NameTides

The names of 1989

The ten most popular names given in 1989, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Jessica 47,887
  2. Ashley 47,588
  3. Brittany 37,792
  4. Amanda 36,834
  5. Sarah 27,797
  6. Samantha 24,792
  7. Jennifer 24,006
  8. Stephanie 22,766
  9. Lauren 21,065
  10. Elizabeth 20,298

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US: boys

  1. Michael 65,415
  2. Christopher 53,186
  3. Matthew 45,375
  4. Joshua 44,100
  5. David 35,225
  6. Daniel 35,007
  7. Andrew 34,817
  8. Justin 32,852
  9. James 32,720
  10. Robert 30,072

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Scotland: girls

  1. Laura 964
  2. Emma 890
  3. Sarah 676
  4. Claire 673
  5. Kirsty 673
  6. Nicola 627
  7. Jennifer 609
  8. Stephanie 602
  9. Lauren 566
  10. Lisa 498

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Scotland: boys

  1. David 1,333
  2. Christopher 1,160
  3. Scott 1,071
  4. James 1,012
  5. Andrew 987
  6. Michael 968
  7. Craig 879
  8. John 859
  9. Ross 703
  10. Mark 702

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NSW: girls

  1. Jessica 1,523
  2. Sarah 1,013
  3. Emma 887
  4. Samantha 777
  5. Rebecca 768
  6. Lauren 570
  7. Melissa 542
  8. Amy 540
  9. Nicole 464
  10. Stephanie 442

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NSW: boys

  1. Matthew 1,583
  2. Daniel 1,401
  3. Christopher 1,213
  4. Joshua 1,124
  5. Michael 1,115
  6. James 1,017
  7. Benjamin 1,014
  8. Andrew 987
  9. Luke 785
  10. David 779

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Ireland: girls

  1. Sarah 936
  2. Laura 716
  3. Emma 609
  4. Ciara 547
  5. Lisa 511
  6. Niamh 499
  7. Michelle 482
  8. Mary 460
  9. Sinead 450
  10. Aoife 437
  11. Jennifer 437

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Ireland: boys

  1. David 1,186
  2. John 1,062
  3. Michael 899
  4. James 854
  5. Patrick 739
  6. Stephen 735
  7. Shane 693
  8. Paul 610
  9. Sean 594
  10. Mark 583

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Canadian provinces in 1989

US states in 1989