Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 1988
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1987
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Michael
|
64,168 |
| 2 |
Christopher
|
53,015 |
| 3 |
Matthew
|
45,875 |
| 4 |
Joshua
|
42,650 |
| 5 |
Andrew
|
35,745 |
| 6 |
David
|
35,330 |
| 7 |
Justin
|
35,055 |
| 8 |
Daniel
|
34,718 |
| 9 |
James
|
32,521 |
| 10 |
Robert
|
30,317 |
| 11 |
John
|
29,423 |
| 12 |
Joseph
|
29,019 |
| 13 |
Ryan
|
27,750 |
| 14 |
Nicholas
|
25,300 |
| 15 |
Jonathan
|
24,348 |
| 16 |
William
|
24,125 |
| 17 |
Brandon
|
23,744 |
| 18 |
Anthony
|
23,643 |
| 19 |
Eric
|
20,174 |
| 20 |
Kevin
|
20,170 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Jessica
|
51,557 |
| 2 |
Ashley
|
49,975 |
| 3 |
Amanda
|
39,459 |
| 4 |
Sarah
|
28,374 |
| 5 |
Jennifer
|
27,893 |
| 6 |
Brittany
|
26,817 |
| 7 |
Stephanie
|
22,844 |
| 8 |
Samantha
|
20,700 |
| 9 |
Nicole
|
20,314 |
| 10 |
Elizabeth
|
20,042 |
| 11 |
Lauren
|
19,638 |
| 12 |
Megan
|
18,570 |
| 13 |
Tiffany
|
18,363 |
| 14 |
Heather
|
18,033 |
| 15 |
Amber
|
16,676 |
| 16 |
Melissa
|
16,545 |
| 17 |
Danielle
|
16,254 |
| 18 |
Emily
|
15,871 |
| 19 |
Rachel
|
15,348 |
| 20 |
Kayla
|
13,432 |