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1990s Names
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The top 1990s names are heard more often on new parents than they are on babies. This is the decade that saw the peak of names such as Chelsea, Kelsey, and Alexis for girls, and Kyle, Tyler, and Zachary for boys.
Along with Alexis and Zachary, other 1990s names that remain in the US Top 250 include Alyssa, Connor, Dylan, Evan, Hannah, Sydney, and Taylor. The names that have fallen the farthest in popularity include Erica, Dustin, Chelsea, and Shelby.
The top names of the 1990s include some classic names that are always in widespread use. Some examples 90s names that are always in style are Alexandra and Samuel, Sarah and Stephen.
These popular American names were used relatively more often for babies born in the US in the 90s than they are today. If the Hundred-Year Rule continues to hold, we can expect to see these 1990s names on babies at the end of the 21st century.
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