Names by year · United States
The names of 1988
In 1988, the SSA recorded 3,695,137 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 35 | 51,556 | #665 |
| 2 | Ashley1 in 36 | 49,977 | #164 |
| 3 | Amanda1 in 45 | 39,459 | #493 |
| 4 | Sarah1 in 63 | 28,374 | #90 |
| 5 | Jennifer1 in 64 | 27,893 | #586 |
| 6 | Brittany1 in 66 | 26,816 | #928 |
| 7 | Stephanie1 in 78 | 22,843 | #557 |
| 8 | Samantha1 in 86 | 20,700 | #151 |
| 9 | Nicole1 in 88 | 20,315 | #383 |
| 10 | Elizabeth1 in 89 | 20,042 | #17 |
| 11 | Lauren1 in 91 | 19,637 | #401 |
| 12 | Megan1 in 96 | 18,570 | #889 |
| 13 | Tiffany1 in 97 | 18,364 | #880 |
| 14 | Heather1 in 99 | 18,033 | #1,264 |
| 15 | Amber1 in 107 | 16,676 | #520 |
| 16 | Melissa1 in 108 | 16,546 | #420 |
| 17 | Danielle1 in 110 | 16,253 | #549 |
| 18 | Emily1 in 112 | 15,869 | #34 |
| 19 | Rachel1 in 116 | 15,348 | #250 |
| 20 | Kayla1 in 133 | 13,433 | #364 |
| 21 | Michelle1 in 134 | 13,339 | #465 |
| 22 | Christina1 in 137 | 12,954 | #770 |
| 23 | Laura1 in 147 | 12,126 | #379 |
| 24 | Courtney1 in 148 | 12,043 | #2,335 |
| 25 | Kimberly1 in 149 | 11,948 | #303 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 30 | 64,171 | #21 |
| 2 | Christopher1 in 36 | 53,014 | #68 |
| 3 | Matthew1 in 42 | 45,876 | #32 |
| 4 | Joshua1 in 45 | 42,653 | #66 |
| 5 | Andrew1 in 54 | 35,745 | #73 |
| 6 | David1 in 54 | 35,329 | #35 |
| 7 | Justin1 in 55 | 35,055 | #233 |
| 8 | Daniel1 in 55 | 34,718 | #22 |
| 9 | James1 in 59 | 32,523 | #6 |
| 10 | Robert1 in 63 | 30,319 | #92 |
| 11 | John1 in 65 | 29,427 | #23 |
| 12 | Joseph1 in 66 | 29,019 | #29 |
| 13 | Ryan1 in 69 | 27,747 | #99 |
| 14 | Nicholas1 in 76 | 25,303 | #112 |
| 15 | Jonathan1 in 79 | 24,349 | #89 |
| 16 | William1 in 79 | 24,126 | #9 |
| 17 | Brandon1 in 81 | 23,744 | #261 |
| 18 | Anthony1 in 81 | 23,644 | #46 |
| 19 | Eric1 in 95 | 20,175 | #273 |
| 20 | Kevin1 in 95 | 20,168 | #221 |
| 21 | Kyle1 in 96 | 19,895 | #509 |
| 22 | Brian1 in 98 | 19,532 | #339 |
| 23 | Thomas1 in 102 | 18,806 | #34 |
| 24 | Steven1 in 107 | 17,865 | #271 |
| 25 | Timothy1 in 114 | 16,807 | #203 |
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