 letters
109Cassidy7 letters
110Kaylee6 letters
111Kylie5 letters
112Chloe5 letters
113Meghan6 letters
114Veronica8 letters
115Brittney8 letters
116Claire6 letters
117Bethany7 letters
118Leslie6 letters
119Melanie7 letters
120Hayley6 letters
121Casey5 letters
122Dominique9 letters
123Bianca6 letters
124Daisy5 letters
125Sophia6 letters
126Carly5 letters
127Jocelyn7 letters
128Rachael7 letters
129Makayla7 letters
130Holly5 letters
131Brenda6 letters
132Gabriela8 letters
133Karen5 letters
134Lindsay7 letters
135Christine9 letters
136Kendra6 letters
137Summer6 letters
138Caitlyn7 letters
139Gabriella9 letters
140Whitney7 letters
141Ana3 letters
142Selena6 letters
143Mikayla7 letters
144Desiree7 letters
145Jade4 letters
146Rebekah7 letters
147Kristin7 letters
148Kristina8 letters
149Faith5 letters
150Julie5 letters
151Isabella8 letters
152Kathleen8 letters
153Adriana7 letters
154Valerie7 letters
155Zoe3 letters
156Ariana6 letters
157Alondra7 letters
158Mckenzie8 letters
159Patricia8 letters
160Alejandra9 letters
161Brandi6 letters
162Angel5 letters
163Ariel5 letters
164Audrey6 letters
165Kara4 letters
166Alison6 letters
167Tara4 letters
168Lisa4 letters
169Marisa6 letters
170Natasha7 letters
171Shania6 letters
172Nancy5 letters
173Lydia5 letters
174Claudia7 letters
175Dana4 letters
176Kirsten7 letters
177April5 letters
178Alexus6 letters
179Diamond7 letters
180Mia3 letters
181Sandra6 letters
182Deja4 letters
183Mallory7 letters
184Raven5 letters
185Tori4 letters
186Hope4 letters
187Cierra6 letters
188Evelyn6 letters
189Jasmin6 letters
190Kiana5 letters
191Katrina7 letters
192Bridget7 letters
193Meagan6 letters
194Yesenia7 letters
195Cindy5 letters
196Monique7 letters
197Isabel6 letters
198Kendall7 letters
199Jillian7 letters
200Asia4 letters