Birth year roster

Top names in 1988

The 100 most common names on 1988 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Jessica and Michael led the 1988 baby-name charts, the top names among millennial births. Jessica was the #1 girls’ name for 9 years in all (between 1985 and 1995); Michael was the #1 boys’ name for 44 years in all (between 1954 and 1998). Of the 200 names below, 125 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

Explore the 1980s decade

Girls

#1Jessica Endangered51,556
#2Ashley Endangered49,977
#3Amanda Endangered39,459
#4Sarah Endangered28,374
#5Jennifer Endangered27,893
#6Brittany Endangered26,816
#7Stephanie Endangered22,843
#8Samantha Endangered20,700
#9Nicole Endangered20,315
#10Elizabeth Stable20,042
#11Lauren Endangered19,637
#12Megan Endangered18,570
#13Tiffany Endangered18,364
#14Heather Endangered18,033
#15Amber Endangered16,676
#16Melissa Endangered16,546
#17Danielle Endangered16,253
#18Emily Declining15,869
#19Rachel Endangered15,348
#20Kayla Endangered13,433
#21Michelle Endangered13,339
#22Christina Endangered12,954
#23Laura Endangered12,126
#24Courtney Endangered12,043
#25Kimberly Endangered11,948
#26Rebecca Endangered11,877
#27Katherine Declining11,154
#28Crystal Endangered10,101
#29Amy Endangered10,034
#30Sara Stable10,020
#31Erica Endangered9,591
#32Kelly Endangered8,917
#33Chelsea Endangered8,879
#34Mary Endangered8,518
#35Andrea Declining8,392
#36Kristen Endangered8,382
#37Erin Endangered8,267
#38Angela Endangered7,914
#39Whitney Endangered7,853
#40Katie Endangered7,770
#41Vanessa Declining7,516
#42Victoria Declining7,283
#43Lisa Endangered7,267
#44Caitlin Endangered7,246
#45Jamie Endangered7,187
#46Allison Declining7,145
#47Alyssa Endangered7,135
#48Lindsey Endangered7,001
#49Alexandra Declining6,972
#50Alicia Endangered6,700
#51Christine Endangered6,612
#52Brittney Endangered6,576
#53Jasmine Declining6,446
#54Anna Declining6,444
#55Kathryn Endangered6,342
#56Shannon Endangered6,256
#57Lindsay Endangered6,025
#58Kristin Endangered6,019
#59Cassandra Endangered5,727
#60Maria Stable5,713
#61Hannah Declining5,562
#62Jacqueline Endangered5,544
#63Natalie Declining5,483
#64Kelsey Endangered5,452
#65April Endangered4,840
#66Jenna Endangered4,607
#67Tara Endangered4,606
#68Kristina Endangered4,578
#69Catherine Endangered4,504
#70Monica Endangered4,463
#71Julie Endangered4,462
#72Holly Stable4,217
#73Natasha Endangered4,039
#74Krystal Endangered4,019
#75Kathleen Endangered3,927
#76Erika Endangered3,886
#77Patricia Endangered3,799
#78Morgan Endangered3,796
#79Cynthia Endangered3,784
#80Kendra Endangered3,761
#81Meghan Endangered3,609
#82Leah Stable3,558
#83Veronica Stable3,525
#84Katelyn Endangered3,510
#85Diana Stable3,489
#86Molly Stable3,461
#87Brooke Declining3,416
#88Julia Stable3,359
#89Bethany Declining3,270
#90Dana Endangered3,192
#91Brandi Endangered3,169
#92Casey Endangered3,150
#93Margaret Endangered3,139
#94Leslie Endangered3,079
#95Kara Endangered3,039
#96Brianna Declining2,963
#97Alexis Endangered2,900
#98Kaitlin Endangered2,841
#99Melanie Declining2,834
#100Rachael Endangered2,831

Boys

#1Michael Past peak64,171
#2Christopher Endangered53,014
#3Matthew Declining45,876
#4Joshua Declining42,653
#5Andrew Declining35,745
#6David Past peak35,329
#7Justin Endangered35,055
#8Daniel Declining34,718
#9James Stable32,523
#10Robert Endangered30,319
#11John Past peak29,427
#12Joseph Declining29,019
#13Ryan Declining27,747
#14Nicholas Declining25,303
#15Jonathan Declining24,349
#16William Declining24,126
#17Brandon Endangered23,744
#18Anthony Declining23,644
#19Eric Endangered20,175
#20Kevin Endangered20,168
#21Kyle Endangered19,895
#22Brian Endangered19,532
#23Thomas Stable18,806
#24Steven Endangered17,865
#25Timothy Endangered16,807
#26Adam Declining16,467
#27Jason Endangered15,917
#28Jacob Declining15,883
#29Zachary Endangered15,870
#30Benjamin Declining15,187
#31Aaron Declining14,408
#32Richard Endangered14,144
#33Tyler Endangered13,349
#34Alexander Declining13,341
#35Jeremy Endangered13,169
#36Jeffrey Endangered12,401
#37Charles Stable12,109
#38Sean Endangered11,794
#39Mark Endangered11,715
#40Stephen Endangered11,607
#41Travis Endangered11,423
#42Patrick Declining11,400
#43Cody Endangered10,583
#44Nathan Declining10,154
#45Samuel Stable9,564
#46Paul Endangered9,438
#47Scott Endangered9,351
#48Dustin Endangered9,337
#49Jose Stable9,007
#50Gregory Endangered8,629
#51Kenneth Endangered8,567
#52Jordan Declining8,490
#53Derek Stable8,073
#54Bryan Declining8,036
#55Jesse Stable7,914
#56Corey Endangered7,328
#57Bradley Declining7,017
#58Alex Declining6,408
#59Cory Endangered6,266
#60Jared Stable6,211
#61Shawn Endangered5,893
#62Edward Endangered5,801
#63Austin Declining5,588
#64Peter Stable5,425
#65Chad Endangered5,299
#66Marcus Declining5,207
#67Shane Endangered5,173
#68Juan Stable5,171
#69Cameron Stable4,985
#70Keith Endangered4,949
#71Phillip Endangered4,576
#72Antonio Stable4,461
#73Brett Endangered4,375
#74Evan Declining4,337
#75Luis Stable4,333
#76Donald Endangered4,328
#77Ian Stable4,315
#78George Stable4,296
#79Ronald Endangered4,173
#80Carlos Stable4,127
#81Nathaniel Declining4,054
#82Vincent Stable4,054
#83Casey Rising4,039
#84Raymond Endangered4,036
#85Joel Declining3,940
#86Christian Declining3,937
#87Trevor Endangered3,695
#88Douglas Endangered3,655
#89Victor Declining3,628
#90Seth Endangered3,493
#91Taylor Endangered3,492
#92Erik Declining3,478
#93Wesley Rising3,478
#94Philip Endangered3,373
#95Mitchell Endangered3,323
#96Craig Endangered3,306
#97Derrick Endangered3,304
#98Devin Endangered3,302
#99Frank Endangered3,271
#100Gary Endangered3,244