Top baby names of 1988

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

Girls

  1. Jessica51,557
  2. Ashley49,975
  3. Amanda39,459
  4. Sarah28,374
  5. Jennifer27,893
  6. Brittany26,817
  7. Stephanie22,844
  8. Samantha20,700
  9. Nicole20,314
  10. Elizabeth20,042
  11. Lauren19,638
  12. Megan18,570
  13. Tiffany18,363
  14. Heather18,033
  15. Amber16,676
  16. Melissa16,545
  17. Danielle16,254
  18. Emily15,871
  19. Rachel15,348
  20. Kayla13,432
  21. Michelle13,339
  22. Christina12,954
  23. Laura12,127
  24. Courtney12,043
  25. Kimberly11,949
  26. Rebecca11,876
  27. Katherine11,154
  28. Crystal10,101
  29. Amy10,034
  30. Sara10,018
  31. Erica9,591
  32. Kelly8,916
  33. Chelsea8,880
  34. Mary8,517
  35. Andrea8,391
  36. Kristen8,382
  37. Erin8,267
  38. Angela7,915
  39. Whitney7,851
  40. Katie7,770
  41. Vanessa7,516
  42. Victoria7,283
  43. Lisa7,267
  44. Caitlin7,246
  45. Jamie7,187
  46. Allison7,145
  47. Alyssa7,134
  48. Lindsey7,001
  49. Alexandra6,972
  50. Alicia6,700

Boys

  1. Michael64,168
  2. Christopher53,015
  3. Matthew45,875
  4. Joshua42,650
  5. Andrew35,745
  6. David35,330
  7. Justin35,055
  8. Daniel34,718
  9. James32,521
  10. Robert30,317
  11. John29,423
  12. Joseph29,019
  13. Ryan27,750
  14. Nicholas25,300
  15. Jonathan24,348
  16. William24,125
  17. Brandon23,744
  18. Anthony23,643
  19. Eric20,174
  20. Kevin20,170
  21. Kyle19,896
  22. Brian19,529
  23. Thomas18,808
  24. Steven17,864
  25. Timothy16,808
  26. Adam16,465
  27. Jason15,916
  28. Jacob15,883
  29. Zachary15,871
  30. Benjamin15,187
  31. Aaron14,409
  32. Richard14,145
  33. Tyler13,349
  34. Alexander13,338
  35. Jeremy13,170
  36. Jeffrey12,399
  37. Charles12,108
  38. Sean11,794
  39. Mark11,717
  40. Stephen11,607
  41. Travis11,421
  42. Patrick11,401
  43. Cody10,583
  44. Nathan10,154
  45. Samuel9,564
  46. Paul9,435
  47. Scott9,354
  48. Dustin9,336
  49. Jose9,008
  50. Gregory8,631