Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1985
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(64,936) |
Michael |
64,936 |
| 2(59,616) |
Christopher |
59,616 |
| 3(47,079) |
Matthew |
47,079 |
| 4(42,198) |
Joshua |
42,198 |
| 5(38,564) |
Daniel |
38,564 |
| 6(38,527) |
David |
38,527 |
| 7(35,864) |
James |
35,864 |
| 8(32,095) |
Robert |
32,095 |
| 9(31,499) |
John |
31,499 |
| 10(30,219) |
Joseph |
30,219 |
| 11(30,180) |
Andrew |
30,180 |
| 12(29,909) |
Ryan |
29,909 |
| 13(29,307) |
Brandon |
29,307 |
| 14(26,036) |
Jason |
26,036 |
| 15(25,536) |
Justin |
25,536 |
| 16(24,608) |
William |
24,608 |
| 17(24,116) |
Jonathan |
24,116 |
| 18(23,068) |
Brian |
23,068 |
| 19(22,384) |
Nicholas |
22,384 |
| 20(22,099) |
Anthony |
22,099 |
| 21(20,843) |
Eric |
20,843 |
| 22(20,165) |
Adam |
20,165 |
| 23(18,813) |
Kevin |
18,813 |
| 24(18,728) |
Steven |
18,728 |
| 25(17,607) |
Thomas |
17,607 |
| 26(17,138) |
Timothy |
17,138 |
| 27(16,520) |
Kyle |
16,520 |
| 28(15,328) |
Richard |
15,328 |
| 29(14,501) |
Jeffrey |
14,501 |
| 30(13,446) |
Jeremy |
13,446 |
| 31(13,427) |
Benjamin |
13,427 |
| 32(13,197) |
Mark |
13,197 |
| 33(13,138) |
Aaron |
13,138 |
| 34(12,899) |
Charles |
12,899 |
| 35(12,286) |
Jacob |
12,286 |
| 36(12,210) |
Stephen |
12,210 |
| 37(11,641) |
Patrick |
11,641 |
| 38(11,455) |
Sean |
11,455 |
| 39(11,346) |
Zachary |
11,346 |
| 40(10,652) |
Nathan |
10,652 |
| 41(10,439) |
Dustin |
10,439 |
| 42(10,315) |
Paul |
10,315 |
| 43(10,211) |
Tyler |
10,211 |
| 44(10,146) |
Scott |
10,146 |
| 45(9,769) |
Gregory |
9,769 |
| 46(9,094) |
Travis |
9,094 |
| 47(8,994) |
Kenneth |
8,994 |
| 48(8,717) |
Bryan |
8,717 |
| 49(8,402) |
Jose |
8,402 |
| 50(8,298) |
Alexander |
8,298 |
| 51(8,222) |
Jesse |
8,222 |
| 52(7,095) |
Cody |
7,095 |
| 53(7,012) |
Bradley |
7,012 |
| 54(7,010) |
Samuel |
7,010 |
| 55(6,981) |
Shawn |
6,981 |
| 56(6,661) |
Derek |
6,661 |
| 57(6,467) |
Chad |
6,467 |
| 58(5,883) |
Jared |
5,883 |
| 59(5,869) |
Edward |
5,869 |
| 60(5,674) |
Peter |
5,674 |
| 61(5,586) |
Marcus |
5,586 |
| 62(5,461) |
Jordan |
5,461 |
| 63(5,230) |
Corey |
5,230 |
| 64(5,215) |
Keith |
5,215 |
| 65(4,852) |
Juan |
4,852 |
| 66(4,750) |
Donald |
4,750 |
| 67(4,623) |
Joel |
4,623 |
| 68(4,549) |
Shane |
4,549 |
| 69(4,495) |
Phillip |
4,495 |
| 70(4,328) |
Brett |
4,328 |
| 71(4,299) |
Ronald |
4,299 |
| 72(4,260) |
George |
4,260 |
| 73(4,150) |
Antonio |
4,150 |
| 74(4,089) |
Carlos |
4,089 |
| 75(4,085) |
Raymond |
4,085 |
| 76(4,021) |
Douglas |
4,021 |
| 77(4,003) |
Nathaniel |
4,003 |
| 78(3,999) |
Ian |
3,999 |
| 79(3,954) |
Craig |
3,954 |
| 80(3,907) |
Alex |
3,907 |
| 81(3,868) |
Cory |
3,868 |
| 82(3,812) |
Gary |
3,812 |
| 83(3,779) |
Derrick |
3,779 |
| 84(3,736) |
Philip |
3,736 |
| 85(3,705) |
Luis |
3,705 |
| 86(3,490) |
Casey |
3,490 |
| 87(3,372) |
Erik |
3,372 |
| 88(3,342) |
Victor |
3,342 |
| 89(3,321) |
Brent |
3,321 |
| 90(3,303) |
Frank |
3,303 |
| 91(3,219) |
Evan |
3,219 |
| 92(3,215) |
Gabriel |
3,215 |
| 93(3,132) |
Adrian |
3,132 |
| 94(3,044) |
Wesley |
3,044 |
| 95(3,040) |
Vincent |
3,040 |
| 96(2,947) |
Jeffery |
2,947 |
| 97(2,946) |
Larry |
2,946 |
| 98(2,943) |
Curtis |
2,943 |
| 99(2,939) |
Todd |
2,939 |
| 100(2,922) |
Blake |
2,922 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(48,348) |
Jessica |
48,348 |
| 2(47,008) |
Ashley |
47,008 |
| 3(42,660) |
Jennifer |
42,660 |
| 4(39,056) |
Amanda |
39,056 |
| 5(24,878) |
Sarah |
24,878 |
| 6(23,244) |
Stephanie |
23,244 |
| 7(22,967) |
Nicole |
22,967 |
| 8(21,152) |
Heather |
21,152 |
| 9(20,545) |
Elizabeth |
20,545 |
| 10(20,012) |
Megan |
20,012 |
| 11(19,963) |
Melissa |
19,963 |
| 12(16,600) |
Christina |
16,600 |
| 13(16,361) |
Rachel |
16,361 |
| 14(16,002) |
Laura |
16,002 |
| 15(15,768) |
Lauren |
15,768 |
| 16(15,506) |
Amber |
15,506 |
| 17(15,437) |
Brittany |
15,437 |
| 18(15,417) |
Danielle |
15,417 |
| 19(14,913) |
Kimberly |
14,913 |
| 20(14,429) |
Amy |
14,429 |
| 21(14,398) |
Crystal |
14,398 |
| 22(13,976) |
Michelle |
13,976 |
| 23(13,681) |
Tiffany |
13,681 |
| 24(13,143) |
Emily |
13,143 |
| 25(12,704) |
Rebecca |
12,704 |
| 26(11,384) |
Erin |
11,384 |
| 27(11,038) |
Jamie |
11,038 |
| 28(11,031) |
Kelly |
11,031 |
| 29(10,658) |
Samantha |
10,658 |
| 30(10,562) |
Sara |
10,562 |
| 31(10,225) |
Angela |
10,225 |
| 32(10,129) |
Katherine |
10,129 |
| 33(10,053) |
Andrea |
10,053 |
| 34(9,525) |
Erica |
9,525 |
| 35(9,239) |
Mary |
9,239 |
| 36(9,015) |
Lisa |
9,015 |
| 37(8,468) |
Lindsey |
8,468 |
| 38(8,445) |
Kristen |
8,445 |
| 39(7,996) |
Katie |
7,996 |
| 40(7,871) |
Lindsay |
7,871 |
| 41(7,714) |
Shannon |
7,714 |
| 42(7,564) |
Vanessa |
7,564 |
| 43(7,530) |
Courtney |
7,530 |
| 44(7,441) |
Christine |
7,441 |
| 45(7,122) |
Alicia |
7,122 |
| 46(7,028) |
Allison |
7,028 |
| 47(6,691) |
April |
6,691 |
| 48(6,634) |
Kathryn |
6,634 |
| 49(6,567) |
Kristin |
6,567 |
| 50(6,436) |
Jenna |
6,436 |
| 51(6,102) |
Tara |
6,102 |
| 52(6,013) |
Maria |
6,013 |
| 53(5,933) |
Krystal |
5,933 |
| 54(5,885) |
Anna |
5,885 |
| 55(5,763) |
Julie |
5,763 |
| 56(5,602) |
Holly |
5,602 |
| 57(5,566) |
Kristina |
5,566 |
| 58(5,536) |
Natalie |
5,536 |
| 59(5,426) |
Victoria |
5,426 |
| 60(5,250) |
Jacqueline |
5,250 |
| 61(4,989) |
Monica |
4,989 |
| 62(4,727) |
Cassandra |
4,727 |
| 63(4,670) |
Meghan |
4,670 |
| 64(4,402) |
Patricia |
4,402 |
| 65(4,297) |
Catherine |
4,297 |
| 66(4,130) |
Cynthia |
4,130 |
| 67(4,109) |
Stacy |
4,109 |
| 68(4,086) |
Kathleen |
4,086 |
| 69(4,045) |
Brandi |
4,045 |
| 70(3,901) |
Brandy |
3,901 |
| 71(3,881) |
Valerie |
3,881 |
| 72(3,875) |
Veronica |
3,875 |
| 73(3,832) |
Whitney |
3,832 |
| 74(3,686) |
Diana |
3,686 |
| 75(3,613) |
Chelsea |
3,613 |
| 76(3,606) |
Leslie |
3,606 |
| 77(3,593) |
Caitlin |
3,593 |
| 78(3,572) |
Leah |
3,572 |
| 79(3,553) |
Natasha |
3,553 |
| 80(3,504) |
Erika |
3,504 |
| 81(3,402) |
Latoya |
3,402 |
| 82(3,348) |
Dana |
3,348 |
| 83(3,299) |
Dominique |
3,299 |
| 84(3,224) |
Brittney |
3,224 |
| 85(3,205) |
Julia |
3,205 |
| 86(3,195) |
Candice |
3,195 |
| 87(3,138) |
Karen |
3,138 |
| 88(3,132) |
Melanie |
3,132 |
| 89(3,114) |
Stacey |
3,114 |
| 90(3,071) |
Margaret |
3,071 |
| 91(3,062) |
Sheena |
3,062 |
| 92(3,017) |
Alexandra |
3,017 |
| 93(2,978) |
Katrina |
2,978 |
| 94(2,957) |
Bethany |
2,957 |
| 95(2,950) |
Nichole |
2,950 |
| 96(2,943) |
Carrie |
2,943 |
| 97(2,829) |
Alison |
2,829 |
| 98(2,811) |
Kara |
2,811 |
| 99(2,772) |
Joanna |
2,772 |
| 100(2,761) |
Rachael |
2,761 |
