Top baby names in Virginia, 1988
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,444 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,326 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,003 |
| 4 | Brittany | 884 |
| 5 | Sarah | 802 |
| 6 | Jennifer | 579 |
| 7 | Tiffany | 569 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 558 |
| 9 | Heather | 548 |
| 10 | Lauren | 536 |
| 11 | Samantha | 519 |
| 12 | Megan | 479 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 466 |
| 14 | Emily | 433 |
| 15 | Amber | 426 |
| 16 | Rachel | 396 |
| 17 | Danielle | 357 |
| 18 | Katherine | 339 |
| 19 | Laura | 333 |
| 20 | Nicole | 330 |
| 21 | Courtney | 323 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 319 |
| 23 | Mary | 317 |
| 24 | Kimberly | 310 |
| 25 | Melissa | 303 |
| 26 | Whitney | 291 |
| 27 | Michelle | 287 |
| 28 | Kelly | 284 |
| 29 | Christina | 276 |
| 30 | Erin | 246 |
| 31 | Crystal | 242 |
| 32 | Sara | 235 |
| 33 | Caitlin | 232 |
| 34 | Chelsea | 228 |
| 35 | Kristen | 219 |
| 36 | Allison | 203 |
| 36 | Amy | 203 |
| 38 | Jasmine | 202 |
| 39 | Erica | 201 |
| 40 | Shannon | 197 |
| 41 | Kayla | 194 |
| 42 | Kathryn | 191 |
| 43 | Angela | 184 |
| 43 | Lindsey | 184 |
| 45 | Brittney | 177 |
| 45 | Lindsay | 177 |
| 47 | Christine | 176 |
| 48 | Victoria | 173 |
| 49 | Kristin | 170 |
| 50 | Alexandra | 156 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,461 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,398 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,131 |
| 4 | Joshua | 1,104 |
| 5 | James | 987 |
| 6 | Justin | 892 |
| 7 | David | 857 |
| 8 | John | 856 |
| 9 | William | 817 |
| 10 | Andrew | 803 |
| 11 | Robert | 785 |
| 12 | Daniel | 751 |
| 13 | Brandon | 731 |
| 14 | Jonathan | 658 |
| 15 | Joseph | 648 |
| 16 | Ryan | 589 |
| 17 | Thomas | 519 |
| 18 | Brian | 508 |
| 19 | Kevin | 495 |
| 20 | Anthony | 449 |
| 21 | Eric | 437 |
| 21 | Timothy | 437 |
| 23 | Charles | 432 |
| 24 | Steven | 410 |
| 25 | Nicholas | 403 |
| 26 | Benjamin | 399 |
| 27 | Zachary | 383 |
| 28 | Richard | 377 |
| 29 | Jason | 375 |
| 30 | Travis | 362 |
| 31 | Adam | 348 |
| 32 | Stephen | 343 |
| 33 | Aaron | 328 |
| 34 | Jeremy | 309 |
| 35 | Kyle | 307 |
| 36 | Sean | 292 |
| 37 | Jacob | 284 |
| 38 | Patrick | 283 |
| 39 | Alexander | 278 |
| 40 | Kenneth | 262 |
| 41 | Jeffrey | 261 |
| 42 | Mark | 246 |
| 43 | Gregory | 217 |
| 43 | Nathan | 217 |
| 43 | Tyler | 217 |
| 46 | Samuel | 215 |
| 47 | Corey | 214 |
| 47 | Dustin | 214 |
| 49 | Bryan | 211 |
| 50 | Paul | 202 |