Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1987
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1986.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1986 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 64,208 | 0 |
| 2 | Jessica | 56,235 | +1 |
| 3 | Ashley | 55,265 | +1 |
| 4 | Christopher | 54,871 | -2 |
| 5 | Matthew | 46,800 | 0 |
| 6 | Amanda | 41,909 | 0 |
| 7 | Joshua | 40,274 | 0 |
| 8 | David | 37,047 | 0 |
| 9 | Andrew | 36,429 | +3 |
| 10 | Daniel | 36,141 | -1 |
| 11 | James | 32,905 | 0 |
| 12 | Jennifer | 32,823 | -2 |
| 13 | Justin | 31,744 | +6 |
| 14 | Robert | 30,456 | -1 |
| 15 | John | 29,752 | -1 |
| 16 | Ryan | 29,188 | -1 |
| 17 | Joseph | 28,733 | -1 |
| 18 | Sarah | 28,004 | -1 |
| 19 | Brandon | 25,040 | -1 |
| 20 | William | 24,371 | 0 |
| 21 | Nicholas | 23,407 | +1 |
| 22 | Anthony | 23,340 | +3 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 23,298 | -2 |
| 24 | Stephanie | 22,508 | -1 |
| 25 | Brittany | 22,319 | +3 |
| 26 | Kevin | 20,563 | +3 |
| 27 | Brian | 20,488 | 0 |
| 28 | Nicole | 20,363 | -2 |
| 29 | Eric | 20,361 | +2 |
| 30 | Kyle | 20,181 | +2 |
| 31 | Jason | 19,461 | -7 |
| 32 | Heather | 19,044 | -2 |
| 33 | Elizabeth | 18,713 | 0 |
| 34 | Thomas | 18,264 | +4 |
| 35 | Samantha | 18,015 | +15 |
| 36 | Megan | 17,884 | -2 |
| 37 | Steven | 17,882 | -1 |
| 38 | Melissa | 17,748 | -1 |
| 39 | Timothy | 17,516 | +1 |
| 40 | Danielle | 17,086 | +5 |
| 41 | Adam | 17,033 | -6 |
| 42 | Lauren | 16,819 | -1 |
| 43 | Amber | 16,804 | -4 |
| 44 | Rachel | 15,709 | -1 |
| 45 | Benjamin | 14,965 | +6 |
| 46 | Tiffany | 14,792 | 0 |
| 47 | Emily | 14,761 | +9 |
| 48 | Jeremy | 14,583 | -6 |
| 49 | Richard | 14,512 | -5 |
| 50 | Jacob | 14,416 | +3 |
| 51 | Christina | 13,901 | -3 |
| 52 | Jeffrey | 13,555 | 0 |
| 53 | Zachary | 13,285 | +11 |
| 54 | Michelle | 13,108 | +1 |
| 55 | Laura | 13,089 | -6 |
| 56 | Kimberly | 13,087 | -9 |
| 57 | Aaron | 12,828 | 0 |
| 58 | Charles | 12,255 | +1 |
| 59 | Mark | 12,059 | +1 |
| 60 | Alexander | 12,051 | +9 |
| 61 | Amy | 11,837 | -7 |
| 62 | Tyler | 11,794 | +5 |
| 63 | Rebecca | 11,673 | 0 |
| 64 | Stephen | 11,625 | -3 |
| 65 | Sean | 11,543 | -3 |
| 66 | Patrick | 11,230 | -1 |
| 67 | Crystal | 11,058 | -9 |
| 68 | Kelly | 10,652 | -2 |
| 69 | Kayla | 10,593 | +67 |
| 70 | Katherine | 10,482 | +1 |
| 71 | Travis | 10,473 | +16 |
| 72 | Jordan | 10,308 | +9 |
| 73 | Scott | 10,266 | +3 |
| 74 | Dustin | 10,186 | -2 |
| 75 | Sara | 10,139 | -7 |
| 76 | Nathan | 9,972 | -2 |
| 77 | Paul | 9,771 | +1 |
| 78 | Courtney | 9,668 | -1 |
| 79 | Jamie | 9,457 | -9 |
| 80 | Erica | 9,379 | -5 |
| 81 | Gregory | 9,193 | -1 |
| 82 | Whitney | 9,078 | -3 |
| 83 | Erin | 9,039 | -10 |
| 84 | Cody | 8,902 | +16 |
| 85 | Jose | 8,815 | +4 |
| 86 | Samuel | 8,639 | +9 |
| 87 | Angela | 8,632 | -5 |
| 88 | Bryan | 8,621 | -3 |
| 89 | Andrea | 8,613 | -5 |
| 90 | Mary | 8,464 | -4 |
| 91 | Kenneth | 8,432 | -3 |
| 92 | Derek | 8,310 | +13 |
| 93 | Jesse | 8,304 | -10 |
| 94 | Katie | 8,215 | -4 |
| 95 | Lisa | 7,575 | -2 |
| 96 | Lindsey | 7,552 | -5 |
| 97 | Casey | 7,510 | +2 |
| 98 | Shannon | 7,485 | -6 |
| 99 | Kristen | 7,414 | -5 |
| 100 | Vanessa | 7,394 | -3 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.