Many unusual baby names popped up during the 1990s — here are the one-hit wonders from that decade:
Girl Names
- Adilene – ranked 984th in 1994
- Alannah – ranked 936th in 1990 (influence: singer Alannah Myles)
- Baylie – ranked 989th in 1997
- Brianda – ranked 777th in 1992
- Clarisa – ranked 665th in 1994 (influence: TV show Clarissa Explains it All)
- Coraima – ranked 874th in 1993 (influence: actress Coraima Torres)
- Crysta – ranked 965th in 1993
- Daijah – ranked 976th in 1996
- Deyanira – ranked 947th in 1993
- Ieshia – ranked 718th in 1991 (influence: ABC song “Iesha”)
- Iridian – ranked 889th in 1995 (influence: Mexican singer Iridian)
- Jasmyne – ranked 991st in 1993
- Jaycie – ranked 963rd in 1996 (influence: gymnast Jaycie Phelps)
- Julisa – ranked 731st in 1997 (influence: variant of Yulissa)
- Kalene – ranked 927th in 1993 (influence: child on TV commercial)
- Kanesha – ranked 951st in 1990
- Kaylene – ranked 967th in 1993 (influence: child on TV commercial)
- Keanna – ranked 910th in 1995
- Kyara – ranked 928th in in 1999
- Meranda – ranked 1000th in 1994
- Micayla – ranked 950th in 1997
- Miesha – ranked 998th in 1991
- Miriah – ranked 948th in 1991
- Nohely – ranked 896th in 1994
- Shae – ranked 925th in 1998
- Shaniece – ranked 937th in 1992 (influence: singer Shanice)
- Shannen – ranked 893rd in 1993
- Shaquana – ranked 919th in 1991
- Shawnee – ranked 871st in 1992
- Tatyanna – ranked 952nd in in 1999
- Tiesha – ranked 925th in 1991
- Yamilex – ranked 707th in 1996 (influence: telenovela Como tu, ninguna)
- Yulisa – ranked 988th in 1997 (influence: variant of Yulissa)
- Yulissa – ranked 424th in 1997 (influence: telenovela Te sigo amando)
Boy Names
- Arman – ranked 980th in 1999
- Christion – ranked 988th in 1998
- Coleton – ranked 907th in 1997
- Colter – ranked 997th in 1992
- Damarcus – ranked 995th in 1995
- Davonta – ranked 918th in 1992
- Devaughn – ranked 924th in 1993
- Dijon – ranked 916th in 1991
- Dustyn – ranked 1000th in 1995
- Jacquez – ranked 864th in 1998
- Jajuan – ranked 983rd in 1997
- Jelani – ranked 932nd in 1998 (influence: basketball player Jelani McCoy)
- Keandre – ranked 957th in 1997
- Keifer – ranked 924th in 1991 (influence: actor Kiefer Sutherland)
- Keion – ranked 870th in 1996
- Kenan – ranked 968th in 1997
- Khari – ranked 853rd in 1994
- Miguelangel – ranked 965th in 1998
- Mykel – ranked 869th in 1990
- Raquan – ranked 879th in 1996
- Rashaan – ranked 938th in 1995
- Shyheim – ranked 817th in 1994 (influence: rapper Shyheim)
- Tavian – ranked 862nd in 1998
- Tyreese – ranked 892nd in 1999 (influence: singer Tyrese)
- Tyreke – ranked 739th in 1999
- Tyrik – ranked 895th in 1998
- Tyrin – ranked 942nd in 1994
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The other day when I was out and about I met a woman with a 2.5 year old girl she’d named Micayla/Mikaila/etc. My elderly mother hadn’t heard the name before and I said we needed to see if you’d mentioned it in your blog and yup, you surely have!
How funny that I just posted about that one! What good timing we have. :)
What about zafir?
I just checked on Zafir, and I don’t think that one has ever ranked before in the U.S.