Names that fell through the 1990s

Names whose ranking fell by at least a quarter between the start and the end of the 1990s, within one official list.

Measured inside the decade itself: the earliest and latest ranked years within 1990s in the same published list, requiring data near both ends of the decade so a name present for only two years never stands in for the whole of it.

60 names, selected from the 2,577 names in the catalogue with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon). Based on official statistics from national registrars. Data sources · Methodology

• Camilla

  Ranked #3 in 1990 and #27 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Thomas

  Ranked #1 in 1990 and #7 in 1999 among boys in Norway.

• Melissa

  Ranked #12 in 1990 and #79 in 1999 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Linn

  Ranked #9 in 1990 and #59 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Sinead

  Ranked #4 in 1990 and #26 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Amanda

  Ranked #13 in 1990 and #84 in 1999 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Nicole

  Ranked #10 in 1990 and #64 in 1999 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Matthew

  Ranked #1 in 1990 and #6 in 1999 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Stian

  Ranked #5 in 1990 and #28 in 1999 among boys in Norway.

• Kenneth

  Ranked #27 in 1990 and #139 in 1999 among boys in Norway.

• Line

  Ranked #18 in 1990 and #87 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Denise

  Ranked #41 in 1990 and #194 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Karen

  Ranked #19 in 1990 and #87 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Lorraine

  Ranked #45 in 1990 and #206 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Stacey

  Ranked #39 in 1990 and #177 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Silje

  Ranked #2 in 1990 and #9 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Stine

  Ranked #5 in 1990 and #22 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Scott

  Ranked #22 in 1990 and #95 in 1999 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Pamela

  Ranked #104 in 1990 and #439 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Christopher

  Ranked #6 in 1990 and #25 in 1999 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Linda

  Ranked #29 in 1990 and #120 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Charlotte

  Ranked #12 in 1990 and #49 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Anne

  Ranked #11 in 1990 and #44 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Michael

  Ranked #4 in 1990 and #16 in 1999 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Stephanie

  Ranked #7 in 1990 and #28 in 1999 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Deirdre

  Ranked #43 in 1990 and #171 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Lisa

  Ranked #26 in 1990 and #100 in 1997 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Monica

  Ranked #62 in 1990 and #236 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Hege

  Ranked #46 in 1990 and #174 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Tracey

  Ranked #104 in 1990 and #392 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Robert

  Ranked #21 in 1990 and #78 in 1999 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Marianne

  Ranked #31 in 1990 and #115 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Bernadette

  Ranked #107 in 1990 and #392 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Geraldine

  Ranked #120 in 1990 and #439 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Anette

  Ranked #27 in 1990 and #98 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Rebecca

  Ranked #5 in 1990 and #18 in 1999 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Espen

  Ranked #14 in 1990 and #50 in 1999 among boys in Norway.

• Karoline

  Ranked #7 in 1990 and #25 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Danielle

  Ranked #20 in 1990 and #71 in 1999 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Elaine

  Ranked #31 in 1990 and #110 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Daniel

  Ranked #2 in 1990 and #7 in 1999 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Kristine

  Ranked #6 in 1990 and #21 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Wayne

  Ranked #76 in 1990 and #266 in 1999 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Therese

  Ranked #30 in 1990 and #104 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Raymond

  Ranked #102 in 1990 and #342 in 1999 among boys in Norway.

• Anders

  Ranked #7 in 1990 and #23 in 1999 among boys in Norway.

• Cathrine

  Ranked #39 in 1990 and #128 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Michelle

  Ranked #23 in 1990 and #75 in 1999 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Marte

  Ranked #8 in 1990 and #26 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Natasha

  Ranked #16 in 1990 and #52 in 1999 among girls in New Zealand.

• Rune

  Ranked #65 in 1990 and #209 in 1999 among boys in Norway.

• David

  Ranked #12 in 1990 and #38 in 1999 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Gro

  Ranked #197 in 1990 and #614 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Cassandra

  Ranked #29 in 1990 and #90 in 1999 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Tina

  Ranked #28 in 1990 and #86 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Sharon

  Ranked #52 in 1990 and #158 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Louise

  Ranked #15 in 1990 and #45 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Tracy

  Ranked #120 in 1990 and #355 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Kjetil

  Ranked #51 in 1990 and #148 in 1999 among boys in Norway.

• Andrew

  Ranked #8 in 1990 and #23 in 1999 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.