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Baby Names from 1988

3,695,043 registered births | 1,914,216 boys | 1,780,827 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1988

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
64,168 births
2 Christopher
53,015 births
3 Matthew
45,875 births
4 Joshua
42,650 births
5 Andrew
35,745 births
6 David
35,330 births
7 Justin
35,055 births
8 Daniel
34,718 births
9 James
32,521 births
10 Robert
30,317 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Jessica
51,557 births
2 Ashley
49,975 births
3 Amanda
39,459 births
4 Sarah
28,374 births
5 Jennifer
27,893 births
6 Brittany
26,817 births
7 Stephanie
22,844 births
8 Samantha
20,700 births
9 Nicole
20,314 births
10 Elizabeth
20,042 births
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Top Unisex Names of 1988

Jordan
8,490 boys 2,128 girls
Jamie
1,470 boys 7,187 girls
Casey
4,039 boys 3,150 girls
Taylor
3,492 boys 2,801 girls
Morgan
829 boys 3,796 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

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Notable Risers & Fallers in 1988

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Bianca
#268 → #108 (+160)
G Taylor
#164 → #102 (+62)
G Kaitlyn
#163 → #106 (+57)
G Alexandria
#179 → #124 (+55)

Biggest Fallers

G Yesenia
#137 → #215 (-78)
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New to the Top 200 in 1988

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Bianca #108 Adriana #189 Devon #190 Eduardo #198 Ashleigh #198
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