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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1987, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1980s. Then see which names rose and fell after 1987 and what is climbing now.

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The 1987 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Jessica55,992
  2. 2Ashley54,856
  3. 3Amanda41,786
  4. 4Jennifer32,710
  5. 5Sarah27,894
  6. 6Stephanie22,402
  7. 7Brittany22,231
  8. 8Nicole20,286
  9. 9Heather18,982
  10. 10Elizabeth18,608
  11. 11Samantha17,944
  12. 12Megan17,823
  13. 13Melissa17,674
  14. 14Danielle17,010
  15. 15Amber16,749
  16. 16Lauren16,710
  17. 17Rachel15,646
  18. 18Tiffany14,742
  19. 19Emily14,710
  20. 20Christina13,816
  21. 21Michelle13,034
  22. 22Laura13,033
  23. 23Kimberly13,031
  24. 24Amy11,786
  25. 25Rebecca11,627
  26. 26Crystal11,011
  27. 27Kayla10,576
  28. 28Katherine10,438
  29. 29Sara10,090
  30. 30Kelly9,866
  31. 31Erica9,328
  32. 32Whitney8,923
  33. 33Courtney8,909
  34. 34Erin8,847
  35. 35Angela8,583
  36. 36Andrea8,496
  37. 37Mary8,395
  38. 38Katie8,197
  39. 39Jamie7,916
  40. 40Lisa7,549
  41. 41Lindsey7,457
  42. 42Kristen7,361
  43. 43Vanessa7,348
  44. 44Allison7,341
  45. 45Shannon6,968
  46. 46Alicia6,776
  47. 47Chelsea6,631
  48. 48Christine6,620
  49. 49Lindsay6,530
  50. 50Victoria6,255
  51. 51Kathryn6,238
  52. 52Anna6,170
  53. 53Maria5,678
  54. 54Jacqueline5,627
  55. 55Kristin5,463
  56. 56Natalie5,331
  57. 57Jenna5,305
  58. 58April5,295
  59. 59Alexandra5,220
  60. 60Alyssa5,136
  61. 61Brittney5,127
  62. 62Kristina5,018
  63. 63Caitlin4,989
  64. 64Monica4,809
  65. 65Julie4,737
  66. 66Hannah4,594
  67. 67Kelsey4,574
  68. 68Cassandra4,555
  69. 69Tara4,446
  70. 70Krystal4,378
  71. 71Holly4,259
  72. 72Kathleen4,165
  73. 73Natasha4,131
  74. 74Catherine4,108
  75. 75Erika3,994
  76. 76Patricia3,913
  77. 77Kendra3,841
  78. 78Meghan3,770
  79. 79Jasmine3,723
  80. 80Veronica3,616
  81. 81Casey3,582
  82. 82Leah3,454
  83. 83Dana3,422
  84. 84Cynthia3,392
  85. 85Diana3,354
  86. 86Julia3,331
  87. 87Bethany3,294
  88. 88Brandi3,244
  89. 89Leslie3,194
  90. 90Margaret3,146
  91. 91Mallory3,138
  92. 92Brandy3,032
  93. 93Valerie2,964
  94. 94Brooke2,955
  95. 95Morgan2,928
  96. 96Felicia2,909
  97. 97Molly2,891
  98. 98Rachael2,833
  99. 99Jillian2,793
  100. 100Alison2,771

US babies given each name in 1987.

Boys100

  1. 1Michael63,664
  2. 2Christopher54,493
  3. 3Matthew46,511
  4. 4Joshua40,002
  5. 5David36,795
  6. 6Andrew36,206
  7. 7Daniel35,876
  8. 8James32,659
  9. 9Justin31,491
  10. 10Robert30,237
  11. 11John29,555
  12. 12Joseph28,516
  13. 13Ryan28,490
  14. 14Brandon24,823
  15. 15William24,202
  16. 16Nicholas23,247
  17. 17Anthony23,127
  18. 18Jonathan23,119
  19. 19Kevin20,421
  20. 20Brian20,362
  21. 21Eric20,203
  22. 22Kyle19,862
  23. 23Jason19,350
  24. 24Thomas18,139
  25. 25Steven17,768
  26. 26Timothy17,398
  27. 27Adam16,931
  28. 28Benjamin14,892
  29. 29Jeremy14,474
  30. 30Richard14,401
  31. 31Jacob14,326
  32. 32Jeffrey13,477
  33. 33Zachary13,201
  34. 34Aaron12,685
  35. 35Charles12,173
  36. 36Mark11,993
  37. 37Alexander11,835
  38. 38Stephen11,550
  39. 39Tyler11,542
  40. 40Sean11,455
  41. 41Patrick11,142
  42. 42Travis10,397
  43. 43Scott10,194
  44. 44Dustin10,108
  45. 45Nathan9,910
  46. 46Paul9,707
  47. 47Gregory9,135
  48. 48Jose8,737
  49. 49Cody8,675
  50. 50Samuel8,576
  51. 51Bryan8,560
  52. 52Jordan8,407
  53. 53Kenneth8,354
  54. 54Derek8,253
  55. 55Jesse7,982
  56. 56Bradley6,918
  57. 57Corey6,444
  58. 58Jared6,206
  59. 59Shawn6,202
  60. 60Alex6,042
  61. 61Edward5,913
  62. 62Cory5,849
  63. 63Chad5,622
  64. 64Peter5,553
  65. 65Shane5,305
  66. 66Juan4,976
  67. 67Marcus4,950
  68. 68Phillip4,813
  69. 69Keith4,783
  70. 70Donald4,501
  71. 71Brett4,429
  72. 72Antonio4,421
  73. 73Ronald4,153
  74. 74Carlos4,149
  75. 75Joel4,138
  76. 76Austin4,096
  77. 77George4,089
  78. 78Nathaniel4,050
  79. 79Raymond3,996
  80. 80Casey3,928
  81. 81Ian3,924
  82. 82Luis3,921
  83. 83Evan3,868
  84. 84Philip3,837
  85. 85Douglas3,804
  86. 86Derrick3,534
  87. 87Gary3,486
  88. 88Craig3,364
  89. 89Seth3,339
  90. 90Christian3,324
  91. 91Victor3,307
  92. 92Wesley3,244
  93. 93Trevor3,235
  94. 94Erik3,231
  95. 95Vincent3,173
  96. 96Cameron3,159
  97. 97Frank3,123
  98. 98Gabriel3,079
  99. 99Devin3,076
  100. 100Curtis2,909

US babies given each name in 1987.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1987?
Jessica was the #1 girl name in the US in 1987, given to 55,992 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1987?
Michael was the #1 boy name in the US in 1987, given to 63,664 babies.

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