Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 1989
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1988
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Michael
|
65,409 |
| 2 |
Christopher
|
53,184 |
| 3 |
Matthew
|
45,374 |
| 4 |
Joshua
|
44,099 |
| 5 |
David
|
35,223 |
| 6 |
Daniel
|
35,009 |
| 7 |
Andrew
|
34,818 |
| 8 |
Justin
|
32,852 |
| 9 |
James
|
32,720 |
| 10 |
Robert
|
30,073 |
| 11 |
Joseph
|
29,882 |
| 12 |
John
|
29,853 |
| 13 |
Ryan
|
28,407 |
| 14 |
Nicholas
|
28,231 |
| 15 |
William
|
24,674 |
| 16 |
Anthony
|
24,423 |
| 17 |
Jonathan
|
23,607 |
| 18 |
Brandon
|
23,310 |
| 19 |
Kevin
|
21,209 |
| 20 |
Kyle
|
20,879 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Jessica
|
47,887 |
| 2 |
Ashley
|
47,588 |
| 3 |
Brittany
|
37,791 |
| 4 |
Amanda
|
36,834 |
| 5 |
Sarah
|
27,796 |
| 6 |
Samantha
|
24,792 |
| 7 |
Jennifer
|
24,004 |
| 8 |
Stephanie
|
22,766 |
| 9 |
Lauren
|
21,065 |
| 10 |
Elizabeth
|
20,298 |
| 11 |
Megan
|
19,780 |
| 12 |
Nicole
|
19,034 |
| 13 |
Emily
|
17,324 |
| 14 |
Amber
|
16,760 |
| 15 |
Heather
|
16,248 |
| 16 |
Tiffany
|
15,716 |
| 17 |
Danielle
|
15,366 |
| 18 |
Rachel
|
15,357 |
| 19 |
Melissa
|
15,204 |
| 20 |
Kayla
|
14,904 |