US Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1989

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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US Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1989

In 1989, the most popular name for baby boys in the US was Michael, with a count of 65,415 boys out of a total of 2,000,928 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 3.27% of the total number of new-born baby boys in the US in 1989). The second most popular boy name was Christopher (53,186 boys, 2.66% of total). The third most popular boy name was Matthew (45,375 boys, 2.27% of total).

The table below below shows the top 1000 most popular male baby names in the US in 1989. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in the US over the years.

US Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1989

In 1989, the most popular name for baby girls in the US was Jessica, with a count of 47,887 girls out of a total of 1,843,552 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 2.60% of the total number of new-born baby girls in the US in 1989). The second most popular girl name was Ashley (47,588 girls, 2.58% of total). The third most popular girl name was Brittany (37,792 girls, 2.05% of total).

The table below below shows the top 1000 most popular female baby names in the US in 1989. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in the US over the years.