Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1986
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(64,236) |
Michael |
64,236 |
| 2(56,697) |
Christopher |
56,697 |
| 3(46,924) |
Matthew |
46,924 |
| 4(37,541) |
Joshua |
37,541 |
| 5(37,149) |
David |
37,149 |
| 6(36,574) |
Daniel |
36,574 |
| 7(34,055) |
James |
34,055 |
| 8(33,859) |
Andrew |
33,859 |
| 9(31,351) |
Robert |
31,351 |
| 10(30,208) |
John |
30,208 |
| 11(29,525) |
Ryan |
29,525 |
| 12(28,832) |
Joseph |
28,832 |
| 13(27,253) |
Brandon |
27,253 |
| 14(26,636) |
Justin |
26,636 |
| 15(24,333) |
William |
24,333 |
| 16(23,973) |
Jonathan |
23,973 |
| 17(22,800) |
Nicholas |
22,800 |
| 18(22,417) |
Jason |
22,417 |
| 19(21,959) |
Anthony |
21,959 |
| 20(21,029) |
Brian |
21,029 |
| 21(19,935) |
Kevin |
19,935 |
| 22(19,528) |
Eric |
19,528 |
| 23(19,315) |
Kyle |
19,315 |
| 24(18,155) |
Adam |
18,155 |
| 25(18,099) |
Steven |
18,099 |
| 26(17,363) |
Thomas |
17,363 |
| 27(16,875) |
Timothy |
16,875 |
| 28(16,268) |
Jeremy |
16,268 |
| 29(15,012) |
Richard |
15,012 |
| 30(13,793) |
Benjamin |
13,793 |
| 31(13,651) |
Jacob |
13,651 |
| 32(13,650) |
Jeffrey |
13,650 |
| 33(12,691) |
Aaron |
12,691 |
| 34(12,625) |
Charles |
12,625 |
| 35(12,614) |
Mark |
12,614 |
| 36(11,875) |
Stephen |
11,875 |
| 37(11,784) |
Sean |
11,784 |
| 38(11,727) |
Zachary |
11,727 |
| 39(11,409) |
Patrick |
11,409 |
| 40(10,912) |
Tyler |
10,912 |
| 41(10,610) |
Alexander |
10,610 |
| 42(10,317) |
Dustin |
10,317 |
| 43(9,996) |
Nathan |
9,996 |
| 44(9,966) |
Scott |
9,966 |
| 45(9,716) |
Paul |
9,716 |
| 46(9,533) |
Gregory |
9,533 |
| 47(8,651) |
Bryan |
8,651 |
| 48(8,542) |
Jesse |
8,542 |
| 49(8,480) |
Travis |
8,480 |
| 50(8,453) |
Kenneth |
8,453 |
| 51(8,363) |
Jose |
8,363 |
| 52(7,580) |
Samuel |
7,580 |
| 53(7,304) |
Jordan |
7,304 |
| 54(7,043) |
Bradley |
7,043 |
| 55(7,018) |
Shawn |
7,018 |
| 56(6,934) |
Cody |
6,934 |
| 57(6,901) |
Derek |
6,901 |
| 58(6,118) |
Jared |
6,118 |
| 59(6,026) |
Chad |
6,026 |
| 60(5,797) |
Peter |
5,797 |
| 61(5,779) |
Edward |
5,779 |
| 62(5,762) |
Corey |
5,762 |
| 63(5,279) |
Marcus |
5,279 |
| 64(5,112) |
Alex |
5,112 |
| 65(5,076) |
Juan |
5,076 |
| 66(5,040) |
Keith |
5,040 |
| 67(4,929) |
Shane |
4,929 |
| 68(4,871) |
Cory |
4,871 |
| 69(4,731) |
Brett |
4,731 |
| 70(4,706) |
Phillip |
4,706 |
| 71(4,662) |
Donald |
4,662 |
| 72(4,506) |
Joel |
4,506 |
| 73(4,406) |
Antonio |
4,406 |
| 74(4,346) |
George |
4,346 |
| 75(4,224) |
Ronald |
4,224 |
| 76(4,089) |
Carlos |
4,089 |
| 77(4,055) |
Raymond |
4,055 |
| 78(4,031) |
Nathaniel |
4,031 |
| 79(4,027) |
Luis |
4,027 |
| 80(3,926) |
Craig |
3,926 |
| 81(3,888) |
Evan |
3,888 |
| 82(3,763) |
Douglas |
3,763 |
| 83(3,762) |
Casey |
3,762 |
| 84(3,719) |
Gary |
3,719 |
| 85(3,714) |
Ian |
3,714 |
| 86(3,665) |
Philip |
3,665 |
| 87(3,326) |
Derrick |
3,326 |
| 88(3,293) |
Victor |
3,293 |
| 89(3,214) |
Christian |
3,214 |
| 90(3,202) |
Austin |
3,202 |
| 91(3,178) |
Frank |
3,178 |
| 92(3,110) |
Erik |
3,110 |
| 93(3,092) |
Vincent |
3,092 |
| 94(3,061) |
Brent |
3,061 |
| 95(3,046) |
Gabriel |
3,046 |
| 96(3,043) |
Wesley |
3,043 |
| 97(2,981) |
Seth |
2,981 |
| 98(2,979) |
Trevor |
2,979 |
| 99(2,943) |
Adrian |
2,943 |
| 100(2,909) |
Curtis |
2,909 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(52,684) |
Jessica |
52,684 |
| 2(49,672) |
Ashley |
49,672 |
| 3(40,532) |
Amanda |
40,532 |
| 4(36,189) |
Jennifer |
36,189 |
| 5(28,164) |
Sarah |
28,164 |
| 6(22,648) |
Stephanie |
22,648 |
| 7(21,292) |
Nicole |
21,292 |
| 8(20,313) |
Brittany |
20,313 |
| 9(19,789) |
Heather |
19,789 |
| 10(19,074) |
Elizabeth |
19,074 |
| 11(18,591) |
Megan |
18,591 |
| 12(17,667) |
Melissa |
17,667 |
| 13(16,955) |
Amber |
16,955 |
| 14(16,683) |
Lauren |
16,683 |
| 15(15,456) |
Rachel |
15,456 |
| 16(14,943) |
Danielle |
14,943 |
| 17(14,483) |
Tiffany |
14,483 |
| 18(14,418) |
Kimberly |
14,418 |
| 19(14,386) |
Christina |
14,386 |
| 20(14,173) |
Laura |
14,173 |
| 21(14,092) |
Samantha |
14,092 |
| 22(13,451) |
Amy |
13,451 |
| 23(13,303) |
Michelle |
13,303 |
| 24(13,236) |
Emily |
13,236 |
| 25(12,689) |
Crystal |
12,689 |
| 26(11,793) |
Rebecca |
11,793 |
| 27(11,052) |
Sara |
11,052 |
| 28(10,570) |
Katherine |
10,570 |
| 29(10,411) |
Kelly |
10,411 |
| 30(10,068) |
Erin |
10,068 |
| 31(9,972) |
Erica |
9,972 |
| 32(9,536) |
Whitney |
9,536 |
| 33(9,269) |
Angela |
9,269 |
| 34(9,234) |
Jamie |
9,234 |
| 35(9,122) |
Courtney |
9,122 |
| 36(8,640) |
Andrea |
8,640 |
| 37(8,507) |
Mary |
8,507 |
| 38(8,333) |
Katie |
8,333 |
| 39(8,051) |
Lindsey |
8,051 |
| 40(7,906) |
Lisa |
7,906 |
| 41(7,844) |
Kristen |
7,844 |
| 42(7,575) |
Allison |
7,575 |
| 43(7,468) |
Vanessa |
7,468 |
| 44(7,403) |
Shannon |
7,403 |
| 45(7,017) |
Alicia |
7,017 |
| 46(6,952) |
Lindsay |
6,952 |
| 47(6,917) |
Christine |
6,917 |
| 48(6,393) |
Kathryn |
6,393 |
| 49(6,141) |
Maria |
6,141 |
| 50(6,000) |
Kristin |
6,000 |
| 51(5,906) |
Anna |
5,906 |
| 52(5,707) |
Natalie |
5,707 |
| 53(5,677) |
April |
5,677 |
| 54(5,676) |
Victoria |
5,676 |
| 55(5,416) |
Jenna |
5,416 |
| 56(5,085) |
Tara |
5,085 |
| 57(5,036) |
Jacqueline |
5,036 |
| 58(5,016) |
Julie |
5,016 |
| 59(5,014) |
Monica |
5,014 |
| 60(4,989) |
Cassandra |
4,989 |
| 61(4,929) |
Krystal |
4,929 |
| 62(4,839) |
Holly |
4,839 |
| 62(4,839) |
Kristina |
4,839 |
| 64(4,657) |
Kayla |
4,657 |
| 65(4,593) |
Brittney |
4,593 |
| 66(4,246) |
Patricia |
4,246 |
| 67(4,242) |
Catherine |
4,242 |
| 68(4,129) |
Kathleen |
4,129 |
| 69(3,881) |
Caitlin |
3,881 |
| 70(3,872) |
Natasha |
3,872 |
| 71(3,869) |
Meghan |
3,869 |
| 72(3,809) |
Alexandra |
3,809 |
| 73(3,753) |
Chelsea |
3,753 |
| 74(3,678) |
Erika |
3,678 |
| 75(3,669) |
Diana |
3,669 |
| 76(3,618) |
Valerie |
3,618 |
| 77(3,579) |
Veronica |
3,579 |
| 78(3,457) |
Leah |
3,457 |
| 79(3,432) |
Brandi |
3,432 |
| 80(3,423) |
Casey |
3,423 |
| 81(3,422) |
Cynthia |
3,422 |
| 82(3,388) |
Hannah |
3,388 |
| 83(3,325) |
Mallory |
3,325 |
| 84(3,295) |
Brandy |
3,295 |
| 85(3,225) |
Alyssa |
3,225 |
| 85(3,225) |
Leslie |
3,225 |
| 87(3,220) |
Stacy |
3,220 |
| 88(3,109) |
Julia |
3,109 |
| 89(3,085) |
Margaret |
3,085 |
| 90(3,084) |
Felicia |
3,084 |
| 91(3,082) |
Bethany |
3,082 |
| 92(3,076) |
Dana |
3,076 |
| 93(3,054) |
Krista |
3,054 |
| 94(3,041) |
Stacey |
3,041 |
| 95(2,992) |
Jasmine |
2,992 |
| 96(2,975) |
Alison |
2,975 |
| 97(2,973) |
Melanie |
2,973 |
| 98(2,944) |
Dominique |
2,944 |
| 99(2,829) |
Katrina |
2,829 |
| 100(2,801) |
Karen |
2,801 |
