Welcome to our dedicated page featuring the top 500 boy and girl baby names of 1987. This year holds a special place in the annals of naming history, reflecting a blend of timeless classics and unique choices that captured the hearts of parents during this era. As you explore our comprehensive list, you’ll discover the names that defined a generation, from the traditional to the trendsetting. Whether you’re seeking inspiration for a new arrival, researching historical naming trends, or simply curious about the names that resonated with families in 1987, our curated selection offers a fascinating glimpse into the past. Join us on a nostalgic journey through the most popular names of the year, and see how trends in baby naming have evolved over time.
| Rank | Boy Name | Boy Births | Girl Name | Girl Births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 54136 | Jessica | 51309 |
| 2 | Christopher | 47894 | Ashley | 50431 |
| 3 | Matthew | 41452 | Amanda | 36881 |
| 4 | Joshua | 37915 | Jennifer | 29201 |
| 5 | Andrew | 33880 | Sarah | 25492 |
| 6 | David | 33334 | Brittany | 20490 |
| 7 | Daniel | 32232 | Stephanie | 20035 |
| 8 | Justin | 28774 | Nicole | 18073 |
| 9 | James | 28495 | Heather | 17818 |
| 10 | Ryan | 26875 | Elizabeth | 17017 |
| 11 | Robert | 26195 | Megan | 16832 |
| 12 | John | 25068 | Amber | 16676 |
| 13 | Joseph | 24217 | Melissa | 15632 |
| 14 | Brandon | 24142 | Samantha | 15559 |
| 15 | Nicholas | 22030 | Danielle | 15023 |
| 16 | Anthony | 20998 | Rachel | 14179 |
| 17 | William | 20777 | Lauren | 13732 |
| 18 | Jonathan | 19821 | Tiffany | 13176 |
| 19 | Kyle | 19802 | Emily | 13106 |
| 20 | Eric | 18508 | Christina | 12051 |
| 21 | Kevin | 18123 | Michelle | 12048 |
| 22 | Brian | 17875 | Laura | 11693 |
| 23 | Jason | 17571 | Kimberly | 11604 |
| 24 | Steven | 15936 | Amy | 10835 |
| 25 | Adam | 15723 | Kayla | 10580 |
| 26 | Thomas | 15343 | Rebecca | 10326 |
| 27 | Timothy | 15296 | Crystal | 9730 |
| 28 | Jacob | 14219 | Sara | 9228 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 14136 | Katherine | 9182 |
| 30 | Jeremy | 13390 | Whitney | 8640 |
| 31 | Richard | 13110 | Kelly | 8260 |
| 32 | Zachary | 12602 | Erica | 8250 |
| 33 | Tyler | 12509 | Andrea | 8040 |
| 34 | Aaron | 12175 | Courtney | 8038 |
| 35 | Jeffrey | 12095 | Angela | 8016 |
| 36 | Alexander | 10974 | Katie | 7986 |
| 37 | Charles | 10505 | Erin | 7962 |
| 38 | Mark | 10475 | Mary | 7640 |
| 39 | Sean | 10345 | Jamie | 7526 |
| 40 | Travis | 10100 | Lindsey | 7142 |
| 41 | Dustin | 9861 | Vanessa | 6815 |
| 42 | Nathan | 9838 | Allison | 6634 |
| 43 | Stephen | 9661 | Chelsea | 6626 |
| 44 | Patrick | 9636 | Lisa | 6586 |
| 45 | Scott | 9601 | Alicia | 6446 |
| 46 | Paul | 8582 | Kristen | 6106 |
| 47 | Cody | 8448 | Shannon | 5972 |
| 48 | Jordan | 8191 | Anna | 5888 |
| 49 | Jose | 8074 | Lindsay | 5836 |
| 50 | Samuel | 7995 | Kathryn | 5377 |
| 51 | Derek | 7862 | Christine | 5283 |
| 52 | Gregory | 7749 | Natalie | 5220 |
| 53 | Bryan | 7719 | Victoria | 5084 |
| 54 | Jesse | 7600 | Brittney | 5049 |
| 55 | Kenneth | 7569 | Maria | 4968 |
| 56 | Bradley | 6663 | Kristin | 4927 |
| 57 | Jared | 5948 | April | 4748 |
| 58 | Alex | 5789 | Jenna | 4704 |
| 59 | Chad | 5670 | Jacqueline | 4590 |
| 60 | Cory | 5463 | Kristina | 4509 |
| 61 | Shawn | 5452 | Monica | 4453 |
| 62 | Shane | 4987 | Hannah | 4442 |
| 63 | Corey | 4934 | Alyssa | 4390 |
| 64 | Edward | 4826 | Julie | 4347 |
| 65 | Phillip | 4409 | Kelsey | 4333 |
| 66 | Brett | 4408 | Cassandra | 4139 |
| 67 | Juan | 4182 | Alexandra | 4139 |
| 68 | Peter | 4150 | Caitlin | 3829 |
| 69 | Antonio | 3785 | Natasha | 3631 |
| 70 | Joel | 3606 | Erika | 3522 |
| 71 | Ian | 3572 | Kathleen | 3367 |
| 72 | Marcus | 3377 | Holly | 3245 |
| 73 | Luis | 3276 | Krystal | 3053 |
| 74 | Donald | 3235 | Tara | 2962 |
| 75 | Carlos | 3167 | Kendra | 2909 |
| 76 | Keith | 3133 | Patricia | 2828 |
| 77 | Austin | 2958 | Jasmine | 2807 |
| 78 | George | 2929 | Julia | 2802 |
| 79 | Nathaniel | 2888 | Veronica | 2577 |
| 80 | Cameron | 2872 | Diana | 2532 |
| 81 | Casey | 2720 | Catherine | 2489 |
| 82 | Raymond | 2706 | Bethany | 2390 |
| 83 | Erik | 2634 | Mallory | 2361 |
| 84 | Jesus | 2578 | Casey | 2359 |
| 85 | Miguel | 2371 | Cynthia | 2338 |
| 86 | Victor | 2328 | Leah | 2305 |
| 87 | Douglas | 2322 | Brandi | 2244 |
| 88 | Seth | 2283 | Leslie | 2179 |
| 89 | Evan | 2271 | Meghan | 2046 |
| 90 | Gabriel | 2224 | Yesenia | 2043 |
| 91 | Craig | 2182 | Brandy | 2040 |
| 92 | Philip | 2166 | Dana | 1956 |
| 93 | Ronald | 2144 | Morgan | 1810 |
| 94 | Derrick | 2125 | Molly | 1810 |
| 95 | Christian | 2021 | Brooke | 1805 |
| 96 | Vincent | 2006 | Mayra | 1754 |
| 97 | Francisco | 1983 | Nancy | 1720 |
| 98 | Jorge | 1964 | Sandra | 1650 |
| 99 | Frank | 1954 | Angelica | 1619 |
| 100 | Wesley | 1921 | Margaret | 1599 |
| 101 | Mario | 1913 | Lacey | 1561 |
| 102 | Adrian | 1880 | Valerie | 1483 |
| 103 | Curtis | 1855 | Nichole | 1450 |
| 104 | Mitchell | 1802 | Brenda | 1415 |
| 105 | Trevor | 1793 | Rachael | 1394 |
| 106 | Manuel | 1789 | Marissa | 1281 |
| 107 | Blake | 1779 | Monique | 1281 |
| 108 | Brent | 1694 | Sabrina | 1260 |
| 109 | Ricardo | 1622 | Ana | 1240 |
| 110 | Luke | 1589 | Claudia | 1166 |
| 111 | Edgar | 1568 | Alison | 1166 |
| 112 | Jeffery | 1554 | Desiree | 1140 |
| 113 | Gary | 1518 | Cindy | 1130 |
| 114 | Caleb | 1475 | Cristina | 1070 |
| 115 | Alejandro | 1471 | Krista | 1070 |
| 116 | Martin | 1449 | Ashlee | 1067 |
| 117 | Lucas | 1415 | Denise | 1051 |
| 118 | Devin | 1403 | Kara | 1051 |
| 119 | Oscar | 1386 | Adriana | 1032 |
| 120 | Sergio | 1284 | Kelli | 1020 |
| 121 | Ruben | 1265 | Linda | 992 |
| 122 | Hector | 1232 | Felicia | 976 |
| 123 | Roberto | 1166 | Candace | 973 |
| 124 | Javier | 1156 | Gabriela | 962 |
| 125 | Angel | 1155 | Brianna | 958 |
| 126 | Fernando | 1146 | Stacey | 941 |
| 127 | Taylor | 1103 | Jillian | 935 |
| 128 | Terry | 884 | Carrie | 926 |
| 129 | Todd | 863 | Priscilla | 922 |
| 130 | Larry | 859 | Latoya | 920 |
| 131 | Spencer | 822 | Miranda | 900 |
| 132 | Logan | 800 | Joanna | 856 |
| 133 | Jerry | 736 | Alexis | 824 |
| 134 | Bobby | 730 | Abigail | 819 |
| 135 | Willie | 702 | Jordan | 737 |
| 136 | Johnathan | 677 | Katrina | 728 |
| 137 | Garrett | 671 | Alisha | 712 |
| 138 | Levi | 636 | Stacy | 710 |
| 139 | Randy | 632 | Dominique | 707 |
| 140 | Bryce | 612 | Melanie | 627 |
| 141 | Russell | 603 | Chelsey | 599 |
| 142 | Chase | 599 | Heidi | 596 |
| 143 | Troy | 599 | Candice | 585 |
| 144 | Alan | 589 | Katelyn | 528 |
| 145 | Dylan | 555 | Jaclyn | 520 |
| 146 | Johnny | 547 | Misty | 480 |
| 147 | Drew | 539 | Tabitha | 476 |
| 148 | Jimmy | 521 | Meagan | 457 |
| 149 | Jonathon | 517 | Anne | 452 |
| 150 | Lance | 498 | Haley | 440 |
| 151 | Billy | 492 | Renee | 417 |
| 152 | Jeremiah | 475 | Britney | 416 |
| 153 | Colin | 452 | Ebony | 416 |
| 154 | Dennis | 427 | Kari | 402 |
| 155 | Tyson | 424 | Karen | 399 |
| 156 | Tony | 412 | Paige | 355 |
| 157 | Mathew | 401 | Michaela | 343 |
| 158 | Randall | 392 | Colleen | 342 |
| 159 | Grant | 356 | Gina | 329 |
| 160 | Carl | 353 | Christy | 322 |
| 161 | Calvin | 336 | Abby | 267 |
| 162 | Reginald | 316 | Cassie | 241 |
| 163 | Cole | 305 | Latasha | 233 |
| 164 | Clayton | 296 | Caroline | 230 |
| 165 | Jamie | 258 | Jill | 224 |
| 166 | Jake | 244 | Kaitlin | 216 |
| 167 | Ross | 242 | Tamara | 213 |
| 168 | Maurice | 232 | Meredith | 212 |
| 169 | Allen | 194 | Kaitlyn | 209 |
| 170 | Trenton | 174 | Emma | 188 |
| 171 | Courtney | 171 | Sierra | 182 |
| 172 | Roderick | 171 | Bridget | 182 |
| 173 | Isaac | 167 | Maggie | 176 |
| 174 | Marc | 165 | Susan | 162 |
| 175 | Brendan | 165 | Kylie | 160 |
| 176 | Jon | 160 | Jessie | 158 |
| 177 | Darius | 159 | Savannah | 153 |
| 178 | Demetrius | 150 | Adrienne | 152 |
| 179 | Francis | 149 | Tonya | 143 |
| 180 | Cedric | 144 | Robin | 138 |
| 181 | Clinton | 143 | Pamela | 135 |
| 182 | Preston | 122 | Melinda | 135 |
| 183 | Andre | 120 | Tanya | 124 |
| 184 | Brady | 112 | Elise | 123 |
| 185 | Tanner | 105 | Chasity | 114 |
| 186 | Terrance | 102 | Carly | 112 |
| 187 | Rodney | 96 | Sasha | 97 |
| 188 | Lawrence | 90 | Aimee | 96 |
| 189 | Bryant | 88 | Rebekah | 74 |
| 190 | Quentin | 88 | Cierra | 72 |
| 191 | Kristopher | 86 | Taylor | 71 |
| 192 | Ricky | 86 | Gabrielle | 71 |
| 193 | Henry | 86 | Aubrey | 68 |
| 194 | Jermaine | 82 | Briana | 64 |
| 195 | Dana | 78 | Ashleigh | 59 |
| 196 | Lee | 72 | Tracy | 58 |
| 197 | Skyler | 69 | Angel | 52 |
| 198 | Kendrick | 68 | Lacy | 52 |
| 199 | Colby | 67 | Justine | 40 |
| 200 | Jamal | 63 | Randi | 38 |
| 201 | Byron | 63 | Camille | 36 |
| 202 | Micheal | 47 | Kaylee | 30 |
| 203 | Landon | 47 | Hailey | 29 |
| 204 | Kelly | 43 | Kate | 28 |
| 205 | Colton | 41 | Malia | 28 |
| 206 | Brock | 38 | Mckenzie | 28 |
| 207 | Bronson | 38 | Leilani | 26 |
| 208 | Shaun | 36 | Tiana | 25 |
| 209 | Riley | 36 | Autumn | 24 |
| 210 | Darren | 33 | Jenny | 19 |
| 211 | Wayne | 31 | Eliza | 18 |
| 212 | Keoni | 28 | Jaime | 18 |
| 213 | Micah | 27 | Kasey | 16 |
| 214 | Jonah | 25 | Nikki | 16 |
| 215 | Ikaika | 24 | Summer | 16 |
| 216 | Bryson | 24 | Robyn | 15 |
| 217 | Gavin | 19 | Tiare | 15 |
| 218 | Jamar | 18 | Marisa | 15 |
| 219 | Sheldon | 18 | Kristi | 15 |
| 220 | Devon | 18 | Maile | 15 |
| 221 | Kekoa | 17 | Joy | 14 |
| 222 | Lamar | 16 | Nina | 14 |
| 223 | Walter | 16 | Kyla | 14 |
| 224 | Glenn | 16 | Kellie | 14 |
| 225 | Darrell | 16 | Joanne | 14 |
| 226 | Ernest | 16 | Liza | 14 |
| 227 | Reid | 16 | Kerri | 14 |
| 228 | Joey | 15 | Roxanne | 14 |
| 229 | Louis | 14 | Chantel | 14 |
| 230 | Eugene | 14 | Tasha | 13 |
| 231 | Jerome | 14 | Audrey | 13 |
| 232 | Bradford | 13 | Mandy | 13 |
| 233 | Max | 12 | Meaghan | 13 |
| 234 | Josiah | 12 | Jade | 13 |
| 235 | Collin | 12 | Keri | 13 |
| 236 | Geoffrey | 12 | Sheena | 13 |
| 237 | Morgan | 12 | Shantel | 13 |
| 238 | Noah | 12 | Janelle | 13 |
| 239 | Albert | 11 | Kristy | 12 |
| 240 | Emmanuel | 11 | Callie | 12 |
| 241 | Jack | 11 | Jocelyn | 12 |
| 242 | Isaiah | 6 | Kristine | 9 |