Annual ranking
1989 U.S. baby name rankings
Compare the names recorded most often for boys and girls born in this year.
Leading boy name
Michael
65,409 recorded births
Leading girl name
Jessica
47,887 recorded births
Annual rankings show what parents chose in 1989. 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 | 65,409 |
| Christopher | 2 | 53,184 |
| Matthew | 3 | 45,374 |
| Joshua | 4 | 44,099 |
| David | 5 | 35,223 |
| Daniel | 6 | 35,009 |
| Andrew | 7 | 34,818 |
| Justin | 8 | 32,852 |
| James | 9 | 32,720 |
| Robert | 10 | 30,073 |
| Joseph | 11 | 29,882 |
| John | 12 | 29,853 |
| Ryan | 13 | 28,407 |
| Nicholas | 14 | 28,231 |
| William | 15 | 24,674 |
| Anthony | 16 | 24,423 |
| Jonathan | 17 | 23,607 |
| Brandon | 18 | 23,310 |
| Kevin | 19 | 21,209 |
| Kyle | 20 | 20,879 |
| Eric | 21 | 18,978 |
| Steven | 22 | 18,929 |
| Thomas | 23 | 18,436 |
| Brian | 24 | 18,108 |
| Zachary | 25 | 18,078 |
| Jacob | 26 | 17,834 |
| Adam | 27 | 16,928 |
| Timothy | 28 | 16,427 |
| Benjamin | 29 | 15,733 |
| Tyler | 30 | 15,590 |
| Aaron | 31 | 15,311 |
| Alexander | 32 | 14,524 |
| Richard | 33 | 14,133 |
| Jeremy | 34 | 13,080 |
| Jason | 35 | 12,614 |
| Charles | 36 | 12,245 |
| Jeffrey | 37 | 12,012 |
| Patrick | 38 | 11,988 |
| Sean | 39 | 11,896 |
| Stephen | 40 | 11,736 |
| Travis | 41 | 11,528 |
| Mark | 42 | 11,324 |
| Nathan | 43 | 10,907 |
| Jordan | 44 | 10,884 |
| Cody | 45 | 10,822 |
| Jose | 46 | 10,330 |
| Samuel | 47 | 10,107 |
| Dustin | 48 | 9,715 |
| Paul | 49 | 9,029 |
| Jesse | 50 | 8,855 |
| Scott | 51 | 8,850 |
| Gregory | 52 | 8,758 |
| Kenneth | 53 | 8,555 |
| Derek | 54 | 8,365 |
| Corey | 55 | 8,004 |
| Bryan | 56 | 7,852 |
| Jared | 57 | 7,018 |
| Bradley | 58 | 6,977 |
| Austin | 59 | 6,886 |
| Alex | 60 | 6,542 |
| Cory | 61 | 6,450 |
| Edward | 62 | 5,849 |
| Juan | 63 | 5,780 |
| Cameron | 64 | 5,592 |
| Shawn | 65 | 5,479 |
| Peter | 66 | 5,411 |
| Marcus | 67 | 5,395 |
| Ian | 68 | 4,948 |
| Evan | 69 | 4,926 |
| Keith | 70 | 4,892 |
| Shane | 71 | 4,861 |
| Taylor | 72 | 4,858 |
| Luis | 73 | 4,852 |
| Chad | 74 | 4,723 |
| Phillip | 75 | 4,721 |
| Antonio | 76 | 4,720 |
| Carlos | 77 | 4,637 |
| Christian | 78 | 4,626 |
| George | 79 | 4,512 |
| Vincent | 80 | 4,496 |
| Brett | 81 | 4,428 |
| Donald | 82 | 4,323 |
| Trevor | 83 | 4,166 |
| Nathaniel | 84 | 4,120 |
| Ronald | 85 | 4,111 |
| Raymond | 86 | 4,106 |
| Ethan | 87 | 4,056 |
| Joel | 88 | 3,940 |
| Victor | 89 | 3,905 |
| Casey | 90 | 3,850 |
| Caleb | 91 | 3,788 |
| Douglas | 92 | 3,701 |
| Mitchell | 93 | 3,645 |
| Seth | 94 | 3,635 |
| Erik | 95 | 3,628 |
| Devin | 96 | 3,596 |
| Blake | 97 | 3,523 |
| Wesley | 98 | 3,457 |
| Derrick | 99 | 3,442 |
| Adrian | 100 | 3,418 |
Girl names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica | 1 | 47,887 |
| Ashley | 2 | 47,588 |
| Brittany | 3 | 37,791 |
| Amanda | 4 | 36,834 |
| Sarah | 5 | 27,796 |
| Samantha | 6 | 24,792 |
| Jennifer | 7 | 24,004 |
| Stephanie | 8 | 22,766 |
| Lauren | 9 | 21,065 |
| Elizabeth | 10 | 20,298 |
| Megan | 11 | 19,780 |
| Nicole | 12 | 19,034 |
| Emily | 13 | 17,324 |
| Amber | 14 | 16,760 |
| Heather | 15 | 16,248 |
| Tiffany | 16 | 15,716 |
| Danielle | 17 | 15,366 |
| Rachel | 18 | 15,357 |
| Melissa | 19 | 15,204 |
| Kayla | 20 | 14,904 |
| Courtney | 21 | 13,452 |
| Michelle | 22 | 13,376 |
| Christina | 23 | 13,140 |
| Rebecca | 24 | 12,435 |
| Laura | 25 | 11,742 |
| Katherine | 26 | 11,415 |
| Chelsea | 27 | 11,252 |
| Kimberly | 28 | 11,037 |
| Sara | 29 | 9,706 |
| Jasmine | 30 | 9,550 |
| Kelsey | 31 | 9,256 |
| Crystal | 32 | 9,103 |
| Alyssa | 33 | 9,043 |
| Erica | 34 | 9,025 |
| Amy | 35 | 8,898 |
| Kristen | 36 | 8,803 |
| Kelly | 37 | 8,759 |
| Mary | 38 | 8,645 |
| Andrea | 39 | 8,410 |
| Erin | 40 | 8,143 |
| Brittney | 41 | 7,834 |
| Hannah | 42 | 7,830 |
| Alexandra | 43 | 7,680 |
| Victoria | 44 | 7,637 |
| Katie | 45 | 7,289 |
| Allison | 46 | 7,283 |
| Angela | 47 | 7,199 |
| Lindsey | 48 | 7,069 |
| Caitlin | 49 | 7,025 |
| Vanessa | 50 | 6,961 |
| Anna | 51 | 6,899 |
| Jamie | 52 | 6,845 |
| Alicia | 53 | 6,817 |
| Cassandra | 54 | 6,698 |
| Lisa | 55 | 6,574 |
| Maria | 56 | 6,345 |
| Whitney | 57 | 6,306 |
| Kathryn | 58 | 6,294 |
| Christine | 59 | 6,134 |
| Kristin | 60 | 6,064 |
| Shannon | 61 | 5,660 |
| Natalie | 62 | 5,630 |
| Lindsay | 63 | 5,525 |
| Jacqueline | 64 | 5,445 |
| Kristina | 65 | 4,803 |
| April | 66 | 4,734 |
| Catherine | 67 | 4,559 |
| Monica | 68 | 4,502 |
| Morgan | 69 | 4,426 |
| Tara | 70 | 4,370 |
| Jenna | 71 | 4,339 |
| Jordan | 72 | 4,281 |
| Erika | 73 | 4,190 |
| Brooke | 74 | 4,148 |
| Taylor | 75 | 4,069 |
| Katelyn | 76 | 4,036 |
| Brianna | 77 | 3,995 |
| Julie | 78 | 3,942 |
| Holly | 79 | 3,893 |
| Meghan | 80 | 3,856 |
| Marissa | 81 | 3,794 |
| Krystal | 82 | 3,787 |
| Leah | 83 | 3,784 |
| Cynthia | 84 | 3,778 |
| Veronica | 85 | 3,712 |
| Diana | 86 | 3,686 |
| Natasha | 87 | 3,668 |
| Melanie | 88 | 3,629 |
| Patricia | 89 | 3,604 |
| Kathleen | 90 | 3,597 |
| Bianca | 91 | 3,593 |
| Alexis | 92 | 3,518 |
| Molly | 93 | 3,459 |
| Abigail | 94 | 3,405 |
| Kaitlyn | 95 | 3,392 |
| Julia | 96 | 3,370 |
| Margaret | 97 | 3,285 |
| Brandi | 98 | 3,249 |
| Kendra | 99 | 3,230 |
| Kaitlin | 100 | 3,170 |