Top baby names in New York, 1987

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jessica3,796
2Jennifer2,739
3Amanda2,590
4Ashley2,580
5Nicole2,157
6Stephanie1,917
7Melissa1,679
8Danielle1,570
9Sarah1,530
10Christina1,508
11Samantha1,363
12Elizabeth1,299
13Lauren1,294
14Michelle1,094
15Rachel998
16Tiffany980
17Kimberly894
17Laura894
19Emily851
20Heather847
21Megan819
22Brittany809
23Christine798
24Katherine786
25Rebecca727
26Crystal685
27Lisa684
28Sara672
29Erica666
30Kelly665
31Jacqueline607
32Amy594
33Alexandra587
33Vanessa587
35Kristen584
36Erin527
37Victoria510
38Angela506
39Andrea503
40Shannon498
41Allison491
41Caitlin491
43Maria476
44Jamie461
45Amber458
46Mary453
47Courtney442
48Kristina439
49Diana434
50Alyssa433

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael5,727
2Christopher4,132
3Matthew3,333
4Daniel3,040
5Joseph2,913
6David2,656
7Andrew2,572
8Anthony2,320
9Robert2,284
10John2,245
11Jonathan2,127
12James2,108
13Joshua1,891
14Nicholas1,827
15Brian1,759
16Kevin1,735
17Justin1,655
18Ryan1,651
19Jason1,650
20Thomas1,645
21William1,642
22Steven1,526
23Eric1,378
24Richard1,213
25Timothy1,148
26Adam1,088
27Jeffrey1,034
28Sean1,025
29Kyle1,001
30Alexander963
31Brandon908
32Mark906
33Patrick893
34Stephen879
35Paul868
36Gregory835
37Peter770
38Benjamin763
39Charles754
40Jose731
41Jeremy681
42Zachary674
43Scott638
44Edward613
44Kenneth613
46Bryan557
47Luis553
48Samuel530
49Aaron494
50Jesse468