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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Rankings for

#49
Christian Christian is a boy's name from the Latin christianus, meaning "a follower of Christ."
133,584 in the 1990s
#50
Aaron Aaron is a boy's name of Hebrew origin whose meaning is not established.
129,209 in the 1990s
#51
Samuel Samuel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin usually translated as "God has heard," from Shemu'el.
125,906 in the 1990s
#52
Dylan Dylan is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "great tide" or "sea," from the elements dy and llanw.
123,713 in the 1990s
#53
Steven Steven is a boy's name from the Greek for crown or garland, and the phonetic respelling of Stephen.
121,467 in the 1990s
#54
Jose Jose is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he will add," the Spanish and Portuguese form of Joseph.
119,783 in the 1990s
#55
Brian Brian is a boy's name of Irish origin whose meaning is unsettled — noble and high are both proposed, and neither is secure.
119,681 in the 1990s
#56
Victoria Victoria is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "victory."
117,721 in the 1990s
#57
Courtney Courtney is a name from a Norman family whose surname is usually read as short nose, though a place-name derivation competes.
116,812 in the 1990s
#58
Amber Amber is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "ambergris."
115,825 in the 1990s
#59
Alyssa Alyssa is a girl's name from the flower alyssum, whose Greek name means without madness — the plant was believed to cure rabies.
115,390 in the 1990s
#60
Danielle Danielle is a girl's name, the French feminine of Daniel, from a Hebrew name meaning God is my judge.
109,965 in the 1990s
#61
Rebecca Rebecca is a girl's name of Hebrew origin whose meaning is unsettled, and the standard gloss involves a rope for tying cattle.
109,907 in the 1990s
#62
Timothy Timothy is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "honoring God."
108,015 in the 1990s
#63
Nathan Nathan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he gave," from Natan.
107,552 in the 1990s
#64
Adam Adam is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "earth" or "ground," from adamah.
107,146 in the 1990s
#65
Jasmine Jasmine is a girl's name of Persian origin taken from the flower, whose name comes from yasmin.
105,748 in the 1990s
#66
Morgan Morgan is a Welsh name meaning sea-born, and it charts in all seven markets we track within a range of just over three hundred places — one of the most evenly distributed names on this site.
101,296 in the 1990s
#67
Brianna Brianna is a girl's name, the feminine of Brian, whose Irish meaning has never been securely established.
99,269 in the 1990s
#68
Katherine Katherine is a girl's name whose meaning is not settled.
97,053 in the 1990s
#69
Richard Richard is a boy's name from Germanic roots meaning strong or brave ruler.
95,174 in the 1990s
#70
Alexandra Alexandra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "defender of men," and it appears as a title of the goddess Hera before it was ever a personal name.
95,101 in the 1990s
#71
Madison Madison is a name of English origin meaning "son of Maud," a medieval surname formed from the woman's name Maud plus -son.
94,051 in the 1990s
#72
Patrick Patrick is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "nobleman."
93,159 in the 1990s
#73
Charles Charles is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "free man," from karl.
92,667 in the 1990s
#74
Sean Sean is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "God is gracious," the Irish form of John by way of Norman French.
92,590 in the 1990s
#75
Jason Jason is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "healer."
91,994 in the 1990s
#76
Melissa Melissa is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "bee," and it was the title of the priestesses who served Demeter.
90,255 in the 1990s
#77
Cameron Cameron is a name of Scottish origin meaning "crooked nose," from the Gaelic cam, crooked, and sròn, nose.
87,799 in the 1990s
#78
Michelle Michelle is a girl's name, the French feminine of Michel, from a Hebrew question meaning who is like God.
86,887 in the 1990s
#79
Kelsey Kelsey is a girl's name from an English place name, and its two proposed meanings — ship's victory and Cenel's island — have nothing in common.
86,599 in the 1990s
#80
Chelsea Chelsea is a girl's name from a London district whose name means chalk landing place — a wharf where chalk was unloaded from boats on the Thames.
84,969 in the 1990s
#81
Anna Anna is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "grace" or "favor," the Greek and Latin form of Hannah.
78,721 in the 1990s
#82
Kimberly Kimberly is a girl's name that reached America by way of a South African diamond town, which was itself named after a British colonial secretary.
78,124 in the 1990s
#83
Jeremy Jeremy is a boy's name, the medieval English form of Jeremiah, from a Hebrew name generally read as God will exalt.
78,028 in the 1990s
#84
Tiffany Tiffany is a medieval name meaning manifestation of God, given to girls born at Epiphany — a genuinely old name that now reads as thoroughly modern.
77,722 in the 1990s
#85
Jesse Jesse is a name of Hebrew origin whose meaning is debated.
77,026 in the 1990s
#86
Olivia Olivia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "olive tree," used as the feminine form of Oliver.
76,038 in the 1990s
#87
Mark Mark is a boy's name of Latin origin, most likely meaning "of Mars," borne by the evangelist who wrote the earliest gospel.
76,021 in the 1990s
#88
Mary Mary is a girl's name of Hebrew origin whose meaning has never been settled.
75,920 in the 1990s
#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
#90
Shelby Shelby is a girl's name from an English place name of Norse formation meaning a willow farm.
75,266 in the 1990s
#91
Christina Christina is a girl's name from the Latin for a follower of Christ, and the fullest of the family that includes Christine and Kristina.
75,018 in the 1990s
#92
Allison Allison is a girl's name of Norman French origin, from Alis — the medieval form of Alice — plus a diminutive ending.
74,580 in the 1990s
#93
Alex Alex is a name of Greek origin meaning "defender of mankind."
74,307 in the 1990s
#94
Abigail Abigail is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "my father's joy," from Avigayil.
72,926 in the 1990s
#95
Sara Sara is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "princess" or "noblewoman."
72,320 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

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.