Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1987
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(63,663) |
Michael |
63,663 |
| 2(54,494) |
Christopher |
54,494 |
| 3(46,507) |
Matthew |
46,507 |
| 4(40,004) |
Joshua |
40,004 |
| 5(36,796) |
David |
36,796 |
| 6(36,205) |
Andrew |
36,205 |
| 7(35,875) |
Daniel |
35,875 |
| 8(32,660) |
James |
32,660 |
| 9(31,492) |
Justin |
31,492 |
| 10(30,240) |
Robert |
30,240 |
| 11(29,553) |
John |
29,553 |
| 12(28,519) |
Joseph |
28,519 |
| 13(28,490) |
Ryan |
28,490 |
| 14(24,823) |
Brandon |
24,823 |
| 15(24,203) |
William |
24,203 |
| 16(23,249) |
Nicholas |
23,249 |
| 17(23,123) |
Anthony |
23,123 |
| 18(23,120) |
Jonathan |
23,120 |
| 19(20,421) |
Kevin |
20,421 |
| 20(20,363) |
Brian |
20,363 |
| 21(20,203) |
Eric |
20,203 |
| 22(19,866) |
Kyle |
19,866 |
| 23(19,349) |
Jason |
19,349 |
| 24(18,137) |
Thomas |
18,137 |
| 25(17,769) |
Steven |
17,769 |
| 26(17,397) |
Timothy |
17,397 |
| 27(16,931) |
Adam |
16,931 |
| 28(14,890) |
Benjamin |
14,890 |
| 29(14,473) |
Jeremy |
14,473 |
| 30(14,402) |
Richard |
14,402 |
| 31(14,326) |
Jacob |
14,326 |
| 32(13,477) |
Jeffrey |
13,477 |
| 33(13,203) |
Zachary |
13,203 |
| 34(12,684) |
Aaron |
12,684 |
| 35(12,176) |
Charles |
12,176 |
| 36(11,996) |
Mark |
11,996 |
| 37(11,837) |
Alexander |
11,837 |
| 38(11,551) |
Stephen |
11,551 |
| 39(11,539) |
Tyler |
11,539 |
| 40(11,455) |
Sean |
11,455 |
| 41(11,143) |
Patrick |
11,143 |
| 42(10,397) |
Travis |
10,397 |
| 43(10,193) |
Scott |
10,193 |
| 44(10,108) |
Dustin |
10,108 |
| 45(9,910) |
Nathan |
9,910 |
| 46(9,706) |
Paul |
9,706 |
| 47(9,136) |
Gregory |
9,136 |
| 48(8,738) |
Jose |
8,738 |
| 49(8,675) |
Cody |
8,675 |
| 50(8,576) |
Samuel |
8,576 |
| 51(8,561) |
Bryan |
8,561 |
| 52(8,406) |
Jordan |
8,406 |
| 53(8,354) |
Kenneth |
8,354 |
| 54(8,253) |
Derek |
8,253 |
| 55(7,982) |
Jesse |
7,982 |
| 56(6,916) |
Bradley |
6,916 |
| 57(6,443) |
Corey |
6,443 |
| 58(6,206) |
Jared |
6,206 |
| 59(6,202) |
Shawn |
6,202 |
| 60(6,043) |
Alex |
6,043 |
| 61(5,911) |
Edward |
5,911 |
| 62(5,849) |
Cory |
5,849 |
| 63(5,622) |
Chad |
5,622 |
| 64(5,554) |
Peter |
5,554 |
| 65(5,305) |
Shane |
5,305 |
| 66(4,976) |
Juan |
4,976 |
| 67(4,950) |
Marcus |
4,950 |
| 68(4,814) |
Phillip |
4,814 |
| 69(4,782) |
Keith |
4,782 |
| 70(4,501) |
Donald |
4,501 |
| 71(4,429) |
Brett |
4,429 |
| 72(4,421) |
Antonio |
4,421 |
| 73(4,153) |
Ronald |
4,153 |
| 74(4,148) |
Carlos |
4,148 |
| 75(4,138) |
Joel |
4,138 |
| 76(4,096) |
Austin |
4,096 |
| 77(4,089) |
George |
4,089 |
| 78(4,050) |
Nathaniel |
4,050 |
| 79(3,996) |
Raymond |
3,996 |
| 80(3,926) |
Casey |
3,926 |
| 81(3,924) |
Ian |
3,924 |
| 82(3,920) |
Luis |
3,920 |
| 83(3,869) |
Evan |
3,869 |
| 84(3,839) |
Philip |
3,839 |
| 85(3,803) |
Douglas |
3,803 |
| 86(3,534) |
Derrick |
3,534 |
| 87(3,486) |
Gary |
3,486 |
| 88(3,364) |
Craig |
3,364 |
| 89(3,338) |
Seth |
3,338 |
| 90(3,324) |
Christian |
3,324 |
| 91(3,307) |
Victor |
3,307 |
| 92(3,244) |
Wesley |
3,244 |
| 93(3,236) |
Trevor |
3,236 |
| 94(3,231) |
Erik |
3,231 |
| 95(3,174) |
Vincent |
3,174 |
| 96(3,159) |
Cameron |
3,159 |
| 97(3,124) |
Frank |
3,124 |
| 98(3,079) |
Gabriel |
3,079 |
| 99(3,076) |
Devin |
3,076 |
| 100(2,909) |
Curtis |
2,909 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(55,996) |
Jessica |
55,996 |
| 2(54,853) |
Ashley |
54,853 |
| 3(41,786) |
Amanda |
41,786 |
| 4(32,708) |
Jennifer |
32,708 |
| 5(27,895) |
Sarah |
27,895 |
| 6(22,402) |
Stephanie |
22,402 |
| 7(22,231) |
Brittany |
22,231 |
| 8(20,286) |
Nicole |
20,286 |
| 9(18,982) |
Heather |
18,982 |
| 10(18,608) |
Elizabeth |
18,608 |
| 11(17,944) |
Samantha |
17,944 |
| 12(17,823) |
Megan |
17,823 |
| 13(17,674) |
Melissa |
17,674 |
| 14(17,009) |
Danielle |
17,009 |
| 15(16,749) |
Amber |
16,749 |
| 16(16,708) |
Lauren |
16,708 |
| 17(15,644) |
Rachel |
15,644 |
| 18(14,743) |
Tiffany |
14,743 |
| 19(14,711) |
Emily |
14,711 |
| 20(13,818) |
Christina |
13,818 |
| 21(13,034) |
Michelle |
13,034 |
| 22(13,032) |
Laura |
13,032 |
| 23(13,030) |
Kimberly |
13,030 |
| 24(11,787) |
Amy |
11,787 |
| 25(11,626) |
Rebecca |
11,626 |
| 26(11,011) |
Crystal |
11,011 |
| 27(10,579) |
Kayla |
10,579 |
| 28(10,438) |
Katherine |
10,438 |
| 29(10,090) |
Sara |
10,090 |
| 30(9,866) |
Kelly |
9,866 |
| 31(9,328) |
Erica |
9,328 |
| 32(8,923) |
Whitney |
8,923 |
| 33(8,909) |
Courtney |
8,909 |
| 34(8,847) |
Erin |
8,847 |
| 35(8,581) |
Angela |
8,581 |
| 36(8,496) |
Andrea |
8,496 |
| 37(8,395) |
Mary |
8,395 |
| 38(8,196) |
Katie |
8,196 |
| 39(7,916) |
Jamie |
7,916 |
| 40(7,549) |
Lisa |
7,549 |
| 41(7,457) |
Lindsey |
7,457 |
| 42(7,360) |
Kristen |
7,360 |
| 43(7,348) |
Vanessa |
7,348 |
| 44(7,340) |
Allison |
7,340 |
| 45(6,968) |
Shannon |
6,968 |
| 46(6,776) |
Alicia |
6,776 |
| 47(6,630) |
Chelsea |
6,630 |
| 48(6,620) |
Christine |
6,620 |
| 49(6,530) |
Lindsay |
6,530 |
| 50(6,255) |
Victoria |
6,255 |
| 51(6,237) |
Kathryn |
6,237 |
| 52(6,169) |
Anna |
6,169 |
| 53(5,677) |
Maria |
5,677 |
| 54(5,627) |
Jacqueline |
5,627 |
| 55(5,463) |
Kristin |
5,463 |
| 56(5,330) |
Natalie |
5,330 |
| 57(5,305) |
Jenna |
5,305 |
| 58(5,295) |
April |
5,295 |
| 59(5,219) |
Alexandra |
5,219 |
| 60(5,136) |
Alyssa |
5,136 |
| 61(5,127) |
Brittney |
5,127 |
| 62(5,018) |
Kristina |
5,018 |
| 63(4,989) |
Caitlin |
4,989 |
| 64(4,809) |
Monica |
4,809 |
| 65(4,739) |
Julie |
4,739 |
| 66(4,594) |
Hannah |
4,594 |
| 67(4,574) |
Kelsey |
4,574 |
| 68(4,555) |
Cassandra |
4,555 |
| 69(4,446) |
Tara |
4,446 |
| 70(4,378) |
Krystal |
4,378 |
| 71(4,259) |
Holly |
4,259 |
| 72(4,165) |
Kathleen |
4,165 |
| 73(4,131) |
Natasha |
4,131 |
| 74(4,108) |
Catherine |
4,108 |
| 75(3,994) |
Erika |
3,994 |
| 76(3,913) |
Patricia |
3,913 |
| 77(3,841) |
Kendra |
3,841 |
| 78(3,771) |
Meghan |
3,771 |
| 79(3,723) |
Jasmine |
3,723 |
| 80(3,616) |
Veronica |
3,616 |
| 81(3,582) |
Casey |
3,582 |
| 82(3,454) |
Leah |
3,454 |
| 83(3,422) |
Dana |
3,422 |
| 84(3,392) |
Cynthia |
3,392 |
| 85(3,355) |
Diana |
3,355 |
| 86(3,331) |
Julia |
3,331 |
| 87(3,294) |
Bethany |
3,294 |
| 88(3,244) |
Brandi |
3,244 |
| 89(3,194) |
Leslie |
3,194 |
| 90(3,146) |
Margaret |
3,146 |
| 91(3,138) |
Mallory |
3,138 |
| 92(3,032) |
Brandy |
3,032 |
| 93(2,964) |
Valerie |
2,964 |
| 94(2,955) |
Brooke |
2,955 |
| 95(2,928) |
Morgan |
2,928 |
| 96(2,909) |
Felicia |
2,909 |
| 97(2,891) |
Molly |
2,891 |
| 98(2,833) |
Rachael |
2,833 |
| 99(2,793) |
Jillian |
2,793 |
| 100(2,771) |
Alison |
2,771 |
