Most Popular Baby Names of 1990
In 1990, Jessica (46,486 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (65,318 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 1990
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 65,318 |
| 2 | Christopher | 52,359 |
| 3 | Matthew | 44,822 |
| 4 | Joshua | 43,233 |
| 5 | Daniel | 33,831 |
| 6 | David | 33,747 |
| 7 | Andrew | 33,675 |
| 8 | James | 32,357 |
| 9 | Justin | 30,650 |
| 10 | Joseph | 30,134 |
| 11 | Ryan | 29,257 |
| 12 | John | 29,090 |
| 13 | Robert | 28,885 |
| 14 | Nicholas | 27,914 |
| 15 | Anthony | 25,087 |
| 16 | William | 24,909 |
| 17 | Jonathan | 24,077 |
| 18 | Kyle | 22,710 |
| 19 | Brandon | 22,162 |
| 20 | Jacob | 22,023 |
| 21 | Tyler | 20,643 |
| 22 | Zachary | 20,432 |
| 23 | Kevin | 20,412 |
| 24 | Eric | 19,429 |
| 25 | Steven | 18,763 |
| 26 | Thomas | 18,230 |
| 27 | Brian | 16,933 |
| 28 | Alexander | 16,194 |
| 29 | Jordan | 16,137 |
| 30 | Timothy | 15,699 |
| 31 | Cody | 15,399 |
| 32 | Adam | 14,713 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 14,630 |
| 34 | Aaron | 14,555 |
| 35 | Richard | 13,580 |
| 36 | Patrick | 12,378 |
| 37 | Sean | 12,018 |
| 38 | Charles | 11,999 |
| 39 | Stephen | 11,943 |
| 40 | Jeremy | 11,689 |
| 41 | Jose | 11,518 |
| 42 | Travis | 11,460 |
| 43 | Jeffrey | 10,980 |
| 44 | Nathan | 10,936 |
| 45 | Samuel | 10,892 |
| 46 | Jason | 10,695 |
| 47 | Mark | 10,690 |
| 48 | Jesse | 8,977 |
| 49 | Paul | 8,579 |
| 50 | Dustin | 8,457 |
| 51 | Gregory | 8,377 |
| 52 | Kenneth | 8,262 |
| 53 | Scott | 8,086 |
| 54 | Derek | 8,083 |
| 55 | Austin | 7,913 |
| 56 | Corey | 7,691 |
| 57 | Bryan | 7,439 |
| 58 | Ethan | 6,989 |
| 59 | Alex | 6,950 |
| 60 | Christian | 6,782 |
| 61 | Juan | 6,743 |
| 62 | Cameron | 6,664 |
| 63 | Jared | 6,643 |
| 64 | Taylor | 6,579 |
| 65 | Bradley | 6,436 |
| 66 | Luis | 5,795 |
| 67 | Cory | 5,765 |
| 68 | Edward | 5,746 |
| 69 | Shawn | 5,722 |
| 70 | Ian | 5,460 |
| 71 | Evan | 5,309 |
| 72 | Marcus | 5,303 |
| 73 | Shane | 5,275 |
| 74 | Peter | 5,224 |
| 75 | Carlos | 5,213 |
| 76 | Trevor | 5,141 |
| 77 | Antonio | 4,867 |
| 78 | Vincent | 4,803 |
| 79 | George | 4,567 |
| 80 | Keith | 4,481 |
| 81 | Phillip | 4,453 |
| 82 | Victor | 4,445 |
| 83 | Dylan | 4,414 |
| 84 | Brett | 4,393 |
| 85 | Chad | 4,350 |
| 86 | Nathaniel | 4,348 |
| 87 | Donald | 4,177 |
| 88 | Caleb | 4,154 |
| 89 | Casey | 4,133 |
| 90 | Jesus | 4,132 |
| 91 | Blake | 4,102 |
| 92 | Raymond | 4,062 |
| 93 | Mitchell | 4,021 |
| 94 | Adrian | 4,000 |
| 94 | Joel | 4,000 |
| 96 | Erik | 3,955 |
| 97 | Ronald | 3,899 |
| 98 | Devin | 3,866 |
| 99 | Garrett | 3,757 |
| 100 | Gabriel | 3,699 |
Top 100 girl names of 1990
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 46,486 |
| 2 | Ashley | 45,560 |
| 3 | Brittany | 36,537 |
| 4 | Amanda | 34,413 |
| 5 | Samantha | 25,868 |
| 6 | Sarah | 25,825 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 24,864 |
| 8 | Jennifer | 22,236 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 20,749 |
| 10 | Lauren | 20,507 |
| 11 | Megan | 20,259 |
| 12 | Emily | 19,368 |
| 13 | Nicole | 17,953 |
| 14 | Kayla | 17,538 |
| 15 | Amber | 15,866 |
| 16 | Rachel | 15,710 |
| 17 | Courtney | 15,380 |
| 18 | Danielle | 14,339 |
| 19 | Heather | 14,220 |
| 20 | Melissa | 14,000 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 13,675 |
| 22 | Michelle | 13,424 |
| 23 | Tiffany | 13,162 |
| 24 | Chelsea | 12,784 |
| 25 | Christina | 11,928 |
| 26 | Katherine | 11,627 |
| 27 | Alyssa | 11,263 |
| 28 | Jasmine | 11,037 |
| 29 | Laura | 10,914 |
| 30 | Hannah | 10,282 |
| 31 | Kimberly | 10,191 |
| 32 | Kelsey | 9,494 |
| 33 | Victoria | 9,108 |
| 34 | Sara | 8,979 |
| 35 | Mary | 8,669 |
| 36 | Erica | 8,608 |
| 37 | Alexandra | 8,508 |
| 38 | Amy | 8,464 |
| 39 | Crystal | 8,218 |
| 40 | Andrea | 8,214 |
| 41 | Kelly | 8,137 |
| 42 | Kristen | 8,073 |
| 43 | Erin | 7,988 |
| 44 | Brittney | 7,428 |
| 45 | Anna | 7,293 |
| 46 | Taylor | 7,262 |
| 47 | Maria | 7,185 |
| 48 | Allison | 7,134 |
| 49 | Cassandra | 7,054 |
| 50 | Caitlin | 7,026 |
| 51 | Lindsey | 6,782 |
| 52 | Angela | 6,666 |
| 53 | Katie | 6,514 |
| 54 | Alicia | 6,510 |
| 55 | Jamie | 6,509 |
| 56 | Vanessa | 6,409 |
| 57 | Kathryn | 6,353 |
| 58 | Morgan | 6,047 |
| 59 | Jordan | 5,957 |
| 60 | Whitney | 5,905 |
| 61 | Brianna | 5,679 |
| 61 | Christine | 5,679 |
| 63 | Natalie | 5,637 |
| 64 | Lisa | 5,347 |
| 65 | Kristin | 5,303 |
| 66 | Alexis | 5,257 |
| 67 | Jacqueline | 5,237 |
| 68 | Shannon | 5,189 |
| 69 | Lindsay | 5,039 |
| 70 | Brooke | 4,990 |
| 71 | Catherine | 4,893 |
| 72 | Olivia | 4,628 |
| 73 | April | 4,572 |
| 74 | Erika | 4,569 |
| 75 | Katelyn | 4,489 |
| 76 | Monica | 4,453 |
| 77 | Kristina | 4,389 |
| 78 | Kaitlyn | 4,312 |
| 79 | Paige | 4,113 |
| 80 | Molly | 3,965 |
| 81 | Jenna | 3,956 |
| 82 | Leah | 3,924 |
| 83 | Julia | 3,913 |
| 84 | Bianca | 3,829 |
| 85 | Tara | 3,826 |
| 86 | Melanie | 3,813 |
| 87 | Marissa | 3,806 |
| 88 | Cynthia | 3,797 |
| 89 | Holly | 3,772 |
| 90 | Abigail | 3,719 |
| 91 | Meghan | 3,695 |
| 92 | Kathleen | 3,670 |
| 93 | Julie | 3,657 |
| 94 | Ariel | 3,607 |
| 95 | Alexandria | 3,595 |
| 96 | Veronica | 3,587 |
| 97 | Patricia | 3,579 |
| 98 | Diana | 3,547 |
| 99 | Gabrielle | 3,541 |
| 100 | Shelby | 3,517 |
Biggest movers since 1989
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 1989 | Births 1990 | Change | Rank 1989 → 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan | 4,056 | 6,989 | +72% | 87 → 58 |
| Dylan | 2,853 | 4,414 | +55% | 115 → 83 |
| Jordan | 10,884 | 16,137 | +48% | 44 → 29 |
| Christian | 4,626 | 6,782 | +47% | 78 → 60 |
| Cody | 10,822 | 15,399 | +42% | 45 → 31 |
| Taylor | 4,858 | 6,579 | +35% | 72 → 64 |
| Darius | 1,504 | 2,033 | +35% | 194 → 152 |
| Tyler | 15,590 | 20,643 | +32% | 30 → 21 |
| Alejandro | 2,085 | 2,643 | +27% | 148 → 125 |
| Jesus | 3,291 | 4,132 | +26% | 103 → 90 |
| Name | Births 1989 | Births 1990 | Change | Rank 1989 → 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason | 12,614 | 10,695 | -15% | 35 → 46 |
| Randall | 1,848 | 1,603 | -13% | 162 → 192 |
| Adam | 16,928 | 14,713 | -13% | 27 → 32 |
| Dustin | 9,715 | 8,457 | -13% | 48 → 50 |
| Jeremy | 13,080 | 11,689 | -11% | 34 → 40 |
| Cory | 6,450 | 5,765 | -11% | 61 → 67 |
| Ross | 1,787 | 1,620 | -9% | 168 → 190 |
| Scott | 8,850 | 8,086 | -9% | 51 → 53 |
| Jeffrey | 12,012 | 10,980 | -9% | 37 → 43 |
| Keith | 4,892 | 4,481 | -8% | 70 → 80 |
| Name | Births 1989 | Births 1990 | Change | Rank 1989 → 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia | 2,439 | 4,628 | +90% | 122 → 72 |
| Taylor | 4,069 | 7,262 | +78% | 75 → 46 |
| Paige | 2,392 | 4,113 | +72% | 124 → 79 |
| Breanna | 1,747 | 2,951 | +69% | 163 → 113 |
| Alexis | 3,518 | 5,257 | +49% | 92 → 66 |
| Brianna | 3,995 | 5,679 | +42% | 77 → 61 |
| Jordan | 4,281 | 5,957 | +39% | 72 → 59 |
| Morgan | 4,426 | 6,047 | +37% | 69 → 58 |
| Haley | 2,362 | 3,200 | +35% | 125 → 108 |
| Hannah | 7,830 | 10,282 | +31% | 42 → 30 |
| Name | Births 1989 | Births 1990 | Change | Rank 1989 → 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiara | 2,624 | 1,690 | -36% | 114 → 171 |
| Lisa | 6,574 | 5,347 | -19% | 55 → 64 |
| Kylie | 1,927 | 1,612 | -16% | 150 → 180 |
| Tiffany | 15,716 | 13,162 | -16% | 16 → 23 |
| Stacey | 2,020 | 1,735 | -14% | 146 → 168 |
| Kendra | 3,230 | 2,789 | -14% | 99 → 117 |
| Krystal | 3,787 | 3,290 | -13% | 82 → 104 |
| Carrie | 1,957 | 1,708 | -13% | 148 → 170 |
| Kristin | 6,064 | 5,303 | -13% | 60 → 65 |
| Heather | 16,248 | 14,220 | -12% | 15 → 19 |