Annual ranking
1989 U.S. baby name rankings
Continue through the boy and girl rankings for this year.
Leading boy name
Philip
3,326 recorded births
Leading girl name
Kara
3,122 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Philip | 101 | 3,326 |
| Garrett | 102 | 3,315 |
| Jesus | 103 | 3,291 |
| Logan | 104 | 3,281 |
| Craig | 105 | 3,156 |
| Gary | 106 | 3,126 |
| Spencer | 106 | 3,126 |
| Miguel | 108 | 3,081 |
| Frank | 109 | 3,054 |
| Gabriel | 110 | 3,037 |
| Curtis | 111 | 2,964 |
| Johnathan | 111 | 2,964 |
| Chase | 113 | 2,866 |
| Lucas | 114 | 2,861 |
| Dylan | 115 | 2,853 |
| Mario | 116 | 2,843 |
| Martin | 117 | 2,797 |
| Brent | 118 | 2,749 |
| Ricardo | 119 | 2,736 |
| Alan | 120 | 2,733 |
| Luke | 121 | 2,712 |
| Jorge | 122 | 2,703 |
| Dennis | 123 | 2,675 |
| Troy | 124 | 2,636 |
| Francisco | 125 | 2,621 |
| Colin | 126 | 2,604 |
| Randy | 126 | 2,604 |
| Jonathon | 128 | 2,528 |
| Jeffery | 129 | 2,478 |
| Allen | 130 | 2,360 |
| Larry | 131 | 2,337 |
| Tony | 132 | 2,301 |
| Johnny | 133 | 2,298 |
| Andre | 134 | 2,274 |
| Carl | 135 | 2,258 |
| Russell | 136 | 2,217 |
| Isaac | 137 | 2,210 |
| Julian | 137 | 2,210 |
| Manuel | 139 | 2,207 |
| Angel | 140 | 2,176 |
| Henry | 141 | 2,174 |
| Jerry | 142 | 2,164 |
| Mathew | 143 | 2,162 |
| Jeremiah | 144 | 2,147 |
| Brendan | 145 | 2,146 |
| Todd | 146 | 2,125 |
| Edgar | 147 | 2,105 |
| Alejandro | 148 | 2,085 |
| Roberto | 149 | 2,017 |
| Drew | 150 | 2,012 |
| Terry | 151 | 2,003 |
| Jake | 152 | 1,965 |
| Oscar | 152 | 1,965 |
| Clayton | 154 | 1,962 |
| Kristopher | 155 | 1,957 |
| Eduardo | 156 | 1,937 |
| Colton | 157 | 1,925 |
| Danny | 158 | 1,912 |
| Ricky | 159 | 1,897 |
| Marc | 160 | 1,893 |
| Calvin | 161 | 1,869 |
| Randall | 162 | 1,848 |
| Louis | 163 | 1,834 |
| Micheal | 164 | 1,833 |
| Lance | 165 | 1,823 |
| Javier | 166 | 1,815 |
| Hector | 167 | 1,806 |
| Ross | 168 | 1,787 |
| Levi | 169 | 1,783 |
| Albert | 170 | 1,763 |
| Edwin | 171 | 1,761 |
| Bobby | 172 | 1,759 |
| Sergio | 173 | 1,754 |
| Lawrence | 174 | 1,753 |
| Jimmy | 175 | 1,745 |
| Bryant | 176 | 1,737 |
| Rodney | 176 | 1,737 |
| Jack | 178 | 1,717 |
| Devon | 179 | 1,716 |
| Grant | 180 | 1,680 |
| Bryce | 181 | 1,635 |
| Omar | 182 | 1,631 |
| Darren | 183 | 1,625 |
| Walter | 184 | 1,612 |
| Max | 185 | 1,606 |
| Ruben | 186 | 1,598 |
| Fernando | 187 | 1,582 |
| Lee | 188 | 1,545 |
| Arthur | 189 | 1,533 |
| Ivan | 189 | 1,533 |
| Nicolas | 191 | 1,530 |
| Jon | 192 | 1,509 |
| Billy | 193 | 1,505 |
| Darius | 194 | 1,504 |
| Joe | 195 | 1,493 |
| Roger | 196 | 1,477 |
| Jamie | 197 | 1,474 |
| Dominic | 198 | 1,471 |
| Pedro | 199 | 1,470 |
| Preston | 199 | 1,470 |
Girl names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Kara | 101 | 3,122 |
| Bethany | 102 | 3,082 |
| Casey | 103 | 3,079 |
| Alexandria | 104 | 3,060 |
| Dana | 105 | 2,997 |
| Jillian | 106 | 2,922 |
| Angelica | 107 | 2,876 |
| Leslie | 108 | 2,864 |
| Rachael | 109 | 2,833 |
| Karen | 110 | 2,759 |
| Felicia | 111 | 2,750 |
| Gabrielle | 112 | 2,719 |
| Caroline | 113 | 2,661 |
| Katrina | 114 | 2,624 |
| Kiara | 114 | 2,624 |
| Sabrina | 116 | 2,572 |
| Valerie | 117 | 2,562 |
| Britney | 118 | 2,494 |
| Alison | 119 | 2,489 |
| Meagan | 120 | 2,465 |
| Brandy | 121 | 2,454 |
| Olivia | 122 | 2,439 |
| Alisha | 123 | 2,437 |
| Paige | 124 | 2,392 |
| Haley | 125 | 2,362 |
| Briana | 126 | 2,353 |
| Desiree | 127 | 2,348 |
| Nancy | 128 | 2,343 |
| Sandra | 129 | 2,327 |
| Miranda | 130 | 2,326 |
| Ana | 131 | 2,275 |
| Brenda | 132 | 2,271 |
| Candace | 133 | 2,270 |
| Candice | 134 | 2,260 |
| Adriana | 135 | 2,259 |
| Nichole | 136 | 2,233 |
| Krista | 137 | 2,224 |
| Jaclyn | 138 | 2,218 |
| Monique | 139 | 2,208 |
| Chelsey | 140 | 2,202 |
| Gina | 141 | 2,169 |
| Joanna | 142 | 2,116 |
| Lacey | 143 | 2,076 |
| Ashlee | 144 | 2,045 |
| Denise | 145 | 2,034 |
| Stacey | 146 | 2,020 |
| Mallory | 147 | 1,970 |
| Carrie | 148 | 1,957 |
| Emma | 149 | 1,938 |
| Grace | 150 | 1,927 |
| Kylie | 150 | 1,927 |
| Stacy | 152 | 1,882 |
| Anne | 153 | 1,880 |
| Rebekah | 154 | 1,869 |
| Sierra | 155 | 1,863 |
| Tabitha | 156 | 1,853 |
| Linda | 157 | 1,845 |
| Carolyn | 158 | 1,809 |
| Colleen | 158 | 1,809 |
| Robin | 160 | 1,800 |
| Susan | 160 | 1,800 |
| Deanna | 162 | 1,757 |
| Breanna | 163 | 1,747 |
| Priscilla | 164 | 1,740 |
| Kelli | 165 | 1,734 |
| Cristina | 166 | 1,733 |
| Angel | 167 | 1,716 |
| Meredith | 168 | 1,698 |
| Sasha | 168 | 1,698 |
| Audrey | 170 | 1,686 |
| Claire | 171 | 1,671 |
| Renee | 172 | 1,658 |
| Dominique | 173 | 1,641 |
| Bridget | 174 | 1,635 |
| Melinda | 175 | 1,586 |
| Ebony | 176 | 1,577 |
| Cindy | 177 | 1,566 |
| Justine | 178 | 1,565 |
| Carly | 179 | 1,553 |
| Theresa | 180 | 1,546 |
| Heidi | 181 | 1,540 |
| Karina | 182 | 1,539 |
| Kirsten | 183 | 1,538 |
| Teresa | 184 | 1,534 |
| Arielle | 185 | 1,530 |
| Barbara | 186 | 1,493 |
| Tamara | 187 | 1,486 |
| Autumn | 188 | 1,482 |
| Tracy | 189 | 1,465 |
| Latoya | 190 | 1,463 |
| Mayra | 191 | 1,455 |
| Claudia | 192 | 1,416 |
| Tanya | 193 | 1,387 |
| Kristine | 194 | 1,378 |
| Marie | 195 | 1,377 |
| Cassie | 196 | 1,375 |
| Jacquelyn | 197 | 1,365 |
| Wendy | 198 | 1,341 |
| Pamela | 199 | 1,331 |
| Ashleigh | 200 | 1,330 |