1990s Baby Names
38,764 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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#678Sophie Sophie is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "wisdom," the French form of Sophia.7,993 in the 1990s
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#679Natalia Natalia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "birthday," specifically Christmas Day.7,985 in the 1990s
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#690Valeria Valeria is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "strong" or "healthy."7,833 in the 1990s
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#699Steve Steve is a boy's name, the short form of Steven or Stephen, meaning crown or garland.7,687 in the 1990s
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#703Zachariah Zachariah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has remembered."7,645 in the 1990s
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#709Melody Melody is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "song" or "singing," from melodia.7,527 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 The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.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.