Most Popular Names of the 1990s
The top names across the 1990s (1990–1999), totaled over the whole decade. The decade's #1 names were Jessica for girls and Joshua for boys.
Girls — Top 50
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 18,152 |
| 2 | Sarah | 11,962 |
| 3 | Emily | 10,987 |
| 4 | Emma | 8,788 |
| 5 | Samantha | 8,042 |
| 6 | Rebecca | 7,644 |
| 7 | Lauren | 6,403 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 6,275 |
| 9 | Amy | 5,851 |
| 10 | Hannah | 5,792 |
| 11 | Chloe | 5,608 |
| 12 | Laura | 5,238 |
| 13 | Georgia | 5,162 |
| 14 | Courtney | 5,043 |
| 15 | Ashleigh | 4,795 |
| 16 | Rachel | 4,788 |
| 17 | Caitlin | 4,481 |
| 18 | Brooke | 4,359 |
| 19 | Kate | 4,095 |
| 20 | Alexandra | 4,078 |
| 21 | Sophie | 4,067 |
| 22 | Nicole | 4,017 |
| 23 | Olivia | 3,686 |
| 24 | Elizabeth | 3,672 |
| 25 | Melissa | 3,654 |
| 26 | Natalie | 3,541 |
| 27 | Danielle | 3,405 |
| 28 | Natasha | 3,295 |
| 29 | Brittany | 3,283 |
| 30 | Jade | 3,213 |
| 31 | Hayley | 3,205 |
| 32 | Grace | 3,170 |
| 33 | Kayla | 3,121 |
| 34 | Jasmine | 3,007 |
| 35 | Maddison | 2,865 |
| 36 | Taylor | 2,844 |
| 37 | Zoe | 2,795 |
| 38 | Cassandra | 2,786 |
| 39 | Amanda | 2,784 |
| 40 | Megan | 2,776 |
| 41 | Erin | 2,675 |
| 42 | Ashley | 2,619 |
| 43 | Isabella | 2,529 |
| 44 | Michelle | 2,408 |
| 45 | Bianca | 2,400 |
| 46 | Madeleine | 2,344 |
| 47 | Lucy | 2,338 |
| 48 | Rachael | 2,240 |
| 49 | Holly | 2,215 |
| 50 | Madison | 2,157 |
Boys — Top 50
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Joshua | 18,128 |
| 2 | Matthew | 16,942 |
| 3 | Daniel | 15,711 |
| 4 | James | 13,819 |
| 5 | Thomas | 11,804 |
| 6 | Benjamin | 11,753 |
| 7 | Michael | 11,670 |
| 8 | Nicholas | 10,943 |
| 9 | Jack | 10,645 |
| 10 | Luke | 10,557 |
| 11 | Christopher | 10,246 |
| 12 | Mitchell | 10,029 |
| 13 | Samuel | 9,489 |
| 14 | Andrew | 8,989 |
| 15 | Jake | 8,430 |
| 16 | Nathan | 8,402 |
| 17 | Alexander | 8,051 |
| 18 | Jacob | 7,994 |
| 19 | Lachlan | 7,948 |
| 20 | Ryan | 7,792 |
| 21 | Dylan | 7,537 |
| 22 | Jordan | 7,216 |
| 23 | William | 6,744 |
| 24 | David | 6,620 |
| 25 | Liam | 6,173 |
| 26 | Adam | 5,994 |
| 27 | Timothy | 5,578 |
| 28 | Aaron | 5,536 |
| 29 | Cameron | 5,203 |
| 30 | Blake | 5,092 |
| 31 | Bradley | 4,658 |
| 32 | Jesse | 4,443 |
| 33 | Anthony | 4,375 |
| 34 | Kyle | 4,167 |
| 35 | Zachary | 4,133 |
| 36 | John | 4,131 |
| 37 | Patrick | 4,119 |
| 38 | Joseph | 4,073 |
| 39 | Joel | 4,069 |
| 40 | Justin | 4,033 |
| 41 | Robert | 4,027 |
| 42 | Jason | 4,012 |
| 43 | Hayden | 3,892 |
| 44 | Peter | 3,576 |
| 45 | Brandon | 3,468 |
| 46 | Scott | 3,451 |
| 47 | Corey | 3,445 |
| 48 | Brendan | 3,425 |
| 49 | Sean | 3,266 |
| 50 | Jayden | 3,203 |