Top baby names in Florida, 1988
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 2,613 |
| 2 | Jessica | 2,575 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,901 |
| 4 | Brittany | 1,563 |
| 5 | Jennifer | 1,441 |
| 6 | Stephanie | 1,214 |
| 7 | Sarah | 1,203 |
| 8 | Nicole | 998 |
| 9 | Tiffany | 996 |
| 10 | Lauren | 966 |
| 11 | Heather | 949 |
| 12 | Amber | 888 |
| 13 | Samantha | 884 |
| 14 | Melissa | 827 |
| 15 | Danielle | 805 |
| 16 | Christina | 749 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 743 |
| 18 | Megan | 730 |
| 19 | Michelle | 679 |
| 20 | Rachel | 626 |
| 21 | Courtney | 582 |
| 22 | Kimberly | 580 |
| 23 | Crystal | 537 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 526 |
| 25 | Kayla | 517 |
| 26 | Erica | 470 |
| 26 | Katherine | 470 |
| 28 | Chelsea | 459 |
| 29 | Laura | 445 |
| 30 | Emily | 442 |
| 31 | Sara | 435 |
| 32 | Kelly | 410 |
| 33 | Alexandra | 408 |
| 34 | Amy | 388 |
| 35 | Brittney | 380 |
| 36 | Angela | 374 |
| 37 | Vanessa | 371 |
| 38 | Victoria | 366 |
| 39 | Andrea | 363 |
| 40 | Kristen | 354 |
| 41 | Jamie | 353 |
| 42 | Shannon | 346 |
| 43 | Jasmine | 341 |
| 44 | Mary | 340 |
| 45 | Caitlin | 310 |
| 46 | Christine | 303 |
| 47 | Erin | 300 |
| 48 | Lindsey | 294 |
| 48 | Whitney | 294 |
| 50 | Natalie | 287 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,129 |
| 2 | Christopher | 2,896 |
| 3 | Joshua | 2,141 |
| 4 | Matthew | 1,816 |
| 5 | David | 1,759 |
| 6 | James | 1,658 |
| 7 | Robert | 1,650 |
| 8 | Daniel | 1,631 |
| 9 | Justin | 1,630 |
| 10 | John | 1,413 |
| 11 | Andrew | 1,350 |
| 12 | Joseph | 1,344 |
| 13 | Ryan | 1,306 |
| 14 | William | 1,246 |
| 15 | Jonathan | 1,236 |
| 16 | Brandon | 1,095 |
| 17 | Anthony | 1,088 |
| 18 | Kyle | 988 |
| 19 | Nicholas | 965 |
| 20 | Kevin | 895 |
| 21 | Eric | 862 |
| 22 | Thomas | 840 |
| 23 | Steven | 836 |
| 24 | Brian | 830 |
| 25 | Richard | 776 |
| 26 | Jason | 749 |
| 27 | Alexander | 733 |
| 28 | Timothy | 682 |
| 29 | Sean | 677 |
| 30 | Charles | 663 |
| 31 | Jeremy | 626 |
| 32 | Travis | 616 |
| 33 | Stephen | 602 |
| 34 | Adam | 587 |
| 35 | Zachary | 522 |
| 36 | Aaron | 507 |
| 37 | Jeffrey | 506 |
| 38 | Patrick | 504 |
| 39 | Kenneth | 489 |
| 40 | Benjamin | 475 |
| 41 | Bryan | 472 |
| 42 | Mark | 456 |
| 43 | Gregory | 445 |
| 44 | Tyler | 443 |
| 45 | Jacob | 402 |
| 45 | Scott | 402 |
| 47 | Jose | 386 |
| 48 | Corey | 361 |
| 49 | Paul | 352 |
| 50 | Dustin | 345 |