Name News

Which 1990s television names had the biggest impact on baby names? A few of them caught on immediately. Others might just be catching on no

Using data from the Social Security Administration, MooseRoots identified the top baby names from the 1990s.

I have an old newspaper with names of babies born in my hometown of Bryan/College Station, Texas so I thought I'd write an article about some of the tends that I noticed and some names that stuck out to me. 

I’m not sure what Kebrina Kinkade is up to these days, but I’m sure she’d be happy to know that she’s got dozens of namesakes. (I wonder if she could have predicted it…?)

Samantha is a nineteenth century innovation. A century later, Sam was a 1990s-era It girl, a sister for Alexandra. Today, it's fading, but still well loved.

Andrew: Position in 1999: 31 Current Position: out of top 100 Fall in Position: at least 69 positions Jackson: Position in 1999: 32 Current Position: 5 Rise in Position: 27 Joel: Position in 1999: ...

Does
anyone else find baby name data weirdly fascinating? Because I sure
do. Given the fact that I also have a proclivity for waxing nostalgic
about days gone by, it therefore shouldn't be surprising that the
topic of “popular baby names from the '90s we should definitely name our
children today”

A baby name debut inspired by a Ninja Turtle? Yes!

Part three is the 31-40 range and it begins with my own name which can’t have been that popular in WA at the time. This range is a mix of dated choices and those just beginning there fall after a long time climbing the charts.

I love finding baby name debuts inspired by game show contestants (and talk show guests). Talk about pop culture ephemera.
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Boys names from 11-20 all of these names are still in the top 100 and many were already falling by 1999. Benjamin: Position in 1999: 11 Current Position: 24 Fall in Position: 13 Michael: Position i...

Name trends are funny things: Sometimes, they’re so specific
that you can pin down exactly what year someone was born, purely based on the
name their parents gave them. Take, for example, these 14 popular baby names
from 1990 — if you’re of a certain age, odds are that most people will be able
to

Uniek of gewoontjes, mooi of lelijk, hockey of tokkie? Geef je mening over de kindernamen van de week.

Uniek of gewoontjes, mooi of lelijk, hockey of tokkie? Geef je mening over de kindernamen van de week.

The name Jean-Luc debuted on the SSA’s list in 1987, and peak usage was in 1992:

Gary isn't the only name in trouble.

Ben je van plan je kind Rox, Loek, Rover of Zeger te noemen? Als je graag een zeldzame naam wilt raad ik dat af, want die namen zouden wel eens heel populair kunnen worden.

A teacher looks at the names of his new college students, born in the 90s, and wonders which of them would stand up today.

So far it the 21-30 category that has experienced the biggest falls 2 are completely out of the top 100 while Jake: Position in 1999: 21 Current Position: 52 Fall in Position: 31 Alexander: Positio...

Below are a selection of birth announcements from The Times newspaper that were published in 1999. Also added are siblings' names (older and younger) where I have found them. Alastair Silas Garnier (Bethia Philippa Ann & Eleanor Mary Caera) Andreas Zavier Arturo David Augustus Allan Xavier (Maximilian Louis Arthur &...

Part two is the 11-20 range where many previous top 10’s and future top 10’s are often positioned. Be prepared for some huge falls.