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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#2,419Jaxon Jaxon is a boy's name and a modern respelling of Jackson, meaning "son of Jack."1,176 in the 1990s
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#2,433Rocco Rocco is a boy's name of Germanic origin, generally read from a root meaning rest or repose.1,166 in the 1990s
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#2,439Nehemiah Nehemiah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord comforts".1,158 in the 1990s
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#2,442Karson Karson is a boy's name of Scottish and Irish origin, a respelling of Carson.1,156 in the 1990s
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#2,464Abdullah Abdullah is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "servant of God."1,145 in the 1990s
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#2,485Ryder Ryder is a boy's name of English origin meaning "mounted warrior" or "messenger."1,129 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 The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.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.