Birth year roster

Top names in 1990

The 100 most common names on 1990 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Jessica and Michael led the 1990 baby-name charts, the top names among millennial births. Jessica was the #1 girls’ name for 9 years in all (between 1985 and 1995); Michael was the #1 boys’ name for 44 years in all (between 1954 and 1998). Of the 200 names below, 114 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

Explore the 1990s decade

Girls

#1Jessica Endangered46,486
#2Ashley Endangered45,561
#3Brittany Endangered36,536
#4Amanda Endangered34,413
#5Samantha Endangered25,868
#6Sarah Endangered25,824
#7Stephanie Endangered24,864
#8Jennifer Endangered22,236
#9Elizabeth Stable20,750
#10Lauren Endangered20,506
#11Megan Endangered20,259
#12Emily Declining19,370
#13Nicole Endangered17,954
#14Kayla Endangered17,538
#15Amber Endangered15,866
#16Rachel Endangered15,710
#17Courtney Endangered15,380
#18Danielle Endangered14,339
#19Heather Endangered14,220
#20Melissa Endangered14,000
#21Rebecca Endangered13,677
#22Michelle Endangered13,425
#23Tiffany Endangered13,160
#24Chelsea Endangered12,785
#25Christina Endangered11,927
#26Katherine Declining11,625
#27Alyssa Endangered11,263
#28Jasmine Declining11,037
#29Laura Endangered10,914
#30Hannah Declining10,283
#31Kimberly Endangered10,191
#32Kelsey Endangered9,494
#33Victoria Declining9,109
#34Sara Stable8,979
#35Mary Endangered8,670
#36Erica Endangered8,608
#37Alexandra Declining8,508
#38Amy Endangered8,463
#39Crystal Endangered8,218
#40Andrea Declining8,214
#41Kelly Endangered8,137
#42Kristen Endangered8,073
#43Erin Endangered7,989
#44Brittney Endangered7,427
#45Anna Declining7,293
#46Taylor Endangered7,262
#47Maria Stable7,186
#48Allison Declining7,136
#49Cassandra Endangered7,054
#50Caitlin Endangered7,026
#51Lindsey Endangered6,782
#52Angela Endangered6,666
#53Katie Endangered6,514
#54Alicia Endangered6,511
#55Jamie Endangered6,509
#56Vanessa Declining6,409
#57Kathryn Endangered6,353
#58Morgan Endangered6,047
#59Jordan Endangered5,957
#60Whitney Endangered5,905
#61Brianna Declining5,680
#62Christine Endangered5,679
#63Natalie Declining5,637
#64Lisa Endangered5,347
#65Kristin Endangered5,300
#66Alexis Endangered5,257
#67Jacqueline Endangered5,237
#68Shannon Endangered5,190
#69Lindsay Endangered5,040
#70Brooke Declining4,990
#71Catherine Endangered4,894
#72Olivia Stable4,626
#73April Endangered4,572
#74Erika Endangered4,569
#75Katelyn Endangered4,489
#76Monica Endangered4,453
#77Kristina Endangered4,389
#78Kaitlyn Endangered4,312
#79Paige Declining4,113
#80Molly Stable3,965
#81Jenna Endangered3,956
#82Leah Stable3,924
#83Julia Stable3,914
#84Bianca Stable3,829
#85Tara Endangered3,826
#86Melanie Declining3,813
#87Marissa Endangered3,806
#88Cynthia Endangered3,797
#89Holly Stable3,772
#90Abigail Declining3,719
#91Meghan Endangered3,695
#92Kathleen Endangered3,670
#93Julie Endangered3,657
#94Ariel Declining3,607
#95Alexandria Declining3,595
#96Veronica Stable3,588
#97Patricia Endangered3,579
#98Diana Stable3,548
#99Gabrielle Endangered3,541
#100Shelby Endangered3,517

Boys

#1Michael Past peak65,321
#2Christopher Endangered52,362
#3Matthew Declining44,826
#4Joshua Declining43,237
#5Daniel Declining33,830
#6David Past peak33,748
#7Andrew Declining33,673
#8James Stable32,359
#9Justin Endangered30,649
#10Joseph Declining30,137
#11Ryan Declining29,263
#12John Past peak29,089
#13Robert Endangered28,886
#14Nicholas Declining27,913
#15Anthony Declining25,088
#16William Declining24,906
#17Jonathan Declining24,077
#18Kyle Endangered22,710
#19Brandon Endangered22,163
#20Jacob Declining22,022
#21Tyler Endangered20,646
#22Zachary Endangered20,430
#23Kevin Endangered20,413
#24Eric Endangered19,430
#25Steven Endangered18,764
#26Thomas Stable18,231
#27Brian Endangered16,935
#28Alexander Declining16,194
#29Jordan Declining16,137
#30Timothy Endangered15,700
#31Cody Endangered15,399
#32Adam Declining14,713
#33Benjamin Declining14,633
#34Aaron Declining14,557
#35Richard Endangered13,580
#36Patrick Declining12,377
#37Sean Endangered12,018
#38Charles Stable12,000
#39Stephen Endangered11,943
#40Jeremy Endangered11,689
#41Jose Stable11,519
#42Travis Endangered11,462
#43Jeffrey Endangered10,980
#44Nathan Declining10,934
#45Samuel Stable10,894
#46Jason Endangered10,694
#47Mark Endangered10,689
#48Jesse Stable8,977
#49Paul Endangered8,579
#50Dustin Endangered8,457
#51Gregory Endangered8,378
#52Kenneth Endangered8,262
#53Scott Endangered8,086
#54Derek Stable8,083
#55Austin Declining7,915
#56Corey Endangered7,692
#57Bryan Declining7,439
#58Ethan Declining6,989
#59Alex Declining6,951
#60Christian Declining6,786
#61Juan Stable6,743
#62Cameron Stable6,660
#63Jared Stable6,643
#64Taylor Endangered6,579
#65Bradley Declining6,437
#66Luis Stable5,795
#67Cory Endangered5,765
#68Edward Endangered5,746
#69Shawn Endangered5,721
#70Ian Stable5,460
#71Evan Declining5,308
#72Marcus Declining5,304
#73Shane Endangered5,274
#74Peter Stable5,224
#75Carlos Stable5,213
#76Trevor Endangered5,141
#77Antonio Stable4,867
#78Vincent Stable4,804
#79George Stable4,567
#80Keith Endangered4,481
#81Phillip Endangered4,454
#82Victor Declining4,445
#83Dylan Stable4,414
#84Brett Endangered4,394
#85Chad Endangered4,351
#86Nathaniel Declining4,348
#87Donald Endangered4,177
#88Caleb Stable4,154
#89Casey Rising4,134
#90Jesus Stable4,131
#91Blake Declining4,103
#92Raymond Endangered4,062
#93Mitchell Endangered4,021
#94Adrian Stable4,000
#95Joel Declining4,000
#96Erik Declining3,956
#97Ronald Endangered3,899
#98Devin Endangered3,866
#99Garrett Endangered3,757
#100Gabriel Stable3,699