Birth year roster

Top names in 1989

The 100 most common names on 1989 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Jessica and Michael led the 1989 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, 120 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

Explore the 1980s decade

Girls

#1Jessica Endangered47,887
#2Ashley Endangered47,588
#3Brittany Endangered37,792
#4Amanda Endangered36,834
#5Sarah Endangered27,797
#6Samantha Endangered24,792
#7Jennifer Endangered24,006
#8Stephanie Endangered22,766
#9Lauren Endangered21,065
#10Elizabeth Stable20,298
#11Megan Endangered19,780
#12Nicole Endangered19,032
#13Emily Declining17,323
#14Amber Endangered16,760
#15Heather Endangered16,248
#16Tiffany Endangered15,716
#17Danielle Endangered15,366
#18Rachel Endangered15,357
#19Melissa Endangered15,203
#20Kayla Endangered14,903
#21Courtney Endangered13,452
#22Michelle Endangered13,376
#23Christina Endangered13,141
#24Rebecca Endangered12,436
#25Laura Endangered11,740
#26Katherine Declining11,415
#27Chelsea Endangered11,252
#28Kimberly Endangered11,037
#29Sara Stable9,706
#30Jasmine Declining9,549
#31Kelsey Endangered9,256
#32Crystal Endangered9,103
#33Alyssa Endangered9,042
#34Erica Endangered9,025
#35Amy Endangered8,899
#36Kristen Endangered8,803
#37Kelly Endangered8,759
#38Mary Endangered8,645
#39Andrea Declining8,410
#40Erin Endangered8,144
#41Brittney Endangered7,834
#42Hannah Declining7,830
#43Alexandra Declining7,680
#44Victoria Declining7,637
#45Katie Endangered7,290
#46Allison Declining7,282
#47Angela Endangered7,199
#48Lindsey Endangered7,069
#49Caitlin Endangered7,025
#50Vanessa Declining6,962
#51Anna Declining6,898
#52Jamie Endangered6,845
#53Alicia Endangered6,817
#54Cassandra Endangered6,698
#55Lisa Endangered6,573
#56Maria Stable6,345
#57Whitney Endangered6,305
#58Kathryn Endangered6,294
#59Christine Endangered6,134
#60Kristin Endangered6,064
#61Shannon Endangered5,660
#62Natalie Declining5,630
#63Lindsay Endangered5,525
#64Jacqueline Endangered5,444
#65Kristina Endangered4,803
#66April Endangered4,734
#67Catherine Endangered4,559
#68Monica Endangered4,502
#69Morgan Endangered4,426
#70Tara Endangered4,370
#71Jenna Endangered4,339
#72Jordan Endangered4,281
#73Erika Endangered4,190
#74Brooke Declining4,148
#75Taylor Endangered4,069
#76Katelyn Endangered4,036
#77Brianna Declining3,995
#78Julie Endangered3,942
#79Holly Stable3,893
#80Meghan Endangered3,856
#81Marissa Endangered3,794
#82Krystal Endangered3,787
#83Leah Stable3,784
#84Cynthia Endangered3,778
#85Veronica Stable3,712
#86Diana Stable3,687
#87Natasha Endangered3,668
#88Melanie Declining3,628
#89Patricia Endangered3,603
#90Kathleen Endangered3,596
#91Bianca Stable3,593
#92Alexis Endangered3,518
#93Molly Stable3,460
#94Abigail Declining3,405
#95Kaitlyn Endangered3,392
#96Julia Stable3,370
#97Margaret Endangered3,285
#98Brandi Endangered3,250
#99Kendra Endangered3,230
#100Kaitlin Endangered3,171

Boys

#1Michael Past peak65,415
#2Christopher Endangered53,186
#3Matthew Declining45,375
#4Joshua Declining44,100
#5David Past peak35,225
#6Daniel Declining35,007
#7Andrew Declining34,817
#8Justin Endangered32,852
#9James Stable32,720
#10Robert Endangered30,072
#11Joseph Declining29,884
#12John Past peak29,853
#13Ryan Declining28,408
#14Nicholas Declining28,230
#15William Declining24,673
#16Anthony Declining24,423
#17Jonathan Declining23,608
#18Brandon Endangered23,310
#19Kevin Endangered21,209
#20Kyle Endangered20,882
#21Eric Endangered18,977
#22Steven Endangered18,929
#23Thomas Stable18,439
#24Brian Endangered18,106
#25Zachary Endangered18,077
#26Jacob Declining17,831
#27Adam Declining16,928
#28Timothy Endangered16,427
#29Benjamin Declining15,733
#30Tyler Endangered15,594
#31Aaron Declining15,308
#32Alexander Declining14,523
#33Richard Endangered14,133
#34Jeremy Endangered13,081
#35Jason Endangered12,614
#36Charles Stable12,245
#37Jeffrey Endangered12,013
#38Patrick Declining11,987
#39Sean Endangered11,895
#40Stephen Endangered11,736
#41Travis Endangered11,526
#42Mark Endangered11,320
#43Nathan Declining10,904
#44Jordan Declining10,882
#45Cody Endangered10,823
#46Jose Stable10,331
#47Samuel Stable10,107
#48Dustin Endangered9,715
#49Paul Endangered9,029
#50Jesse Stable8,853
#51Scott Endangered8,850
#52Gregory Endangered8,760
#53Kenneth Endangered8,555
#54Derek Stable8,365
#55Corey Endangered8,003
#56Bryan Declining7,851
#57Jared Stable7,018
#58Bradley Declining6,977
#59Austin Declining6,886
#60Alex Declining6,543
#61Cory Endangered6,450
#62Edward Endangered5,849
#63Juan Stable5,781
#64Cameron Stable5,593
#65Shawn Endangered5,479
#66Peter Stable5,411
#67Marcus Declining5,395
#68Ian Stable4,948
#69Evan Declining4,926
#70Keith Endangered4,893
#71Shane Endangered4,860
#72Taylor Endangered4,859
#73Luis Stable4,852
#74Chad Endangered4,723
#75Phillip Endangered4,721
#76Antonio Stable4,719
#77Carlos Stable4,638
#78Christian Declining4,625
#79George Stable4,513
#80Vincent Stable4,495
#81Brett Endangered4,428
#82Donald Endangered4,323
#83Trevor Endangered4,166
#84Nathaniel Declining4,121
#85Ronald Endangered4,110
#86Raymond Endangered4,106
#87Ethan Declining4,056
#88Joel Declining3,939
#89Victor Declining3,905
#90Casey Rising3,850
#91Caleb Stable3,788
#92Douglas Endangered3,700
#93Mitchell Endangered3,645
#94Seth Endangered3,633
#95Erik Declining3,630
#96Devin Endangered3,596
#97Blake Declining3,521
#98Wesley Rising3,457
#99Derrick Endangered3,442
#100Adrian Stable3,418