These are the most popular given names in the United States for each year in the 1990s.
| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | ||||||||||
| 1 | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael | Jacob |
| 2 | Christopher | Christopher | Christopher | Christopher | Christopher | Matthew | Matthew | Jacob | Jacob | Michael |
| 3 | Matthew | Matthew | Matthew | Matthew | Matthew | Christopher | Jacob | Matthew | Matthew | Matthew |
| 4 | Joshua | Joshua | Joshua | Joshua | Joshua | Jacob | Christopher | Christopher | Joshua | Joshua |
| 5 | Daniel | Andrew | Andrew | Tyler | Tyler | Joshua | Joshua | Joshua | Christopher | Christopher |
| 6 | David | Daniel | Brandon | Brandon | Brandon | Nicholas | Nicholas | Nicholas | Nicholas | Nicholas |
| 7 | Andrew | James | Daniel | Daniel | Jacob | Tyler | Tyler | Brandon | Brandon | Andrew |
| 8 | James | David | Tyler | Nicholas | Daniel | Brandon | Brandon | Andrew | Tyler | Joseph |
| 9 | Justin | Joseph | James | Jacob | Nicholas | Daniel | Austin | Austin | Andrew | Tyler |
| 10 | Joseph | John | David | Andrew | Andrew | Austin | Andrew | Tyler | Austin | Daniel |
| Female | ||||||||||
| 1 | Jessica | Ashley | Ashley | Jessica | Jessica | Jessica | Emily | Emily | Emily | Emily |
| 2 | Ashley | Jessica | Jessica | Ashley | Ashley | Ashley | Jessica | Jessica | Hannah | Hannah |
| 3 | Brittany | Brittany | Amanda | Sarah | Emily | Emily | Ashley | Ashley | Samantha | Alexis |
| 4 | Amanda | Amanda | Brittany | Samantha | Samantha | Samantha | Sarah | Sarah | Ashley | Sarah |
| 5 | Samantha | Samantha | Sarah | Emily | Sarah | Sarah | Samantha | Hannah | Sarah | Samantha |
| 6 | Sarah | Sarah | Samantha | Brittany | Taylor | Taylor | Taylor | Samantha | Alexis | Ashley |
| 7 | Stephanie | Stephanie | Emily | Taylor | Brittany | Hannah | Hannah | Taylor | Taylor | Madison |
| 8 | Jennifer | Jennifer | Stephanie | Amanda | Amanda | Brittany | Alexis | Alexis | Jessica | Taylor |
| 9 | Elizabeth | Elizabeth | Elizabeth | Elizabeth | Elizabeth | Amanda | Rachel | Elizabeth | Madison | Jessica |
| 10 | Lauren | Emily | Megan | Stephanie | Megan | Elizabeth | Elizabeth | Madison | Elizabeth | Elizabeth |