Historical high points
1990s Peak Boys’ Names in the UK
These names achieved their best recorded rank during the selected decade. The available years from that decade are 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999.
UK data on this page covers England and Wales only (ONS); Scotland and Northern Ireland are not included.
50 names shown
4 decade years available
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Selected decade-peak trajectories
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Best recorded ranks
1990s peak names
Ordered by peak rank
| Name | Peak rank | Peak year | Peak births | Latest rank | Change since peak | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack | #1 | 1996 | 10,779 | #24 | 23 places lower | |
| Daniel | #2 | 1996 | 10,338 | #62 | 60 places lower | |
| James | #2 | 1997 | 9,853 | #42 | 40 places lower | |
| Thomas | #2 | 1998 | 9,468 | #35 | 33 places lower | |
| Matthew | #6 | 1997 | 7,443 | #153 | 147 places lower | |
| Ryan | #7 | 1996 | 6,496 | #135 | 128 places lower | |
| Callum | #8 | 1998 | 5,600 | #251 | 243 places lower | |
| Liam | #10 | 1996 | 5,802 | #68 | 58 places lower | |
| Jordan | #10 | 1997 | 5,404 | #248 | 238 places lower | |
| Connor | #11 | 1998 | 5,155 | #299 | 288 places lower | |
| Luke | #11 | 1997 | 5,147 | #131 | 120 places lower | |
| Alexander | #14 | 1996 | 4,840 | #40 | 26 places lower | |
| Adam | #16 | 1996 | 4,538 | #26 | 10 places lower | |
| Michael | #22 | 1996 | 4,187 | #85 | 63 places lower | |
| Christopher | #25 | 1996 | 3,483 | #203 | 178 places lower | |
| Kieran | #26 | 1996 | 2,882 | #639 | 613 places lower | |
| Bradley | #28 | 1997 | 2,745 | #352 | 324 places lower | |
| Jamie | #28 | 1996 | 2,688 | #245 | 217 places lower | |
| Andrew | #29 | 1996 | 2,676 | #334 | 305 places lower | |
| Robert | #30 | 1996 | 2,644 | #164 | 134 places lower | |
| Aaron | #31 | 1998 | 2,512 | #180 | 149 places lower | |
| David | #32 | 1996 | 2,517 | #73 | 41 places lower | |
| Brandon | #34 | 1999 | 2,298 | #822 | 788 places lower | |
| Kyle | #37 | 1996 | 2,046 | #658 | 621 places lower | |
| Jonathan | #39 | 1996 | 1,881 | #296 | 257 places lower | |
| Ashley | #40 | 1996 | 1,874 | #716 | 676 places lower | |
| Charles | #41 | 1998 | 1,868 | #119 | 78 places lower | |
| John | #46 | 1996 | 1,649 | #174 | 128 places lower | |
| Sam | #47 | 1996 | 1,638 | #363 | 316 places lower | |
| Scott | #48 | 1996 | 1,632 | #845 | 797 places lower | |
| Joe | #48 | 1997 | 1,454 | #687 | 639 places lower | |
| Sean | #49 | 1996 | 1,594 | #615 | 566 places lower | |
| Dominic | #51 | 1996 | 1,519 | #205 | 154 places lower | |
| Nicholas | #52 | 1996 | 1,385 | #214 | 162 places lower | |
| Morgan | #52 | 1999 | 1,343 | #331 | 279 places lower | |
| Mark | #55 | 1996 | 1,222 | #294 | 239 places lower | |
| Conor | #57 | 1998 | 1,225 | #578 | 521 places lower | |
| Peter | #59 | 1996 | 1,128 | #287 | 228 places lower | |
| Ross | #60 | 1997 | 1,150 | #2,014 | 1,954 places lower | |
| Stephen | #60 | 1996 | 1,122 | #716 | 656 places lower | |
| Elliot | #61 | 1997 | 1,045 | #94 | 33 places lower | |
| Richard | #62 | 1996 | 1,089 | #431 | 369 places lower | |
| Lee | #64 | 1996 | 1,053 | #1,093 | 1,029 places lower | |
| Anthony | #65 | 1996 | 1,045 | #239 | 174 places lower | |
| Patrick | #66 | 1996 | 1,039 | #134 | 68 places lower | |
| Billy | #68 | 1998 | 894 | #110 | 42 places lower | |
| Jason | #69 | 1996 | 1,001 | #187 | 118 places lower | |
| Paul | #72 | 1996 | 898 | #602 | 530 places lower | |
| Steven | #73 | 1996 | 877 | #976 | 903 places lower | |
| Shane | #74 | 1996 | 846 | #1,153 | 1,079 places lower |