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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#148Shannon Shannon is a name from Ireland's longest river, and it is 86 percent female on record.49,758 in the 1990s
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#149Jesus Jesus is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord is salvation."49,635 in the 1990s
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#152Scott Scott is a boy's name meaning a Scot, from the surname given to people from Scotland.49,133 in the 1990s
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#155Bradley Bradley is a boy's name from an English place name meaning broad meadow.48,280 in the 1990s
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#158Antonio Antonio is a boy's name of Etruscan origin whose meaning is unknown.46,791 in the 1990s
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#161Jenna Jenna is a girl's name that began as an elaboration of Jenny and is now used independently.45,909 in the 1990s
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#163Angela Angela is a girl's name from the Greek for messenger, the word that also gives us angel.45,312 in the 1990s
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#164Edward Edward is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "wealthy guardian."45,288 in the 1990s
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#165Savannah Savannah is a girl's name of Taino origin meaning "treeless plain."44,755 in the 1990s
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#168Luke Luke is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "man from Lucania," a region of southern Italy.44,527 in the 1990s
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#171Alicia Alicia is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "noble," a Latinate form of Alice.43,592 in the 1990s
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#178Bailey Bailey is a name of Old French origin meaning "bailiff" or "steward."41,547 in the 1990s
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#180Miguel Miguel is a boy's name meaning who is like God, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Michael.41,284 in the 1990s
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#184Isaac Isaac is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he laughs," from Yitzhak.40,387 in the 1990s
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#187Grace Grace is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "favor" or "blessing," from gratia.39,925 in the 1990s
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#188Spencer Spencer is a name of Middle English origin meaning "steward" or "dispenser of provisions."39,491 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.