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 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 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

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.