NameTides

The names of 1987

The ten most popular names given in 1987, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Jessica 55,992
  2. Ashley 54,856
  3. Amanda 41,786
  4. Jennifer 32,710
  5. Sarah 27,894
  6. Stephanie 22,402
  7. Brittany 22,231
  8. Nicole 20,286
  9. Heather 18,982
  10. Elizabeth 18,608

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US: boys

  1. Michael 63,664
  2. Christopher 54,493
  3. Matthew 46,511
  4. Joshua 40,002
  5. David 36,795
  6. Andrew 36,206
  7. Daniel 35,876
  8. James 32,659
  9. Justin 31,491
  10. Robert 30,237

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Scotland: girls

  1. Laura 1,119
  2. Claire 810
  3. Nicola 799
  4. Jennifer 724
  5. Sarah 698
  6. Emma 697
  7. Kirsty 665
  8. Stephanie 588
  9. Lisa 565
  10. Ashley 545

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Scotland: boys

  1. David 1,552
  2. Christopher 1,268
  3. Andrew 1,249
  4. James 1,022
  5. John 1,018
  6. Scott 978
  7. Craig 935
  8. Michael 875
  9. Mark 862
  10. Steven 844

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NSW: girls

  1. Jessica 1,352
  2. Sarah 1,148
  3. Rebecca 834
  4. Samantha 774
  5. Amanda 730
  6. Melissa 606
  7. Amy 605
  8. Emma 576
  9. Lauren 564
  10. Nicole 472

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NSW: boys

  1. Matthew 1,473
  2. Daniel 1,451
  3. Christopher 1,293
  4. Michael 1,176
  5. Andrew 998
  6. Benjamin 957
  7. James 945
  8. David 910
  9. Luke 845
  10. Joshua 795

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Ireland: girls

  1. Sarah 1,024
  2. Laura 752
  3. Emma 636
  4. Mary 603
  5. Lisa 593
  6. Ciara 556
  7. Michelle 548
  8. Jennifer 544
  9. Aoife 492
  10. Claire 451

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Ireland: boys

  1. David 1,282
  2. John 1,250
  3. Michael 956
  4. James 940
  5. Stephen 875
  6. Patrick 870
  7. Paul 814
  8. Shane 779
  9. Mark 744
  10. Thomas 634

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Canadian provinces in 1987

US states in 1987