Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1987
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1986.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1986 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 63,664 | 0 |
| 2 | Christopher | 54,493 | 0 |
| 3 | Matthew | 46,511 | 0 |
| 4 | Joshua | 40,002 | 0 |
| 5 | David | 36,795 | 0 |
| 6 | Andrew | 36,206 | +2 |
| 7 | Daniel | 35,876 | -1 |
| 8 | James | 32,659 | -1 |
| 9 | Justin | 31,491 | +5 |
| 10 | Robert | 30,237 | -1 |
| 11 | John | 29,555 | -1 |
| 12 | Joseph | 28,516 | 0 |
| 13 | Ryan | 28,490 | -2 |
| 14 | Brandon | 24,823 | -1 |
| 15 | William | 24,202 | 0 |
| 16 | Nicholas | 23,247 | +1 |
| 17 | Anthony | 23,127 | +2 |
| 18 | Jonathan | 23,119 | -2 |
| 19 | Kevin | 20,421 | +2 |
| 20 | Brian | 20,362 | 0 |
| 21 | Eric | 20,203 | +1 |
| 22 | Kyle | 19,862 | +1 |
| 23 | Jason | 19,350 | -5 |
| 24 | Thomas | 18,139 | +2 |
| 25 | Steven | 17,768 | 0 |
| 26 | Timothy | 17,398 | +1 |
| 27 | Adam | 16,931 | -3 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 14,892 | +2 |
| 29 | Jeremy | 14,474 | -1 |
| 30 | Richard | 14,401 | -1 |
| 31 | Jacob | 14,326 | 0 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 13,477 | 0 |
| 33 | Zachary | 13,201 | +5 |
| 34 | Aaron | 12,685 | -1 |
| 35 | Charles | 12,173 | -1 |
| 36 | Mark | 11,993 | -1 |
| 37 | Alexander | 11,835 | +4 |
| 38 | Stephen | 11,550 | -2 |
| 39 | Tyler | 11,542 | +1 |
| 40 | Sean | 11,455 | -3 |
| 41 | Patrick | 11,142 | -2 |
| 42 | Travis | 10,397 | +7 |
| 43 | Scott | 10,194 | +1 |
| 44 | Dustin | 10,108 | -2 |
| 45 | Nathan | 9,910 | -2 |
| 46 | Paul | 9,707 | -1 |
| 47 | Gregory | 9,135 | -1 |
| 48 | Jose | 8,737 | +3 |
| 49 | Cody | 8,675 | +7 |
| 50 | Samuel | 8,576 | +2 |
| 51 | Bryan | 8,560 | -4 |
| 52 | Jordan | 8,407 | +1 |
| 53 | Kenneth | 8,354 | -3 |
| 54 | Derek | 8,253 | +3 |
| 55 | Jesse | 7,982 | -7 |
| 56 | Bradley | 6,918 | -2 |
| 57 | Corey | 6,444 | +5 |
| 58 | Jared | 6,206 | 0 |
| 59 | Shawn | 6,202 | -4 |
| 60 | Alex | 6,042 | +4 |
| 61 | Edward | 5,913 | 0 |
| 62 | Cory | 5,849 | +6 |
| 63 | Chad | 5,622 | -4 |
| 64 | Peter | 5,553 | -4 |
| 65 | Shane | 5,305 | +2 |
| 66 | Juan | 4,976 | -1 |
| 67 | Marcus | 4,950 | -4 |
| 68 | Phillip | 4,813 | +2 |
| 69 | Keith | 4,783 | -3 |
| 70 | Donald | 4,501 | +1 |
| 71 | Brett | 4,429 | -2 |
| 72 | Antonio | 4,421 | +1 |
| 73 | Ronald | 4,153 | +2 |
| 74 | Carlos | 4,149 | +2 |
| 75 | Joel | 4,138 | -3 |
| 76 | Austin | 4,096 | +14 |
| 77 | George | 4,089 | -3 |
| 78 | Nathaniel | 4,050 | 0 |
| 79 | Raymond | 3,996 | -2 |
| 80 | Casey | 3,928 | +3 |
| 81 | Ian | 3,924 | +4 |
| 82 | Luis | 3,921 | -3 |
| 83 | Evan | 3,868 | -2 |
| 84 | Philip | 3,837 | +2 |
| 85 | Douglas | 3,804 | -3 |
| 86 | Derrick | 3,534 | +1 |
| 87 | Gary | 3,486 | -3 |
| 88 | Craig | 3,364 | -8 |
| 89 | Seth | 3,339 | +8 |
| 90 | Christian | 3,324 | -1 |
| 91 | Victor | 3,307 | -3 |
| 92 | Wesley | 3,244 | +4 |
| 93 | Trevor | 3,235 | +5 |
| 94 | Erik | 3,231 | -2 |
| 95 | Vincent | 3,173 | -2 |
| 96 | Cameron | 3,159 | +39 |
| 97 | Frank | 3,123 | -6 |
| 98 | Gabriel | 3,079 | -3 |
| 99 | Devin | 3,076 | +14 |
| 100 | Curtis | 2,909 | 0 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.