The most popular names recorded in 1999 were Sanne for girls and Tim for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from Meertens NVB data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanne | 1,117 |
| 2 | Lisa | 1,038 |
| 3 | Anne | 974 |
| 4 | Anouk | 954 |
| 5 | Julia | 916 |
| 6 | Iris | 871 |
| 7 | Romy | 869 |
| 8 | Amber | 794 |
| 9 | Laura | 791 |
| 10 | Demi | 780 |
| 11 | Emma | 779 |
| 12 | Kim | 760 |
| 13 | Lotte | 705 |
| 14 | Fleur | 671 |
| 15 | Eva | 656 |
| 16 | Femke | 640 |
| 17 | Naomi | 630 |
| 18 | Anna | 619 |
| 19 | Esmée | 602 |
| 20 | Ilse | 585 |
| 21 | Nina | 580 |
| 22 | Sophie | 558 |
| 23 | Britt | 551 |
| 24 | Maria | 542 |
| 25 | Melissa | 542 |
| 26 | Merel | 513 |
| 27 | Michelle | 505 |
| 28 | Tessa | 468 |
| 29 | Johanna | 437 |
| 30 | Daphne | 433 |
| 31 | Charlotte | 425 |
| 32 | Eline | 419 |
| 33 | Manon | 411 |
| 34 | Lisanne | 399 |
| 35 | Nienke | 382 |
| 36 | Danique | 373 |
| 37 | Isa | 370 |
| 38 | Maud | 360 |
| 39 | Maaike | 358 |
| 40 | Daniëlle | 351 |
| 41 | Floor | 349 |
| 42 | Robin | 342 |
| 43 | Vera | 339 |
| 44 | Denise | 328 |
| 45 | Lieke | 326 |
| 46 | Kelly | 318 |
| 47 | Melanie | 314 |
| 48 | Nikki | 305 |
| 49 | Esther | 296 |
| 50 | Myrthe | 296 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim | 1,165 |
| 2 | Thomas | 1,140 |
| 3 | Max | 1,075 |
| 4 | Nick | 949 |
| 5 | Rick | 925 |
| 6 | Daan | 916 |
| 7 | Lars | 881 |
| 8 | Kevin | 871 |
| 9 | Niels | 837 |
| 10 | Tom | 803 |
| 11 | Jesse | 792 |
| 12 | Bram | 728 |
| 13 | Robin | 722 |
| 14 | Jan | 720 |
| 15 | Mike | 709 |
| 16 | Ruben | 688 |
| 17 | Daniël | 675 |
| 18 | Bart | 674 |
| 19 | Johannes | 663 |
| 20 | Sander | 662 |
| 21 | Bas | 618 |
| 22 | Jelle | 616 |
| 23 | Martijn | 603 |
| 24 | Thijs | 599 |
| 25 | Luuk | 592 |
| 26 | Jeroen | 585 |
| 27 | Jasper | 568 |
| 28 | Koen | 567 |
| 29 | Stijn | 537 |
| 30 | Dylan | 526 |
| 31 | Mark | 521 |
| 32 | Sven | 515 |
| 33 | Dennis | 493 |
| 34 | Willem | 477 |
| 35 | Julian | 476 |
| 36 | Wouter | 474 |
| 37 | Jordy | 458 |
| 38 | Stan | 456 |
| 39 | Wesley | 456 |
| 40 | Gijs | 446 |
| 41 | Stefan | 443 |
| 42 | David | 439 |
| 43 | Sam | 430 |
| 44 | Lucas | 420 |
| 45 | Cornelis | 412 |
| 46 | Joey | 411 |
| 47 | Roy | 409 |
| 48 | Pieter | 401 |
| 49 | Jeffrey | 400 |
| 50 | Justin | 389 |