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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1990

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1990 — 3,949,959 recorded births in total that year.

19891991 The 1990s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1990

Girls’ names

  1. 1Jessica46,4862.5%
  2. 2Ashley45,5612.4%
  3. 3Brittany36,5361.9%
  4. 4Amanda34,4131.8%
  5. 5Samantha25,8681.4%
  6. 6Sarah25,8241.4%
  7. 7Stephanie24,8641.3%
  8. 8Jennifer22,2361.2%
  9. 9Elizabeth20,7501.1%
  10. 10Lauren20,5061.1%
  11. 11Megan20,2591.1%
  12. 12Emily19,3701.0%
  13. 13Nicole17,9540.9%
  14. 14Kayla17,5380.9%
  15. 15Amber15,8660.8%
  16. 16Rachel15,7100.8%
  17. 17Courtney15,3800.8%
  18. 18Danielle14,3390.8%
  19. 19Heather14,2200.7%
  20. 20Melissa14,0000.7%
  21. 21Rebecca13,6770.7%
  22. 22Michelle13,4250.7%
  23. 23Tiffany13,1600.7%
  24. 24Chelsea12,7850.7%
  25. 25Christina11,9270.6%
  26. 26Katherine11,6250.6%
  27. 27Alyssa11,2630.6%
  28. 28Jasmine11,0370.6%
  29. 29Laura10,9140.6%
  30. 30Hannah10,2830.5%
  31. 31Kimberly10,1910.5%
  32. 32Kelsey9,4940.5%
  33. 33Victoria9,1090.5%
  34. 34Sara8,9790.5%
  35. 35Mary8,6700.5%
  36. 36Erica8,6080.5%
  37. 37Alexandra8,5080.4%
  38. 38Amy8,4630.4%
  39. 39Crystal8,2180.4%
  40. 40Andrea8,2140.4%
  41. 41Kelly8,1370.4%
  42. 42Kristen8,0730.4%
  43. 43Erin7,9890.4%
  44. 44Brittney7,4270.4%
  45. 45Anna7,2930.4%
  46. 46Taylor7,2620.4%
  47. 47Maria7,1860.4%
  48. 48Allison7,1360.4%
  49. 49Cassandra7,0540.4%
  50. 50Caitlin7,0260.4%
  51. 51Lindsey6,7820.4%
  52. 52Angela6,6660.4%
  53. 53Katie6,5140.3%
  54. 54Alicia6,5110.3%
  55. 55Jamie6,5090.3%
  56. 56Vanessa6,4090.3%
  57. 57Kathryn6,3530.3%
  58. 58Morgan6,0470.3%
  59. 59Jordan5,9570.3%
  60. 60Whitney5,9050.3%
  61. 61Brianna5,6800.3%
  62. 62Christine5,6790.3%
  63. 63Natalie5,6370.3%
  64. 64Lisa5,3470.3%
  65. 65Kristin5,3000.3%
  66. 66Alexis5,2570.3%
  67. 67Jacqueline5,2370.3%
  68. 68Shannon5,1900.3%
  69. 69Lindsay5,0400.3%
  70. 70Brooke4,9900.3%
  71. 71Catherine4,8940.3%
  72. 72Olivia4,6260.2%
  73. 73April4,5720.2%
  74. 74Erika4,5690.2%
  75. 75Katelyn4,4890.2%
  76. 76Monica4,4530.2%
  77. 77Kristina4,3890.2%
  78. 78Kaitlyn4,3120.2%
  79. 79Paige4,1130.2%
  80. 80Molly3,9650.2%
  81. 81Jenna3,9560.2%
  82. 82Leah3,9240.2%
  83. 83Julia3,9140.2%
  84. 84Bianca3,8290.2%
  85. 85Tara3,8260.2%
  86. 86Melanie3,8130.2%
  87. 87Marissa3,8060.2%
  88. 88Cynthia3,7970.2%
  89. 89Holly3,7720.2%
  90. 90Abigail3,7190.2%
  91. 91Meghan3,6950.2%
  92. 92Kathleen3,6700.2%
  93. 93Julie3,6570.2%
  94. 94Ariel3,6070.2%
  95. 95Alexandria3,5950.2%
  96. 96Veronica3,5880.2%
  97. 97Patricia3,5790.2%
  98. 98Diana3,5480.2%
  99. 99Gabrielle3,5410.2%
  100. 100Shelby3,5170.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Michael65,3213.2%
  2. 2Christopher52,3622.6%
  3. 3Matthew44,8262.2%
  4. 4Joshua43,2372.1%
  5. 5Daniel33,8301.6%
  6. 6David33,7481.6%
  7. 7Andrew33,6731.6%
  8. 8James32,3591.6%
  9. 9Justin30,6491.5%
  10. 10Joseph30,1371.5%
  11. 11Ryan29,2631.4%
  12. 12John29,0891.4%
  13. 13Robert28,8861.4%
  14. 14Nicholas27,9131.4%
  15. 15Anthony25,0881.2%
  16. 16William24,9061.2%
  17. 17Jonathan24,0771.2%
  18. 18Kyle22,7101.1%
  19. 19Brandon22,1631.1%
  20. 20Jacob22,0221.1%
  21. 21Tyler20,6461.0%
  22. 22Zachary20,4301.0%
  23. 23Kevin20,4131.0%
  24. 24Eric19,4300.9%
  25. 25Steven18,7640.9%
  26. 26Thomas18,2310.9%
  27. 27Brian16,9350.8%
  28. 28Alexander16,1940.8%
  29. 29Jordan16,1370.8%
  30. 30Timothy15,7000.8%
  31. 31Cody15,3990.8%
  32. 32Adam14,7130.7%
  33. 33Benjamin14,6330.7%
  34. 34Aaron14,5570.7%
  35. 35Richard13,5800.7%
  36. 36Patrick12,3770.6%
  37. 37Sean12,0180.6%
  38. 38Charles12,0000.6%
  39. 39Stephen11,9430.6%
  40. 40Jeremy11,6890.6%
  41. 41Jose11,5190.6%
  42. 42Travis11,4620.6%
  43. 43Jeffrey10,9800.5%
  44. 44Nathan10,9340.5%
  45. 45Samuel10,8940.5%
  46. 46Jason10,6940.5%
  47. 47Mark10,6890.5%
  48. 48Jesse8,9770.4%
  49. 49Paul8,5790.4%
  50. 50Dustin8,4570.4%
  51. 51Gregory8,3780.4%
  52. 52Kenneth8,2620.4%
  53. 53Scott8,0860.4%
  54. 54Derek8,0830.4%
  55. 55Austin7,9150.4%
  56. 56Corey7,6920.4%
  57. 57Bryan7,4390.4%
  58. 58Ethan6,9890.3%
  59. 59Alex6,9510.3%
  60. 60Christian6,7860.3%
  61. 61Juan6,7430.3%
  62. 62Cameron6,6600.3%
  63. 63Jared6,6430.3%
  64. 64Taylor6,5790.3%
  65. 65Bradley6,4370.3%
  66. 66Luis5,7950.3%
  67. 67Cory5,7650.3%
  68. 68Edward5,7460.3%
  69. 69Shawn5,7210.3%
  70. 70Ian5,4600.3%
  71. 71Evan5,3080.3%
  72. 72Marcus5,3040.3%
  73. 73Shane5,2740.3%
  74. 74Peter5,2240.3%
  75. 75Carlos5,2130.3%
  76. 76Trevor5,1410.3%
  77. 77Antonio4,8670.2%
  78. 78Vincent4,8040.2%
  79. 79George4,5670.2%
  80. 80Keith4,4810.2%
  81. 81Phillip4,4540.2%
  82. 82Victor4,4450.2%
  83. 83Dylan4,4140.2%
  84. 84Brett4,3940.2%
  85. 85Chad4,3510.2%
  86. 86Nathaniel4,3480.2%
  87. 87Donald4,1770.2%
  88. 88Caleb4,1540.2%
  89. 89Casey4,1340.2%
  90. 90Jesus4,1310.2%
  91. 91Blake4,1030.2%
  92. 92Raymond4,0620.2%
  93. 93Mitchell4,0210.2%
  94. 94Adrian4,0000.2%
  95. 95Joel4,0000.2%
  96. 96Erik3,9560.2%
  97. 97Ronald3,8990.2%
  98. 98Devin3,8660.2%
  99. 99Garrett3,7570.2%
  100. 100Gabriel3,6990.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1990 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.