The Most Millennial of Millennial Names Have Just Been Revealed

If you’re named Jessica or Michael, there’s a good chance you’re a millennial. That’s according to the experts over at Nameberry.

Just recently, Nameberry co-founder Pamela Redmond Satran shared the site’s tabulation of the names of all babies born from 1982 to 2004. These years are the widely considered boundary years for the millennial generation.

The people at Nameberry found that Jessica and Michael were the top choice of names given to babies born during the millennial years.

Satran told Good Morning America:

“No one before has quantitatively analyzed the names that define this much-discussed generation. They’re names that, with the exception of classics like Elizabeth and James, were not often used before the millennials and won’t be used again for 100 years, as millennial parents name their own children Emma instead of Amanda, Mason rather than Michael.”

Michael was the top name for millennial boys, with over 1.1 million baby boys given that name in the 20+ years considered for the tabulation.

According to Nameberry, the reason Michael was very popular was because it appealed to people as both modern and traditional at the same time. Here’s the top 20 list for millennial male names:

1. Michael 1,131,021
2. Christopher 925,809
3. Matthew 856,718
4. Joshua 779,372
5. Daniel 663,363
6. David 649,402
7. Andrew 629,809
8. James 609,005
9. Joseph 607,257
10. John 581,023
11. Nicholas 564,865
12. Ryan 563,706
13. Jacob 559,709
14. Brandon 541,039
15. Justin 530,206
16. Robert 518,841
17. William 516,650
18. Anthony 490,498
19. Jonathan 463631
20. Tyler 437,610

Jessica took the top spot for the list of millennial names for girls, with Ashley in close second.

The list of millennial names for girls are a mix of classic (like Elizabeth and Emily) and trendy (like Kayla and Amber) choices. Here’s the top 20 list for millennial girl names:

1. Jessica 757,533
2. Ashley 716,529
3. Amanda 522,245
4. Sarah 517,780
5. Jennifer 514,385
6. Emily 475,353
7. Samantha 410,105
8. Elizabeth 403,989
9. Stephanie 360,574
10. Lauren 342,725
11. Nicole 341,634
12. Brittany 341,515
13. Megan 341,174
14. Rachel 315,566
15. Hannah 284,662
16. Kayla 267,757
17. Melissa 267,513
18. Amber 267,392
19. Danielle 247,517
20. Taylor 241,847

Other generations also had their top name choices: John and Mary for The Greatest Generation, and Linda and Gary for the Baby Boomers.