Top baby names in Ohio, 1988
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 2,602 |
| 2 | Jessica | 2,342 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,998 |
| 4 | Brittany | 1,632 |
| 5 | Sarah | 1,538 |
| 6 | Jennifer | 1,185 |
| 7 | Megan | 1,112 |
| 8 | Samantha | 975 |
| 9 | Emily | 964 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 958 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 957 |
| 12 | Tiffany | 954 |
| 13 | Heather | 951 |
| 14 | Amber | 941 |
| 15 | Nicole | 938 |
| 16 | Lauren | 908 |
| 17 | Rachel | 869 |
| 18 | Danielle | 802 |
| 19 | Kayla | 600 |
| 20 | Melissa | 595 |
| 21 | Courtney | 588 |
| 22 | Katherine | 547 |
| 23 | Michelle | 544 |
| 24 | Christina | 524 |
| 25 | Sara | 522 |
| 26 | Amy | 499 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 497 |
| 28 | Laura | 479 |
| 29 | Erin | 473 |
| 30 | Chelsea | 463 |
| 31 | Kelly | 461 |
| 32 | Angela | 446 |
| 33 | Kristen | 429 |
| 34 | Katie | 428 |
| 35 | Kimberly | 421 |
| 36 | Allison | 411 |
| 37 | Andrea | 406 |
| 38 | Erica | 405 |
| 39 | Lindsey | 385 |
| 40 | Mary | 373 |
| 41 | Jamie | 342 |
| 42 | Kathryn | 333 |
| 43 | Caitlin | 331 |
| 44 | Alyssa | 324 |
| 45 | Kristin | 314 |
| 46 | Lindsay | 311 |
| 47 | Crystal | 309 |
| 48 | Lisa | 301 |
| 49 | Whitney | 293 |
| 50 | Shannon | 286 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,828 |
| 2 | Joshua | 2,295 |
| 3 | Matthew | 2,277 |
| 4 | Christopher | 2,189 |
| 5 | Andrew | 1,837 |
| 6 | Justin | 1,630 |
| 7 | David | 1,599 |
| 8 | James | 1,553 |
| 9 | Ryan | 1,491 |
| 10 | Joseph | 1,465 |
| 11 | Robert | 1,410 |
| 12 | Daniel | 1,367 |
| 13 | Nicholas | 1,366 |
| 14 | John | 1,271 |
| 15 | Brandon | 1,191 |
| 16 | Kyle | 1,156 |
| 17 | Anthony | 1,103 |
| 18 | Adam | 1,037 |
| 19 | William | 1,024 |
| 20 | Brian | 1,010 |
| 21 | Zachary | 1,007 |
| 22 | Eric | 984 |
| 23 | Kevin | 944 |
| 24 | Aaron | 885 |
| 25 | Thomas | 868 |
| 26 | Timothy | 857 |
| 27 | Jonathan | 808 |
| 28 | Steven | 785 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 777 |
| 30 | Jacob | 763 |
| 31 | Tyler | 747 |
| 32 | Mark | 651 |
| 33 | Jeffrey | 643 |
| 34 | Jason | 629 |
| 35 | Dustin | 608 |
| 36 | Richard | 602 |
| 37 | Jeremy | 591 |
| 38 | Nathan | 582 |
| 39 | Charles | 543 |
| 40 | Alexander | 535 |
| 41 | Scott | 515 |
| 42 | Stephen | 510 |
| 43 | Cory | 508 |
| 44 | Cody | 488 |
| 45 | Bradley | 474 |
| 46 | Travis | 472 |
| 47 | Gregory | 468 |
| 48 | Sean | 463 |
| 49 | Paul | 453 |
| 50 | Patrick | 451 |