1990s spelling families

Counted together, the Ashley family spellings would rank #1 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Ashley, ranked #2 on its own.

Yearly data for the Ashley family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 1990–1999

Year	Ashley	Ashlee	Ashleigh	Ashlie	Ashly	Ashli	Combined
1990	45,561	1,941	1,623	514	444	289	50,372
1991	43,477	2,083	1,717	489	432	272	48,470
1992	38,460	2,012	1,512	475	386	228	43,073
1993	34,849	1,911	1,546	417	348	207	39,278
1994	30,281	1,644	1,414	395	285	175	34,194
1995	26,606	1,498	1,191	335	284	252	30,166
1996	23,678	1,438	1,180	322	280	274	27,172
1997	20,897	1,288	1,097	260	243	189	23,974
1998	19,875	1,172	1,040	235	243	160	22,725
1999	18,136	991	875	209	271	123	20,605

Ashley family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	1990s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Ashley	301,820	#2	88.8%
Ashlee	15,978	#186	4.7%
Ashleigh	13,195	#217	3.9%
Ashlie	3,651	#627	1.1%
Ashly	3,216	#696	0.9%
Ashli	2,169	#917	0.6%

Why these are grouped: Ashley and its qualifying direct respellings chart separately; this reviewed family combines the decade footprint while retaining every variant count.

Counted together, the Brittany family spellings would rank #3 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Brittany, ranked #7 on its own.

Yearly data for the Brittany family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 1990–1999

Year	Brittany	Brittney	Britney	Brittani	Brittni	Britany	Combined
1990	36,536	7,427	2,294	1,220	746	496	48,719
1991	29,093	5,829	1,784	988	579	412	38,685
1992	24,983	5,085	1,567	847	427	371	33,280
1993	21,725	4,420	1,177	732	360	331	28,745
1994	18,900	3,876	1,067	584	323	236	24,986
1995	16,477	3,380	792	526	251	206	21,632
1996	13,797	2,741	699	436	214	171	18,058
1997	11,529	2,483	621	358	142	114	15,247
1998	9,844	2,239	572	303	120	124	13,202
1999	7,942	2,550	1,495	216	109	161	12,473

Brittany family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	1990s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Brittany	190,826	#7	74.8%
Brittney	40,030	#87	15.7%
Britney	12,068	#232	4.7%
Brittani	6,210	#423	2.4%
Brittni	3,271	#685	1.3%
Britany	2,622	#799	1.0%

Why these are grouped: Brittany and its qualifying direct respellings chart separately; the family view measures the broader spelling pattern without claiming personal interchangeability.

Counted together, the Caitlin family spellings would rank #4 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Kaitlyn, ranked #48 on its own.

Yearly data for the Caitlin family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 1990–1999

Year	Caitlin	Katelyn	Kaitlin	Kaitlyn	Caitlyn	Katlyn	Combined
1990	7,026	4,489	3,472	4,312	1,587	779	21,665
1991	6,384	4,560	3,486	4,407	1,609	864	21,310
1992	5,391	5,291	2,943	7,480	1,970	945	24,020
1993	5,428	5,975	3,226	6,956	2,044	1,066	24,695
1994	4,654	5,670	3,501	6,686	2,171	1,132	23,814
1995	4,384	5,573	3,602	7,385	2,302	1,260	24,506
1996	4,268	5,421	3,136	7,241	2,334	1,186	23,586
1997	3,862	5,156	2,667	7,005	2,364	1,232	22,286
1998	4,175	5,367	2,702	7,937	2,937	1,183	24,301
1999	3,461	5,309	2,085	8,158	2,673	1,071	22,757

Caitlin family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	1990s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Caitlin	49,033	#70	21.0%
Katelyn	52,811	#62	22.7%
Kaitlin	30,820	#108	13.2%
Kaitlyn	67,567	#48	29.0%
Caitlyn	21,991	#148	9.4%
Katlyn	10,718	#260	4.6%

Why these are grouped: Caitlin, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Katelyn, and qualifying direct forms divide one prominent spelling pattern across conventional rankings.

Counted together, the Megan family spellings would rank #6 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Megan, ranked #10 on its own.

Yearly data for the Megan family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 1990–1999

Year	Megan	Meghan	Meagan	Meaghan	Maegan	Combined
1990	20,259	3,695	2,531	722	402	27,609
1991	19,278	3,704	2,424	679	431	26,516
1992	17,842	3,595	1,958	628	351	24,374
1993	16,384	3,401	1,926	564	371	22,646
1994	16,580	3,227	1,788	634	387	22,616
1995	15,530	2,963	1,462	520	314	20,789
1996	14,770	2,773	1,503	452	289	19,787
1997	14,244	2,868	1,286	448	333	19,179
1998	13,258	2,696	1,179	414	357	17,904
1999	12,230	2,578	1,050	364	304	16,526

Megan family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	1990s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Megan	160,375	#10	73.6%
Meghan	31,500	#103	14.5%
Meagan	17,107	#175	7.8%
Meaghan	5,425	#472	2.5%
Maegan	3,539	#640	1.6%

Why these are grouped: Megan, Meghan, Meagan, Meaghan, and Maegan are established spelling forms whose separate ranks understate their combined decade footprint.

Counted together, the Catherine family spellings would rank #6 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Katherine, ranked #27 on its own.

Yearly data for the Catherine family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 1990–1999

Year	Catherine	Katherine	Katharine	Kathryn	Cathryn	Combined
1990	4,894	11,625	647	6,353	157	23,676
1991	4,815	11,495	687	5,832	183	23,012
1992	4,536	11,149	708	5,686	152	22,231
1993	4,475	10,506	654	5,092	141	20,868
1994	4,102	9,586	542	4,620	147	18,997
1995	3,860	8,987	465	4,328	144	17,784
1996	3,739	8,877	432	4,102	155	17,305
1997	3,591	8,518	407	3,873	135	16,524
1998	3,350	8,207	453	3,703	107	15,820
1999	3,401	7,935	320	3,590	130	15,376

Catherine family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	1990s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Catherine	40,763	#86	21.3%
Katherine	96,885	#27	50.6%
Katharine	5,315	#477	2.8%
Kathryn	47,179	#73	24.6%
Cathryn	1,451	#1226	0.8%

Why these are grouped: Catherine, Katherine, Katharine, Kathryn, and qualifying Cathryn forms are established orthographic variants; this reviewed grouping combines separately ranked spellings without treating their bearers as interchangeable.

Counted together, the Rachel family spellings would rank #8 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Rachel, ranked #15 on its own.

Yearly data for the Rachel family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 1990–1999

Year	Rachel	Rachael	Combined
1990	15,710	3,028	18,738
1991	16,344	2,915	19,259
1992	15,840	2,745	18,585
1993	15,974	2,746	18,720
1994	15,492	2,553	18,045
1995	16,047	2,606	18,653
1996	16,121	2,485	18,606
1997	13,798	2,039	15,837
1998	12,209	1,744	13,953
1999	11,632	1,654	13,286

Rachel family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	1990s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Rachel	149,167	#15	85.9%
Rachael	24,515	#131	14.1%

Why these are grouped: Rachel and Rachael are established spelling forms recorded separately; the reviewed family combines their qualifying female counts.