Most Popular Names of 1988
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1988
#1 Jessica51,556 births#2 Ashley49,977 births#3 Amanda39,459 births#4 Sarah28,374 births#5 Jennifer27,893 births#6 Brittany26,816 births#7 Stephanie22,843 births#8 Samantha20,700 births#9 Nicole20,315 births#10 Elizabeth20,042 births#11 Lauren19,637 births#12 Megan18,570 births#13 Tiffany18,364 births#14 Heather18,033 births#15 Amber16,676 births#16 Melissa16,546 births#17 Danielle16,253 births#18 Emily15,869 births#19 Rachel15,348 births#20 Kayla13,433 births#21 Michelle13,339 births#22 Christina12,954 births#23 Laura12,126 births#24 Courtney12,043 births#25 Kimberly11,948 births#26 Rebecca11,877 births#27 Katherine11,154 births#28 Crystal10,101 births#29 Amy10,034 births#30 Sara10,020 births#31 Erica9,591 births#32 Kelly8,917 births#33 Chelsea8,879 births#34 Mary8,518 births#35 Andrea8,392 births#36 Kristen8,382 births#37 Erin8,267 births#38 Angela7,914 births#39 Whitney7,853 births#40 Katie7,770 births#41 Vanessa7,516 births#42 Victoria7,283 births#43 Lisa7,267 births#44 Caitlin7,246 births#45 Jamie7,187 births#46 Allison7,145 births#47 Alyssa7,135 births#48 Lindsey7,001 births#49 Alexandra6,972 births#50 Alicia6,700 births#51 Christine6,612 births#52 Brittney6,576 births#53 Jasmine6,446 births#54 Anna6,444 births#55 Kathryn6,342 births#56 Shannon6,256 births#57 Lindsay6,025 births#58 Kristin6,019 births#59 Cassandra5,727 births#60 Maria5,713 births#61 Hannah5,562 births#62 Jacqueline5,544 births#63 Natalie5,483 births#64 Kelsey5,452 births#65 April4,840 births#66 Jenna4,607 births#67 Tara4,606 births#68 Kristina4,578 births#69 Catherine4,504 births#70 Monica4,463 births#71 Julie4,462 births#72 Holly4,217 births#73 Natasha4,039 births#74 Krystal4,019 births#75 Kathleen3,927 births#76 Erika3,886 births#77 Patricia3,799 births#78 Morgan3,796 births#79 Cynthia3,784 births#80 Kendra3,761 births#81 Meghan3,609 births#82 Leah3,558 births#83 Veronica3,525 births#84 Katelyn3,510 births#85 Diana3,489 births#86 Molly3,461 births#87 Brooke3,416 births#88 Julia3,359 births#89 Bethany3,270 births#90 Dana3,192 births#91 Brandi3,169 births#92 Casey3,150 births#93 Margaret3,139 births#94 Leslie3,079 births#95 Kara3,039 births#96 Brianna2,963 births#97 Alexis2,900 births#98 Kaitlin2,841 births#99 Melanie2,834 births#100 Rachael2,831 births
Popular Boy Names in 1988
#1 Michael64,171 births#2 Christopher53,014 births#3 Matthew45,876 births#4 Joshua42,653 births#5 Andrew35,745 births#6 David35,329 births#7 Justin35,055 births#8 Daniel34,718 births#9 James32,523 births#10 Robert30,319 births#11 John29,427 births#12 Joseph29,019 births#13 Ryan27,747 births#14 Nicholas25,303 births#15 Jonathan24,349 births#16 William24,126 births#17 Brandon23,744 births#18 Anthony23,644 births#19 Eric20,175 births#20 Kevin20,168 births#21 Kyle19,895 births#22 Brian19,532 births#23 Thomas18,806 births#24 Steven17,865 births#25 Timothy16,807 births#26 Adam16,467 births#27 Jason15,917 births#28 Jacob15,883 births#29 Zachary15,870 births#30 Benjamin15,187 births#31 Aaron14,408 births#32 Richard14,144 births#33 Tyler13,349 births#34 Alexander13,341 births#35 Jeremy13,169 births#36 Jeffrey12,401 births#37 Charles12,109 births#38 Sean11,794 births#39 Mark11,715 births#40 Stephen11,607 births#41 Travis11,423 births#42 Patrick11,400 births#43 Cody10,583 births#44 Nathan10,154 births#45 Samuel9,564 births#46 Paul9,438 births#47 Scott9,351 births#48 Dustin9,337 births#49 Jose9,007 births#50 Gregory8,629 births#51 Kenneth8,567 births#52 Jordan8,490 births#53 Derek8,073 births#54 Bryan8,036 births#55 Jesse7,914 births#56 Corey7,328 births#57 Bradley7,017 births#58 Alex6,408 births#59 Cory6,266 births#60 Jared6,211 births#61 Shawn5,893 births#62 Edward5,801 births#63 Austin5,588 births#64 Peter5,425 births#65 Chad5,299 births#66 Marcus5,207 births#67 Shane5,173 births#68 Juan5,171 births#69 Cameron4,985 births#70 Keith4,949 births#71 Phillip4,576 births#72 Antonio4,461 births#73 Brett4,375 births#74 Evan4,337 births#75 Luis4,333 births#76 Donald4,328 births#77 Ian4,315 births#78 George4,296 births#79 Ronald4,173 births#80 Carlos4,127 births#81 Nathaniel4,054 births#81 Vincent4,054 births#83 Casey4,039 births#84 Raymond4,036 births#85 Joel3,940 births#86 Christian3,937 births#87 Trevor3,695 births#88 Douglas3,655 births#89 Victor3,628 births#90 Seth3,493 births#91 Taylor3,492 births#92 Erik3,478 births#92 Wesley3,478 births#94 Philip3,373 births#95 Mitchell3,323 births#96 Craig3,306 births#97 Derrick3,304 births#98 Devin3,302 births#99 Frank3,271 births#100 Gary3,244 births