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