United States · 3,605,616 recorded births
Top baby names of 1987
Jessica and Michael led the year. Climbing fast: Kelsey (up 45), Kaitlin (up 41), Logan (up 48), Spencer (up 40).
Girls
| # | 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 | · |
| 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 |
Boys
| # | 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 | · |