NameTides

The names of 1990

The ten most popular names given in 1990, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  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

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US: boys

  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

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Scotland: girls

  1. Emma 907
  2. Laura 854
  3. Sarah 775
  4. Stephanie 772
  5. Kirsty 644
  6. Claire 595
  7. Nicola 589
  8. Jennifer 571
  9. Stacey 531
  10. Lauren 525

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Scotland: boys

  1. David 1,254
  2. Christopher 1,209
  3. Craig 1,052
  4. Scott 1,044
  5. Andrew 1,009
  6. Michael 973
  7. James 949
  8. John 775
  9. Ross 771
  10. Daniel 769

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NSW: girls

  1. Jessica 1,648
  2. Sarah 944
  3. Emma 799
  4. Samantha 699
  5. Rebecca 669
  6. Lauren 561
  7. Stephanie 535
  8. Emily 515
  9. Amy 503
  10. Nicole 475

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NSW: boys

  1. Matthew 1,488
  2. Daniel 1,401
  3. Joshua 1,239
  4. Michael 1,154
  5. James 1,106
  6. Christopher 1,101
  7. Benjamin 1,003
  8. Andrew 930
  9. Luke 830
  10. Mitchell 811

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Ireland: girls

  1. Sarah 966
  2. Emma 617
  3. Laura 616
  4. Sinead 604
  5. Ciara 596
  6. Niamh 533
  7. Aoife 529
  8. Lisa 503
  9. Aisling 471
  10. Michelle 461

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Ireland: boys

  1. David 1,108
  2. John 972
  3. Michael 883
  4. Stephen 823
  5. James 785
  6. Shane 754
  7. Patrick 711
  8. Mark 627
  9. Daniel 623
  10. Sean 620

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Canadian provinces in 1990

US states in 1990