The names of 1993

The ten most popular names given in 1993, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Jessica 34,993
  2. Ashley 34,849
  3. Sarah 24,257
  4. Samantha 23,668
  5. Emily 23,596
  6. Brittany 21,725
  7. Taylor 21,270
  8. Amanda 20,811
  9. Elizabeth 17,559
  10. Stephanie 17,186

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US: boys

  1. Michael 49,571
  2. Christopher 38,237
  3. Matthew 35,782
  4. Joshua 33,590
  5. Tyler 29,800
  6. Brandon 28,735
  7. Daniel 28,698
  8. Nicholas 28,114
  9. Jacob 27,487
  10. Andrew 27,326

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Scotland: girls

  1. Emma 794
  2. Rebecca 755
  3. Lauren 703
  4. Laura 677
  5. Amy 643
  6. Sarah 603
  7. Nicole 585
  8. Rachel 555
  9. Stephanie 481
  10. Hannah 464

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Scotland: boys

  1. Andrew 1,099
  2. Ryan 922
  3. David 908
  4. Scott 848
  5. James 791
  6. Michael 784
  7. Christopher 780
  8. Ross 766
  9. Craig 706
  10. Jordan 664

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Canada: girls

  1. Jessica 4,153
  2. Sarah 3,120
  3. Stephanie 2,811
  4. Samantha 2,442
  5. Emily 2,242
  6. Alexandra 2,144
  7. Ashley 2,130
  8. Melissa 1,864
  9. Amanda 1,833
  10. Nicole 1,823

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Canada: boys

  1. Michael 4,167
  2. Matthew 3,577
  3. Ryan 3,053
  4. Brandon 3,047
  5. Christopher 2,727
  6. David 2,601
  7. Tyler 2,590
  8. Jordan 2,511
  9. Joshua 2,503
  10. Daniel 2,410

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NSW: girls

  1. Jessica 1,315
  2. Sarah 838
  3. Emily 783
  4. Rebecca 637
  5. Samantha 583
  6. Emma 579
  7. Stephanie 560
  8. Lauren 470
  9. Amy 445
  10. Laura 433

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NSW: boys

  1. Joshua 1,187
  2. Daniel 1,103
  3. Matthew 1,103
  4. James 1,029
  5. Michael 895
  6. Luke 880
  7. Christopher 788
  8. Benjamin 780
  9. Nicholas 776
  10. Thomas 735

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Ireland: girls

  1. Sarah 813
  2. Niamh 719
  3. Emma 638
  4. Laura 605
  5. Aoife 575
  6. Shauna 545
  7. Ciara 532
  8. Amy 485
  9. Rebecca 450
  10. Rachel 402

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Ireland: boys

  1. David 866
  2. John 825
  3. James 747
  4. Michael 722
  5. Shane 687
  6. Sean 662
  7. Stephen 652
  8. Patrick 621
  9. Conor 576
  10. Daniel 564

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Canadian provinces in 1993

US states in 1993