Names by year · United States
The names of 1990
In 1990, the SSA recorded 3,952,585 babies with names given at least five times. Jessica was the top girls' name and Michael the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica1 in 41 | 46,486 | #665 |
| 2 | Ashley1 in 42 | 45,561 | #164 |
| 3 | Brittany1 in 52 | 36,536 | #928 |
| 4 | Amanda1 in 55 | 34,413 | #493 |
| 5 | Samantha1 in 73 | 25,868 | #151 |
| 6 | Sarah1 in 74 | 25,824 | #90 |
| 7 | Stephanie1 in 76 | 24,864 | #557 |
| 8 | Jennifer1 in 85 | 22,236 | #586 |
| 9 | Elizabeth1 in 91 | 20,750 | #17 |
| 10 | Lauren1 in 93 | 20,506 | #401 |
| 11 | Megan1 in 94 | 20,259 | #889 |
| 12 | Emily1 in 98 | 19,370 | #34 |
| 13 | Nicole1 in 106 | 17,954 | #383 |
| 14 | Kayla1 in 108 | 17,538 | #364 |
| 15 | Amber1 in 120 | 15,866 | #520 |
| 16 | Rachel1 in 121 | 15,710 | #250 |
| 17 | Courtney1 in 123 | 15,380 | #2,335 |
| 18 | Danielle1 in 132 | 14,339 | #549 |
| 19 | Heather1 in 134 | 14,220 | #1,264 |
| 20 | Melissa1 in 136 | 14,000 | #420 |
| 21 | Rebecca1 in 139 | 13,677 | #350 |
| 22 | Michelle1 in 141 | 13,425 | #465 |
| 23 | Tiffany1 in 144 | 13,160 | #880 |
| 24 | Chelsea1 in 148 | 12,785 | #851 |
| 25 | Christina1 in 159 | 11,927 | #770 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 31 | 65,321 | #21 |
| 2 | Christopher1 in 39 | 52,362 | #68 |
| 3 | Matthew1 in 46 | 44,826 | #32 |
| 4 | Joshua1 in 48 | 43,237 | #66 |
| 5 | Daniel1 in 61 | 33,830 | #22 |
| 6 | David1 in 61 | 33,748 | #35 |
| 7 | Andrew1 in 61 | 33,673 | #73 |
| 8 | James1 in 63 | 32,359 | #6 |
| 9 | Justin1 in 67 | 30,649 | #233 |
| 10 | Joseph1 in 68 | 30,137 | #29 |
| 11 | Ryan1 in 70 | 29,263 | #99 |
| 12 | John1 in 71 | 29,089 | #23 |
| 13 | Robert1 in 71 | 28,886 | #92 |
| 14 | Nicholas1 in 74 | 27,913 | #112 |
| 15 | Anthony1 in 82 | 25,088 | #46 |
| 16 | William1 in 82 | 24,906 | #9 |
| 17 | Jonathan1 in 85 | 24,077 | #89 |
| 18 | Kyle1 in 90 | 22,710 | #509 |
| 19 | Brandon1 in 93 | 22,163 | #261 |
| 20 | Jacob1 in 93 | 22,022 | #43 |
| 21 | Tyler1 in 99 | 20,646 | #220 |
| 22 | Zachary1 in 101 | 20,430 | #216 |
| 23 | Kevin1 in 101 | 20,413 | #221 |
| 24 | Eric1 in 106 | 19,430 | #273 |
| 25 | Steven1 in 109 | 18,764 | #271 |
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