Annual ranking
1990 U.S. baby name rankings
Compare the names recorded most often for boys and girls born in this year.
Leading boy name
Michael
65,318 recorded births
Leading girl name
Jessica
46,486 recorded births
Annual rankings show what parents chose in 1990. Compare this view with generation rankings to separate a single-year spike from a lasting era.
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Boy names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Michael | 1 | 65,318 |
| Christopher | 2 | 52,359 |
| Matthew | 3 | 44,822 |
| Joshua | 4 | 43,233 |
| Daniel | 5 | 33,831 |
| David | 6 | 33,747 |
| Andrew | 7 | 33,675 |
| James | 8 | 32,357 |
| Justin | 9 | 30,650 |
| Joseph | 10 | 30,134 |
| Ryan | 11 | 29,257 |
| John | 12 | 29,090 |
| Robert | 13 | 28,885 |
| Nicholas | 14 | 27,914 |
| Anthony | 15 | 25,087 |
| William | 16 | 24,909 |
| Jonathan | 17 | 24,077 |
| Kyle | 18 | 22,710 |
| Brandon | 19 | 22,162 |
| Jacob | 20 | 22,023 |
| Tyler | 21 | 20,643 |
| Zachary | 22 | 20,432 |
| Kevin | 23 | 20,412 |
| Eric | 24 | 19,429 |
| Steven | 25 | 18,763 |
| Thomas | 26 | 18,230 |
| Brian | 27 | 16,933 |
| Alexander | 28 | 16,194 |
| Jordan | 29 | 16,137 |
| Timothy | 30 | 15,699 |
| Cody | 31 | 15,399 |
| Adam | 32 | 14,713 |
| Benjamin | 33 | 14,630 |
| Aaron | 34 | 14,555 |
| Richard | 35 | 13,580 |
| Patrick | 36 | 12,378 |
| Sean | 37 | 12,018 |
| Charles | 38 | 11,999 |
| Stephen | 39 | 11,943 |
| Jeremy | 40 | 11,689 |
| Jose | 41 | 11,518 |
| Travis | 42 | 11,460 |
| Jeffrey | 43 | 10,980 |
| Nathan | 44 | 10,936 |
| Samuel | 45 | 10,892 |
| Jason | 46 | 10,695 |
| Mark | 47 | 10,690 |
| Jesse | 48 | 8,977 |
| Paul | 49 | 8,579 |
| Dustin | 50 | 8,457 |
| Gregory | 51 | 8,377 |
| Kenneth | 52 | 8,262 |
| Scott | 53 | 8,086 |
| Derek | 54 | 8,083 |
| Austin | 55 | 7,913 |
| Corey | 56 | 7,691 |
| Bryan | 57 | 7,439 |
| Ethan | 58 | 6,989 |
| Alex | 59 | 6,950 |
| Christian | 60 | 6,782 |
| Juan | 61 | 6,743 |
| Cameron | 62 | 6,664 |
| Jared | 63 | 6,643 |
| Taylor | 64 | 6,579 |
| Bradley | 65 | 6,436 |
| Luis | 66 | 5,795 |
| Cory | 67 | 5,765 |
| Edward | 68 | 5,746 |
| Shawn | 69 | 5,722 |
| Ian | 70 | 5,460 |
| Evan | 71 | 5,309 |
| Marcus | 72 | 5,303 |
| Shane | 73 | 5,275 |
| Peter | 74 | 5,224 |
| Carlos | 75 | 5,213 |
| Trevor | 76 | 5,141 |
| Antonio | 77 | 4,867 |
| Vincent | 78 | 4,803 |
| George | 79 | 4,567 |
| Keith | 80 | 4,481 |
| Phillip | 81 | 4,453 |
| Victor | 82 | 4,445 |
| Dylan | 83 | 4,414 |
| Brett | 84 | 4,393 |
| Chad | 85 | 4,350 |
| Nathaniel | 86 | 4,348 |
| Donald | 87 | 4,177 |
| Caleb | 88 | 4,154 |
| Casey | 89 | 4,133 |
| Jesus | 90 | 4,132 |
| Blake | 91 | 4,102 |
| Raymond | 92 | 4,062 |
| Mitchell | 93 | 4,021 |
| Adrian | 94 | 4,000 |
| Joel | 94 | 4,000 |
| Erik | 96 | 3,955 |
| Ronald | 97 | 3,899 |
| Devin | 98 | 3,866 |
| Garrett | 99 | 3,757 |
| Gabriel | 100 | 3,699 |
Girl names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica | 1 | 46,486 |
| Ashley | 2 | 45,560 |
| Brittany | 3 | 36,537 |
| Amanda | 4 | 34,413 |
| Samantha | 5 | 25,868 |
| Sarah | 6 | 25,825 |
| Stephanie | 7 | 24,864 |
| Jennifer | 8 | 22,236 |
| Elizabeth | 9 | 20,749 |
| Lauren | 10 | 20,507 |
| Megan | 11 | 20,259 |
| Emily | 12 | 19,368 |
| Nicole | 13 | 17,953 |
| Kayla | 14 | 17,538 |
| Amber | 15 | 15,866 |
| Rachel | 16 | 15,710 |
| Courtney | 17 | 15,380 |
| Danielle | 18 | 14,339 |
| Heather | 19 | 14,220 |
| Melissa | 20 | 14,000 |
| Rebecca | 21 | 13,675 |
| Michelle | 22 | 13,424 |
| Tiffany | 23 | 13,162 |
| Chelsea | 24 | 12,784 |
| Christina | 25 | 11,928 |
| Katherine | 26 | 11,627 |
| Alyssa | 27 | 11,263 |
| Jasmine | 28 | 11,037 |
| Laura | 29 | 10,914 |
| Hannah | 30 | 10,282 |
| Kimberly | 31 | 10,191 |
| Kelsey | 32 | 9,494 |
| Victoria | 33 | 9,108 |
| Sara | 34 | 8,979 |
| Mary | 35 | 8,669 |
| Erica | 36 | 8,608 |
| Alexandra | 37 | 8,508 |
| Amy | 38 | 8,464 |
| Crystal | 39 | 8,218 |
| Andrea | 40 | 8,214 |
| Kelly | 41 | 8,137 |
| Kristen | 42 | 8,073 |
| Erin | 43 | 7,988 |
| Brittney | 44 | 7,428 |
| Anna | 45 | 7,293 |
| Taylor | 46 | 7,262 |
| Maria | 47 | 7,185 |
| Allison | 48 | 7,134 |
| Cassandra | 49 | 7,054 |
| Caitlin | 50 | 7,026 |
| Lindsey | 51 | 6,782 |
| Angela | 52 | 6,666 |
| Katie | 53 | 6,514 |
| Alicia | 54 | 6,510 |
| Jamie | 55 | 6,509 |
| Vanessa | 56 | 6,409 |
| Kathryn | 57 | 6,353 |
| Morgan | 58 | 6,047 |
| Jordan | 59 | 5,957 |
| Whitney | 60 | 5,905 |
| Brianna | 61 | 5,679 |
| Christine | 61 | 5,679 |
| Natalie | 63 | 5,637 |
| Lisa | 64 | 5,347 |
| Kristin | 65 | 5,303 |
| Alexis | 66 | 5,257 |
| Jacqueline | 67 | 5,237 |
| Shannon | 68 | 5,189 |
| Lindsay | 69 | 5,039 |
| Brooke | 70 | 4,990 |
| Catherine | 71 | 4,893 |
| Olivia | 72 | 4,628 |
| April | 73 | 4,572 |
| Erika | 74 | 4,569 |
| Katelyn | 75 | 4,489 |
| Monica | 76 | 4,453 |
| Kristina | 77 | 4,389 |
| Kaitlyn | 78 | 4,312 |
| Paige | 79 | 4,113 |
| Molly | 80 | 3,965 |
| Jenna | 81 | 3,956 |
| Leah | 82 | 3,924 |
| Julia | 83 | 3,913 |
| Bianca | 84 | 3,829 |
| Tara | 85 | 3,826 |
| Melanie | 86 | 3,813 |
| Marissa | 87 | 3,806 |
| Cynthia | 88 | 3,797 |
| Holly | 89 | 3,772 |
| Abigail | 90 | 3,719 |
| Meghan | 91 | 3,695 |
| Kathleen | 92 | 3,670 |
| Julie | 93 | 3,657 |
| Ariel | 94 | 3,607 |
| Alexandria | 95 | 3,595 |
| Veronica | 96 | 3,587 |
| Patricia | 97 | 3,579 |
| Diana | 98 | 3,547 |
| Gabrielle | 99 | 3,541 |
| Shelby | 100 | 3,517 |