The names of 1999

The ten most popular names given in 1999, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Emily 26,542
  2. Hannah 21,679
  3. Alexis 19,237
  4. Sarah 19,119
  5. Samantha 19,044
  6. Ashley 18,136
  7. Madison 18,054
  8. Taylor 16,906
  9. Jessica 16,350
  10. Elizabeth 15,350

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US: boys

  1. Jacob 35,371
  2. Michael 33,915
  3. Matthew 30,418
  4. Joshua 27,265
  5. Nicholas 25,639
  6. Christopher 25,604
  7. Andrew 23,866
  8. Joseph 23,220
  9. Daniel 22,704
  10. Tyler 22,669

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England & Wales: girls

  1. Chloe 9,038
  2. Emily 6,760
  3. Megan 6,444
  4. Olivia 5,250
  5. Sophie 5,031
  6. Charlotte 4,964
  7. Lauren 4,889
  8. Jessica 4,799
  9. Rebecca 4,624
  10. Hannah 4,351

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England & Wales: boys

  1. Jack 9,785
  2. Thomas 9,454
  3. James 8,748
  4. Joshua 7,275
  5. Daniel 6,935
  6. Matthew 6,152
  7. Samuel 6,123
  8. Joseph 5,875
  9. Callum 5,587
  10. William 5,287

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Scotland: girls

  1. Chloe 917
  2. Rebecca 721
  3. Emma 605
  4. Lauren 602
  5. Amy 577
  6. Caitlin 568
  7. Megan 566
  8. Rachel 507
  9. Erin 396
  10. Sophie 385

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Scotland: boys

  1. Jack 883
  2. Lewis 784
  3. Ryan 735
  4. Cameron 699
  5. Ross 619
  6. Andrew 576
  7. James 562
  8. Liam 554
  9. Scott 495
  10. Jordan 494

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Northern Ireland: girls

  1. Chloe 374
  2. Rebecca 268
  3. Emma 255
  4. Caitlin 250
  5. Megan 239
  6. Amy 230
  7. Lauren 227
  8. Niamh 220
  9. Sarah 218
  10. Rachel 205

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Northern Ireland: boys

  1. Matthew 410
  2. Ryan 358
  3. James 352
  4. Jack 345
  5. Adam 304
  6. Conor 267
  7. Michael 243
  8. Jordan 226
  9. Daniel 213
  10. Aaron 199

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Canada: girls

  1. Emily 2,434
  2. Sarah 2,391
  3. Jessica 1,943
  4. Emma 1,685
  5. Megan 1,560
  6. Taylor 1,484
  7. Samantha 1,400
  8. Hannah 1,332
  9. Madison 1,247
  10. Alexandra 1,165

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Canada: boys

  1. Matthew 2,892
  2. Jacob 2,456
  3. Nicholas 2,439
  4. Joshua 2,313
  5. Michael 2,287
  6. Samuel 2,246
  7. William 2,244
  8. Ryan 1,995
  9. Tyler 1,753
  10. Brandon 1,750

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NSW: girls

  1. Emily 862
  2. Jessica 759
  3. Sarah 697
  4. Chloe 594
  5. Olivia 573
  6. Georgia 532
  7. Emma 480
  8. Isabella 401
  9. Sophie 386
  10. Hannah 378

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NSW: boys

  1. Joshua 999
  2. Jack 921
  3. Lachlan 920
  4. Thomas 865
  5. James 809
  6. Matthew 778
  7. Daniel 771
  8. Nicholas 694
  9. William 633
  10. Jacob 580

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Ireland: girls

  1. Chloe 615
  2. Aoife 612
  3. Sarah 595
  4. Ciara 585
  5. Niamh 571
  6. Emma 549
  7. Rachel 488
  8. Rebecca 455
  9. Lauren 452
  10. Megan 434

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Ireland: boys

  1. Conor 761
  2. Sean 760
  3. Jack 743
  4. James 629
  5. Adam 588
  6. Michael 527
  7. David 524
  8. Aaron 500
  9. Daniel 479
  10. Dylan 445

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Canadian provinces in 1999

US states in 1999