Names that rose through the 1990s

Names whose ranking improved 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

• Sander

  Ranked #225 in 1990 and #3 in 1999 among boys in Norway.

• Emilie

  Ranked #69 in 1990 and #1 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Conor

  Ranked #17 in 1990 and #1 in 1999 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Amalie

  Ranked #203 in 1990 and #12 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Lachlan

  Ranked #50 in 1990 and #3 in 1999 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Jack

  Ranked #33 in 1990 and #2 in 1999 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Georgia

  Ranked #70 in 1990 and #6 in 1999 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Nora

  Ranked #110 in 1990 and #10 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Vilde

  Ranked #116 in 1990 and #11 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Chelsea

  Ranked #517 in 1990 and #54 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Adam

  Ranked #44 in 1990 and #5 in 1999 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Olivia

  Ranked #43 in 1990 and #5 in 1999 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Emily

  Ranked #8 in 1990 and #1 in 1999 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Lauren

  Ranked #71 in 1990 and #9 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Connor

  Ranked #83 in 1992 and #11 in 1999 among boys in New Zealand.

• Thea

  Ranked #44 in 1990 and #6 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Sofie

  Ranked #134 in 1990 and #19 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Mathias

  Ranked #56 in 1990 and #8 in 1999 among boys in Norway.

• Chloe

  Ranked #27 in 1990 and #4 in 1999 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Ryan

  Ranked #87 in 1990 and #13 in 1999 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Megan

  Ranked #65 in 1990 and #10 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Markus

  Ranked #87 in 1990 and #14 in 1999 among boys in Norway.

• Saoirse

  Ranked #192 in 1990 and #31 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Ava

  Ranked #357 in 1990 and #60 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Caleb

  Ranked #70 in 1990 and #12 in 1999 among boys in New Zealand.

• Maddison

  Ranked #99 in 1992 and #17 in 1999 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Julie

  Ranked #23 in 1990 and #4 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Tobias

  Ranked #81 in 1990 and #15 in 1999 among boys in Norway.

• Hedda

  Ranked #158 in 1990 and #31 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Liam

  Ranked #56 in 1990 and #11 in 1999 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Frida

  Ranked #117 in 1990 and #23 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Isak

  Ranked #286 in 1990 and #58 in 1999 among boys in Norway.

• Elias

  Ranked #209 in 1990 and #44 in 1999 among boys in Norway.

• Aaron

  Ranked #36 in 1990 and #8 in 1999 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Herman

  Ranked #203 in 1990 and #46 in 1999 among boys in Norway.

• Jonas

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

• Molly

  Ranked #273 in 1991 and #63 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Victoria

  Ranked #65 in 1990 and #15 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Grace

  Ranked #56 in 1990 and #13 in 1999 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Luke

  Ranked #58 in 1990 and #14 in 1999 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Ben

  Ranked #152 in 1990 and #38 in 1999 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Harrison

  Ranked #96 in 1992 and #24 in 1999 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Henrik

  Ranked #24 in 1990 and #6 in 1999 among boys in Norway.

• Martin

  Ranked #4 in 1990 and #1 in 1999 among boys in Norway.

• Caoimhe

  Ranked #86 in 1990 and #22 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Lara

  Ranked #517 in 1990 and #136 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Aurora

  Ranked #240 in 1990 and #64 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Cian

  Ranked #45 in 1990 and #12 in 1999 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Ellen

  Ranked #90 in 1990 and #24 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Brittany

  Ranked #97 in 1991 and #26 in 1999 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Zoe

  Ranked #89 in 1990 and #24 in 1999 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Marcus

  Ranked #107 in 1990 and #30 in 1999 among boys in Norway.

• Oisin

  Ranked #89 in 1990 and #25 in 1999 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Jayden

  Ranked #85 in 1991 and #24 in 1999 among boys in New Zealand.

• Aoife

  Ranked #7 in 1990 and #2 in 1999 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Birk

  Ranked #562 in 1990 and #162 in 1999 among boys in Norway.

• Adrian

  Ranked #55 in 1990 and #16 in 1999 among boys in Norway.

• Tuva

  Ranked #253 in 1990 and #74 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Tiril

  Ranked #234 in 1990 and #70 in 1999 among girls in Norway.

• Ingrid

  Ranked #10 in 1990 and #3 in 1999 among girls in Norway.