United States · 1990
Baby names of 1990
Jessica and Michael topped 1990.
Top girls' names of 1990
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 46,486 |
| 2 | Ashley | 45,561 |
| 3 | Brittany | 36,536 |
| 4 | Amanda | 34,413 |
| 5 | Samantha | 25,868 |
| 6 | Sarah | 25,824 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 24,864 |
| 8 | Jennifer | 22,236 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 20,750 |
| 10 | Lauren | 20,506 |
| 11 | Megan | 20,259 |
| 12 | Emily | 19,370 |
| 13 | Nicole | 17,954 |
| 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 | 13,677 |
| 22 | Michelle | 13,425 |
| 23 | Tiffany | 13,160 |
| 24 | Chelsea | 12,785 |
| 25 | Christina | 11,927 |
| 26 | Katherine | 11,625 |
| 27 | Alyssa | 11,263 |
| 28 | Jasmine | 11,037 |
| 29 | Laura | 10,914 |
| 30 | Hannah | 10,283 |
| 31 | Kimberly | 10,191 |
| 32 | Kelsey | 9,494 |
| 33 | Victoria | 9,109 |
| 34 | Sara | 8,979 |
| 35 | Mary | 8,670 |
| 36 | Erica | 8,608 |
| 37 | Alexandra | 8,508 |
| 38 | Amy | 8,463 |
| 39 | Crystal | 8,218 |
| 40 | Andrea | 8,214 |
| 41 | Kelly | 8,137 |
| 42 | Kristen | 8,073 |
| 43 | Erin | 7,989 |
| 44 | Brittney | 7,427 |
| 45 | Anna | 7,293 |
| 46 | Taylor | 7,262 |
| 47 | Maria | 7,186 |
| 48 | Allison | 7,136 |
| 49 | Cassandra | 7,054 |
| 50 | Caitlin | 7,026 |
Top boys' names of 1990
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 65,321 |
| 2 | Christopher | 52,362 |
| 3 | Matthew | 44,826 |
| 4 | Joshua | 43,237 |
| 5 | Daniel | 33,830 |
| 6 | David | 33,748 |
| 7 | Andrew | 33,673 |
| 8 | James | 32,359 |
| 9 | Justin | 30,649 |
| 10 | Joseph | 30,137 |
| 11 | Ryan | 29,263 |
| 12 | John | 29,089 |
| 13 | Robert | 28,886 |
| 14 | Nicholas | 27,913 |
| 15 | Anthony | 25,088 |
| 16 | William | 24,906 |
| 17 | Jonathan | 24,077 |
| 18 | Kyle | 22,710 |
| 19 | Brandon | 22,163 |
| 20 | Jacob | 22,022 |
| 21 | Tyler | 20,646 |
| 22 | Zachary | 20,430 |
| 23 | Kevin | 20,413 |
| 24 | Eric | 19,430 |
| 25 | Steven | 18,764 |
| 26 | Thomas | 18,231 |
| 27 | Brian | 16,935 |
| 28 | Alexander | 16,194 |
| 29 | Jordan | 16,137 |
| 30 | Timothy | 15,700 |
| 31 | Cody | 15,399 |
| 32 | Adam | 14,713 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 14,633 |
| 34 | Aaron | 14,557 |
| 35 | Richard | 13,580 |
| 36 | Patrick | 12,377 |
| 37 | Sean | 12,018 |
| 38 | Charles | 12,000 |
| 39 | Stephen | 11,943 |
| 40 | Jeremy | 11,689 |
| 41 | Jose | 11,519 |
| 42 | Travis | 11,462 |
| 43 | Jeffrey | 10,980 |
| 44 | Nathan | 10,934 |
| 45 | Samuel | 10,894 |
| 46 | Jason | 10,694 |
| 47 | Mark | 10,689 |
| 48 | Jesse | 8,977 |
| 49 | Paul | 8,579 |
| 50 | Dustin | 8,457 |
SOURCE·US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data·Public domain. SSA lists a name only if it was given to at least 5 babies of that sex that year.·REVIEWED JUL 2026
SOURCE·US SSA (1880–2025) + NZ DIA (1900–2025) birth registrations·ranks and shares computed from the source files, see method·REVIEWED JUL 2026