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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1990, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1990s. Then see which names rose and fell after 1990 and what is climbing now.

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The 1990 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Jessica46,486
  2. 2Ashley45,561
  3. 3Brittany36,536
  4. 4Amanda34,413
  5. 5Samantha25,868
  6. 6Sarah25,824
  7. 7Stephanie24,864
  8. 8Jennifer22,236
  9. 9Elizabeth20,750
  10. 10Lauren20,506
  11. 11Megan20,259
  12. 12Emily19,370
  13. 13Nicole17,954
  14. 14Kayla17,538
  15. 15Amber15,866
  16. 16Rachel15,710
  17. 17Courtney15,380
  18. 18Danielle14,339
  19. 19Heather14,220
  20. 20Melissa14,000
  21. 21Rebecca13,677
  22. 22Michelle13,425
  23. 23Tiffany13,160
  24. 24Chelsea12,785
  25. 25Christina11,927
  26. 26Katherine11,625
  27. 27Alyssa11,263
  28. 28Jasmine11,037
  29. 29Laura10,914
  30. 30Hannah10,283
  31. 31Kimberly10,191
  32. 32Kelsey9,494
  33. 33Victoria9,109
  34. 34Sara8,979
  35. 35Mary8,670
  36. 36Erica8,608
  37. 37Alexandra8,508
  38. 38Amy8,463
  39. 39Crystal8,218
  40. 40Andrea8,214
  41. 41Kelly8,137
  42. 42Kristen8,073
  43. 43Erin7,989
  44. 44Brittney7,427
  45. 45Anna7,293
  46. 46Taylor7,262
  47. 47Maria7,186
  48. 48Allison7,136
  49. 49Cassandra7,054
  50. 50Caitlin7,026
  51. 51Lindsey6,782
  52. 52Angela6,666
  53. 53Katie6,514
  54. 54Alicia6,511
  55. 55Jamie6,509
  56. 56Vanessa6,409
  57. 57Kathryn6,353
  58. 58Morgan6,047
  59. 59Jordan5,957
  60. 60Whitney5,905
  61. 61Brianna5,680
  62. 62Christine5,679
  63. 63Natalie5,637
  64. 64Lisa5,347
  65. 65Kristin5,300
  66. 66Alexis5,257
  67. 67Jacqueline5,237
  68. 68Shannon5,190
  69. 69Lindsay5,040
  70. 70Brooke4,990
  71. 71Catherine4,894
  72. 72Olivia4,626
  73. 73April4,572
  74. 74Erika4,569
  75. 75Katelyn4,489
  76. 76Monica4,453
  77. 77Kristina4,389
  78. 78Kaitlyn4,312
  79. 79Paige4,113
  80. 80Molly3,965
  81. 81Jenna3,956
  82. 82Leah3,924
  83. 83Julia3,914
  84. 84Bianca3,829
  85. 85Tara3,826
  86. 86Melanie3,813
  87. 87Marissa3,806
  88. 88Cynthia3,797
  89. 89Holly3,772
  90. 90Abigail3,719
  91. 91Meghan3,695
  92. 92Kathleen3,670
  93. 93Julie3,657
  94. 94Ariel3,607
  95. 95Alexandria3,595
  96. 96Veronica3,588
  97. 97Patricia3,579
  98. 98Diana3,548
  99. 99Gabrielle3,541
  100. 100Shelby3,517

US babies given each name in 1990.

Boys100

  1. 1Michael65,321
  2. 2Christopher52,362
  3. 3Matthew44,826
  4. 4Joshua43,237
  5. 5Daniel33,830
  6. 6David33,748
  7. 7Andrew33,673
  8. 8James32,359
  9. 9Justin30,649
  10. 10Joseph30,137
  11. 11Ryan29,263
  12. 12John29,089
  13. 13Robert28,886
  14. 14Nicholas27,913
  15. 15Anthony25,088
  16. 16William24,906
  17. 17Jonathan24,077
  18. 18Kyle22,710
  19. 19Brandon22,163
  20. 20Jacob22,022
  21. 21Tyler20,646
  22. 22Zachary20,430
  23. 23Kevin20,413
  24. 24Eric19,430
  25. 25Steven18,764
  26. 26Thomas18,231
  27. 27Brian16,935
  28. 28Alexander16,194
  29. 29Jordan16,137
  30. 30Timothy15,700
  31. 31Cody15,399
  32. 32Adam14,713
  33. 33Benjamin14,633
  34. 34Aaron14,557
  35. 35Richard13,580
  36. 36Patrick12,377
  37. 37Sean12,018
  38. 38Charles12,000
  39. 39Stephen11,943
  40. 40Jeremy11,689
  41. 41Jose11,519
  42. 42Travis11,462
  43. 43Jeffrey10,980
  44. 44Nathan10,934
  45. 45Samuel10,894
  46. 46Jason10,694
  47. 47Mark10,689
  48. 48Jesse8,977
  49. 49Paul8,579
  50. 50Dustin8,457
  51. 51Gregory8,378
  52. 52Kenneth8,262
  53. 53Scott8,086
  54. 54Derek8,083
  55. 55Austin7,915
  56. 56Corey7,692
  57. 57Bryan7,439
  58. 58Ethan6,989
  59. 59Alex6,951
  60. 60Christian6,786
  61. 61Juan6,743
  62. 62Cameron6,660
  63. 63Jared6,643
  64. 64Taylor6,579
  65. 65Bradley6,437
  66. 66Luis5,795
  67. 67Cory5,765
  68. 68Edward5,746
  69. 69Shawn5,721
  70. 70Ian5,460
  71. 71Evan5,308
  72. 72Marcus5,304
  73. 73Shane5,274
  74. 74Peter5,224
  75. 75Carlos5,213
  76. 76Trevor5,141
  77. 77Antonio4,867
  78. 78Vincent4,804
  79. 79George4,567
  80. 80Keith4,481
  81. 81Phillip4,454
  82. 82Victor4,445
  83. 83Dylan4,414
  84. 84Brett4,394
  85. 85Chad4,351
  86. 86Nathaniel4,348
  87. 87Donald4,177
  88. 88Caleb4,154
  89. 89Casey4,134
  90. 90Jesus4,131
  91. 91Blake4,103
  92. 92Raymond4,062
  93. 93Mitchell4,021
  94. 94Adrian4,000
  95. 95Joel4,000
  96. 96Erik3,956
  97. 97Ronald3,899
  98. 98Devin3,866
  99. 99Garrett3,757
  100. 100Gabriel3,699

US babies given each name in 1990.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1990?
Jessica was the #1 girl name in the US in 1990, given to 46,486 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1990?
Michael was the #1 boy name in the US in 1990, given to 65,321 babies.

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