Top baby names of 1988

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1988, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1Michael64,168
  2. 2Christopher53,015
  3. 3Matthew45,875
  4. 4Joshua42,650
  5. 5Andrew35,745
  6. 6David35,330
  7. 7Justin35,055
  8. 8Daniel34,718
  9. 9James32,521
  10. 10Robert30,317
  11. 11John29,423
  12. 12Joseph29,019
  13. 13Ryan27,750
  14. 14Nicholas25,300
  15. 15Jonathan24,348
  16. 16William24,125
  17. 17Brandon23,744
  18. 18Anthony23,643
  19. 19Eric20,174
  20. 20Kevin20,170
  21. 21Kyle19,896
  22. 22Brian19,529
  23. 23Thomas18,808
  24. 24Steven17,864
  25. 25Timothy16,808
  26. 26Adam16,465
  27. 27Jason15,916
  28. 28Jacob15,883
  29. 29Zachary15,871
  30. 30Benjamin15,187
  31. 31Aaron14,409
  32. 32Richard14,145
  33. 33Tyler13,349
  34. 34Alexander13,338
  35. 35Jeremy13,170
  36. 36Jeffrey12,399
  37. 37Charles12,108
  38. 38Sean11,794
  39. 39Mark11,717
  40. 40Stephen11,607
  41. 41Travis11,421
  42. 42Patrick11,401
  43. 43Cody10,583
  44. 44Nathan10,154
  45. 45Samuel9,564
  46. 46Paul9,435
  47. 47Scott9,354
  48. 48Dustin9,336
  49. 49Jose9,008
  50. 50Gregory8,631
  51. 51Kenneth8,567
  52. 52Jordan8,490
  53. 53Derek8,074
  54. 54Bryan8,036
  55. 55Jesse7,912
  56. 56Corey7,330
  57. 57Bradley7,017
  58. 58Alex6,408
  59. 59Cory6,267
  60. 60Jared6,210
  61. 61Shawn5,893
  62. 62Edward5,801
  63. 63Austin5,588
  64. 64Peter5,424
  65. 65Chad5,297
  66. 66Marcus5,207
  67. 67Shane5,173
  68. 68Juan5,172
  69. 69Cameron4,985
  70. 70Keith4,948
  71. 71Phillip4,574
  72. 72Antonio4,461
  73. 73Brett4,375
  74. 74Evan4,336
  75. 75Luis4,331
  76. 76Donald4,329
  77. 77Ian4,315
  78. 78George4,296
  79. 79Ronald4,172
  80. 80Carlos4,127
  81. 81Vincent4,056
  82. 82Nathaniel4,054
  83. 83Casey4,039
  84. 84Raymond4,036
  85. 85Joel3,939
  86. 86Christian3,936
  87. 87Trevor3,695
  88. 88Douglas3,654
  89. 89Victor3,629
  90. 90Seth3,492
  91. 91Taylor3,492
  92. 92Erik3,478
  93. 93Wesley3,478
  94. 94Philip3,373
  95. 95Mitchell3,323
  96. 96Derrick3,308
  97. 97Craig3,306
  98. 98Devin3,301
  99. 99Frank3,271
  100. 100Gary3,244

Top girl names

  1. 1Jessica51,557
  2. 2Ashley49,975
  3. 3Amanda39,459
  4. 4Sarah28,374
  5. 5Jennifer27,893
  6. 6Brittany26,817
  7. 7Stephanie22,844
  8. 8Samantha20,700
  9. 9Nicole20,314
  10. 10Elizabeth20,042
  11. 11Lauren19,638
  12. 12Megan18,570
  13. 13Tiffany18,363
  14. 14Heather18,033
  15. 15Amber16,676
  16. 16Melissa16,545
  17. 17Danielle16,254
  18. 18Emily15,871
  19. 19Rachel15,348
  20. 20Kayla13,432
  21. 21Michelle13,339
  22. 22Christina12,954
  23. 23Laura12,127
  24. 24Courtney12,043
  25. 25Kimberly11,949
  26. 26Rebecca11,876
  27. 27Katherine11,154
  28. 28Crystal10,101
  29. 29Amy10,034
  30. 30Sara10,018
  31. 31Erica9,591
  32. 32Kelly8,916
  33. 33Chelsea8,880
  34. 34Mary8,517
  35. 35Andrea8,391
  36. 36Kristen8,382
  37. 37Erin8,267
  38. 38Angela7,915
  39. 39Whitney7,851
  40. 40Katie7,770
  41. 41Vanessa7,516
  42. 42Victoria7,283
  43. 43Lisa7,267
  44. 44Caitlin7,246
  45. 45Jamie7,187
  46. 46Allison7,145
  47. 47Alyssa7,134
  48. 48Lindsey7,001
  49. 49Alexandra6,972
  50. 50Alicia6,700
  51. 51Christine6,612
  52. 52Brittney6,576
  53. 53Jasmine6,446
  54. 54Anna6,443
  55. 55Kathryn6,342
  56. 56Shannon6,255
  57. 57Lindsay6,025
  58. 58Kristin6,019
  59. 59Cassandra5,726
  60. 60Maria5,713
  61. 61Hannah5,562
  62. 62Jacqueline5,544
  63. 63Natalie5,483
  64. 64Kelsey5,452
  65. 65April4,839
  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. 93Margaret3,138
  94. 94Leslie3,080
  95. 95Kara3,039
  96. 96Brianna2,963
  97. 97Alexis2,901
  98. 98Kaitlin2,841
  99. 99Melanie2,834
  100. 100Rachael2,831