Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1988
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1987.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1987 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 64,171 | 0 |
| 2 | Christopher | 53,014 | 0 |
| 3 | Matthew | 45,876 | 0 |
| 4 | Joshua | 42,653 | 0 |
| 5 | Andrew | 35,745 | +1 |
| 6 | David | 35,329 | -1 |
| 7 | Justin | 35,055 | +2 |
| 8 | Daniel | 34,718 | -1 |
| 9 | James | 32,523 | -1 |
| 10 | Robert | 30,319 | 0 |
| 11 | John | 29,427 | 0 |
| 12 | Joseph | 29,019 | 0 |
| 13 | Ryan | 27,747 | 0 |
| 14 | Nicholas | 25,303 | +2 |
| 15 | Jonathan | 24,349 | +3 |
| 16 | William | 24,126 | -1 |
| 17 | Brandon | 23,744 | -3 |
| 18 | Anthony | 23,644 | -1 |
| 19 | Eric | 20,175 | +2 |
| 20 | Kevin | 20,168 | -1 |
| 21 | Kyle | 19,895 | +1 |
| 22 | Brian | 19,532 | -2 |
| 23 | Thomas | 18,806 | +1 |
| 24 | Steven | 17,865 | +1 |
| 25 | Timothy | 16,807 | +1 |
| 26 | Adam | 16,467 | +1 |
| 27 | Jason | 15,917 | -4 |
| 28 | Jacob | 15,883 | +3 |
| 29 | Zachary | 15,870 | +4 |
| 30 | Benjamin | 15,187 | -2 |
| 31 | Aaron | 14,408 | +3 |
| 32 | Richard | 14,144 | -2 |
| 33 | Tyler | 13,349 | +6 |
| 34 | Alexander | 13,341 | +3 |
| 35 | Jeremy | 13,169 | -6 |
| 36 | Jeffrey | 12,401 | -4 |
| 37 | Charles | 12,109 | -2 |
| 38 | Sean | 11,794 | +2 |
| 39 | Mark | 11,715 | -3 |
| 40 | Stephen | 11,607 | -2 |
| 41 | Travis | 11,423 | +1 |
| 42 | Patrick | 11,400 | -1 |
| 43 | Cody | 10,583 | +6 |
| 44 | Nathan | 10,154 | +1 |
| 45 | Samuel | 9,564 | +5 |
| 46 | Paul | 9,438 | 0 |
| 47 | Scott | 9,351 | -4 |
| 48 | Dustin | 9,337 | -4 |
| 49 | Jose | 9,007 | -1 |
| 50 | Gregory | 8,629 | -3 |
| 51 | Kenneth | 8,567 | +2 |
| 52 | Jordan | 8,490 | 0 |
| 53 | Derek | 8,073 | +1 |
| 54 | Bryan | 8,036 | -3 |
| 55 | Jesse | 7,914 | 0 |
| 56 | Corey | 7,328 | +1 |
| 57 | Bradley | 7,017 | -1 |
| 58 | Alex | 6,408 | +2 |
| 59 | Cory | 6,266 | +3 |
| 60 | Jared | 6,211 | -2 |
| 61 | Shawn | 5,893 | -2 |
| 62 | Edward | 5,801 | -1 |
| 63 | Austin | 5,588 | +13 |
| 64 | Peter | 5,425 | 0 |
| 65 | Chad | 5,299 | -2 |
| 66 | Marcus | 5,207 | +1 |
| 67 | Shane | 5,173 | -2 |
| 68 | Juan | 5,171 | -2 |
| 69 | Cameron | 4,985 | +27 |
| 70 | Keith | 4,949 | -1 |
| 71 | Phillip | 4,576 | -3 |
| 72 | Antonio | 4,461 | 0 |
| 73 | Brett | 4,375 | -2 |
| 74 | Evan | 4,337 | +9 |
| 75 | Luis | 4,333 | +7 |
| 76 | Donald | 4,328 | -6 |
| 77 | Ian | 4,315 | +4 |
| 78 | George | 4,296 | -1 |
| 79 | Ronald | 4,173 | -6 |
| 80 | Carlos | 4,127 | -6 |
| 81 | Nathaniel | 4,054 | -3 |
| 81 | Vincent | 4,054 | +14 |
| 83 | Casey | 4,039 | -3 |
| 84 | Raymond | 4,036 | -5 |
| 85 | Joel | 3,940 | -10 |
| 86 | Christian | 3,937 | +4 |
| 87 | Trevor | 3,695 | +6 |
| 88 | Douglas | 3,655 | -3 |
| 89 | Victor | 3,628 | +2 |
| 90 | Seth | 3,493 | -1 |
| 91 | Taylor | 3,492 | +26 |
| 92 | Erik | 3,478 | +2 |
| 92 | Wesley | 3,478 | 0 |
| 94 | Philip | 3,373 | -10 |
| 95 | Mitchell | 3,323 | +6 |
| 96 | Craig | 3,306 | -8 |
| 97 | Derrick | 3,304 | -11 |
| 98 | Devin | 3,302 | +1 |
| 99 | Frank | 3,271 | -2 |
| 100 | Gary | 3,244 | -13 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.