Names by year · United States
The names of 1989
In 1989, the SSA recorded 3,844,480 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 38 | 47,887 | #665 |
| 2 | Ashley1 in 39 | 47,588 | #164 |
| 3 | Brittany1 in 49 | 37,792 | #928 |
| 4 | Amanda1 in 50 | 36,834 | #493 |
| 5 | Sarah1 in 66 | 27,797 | #90 |
| 6 | Samantha1 in 74 | 24,792 | #151 |
| 7 | Jennifer1 in 77 | 24,006 | #586 |
| 8 | Stephanie1 in 81 | 22,766 | #557 |
| 9 | Lauren1 in 88 | 21,065 | #401 |
| 10 | Elizabeth1 in 91 | 20,298 | #17 |
| 11 | Megan1 in 93 | 19,780 | #889 |
| 12 | Nicole1 in 97 | 19,032 | #383 |
| 13 | Emily1 in 106 | 17,323 | #34 |
| 14 | Amber1 in 110 | 16,760 | #520 |
| 15 | Heather1 in 113 | 16,248 | #1,264 |
| 16 | Tiffany1 in 117 | 15,716 | #880 |
| 17 | Danielle1 in 120 | 15,366 | #549 |
| 18 | Rachel1 in 120 | 15,357 | #250 |
| 19 | Melissa1 in 121 | 15,203 | #420 |
| 20 | Kayla1 in 124 | 14,903 | #364 |
| 21 | Courtney1 in 137 | 13,452 | #2,335 |
| 22 | Michelle1 in 138 | 13,376 | #465 |
| 23 | Christina1 in 140 | 13,141 | #770 |
| 24 | Rebecca1 in 148 | 12,436 | #350 |
| 25 | Laura1 in 157 | 11,740 | #379 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 31 | 65,415 | #21 |
| 2 | Christopher1 in 38 | 53,186 | #68 |
| 3 | Matthew1 in 44 | 45,375 | #32 |
| 4 | Joshua1 in 45 | 44,100 | #66 |
| 5 | David1 in 57 | 35,225 | #35 |
| 6 | Daniel1 in 57 | 35,007 | #22 |
| 7 | Andrew1 in 57 | 34,817 | #73 |
| 8 | Justin1 in 61 | 32,852 | #233 |
| 9 | James1 in 61 | 32,720 | #6 |
| 10 | Robert1 in 67 | 30,072 | #92 |
| 11 | Joseph1 in 67 | 29,884 | #29 |
| 12 | John1 in 67 | 29,853 | #23 |
| 13 | Ryan1 in 70 | 28,408 | #99 |
| 14 | Nicholas1 in 71 | 28,230 | #112 |
| 15 | William1 in 81 | 24,673 | #9 |
| 16 | Anthony1 in 82 | 24,423 | #46 |
| 17 | Jonathan1 in 85 | 23,608 | #89 |
| 18 | Brandon1 in 86 | 23,310 | #261 |
| 19 | Kevin1 in 94 | 21,209 | #221 |
| 20 | Kyle1 in 96 | 20,882 | #509 |
| 21 | Eric1 in 105 | 18,977 | #273 |
| 22 | Steven1 in 106 | 18,929 | #271 |
| 23 | Thomas1 in 109 | 18,439 | #34 |
| 24 | Brian1 in 111 | 18,106 | #339 |
| 25 | Zachary1 in 111 | 18,077 | #216 |
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