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Girl Names of the 1990s

The 100 most common girl names given in the United States during the 1990s, by the number of children recorded with each name across those years.

All 100 names

  1. Jessica 303,136
  2. Ashley 301,820
  3. Emily 237,262
  4. Sarah 224,423
  5. Samantha 224,023
  6. Amanda 191,132
  7. Brittany 190,826
  8. Elizabeth 172,693
  9. Taylor 169,040
  10. Megan 160,375
  11. Hannah 158,818
  12. Kayla 155,893
  13. Lauren 153,590
  14. Stephanie 149,836
  15. Rachel 149,167
  16. Jennifer 148,041
  17. Nicole 136,103
  18. Alexis 131,199
  19. Victoria 117,475
  20. Amber 115,605
  21. Alyssa 115,255
  22. Courtney 113,290
  23. Rebecca 109,721
  24. Danielle 109,597
  25. Jasmine 105,322
  26. Brianna 99,108
  27. Katherine 96,885
  28. Alexandra 94,806
  29. Madison 91,907
  30. Morgan 91,196
  31. Melissa 89,990
  32. Michelle 86,532
  33. Kelsey 85,134
  34. Chelsea 84,805
  35. Anna 78,595
  36. Kimberly 77,879
  37. Tiffany 77,534
  38. Olivia 75,913
  39. Mary 75,723
  40. Christina 74,660
  41. Allison 74,433
  42. Abigail 72,779
  43. Sara 72,170
  44. Shelby 71,995
  45. Heather 71,626
  46. Haley 71,197
  47. Maria 70,911
  48. Kaitlyn 67,567
  49. Laura 67,253
  50. Erin 65,335
  51. Andrea 65,246
  52. Natalie 63,382
  53. Jordan 61,757
  54. Brooke 60,630
  55. Julia 59,954
  56. Emma 58,252
  57. Vanessa 57,920
  58. Erica 55,762
  59. Sydney 55,756
  60. Kelly 55,724
  61. Kristen 53,075
  62. Katelyn 52,811
  63. Marissa 51,214
  64. Amy 51,167
  65. Crystal 51,098
  66. Paige 50,552
  67. Cassandra 50,364
  68. Gabrielle 49,818
  69. Katie 49,468
  70. Caitlin 49,033
  71. Lindsey 48,975
  72. Destiny 48,238
  73. Kathryn 47,179
  74. Jacqueline 45,948
  75. Shannon 45,912
  76. Jenna 45,856
  77. Angela 45,171
  78. Savannah 44,716
  79. Mariah 44,603
  80. Alexandria 44,095
  81. Sierra 43,638
  82. Alicia 43,488
  83. Briana 42,801
  84. Miranda 42,225
  85. Jamie 41,441
  86. Catherine 40,763
  87. Brittney 40,030
  88. Breanna 40,026
  89. Grace 39,872
  90. Monica 38,895
  91. Sabrina 38,664
  92. Madeline 36,967
  93. Caroline 36,827
  94. Molly 36,567
  95. Erika 35,076
  96. Mackenzie 34,778
  97. Leah 34,099
  98. Diana 33,784
  99. Whitney 32,886
  100. Cheyenne 31,849

How 1990s girl names compare

Jessica was the most common girl name of the 1990s, given to 303,136 girls across those years, with Ashley, Emily, Sarah and Samantha behind it. The hundredth name on the list, Cheyenne, accounts for 31,849. Between them the hundred names cover 8,457,927 births. Three different names took the number one spot across the decade: Emily for four years, Jessica for four years and Ashley for two years.

67 of these names were also in the 1980s top 100, and 33 were not. 15 are still in the 2025 top 100 — Emily, Sarah, Elizabeth, Hannah, Victoria, Madison, Olivia and Abigail, among others — and 55 are inside the top 500.

Those hundred names cover 47.0% of all girls born in the 1990s — 8,457,927 of 18,005,347 — and Jessica alone accounts for 1.7% of them. The hundred most common names of 2025 take 31.5% between them, so naming has spread wider since. Every one of the hundred was already in the record before the 1990s began.

Questions about 1990s girl names

What was the most popular girl name of the 1990s?

Jessica, given to 303,136 girls across those years. The next two were Ashley and Emily.

Are 1990s girl names still used today?

15 of the hundred are in the 2025 top 100: Emily, Sarah, Elizabeth, Hannah, Victoria, Madison, Olivia and Abigail, among others.