Top 100 History: Girls' 1990s

We have reached the turn of the twenty first century in terms of popular names.

Changes

1990

Left: Kaitlin, Margaret, Brandi, Krystal, Natasha, Kendra

Entered: Shelby, Gabrielle, Alexandria, Ariel, Paige, Olivia

1991

Left: Patricia, Kathleen, Diana, Tara, Holly

Entered: Kaitlin, Briana, Miranda, Haley, Mariah

1992

Left: April, Julie, Kaitlin

Entered: Angelica, Holly, Breanna

1993

Left: Bianca, Veronica, Kristina, Holly, Kristin, Melanie, Ariel

Entered: Kaitlin, Sabrina, Savannah, Diana, Sierra, Emma, Madison

1994

Left: Leah, Christine, Cynthia, Lindsay, Angelica, Lisa

Entered: Cheyenne, Alexa, Caroline, Madeline, Destiny, Sydney

1995

Left: Erika, Diana, Meghan, Whitney

Entered: Grace, Bailey, Selena, Mackenzie

1996

Left: Kaitlin, Brittney, Selena

Entered: Leah, Angelica, Hailey

1997

Left: Angelica, Jamie, Leah, Alexa

Entered: Michaela, Diana, Sophia, Autumn

1998

Left: Kristen, Catherine, Michaela, Shannon, Monica, Molly, Crystal

Entered: Alexa, Claire, Chloe, Kaylee, Isabella, Mikayla, Makayla

1999

Left: Diana, Amy, Erica, Alicia, Heather, Chelsea

Entered: Leslie, Cassidy, Catherine, Isabel, Kiara, Faith

Movement

  • Shelby, Gabrielle, Alexandria, Paige, Olivia, Briana, Miranda, Haley, Mariah, Breanna, Savannah, Sierra, Madison, Cheyenne, Alexa, Madeline, Destiny, Sydney, Bailey, Mackenzie, Hailey, Sophia, Autumn, Claire, Chloe, Kaylee, Isabella, Mikayla, Makayla, Cassidy, Isabel, Kiara, and Faith became popular for the first time.
  • Margaret, Brandi, Krystal, Kendra, Patricia, Kathleen, Tara, Holly, April, Julie, Bianca, Veronica, Kristina, Kristin, Melanie, Christine, Kaitlin, Cynthia, Lindsay, Lisa, Erika, Meghan, Whitney, Brittney, Jamie, Leah, Kristen, Shannon, Monica, Molly, Crystal, Amy, Erica, Alicia, Heather, Diana, and Chelsea left the top 100.
  • Emma, Grace, and Caroline were revived.
  • Sabrina returned after a hiatus.
  • Emily, Madison, Taylor, Alexis, and Hannah entered the top 10.
  • Lauren, Amanda, Brittany, Stephanie, and Jennifer left the top 10.
  • Hannah, Taylor, Victoria, Alyssa, Abigail, Brianna, Olivia, Emma, and Madison entered the top 20.
  • Jennifer, Nicole, Brittany, Stephanie, Melissa, Amber, Tiffany, and Amanda left the top 20.
  • Taylor, Emma, Alexis, Brianna, Abigail, Grace, Savannah, Gabrielle, Sierra, Brooke, Jordan, Destiny, Julia, Haley, Natalie, Kaitlyn, Sydney, Morgan, Olivia, and Madison entered the top 50.
  • Kimberly, Michelle, Erin, Andrea, Melissa, Kelsey, Tiffany, Laura, Angela, Katie, Caitlin, Kelly, Lindsey, and Vanessa left the top 50.
Trends
  • The spellings of Caitlin started to decline (Kaitlin). 
  • "Chris" names no longer trended (Krystal, Kristina, Kristin, Kristen, Christine, Crystal).
  • Names ending in "aylee" emerged (Haley, Bailey, Hailey, Kaylee).
  • The revival trend picked up (Emily, Hannah, Grace, Caroline, Emma).
  • Unisex names came into style (Shelby, Sydney, Bailey, Mackenzie, Hailey, Madison, Cassidy, etc.)
  • Place names came into favor (Cheyenne, Sydney, Jordan, Sierra, Alexandria, Savannah, Madison).
  • Names ending in the "nee" sound were still common (Brittany, Sydney, Destiny, Tiffany, Courtney, Stephanie).
  • More nature names came into favor (Brooke, Sierra, Autumn, Savannah).
  • Names with the "m-y" structure declined (Amy).
  • Names ending in "ca" were declining in use (Monica, Veronica, Erica, Erika).
  • Long feminine names ending in "a" came into fashion (Isabella, Olivia, Sophia, Victoria, etc.) 
  • Names ending in "dra" fell in use (Kendra).
  • "Alex" names remained common (Alexandra, Alexa, Alexis, Alexandria).
  • Nicknames were not trending (Molly).
  • Names ending in "na" remained in heavy use (Sabrina, Brianna, Savannah, Anna, Briana, Breanna).
  • "Mad" names gained in use (Madison, Madeline).
  • Single-syllable names containing "a" were fashionable (Faith, Grace, Paige, Claire). 
  • Greek names picked up (Chloe, Sophia).
What was the most interesting change from the 1990s?

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