| Description: | Most popular names for male newborns in the USA 1996, derived from the applications for Social Security Cards |
| Source: | SSA (Social Security Administration) |
| Series: | USA yearly |
| Following list: | 1997 |
| Previous list: | 1995 |
| Highest new entries: | Keshawn (new at 705), Keyshawn (new at 780), Trystan (new at 794), Braeden (new at 827), Brayan (new at 844) |
| Largest rises: | Dangelo +352 (now at 388), Hudson +348 (now at 650), Mateo +299 (now at 695), Tristian +272 (now at 591), Dontae +242 (now at 717) |
| Largest falls: | Adonis -254 (now at 831), Shaquille -206 (now at 662), Trayvon -202 (now at 968), Forrest -181 (now at 489), Erin -174 (now at 914) |
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