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Baby names in Ohio in the 1990s

In Ohio in the 1990s the most given names were Michael (20,220 boys) and Ashley (13,779 girls), of 1,385,636 births recorded.

Babies SSA recorded in Ohio each year, the 1990s shaded
Ohio births by year and sex25k50k75k100k125k19101930195019701990201020251990-1999BoysGirls
Ohio births by year and sex25k50k75k100k125k19101930195019701990201020251990-1999BoysGirls
Ohio births by year and sex25k50k75k100k125k19101930195019701990201020251990-1999BoysGirls
Ohio births by year and sex25k50k75k100k125k19101950199020251990-1999BoysGirls

Births under names given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state that year.

Ohio, 1990-1999: SSA state baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s state data.

The top names in Ohio, 1990s

Girls, 1990-1999
#NameBirths
1Ashley13,779
2Emily12,374
3Jessica12,308
4Sarah11,044
5Brittany10,477
6Samantha10,477
7Taylor9,927
8Megan9,295
9Hannah8,574
10Amanda8,292
11Kayla8,129
12Rachel7,919
13Elizabeth7,644
14Lauren7,066
15Alexis6,419
16Courtney6,318
17Nicole5,504
18Amber5,473
19Morgan5,272
20Alyssa5,041
Boys, 1990-1999
#NameBirths
1Michael20,220
2Jacob17,676
3Matthew15,827
4Tyler15,250
5Joshua14,706
6Nicholas13,949
7Andrew13,705
8Christopher13,401
9Brandon13,236
10Zachary12,841
11Joseph11,805
12Ryan11,652
13James10,995
14Kyle10,914
15Austin10,503
16David10,335
17John9,984
18Robert9,630
19Justin9,532
20Daniel9,499

Births summed over 1990-1999, per sex.

The names most over-represented in Ohio in the 1990s

Each figure is the name’s births in the state in the decade against the births its national share, year by year, would predict (names with at least 100 births in the state).

Girls

Boys

Ratios: observed over predicted births, 1990-1999.

More about names in Ohio

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  4. The top names of 1990The first year of the decade, nationally.
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