1990s
Top Names of the 1990s
The 1990s - Millennium Approach
Ranked by total babies named during 1990-1999
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Girl Names
30 names ranked
1
Jessica
Peak: 1990
303,129
Best: #1
2
Ashley
Peak: 1990
301,820
Best: #1
3
Emily
Peak: 1999
237,260
Best: #1
4
Sarah
Peak: 1990
224,413
Best: #3
5
Samantha
Peak: 1990
224,020
Best: #3
6
Amanda
Peak: 1990
191,131
Best: #3
7
Brittany
Peak: 1990
190,822
Best: #3
8
Elizabeth
Peak: 1990
172,690
Best: #9
9
Taylor
Peak: 1993
169,038
Best: #6
10
Megan
Peak: 1990
160,373
Best: #10
11
Hannah
Peak: 1999
158,814
Best: #2
12
Kayla
Peak: 1991
155,892
Best: #11
13
Lauren
Peak: 1990
153,590
Best: #10
14
Stephanie
Peak: 1990
149,837
Best: #7
15
Rachel
Peak: 1991
149,164
Best: #9
16
Jennifer
Peak: 1990
148,036
Best: #8
17
Nicole
Peak: 1990
136,100
Best: #11
18
Alexis
Peak: 1998
131,198
Best: #3
19
Victoria
Peak: 1993
117,474
Best: #16
20
Amber
Peak: 1990
115,605
Best: #15
21
Alyssa
Peak: 1999
115,254
Best: #11
22
Courtney
Peak: 1990
113,289
Best: #17
23
Rebecca
Peak: 1990
109,717
Best: #20
24
Danielle
Peak: 1990
109,595
Best: #17
25
Jasmine
Peak: 1993
105,317
Best: #23
26
Brianna
Peak: 1999
99,104
Best: #14
27
Katherine
Peak: 1990
96,885
Best: #25
28
Alexandra
Peak: 1993
94,802
Best: #26
29
Madison
Peak: 1999
91,907
Best: #7
30
Morgan
Peak: 1995
91,196
Best: #22
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Boy Names
30 names ranked
1
Michael
Peak: 1990
462,451
Best: #1
2
Christopher
Peak: 1990
360,280
Best: #2
3
Matthew
Peak: 1990
351,673
Best: #2
4
Joshua
Peak: 1990
329,184
Best: #4
5
Jacob
Peak: 1998
298,410
Best: #1
6
Nicholas
Peak: 1995
275,326
Best: #5
7
Andrew
Peak: 1990
272,929
Best: #5
8
Daniel
Peak: 1990
272,345
Best: #5
9
Tyler
Peak: 1994
262,308
Best: #5
10
Joseph
Peak: 1990
260,738
Best: #8
11
Brandon
Peak: 1992
259,415
Best: #6
12
David
Peak: 1990
253,712
Best: #6
13
James
Peak: 1990
244,962
Best: #7
14
Ryan
Peak: 1990
241,240
Best: #11
15
John
Peak: 1990
240,147
Best: #10
16
Zachary
Peak: 1993
225,280
Best: #12
17
Justin
Peak: 1990
220,128
Best: #9
18
William
Peak: 1990
217,818
Best: #14
19
Anthony
Peak: 1990
216,229
Best: #15
20
Robert
Peak: 1990
205,454
Best: #13
21
Jonathan
Peak: 1990
197,500
Best: #17
22
Austin
Peak: 1995
190,135
Best: #9
23
Alexander
Peak: 1993
183,943
Best: #21
24
Kyle
Peak: 1990
180,218
Best: #18
25
Kevin
Peak: 1990
165,223
Best: #23
26
Thomas
Peak: 1990
146,634
Best: #26
27
Cody
Peak: 1992
146,484
Best: #24
28
Jordan
Peak: 1990
144,752
Best: #26
29
Eric
Peak: 1990
135,242
Best: #24
30
Benjamin
Peak: 1990
133,937
Best: #29
About 1990s Baby Name Rankings
These rankings show the most popular baby names in the United States during the 1990s (1990-1999), based on Social Security Administration data. Names are ranked by the total number of babies given each name across the entire decade.
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