Most Popular Names of 1987
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1987
#1 Jessica55,992 births#2 Ashley54,856 births#3 Amanda41,786 births#4 Jennifer32,710 births#5 Sarah27,894 births#6 Stephanie22,402 births#7 Brittany22,231 births#8 Nicole20,286 births#9 Heather18,982 births#10 Elizabeth18,608 births#11 Samantha17,944 births#12 Megan17,823 births#13 Melissa17,674 births#14 Danielle17,010 births#15 Amber16,749 births#16 Lauren16,710 births#17 Rachel15,646 births#18 Tiffany14,742 births#19 Emily14,710 births#20 Christina13,816 births#21 Michelle13,034 births#22 Laura13,033 births#23 Kimberly13,031 births#24 Amy11,786 births#25 Rebecca11,627 births#26 Crystal11,011 births#27 Kayla10,576 births#28 Katherine10,438 births#29 Sara10,090 births#30 Kelly9,866 births#31 Erica9,328 births#32 Whitney8,923 births#33 Courtney8,909 births#34 Erin8,847 births#35 Angela8,583 births#36 Andrea8,496 births#37 Mary8,395 births#38 Katie8,197 births#39 Jamie7,916 births#40 Lisa7,549 births#41 Lindsey7,457 births#42 Kristen7,361 births#43 Vanessa7,348 births#44 Allison7,341 births#45 Shannon6,968 births#46 Alicia6,776 births#47 Chelsea6,631 births#48 Christine6,620 births#49 Lindsay6,530 births#50 Victoria6,255 births#51 Kathryn6,238 births#52 Anna6,170 births#53 Maria5,678 births#54 Jacqueline5,627 births#55 Kristin5,463 births#56 Natalie5,331 births#57 Jenna5,305 births#58 April5,295 births#59 Alexandra5,220 births#60 Alyssa5,136 births#61 Brittney5,127 births#62 Kristina5,018 births#63 Caitlin4,989 births#64 Monica4,809 births#65 Julie4,737 births#66 Hannah4,594 births#67 Kelsey4,574 births#68 Cassandra4,555 births#69 Tara4,446 births#70 Krystal4,378 births#71 Holly4,259 births#72 Kathleen4,165 births#73 Natasha4,131 births#74 Catherine4,108 births#75 Erika3,994 births#76 Patricia3,913 births#77 Kendra3,841 births#78 Meghan3,770 births#79 Jasmine3,723 births#80 Veronica3,616 births#81 Casey3,582 births#82 Leah3,454 births#83 Dana3,422 births#84 Cynthia3,392 births#85 Diana3,354 births#86 Julia3,331 births#87 Bethany3,294 births#88 Brandi3,244 births#89 Leslie3,194 births#90 Margaret3,146 births#91 Mallory3,138 births#92 Brandy3,032 births#93 Valerie2,964 births#94 Brooke2,955 births#95 Morgan2,928 births#96 Felicia2,909 births#97 Molly2,891 births#98 Rachael2,833 births#99 Jillian2,793 births#100 Alison2,771 births
Popular Boy Names in 1987
#1 Michael63,664 births#2 Christopher54,493 births#3 Matthew46,511 births#4 Joshua40,002 births#5 David36,795 births#6 Andrew36,206 births#7 Daniel35,876 births#8 James32,659 births#9 Justin31,491 births#10 Robert30,237 births#11 John29,555 births#12 Joseph28,516 births#13 Ryan28,490 births#14 Brandon24,823 births#15 William24,202 births#16 Nicholas23,247 births#17 Anthony23,127 births#18 Jonathan23,119 births#19 Kevin20,421 births#20 Brian20,362 births#21 Eric20,203 births#22 Kyle19,862 births#23 Jason19,350 births#24 Thomas18,139 births#25 Steven17,768 births#26 Timothy17,398 births#27 Adam16,931 births#28 Benjamin14,892 births#29 Jeremy14,474 births#30 Richard14,401 births#31 Jacob14,326 births#32 Jeffrey13,477 births#33 Zachary13,201 births#34 Aaron12,685 births#35 Charles12,173 births#36 Mark11,993 births#37 Alexander11,835 births#38 Stephen11,550 births#39 Tyler11,542 births#40 Sean11,455 births#41 Patrick11,142 births#42 Travis10,397 births#43 Scott10,194 births#44 Dustin10,108 births#45 Nathan9,910 births#46 Paul9,707 births#47 Gregory9,135 births#48 Jose8,737 births#49 Cody8,675 births#50 Samuel8,576 births#51 Bryan8,560 births#52 Jordan8,407 births#53 Kenneth8,354 births#54 Derek8,253 births#55 Jesse7,982 births#56 Bradley6,918 births#57 Corey6,444 births#58 Jared6,206 births#59 Shawn6,202 births#60 Alex6,042 births#61 Edward5,913 births#62 Cory5,849 births#63 Chad5,622 births#64 Peter5,553 births#65 Shane5,305 births#66 Juan4,976 births#67 Marcus4,950 births#68 Phillip4,813 births#69 Keith4,783 births#70 Donald4,501 births#71 Brett4,429 births#72 Antonio4,421 births#73 Ronald4,153 births#74 Carlos4,149 births#75 Joel4,138 births#76 Austin4,096 births#77 George4,089 births#78 Nathaniel4,050 births#79 Raymond3,996 births#80 Casey3,928 births#81 Ian3,924 births#82 Luis3,921 births#83 Evan3,868 births#84 Philip3,837 births#85 Douglas3,804 births#86 Derrick3,534 births#87 Gary3,486 births#88 Craig3,364 births#89 Seth3,339 births#90 Christian3,324 births#91 Victor3,307 births#92 Wesley3,244 births#93 Trevor3,235 births#94 Erik3,231 births#95 Vincent3,173 births#96 Cameron3,159 births#97 Frank3,123 births#98 Gabriel3,079 births#99 Devin3,076 births#100 Curtis2,909 births