Names that Peaked in 1989
- Kelsey
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"Cenel's island"Description:
Kelsey (ex-Frasier) Grammer is a famous male bearer, although most modern Kelseys are female. It derives from several English place names, possibly meaning "Cenel's island", from the Old English name Cenel "fierce".
- Brittney
- Kaci
- Nickolas
Origin:
Spelling variation of NicholasDescription:
Nouveau spelling remained in the US Top 300 for all of the 1990s. With the traditional spelling still a highly popular choice, a child bearing the Nickolas version could be accused of misspelling his own name.
- Audrianna
Description:
Variation of Adrianna.
- Alysia
- Meagan
- Tiera
- Korey
Origin:
Spelling variation of CoreyDescription:
See COREY.
- Darrius
- Christin
- Arron
- Alexandr
Description:
In 1989, several truncated names appeared in the US Top 1000, including Alexandr, Christop, and Elizabet. New York state data was to blame, as some counties could only enter names up to eight characters.
- Jalisa
- Krystin
- Kendell
- Montrell
- Casandra
- Christop
Description:
Christop, along with other truncated names such as Elizabet, Alexadr, and Katherin, appeared in the Top 1000 of 1989. It was the result of a glitch in some of New York state's data entry, which only allowed names to be entered up to eight characters.
- Elizabet