The most popular baby names of 1987
SSA recorded 3,605,616 births in 1987 across all reported names — 1,738,632 girls and 1,866,984 boys.
Top 100 girls' names in 1987
| # | Name | Births | vs 1986 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 55,992 | — |
| 2 | Ashley | 54,856 | — |
| 3 | Amanda | 41,786 | — |
| 4 | Jennifer | 32,710 | — |
| 5 | Sarah | 27,894 | — |
| 6 | Stephanie | 22,402 | — |
| 7 | Brittany | 22,231 | +1 |
| 8 | Nicole | 20,286 | -1 |
| 9 | Heather | 18,982 | — |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 18,608 | — |
| 11 | Samantha | 17,944 | +10 |
| 12 | Megan | 17,823 | -1 |
| 13 | Melissa | 17,674 | -1 |
| 14 | Danielle | 17,010 | +2 |
| 15 | Amber | 16,749 | -2 |
| 16 | Lauren | 16,710 | -2 |
| 17 | Rachel | 15,646 | -2 |
| 18 | Tiffany | 14,742 | -1 |
| 19 | Emily | 14,710 | +5 |
| 20 | Christina | 13,816 | -1 |
| 21 | Michelle | 13,034 | +2 |
| 22 | Laura | 13,033 | -2 |
| 23 | Kimberly | 13,031 | -5 |
| 24 | Amy | 11,786 | -2 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 11,627 | +1 |
| 26 | Crystal | 11,011 | -1 |
| 27 | Kayla | 10,576 | +37 |
| 28 | Katherine | 10,438 | — |
| 29 | Sara | 10,090 | -2 |
| 30 | Kelly | 9,866 | -1 |
| 31 | Erica | 9,328 | — |
| 32 | Whitney | 8,923 | — |
| 33 | Courtney | 8,909 | +2 |
| 34 | Erin | 8,847 | -4 |
| 35 | Angela | 8,583 | -2 |
| 36 | Andrea | 8,496 | — |
| 37 | Mary | 8,395 | — |
| 38 | Katie | 8,197 | — |
| 39 | Jamie | 7,916 | -5 |
| 40 | Lisa | 7,549 | — |
| 41 | Lindsey | 7,457 | -2 |
| 42 | Kristen | 7,361 | -1 |
| 43 | Vanessa | 7,348 | — |
| 44 | Allison | 7,341 | -2 |
| 45 | Shannon | 6,968 | -1 |
| 46 | Alicia | 6,776 | -1 |
| 47 | Chelsea | 6,631 | +26 |
| 48 | Christine | 6,620 | -1 |
| 49 | Lindsay | 6,530 | -3 |
| 50 | Victoria | 6,255 | +4 |
| 51 | Kathryn | 6,238 | -3 |
| 52 | Anna | 6,170 | -1 |
| 53 | Maria | 5,678 | -4 |
| 54 | Jacqueline | 5,627 | +3 |
| 55 | Kristin | 5,463 | -5 |
| 56 | Natalie | 5,331 | -4 |
| 57 | Jenna | 5,305 | -2 |
| 58 | April | 5,295 | -5 |
| 59 | Alexandra | 5,220 | +13 |
| 60 | Alyssa | 5,136 | +25 |
| 61 | Brittney | 5,127 | +4 |
| 62 | Kristina | 5,018 | — |
| 63 | Caitlin | 4,989 | +6 |
| 64 | Monica | 4,809 | -5 |
| 65 | Julie | 4,737 | -7 |
| 66 | Hannah | 4,594 | +16 |
| 67 | Kelsey | 4,574 | +45 |
| 68 | Cassandra | 4,555 | -8 |
| 69 | Tara | 4,446 | -13 |
| 70 | Krystal | 4,378 | -9 |
| 71 | Holly | 4,259 | -8 |
| 72 | Kathleen | 4,165 | -4 |
| 73 | Natasha | 4,131 | -3 |
| 74 | Catherine | 4,108 | -7 |
| 75 | Erika | 3,994 | -1 |
| 76 | Patricia | 3,913 | -10 |
| 77 | Kendra | 3,841 | +24 |
| 78 | Meghan | 3,770 | -7 |
| 79 | Jasmine | 3,723 | +16 |
| 80 | Veronica | 3,616 | -3 |
| 81 | Casey | 3,582 | -1 |
| 82 | Leah | 3,454 | -4 |
| 83 | Dana | 3,422 | +9 |
| 84 | Cynthia | 3,392 | -3 |
| 85 | Diana | 3,354 | -10 |
| 86 | Julia | 3,331 | +2 |
| 87 | Bethany | 3,294 | +4 |
| 88 | Brandi | 3,244 | -9 |
| 89 | Leslie | 3,194 | -3 |
| 90 | Margaret | 3,146 | -1 |
| 91 | Mallory | 3,138 | -8 |
| 92 | Brandy | 3,032 | -8 |
| 93 | Valerie | 2,964 | -17 |
| 94 | Brooke | 2,955 | +10 |
| 95 | Morgan | 2,928 | +18 |
| 96 | Felicia | 2,909 | -7 |
| 97 | Molly | 2,891 | +13 |
| 98 | Rachael | 2,833 | +5 |
| 99 | Jillian | 2,793 | +8 |
| 100 | Alison | 2,771 | -4 |
Top 100 boys' names in 1987
| # | Name | Births | vs 1986 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 63,664 | — |
| 2 | Christopher | 54,493 | — |
| 3 | Matthew | 46,511 | — |
| 4 | Joshua | 40,002 | — |
| 5 | David | 36,795 | — |
| 6 | Andrew | 36,206 | +2 |
| 7 | Daniel | 35,876 | -1 |
| 8 | James | 32,659 | -1 |
| 9 | Justin | 31,491 | +5 |
| 10 | Robert | 30,237 | -1 |
| 11 | John | 29,555 | -1 |
| 12 | Joseph | 28,516 | — |
| 13 | Ryan | 28,490 | -2 |
| 14 | Brandon | 24,823 | -1 |
| 15 | William | 24,202 | — |
| 16 | Nicholas | 23,247 | +1 |
| 17 | Anthony | 23,127 | +2 |
| 18 | Jonathan | 23,119 | -2 |
| 19 | Kevin | 20,421 | +2 |
| 20 | Brian | 20,362 | — |
| 21 | Eric | 20,203 | +1 |
| 22 | Kyle | 19,862 | +1 |
| 23 | Jason | 19,350 | -5 |
| 24 | Thomas | 18,139 | +2 |
| 25 | Steven | 17,768 | — |
| 26 | Timothy | 17,398 | +1 |
| 27 | Adam | 16,931 | -3 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 14,892 | +2 |
| 29 | Jeremy | 14,474 | -1 |
| 30 | Richard | 14,401 | -1 |
| 31 | Jacob | 14,326 | — |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 13,477 | — |
| 33 | Zachary | 13,201 | +5 |
| 34 | Aaron | 12,685 | -1 |
| 35 | Charles | 12,173 | -1 |
| 36 | Mark | 11,993 | -1 |
| 37 | Alexander | 11,835 | +4 |
| 38 | Stephen | 11,550 | -2 |
| 39 | Tyler | 11,542 | +1 |
| 40 | Sean | 11,455 | -3 |
| 41 | Patrick | 11,142 | -2 |
| 42 | Travis | 10,397 | +7 |
| 43 | Scott | 10,194 | +1 |
| 44 | Dustin | 10,108 | -2 |
| 45 | Nathan | 9,910 | -2 |
| 46 | Paul | 9,707 | -1 |
| 47 | Gregory | 9,135 | -1 |
| 48 | Jose | 8,737 | +3 |
| 49 | Cody | 8,675 | +7 |
| 50 | Samuel | 8,576 | +2 |
| 51 | Bryan | 8,560 | -4 |
| 52 | Jordan | 8,407 | +1 |
| 53 | Kenneth | 8,354 | -3 |
| 54 | Derek | 8,253 | +3 |
| 55 | Jesse | 7,982 | -7 |
| 56 | Bradley | 6,918 | -2 |
| 57 | Corey | 6,444 | +5 |
| 58 | Jared | 6,206 | — |
| 59 | Shawn | 6,202 | -4 |
| 60 | Alex | 6,042 | +4 |
| 61 | Edward | 5,913 | — |
| 62 | Cory | 5,849 | +6 |
| 63 | Chad | 5,622 | -4 |
| 64 | Peter | 5,553 | -4 |
| 65 | Shane | 5,305 | +2 |
| 66 | Juan | 4,976 | -1 |
| 67 | Marcus | 4,950 | -4 |
| 68 | Phillip | 4,813 | +2 |
| 69 | Keith | 4,783 | -3 |
| 70 | Donald | 4,501 | +1 |
| 71 | Brett | 4,429 | -2 |
| 72 | Antonio | 4,421 | +1 |
| 73 | Ronald | 4,153 | +2 |
| 74 | Carlos | 4,149 | +2 |
| 75 | Joel | 4,138 | -3 |
| 76 | Austin | 4,096 | +14 |
| 77 | George | 4,089 | -3 |
| 78 | Nathaniel | 4,050 | — |
| 79 | Raymond | 3,996 | -2 |
| 80 | Casey | 3,928 | +3 |
| 81 | Ian | 3,924 | +4 |
| 82 | Luis | 3,921 | -3 |
| 83 | Evan | 3,868 | -2 |
| 84 | Philip | 3,837 | +2 |
| 85 | Douglas | 3,804 | -3 |
| 86 | Derrick | 3,534 | +1 |
| 87 | Gary | 3,486 | -3 |
| 88 | Craig | 3,364 | -8 |
| 89 | Seth | 3,339 | +8 |
| 90 | Christian | 3,324 | -1 |
| 91 | Victor | 3,307 | -3 |
| 92 | Wesley | 3,244 | +4 |
| 93 | Trevor | 3,235 | +5 |
| 94 | Erik | 3,231 | -2 |
| 95 | Vincent | 3,173 | -2 |
| 96 | Cameron | 3,159 | +39 |
| 97 | Frank | 3,123 | -6 |
| 98 | Gabriel | 3,079 | -3 |
| 99 | Devin | 3,076 | +14 |
| 100 | Curtis | 2,909 | — |
Names that climbed fastest in 1987
Ranked by places gained against 1986, among names with at least 200 births in both years.
| Name | Rank 1987 | Rank 1986 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krystina girls | 459 | 722 | +263 |
| Janae girls | 489 | 726 | +237 |
| Anastasia girls | 269 | 495 | +226 |
| Gabriella girls | 577 | 797 | +220 |
| Alysha girls | 528 | 734 | +206 |
| Connor boys | 342 | 535 | +193 |
| Simone girls | 510 | 699 | +189 |
| Katlyn girls | 640 | 829 | +189 |
| Mariah girls | 496 | 677 | +181 |
| Stephany girls | 522 | 699 | +177 |
| Kelsie girls | 575 | 750 | +175 |
| Alysia girls | 635 | 809 | +174 |
| Yesenia girls | 136 | 293 | +157 |
| Kala girls | 529 | 670 | +141 |
| Chelsie girls | 367 | 507 | +140 |
Names that fell fastest in 1987
| Name | Rank 1987 | Rank 1986 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliana girls | 826 | 450 | -376 |
| Santana girls | 779 | 534 | -245 |
| Fallon girls | 714 | 521 | -193 |
| Darcy girls | 846 | 667 | -179 |
| Cheri girls | 791 | 624 | -167 |
| Athena girls | 848 | 687 | -161 |
| Sade girls | 372 | 213 | -159 |
| Trina girls | 771 | 618 | -153 |
| Catrina girls | 797 | 650 | -147 |
| Hallie girls | 829 | 686 | -143 |
| Shawn girls | 852 | 710 | -142 |
| Princess girls | 754 | 613 | -141 |
| Shameka girls | 773 | 632 | -141 |
| Beatrice girls | 837 | 702 | -135 |
| Cristal girls | 522 | 388 | -134 |
Names that first appear in 1987
1987 is the earliest year these names clear the SSA reporting threshold of five births.
- Jaleesa 116
- Adilene 72
- Shakari 37
- Teyon 25
- Cetera 22
- Cruise 19
- Sagan 19
- Jalessa 18
- Casara 17
- Epiphany 15
- Esai 14
- Jyssica 14
- Anam 12
- Aylssa 12
- Byanka 12
- Condola 12
- Corsica 12
- Kalya 12
- Karrington 12
- Olajide 12
Names that peaked in 1987
For these names, 1987 is the single biggest year in the whole 1880–2025 record.