Most Popular Baby Names of 1989
In 1989, Jessica (47,887 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (65,409 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 1989
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 65,409 |
| 2 | Christopher | 53,184 |
| 3 | Matthew | 45,374 |
| 4 | Joshua | 44,099 |
| 5 | David | 35,223 |
| 6 | Daniel | 35,009 |
| 7 | Andrew | 34,818 |
| 8 | Justin | 32,852 |
| 9 | James | 32,720 |
| 10 | Robert | 30,073 |
| 11 | Joseph | 29,882 |
| 12 | John | 29,853 |
| 13 | Ryan | 28,407 |
| 14 | Nicholas | 28,231 |
| 15 | William | 24,674 |
| 16 | Anthony | 24,423 |
| 17 | Jonathan | 23,607 |
| 18 | Brandon | 23,310 |
| 19 | Kevin | 21,209 |
| 20 | Kyle | 20,879 |
| 21 | Eric | 18,978 |
| 22 | Steven | 18,929 |
| 23 | Thomas | 18,436 |
| 24 | Brian | 18,108 |
| 25 | Zachary | 18,078 |
| 26 | Jacob | 17,834 |
| 27 | Adam | 16,928 |
| 28 | Timothy | 16,427 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 15,733 |
| 30 | Tyler | 15,590 |
| 31 | Aaron | 15,311 |
| 32 | Alexander | 14,524 |
| 33 | Richard | 14,133 |
| 34 | Jeremy | 13,080 |
| 35 | Jason | 12,614 |
| 36 | Charles | 12,245 |
| 37 | Jeffrey | 12,012 |
| 38 | Patrick | 11,988 |
| 39 | Sean | 11,896 |
| 40 | Stephen | 11,736 |
| 41 | Travis | 11,528 |
| 42 | Mark | 11,324 |
| 43 | Nathan | 10,907 |
| 44 | Jordan | 10,884 |
| 45 | Cody | 10,822 |
| 46 | Jose | 10,330 |
| 47 | Samuel | 10,107 |
| 48 | Dustin | 9,715 |
| 49 | Paul | 9,029 |
| 50 | Jesse | 8,855 |
| 51 | Scott | 8,850 |
| 52 | Gregory | 8,758 |
| 53 | Kenneth | 8,555 |
| 54 | Derek | 8,365 |
| 55 | Corey | 8,004 |
| 56 | Bryan | 7,852 |
| 57 | Jared | 7,018 |
| 58 | Bradley | 6,977 |
| 59 | Austin | 6,886 |
| 60 | Alex | 6,542 |
| 61 | Cory | 6,450 |
| 62 | Edward | 5,849 |
| 63 | Juan | 5,780 |
| 64 | Cameron | 5,592 |
| 65 | Shawn | 5,479 |
| 66 | Peter | 5,411 |
| 67 | Marcus | 5,395 |
| 68 | Ian | 4,948 |
| 69 | Evan | 4,926 |
| 70 | Keith | 4,892 |
| 71 | Shane | 4,861 |
| 72 | Taylor | 4,858 |
| 73 | Luis | 4,852 |
| 74 | Chad | 4,723 |
| 75 | Phillip | 4,721 |
| 76 | Antonio | 4,720 |
| 77 | Carlos | 4,637 |
| 78 | Christian | 4,626 |
| 79 | George | 4,512 |
| 80 | Vincent | 4,496 |
| 81 | Brett | 4,428 |
| 82 | Donald | 4,323 |
| 83 | Trevor | 4,166 |
| 84 | Nathaniel | 4,120 |
| 85 | Ronald | 4,111 |
| 86 | Raymond | 4,106 |
| 87 | Ethan | 4,056 |
| 88 | Joel | 3,940 |
| 89 | Victor | 3,905 |
| 90 | Casey | 3,850 |
| 91 | Caleb | 3,788 |
| 92 | Douglas | 3,701 |
| 93 | Mitchell | 3,645 |
| 94 | Seth | 3,635 |
| 95 | Erik | 3,628 |
| 96 | Devin | 3,596 |
| 97 | Blake | 3,523 |
| 98 | Wesley | 3,457 |
| 99 | Derrick | 3,442 |
| 100 | Adrian | 3,418 |
Top 100 girl names of 1989
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 47,887 |
| 2 | Ashley | 47,588 |
| 3 | Brittany | 37,791 |
| 4 | Amanda | 36,834 |
| 5 | Sarah | 27,796 |
| 6 | Samantha | 24,792 |
| 7 | Jennifer | 24,004 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 22,766 |
| 9 | Lauren | 21,065 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 20,298 |
| 11 | Megan | 19,780 |
| 12 | Nicole | 19,034 |
| 13 | Emily | 17,324 |
| 14 | Amber | 16,760 |
| 15 | Heather | 16,248 |
| 16 | Tiffany | 15,716 |
| 17 | Danielle | 15,366 |
| 18 | Rachel | 15,357 |
| 19 | Melissa | 15,204 |
| 20 | Kayla | 14,904 |
| 21 | Courtney | 13,452 |
| 22 | Michelle | 13,376 |
| 23 | Christina | 13,140 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 12,435 |
| 25 | Laura | 11,742 |
| 26 | Katherine | 11,415 |
| 27 | Chelsea | 11,252 |
| 28 | Kimberly | 11,037 |
| 29 | Sara | 9,706 |
| 30 | Jasmine | 9,550 |
| 31 | Kelsey | 9,256 |
| 32 | Crystal | 9,103 |
| 33 | Alyssa | 9,043 |
| 34 | Erica | 9,025 |
| 35 | Amy | 8,898 |
| 36 | Kristen | 8,803 |
| 37 | Kelly | 8,759 |
| 38 | Mary | 8,645 |
| 39 | Andrea | 8,410 |
| 40 | Erin | 8,143 |
| 41 | Brittney | 7,834 |
| 42 | Hannah | 7,830 |
| 43 | Alexandra | 7,680 |
| 44 | Victoria | 7,637 |
| 45 | Katie | 7,289 |
| 46 | Allison | 7,283 |
| 47 | Angela | 7,199 |
| 48 | Lindsey | 7,069 |
| 49 | Caitlin | 7,025 |
| 50 | Vanessa | 6,961 |
| 51 | Anna | 6,899 |
| 52 | Jamie | 6,845 |
| 53 | Alicia | 6,817 |
| 54 | Cassandra | 6,698 |
| 55 | Lisa | 6,574 |
| 56 | Maria | 6,345 |
| 57 | Whitney | 6,306 |
| 58 | Kathryn | 6,294 |
| 59 | Christine | 6,134 |
| 60 | Kristin | 6,064 |
| 61 | Shannon | 5,660 |
| 62 | Natalie | 5,630 |
| 63 | Lindsay | 5,525 |
| 64 | Jacqueline | 5,445 |
| 65 | Kristina | 4,803 |
| 66 | April | 4,734 |
| 67 | Catherine | 4,559 |
| 68 | Monica | 4,502 |
| 69 | Morgan | 4,426 |
| 70 | Tara | 4,370 |
| 71 | Jenna | 4,339 |
| 72 | Jordan | 4,281 |
| 73 | Erika | 4,190 |
| 74 | Brooke | 4,148 |
| 75 | Taylor | 4,069 |
| 76 | Katelyn | 4,036 |
| 77 | Brianna | 3,995 |
| 78 | Julie | 3,942 |
| 79 | Holly | 3,893 |
| 80 | Meghan | 3,856 |
| 81 | Marissa | 3,794 |
| 82 | Krystal | 3,787 |
| 83 | Leah | 3,784 |
| 84 | Cynthia | 3,778 |
| 85 | Veronica | 3,712 |
| 86 | Diana | 3,686 |
| 87 | Natasha | 3,668 |
| 88 | Melanie | 3,629 |
| 89 | Patricia | 3,604 |
| 90 | Kathleen | 3,597 |
| 91 | Bianca | 3,593 |
| 92 | Alexis | 3,518 |
| 93 | Molly | 3,459 |
| 94 | Abigail | 3,405 |
| 95 | Kaitlyn | 3,392 |
| 96 | Julia | 3,370 |
| 97 | Margaret | 3,285 |
| 98 | Brandi | 3,249 |
| 99 | Kendra | 3,230 |
| 100 | Kaitlin | 3,170 |
Biggest movers since 1988
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 1988 | Births 1989 | Change | Rank 1988 → 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eduardo | 1,385 | 1,937 | +40% | 198 → 156 |
| Taylor | 3,492 | 4,858 | +39% | 90 → 72 |
| Caleb | 2,817 | 3,788 | +34% | 108 → 91 |
| Dylan | 2,158 | 2,853 | +32% | 137 → 115 |
| Julian | 1,672 | 2,210 | +32% | 167 → 137 |
| Edgar | 1,616 | 2,105 | +30% | 173 → 147 |
| Alejandro | 1,608 | 2,085 | +30% | 176 → 148 |
| Jordan | 8,490 | 10,884 | +28% | 52 → 44 |
| Garrett | 2,650 | 3,315 | +25% | 118 → 102 |
| Chase | 2,309 | 2,866 | +24% | 127 → 113 |
| Name | Births 1988 | Births 1989 | Change | Rank 1988 → 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason | 15,916 | 12,614 | -21% | 27 → 35 |
| Lee | 1,784 | 1,545 | -13% | 157 → 188 |
| Chad | 5,297 | 4,723 | -11% | 65 → 74 |
| Brian | 19,529 | 18,108 | -7% | 22 → 24 |
| Shawn | 5,893 | 5,479 | -7% | 61 → 65 |
| Frank | 3,271 | 3,054 | -7% | 99 → 109 |
| Roger | 1,578 | 1,477 | -6% | 180 → 196 |
| Justin | 35,055 | 32,852 | -6% | 7 → 8 |
| Shane | 5,173 | 4,861 | -6% | 67 → 71 |
| Eric | 20,174 | 18,978 | -6% | 19 → 21 |
| Name | Births 1988 | Births 1989 | Change | Rank 1988 → 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 2,128 | 4,281 | +101% | 136 → 72 |
| Kelsey | 5,452 | 9,256 | +70% | 64 → 31 |
| Adriana | 1,449 | 2,259 | +56% | 189 → 135 |
| Jasmine | 6,446 | 9,550 | +48% | 53 → 30 |
| Taylor | 2,801 | 4,069 | +45% | 102 → 75 |
| Abigail | 2,376 | 3,405 | +43% | 118 → 94 |
| Brittany | 26,817 | 37,791 | +41% | 6 → 3 |
| Hannah | 5,562 | 7,830 | +41% | 61 → 42 |
| Ana | 1,664 | 2,275 | +37% | 170 → 131 |
| Bianca | 2,637 | 3,593 | +36% | 108 → 91 |
| Name | Births 1988 | Births 1989 | Change | Rank 1988 → 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney | 7,851 | 6,306 | -20% | 39 → 57 |
| Latoya | 1,810 | 1,463 | -19% | 157 → 190 |
| Stacy | 2,273 | 1,882 | -17% | 125 → 152 |
| Mallory | 2,365 | 1,970 | -17% | 120 → 147 |
| Melinda | 1,879 | 1,586 | -16% | 148 → 175 |
| Stacey | 2,369 | 2,020 | -15% | 119 → 146 |
| Tiffany | 18,363 | 15,716 | -14% | 13 → 16 |
| Kendra | 3,761 | 3,230 | -14% | 80 → 99 |
| Cassie | 1,599 | 1,375 | -14% | 176 → 196 |
| Jennifer | 27,893 | 24,004 | -14% | 5 → 7 |