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.
-
#1,213Connie Connie is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "steadfast" or "constant."3,370 in the 1990s
-
#1,235Mike Mike is a boy's name, the short form of Michael, from a Hebrew question meaning who is like God.3,292 in the 1990s
-
#1,237Phoebe Phoebe is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "bright" or "radiant."3,288 in the 1990s
-
#1,241Alayna Alayna is a girl's name, a modern respelling that sits between several older names.3,278 in the 1990s
-
#1,242Maddison Maddison is a girl's name of English origin meaning "son of Maud."3,278 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 The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.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.