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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Rankings for

#96
Logan Logan is a name of Scottish origin meaning "little hollow," from the Gaelic lag, meaning a hollow or low-lying place, with a diminutive ending.
72,001 in the 1990s
#100
Juan Juan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is gracious."
71,328 in the 1990s
#101
Travis Travis is a boy's name from an occupational surname meaning a toll collector, one who worked at a crossing.
68,364 in the 1990s
#104
Jeffrey Jeffrey is a boy's name from Germanic roots whose first element is disputed, though the second means peace.
67,170 in the 1990s
#105
Ethan Ethan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "firm," "enduring," or "strong."
67,058 in the 1990s
#107
Caleb Caleb is a boy's name of Hebrew origin whose root is debated.
66,446 in the 1990s
#108
Hunter Hunter is a name of English origin meaning "one who hunts."
66,137 in the 1990s
#110
Luis Luis is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "famous warrior."
65,123 in the 1990s
#111
Jared Jared is a boy's name from Hebrew meaning descent, borne by the father of Enoch — the one man in Genesis who does not die but is taken.
63,965 in the 1990s
#113
Devin Devin is a name from an Irish surname, and its meanings are contested — poet, and a word for a stag, are both proposed from different Irish originals.
62,849 in the 1990s
#115
Evan Evan is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "God is gracious."
60,404 in the 1990s
#117
Trevor Trevor is a Welsh place name meaning big settlement, and the first element is the tre that begins a great many Cornish and Welsh place names — Tregaron, Trelawney, Treharris and several hundred others besides.
60,112 in the 1990s
#118
Bryan Bryan is a boy's name of Irish origin whose meaning is unsettled — noble and high are both proposed.
59,993 in the 1990s
#120
Paul Paul is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "small" or "humble," borne by the apostle whose letters shaped Christian doctrine.
59,077 in the 1990s
#121
Kenneth Kenneth is a boy's name anglicizing two separate Gaelic names, one meaning born of fire and one meaning handsome.
58,443 in the 1990s
#122
Connor Connor is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "lover of hounds."
58,389 in the 1990s
#125
Gabriel Gabriel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my strength," from Gavri'el.
57,262 in the 1990s
#126
Dustin Dustin is a boy's name from the Old Norse Thorstein, meaning Thor's stone — the dust in the spelling is pure coincidence.
56,935 in the 1990s
#128
Noah Noah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "rest" or "comfort," from Noach.
56,578 in the 1990s
#132
Carlos Carlos is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "free man."
55,461 in the 1990s
#134
Ian Ian is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "Yahweh is gracious," the Scottish Gaelic form of John.
54,153 in the 1990s
#137
Nathaniel Nathaniel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of God."
52,681 in the 1990s
#138
Corey Corey is a boy's name from an Irish surname, generally given as dweller near a hollow.
52,247 in the 1990s
#139
Gregory Gregory is a boy's name from the Greek for watchful or alert.
52,221 in the 1990s
#143
Derek Derek is a boy's name from the Germanic Theodoric, meaning ruler of the people — and it is the same name as Terry and Thierry, three forms of one original that no longer resemble each other.
50,878 in the 1990s
#149
Jesus Jesus is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord is salvation."
49,635 in the 1990s
#152
Scott Scott is a boy's name meaning a Scot, from the surname given to people from Scotland.
49,133 in the 1990s
#155
Bradley Bradley is a boy's name from an English place name meaning broad meadow.
48,280 in the 1990s
#158
Antonio Antonio is a boy's name of Etruscan origin whose meaning is unknown.
46,791 in the 1990s
#159
Marcus Marcus is a boy's name of Latin origin most likely meaning "of Mars," and it was one of only about eighteen first names Roman men used.
46,640 in the 1990s
#162
Garrett Garrett means spear-strength or spear-rule, and it descends from two different Germanic names that medieval English speakers could no longer tell apart.
45,464 in the 1990s
#164
Edward Edward is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "wealthy guardian."
45,288 in the 1990s
#167
Adrian Adrian is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "from Hadria," a town in northern Italy that also gave its name to the Adriatic Sea.
44,656 in the 1990s
#168
Luke Luke is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "man from Lucania," a region of southern Italy.
44,527 in the 1990s
#172
Shawn Shawn is a boy's name, the phonetic American respelling of the Irish Seán, which is itself the Irish form of John.
43,546 in the 1990s
#174
Peter Peter is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "rock."
42,501 in the 1990s
#175
Seth Seth is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "appointed" or "placed," given to Adam and Eve's third son after Cain killed Abel.
42,316 in the 1990s
#177
Mitchell Mitchell is a boy's name from a medieval English form of Michael, meaning who is like God — though a second and quite separate source exists from an old word simply meaning big.
42,222 in the 1990s
#179
Chase Chase is a boy's name of Old French origin meaning "huntsman."
41,406 in the 1990s
#180
Miguel Miguel is a boy's name meaning who is like God, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Michael.
41,284 in the 1990s
#181
Victor Victor is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "conqueror."
41,284 in the 1990s
#182
Shane Shane is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is gracious," and it exists because English speakers wrote down how Ulster pronounced Seán.
41,152 in the 1990s
#184
Isaac Isaac is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he laughs," from Yitzhak.
40,387 in the 1990s
#192
Tanner Tanner names one of the most unpleasant medieval trades — tanneries used urine and dog feces to cure hides, and were forced to the downwind edge of every town by law as well as by smell.
38,267 in the 1990s
#193
Lucas Lucas is a boy's name of Latin origin, the Latin form of Luke.
38,242 in the 1990s
#194
Jack Jack is a boy's name of English origin that began as a pet form of John, by way of the medieval nickname Jankin.
37,561 in the 1990s
#197
Vincent Vincent is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "conquering," from vincere, to conquer.
36,805 in the 1990s
#198
Isaiah Isaiah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh is salvation," from Yesha'yahu.
36,756 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.