Most Popular Baby Names of 1988
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 201 | Preston | +1 | 201 | Kasey | +2 |
| 202 | Reginald | -6 | 202 | Virginia | +10 |
| 203 | Ivan | +14 | 203 | Wendy | -3 |
| 204 | Pedro | 0 | 204 | Karina | +84 |
| 205 | Bruce | -7 | 205 | Kristy | -24 |
| 206 | Rafael | +1 | 206 | Michele | -1 |
| 207 | Emmanuel | -15 | 207 | Claudia | -1 |
| 208 | Jaime | +2 | 208 | Cara | +5 |
| 209 | Terrence | +17 | 209 | Janelle | +7 |
| 210 | Theodore | -4 | 210 | Breanna | +60 |
| 211 | Wayne | -11 | 211 | Kristi | -16 |
| 212 | Raul | 0 | 212 | Nina | -3 |
| 213 | Geoffrey | -14 | 213 | Abby | +33 |
| 214 | Xavier | +28 | 214 | Kirsten | +62 |
| 215 | Andres | +3 | 215 | Yesenia | -78 |
| 216 | Darrell | -11 | 216 | Tiara | +136 |
| 217 | Maxwell | +13 | 217 | Sharon | -6 |
| 218 | Nicolas | +13 | 218 | Roxanne | +32 |
| 219 | Frederick | -6 | 219 | Ellen | +22 |
| 220 | Roy | -17 | 220 | Janet | -16 |
| 221 | Marvin | +2 | 221 | Caitlyn | +166 |
| 222 | Jerome | -11 | 222 | Ann | -2 |
| 223 | Eddie | -4 | 223 | Daisy | +91 |
| 224 | Micah | 0 | 224 | Carmen | +10 |
| 225 | Tyrone | -10 | 225 | Sophia | +13 |
| 226 | Alberto | +13 | 226 | Jessie | -11 |
| 227 | Darryl | -6 | 227 | Stefanie | -17 |
| 228 | Jessie | -14 | 228 | Raquel | +2 |
| 229 | Marco | +14 | 229 | Lydia | -5 |
| 230 | Noah | +10 | 230 | Kate | -40 |
| 231 | Byron | +16 | 231 | Christy | -24 |
| 232 | Cesar | +29 | 232 | Amelia | +22 |
| 233 | Kurt | -4 | 233 | Kelley | -8 |
| 234 | Dominique | +76 | 234 | Kellie | -1 |
| 235 | Mason | +33 | 235 | Evelyn | +18 |
| 236 | Jamal | +1 | 236 | Martha | 0 |
| 237 | Julio | -5 | 237 | Toni | -20 |
| 238 | Ronnie | -11 | 238 | Jocelyn | +21 |
| 239 | Ernest | +5 | 239 | Shawna | -2 |
| 240 | Neil | -20 | 240 | Elise | -5 |
| 241 | Ramon | -6 | 241 | Carla | -15 |
| 242 | Armando | -17 | 242 | Latasha | -19 |
| 243 | Isaiah | +22 | 243 | Lori | -14 |
| 244 | Hunter | +26 | 244 | Aimee | -30 |
| 245 | Abraham | +8 | 245 | Hillary | -5 |
| 246 | Brady | +10 | 246 | Trisha | -18 |
| 247 | Francis | -2 | 247 | Regina | -26 |
| 248 | Darius | +4 | 248 | Dawn | -16 |
| 249 | Steve | -15 | 249 | Marisa | +7 |
| 250 | Tommy | -14 | 250 | Deborah | -28 |
| 251 | Tyson | -5 | 251 | Donna | -3 |
| 252 | Erick | -1 | 252 | Nikki | -10 |
| 253 | Trent | +49 | 253 | Allyson | +9 |
| 254 | Glenn | -16 | 254 | Tonya | -27 |
| 255 | Colby | +2 | 255 | Naomi | 0 |
| 256 | Terrell | +2 | 256 | Gabriela | +4 |
| 257 | Eugene | -3 | 257 | Ruth | -8 |
| 258 | Leonard | -17 | 258 | Summer | -11 |
| 259 | Cole | -26 | 259 | Robyn | -14 |
| 260 | Tanner | +40 | 260 | Hilary | +22 |
| 261 | Branden | -11 | 261 | Jeanette | -18 |
| 262 | Ethan | +59 | 262 | Randi | -18 |
| 263 | Johnathon | +16 | 263 | Rosa | -2 |
| 264 | Miles | -2 | 264 | Krystle | -46 |
| 265 | Melvin | +1 | 265 | Cortney | +58 |
| 266 | Elijah | +21 | 266 | Jaime | -27 |
| 267 | Dale | -18 | 267 | Shana | -16 |
| 268 | Colton | +227 | 268 | Bailey | +115 |
| 269 | Orlando | -14 | 269 | Destiny | +31 |
| 270 | Zachery | +39 | 270 | Gloria | -13 |
| 271 | Dean | -7 | 271 | Shanice | |
| 272 | Collin | +4 | 272 | Christa | -20 |
| 273 | Karl | -13 | 273 | Madeline | +7 |
| 274 | Courtney | +10 | 274 | Alexa | +19 |
| 275 | Marshall | +20 | 275 | Sydney | +89 |
| 276 | Brad | -48 | 276 | Ariel | +98 |
| 277 | Gerardo | +34 | 277 | Rachelle | +4 |
| 278 | Jarrod | -15 | 278 | Esther | +11 |
| 279 | Franklin | -10 | 279 | Suzanne | -13 |
| 280 | Dwayne | -6 | 280 | Jasmin | +18 |
| 281 | Morgan | +1 | 281 | Maggie | -2 |
| 282 | Trenton | +34 | 282 | Cheryl | -19 |
| 283 | Andy | -11 | 283 | Shelby | -10 |
| 284 | Stanley | -17 | 284 | Melody | -13 |
| 285 | Nickolas | -7 | 285 | Brittani | +22 |
| 286 | Arturo | -5 | 286 | Beth | -19 |
| 287 | Alfredo | +5 | 287 | Rose | +4 |
| 288 | Tristan | -40 | 288 | Karla | -4 |
| 289 | Kirk | +8 | 289 | Sheena | -58 |
| 290 | Harold | -15 | 290 | Charlotte | +6 |
| 291 | Kelvin | -2 | 291 | Jade | -4 |
| 292 | Demetrius | -4 | 292 | Sylvia | -7 |
| 293 | Dillon | +15 | 293 | Joy | -7 |
| 294 | Jermaine | -35 | 294 | Carissa | +40 |
| 295 | Connor | +47 | 295 | Kylie | +152 |
| 296 | Wade | -3 | 296 | Aubrey | -4 |
| 297 | Quentin | +10 | 297 | Keri | -20 |
| 298 | Clifford | -12 | 298 | Bonnie | -40 |
| 299 | Dane | -14 | 299 | Hope | 0 |
| 300 | Rene | +5 | 300 | Diane | -25 |