Back in 1989, the population of the United States was 246,819,230 — and that number includes the four million brand new babies born that year.
Then, of the roughly two million of those that were girls, the number 1 girl baby name was Jessica, with 47,885 little Jessicas born that year.
In addition to all those girls named Jessica, there were also a few other people you might know who arrived in ’89 — such as Taylor Swift, Lily Collins, Nina Dobrev, Phoebe Tonkin and Lily James.
Below the following little blast from the past, you can take a look at the top 200 girl baby names for 1989! You can sort the list by popularity rank, in alphabetical order, or by the number of letters in the name — plus may choose to view some or all of the records. (You can also search for all or part of a baby name using the search area on the upper right of the table.)
Listed and ranked by popularity: The 200 most popular baby names for girls born in 1989
| Rank | Name | Number of letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 7 letters |
| 2 | Ashley | 6 letters |
| 3 | Brittany | 8 letters |
| 4 | Amanda | 6 letters |
| 5 | Sarah | 5 letters |
| 6 | Samantha | 8 letters |
| 7 | Jennifer | 8 letters |
| 8 | Stephanie | 9 letters |
| 9 | Lauren | 6 letters |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 9 letters |
| 11 | Megan | 5 letters |
| 12 | Nicole | 6 letters |
| 13 | Emily | 5 letters |
| 14 | Amber | 5 letters |
| 15 | Heather | 7 letters |
| 16 | Tiffany | 7 letters |
| 17 | Danielle | 8 letters |
| 18 | Rachel | 6 letters |
| 19 | Melissa | 7 letters |
| 20 | Kayla | 5 letters |
| 21 | Courtney | 8 letters |
| 22 | Michelle | 8 letters |
| 23 | Christina | 9 letters |
| 24 | Rebecca | 7 letters |
| 25 | Laura | 5 letters |
| 26 | Katherine | 9 letters |
| 27 | Chelsea | 7 letters |
| 28 | Kimberly | 8 letters |
| 29 | Sara | 4 letters |
| 30 | Jasmine | 7 letters |
| 31 | Kelsey | 6 letters |
| 32 | Crystal | 7 letters |
| 33 | Alyssa | 6 letters |
| 34 | Erica | 5 letters |
| 35 | Amy | 3 letters |
| 36 | Kristen | 7 letters |
| 37 | Kelly | 5 letters |
| 38 | Mary | 4 letters |
| 39 | Andrea | 6 letters |
| 40 | Erin | 4 letters |
| 41 | Brittney | 8 letters |
| 42 | Hannah | 6 letters |
| 43 | Alexandra | 9 letters |
| 44 | Victoria | 8 letters |
| 45 | Katie | 5 letters |
| 46 | Allison | 7 letters |
| 47 | Angela | 6 letters |
| 48 | Lindsey | 7 letters |
| 49 | Caitlin | 7 letters |
| 50 | Vanessa | 7 letters |
| 51 | Anna | 4 letters |
| 52 | Jamie | 5 letters |
| 53 | Alicia | 6 letters |
| 54 | Cassandra | 9 letters |
| 55 | Lisa | 4 letters |
| 56 | Maria | 5 letters |
| 57 | Whitney | 7 letters |
| 58 | Kathryn | 7 letters |
| 59 | Christine | 9 letters |
| 60 | Kristin | 7 letters |
| 61 | Shannon | 7 letters |
| 62 | Natalie | 7 letters |
| 63 | Lindsay | 7 letters |
| 64 | Jacqueline | 10 letters |
| 65 | Kristina | 8 letters |
| 66 | April | 5 letters |
| 67 | Catherine | 9 letters |
| 68 | Monica | 6 letters |
| 69 | Morgan | 6 letters |
| 70 | Tara | 4 letters |
| 71 | Jenna | 5 letters |
| 72 | Jordan | 6 letters |
| 73 | Erika | 5 letters |
| 74 | Brooke | 6 letters |
| 75 | Taylor | 6 letters |
| 76 | Katelyn | 7 letters |
| 77 | Brianna | 7 letters |
| 78 | Julie | 5 letters |
| 79 | Holly | 5 letters |
| 80 | Meghan | 6 letters |
| 81 | Marissa | 7 letters |
| 82 | Krystal | 7 letters |
| 83 | Leah | 4 letters |
| 84 | Cynthia | 7 letters |
| 85 | Veronica | 8 letters |
| 86 | Diana | 5 letters |
| 87 | Natasha | 7 letters |
| 88 | Melanie | 7 letters |
| 89 | Patricia | 8 letters |
| 90 | Kathleen | 8 letters |
| 91 | Bianca | 6 letters |
| 92 | Alexis | 6 letters |
| 93 | Molly | 5 letters |
| 94 | Abigail | 7 letters |
| 95 | Kaitlyn | 7 letters |
| 96 | Julia | 5 letters |
| 97 | Margaret | 8 letters |
| 98 | Brandi | 6 letters |
| 99 | Kendra | 6 letters |
| 100 | Kaitlin | 7 letters |
| 101 | Kara | 4 letters |
| 102 | Bethany | 7 letters |
| 103 | Casey | 5 letters |
| 104 | Alexandria | 10 letters |
| 105 | Dana | 4 letters |
| 106 | Jillian | 7 letters |
| 107 | Angelica | 8 letters |
| 108 | Leslie | 6 letters |
| 109 | Rachael | 7 letters |
| 110 | Karen | 5 letters |
| 111 | Felicia | 7 letters |
| 112 | Gabrielle | 9 letters |
| 113 | Caroline | 8 letters |
| 114 | Kiara | 5 letters |
| 115 | Katrina | 7 letters |
| 116 | Sabrina | 7 letters |
| 117 | Valerie | 7 letters |
| 118 | Britney | 7 letters |
| 119 | Alison | 6 letters |
| 120 | Meagan | 6 letters |
| 121 | Brandy | 6 letters |
| 122 | Alisha | 6 letters |
| 123 | Olivia | 6 letters |
| 124 | Paige | 5 letters |
| 125 | Haley | 5 letters |
| 126 | Briana | 6 letters |
| 127 | Desiree | 7 letters |
| 128 | Nancy | 5 letters |
| 129 | Sandra | 6 letters |
| 130 | Miranda | 7 letters |
| 131 | Ana | 3 letters |
| 132 | Brenda | 6 letters |
| 133 | Candace | 7 letters |
| 134 | Candice | 7 letters |
| 135 | Adriana | 7 letters |
| 136 | Nichole | 7 letters |
| 137 | Krista | 6 letters |
| 138 | Jaclyn | 6 letters |
| 139 | Monique | 7 letters |
| 140 | Chelsey | 7 letters |
| 141 | Gina | 4 letters |
| 142 | Joanna | 6 letters |
| 143 | Lacey | 5 letters |
| 144 | Ashlee | 6 letters |
| 145 | Denise | 6 letters |
| 146 | Stacey | 6 letters |
| 147 | Mallory | 7 letters |
| 148 | Carrie | 6 letters |
| 149 | Emma | 4 letters |
| 150 | Grace | 5 letters |
| 151 | Kylie | 5 letters |
| 152 | Stacy | 5 letters |
| 153 | Anne | 4 letters |
| 154 | Rebekah | 7 letters |
| 155 | Sierra | 6 letters |
| 156 | Tabitha | 7 letters |
| 157 | Linda | 5 letters |
| 158 | Carolyn | 7 letters |
| 159 | Colleen | 7 letters |
| 160 | Robin | 5 letters |
| 161 | Susan | 5 letters |
| 162 | Deanna | 6 letters |
| 163 | Breanna | 7 letters |
| 164 | Priscilla | 9 letters |
| 165 | Kelli | 5 letters |
| 166 | Cristina | 8 letters |
| 167 | Angel | 5 letters |
| 168 | Meredith | 8 letters |
| 169 | Sasha | 5 letters |
| 170 | Audrey | 6 letters |
| 171 | Claire | 6 letters |
| 172 | Renee | 5 letters |
| 173 | Dominique | 9 letters |
| 174 | Bridget | 7 letters |
| 175 | Melinda | 7 letters |
| 176 | Ebony | 5 letters |
| 177 | Cindy | 5 letters |
| 178 | Justine | 7 letters |
| 179 | Carly | 5 letters |
| 180 | Theresa | 7 letters |
| 181 | Heidi | 5 letters |
| 182 | Karina | 6 letters |
| 183 | Kirsten | 7 letters |
| 184 | Arielle | 7 letters |
| 185 | Teresa | 6 letters |
| 186 | Barbara | 7 letters |
| 187 | Tamara | 6 letters |
| 188 | Autumn | 6 letters |
| 189 | Tracy | 5 letters |
| 190 | Latoya | 6 letters |
| 191 | Mayra | 5 letters |
| 192 | Claudia | 7 letters |
| 193 | Tanya | 5 letters |
| 194 | Kristine | 8 letters |
| 195 | Marie | 5 letters |
| 196 | Cassie | 6 letters |
| 197 | Jacquelyn | 9 letters |
| 198 | Wendy | 5 letters |
| 199 | Pamela | 6 letters |
| 200 | Ashleigh | 8 letters |
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