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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#241Keith Keith is a boy's name from a Scottish place name, probably from a Brittonic word for a wood.28,464 in the 1990s
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#243Julian Julian is a boy's name of Latin origin, derived from the Roman family name Julius.28,336 in the 1990s
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#246Phillip Phillip is a boy's name meaning lover of horses, the doubled-l spelling of Philip.28,036 in the 1990s
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#249Bryce Bryce means speckled or freckled, from a Gaulish saint's name whose meaning is not certain.27,733 in the 1990s
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#253Kristina Kristina means a follower of Christ, the Scandinavian and Slavic form of Christina.27,275 in the 1990s
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#255Holly Holly is a girl's name of Old English origin taken from the tree, from holegn.27,115 in the 1990s
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#256Donald Donald is a boy's name from the Scottish Gaelic Dòmhnall, meaning world ruler.26,817 in the 1990s
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#259Dominic Dominic is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "of the Lord," from dominus.25,950 in the 1990s
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#266Claire Claire is a girl's name of French origin meaning "clear" or "bright," from the Latin clarus.25,354 in the 1990s
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#273Xavier Xavier is a boy's name from a Basque place name meaning "the new house," from etxe berri.24,547 in the 1990s
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#276Manuel Manuel is a boy's name meaning God is with us, the Spanish short form of Emmanuel.24,308 in the 1990s
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#278Patricia Patricia is a girl's name from the Latin for noble or patrician, the feminine of Patrick.24,248 in the 1990s
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#279Alan Alan is a boy's name of Breton origin whose meaning has never been established.24,198 in the 1990s
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#280Frank Frank is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "free man" or "Frank."24,067 in the 1990s
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#284Omar Omar is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "flourishing" or "long-lived."23,848 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.