1990s Baby Names
13,477 names were given to children in the United States between 1990 and 1999, ranked below by how many.
A name's place is its total across those ten years. Names that appear in only some of the decade say so, because a name recorded once is a different fact from one recorded every year.
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#1,121Dexter Dexter is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "right-handed" or "skilful."3,862 in the 1990s
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#1,134Walker Walker is a boy's name of English origin meaning "a fuller of cloth."3,783 in the 1990s
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#1,138Ezekiel Ezekiel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God strengthens," from Yechezkel.3,741 in the 1990s
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#1,144Amir Amir is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "prince" or "commander," from amara, to command.3,699 in the 1990s
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#1,159Mohammad Mohammad is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "praiseworthy."3,594 in the 1990s
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#1,166Leroy Leroy is a boy's name that is simply the French for the king, taken as one word.3,559 in the 1990s
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#1,235Mike Mike is a boy's name, the short form of Michael, from a Hebrew question meaning who is like God.3,292 in the 1990s
What Made a 1990s Name
Children in the United States were registered with it between 1990 and 1999. A name's position here is how many of them were.
Why Some Names Only Cover Part of the Decade
A name that appears in three of the ten years either arrived partway through or faded out — and either is more interesting than the total on its own. The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.
Where to Go Next
Open any name to see its full curve — most of these have a hundred and forty years of it. Or compare the ends of the same measurement: the most popular names now and the rarest.