These Were The Most Popular Baby Names In The 1990s

Baby name trends are an evolving part of our culture. If you were born in the 90s, odds are that your class was full of Jessicas, Ashleys and Amandas.

The Social Security Administration tracks the trends around baby names and offers lists of the most popular baby names dating back to the 1880s.

The SSA also puts together lists of the top names for each decade. We decided to take a look at the hottest names of the 1990s.

Keep scrolling to see the 50 most popular names for boys and girls born in the U.S. from 1990 to 1999.

Girls

1. Jessica
2. Ashley
3. Emily
4. Sarah
5. Samantha
6. Amanda
7. Brittany
8. Elizabeth
9. Taylor
10. Megan
11. Hannah
12. Kayla
13. Lauren
14. Stephanie
15. Rachel
16. Jennifer
17. Nicole
18. Alexis
19. Victoria
20. Amber
21. Alyssa
22. Courtney
23. Rebecca
24. Danielle
25. Jasmine
26. Brianna
27. Katherine
28. Alexandra
29. Madison
30. Morgan
31. Melissa
32. Michelle
33. Kelsey
34. Chelsea
35. Anna
36. Kimberly
37. Tiffany
38. Olivia
39. Mary
40. Christina
41. Allison
42. Abigail
43. Sara
44. Shelby
45. Heather
46. Haley
47. Maria
48. Kaitlyn
49. Laura
50. Erin

Boys

1. Michael
2. Christopher
3. Matthew
4. Joshua
5. Jacob
6. Nicholas
7. Andrew
8. Daniel
9. Tyler
10. Joseph
11. Brandon
12. David
13. James
14. Ryan
15. John
16. Zachary
17. Justin
18. William
19. Anthony
20. Robert
21. Jonathan
22. Austin
23. Alexander
24. Kyle
25. Kevin
26. Thomas
27. Cody
28. Jordan
29. Eric
30. Benjamin
31. Aaron
32. Christian
33. Samuel
34. Dylan
35. Steven
36. Brian
37. Jose
38. Timothy
39. Nathan
40. Adam
41. Richard
42. Patrick
43. Charles
44. Sean
45. Jason
46. Cameron
47. Jeremy
48. Mark
49. Stephen
50. Jesse