Rhode Island Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1988

Updated on December 5, 2025.

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Rhode Island Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1988

In 1988, the most popular name for baby boys in Rhode Island was Michael, with a count of 384 boys out of a total of 6,309 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 6.09% of the total number of new-born baby boys in Rhode Island in 1988). The second most popular boy name was Matthew (246 boys, 3.90% of total). The third most popular boy name was Christopher (239 boys, 3.79% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Male Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1988

Michael

Matthew

Christopher

David

Joshua

Andrew

Justin

Joseph

Daniel

John

The table below below shows the top 178 most popular male baby names in Rhode Island in 1988. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in Rhode Island over the years.

Most Popular Male Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1988

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Michael	384	6.09
2	Matthew	246	3.90
3	Christopher	239	3.79
4	David	178	2.82
5	Joshua	172	2.73
6	Andrew	169	2.68
7	Justin	167	2.65
8	Joseph	160	2.54
9	Daniel	150	2.38
9	John	150	2.38
10	Nicholas	149	2.36
11	Robert	137	2.17
12	Ryan	123	1.95
13	James	119	1.89
14	Jonathan	111	1.76
15	Kyle	105	1.66
16	Anthony	96	1.52
17	William	93	1.47
18	Jeffrey	92	1.46
18	Stephen	92	1.46
19	Steven	91	1.44
20	Eric	90	1.43
20	Kevin	90	1.43
21	Timothy	85	1.35
22	Alexander	81	1.28
22	Brian	81	1.28
22	Thomas	81	1.28
23	Benjamin	75	1.19
24	Jason	74	1.17
25	Adam	72	1.14
25	Derek	72	1.14
26	Brandon	60	0.95
26	Sean	60	0.95
27	Gregory	58	0.92
27	Patrick	58	0.92
27	Paul	58	0.92
27	Zachary	58	0.92
28	Mark	56	0.89
29	Richard	50	0.79
30	Corey	48	0.76
30	Peter	48	0.76
31	Scott	46	0.73
32	Samuel	39	0.62
33	Charles	37	0.59
34	Jared	35	0.56
34	Jose	35	0.56
34	Tyler	35	0.56
35	Jacob	34	0.54
35	Nathan	34	0.54
36	Shane	32	0.51
37	Aaron	31	0.49
37	Kenneth	31	0.49
38	Cory	30	0.48
38	Jesse	30	0.48
38	Shawn	30	0.48
39	Alex	29	0.46
40	Brendan	28	0.44
40	Bryan	28	0.44
40	Edward	28	0.44
41	Evan	27	0.43
41	Jeremy	27	0.43
42	Keith	26	0.41
43	Raymond	23	0.37
44	Ronald	22	0.35
44	Vincent	22	0.35
45	Ian	20	0.32
45	Marc	20	0.32
46	Douglas	18	0.28
47	Craig	17	0.27
47	Dennis	17	0.27
47	Philip	17	0.27
48	Mathew	16	0.25
49	Antonio	14	0.22
49	Cameron	14	0.22
49	Carlos	14	0.22
49	Christian	14	0.22
49	George	14	0.22
49	Jordan	14	0.22
49	Louis	14	0.22
49	Luis	14	0.22
49	Seth	14	0.22
49	Shaun	14	0.22
50	Donald	13	0.21
50	Dylan	13	0.21
51	Jay	12	0.19
51	Juan	12	0.19
51	Nathaniel	12	0.19
51	Wayne	12	0.19
52	Chad	11	0.17
52	Erik	11	0.17
52	Henry	11	0.17
52	Joel	11	0.17
52	Johnathan	11	0.17
52	Victor	11	0.17
53	Alan	10	0.16
53	Brett	10	0.16
53	Carl	10	0.16
53	Devin	10	0.16
53	Francis	10	0.16
53	Glenn	10	0.16
53	Luke	10	0.16
53	Troy	10	0.16
54	Dean	9	0.14
54	Domenic	9	0.14
54	Edwin	9	0.14
54	Frank	9	0.14
54	Jonathon	9	0.14
54	Lucas	9	0.14
54	Maxwell	9	0.14
54	Miguel	9	0.14
54	Randy	9	0.14
54	Ross	9	0.14
54	Russell	9	0.14
54	Spencer	9	0.14
55	Angel	8	0.13
55	Arthur	8	0.13
55	Austin	8	0.13
55	Derrick	8	0.13
55	Geoffrey	8	0.13
55	Jeffery	8	0.13
55	Jorge	8	0.13
55	Kristopher	8	0.13
55	Kurt	8	0.13
55	Norman	8	0.13
55	Trevor	8	0.13
56	Abraham	7	0.11
56	Bruce	7	0.11
56	Calvin	7	0.11
56	Curtis	7	0.11
56	Dustin	7	0.11
56	Ethan	7	0.11
56	Garrett	7	0.11
56	Gary	7	0.11
56	Jamie	7	0.11
56	Jarred	7	0.11
56	Johnny	7	0.11
56	Lawrence	7	0.11
56	Marcus	7	0.11
56	Mitchell	7	0.11
56	Neil	7	0.11
56	Rodney	7	0.11
57	Allen	6	0.10
57	Andre	6	0.10
57	Barry	6	0.10
57	Colin	6	0.10
57	Connor	6	0.10
57	Darren	6	0.10
57	Drew	6	0.10
57	Emmanuel	6	0.10
57	Julio	6	0.10
57	Phillip	6	0.10
57	Ricardo	6	0.10
57	Taylor	6	0.10
57	Theodore	6	0.10
57	Travis	6	0.10
58	Albert	5	0.08
58	Alfredo	5	0.08
58	Bradford	5	0.08
58	Brendon	5	0.08
58	Casey	5	0.08
58	Cody	5	0.08
58	Conor	5	0.08
58	Danny	5	0.08
58	Devon	5	0.08
58	Dwayne	5	0.08
58	Edgar	5	0.08
58	Frederick	5	0.08
58	Harry	5	0.08
58	Jack	5	0.08
58	Jake	5	0.08
58	Lee	5	0.08
58	Mario	5	0.08
58	Roger	5	0.08
58	Todd	5	0.08
58	Tyrone	5	0.08
58	Wade	5	0.08
58	Walter	5	0.08
58	Wesley	5	0.08

Rhode Island Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1988

In 1988, the most popular name for baby girls in Rhode Island was Amanda, with a count of 238 girls out of a total of 5,193 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 4.58% of the total number of new-born baby girls in Rhode Island in 1988). The second most popular girl name was Ashley (217 girls, 4.18% of total). The third most popular girl name was Jessica (190 girls, 3.66% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Female Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1988

Amanda

Ashley

Jessica

Sarah

Nicole

Stephanie

Jennifer

Kayla

Samantha

Elizabeth

The table below below shows the top 178 most popular female baby names in Rhode Island in 1988. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in Rhode Island over the years.

Most Popular Female Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1988

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Amanda	238	4.58
2	Ashley	217	4.18
3	Jessica	190	3.66
4	Sarah	129	2.48
5	Nicole	125	2.41
6	Stephanie	124	2.39
7	Jennifer	123	2.37
8	Kayla	115	2.22
9	Samantha	107	2.06
10	Elizabeth	105	2.02
11	Lauren	100	1.93
12	Brittany	77	1.48
13	Danielle	70	1.35
13	Melissa	70	1.35
14	Emily	69	1.33
14	Tiffany	69	1.33
15	Amy	67	1.29
16	Laura	66	1.27
17	Heather	59	1.14
18	Alexandra	56	1.08
19	Katherine	53	1.02
19	Rebecca	53	1.02
20	Christina	52	1.00
20	Courtney	52	1.00
21	Kimberly	51	0.98
22	Megan	48	0.92
23	Caitlin	46	0.89
24	Alicia	45	0.87
24	Chelsea	45	0.87
25	Erica	43	0.83
26	Erin	42	0.81
27	Rachel	41	0.79
28	Kelly	39	0.75
28	Kristen	39	0.75
29	Alyssa	38	0.73
30	Meghan	37	0.71
30	Sara	37	0.71
30	Victoria	37	0.71
31	Crystal	35	0.67
31	Katie	35	0.67
32	Kaitlyn	34	0.66
33	Andrea	33	0.64
33	Bethany	33	0.64
33	Katelyn	33	0.64
34	Vanessa	30	0.58
35	Hannah	29	0.56
35	Lindsey	29	0.56
35	Michaela	29	0.56
36	Jillian	28	0.54
36	Kelsey	28	0.54
36	Lindsay	28	0.54
37	Lisa	27	0.52
38	Kathryn	26	0.50
38	Michelle	26	0.50
39	Allison	25	0.48
39	Cassandra	25	0.48
39	Julie	25	0.48
40	Catherine	24	0.46
40	Jenna	24	0.46
41	Alison	23	0.44
41	Kathleen	23	0.44
41	Mary	23	0.44
42	Christine	22	0.42
43	Holly	21	0.40
43	Jamie	21	0.40
43	Kaitlin	21	0.40
43	Marissa	21	0.40
43	Shannon	21	0.40
44	Julia	20	0.39
44	Molly	20	0.39
45	Jacqueline	19	0.37
45	Kristina	19	0.37
46	Jasmine	18	0.35
46	Krystal	18	0.35
46	Nichole	18	0.35
47	Casey	17	0.33
47	Erika	17	0.33
47	Justine	17	0.33
48	Kristin	16	0.31
48	Tara	16	0.31
49	Amber	15	0.29
49	Angela	15	0.29
49	Brittney	15	0.29
49	Kara	15	0.29
49	Natalie	15	0.29
50	Emma	14	0.27
50	Kerri	14	0.27
50	Leah	14	0.27
51	Anne	13	0.25
51	April	13	0.25
51	Ashlee	13	0.25
51	Briana	13	0.25
51	Diana	13	0.25
51	Marisa	13	0.25
51	Natasha	13	0.25
51	Sabrina	13	0.25
52	Alexandria	12	0.23
52	Alisha	12	0.23
52	Brianna	12	0.23
52	Caitlyn	12	0.23
52	Felicia	12	0.23
52	Melinda	12	0.23
52	Meredith	12	0.23
52	Patricia	12	0.23
53	Caroline	11	0.21
53	Colleen	11	0.21
53	Gina	11	0.21
53	Jaclyn	11	0.21
53	Margaret	11	0.21
53	Meagan	11	0.21
53	Meaghan	11	0.21
53	Morgan	11	0.21
53	Sasha	11	0.21
53	Susan	11	0.21
54	Bianca	10	0.19
54	Cindy	10	0.19
54	Deanna	10	0.19
54	Elise	10	0.19
54	Grace	10	0.19
54	Jocelyn	10	0.19
54	Kasey	10	0.19
54	Katrina	10	0.19
54	Kendra	10	0.19
54	Leslie	10	0.19
54	Maria	10	0.19
54	Melanie	10	0.19
54	Monica	10	0.19
54	Pamela	10	0.19
54	Toni	10	0.19
55	Brooke	9	0.17
55	Cara	9	0.17
55	Cristina	9	0.17
55	Desiree	9	0.17
55	Ellen	9	0.17
55	Nancy	9	0.17
55	Shayna	9	0.17
56	Anna	8	0.15
56	Carissa	8	0.15
56	Cynthia	8	0.15
56	Gabrielle	8	0.15
56	Kate	8	0.15
56	Krystle	8	0.15
56	Naomi	8	0.15
56	Renee	8	0.15
56	Sandra	8	0.15
56	Shaina	8	0.15
56	Stefanie	8	0.15
56	Tasha	8	0.15
56	Taylor	8	0.15
56	Tina	8	0.15
57	Ana	7	0.14
57	Brenda	7	0.14
57	Britney	7	0.14
57	Charlotte	7	0.14
57	Eliza	7	0.14
57	Jill	7	0.14
57	Karissa	7	0.14
57	Kristine	7	0.14
57	Linda	7	0.14
57	Mikayla	7	0.14
57	Nina	7	0.14
57	Olivia	7	0.14
57	Rachael	7	0.14
57	Ryan	7	0.14
57	Sonia	7	0.14
57	Stacey	7	0.14
57	Tanya	7	0.14
58	Amelia	6	0.12
58	Ashleigh	6	0.12
58	Bridget	6	0.12
58	Britany	6	0.12
58	Christa	6	0.12
58	Dana	6	0.12
58	Elyse	6	0.12
58	Giselle	6	0.12
58	Jaime	6	0.12
58	Karen	6	0.12
58	Kayleigh	6	0.12
58	Kellie	6	0.12
58	Keri	6	0.12
58	Kerry	6	0.12
58	Priscilla	6	0.12
58	Ruth	6	0.12
58	Stacy	6	0.12
58	Talia	6	0.12
58	Tatiana	6	0.12
58	Trisha	6	0.12
58	Veronica	6	0.12
59	Abigail	5	0.10
59	Allyson	5	0.10
59	Brittaney	5	0.10
59	Candace	5	0.10
59	Carly	5	0.10
59	Carolyn	5	0.10
59	Cayla	5	0.10
59	Christy	5	0.10
59	Ciara	5	0.10
59	Deborah	5	0.10
59	Donna	5	0.10
59	Elena	5	0.10
59	Fallon	5	0.10
59	Francesca	5	0.10
59	Heidi	5	0.10
59	Hillary	5	0.10
59	Hope	5	0.10
59	Isabel	5	0.10
59	Jade	5	0.10
59	Jenny	5	0.10
59	Joanna	5	0.10
59	Joelle	5	0.10
59	Julianne	5	0.10
59	Kassandra	5	0.10
59	Larissa	5	0.10
59	Madeline	5	0.10
59	Mallory	5	0.10
59	Marie	5	0.10
59	Melody	5	0.10
59	Mia	5	0.10
59	Michele	5	0.10
59	Natalia	5	0.10
59	Paige	5	0.10
59	Robin	5	0.10
59	Shanna	5	0.10
59	Tabitha	5	0.10
59	Tania	5	0.10
59	Theresa	5	0.10
59	Tracy	5	0.10
59	Valerie	5	0.10
59	Whitney	5	0.10