1990s Baby Names

13,313 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

#89
Stephen Stephen is a boy's name from the Greek for crown or garland, borne by the first Christian martyr.
75,380 in the 1990s
#93
Alex Alex is a name of Greek origin meaning "defender of mankind."
74,307 in the 1990s
#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 genuinely 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
#116
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
#156
Blake Blake is a name of Old English origin with two opposite meanings.
47,797 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
#188
Spencer Spencer is a name of Middle English origin meaning "steward" or "dispenser of provisions."
39,491 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

What made a 1990s name

Nothing about the sound of it. A name is on this page because children in the United States were registered with it between 1990 and 1999, and its position is simply how many. Every list of "1990s names" you will find elsewhere is somebody's sense of the period; this one is the register.

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.