Names That Peaked In 1990

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1990 and have never ranked as high since — the sound of that moment, frozen in the data. (The #1 names that year were Jessica and Michael — reigning champions usually peak in a different year than they reign.)

Peaked in 1989 Peaked in 1991 Full 1990 top 100 The 1990s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Kyle	594#509	Down 196 rank positions in five years	1990
Courtney	78#2,335	Down 943 rank positions in five years	1990
Cassandra	463#631	Up 24 rank positions in five years	1990
Hector	779#409	Down 44 rank positions in five years	2005
Johnathan	594#508	Down 90 rank positions in five years	1990
Bianca	594#500	Down 80 rank positions in five years	1991
Jonathon	119#1,488	Down 231 rank positions in five years	1990
Julio	436#641	Down 98 rank positions in five years	1990
Arturo	446#627	Down 44 rank positions in five years	2005
Darius	322#788	Down 196 rank positions in five years	1994
Salvador	341#756	Down 55 rank positions in five years	1992
Quinton	235#976	Down 292 rank positions in five years	1996
Johnathon	66#2,171	Down 782 rank positions in five years	1990
Blanca	107#1,857	Up 28 rank positions in five years	1990
Marquis	99#1,672	Down 521 rank positions in five years	1990
Hilary	24#5,300	Up 243 rank positions in five years	1990
Mara	499#589	Up 39 rank positions in five years	2021
Beatriz	120#1,704	Up 41 rank positions in five years	1990
Humberto	84#1,876	Down 361 rank positions in five years	1992
Cortney	—Unranked	—	1990
Quintin	83#1,899	Down 736 rank positions in five years	1997
Stephany	58#2,927	Up 463 rank positions in five years	1990
Chantel	14#7,566	Down 3,194 rank positions in five years	1990
Markus	144#1,336	Down 124 rank positions in five years	1994
Kourtney	31#4,501	Down 2,233 rank positions in five years	1990
Loren	55#3,015	Down 940 rank positions in five years	1990
Brittani	—Unranked	—	1990
Cortez	101#1,655	Down 255 rank positions in five years	1990
Shayne	32#3,573	Down 242 rank positions in five years	1990
Shantel	8#11,774	Down 3,873 rank positions in five years	1990
Alycia	24#5,250	Down 1,409 rank positions in five years	1990
Alysha	44#3,464	Down 368 rank positions in five years	1990
Kristyn	17#6,699	Down 491 rank positions in five years	1990
Kirstin	—Unranked	—	1990
Chantal	19#6,166	Down 265 rank positions in five years	1990
Efren	65#2,190	Down 291 rank positions in five years	2007
Ivana	217#1,102	Down 7 rank positions in five years	2010
Yessenia	18#6,535	Down 2,373 rank positions in five years	1990
Stefani	16#7,095	Down 212 rank positions in five years	1990
Akeem	71#2,078	Down 816 rank positions in five years	1990
Kristian	8#11,460	Down 6,965 rank positions in five years	1990
Jessika	7#12,475	Down 3,272 rank positions in five years	1990
Kortney	—Unranked	—	1990
Kendal	12#7,006	Down 4,004 rank positions in five years	1994
Jessy	18#5,298	Down 524 rank positions in five years	1992
Mikhail	84#1,884	Down 332 rank positions in five years	2015
Kwame	42#2,961	Down 471 rank positions in five years	1990
Mykel	70#2,101	Down 237 rank positions in five years	1990
Jarret	—Unranked	—	1990
Kanisha	—Unranked	—	1990
Isamar	47#3,311	Up 1,761 rank positions in five years	1990
Brittnie	—Unranked	—	1990
Kanesha	—Unranked	—	1990
Latifah	6#14,156	Down 2,488 rank positions in five years	1990
Khiry	8#9,341	Down 3,976 rank positions in five years	1990
Martika	—Unranked	—	1990

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1990 when that year holds its best-ever position in the national rankings — rank, not raw count, because raw counts track how many babies were born and would pile every “peak” into the boom years. To qualify, a name must have reached the top 1,000 at its height and have at least 500 all-time applications. Lists are ordered by that peak rank.

Ranks come from U.S. births, counted separately for girls and boys. “Unranked” today means fewer than 5 applications in the latest year — uncommon, never invalid.