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