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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