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Baby names in Oregon in the 1990s

In Oregon in the 1990s the most given names were Jacob (4,607 boys) and Jessica (3,479 girls), of 358,957 births recorded.

Babies SSA recorded in Oregon each year, the 1990s shaded
Oregon births by year and sex5k10k15k20k25k19101930195019701990201020251990-1999BoysGirls
Oregon births by year and sex5k10k15k20k25k19101930195019701990201020251990-1999BoysGirls
Oregon births by year and sex5k10k15k20k25k19101930195019701990201020251990-1999BoysGirls
Oregon births by year and sex5k10k15k20k25k19101950199020251990-1999BoysGirls

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

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

The top names in Oregon, 1990s

Girls, 1990-1999
#NameBirths
1Jessica3,479
2Ashley3,268
3Emily3,105
4Sarah2,528
5Hannah2,430
6Samantha2,413
7Amanda2,243
8Megan2,025
9Elizabeth1,976
10Kayla1,881
11Taylor1,795
12Rachel1,737
13Brittany1,647
14Nicole1,566
15Stephanie1,423
16Jennifer1,413
17Alyssa1,357
18Madison1,335
19Rebecca1,232
20Courtney1,221
Boys, 1990-1999
#NameBirths
1Jacob4,607
2Michael4,043
3Tyler3,790
4Joshua3,553
5Andrew3,335
6Austin3,296
7Christopher3,177
8Matthew3,162
9Nicholas2,900
10Brandon2,897
11Daniel2,889
12Ryan2,796
13David2,710
14Zachary2,706
15Kyle2,673
16Cody2,565
17Alexander2,493
18Joseph2,486
19Jordan2,381
20Justin2,363

Births summed over 1990-1999, per sex.

The names most over-represented in Oregon 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 Oregon

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  3. Oregon in the 2000sThe next decade in the state.
  4. The top names of 1990The first year of the decade, nationally.
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