Most Popular Baby Names of 1987
In 1987, Jessica (55,996 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (63,663 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 1987
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 63,663 |
| 2 | Christopher | 54,494 |
| 3 | Matthew | 46,507 |
| 4 | Joshua | 40,004 |
| 5 | David | 36,796 |
| 6 | Andrew | 36,205 |
| 7 | Daniel | 35,875 |
| 8 | James | 32,660 |
| 9 | Justin | 31,492 |
| 10 | Robert | 30,240 |
| 11 | John | 29,553 |
| 12 | Joseph | 28,519 |
| 13 | Ryan | 28,490 |
| 14 | Brandon | 24,823 |
| 15 | William | 24,203 |
| 16 | Nicholas | 23,249 |
| 17 | Anthony | 23,123 |
| 18 | Jonathan | 23,120 |
| 19 | Kevin | 20,421 |
| 20 | Brian | 20,363 |
| 21 | Eric | 20,203 |
| 22 | Kyle | 19,866 |
| 23 | Jason | 19,349 |
| 24 | Thomas | 18,137 |
| 25 | Steven | 17,769 |
| 26 | Timothy | 17,397 |
| 27 | Adam | 16,931 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 14,890 |
| 29 | Jeremy | 14,473 |
| 30 | Richard | 14,402 |
| 31 | Jacob | 14,326 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 13,477 |
| 33 | Zachary | 13,203 |
| 34 | Aaron | 12,684 |
| 35 | Charles | 12,176 |
| 36 | Mark | 11,996 |
| 37 | Alexander | 11,837 |
| 38 | Stephen | 11,551 |
| 39 | Tyler | 11,539 |
| 40 | Sean | 11,455 |
| 41 | Patrick | 11,143 |
| 42 | Travis | 10,397 |
| 43 | Scott | 10,193 |
| 44 | Dustin | 10,108 |
| 45 | Nathan | 9,910 |
| 46 | Paul | 9,706 |
| 47 | Gregory | 9,136 |
| 48 | Jose | 8,738 |
| 49 | Cody | 8,675 |
| 50 | Samuel | 8,576 |
| 51 | Bryan | 8,561 |
| 52 | Jordan | 8,406 |
| 53 | Kenneth | 8,354 |
| 54 | Derek | 8,253 |
| 55 | Jesse | 7,982 |
| 56 | Bradley | 6,916 |
| 57 | Corey | 6,443 |
| 58 | Jared | 6,206 |
| 59 | Shawn | 6,202 |
| 60 | Alex | 6,043 |
| 61 | Edward | 5,911 |
| 62 | Cory | 5,849 |
| 63 | Chad | 5,622 |
| 64 | Peter | 5,554 |
| 65 | Shane | 5,305 |
| 66 | Juan | 4,976 |
| 67 | Marcus | 4,950 |
| 68 | Phillip | 4,814 |
| 69 | Keith | 4,782 |
| 70 | Donald | 4,501 |
| 71 | Brett | 4,429 |
| 72 | Antonio | 4,421 |
| 73 | Ronald | 4,153 |
| 74 | Carlos | 4,148 |
| 75 | Joel | 4,138 |
| 76 | Austin | 4,096 |
| 77 | George | 4,089 |
| 78 | Nathaniel | 4,050 |
| 79 | Raymond | 3,996 |
| 80 | Casey | 3,926 |
| 81 | Ian | 3,924 |
| 82 | Luis | 3,920 |
| 83 | Evan | 3,869 |
| 84 | Philip | 3,839 |
| 85 | Douglas | 3,803 |
| 86 | Derrick | 3,534 |
| 87 | Gary | 3,486 |
| 88 | Craig | 3,364 |
| 89 | Seth | 3,338 |
| 90 | Christian | 3,324 |
| 91 | Victor | 3,307 |
| 92 | Wesley | 3,244 |
| 93 | Trevor | 3,236 |
| 94 | Erik | 3,231 |
| 95 | Vincent | 3,174 |
| 96 | Cameron | 3,159 |
| 97 | Frank | 3,124 |
| 98 | Gabriel | 3,079 |
| 99 | Devin | 3,076 |
| 100 | Curtis | 2,909 |
Top 100 girl names of 1987
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 55,996 |
| 2 | Ashley | 54,853 |
| 3 | Amanda | 41,786 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 32,708 |
| 5 | Sarah | 27,895 |
| 6 | Stephanie | 22,402 |
| 7 | Brittany | 22,231 |
| 8 | Nicole | 20,286 |
| 9 | Heather | 18,982 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 18,608 |
| 11 | Samantha | 17,944 |
| 12 | Megan | 17,823 |
| 13 | Melissa | 17,674 |
| 14 | Danielle | 17,009 |
| 15 | Amber | 16,749 |
| 16 | Lauren | 16,708 |
| 17 | Rachel | 15,644 |
| 18 | Tiffany | 14,743 |
| 19 | Emily | 14,711 |
| 20 | Christina | 13,818 |
| 21 | Michelle | 13,034 |
| 22 | Laura | 13,032 |
| 23 | Kimberly | 13,030 |
| 24 | Amy | 11,787 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 11,626 |
| 26 | Crystal | 11,011 |
| 27 | Kayla | 10,579 |
| 28 | Katherine | 10,438 |
| 29 | Sara | 10,090 |
| 30 | Kelly | 9,866 |
| 31 | Erica | 9,328 |
| 32 | Whitney | 8,923 |
| 33 | Courtney | 8,909 |
| 34 | Erin | 8,847 |
| 35 | Angela | 8,581 |
| 36 | Andrea | 8,496 |
| 37 | Mary | 8,395 |
| 38 | Katie | 8,196 |
| 39 | Jamie | 7,916 |
| 40 | Lisa | 7,549 |
| 41 | Lindsey | 7,457 |
| 42 | Kristen | 7,360 |
| 43 | Vanessa | 7,348 |
| 44 | Allison | 7,340 |
| 45 | Shannon | 6,968 |
| 46 | Alicia | 6,776 |
| 47 | Chelsea | 6,630 |
| 48 | Christine | 6,620 |
| 49 | Lindsay | 6,530 |
| 50 | Victoria | 6,255 |
| 51 | Kathryn | 6,237 |
| 52 | Anna | 6,169 |
| 53 | Maria | 5,677 |
| 54 | Jacqueline | 5,627 |
| 55 | Kristin | 5,463 |
| 56 | Natalie | 5,330 |
| 57 | Jenna | 5,305 |
| 58 | April | 5,295 |
| 59 | Alexandra | 5,219 |
| 60 | Alyssa | 5,136 |
| 61 | Brittney | 5,127 |
| 62 | Kristina | 5,018 |
| 63 | Caitlin | 4,989 |
| 64 | Monica | 4,809 |
| 65 | Julie | 4,739 |
| 66 | Hannah | 4,594 |
| 67 | Kelsey | 4,574 |
| 68 | Cassandra | 4,555 |
| 69 | Tara | 4,446 |
| 70 | Krystal | 4,378 |
| 71 | Holly | 4,259 |
| 72 | Kathleen | 4,165 |
| 73 | Natasha | 4,131 |
| 74 | Catherine | 4,108 |
| 75 | Erika | 3,994 |
| 76 | Patricia | 3,913 |
| 77 | Kendra | 3,841 |
| 78 | Meghan | 3,771 |
| 79 | Jasmine | 3,723 |
| 80 | Veronica | 3,616 |
| 81 | Casey | 3,582 |
| 82 | Leah | 3,454 |
| 83 | Dana | 3,422 |
| 84 | Cynthia | 3,392 |
| 85 | Diana | 3,355 |
| 86 | Julia | 3,331 |
| 87 | Bethany | 3,294 |
| 88 | Brandi | 3,244 |
| 89 | Leslie | 3,194 |
| 90 | Margaret | 3,146 |
| 91 | Mallory | 3,138 |
| 92 | Brandy | 3,032 |
| 93 | Valerie | 2,964 |
| 94 | Brooke | 2,955 |
| 95 | Morgan | 2,928 |
| 96 | Felicia | 2,909 |
| 97 | Molly | 2,891 |
| 98 | Rachael | 2,833 |
| 99 | Jillian | 2,793 |
| 100 | Alison | 2,771 |
Biggest movers since 1986
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 1986 | Births 1987 | Change | Rank 1986 → 1987 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron | 2,049 | 3,159 | +54% | 135 → 96 |
| Logan | 1,329 | 1,951 | +47% | 192 → 144 |
| Spencer | 1,644 | 2,251 | +37% | 164 → 124 |
| Brendan | 1,401 | 1,808 | +29% | 185 → 156 |
| Austin | 3,202 | 4,096 | +28% | 90 → 76 |
| Devin | 2,446 | 3,076 | +26% | 113 → 99 |
| Cody | 6,934 | 8,675 | +25% | 56 → 49 |
| Colin | 1,690 | 2,098 | +24% | 158 → 134 |
| Travis | 8,480 | 10,397 | +23% | 49 → 42 |
| Cory | 4,871 | 5,849 | +20% | 68 → 62 |
| Name | Births 1986 | Births 1987 | Change | Rank 1986 → 1987 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig | 3,926 | 3,364 | -14% | 80 → 88 |
| Jason | 22,417 | 19,349 | -14% | 18 → 23 |
| Drew | 2,000 | 1,759 | -12% | 138 → 160 |
| Shawn | 7,018 | 6,202 | -12% | 55 → 59 |
| Shaun | 2,066 | 1,828 | -12% | 132 → 151 |
| Jeremy | 16,268 | 14,473 | -11% | 28 → 29 |
| Clinton | 1,526 | 1,362 | -11% | 174 → 194 |
| Bobby | 2,105 | 1,889 | -10% | 130 → 147 |
| Jeremiah | 2,381 | 2,137 | -10% | 118 → 130 |
| Carl | 2,445 | 2,223 | -9% | 114 → 126 |
| Name | Births 1986 | Births 1987 | Change | Rank 1986 → 1987 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayla | 4,657 | 10,579 | +127% | 64 → 27 |
| Kelsey | 2,517 | 4,574 | +82% | 112 → 67 |
| Chelsea | 3,753 | 6,630 | +77% | 73 → 47 |
| Alyssa | 3,225 | 5,136 | +59% | 85 → 60 |
| Kendra | 2,759 | 3,841 | +39% | 101 → 77 |
| Alexandra | 3,809 | 5,219 | +37% | 72 → 59 |
| Hannah | 3,388 | 4,594 | +36% | 82 → 66 |
| Kaitlin | 1,466 | 1,959 | +34% | 182 → 141 |
| Caitlin | 3,881 | 4,989 | +29% | 69 → 63 |
| Samantha | 14,092 | 17,944 | +27% | 21 → 11 |
| Name | Births 1986 | Births 1987 | Change | Rank 1986 → 1987 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jill | 1,772 | 1,409 | -20% | 159 → 197 |
| Savannah | 1,810 | 1,469 | -19% | 155 → 187 |
| Valerie | 3,618 | 2,964 | -18% | 76 → 93 |
| Tracy | 2,424 | 1,991 | -18% | 117 → 139 |
| Tamara | 2,101 | 1,735 | -17% | 134 → 160 |
| Dominique | 2,944 | 2,444 | -17% | 98 → 114 |
| Krista | 3,054 | 2,550 | -17% | 93 → 108 |
| Robin | 2,266 | 1,911 | -16% | 121 → 145 |
| Kristy | 1,787 | 1,513 | -15% | 158 → 181 |
| Latoya | 2,537 | 2,151 | -15% | 111 → 128 |