US Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1999

Updated on December 2, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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US Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1999

In 1999, the most popular name for baby boys in the US was Jacob, with a count of 35,371 boys out of a total of 1,920,087 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 1.84% of the total number of new-born baby boys in the US in 1999). The second most popular boy name was Michael (33,915 boys, 1.77% of total). The third most popular boy name was Matthew (30,418 boys, 1.58% of total).

The table below below shows the top 1000 most popular male baby names in the US in 1999. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in the US over the years.

US Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1999

In 1999, the most popular name for baby girls in the US was Emily, with a count of 26,542 girls out of a total of 1,773,780 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 1.50% of the total number of new-born baby girls in the US in 1999). The second most popular girl name was Hannah (21,679 girls, 1.22% of total). The third most popular girl name was Alexis (19,237 girls, 1.09% of total).

The table below below shows the top 1000 most popular female baby names in the US in 1999. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in the US over the years.