Historical high points
1990s Peak Boys’ Names in the US
These names achieved their best recorded rank during the selected decade. The available years from that decade are 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999.
50 names shown
4 decade years available
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | #1 | 1996 | 38,373 | #21 | 20 places lower | |
| Jacob | #1 | 1999 | 35,371 | #43 | 42 places lower | |
| Matthew | #2 | 1996 | 32,077 | #32 | 30 places lower | |
| Christopher | #4 | 1996 | 30,902 | #68 | 64 places lower | |
| Nicholas | #5 | 1999 | 25,639 | #112 | 107 places lower | |
| Tyler | #7 | 1996 | 26,955 | #220 | 213 places lower | |
| Brandon | #7 | 1998 | 23,830 | #261 | 254 places lower | |
| Austin | #9 | 1996 | 25,663 | #113 | 104 places lower | |
| Ryan | #12 | 1999 | 21,013 | #99 | 87 places lower | |
| Zachary | #13 | 1997 | 21,928 | #216 | 203 places lower | |
| Robert | #23 | 1996 | 17,676 | #92 | 69 places lower | |
| Kyle | #24 | 1997 | 15,920 | #509 | 485 places lower | |
| Jordan | #26 | 1997 | 14,761 | #131 | 105 places lower | |
| Kevin | #26 | 1996 | 14,589 | #221 | 195 places lower | |
| Thomas | #28 | 1996 | 13,805 | #34 | 6 places lower | |
| Cody | #31 | 1996 | 12,953 | #318 | 287 places lower | |
| Aaron | #33 | 1997 | 11,170 | #80 | 47 places lower | |
| Eric | #35 | 1996 | 11,610 | #273 | 238 places lower | |
| Brian | #36 | 1996 | 10,476 | #339 | 303 places lower | |
| Steven | #38 | 1996 | 9,649 | #271 | 233 places lower | |
| Adam | #39 | 1996 | 9,557 | #101 | 62 places lower | |
| Timothy | #40 | 1996 | 8,919 | #203 | 163 places lower | |
| Charles | #43 | 1996 | 8,247 | #48 | 5 places lower | |
| Patrick | #44 | 1996 | 8,193 | #235 | 191 places lower | |
| Richard | #45 | 1996 | 8,180 | #234 | 189 places lower | |
| Sean | #46 | 1996 | 7,896 | #489 | 443 places lower | |
| Juan | #46 | 1999 | 7,800 | #159 | 113 places lower | |
| Jared | #51 | 1998 | 7,462 | #396 | 345 places lower | |
| Jesse | #51 | 1996 | 7,075 | #184 | 133 places lower | |
| Alex | #53 | 1996 | 6,915 | #232 | 179 places lower | |
| Mark | #55 | 1996 | 6,599 | #245 | 190 places lower | |
| Jeremy | #56 | 1996 | 6,412 | #292 | 236 places lower | |
| Trevor | #58 | 1998 | 6,598 | #680 | 622 places lower | |
| Dakota | #58 | 1996 | 6,067 | #319 | 261 places lower | |
| Carlos | #59 | 1999 | 6,664 | #150 | 91 places lower | |
| Devin | #59 | 1997 | 6,043 | #548 | 489 places lower | |
| Stephen | #59 | 1996 | 6,008 | #383 | 324 places lower | |
| Nathaniel | #60 | 1998 | 6,427 | #140 | 80 places lower | |
| Tristan | #68 | 1996 | 5,458 | #309 | 241 places lower | |
| Jeffrey | #72 | 1996 | 5,263 | #552 | 480 places lower | |
| Travis | #73 | 1996 | 5,159 | #434 | 361 places lower | |
| Antonio | #75 | 1997 | 5,069 | #176 | 101 places lower | |
| Kenneth | #77 | 1996 | 4,973 | #294 | 217 places lower | |
| Paul | #78 | 1996 | 4,883 | #262 | 184 places lower | |
| Dustin | #79 | 1996 | 4,874 | #729 | 650 places lower | |
| Taylor | #82 | 1996 | 4,798 | #685 | 603 places lower | |
| Tanner | #82 | 1998 | 4,704 | #475 | 393 places lower | |
| Bradley | #83 | 1996 | 4,756 | #403 | 320 places lower | |
| Spencer | #84 | 1998 | 4,619 | #360 | 276 places lower | |
| Dalton | #86 | 1999 | 4,541 | #448 | 362 places lower |