Top baby names in Virginia, 1987
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,513 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,422 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,032 |
| 4 | Sarah | 769 |
| 5 | Jennifer | 739 |
| 6 | Brittany | 628 |
| 7 | Heather | 619 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 512 |
| 9 | Tiffany | 488 |
| 10 | Lauren | 487 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 460 |
| 12 | Amber | 457 |
| 13 | Megan | 449 |
| 14 | Emily | 411 |
| 15 | Samantha | 407 |
| 16 | Rachel | 399 |
| 17 | Danielle | 354 |
| 18 | Melissa | 337 |
| 19 | Laura | 334 |
| 20 | Nicole | 330 |
| 21 | Christina | 326 |
| 22 | Katherine | 322 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 320 |
| 24 | Whitney | 317 |
| 25 | Kimberly | 312 |
| 26 | Kelly | 292 |
| 27 | Crystal | 286 |
| 28 | Michelle | 276 |
| 29 | Mary | 268 |
| 30 | Amy | 264 |
| 31 | Courtney | 258 |
| 32 | Shannon | 234 |
| 33 | Erica | 232 |
| 34 | Sara | 226 |
| 35 | Erin | 220 |
| 36 | Kristen | 204 |
| 37 | Kathryn | 196 |
| 38 | Lindsay | 187 |
| 39 | Angela | 185 |
| 40 | Lindsey | 182 |
| 41 | Allison | 177 |
| 42 | Christine | 173 |
| 43 | April | 169 |
| 44 | Jamie | 164 |
| 45 | Kayla | 152 |
| 46 | Chelsea | 151 |
| 47 | Victoria | 149 |
| 48 | Catherine | 148 |
| 49 | Lisa | 144 |
| 50 | Katie | 141 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,495 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,459 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,119 |
| 4 | Joshua | 1,032 |
| 5 | James | 1,011 |
| 6 | David | 929 |
| 7 | Robert | 878 |
| 8 | Justin | 863 |
| 9 | William | 857 |
| 10 | John | 829 |
| 11 | Andrew | 814 |
| 12 | Brandon | 801 |
| 13 | Daniel | 729 |
| 14 | Joseph | 633 |
| 15 | Ryan | 628 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 596 |
| 17 | Thomas | 512 |
| 18 | Brian | 511 |
| 19 | Kevin | 494 |
| 20 | Jason | 485 |
| 21 | Timothy | 467 |
| 22 | Anthony | 462 |
| 23 | Eric | 416 |
| 24 | Charles | 395 |
| 25 | Steven | 393 |
| 26 | Benjamin | 387 |
| 27 | Richard | 381 |
| 28 | Nicholas | 363 |
| 29 | Adam | 352 |
| 30 | Stephen | 348 |
| 31 | Travis | 344 |
| 32 | Jeremy | 334 |
| 33 | Kyle | 319 |
| 34 | Zachary | 301 |
| 35 | Jeffrey | 298 |
| 36 | Aaron | 296 |
| 37 | Sean | 292 |
| 38 | Patrick | 263 |
| 39 | Bryan | 260 |
| 40 | Mark | 239 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 236 |
| 42 | Alexander | 235 |
| 42 | Jacob | 235 |
| 44 | Dustin | 217 |
| 44 | Gregory | 217 |
| 46 | Derek | 214 |
| 47 | Samuel | 205 |
| 48 | Paul | 201 |
| 49 | Nathan | 196 |
| 50 | Scott | 194 |