Top baby names in Virginia, 1989
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 1,254 |
| 2 | Brittany | 1,247 |
| 3 | Ashley | 1,232 |
| 4 | Amanda | 838 |
| 5 | Sarah | 813 |
| 6 | Lauren | 628 |
| 7 | Jennifer | 560 |
| 8 | Samantha | 558 |
| 9 | Heather | 546 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 542 |
| 11 | Amber | 493 |
| 12 | Megan | 482 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 482 |
| 14 | Emily | 471 |
| 15 | Tiffany | 463 |
| 16 | Rachel | 455 |
| 17 | Katherine | 387 |
| 18 | Courtney | 356 |
| 19 | Danielle | 351 |
| 20 | Nicole | 348 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 329 |
| 22 | Laura | 314 |
| 23 | Mary | 298 |
| 24 | Christina | 297 |
| 25 | Chelsea | 292 |
| 26 | Michelle | 285 |
| 27 | Jasmine | 272 |
| 28 | Melissa | 270 |
| 29 | Kayla | 267 |
| 30 | Kelly | 252 |
| 30 | Kimberly | 252 |
| 32 | Kristen | 247 |
| 33 | Erin | 234 |
| 34 | Whitney | 228 |
| 35 | Brittney | 227 |
| 36 | Sara | 222 |
| 37 | Victoria | 215 |
| 38 | Crystal | 213 |
| 39 | Amy | 210 |
| 39 | Caitlin | 210 |
| 41 | Allison | 203 |
| 41 | Shannon | 203 |
| 43 | Hannah | 202 |
| 43 | Kelsey | 202 |
| 45 | Erica | 201 |
| 46 | Christine | 188 |
| 46 | Kathryn | 188 |
| 48 | Kristin | 187 |
| 49 | Lindsey | 170 |
| 50 | Catherine | 167 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,533 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,493 |
| 3 | Joshua | 1,188 |
| 4 | Matthew | 1,132 |
| 5 | James | 997 |
| 6 | William | 914 |
| 7 | David | 884 |
| 8 | Robert | 864 |
| 9 | John | 807 |
| 10 | Andrew | 804 |
| 11 | Justin | 801 |
| 12 | Daniel | 728 |
| 13 | Brandon | 698 |
| 14 | Joseph | 645 |
| 15 | Ryan | 626 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 578 |
| 17 | Kevin | 562 |
| 18 | Nicholas | 502 |
| 19 | Thomas | 486 |
| 20 | Timothy | 459 |
| 21 | Brian | 456 |
| 22 | Benjamin | 454 |
| 23 | Zachary | 444 |
| 24 | Charles | 418 |
| 25 | Anthony | 412 |
| 26 | Eric | 401 |
| 27 | Steven | 389 |
| 28 | Travis | 378 |
| 29 | Aaron | 366 |
| 30 | Stephen | 342 |
| 31 | Adam | 339 |
| 32 | Alexander | 336 |
| 33 | Kyle | 334 |
| 34 | Richard | 333 |
| 35 | Jacob | 317 |
| 36 | Jason | 315 |
| 36 | Jeremy | 315 |
| 38 | Jeffrey | 295 |
| 39 | Sean | 287 |
| 40 | Patrick | 285 |
| 41 | Tyler | 265 |
| 42 | Samuel | 259 |
| 43 | Mark | 256 |
| 44 | Dustin | 252 |
| 45 | Kenneth | 243 |
| 46 | Nathan | 229 |
| 47 | Gregory | 220 |
| 48 | Bryan | 211 |
| 48 | Corey | 211 |
| 50 | Paul | 197 |