Names by year · United States
The names of 1987
In 1987, the SSA recorded 3,605,616 babies with names given at least five times. Jessica was the top girls' name and Michael the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica1 in 31 | 55,992 | #665 |
| 2 | Ashley1 in 32 | 54,856 | #164 |
| 3 | Amanda1 in 42 | 41,786 | #493 |
| 4 | Jennifer1 in 53 | 32,710 | #586 |
| 5 | Sarah1 in 62 | 27,894 | #90 |
| 6 | Stephanie1 in 78 | 22,402 | #557 |
| 7 | Brittany1 in 78 | 22,231 | #928 |
| 8 | Nicole1 in 86 | 20,286 | #383 |
| 9 | Heather1 in 92 | 18,982 | #1,264 |
| 10 | Elizabeth1 in 93 | 18,608 | #17 |
| 11 | Samantha1 in 97 | 17,944 | #151 |
| 12 | Megan1 in 98 | 17,823 | #889 |
| 13 | Melissa1 in 98 | 17,674 | #420 |
| 14 | Danielle1 in 102 | 17,010 | #549 |
| 15 | Amber1 in 104 | 16,749 | #520 |
| 16 | Lauren1 in 104 | 16,710 | #401 |
| 17 | Rachel1 in 111 | 15,646 | #250 |
| 18 | Tiffany1 in 118 | 14,742 | #880 |
| 19 | Emily1 in 118 | 14,710 | #34 |
| 20 | Christina1 in 126 | 13,816 | #770 |
| 21 | Michelle1 in 133 | 13,034 | #465 |
| 22 | Laura1 in 133 | 13,033 | #379 |
| 23 | Kimberly1 in 133 | 13,031 | #303 |
| 24 | Amy1 in 148 | 11,786 | #257 |
| 25 | Rebecca1 in 150 | 11,627 | #350 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 29 | 63,664 | #21 |
| 2 | Christopher1 in 34 | 54,493 | #68 |
| 3 | Matthew1 in 40 | 46,511 | #32 |
| 4 | Joshua1 in 47 | 40,002 | #66 |
| 5 | David1 in 51 | 36,795 | #35 |
| 6 | Andrew1 in 52 | 36,206 | #73 |
| 7 | Daniel1 in 52 | 35,876 | #22 |
| 8 | James1 in 57 | 32,659 | #6 |
| 9 | Justin1 in 59 | 31,491 | #233 |
| 10 | Robert1 in 62 | 30,237 | #92 |
| 11 | John1 in 63 | 29,555 | #23 |
| 12 | Joseph1 in 65 | 28,516 | #29 |
| 13 | Ryan1 in 66 | 28,490 | #99 |
| 14 | Brandon1 in 75 | 24,823 | #261 |
| 15 | William1 in 77 | 24,202 | #9 |
| 16 | Nicholas1 in 80 | 23,247 | #112 |
| 17 | Anthony1 in 81 | 23,127 | #46 |
| 18 | Jonathan1 in 81 | 23,119 | #89 |
| 19 | Kevin1 in 91 | 20,421 | #221 |
| 20 | Brian1 in 92 | 20,362 | #339 |
| 21 | Eric1 in 92 | 20,203 | #273 |
| 22 | Kyle1 in 94 | 19,862 | #509 |
| 23 | Jason1 in 96 | 19,350 | #165 |
| 24 | Thomas1 in 103 | 18,139 | #34 |
| 25 | Steven1 in 105 | 17,768 | #271 |
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