Top 100 Baby Names for the 1990s

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The top 100 baby names from the decade of grunge music, broad based economic prosperity, and the mass-market adoption of technology.

The 1990s were a very distinctive time for many reasons. The decade was marked by the appearance of grunge music, vast technological improvements and a general sense of economic prosperity.

With bright colors and a vibrant popular culture, it is not surprising that the most popular names from the 1990s were just as distinctive as the decade itself.

Popular 1990s Girl Names Influenced by Hollywood

If you are looking to adopt baby names from the 1990s for your future child, you should be aware that the most popular girls names were often drawn from popular culture. The decade that saw the rise of Brittney Spears, Rachel Green, Jennifer Aniston, Stephanie Tanner and Courtney Cox also saw those first names as popular choices for baby girls.

Women who grew up on “Sweet Valley High” books were also having their own children during this decade, and that definitely influenced the popularity of Jessica and Elizabeth as popular 1990s girl names.

Traditional 1990s Baby Names for Girls

Although popular culture did play a huge role in providing names for little girls born in the 1990s, other parents chose more traditional names for their children. Names such as Ashley, Emily, Sarah, Samantha and Hannah all saw a resurgence in popularity during the 1990s.

1990s Boy Names Inspired by Popular Culture

As was the case with little girls, parents of little boys often took inspiration from popular culture when naming their children. The decade gave us Brandon Walsh, Joey Lawrence, Justin Timberlake and Matthew Perry.

Each of these first names enjoyed tremendous popularity as 1990s baby names.

Traditional 1990s Boy Names

Names such as Christopher, Joshua, Andrew and Daniel were popular 1990s names. But no playground during the 1990s would have seemed complete without at least one Tyler, Ryan or Zachary. These were among the most popular baby names from the 90s.

Rank	1990s Boy Names	1990s Girl Names
1	Michael	Jessica
2	Christopher	Ashley
3	Matthew	Emily
4	Joshua	Sarah
5	Jacob	Samantha
6	Nicholas	Amanda
7	Andrew	Brittany
8	Daniel	Elizabeth
9	Tyler	Taylor
10	Joseph	Megan

Rank	Boy Names	Girl Names
11	Brandon	Hannah
12	David	Kayla
13	James	Lauren
14	Ryan	Stephanie
15	John	Rachel
16	Zachary	Jennifer
17	Justin	Nicole
18	William	Alexis
19	Anthony	Victoria
20	Robert	Amber

Rank	Boy Names	Girl Names
21	Jonathan	Alyssa
22	Austin	Courtney
23	Alexander	Danielle
24	Kyle	Rebecca
25	Kevin	Jasmine
26	Thomas	Brianna
27	Cody	Katherine
28	Jordan	Alexandra
29	Eric	Madison
30	Benjamin	Morgan

Rank	Boy Names	Girl Names
31	Aaron	Melissa
32	Christian	Michelle
33	Samuel	Kelsey
34	Dylan	Chelsea
35	Steven	Anna
36	Brian	Kimberly
37	Jose	Tiffany
38	Timothy	Olivia
39	Nathan	Mary
40	Adam	Christina

Rank	Boy Names	Girl Names
41	Richard	Allison
42	Patrick	Abigail
43	Charles	Sara
44	Sean	Shelby
45	Jason	Heather
46	Cameron	Haley
47	Jeremy	Maria
48	Mark	Kaitlyn
49	Stephen	Laura
50	Jesse	Erin

Rank	Boy Names	Girl Names
51	Juan	Andrea
52	Alex	Natalie
53	Travis	Jordan
54	Jeffrey	Brooke
55	Ethan	Julia
56	Caleb	Emma
57	Luis	Vanessa
58	Jared	Erica
59	Logan	Sydney

Rank	Boy Names	Girl Names
60	Hunter	Kelly
61	Trevor	Kristen
62	Bryan	Katelyn
63	Evan	Marissa
64	Paul	Amy
65	Taylor	Crystal
66	Kenneth	Paige
67	Connor	Cassandra
68	Dustin	Gabrielle
69	Noah	Katie
70	Carlos	Caitlin

Rank	Boy Names	Girl Names
71	Devin	Lindsey
72	Gabriel	Destiny
73	Ian	Kathryn
74	Nathaniel	Jacqueline
75	Gregory	Shannon
76	Derek	Jenna
77	Corey	Angela
78	Jesus	Savannah
79	Scott	Mariah
80	Bradley	Alexandria