Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1988
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1987.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1987 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 64,651 | 0 |
| 2 | Christopher | 53,368 | +2 |
| 3 | Jessica | 51,781 | -1 |
| 4 | Ashley | 50,280 | -1 |
| 5 | Matthew | 46,129 | 0 |
| 6 | Joshua | 42,950 | +1 |
| 7 | Amanda | 39,581 | -1 |
| 8 | Andrew | 35,958 | +1 |
| 9 | David | 35,579 | -1 |
| 10 | Justin | 35,296 | +3 |
| 11 | Daniel | 34,998 | -1 |
| 12 | James | 32,767 | -1 |
| 13 | Robert | 30,501 | +1 |
| 14 | John | 29,594 | +1 |
| 15 | Joseph | 29,201 | +2 |
| 16 | Sarah | 28,462 | +2 |
| 17 | Ryan | 28,362 | -1 |
| 18 | Jennifer | 28,007 | -6 |
| 19 | Brittany | 26,916 | +6 |
| 20 | Nicholas | 25,438 | +1 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 24,513 | +2 |
| 22 | William | 24,289 | -2 |
| 23 | Brandon | 23,910 | -4 |
| 24 | Anthony | 23,822 | -2 |
| 25 | Stephanie | 22,935 | -1 |
| 26 | Samantha | 20,771 | +9 |
| 27 | Nicole | 20,375 | +1 |
| 28 | Eric | 20,340 | +1 |
| 29 | Kevin | 20,284 | -3 |
| 30 | Kyle | 20,185 | 0 |
| 31 | Elizabeth | 20,144 | +2 |
| 32 | Lauren | 19,736 | +10 |
| 33 | Brian | 19,658 | -6 |
| 34 | Thomas | 18,923 | 0 |
| 35 | Megan | 18,631 | +1 |
| 36 | Tiffany | 18,435 | +10 |
| 37 | Heather | 18,091 | -5 |
| 38 | Steven | 17,988 | -1 |
| 39 | Timothy | 16,922 | 0 |
| 40 | Amber | 16,738 | +3 |
| 41 | Melissa | 16,619 | -3 |
| 42 | Adam | 16,551 | -1 |
| 43 | Danielle | 16,322 | -3 |
| 44 | Jason | 16,008 | -13 |
| 45 | Zachary | 15,975 | +8 |
| 46 | Jacob | 15,961 | +4 |
| 47 | Emily | 15,926 | 0 |
| 48 | Rachel | 15,410 | -4 |
| 49 | Benjamin | 15,281 | -4 |
| 50 | Aaron | 14,539 | +7 |
| 51 | Richard | 14,255 | -2 |
| 52 | Alexander | 13,672 | +8 |
| 53 | Tyler | 13,612 | +9 |
| 54 | Kayla | 13,479 | +15 |
| 55 | Michelle | 13,399 | -1 |
| 56 | Jeremy | 13,260 | -8 |
| 57 | Christina | 13,048 | -6 |
| 58 | Courtney | 12,887 | +20 |
| 59 | Jeffrey | 12,479 | -7 |
| 60 | Charles | 12,200 | -2 |
| 61 | Laura | 12,184 | -6 |
| 62 | Kimberly | 12,001 | -6 |
| 63 | Rebecca | 11,916 | 0 |
| 64 | Sean | 11,897 | +1 |
| 65 | Mark | 11,799 | -6 |
| 66 | Stephen | 11,674 | -2 |
| 67 | Travis | 11,514 | +4 |
| 68 | Patrick | 11,485 | -2 |
| 69 | Katherine | 11,196 | +1 |
| 70 | Cody | 10,836 | +14 |
| 71 | Jordan | 10,617 | +1 |
| 72 | Nathan | 10,198 | +4 |
| 73 | Crystal | 10,134 | -6 |
| 74 | Amy | 10,074 | -13 |
| 75 | Sara | 10,063 | 0 |
| 76 | Kelly | 9,657 | -8 |
| 77 | Erica | 9,645 | +3 |
| 78 | Samuel | 9,627 | +8 |
| 79 | Paul | 9,515 | -2 |
| 80 | Dustin | 9,422 | -6 |
| 81 | Scott | 9,410 | -8 |
| 82 | Jose | 9,106 | +3 |
| 83 | Chelsea | 8,909 | +23 |
| 84 | Gregory | 8,695 | -3 |
| 85 | Jamie | 8,657 | -6 |
| 86 | Kenneth | 8,636 | +5 |
| 87 | Mary | 8,566 | +3 |
| 88 | Andrea | 8,484 | +1 |
| 89 | Erin | 8,470 | -6 |
| 90 | Kristen | 8,436 | +9 |
| 91 | Jesse | 8,232 | +2 |
| 92 | Derek | 8,128 | 0 |
| 93 | Bryan | 8,089 | -5 |
| 94 | Whitney | 7,968 | -12 |
| 95 | Angela | 7,947 | -8 |
| 96 | Katie | 7,785 | -2 |
| 97 | Corey | 7,651 | +7 |
| 98 | Vanessa | 7,588 | +2 |
| 99 | Victoria | 7,312 | +10 |
| 100 | Lisa | 7,305 | -5 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.