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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1989, 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 1989 and what is climbing now.

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The 1989 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Jessica47,887
  2. 2Ashley47,588
  3. 3Brittany37,792
  4. 4Amanda36,834
  5. 5Sarah27,797
  6. 6Samantha24,792
  7. 7Jennifer24,006
  8. 8Stephanie22,766
  9. 9Lauren21,065
  10. 10Elizabeth20,298
  11. 11Megan19,780
  12. 12Nicole19,032
  13. 13Emily17,323
  14. 14Amber16,760
  15. 15Heather16,248
  16. 16Tiffany15,716
  17. 17Danielle15,366
  18. 18Rachel15,357
  19. 19Melissa15,203
  20. 20Kayla14,903
  21. 21Courtney13,452
  22. 22Michelle13,376
  23. 23Christina13,141
  24. 24Rebecca12,436
  25. 25Laura11,740
  26. 26Katherine11,415
  27. 27Chelsea11,252
  28. 28Kimberly11,037
  29. 29Sara9,706
  30. 30Jasmine9,549
  31. 31Kelsey9,256
  32. 32Crystal9,103
  33. 33Alyssa9,042
  34. 34Erica9,025
  35. 35Amy8,899
  36. 36Kristen8,803
  37. 37Kelly8,759
  38. 38Mary8,645
  39. 39Andrea8,410
  40. 40Erin8,144
  41. 41Brittney7,834
  42. 42Hannah7,830
  43. 43Alexandra7,680
  44. 44Victoria7,637
  45. 45Katie7,290
  46. 46Allison7,282
  47. 47Angela7,199
  48. 48Lindsey7,069
  49. 49Caitlin7,025
  50. 50Vanessa6,962
  51. 51Anna6,898
  52. 52Jamie6,845
  53. 53Alicia6,817
  54. 54Cassandra6,698
  55. 55Lisa6,573
  56. 56Maria6,345
  57. 57Whitney6,305
  58. 58Kathryn6,294
  59. 59Christine6,134
  60. 60Kristin6,064
  61. 61Shannon5,660
  62. 62Natalie5,630
  63. 63Lindsay5,525
  64. 64Jacqueline5,444
  65. 65Kristina4,803
  66. 66April4,734
  67. 67Catherine4,559
  68. 68Monica4,502
  69. 69Morgan4,426
  70. 70Tara4,370
  71. 71Jenna4,339
  72. 72Jordan4,281
  73. 73Erika4,190
  74. 74Brooke4,148
  75. 75Taylor4,069
  76. 76Katelyn4,036
  77. 77Brianna3,995
  78. 78Julie3,942
  79. 79Holly3,893
  80. 80Meghan3,856
  81. 81Marissa3,794
  82. 82Krystal3,787
  83. 83Leah3,784
  84. 84Cynthia3,778
  85. 85Veronica3,712
  86. 86Diana3,687
  87. 87Natasha3,668
  88. 88Melanie3,628
  89. 89Patricia3,603
  90. 90Kathleen3,596
  91. 91Bianca3,593
  92. 92Alexis3,518
  93. 93Molly3,460
  94. 94Abigail3,405
  95. 95Kaitlyn3,392
  96. 96Julia3,370
  97. 97Margaret3,285
  98. 98Brandi3,250
  99. 99Kendra3,230
  100. 100Kaitlin3,171

US babies given each name in 1989.

Boys100

  1. 1Michael65,415
  2. 2Christopher53,186
  3. 3Matthew45,375
  4. 4Joshua44,100
  5. 5David35,225
  6. 6Daniel35,007
  7. 7Andrew34,817
  8. 8Justin32,852
  9. 9James32,720
  10. 10Robert30,072
  11. 11Joseph29,884
  12. 12John29,853
  13. 13Ryan28,408
  14. 14Nicholas28,230
  15. 15William24,673
  16. 16Anthony24,423
  17. 17Jonathan23,608
  18. 18Brandon23,310
  19. 19Kevin21,209
  20. 20Kyle20,882
  21. 21Eric18,977
  22. 22Steven18,929
  23. 23Thomas18,439
  24. 24Brian18,106
  25. 25Zachary18,077
  26. 26Jacob17,831
  27. 27Adam16,928
  28. 28Timothy16,427
  29. 29Benjamin15,733
  30. 30Tyler15,594
  31. 31Aaron15,308
  32. 32Alexander14,523
  33. 33Richard14,133
  34. 34Jeremy13,081
  35. 35Jason12,614
  36. 36Charles12,245
  37. 37Jeffrey12,013
  38. 38Patrick11,987
  39. 39Sean11,895
  40. 40Stephen11,736
  41. 41Travis11,526
  42. 42Mark11,320
  43. 43Nathan10,904
  44. 44Jordan10,882
  45. 45Cody10,823
  46. 46Jose10,331
  47. 47Samuel10,107
  48. 48Dustin9,715
  49. 49Paul9,029
  50. 50Jesse8,853
  51. 51Scott8,850
  52. 52Gregory8,760
  53. 53Kenneth8,555
  54. 54Derek8,365
  55. 55Corey8,003
  56. 56Bryan7,851
  57. 57Jared7,018
  58. 58Bradley6,977
  59. 59Austin6,886
  60. 60Alex6,543
  61. 61Cory6,450
  62. 62Edward5,849
  63. 63Juan5,781
  64. 64Cameron5,593
  65. 65Shawn5,479
  66. 66Peter5,411
  67. 67Marcus5,395
  68. 68Ian4,948
  69. 69Evan4,926
  70. 70Keith4,893
  71. 71Shane4,860
  72. 72Taylor4,859
  73. 73Luis4,852
  74. 74Chad4,723
  75. 75Phillip4,721
  76. 76Antonio4,719
  77. 77Carlos4,638
  78. 78Christian4,625
  79. 79George4,513
  80. 80Vincent4,495
  81. 81Brett4,428
  82. 82Donald4,323
  83. 83Trevor4,166
  84. 84Nathaniel4,121
  85. 85Ronald4,110
  86. 86Raymond4,106
  87. 87Ethan4,056
  88. 88Joel3,939
  89. 89Victor3,905
  90. 90Casey3,850
  91. 91Caleb3,788
  92. 92Douglas3,700
  93. 93Mitchell3,645
  94. 94Seth3,633
  95. 95Erik3,630
  96. 96Devin3,596
  97. 97Blake3,521
  98. 98Wesley3,457
  99. 99Derrick3,442
  100. 100Adrian3,418

US babies given each name in 1989.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1989?
Jessica was the #1 girl name in the US in 1989, given to 47,887 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1989?
Michael was the #1 boy name in the US in 1989, given to 65,415 babies.

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