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The most popular names in 1988

Ranks are per sex, and names with the same count share a rank. Pick any name to see its whole story.

‹ 19871989 ›

Top 100 girls' names

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #11Lauren19,637
  12. #12Megan18,570
  13. #13Tiffany18,364
  14. #14Heather18,033
  15. #15Amber16,676
  16. #16Melissa16,546
  17. #17Danielle16,253
  18. #18Emily15,869
  19. #19Rachel15,348
  20. #20Kayla13,433
  21. #21Michelle13,339
  22. #22Christina12,954
  23. #23Laura12,126
  24. #24Courtney12,043
  25. #25Kimberly11,948
  26. #26Rebecca11,877
  27. #27Katherine11,154
  28. #28Crystal10,101
  29. #29Amy10,034
  30. #30Sara10,020
  31. #31Erica9,591
  32. #32Kelly8,917
  33. #33Chelsea8,879
  34. #34Mary8,518
  35. #35Andrea8,392
  36. #36Kristen8,382
  37. #37Erin8,267
  38. #38Angela7,914
  39. #39Whitney7,853
  40. #40Katie7,770
  41. #41Vanessa7,516
  42. #42Victoria7,283
  43. #43Lisa7,267
  44. #44Caitlin7,246
  45. #45Jamie7,187
  46. #46Allison7,145
  47. #47Alyssa7,135
  48. #48Lindsey7,001
  49. #49Alexandra6,972
  50. #50Alicia6,700
  51. #51Christine6,612
  52. #52Brittney6,576
  53. #53Jasmine6,446
  54. #54Anna6,444
  55. #55Kathryn6,342
  56. #56Shannon6,256
  57. #57Lindsay6,025
  58. #58Kristin6,019
  59. #59Cassandra5,727
  60. #60Maria5,713
  61. #61Hannah5,562
  62. #62Jacqueline5,544
  63. #63Natalie5,483
  64. #64Kelsey5,452
  65. #65April4,840
  66. #66Jenna4,607
  67. #67Tara4,606
  68. #68Kristina4,578
  69. #69Catherine4,504
  70. #70Monica4,463
  71. #71Julie4,462
  72. #72Holly4,217
  73. #73Natasha4,039
  74. #74Krystal4,019
  75. #75Kathleen3,927
  76. #76Erika3,886
  77. #77Patricia3,799
  78. #78Morgan3,796
  79. #79Cynthia3,784
  80. #80Kendra3,761
  81. #81Meghan3,609
  82. #82Leah3,558
  83. #83Veronica3,525
  84. #84Katelyn3,510
  85. #85Diana3,489
  86. #86Molly3,461
  87. #87Brooke3,416
  88. #88Julia3,359
  89. #89Bethany3,270
  90. #90Dana3,192
  91. #91Brandi3,169
  92. #92Casey3,150
  93. #93Margaret3,139
  94. #94Leslie3,079
  95. #95Kara3,039
  96. #96Brianna2,963
  97. #97Alexis2,900
  98. #98Kaitlin2,841
  99. #99Melanie2,834
  100. #100Rachael2,831

Top 100 boys' names

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #11John29,427
  12. #12Joseph29,019
  13. #13Ryan27,747
  14. #14Nicholas25,303
  15. #15Jonathan24,349
  16. #16William24,126
  17. #17Brandon23,744
  18. #18Anthony23,644
  19. #19Eric20,175
  20. #20Kevin20,168
  21. #21Kyle19,895
  22. #22Brian19,532
  23. #23Thomas18,806
  24. #24Steven17,865
  25. #25Timothy16,807
  26. #26Adam16,467
  27. #27Jason15,917
  28. #28Jacob15,883
  29. #29Zachary15,870
  30. #30Benjamin15,187
  31. #31Aaron14,408
  32. #32Richard14,144
  33. #33Tyler13,349
  34. #34Alexander13,341
  35. #35Jeremy13,169
  36. #36Jeffrey12,401
  37. #37Charles12,109
  38. #38Sean11,794
  39. #39Mark11,715
  40. #40Stephen11,607
  41. #41Travis11,423
  42. #42Patrick11,400
  43. #43Cody10,583
  44. #44Nathan10,154
  45. #45Samuel9,564
  46. #46Paul9,438
  47. #47Scott9,351
  48. #48Dustin9,337
  49. #49Jose9,007
  50. #50Gregory8,629
  51. #51Kenneth8,567
  52. #52Jordan8,490
  53. #53Derek8,073
  54. #54Bryan8,036
  55. #55Jesse7,914
  56. #56Corey7,328
  57. #57Bradley7,017
  58. #58Alex6,408
  59. #59Cory6,266
  60. #60Jared6,211
  61. #61Shawn5,893
  62. #62Edward5,801
  63. #63Austin5,588
  64. #64Peter5,425
  65. #65Chad5,299
  66. #66Marcus5,207
  67. #67Shane5,173
  68. #68Juan5,171
  69. #69Cameron4,985
  70. #70Keith4,949
  71. #71Phillip4,576
  72. #72Antonio4,461
  73. #73Brett4,375
  74. #74Evan4,337
  75. #75Luis4,333
  76. #76Donald4,328
  77. #77Ian4,315
  78. #78George4,296
  79. #79Ronald4,173
  80. #80Carlos4,127
  81. #81Nathaniel4,054
  82. #81Vincent4,054
  83. #83Casey4,039
  84. #84Raymond4,036
  85. #85Joel3,940
  86. #86Christian3,937
  87. #87Trevor3,695
  88. #88Douglas3,655
  89. #89Victor3,628
  90. #90Seth3,493
  91. #91Taylor3,492
  92. #92Erik3,478
  93. #92Wesley3,478
  94. #94Philip3,373
  95. #95Mitchell3,323
  96. #96Craig3,306
  97. #97Derrick3,304
  98. #98Devin3,302
  99. #99Frank3,271
  100. #100Gary3,244