The most popular names recorded in 1991 were Laura for girls and Kevin for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from Meertens NVB data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura | 1,015 |
| 2 | Maria | 1,002 |
| 3 | Anne | 987 |
| 4 | Michelle | 893 |
| 5 | Lisa | 848 |
| 6 | Sanne | 788 |
| 7 | Johanna | 759 |
| 8 | Kelly | 741 |
| 9 | Kim | 713 |
| 10 | Melissa | 667 |
| 11 | Anna | 647 |
| 12 | Manon | 645 |
| 13 | Iris | 629 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 609 |
| 15 | Linda | 604 |
| 16 | Chantal | 599 |
| 17 | Denise | 597 |
| 18 | Anouk | 581 |
| 19 | Mandy | 580 |
| 20 | Daniëlle | 578 |
| 21 | Tessa | 528 |
| 22 | Esther | 526 |
| 23 | Joyce | 518 |
| 24 | Elisabeth | 515 |
| 25 | Lisanne | 504 |
| 26 | Samantha | 489 |
| 27 | Eva | 471 |
| 28 | Sharon | 470 |
| 29 | Suzanne | 466 |
| 30 | Charlotte | 459 |
| 31 | Eline | 453 |
| 32 | Kimberley | 438 |
| 33 | Simone | 433 |
| 34 | Jessica | 415 |
| 35 | Melanie | 406 |
| 36 | Lotte | 395 |
| 37 | Maaike | 384 |
| 38 | Nicole | 381 |
| 39 | Marloes | 377 |
| 40 | Wendy | 373 |
| 41 | Ilse | 362 |
| 42 | Marjolein | 358 |
| 43 | Daphne | 350 |
| 44 | Cornelia | 344 |
| 45 | Tamara | 331 |
| 46 | Judith | 330 |
| 47 | Kirsten | 322 |
| 48 | Priscilla | 322 |
| 49 | Nathalie | 317 |
| 50 | Kimberly | 299 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin | 1,298 |
| 2 | Thomas | 1,265 |
| 3 | Jeroen | 1,172 |
| 4 | Johannes | 1,124 |
| 5 | Robin | 962 |
| 6 | Jeffrey | 955 |
| 7 | Tim | 954 |
| 8 | Dennis | 941 |
| 9 | Jan | 891 |
| 10 | Mark | 884 |
| 11 | Rick | 872 |
| 12 | Stefan | 862 |
| 13 | Nick | 851 |
| 14 | Michael | 837 |
| 15 | Mike | 821 |
| 16 | Daniël | 809 |
| 17 | Tom | 803 |
| 18 | Martijn | 796 |
| 19 | Roy | 774 |
| 20 | Niels | 769 |
| 21 | Bart | 753 |
| 22 | Sander | 709 |
| 23 | Patrick | 708 |
| 24 | Wouter | 697 |
| 25 | Wesley | 667 |
| 26 | Bas | 652 |
| 27 | Cornelis | 607 |
| 28 | Jasper | 605 |
| 29 | Koen | 605 |
| 30 | Willem | 579 |
| 31 | Robert | 576 |
| 32 | Hendrik | 553 |
| 33 | Joey | 548 |
| 34 | Maarten | 532 |
| 35 | Pieter | 531 |
| 36 | Danny | 519 |
| 37 | Ruben | 517 |
| 38 | Vincent | 497 |
| 39 | Lars | 478 |
| 40 | Frank | 465 |
| 41 | Peter | 451 |
| 42 | Daan | 427 |
| 43 | Richard | 423 |
| 44 | Erik | 421 |
| 45 | Sebastiaan | 417 |
| 46 | Jordy | 412 |
| 47 | Bram | 408 |
| 48 | Gerrit | 408 |
| 49 | Joost | 389 |
| 50 | Jelle | 387 |