Most Popular Baby Names of 1988
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 1 | Michael | 0 | 1 | Jessica | 0 |
| 2 | Christopher | 0 | 2 | Ashley | 0 |
| 3 | Matthew | 0 | 3 | Amanda | 0 |
| 4 | Joshua | 0 | 4 | Sarah | +1 |
| 5 | Andrew | +1 | 5 | Jennifer | -1 |
| 6 | David | -1 | 6 | Brittany | +1 |
| 7 | Justin | +2 | 7 | Stephanie | -1 |
| 8 | Daniel | -1 | 8 | Samantha | +3 |
| 9 | James | -1 | 9 | Nicole | -1 |
| 10 | Robert | 0 | 10 | Elizabeth | 0 |
| 11 | John | 0 | 11 | Lauren | +5 |
| 12 | Joseph | 0 | 12 | Megan | 0 |
| 13 | Ryan | 0 | 13 | Tiffany | +5 |
| 14 | Nicholas | +2 | 14 | Heather | -5 |
| 15 | Jonathan | +3 | 15 | Amber | 0 |
| 16 | William | -1 | 16 | Melissa | -3 |
| 17 | Brandon | -3 | 17 | Danielle | -3 |
| 18 | Anthony | -1 | 18 | Emily | +1 |
| 19 | Kevin | 0 | 19 | Rachel | -2 |
| 20 | Eric | +1 | 20 | Kayla | +7 |
| 21 | Kyle | +1 | 21 | Michelle | +2 |
| 22 | Brian | -2 | 22 | Christina | -2 |
| 23 | Thomas | +1 | 23 | Laura | -1 |
| 24 | Steven | +1 | 24 | Courtney | +9 |
| 25 | Timothy | +1 | 25 | Kimberly | -4 |
| 26 | Adam | +1 | 26 | Rebecca | -1 |
| 27 | Jason | -4 | 27 | Katherine | +1 |
| 28 | Zachary | +5 | 28 | Crystal | -2 |
| 29 | Jacob | +2 | 29 | Amy | -5 |
| 30 | Benjamin | -2 | 30 | Sara | -1 |
| 31 | Aaron | +3 | 31 | Erica | 0 |
| 32 | Richard | -2 | 32 | Kelly | -2 |
| 33 | Tyler | +6 | 33 | Chelsea | +14 |
| 34 | Alexander | +3 | 34 | Mary | +3 |
| 35 | Jeremy | -6 | 35 | Andrea | +1 |
| 36 | Jeffrey | -4 | 36 | Kristen | +6 |
| 37 | Charles | -2 | 37 | Erin | -3 |
| 38 | Sean | +2 | 38 | Angela | -3 |
| 39 | Mark | -3 | 39 | Whitney | -7 |
| 40 | Stephen | -2 | 40 | Katie | -2 |
| 41 | Travis | +1 | 41 | Vanessa | +3 |
| 42 | Patrick | -1 | 42 | Victoria | +8 |
| 43 | Cody | +6 | 43 | Lisa | -3 |
| 44 | Nathan | +1 | 44 | Caitlin | +19 |
| 45 | Samuel | +5 | 45 | Jamie | -6 |
| 46 | Paul | 0 | 46 | Alyssa | +14 |
| 47 | Scott | -4 | 47 | Allison | -4 |
| 48 | Dustin | -4 | 48 | Lindsey | -7 |
| 49 | Jose | -1 | 49 | Alexandra | +10 |
| 50 | Gregory | -3 | 50 | Alicia | -4 |
| 51 | Kenneth | +2 | 51 | Christine | -3 |
| 52 | Jordan | 0 | 52 | Brittney | +9 |
| 53 | Derek | +1 | 53 | Jasmine | +26 |
| 54 | Bryan | -3 | 54 | Anna | -2 |
| 55 | Jesse | 0 | 55 | Kathryn | -4 |
| 56 | Corey | +1 | 56 | Shannon | -11 |
| 57 | Bradley | -1 | 57 | Lindsay | -8 |
| 58 | Alex | +2 | 58 | Kristin | -3 |
| 59 | Cory | +3 | 59 | Cassandra | +9 |
| 60 | Jared | -1 | 60 | Maria | -7 |
| 61 | Shawn | -3 | 61 | Hannah | +5 |
| 62 | Edward | -1 | 62 | Jacqueline | -8 |
| 63 | Austin | +14 | 63 | Natalie | -7 |
| 64 | Peter | 0 | 64 | Kelsey | +3 |
| 65 | Chad | -2 | 65 | April | -7 |
| 66 | Marcus | +1 | 66 | Tara | +3 |
| 67 | Shane | -2 | 67 | Jenna | -10 |
| 68 | Juan | -2 | 68 | Kristina | -6 |
| 69 | Cameron | +27 | 69 | Catherine | +5 |
| 70 | Keith | -1 | 70 | Julie | -5 |
| 71 | Phillip | -3 | 71 | Monica | -7 |
| 72 | Antonio | 0 | 72 | Holly | -1 |
| 73 | Brett | -2 | 73 | Natasha | 0 |
| 74 | Evan | +9 | 74 | Krystal | -4 |
| 75 | Donald | -5 | 75 | Kathleen | -3 |
| 76 | Ian | +5 | 76 | Erika | -1 |
| 77 | Luis | +5 | 77 | Morgan | +18 |
| 78 | George | -2 | 78 | Patricia | -2 |
| 79 | Ronald | -6 | 79 | Cynthia | +5 |
| 80 | Carlos | -6 | 80 | Kendra | -3 |
| 81 | Nathaniel | -3 | 81 | Meghan | -3 |
| 82 | Vincent | +13 | 82 | Leah | 0 |
| 83 | Casey | -3 | 83 | Veronica | -3 |
| 84 | Raymond | -5 | 84 | Katelyn | +43 |
| 85 | Joel | -10 | 85 | Diana | 0 |
| 86 | Christian | +4 | 86 | Molly | +11 |
| 87 | Trevor | +6 | 87 | Brooke | +7 |
| 88 | Douglas | -3 | 88 | Julia | -2 |
| 89 | Victor | +2 | 89 | Bethany | -2 |
| 90 | Taylor | +27 | 90 | Dana | -7 |
| 91 | Seth | -2 | 91 | Brandi | -3 |
| 92 | Wesley | 0 | 92 | Casey | -11 |
| 93 | Erik | +1 | 93 | Margaret | -3 |
| 94 | Philip | -10 | 94 | Leslie | -5 |
| 95 | Mitchell | +6 | 95 | Kara | +9 |
| 96 | Derrick | -10 | 96 | Brianna | +25 |
| 97 | Craig | -9 | 97 | Alexis | +16 |
| 98 | Devin | 0 | 98 | Kaitlin | +43 |
| 99 | Frank | -2 | 99 | Melanie | +3 |
| 100 | Gary | -13 | 100 | Rachael | -2 |