Top baby names in California, 1988

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jessica6,495
2Ashley4,761
3Jennifer3,875
4Amanda3,796
5Stephanie3,258
6Sarah3,011
7Elizabeth2,717
8Nicole2,602
9Melissa2,535
10Brittany2,421
11Vanessa2,312
12Michelle2,288
13Samantha2,210
14Christina2,207
15Lauren2,052
16Danielle1,837
17Tiffany1,753
18Megan1,700
19Heather1,695
20Amber1,605
21Maria1,604
22Crystal1,538
23Rachel1,492
24Laura1,375
25Emily1,359
26Rebecca1,346
27Kimberly1,312
28Katherine1,270
29Andrea1,256
30Erica1,255
31Sara1,180
32Diana1,169
33Natalie1,124
34Cynthia1,109
35Jacqueline1,079
36Amy1,064
37Alexandra1,061
38Chelsea1,024
39Courtney1,003
40Victoria1,002
41Monica996
42Lisa988
43Alyssa983
44Kayla978
45Christine974
46Angela965
47Veronica952
48Nancy897
49Kelly894
50Jasmine875

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael7,761
2Christopher6,465
3Daniel5,406
4David5,157
5Matthew4,855
6Andrew4,561
7Joshua3,943
8Robert3,640
9Anthony3,599
10Jose3,546
11Jonathan3,532
12Ryan3,388
13Justin3,287
14Joseph3,267
15James3,102
16Nicholas3,076
17John2,951
18Kevin2,870
19Eric2,656
20Brian2,578
21Steven2,476
22Brandon2,349
23Alexander2,265
24Kyle2,224
25Richard2,139
26William2,065
27Jason1,996
28Juan1,905
29Thomas1,792
30Aaron1,672
31Sean1,620
32Timothy1,609
33Jeffrey1,584
34Adam1,582
35Luis1,563
36Jacob1,551
37Mark1,360
38Carlos1,339
39Jesse1,308
40Tyler1,307
41Benjamin1,283
42Jesus1,272
43Paul1,258
44Jeremy1,240
45Zachary1,237
46Samuel1,222
47Scott1,204
48Patrick1,140
49Bryan1,126
50Miguel1,124