The most popular names recorded in 1989 were Maria for girls and Johannes for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from Meertens NVB data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria | 1,085 |
| 2 | Anne | 964 |
| 3 | Laura | 964 |
| 4 | Sanne | 920 |
| 5 | Johanna | 869 |
| 6 | Linda | 822 |
| 7 | Kim | 819 |
| 8 | Chantal | 735 |
| 9 | Anna | 634 |
| 10 | Daniëlle | 610 |
| 11 | Denise | 605 |
| 12 | Esther | 586 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 581 |
| 14 | Samantha | 576 |
| 15 | Michelle | 557 |
| 16 | Suzanne | 535 |
| 17 | Joyce | 532 |
| 18 | Anouk | 530 |
| 19 | Sharon | 525 |
| 20 | Elisabeth | 519 |
| 21 | Kelly | 514 |
| 22 | Wendy | 512 |
| 23 | Iris | 488 |
| 24 | Melissa | 478 |
| 25 | Mandy | 470 |
| 26 | Kimberley | 451 |
| 27 | Simone | 429 |
| 28 | Nicole | 427 |
| 29 | Marloes | 421 |
| 30 | Jessica | 413 |
| 31 | Lisanne | 407 |
| 32 | Cornelia | 396 |
| 33 | Marieke | 393 |
| 34 | Manon | 390 |
| 35 | Charlotte | 385 |
| 36 | Lisa | 378 |
| 37 | Sandra | 378 |
| 38 | Melanie | 375 |
| 39 | Tessa | 371 |
| 40 | Tamara | 360 |
| 41 | Inge | 356 |
| 42 | Nathalie | 353 |
| 43 | Marjolein | 350 |
| 44 | Eva | 349 |
| 45 | Mariska | 347 |
| 46 | Judith | 342 |
| 47 | Maaike | 342 |
| 48 | Yvonne | 339 |
| 49 | Lotte | 335 |
| 50 | Rianne | 318 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannes | 1,271 |
| 2 | Kevin | 1,133 |
| 3 | Jeroen | 1,131 |
| 4 | Thomas | 991 |
| 5 | Michael | 973 |
| 6 | Tim | 949 |
| 7 | Mark | 947 |
| 8 | Jan | 935 |
| 9 | Dennis | 906 |
| 10 | Roy | 893 |
| 11 | Robin | 867 |
| 12 | Martijn | 862 |
| 13 | Stefan | 829 |
| 14 | Patrick | 821 |
| 15 | Jeffrey | 803 |
| 16 | Nick | 775 |
| 17 | Rick | 749 |
| 18 | Bart | 719 |
| 19 | Niels | 719 |
| 20 | Sander | 704 |
| 21 | Wesley | 686 |
| 22 | Cornelis | 647 |
| 23 | Wouter | 639 |
| 24 | Vincent | 638 |
| 25 | Hendrik | 628 |
| 26 | Tom | 618 |
| 27 | Robert | 605 |
| 28 | Frank | 598 |
| 29 | Willem | 583 |
| 30 | Danny | 574 |
| 31 | Daniël | 549 |
| 32 | Pieter | 548 |
| 33 | Maarten | 543 |
| 34 | Erik | 529 |
| 35 | Peter | 510 |
| 36 | Mike | 475 |
| 37 | Richard | 464 |
| 38 | Jasper | 458 |
| 39 | Bas | 450 |
| 40 | Marco | 437 |
| 41 | Paul | 429 |
| 42 | Alexander | 427 |
| 43 | Koen | 425 |
| 44 | Ricardo | 423 |
| 45 | Sebastiaan | 410 |
| 46 | Joost | 403 |
| 47 | Gerrit | 400 |
| 48 | Ruben | 395 |
| 49 | Bram | 389 |
| 50 | Rob | 385 |