Welcome to our dedicated page featuring the top 500 boy and girl baby names of 1988. 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 1988, 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 | 54903 | Jessica | 48394 |
| 2 | Christopher | 47050 | Ashley | 45571 |
| 3 | Matthew | 40830 | Amanda | 34971 |
| 4 | Joshua | 40478 | Sarah | 25800 |
| 5 | Andrew | 33581 | Jennifer | 24985 |
| 6 | Justin | 32535 | Brittany | 24271 |
| 7 | David | 32229 | Stephanie | 20403 |
| 8 | Daniel | 31524 | Elizabeth | 18449 |
| 9 | James | 28280 | Nicole | 17871 |
| 10 | Robert | 26738 | Samantha | 17724 |
| 11 | Ryan | 25938 | Megan | 17368 |
| 12 | Joseph | 24841 | Heather | 16765 |
| 13 | John | 24713 | Tiffany | 16579 |
| 14 | Nicholas | 23798 | Lauren | 16407 |
| 15 | Brandon | 22869 | Amber | 16305 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 21659 | Melissa | 14933 |
| 17 | Anthony | 21406 | Danielle | 14530 |
| 18 | William | 21031 | Emily | 14470 |
| 19 | Kyle | 19647 | Rachel | 13961 |
| 20 | Eric | 18139 | Kayla | 13195 |
| 21 | Kevin | 17843 | Michelle | 12460 |
| 22 | Brian | 17211 | Christina | 11571 |
| 23 | Thomas | 16001 | Courtney | 10680 |
| 24 | Steven | 15977 | Rebecca | 10649 |
| 25 | Jacob | 15756 | Laura | 10622 |
| 26 | Adam | 15244 | Kimberly | 10541 |
| 27 | Zachary | 14991 | Katherine | 9699 |
| 28 | Timothy | 14870 | Sara | 9386 |
| 29 | Jason | 14454 | Amy | 9106 |
| 30 | Tyler | 14384 | Crystal | 9014 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 14303 | Chelsea | 8975 |
| 32 | Aaron | 13772 | Erica | 8633 |
| 33 | Richard | 12729 | Andrea | 8204 |
| 34 | Alexander | 12622 | Katie | 7875 |
| 35 | Jeremy | 12210 | Mary | 7647 |
| 36 | Jeffrey | 11204 | Erin | 7446 |
| 37 | Travis | 10823 | Kelly | 7383 |
| 38 | Charles | 10594 | Vanessa | 7355 |
| 39 | Sean | 10508 | Kristen | 7117 |
| 40 | Cody | 10506 | Angela | 7049 |
| 41 | Nathan | 10213 | Jamie | 6761 |
| 42 | Mark | 10125 | Whitney | 6676 |
| 43 | Stephen | 9680 | Brittney | 6497 |
| 44 | Patrick | 9669 | Lindsey | 6463 |
| 45 | Dustin | 9201 | Lisa | 6412 |
| 46 | Scott | 9070 | Alicia | 6383 |
| 47 | Samuel | 8939 | Allison | 6336 |
| 48 | Jose | 8555 | Caitlin | 6226 |
| 49 | Jordan | 8436 | Victoria | 6221 |
| 50 | Paul | 8271 | Alyssa | 6211 |
| 51 | Jesse | 7884 | Anna | 6054 |
| 52 | Kenneth | 7761 | Kathryn | 5798 |
| 53 | Derek | 7733 | Jasmine | 5578 |
| 54 | Bryan | 7405 | Alexandra | 5544 |
| 55 | Gregory | 7263 | Kristin | 5476 |
| 56 | Alex | 6240 | Lindsay | 5474 |
| 57 | Jared | 6093 | Natalie | 5414 |
| 58 | Cory | 5933 | Cassandra | 5358 |
| 59 | Austin | 5773 | Shannon | 5321 |
| 60 | Bradley | 5760 | Kelsey | 5256 |
| 61 | Corey | 5546 | Christine | 5206 |
| 62 | Chad | 5240 | Maria | 5090 |
| 63 | Cameron | 5083 | Jacqueline | 4836 |
| 64 | Shane | 4885 | Hannah | 4406 |
| 65 | Edward | 4686 | Monica | 4169 |
| 66 | Juan | 4442 | Kristina | 4124 |
| 67 | Shawn | 4169 | Julie | 4097 |
| 68 | Evan | 3929 | Jenna | 3951 |
| 69 | Ian | 3887 | April | 3468 |
| 70 | Peter | 3832 | Erika | 3302 |
| 71 | Antonio | 3735 | Holly | 3226 |
| 72 | Luis | 3664 | Tara | 3121 |
| 73 | Marcus | 3539 | Cynthia | 2999 |
| 74 | Brett | 3402 | Krystal | 2974 |
| 75 | Joel | 3342 | Patricia | 2963 |
| 76 | George | 3322 | Kendra | 2827 |
| 77 | Carlos | 3277 | Natasha | 2823 |
| 78 | Phillip | 3185 | Morgan | 2803 |
| 79 | Trevor | 2972 | Diana | 2737 |
| 80 | Keith | 2947 | Catherine | 2503 |
| 81 | Nathaniel | 2944 | Veronica | 2462 |
| 82 | Raymond | 2921 | Brooke | 2417 |
| 83 | Casey | 2907 | Leah | 2394 |
| 84 | Erik | 2880 | Molly | 2283 |
| 85 | Jesus | 2877 | Brandi | 2276 |
| 86 | Victor | 2876 | Brianna | 2206 |
| 87 | Donald | 2813 | Leslie | 2135 |
| 88 | Vincent | 2806 | Julia | 2125 |
| 89 | Christian | 2711 | Bethany | 2028 |
| 90 | Seth | 2579 | Kathleen | 1934 |
| 91 | Miguel | 2482 | Katelyn | 1914 |
| 92 | Ronald | 2452 | Margaret | 1844 |
| 93 | Jorge | 2296 | Rachael | 1805 |
| 94 | Adrian | 2220 | Nancy | 1794 |
| 95 | Gabriel | 2160 | Kara | 1787 |
| 96 | Mitchell | 2130 | Angelica | 1729 |
| 97 | Wesley | 2126 | Brenda | 1712 |
| 98 | Mario | 2119 | Bianca | 1671 |
| 99 | Devin | 2097 | Marissa | 1658 |
| 100 | Francisco | 2091 | Casey | 1634 |
| 101 | Caleb | 2060 | Mayra | 1618 |
| 102 | Blake | 2036 | Meghan | 1528 |
| 103 | Ricardo | 2024 | Nichole | 1466 |
| 104 | Taylor | 1956 | Brandy | 1408 |
| 105 | Derrick | 1918 | Mallory | 1402 |
| 106 | Frank | 1860 | Alexis | 1397 |
| 107 | Douglas | 1831 | Monique | 1336 |
| 108 | Brent | 1796 | Ana | 1300 |
| 109 | Lucas | 1771 | Sandra | 1292 |
| 110 | Manuel | 1762 | Lacey | 1289 |
| 111 | Martin | 1711 | Adriana | 1261 |
| 112 | Logan | 1687 | Daisy | 1258 |
| 113 | Curtis | 1668 | Cindy | 1254 |
| 114 | Craig | 1639 | Desiree | 1235 |
| 115 | Edgar | 1604 | Kaitlin | 1194 |
| 116 | Oscar | 1533 | Sabrina | 1165 |
| 117 | Philip | 1524 | Karina | 1136 |
| 118 | Luke | 1510 | Valerie | 1128 |
| 119 | Alejandro | 1492 | Denise | 1128 |
| 120 | Jeffery | 1383 | Yesenia | 1104 |
| 121 | Sergio | 1372 | Haley | 1093 |
| 122 | Eduardo | 1360 | Cristina | 1078 |
| 123 | Ruben | 1327 | Claudia | 1076 |
| 124 | Spencer | 1324 | Jordan | 1054 |
| 125 | Angel | 1290 | Priscilla | 1045 |
| 126 | Hector | 1290 | Joanna | 1036 |
| 127 | Gary | 1253 | Krista | 1018 |
| 128 | Javier | 1248 | Abigail | 1017 |
| 129 | Fernando | 1246 | Karen | 1012 |
| 130 | Roberto | 1146 | Dana | 1006 |
| 131 | Larry | 1001 | Gabriela | 992 |
| 132 | Todd | 950 | Taylor | 970 |
| 133 | Terry | 904 | Evelyn | 920 |
| 134 | Jonathon | 848 | Carrie | 895 |
| 135 | Johnathan | 842 | Katrina | 882 |
| 136 | Levi | 835 | Melanie | 819 |
| 137 | Chase | 831 | Felicia | 807 |
| 138 | Jerry | 700 | Jillian | 804 |
| 139 | Colin | 630 | Candace | 804 |
| 140 | Bobby | 622 | Miranda | 797 |
| 141 | Willie | 589 | Alisha | 794 |
| 142 | Lance | 552 | Chelsey | 748 |
| 143 | Troy | 546 | Kaitlyn | 746 |
| 144 | Drew | 529 | Britney | 723 |
| 145 | Mathew | 503 | Candice | 658 |
| 146 | Dennis | 492 | Latoya | 631 |
| 147 | Bryce | 490 | Meagan | 595 |
| 148 | Billy | 484 | Heidi | 571 |
| 149 | Garrett | 453 | Tabitha | 528 |
| 150 | Dylan | 420 | Jaclyn | 482 |
| 151 | Alan | 415 | Ashlee | 466 |
| 152 | Grant | 409 | Ebony | 444 |
| 153 | Tanner | 393 | Alexandria | 432 |
| 154 | Brady | 385 | Michaela | 427 |
| 155 | Ross | 379 | Dominique | 421 |
| 156 | Terrance | 374 | Alison | 417 |
| 157 | Jimmy | 350 | Stacy | 396 |
| 158 | Johnny | 338 | Angel | 394 |
| 159 | Randy | 311 | Paige | 392 |
| 160 | Rodney | 274 | Caroline | 387 |
| 161 | Tyson | 263 | Kelli | 387 |
| 162 | Clayton | 245 | Abby | 383 |
| 163 | Jamie | 243 | Colleen | 362 |
| 164 | Darius | 240 | Autumn | 288 |
| 165 | Ricky | 239 | Misty | 281 |
| 166 | Tony | 235 | Stacey | 270 |
| 167 | Jarvis | 233 | Kari | 233 |
| 168 | Maurice | 231 | Cassie | 225 |
| 169 | Colby | 225 | Jill | 216 |
| 170 | Micheal | 216 | Kylie | 216 |
| 171 | Micah | 212 | Latasha | 210 |
| 172 | Jeremiah | 209 | Anne | 203 |
| 173 | Courtney | 207 | Olivia | 187 |
| 174 | Cole | 205 | Chasity | 178 |
| 175 | Carl | 193 | Sasha | 163 |
| 176 | Russell | 191 | Rebekah | 160 |
| 177 | Isaac | 189 | Emma | 142 |
| 178 | Francis | 177 | Breanna | 141 |
| 179 | Brendan | 170 | Savannah | 132 |
| 180 | Jake | 157 | Virginia | 129 |
| 181 | Reginald | 157 | Adrienne | 126 |
| 182 | Marc | 155 | Kirsten | 124 |
| 183 | Randall | 152 | Meredith | 116 |
| 184 | Noah | 143 | Melinda | 108 |
| 185 | Louis | 134 | Shanice | 82 |
| 186 | Henry | 127 | Chelsie | 80 |
| 187 | Allen | 116 | Audrey | 80 |
| 188 | Skyler | 116 | Briana | 77 |
| 189 | Calvin | 100 | Gabrielle | 70 |
| 190 | Ethan | 94 | Hailey | 62 |
| 191 | Clinton | 89 | Gina | 59 |
| 192 | Quentin | 88 | Camille | 59 |
| 193 | Andre | 86 | Claire | 58 |
| 194 | Colton | 85 | Aubrey | 48 |
| 195 | Preston | 81 | Lacy | 42 |
| 196 | Dana | 78 | Susan | 40 |
| 197 | Shaun | 71 | Mckenzie | 40 |
| 198 | Terrence | 69 | Madison | 37 |
| 199 | Dakota | 48 | Malia | 35 |
| 200 | Chance | 45 | Sierra | 34 |
| 201 | Landon | 44 | Cami | 31 |
| 202 | Dallin | 43 | Caitlyn | 30 |
| 203 | Bryson | 39 | Justine | 29 |
| 204 | Parker | 37 | Kaylee | 29 |
| 205 | Riley | 36 | Renee | 28 |
| 206 | Kristopher | 33 | Tiana | 25 |
| 207 | Bronson | 26 | Kristine | 24 |
| 208 | Kawika | 22 | Shayla | 23 |
| 209 | Tyrone | 22 | Leilani | 22 |
| 210 | Jay | 21 | Robin | 20 |
| 211 | Bruce | 20 | Kasey | 20 |
| 212 | Dane | 20 | Sydney | 18 |
| 213 | Lawrence | 19 | Tina | 18 |
| 214 | Kelly | 19 | Ruth | 18 |
| 215 | Keoni | 18 | Sheena | 17 |
| 216 | Ikaika | 18 | Shayna | 17 |
| 217 | Connor | 18 | Maile | 16 |
| 218 | Collin | 18 | Bailey | 16 |
| 219 | Owen | 16 | Bridget | 16 |
| 220 | Darren | 15 | Tiare | 16 |
| 221 | Max | 15 | Tanya | 16 |
| 222 | Kapena | 15 | Kelsie | 16 |
| 223 | Theodore | 14 | Chanel | 15 |
| 224 | Wayne | 12 | Alana | 15 |
| 225 | Glenn | 10 | Carly | 15 |
| 226 | Ty | 7 | Jade | 15 |
| 227 | Morgan | 7 | Grace | 14 |
| 228 | Clay | 7 | Kate | 14 |