Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1988
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(64,168) |
Michael |
64,168 |
| 2(53,015) |
Christopher |
53,015 |
| 3(45,875) |
Matthew |
45,875 |
| 4(42,650) |
Joshua |
42,650 |
| 5(35,745) |
Andrew |
35,745 |
| 6(35,330) |
David |
35,330 |
| 7(35,055) |
Justin |
35,055 |
| 8(34,718) |
Daniel |
34,718 |
| 9(32,521) |
James |
32,521 |
| 10(30,317) |
Robert |
30,317 |
| 11(29,423) |
John |
29,423 |
| 12(29,019) |
Joseph |
29,019 |
| 13(27,750) |
Ryan |
27,750 |
| 14(25,300) |
Nicholas |
25,300 |
| 15(24,348) |
Jonathan |
24,348 |
| 16(24,125) |
William |
24,125 |
| 17(23,744) |
Brandon |
23,744 |
| 18(23,643) |
Anthony |
23,643 |
| 19(20,174) |
Eric |
20,174 |
| 20(20,170) |
Kevin |
20,170 |
| 21(19,896) |
Kyle |
19,896 |
| 22(19,529) |
Brian |
19,529 |
| 23(18,808) |
Thomas |
18,808 |
| 24(17,864) |
Steven |
17,864 |
| 25(16,808) |
Timothy |
16,808 |
| 26(16,465) |
Adam |
16,465 |
| 27(15,916) |
Jason |
15,916 |
| 28(15,883) |
Jacob |
15,883 |
| 29(15,871) |
Zachary |
15,871 |
| 30(15,187) |
Benjamin |
15,187 |
| 31(14,409) |
Aaron |
14,409 |
| 32(14,145) |
Richard |
14,145 |
| 33(13,349) |
Tyler |
13,349 |
| 34(13,338) |
Alexander |
13,338 |
| 35(13,170) |
Jeremy |
13,170 |
| 36(12,399) |
Jeffrey |
12,399 |
| 37(12,108) |
Charles |
12,108 |
| 38(11,794) |
Sean |
11,794 |
| 39(11,717) |
Mark |
11,717 |
| 40(11,607) |
Stephen |
11,607 |
| 41(11,421) |
Travis |
11,421 |
| 42(11,401) |
Patrick |
11,401 |
| 43(10,583) |
Cody |
10,583 |
| 44(10,154) |
Nathan |
10,154 |
| 45(9,564) |
Samuel |
9,564 |
| 46(9,435) |
Paul |
9,435 |
| 47(9,354) |
Scott |
9,354 |
| 48(9,336) |
Dustin |
9,336 |
| 49(9,008) |
Jose |
9,008 |
| 50(8,631) |
Gregory |
8,631 |
| 51(8,567) |
Kenneth |
8,567 |
| 52(8,490) |
Jordan |
8,490 |
| 53(8,074) |
Derek |
8,074 |
| 54(8,036) |
Bryan |
8,036 |
| 55(7,912) |
Jesse |
7,912 |
| 56(7,330) |
Corey |
7,330 |
| 57(7,017) |
Bradley |
7,017 |
| 58(6,408) |
Alex |
6,408 |
| 59(6,267) |
Cory |
6,267 |
| 60(6,210) |
Jared |
6,210 |
| 61(5,893) |
Shawn |
5,893 |
| 62(5,801) |
Edward |
5,801 |
| 63(5,588) |
Austin |
5,588 |
| 64(5,424) |
Peter |
5,424 |
| 65(5,297) |
Chad |
5,297 |
| 66(5,207) |
Marcus |
5,207 |
| 67(5,173) |
Shane |
5,173 |
| 68(5,172) |
Juan |
5,172 |
| 69(4,985) |
Cameron |
4,985 |
| 70(4,948) |
Keith |
4,948 |
| 71(4,574) |
Phillip |
4,574 |
| 72(4,461) |
Antonio |
4,461 |
| 73(4,375) |
Brett |
4,375 |
| 74(4,336) |
Evan |
4,336 |
| 75(4,331) |
Luis |
4,331 |
| 76(4,329) |
Donald |
4,329 |
| 77(4,315) |
Ian |
4,315 |
| 78(4,296) |
George |
4,296 |
| 79(4,172) |
Ronald |
4,172 |
| 80(4,127) |
Carlos |
4,127 |
| 81(4,056) |
Vincent |
4,056 |
| 82(4,054) |
Nathaniel |
4,054 |
| 83(4,039) |
Casey |
4,039 |
| 84(4,036) |
Raymond |
4,036 |
| 85(3,939) |
Joel |
3,939 |
| 86(3,936) |
Christian |
3,936 |
| 87(3,695) |
Trevor |
3,695 |
| 88(3,654) |
Douglas |
3,654 |
| 89(3,629) |
Victor |
3,629 |
| 90(3,492) |
Seth |
3,492 |
| 90(3,492) |
Taylor |
3,492 |
| 92(3,478) |
Erik |
3,478 |
| 92(3,478) |
Wesley |
3,478 |
| 94(3,373) |
Philip |
3,373 |
| 95(3,323) |
Mitchell |
3,323 |
| 96(3,308) |
Derrick |
3,308 |
| 97(3,306) |
Craig |
3,306 |
| 98(3,301) |
Devin |
3,301 |
| 99(3,271) |
Frank |
3,271 |
| 100(3,244) |
Gary |
3,244 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(51,557) |
Jessica |
51,557 |
| 2(49,975) |
Ashley |
49,975 |
| 3(39,459) |
Amanda |
39,459 |
| 4(28,374) |
Sarah |
28,374 |
| 5(27,893) |
Jennifer |
27,893 |
| 6(26,817) |
Brittany |
26,817 |
| 7(22,844) |
Stephanie |
22,844 |
| 8(20,700) |
Samantha |
20,700 |
| 9(20,314) |
Nicole |
20,314 |
| 10(20,042) |
Elizabeth |
20,042 |
| 11(19,638) |
Lauren |
19,638 |
| 12(18,570) |
Megan |
18,570 |
| 13(18,363) |
Tiffany |
18,363 |
| 14(18,033) |
Heather |
18,033 |
| 15(16,676) |
Amber |
16,676 |
| 16(16,545) |
Melissa |
16,545 |
| 17(16,254) |
Danielle |
16,254 |
| 18(15,871) |
Emily |
15,871 |
| 19(15,348) |
Rachel |
15,348 |
| 20(13,432) |
Kayla |
13,432 |
| 21(13,339) |
Michelle |
13,339 |
| 22(12,954) |
Christina |
12,954 |
| 23(12,127) |
Laura |
12,127 |
| 24(12,043) |
Courtney |
12,043 |
| 25(11,949) |
Kimberly |
11,949 |
| 26(11,876) |
Rebecca |
11,876 |
| 27(11,154) |
Katherine |
11,154 |
| 28(10,101) |
Crystal |
10,101 |
| 29(10,034) |
Amy |
10,034 |
| 30(10,018) |
Sara |
10,018 |
| 31(9,591) |
Erica |
9,591 |
| 32(8,916) |
Kelly |
8,916 |
| 33(8,880) |
Chelsea |
8,880 |
| 34(8,517) |
Mary |
8,517 |
| 35(8,391) |
Andrea |
8,391 |
| 36(8,382) |
Kristen |
8,382 |
| 37(8,267) |
Erin |
8,267 |
| 38(7,915) |
Angela |
7,915 |
| 39(7,851) |
Whitney |
7,851 |
| 40(7,770) |
Katie |
7,770 |
| 41(7,516) |
Vanessa |
7,516 |
| 42(7,283) |
Victoria |
7,283 |
| 43(7,267) |
Lisa |
7,267 |
| 44(7,246) |
Caitlin |
7,246 |
| 45(7,187) |
Jamie |
7,187 |
| 46(7,145) |
Allison |
7,145 |
| 47(7,134) |
Alyssa |
7,134 |
| 48(7,001) |
Lindsey |
7,001 |
| 49(6,972) |
Alexandra |
6,972 |
| 50(6,700) |
Alicia |
6,700 |
| 51(6,612) |
Christine |
6,612 |
| 52(6,576) |
Brittney |
6,576 |
| 53(6,446) |
Jasmine |
6,446 |
| 54(6,443) |
Anna |
6,443 |
| 55(6,342) |
Kathryn |
6,342 |
| 56(6,255) |
Shannon |
6,255 |
| 57(6,025) |
Lindsay |
6,025 |
| 58(6,019) |
Kristin |
6,019 |
| 59(5,726) |
Cassandra |
5,726 |
| 60(5,713) |
Maria |
5,713 |
| 61(5,562) |
Hannah |
5,562 |
| 62(5,544) |
Jacqueline |
5,544 |
| 63(5,483) |
Natalie |
5,483 |
| 64(5,452) |
Kelsey |
5,452 |
| 65(4,839) |
April |
4,839 |
| 66(4,607) |
Jenna |
4,607 |
| 67(4,606) |
Tara |
4,606 |
| 68(4,578) |
Kristina |
4,578 |
| 69(4,504) |
Catherine |
4,504 |
| 70(4,463) |
Monica |
4,463 |
| 71(4,462) |
Julie |
4,462 |
| 72(4,217) |
Holly |
4,217 |
| 73(4,039) |
Natasha |
4,039 |
| 74(4,019) |
Krystal |
4,019 |
| 75(3,927) |
Kathleen |
3,927 |
| 76(3,886) |
Erika |
3,886 |
| 77(3,799) |
Patricia |
3,799 |
| 78(3,796) |
Morgan |
3,796 |
| 79(3,784) |
Cynthia |
3,784 |
| 80(3,761) |
Kendra |
3,761 |
| 81(3,609) |
Meghan |
3,609 |
| 82(3,558) |
Leah |
3,558 |
| 83(3,525) |
Veronica |
3,525 |
| 84(3,510) |
Katelyn |
3,510 |
| 85(3,489) |
Diana |
3,489 |
| 86(3,461) |
Molly |
3,461 |
| 87(3,416) |
Brooke |
3,416 |
| 88(3,359) |
Julia |
3,359 |
| 89(3,270) |
Bethany |
3,270 |
| 90(3,192) |
Dana |
3,192 |
| 91(3,169) |
Brandi |
3,169 |
| 92(3,150) |
Casey |
3,150 |
| 93(3,138) |
Margaret |
3,138 |
| 94(3,080) |
Leslie |
3,080 |
| 95(3,039) |
Kara |
3,039 |
| 96(2,963) |
Brianna |
2,963 |
| 97(2,901) |
Alexis |
2,901 |
| 98(2,841) |
Kaitlin |
2,841 |
| 99(2,834) |
Melanie |
2,834 |
| 100(2,831) |
Rachael |
2,831 |
