Top Names of 1988

Official birth counts from Social Security card applications.

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Top 100 girls

  1. 1Jessica51,556 babies
  2. 2Ashley49,977 babies
  3. 3Amanda39,459 babies
  4. 4Sarah28,374 babies
  5. 5Jennifer27,893 babies
  6. 6Brittany26,816 babies
  7. 7Stephanie22,843 babies
  8. 8Samantha20,700 babies
  9. 9Nicole20,315 babies
  10. 10Elizabeth20,042 babies
  11. 11Lauren19,637 babies
  12. 12Megan18,570 babies
  13. 13Tiffany18,364 babies
  14. 14Heather18,033 babies
  15. 15Amber16,676 babies
  16. 16Melissa16,546 babies
  17. 17Danielle16,253 babies
  18. 18Emily15,869 babies
  19. 19Rachel15,348 babies
  20. 20Kayla13,433 babies
  21. 21Michelle13,339 babies
  22. 22Christina12,954 babies
  23. 23Laura12,126 babies
  24. 24Courtney12,043 babies
  25. 25Kimberly11,948 babies
  26. 26Rebecca11,877 babies
  27. 27Katherine11,154 babies
  28. 28Crystal10,101 babies
  29. 29Amy10,034 babies
  30. 30Sara10,020 babies
  31. 31Erica9,591 babies
  32. 32Kelly8,917 babies
  33. 33Chelsea8,879 babies
  34. 34Mary8,518 babies
  35. 35Andrea8,392 babies
  36. 36Kristen8,382 babies
  37. 37Erin8,267 babies
  38. 38Angela7,914 babies
  39. 39Whitney7,853 babies
  40. 40Katie7,770 babies
  41. 41Vanessa7,516 babies
  42. 42Victoria7,283 babies
  43. 43Lisa7,267 babies
  44. 44Caitlin7,246 babies
  45. 45Jamie7,187 babies
  46. 46Allison7,145 babies
  47. 47Alyssa7,135 babies
  48. 48Lindsey7,001 babies
  49. 49Alexandra6,972 babies
  50. 50Alicia6,700 babies
  51. 51Christine6,612 babies
  52. 52Brittney6,576 babies
  53. 53Jasmine6,446 babies
  54. 54Anna6,444 babies
  55. 55Kathryn6,342 babies
  56. 56Shannon6,256 babies
  57. 57Lindsay6,025 babies
  58. 58Kristin6,019 babies
  59. 59Cassandra5,727 babies
  60. 60Maria5,713 babies
  61. 61Hannah5,562 babies
  62. 62Jacqueline5,544 babies
  63. 63Natalie5,483 babies
  64. 64Kelsey5,452 babies
  65. 65April4,840 babies
  66. 66Jenna4,607 babies
  67. 67Tara4,606 babies
  68. 68Kristina4,578 babies
  69. 69Catherine4,504 babies
  70. 70Monica4,463 babies
  71. 71Julie4,462 babies
  72. 72Holly4,217 babies
  73. 73Natasha4,039 babies
  74. 74Krystal4,019 babies
  75. 75Kathleen3,927 babies
  76. 76Erika3,886 babies
  77. 77Patricia3,799 babies
  78. 78Morgan3,796 babies
  79. 79Cynthia3,784 babies
  80. 80Kendra3,761 babies
  81. 81Meghan3,609 babies
  82. 82Leah3,558 babies
  83. 83Veronica3,525 babies
  84. 84Katelyn3,510 babies
  85. 85Diana3,489 babies
  86. 86Molly3,461 babies
  87. 87Brooke3,416 babies
  88. 88Julia3,359 babies
  89. 89Bethany3,270 babies
  90. 90Dana3,192 babies
  91. 91Brandi3,169 babies
  92. 92Casey3,150 babies
  93. 93Margaret3,139 babies
  94. 94Leslie3,079 babies
  95. 95Kara3,039 babies
  96. 96Brianna2,963 babies
  97. 97Alexis2,900 babies
  98. 98Kaitlin2,841 babies
  99. 99Melanie2,834 babies
  100. 100Rachael2,831 babies
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Top 100 boys

  1. 1Michael64,171 babies
  2. 2Christopher53,014 babies
  3. 3Matthew45,876 babies
  4. 4Joshua42,653 babies
  5. 5Andrew35,745 babies
  6. 6David35,329 babies
  7. 7Justin35,055 babies
  8. 8Daniel34,718 babies
  9. 9James32,523 babies
  10. 10Robert30,319 babies
  11. 11John29,427 babies
  12. 12Joseph29,019 babies
  13. 13Ryan27,747 babies
  14. 14Nicholas25,303 babies
  15. 15Jonathan24,349 babies
  16. 16William24,126 babies
  17. 17Brandon23,744 babies
  18. 18Anthony23,644 babies
  19. 19Eric20,175 babies
  20. 20Kevin20,168 babies
  21. 21Kyle19,895 babies
  22. 22Brian19,532 babies
  23. 23Thomas18,806 babies
  24. 24Steven17,865 babies
  25. 25Timothy16,807 babies
  26. 26Adam16,467 babies
  27. 27Jason15,917 babies
  28. 28Jacob15,883 babies
  29. 29Zachary15,870 babies
  30. 30Benjamin15,187 babies
  31. 31Aaron14,408 babies
  32. 32Richard14,144 babies
  33. 33Tyler13,349 babies
  34. 34Alexander13,341 babies
  35. 35Jeremy13,169 babies
  36. 36Jeffrey12,401 babies
  37. 37Charles12,109 babies
  38. 38Sean11,794 babies
  39. 39Mark11,715 babies
  40. 40Stephen11,607 babies
  41. 41Travis11,423 babies
  42. 42Patrick11,400 babies
  43. 43Cody10,583 babies
  44. 44Nathan10,154 babies
  45. 45Samuel9,564 babies
  46. 46Paul9,438 babies
  47. 47Scott9,351 babies
  48. 48Dustin9,337 babies
  49. 49Jose9,007 babies
  50. 50Gregory8,629 babies
  51. 51Kenneth8,567 babies
  52. 52Jordan8,490 babies
  53. 53Derek8,073 babies
  54. 54Bryan8,036 babies
  55. 55Jesse7,914 babies
  56. 56Corey7,328 babies
  57. 57Bradley7,017 babies
  58. 58Alex6,408 babies
  59. 59Cory6,266 babies
  60. 60Jared6,211 babies
  61. 61Shawn5,893 babies
  62. 62Edward5,801 babies
  63. 63Austin5,588 babies
  64. 64Peter5,425 babies
  65. 65Chad5,299 babies
  66. 66Marcus5,207 babies
  67. 67Shane5,173 babies
  68. 68Juan5,171 babies
  69. 69Cameron4,985 babies
  70. 70Keith4,949 babies
  71. 71Phillip4,576 babies
  72. 72Antonio4,461 babies
  73. 73Brett4,375 babies
  74. 74Evan4,337 babies
  75. 75Luis4,333 babies
  76. 76Donald4,328 babies
  77. 77Ian4,315 babies
  78. 78George4,296 babies
  79. 79Ronald4,173 babies
  80. 80Carlos4,127 babies
  81. 81Nathaniel4,054 babies
  82. 81Vincent4,054 babies
  83. 83Casey4,039 babies
  84. 84Raymond4,036 babies
  85. 85Joel3,940 babies
  86. 86Christian3,937 babies
  87. 87Trevor3,695 babies
  88. 88Douglas3,655 babies
  89. 89Victor3,628 babies
  90. 90Seth3,493 babies
  91. 91Taylor3,492 babies
  92. 92Erik3,478 babies
  93. 92Wesley3,478 babies
  94. 94Philip3,373 babies
  95. 95Mitchell3,323 babies
  96. 96Craig3,306 babies
  97. 97Derrick3,304 babies
  98. 98Devin3,302 babies
  99. 99Frank3,271 babies
  100. 100Gary3,244 babies
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