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Top baby names of 1986

The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1986, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1980s.

Girls

  1. 1. Jessica52,682
  2. 2. Ashley49,671
  3. 3. Amanda40,532
  4. 4. Jennifer36,187
  5. 5. Sarah28,163
  6. 6. Stephanie22,651
  7. 7. Nicole21,292
  8. 8. Brittany20,313
  9. 9. Heather19,790
  10. 10. Elizabeth19,074
  11. 11. Megan18,590
  12. 12. Melissa17,667
  13. 13. Amber16,954
  14. 14. Lauren16,684
  15. 15. Rachel15,455
  16. 16. Danielle14,942
  17. 17. Tiffany14,483
  18. 18. Kimberly14,420
  19. 19. Christina14,384
  20. 20. Laura14,172
  21. 21. Samantha14,092
  22. 22. Amy13,452
  23. 23. Michelle13,303
  24. 24. Emily13,236
  25. 25. Crystal12,689
  26. 26. Rebecca11,793
  27. 27. Sara11,052
  28. 28. Katherine10,570
  29. 29. Kelly10,411
  30. 30. Erin10,068
  31. 31. Erica9,973
  32. 32. Whitney9,536
  33. 33. Angela9,267
  34. 34. Jamie9,234
  35. 35. Courtney9,122
  36. 36. Andrea8,639
  37. 37. Mary8,507
  38. 38. Katie8,333
  39. 39. Lindsey8,051
  40. 40. Lisa7,907
  41. 41. Kristen7,844
  42. 42. Allison7,575
  43. 43. Vanessa7,469
  44. 44. Shannon7,403
  45. 45. Alicia7,017
  46. 46. Lindsay6,952
  47. 47. Christine6,917
  48. 48. Kathryn6,393
  49. 49. Maria6,142
  50. 50. Kristin6,000
  51. 51. Anna5,908
  52. 52. Natalie5,707
  53. 53. April5,677
  54. 54. Victoria5,676
  55. 55. Jenna5,416
  56. 56. Tara5,085
  57. 57. Jacqueline5,036
  58. 58. Julie5,016
  59. 59. Monica5,013
  60. 60. Cassandra4,989
  61. 61. Krystal4,929
  62. 62. Kristina4,840
  63. 63. Holly4,838
  64. 64. Kayla4,657
  65. 65. Brittney4,593
  66. 66. Patricia4,246
  67. 67. Catherine4,242
  68. 68. Kathleen4,129
  69. 69. Caitlin3,881
  70. 70. Natasha3,872
  71. 71. Meghan3,869
  72. 72. Alexandra3,808
  73. 73. Chelsea3,753
  74. 74. Erika3,678
  75. 75. Diana3,669
  76. 76. Valerie3,618
  77. 77. Veronica3,580
  78. 78. Leah3,457
  79. 79. Brandi3,432
  80. 80. Casey3,423
  81. 81. Cynthia3,422
  82. 82. Hannah3,388
  83. 83. Mallory3,325
  84. 84. Brandy3,295
  85. 85. Alyssa3,225
  86. 86. Leslie3,224
  87. 87. Stacy3,220
  88. 88. Julia3,109
  89. 89. Felicia3,084
  90. 90. Margaret3,084
  91. 91. Bethany3,082
  92. 92. Dana3,076
  93. 93. Krista3,054
  94. 94. Stacey3,043
  95. 95. Jasmine2,993
  96. 96. Alison2,975
  97. 97. Melanie2,973
  98. 98. Dominique2,944
  99. 99. Katrina2,828
  100. 100. Karen2,801

Boys

  1. 1. Michael64,235
  2. 2. Christopher56,693
  3. 3. Matthew46,929
  4. 4. Joshua37,542
  5. 5. David37,150
  6. 6. Daniel36,573
  7. 7. James34,057
  8. 8. Andrew33,858
  9. 9. Robert31,350
  10. 10. John30,209
  11. 11. Ryan29,524
  12. 12. Joseph28,834
  13. 13. Brandon27,254
  14. 14. Justin26,638
  15. 15. William24,333
  16. 16. Jonathan23,973
  17. 17. Nicholas22,800
  18. 18. Jason22,415
  19. 19. Anthony21,956
  20. 20. Brian21,027
  21. 21. Kevin19,935
  22. 22. Eric19,528
  23. 23. Kyle19,315
  24. 24. Adam18,157
  25. 25. Steven18,099
  26. 26. Thomas17,362
  27. 27. Timothy16,875
  28. 28. Jeremy16,269
  29. 29. Richard15,014
  30. 30. Benjamin13,793
  31. 31. Jacob13,652
  32. 32. Jeffrey13,651
  33. 33. Aaron12,692
  34. 34. Charles12,625
  35. 35. Mark12,615
  36. 36. Stephen11,877
  37. 37. Sean11,784
  38. 38. Zachary11,725
  39. 39. Patrick11,410
  40. 40. Tyler10,912
  41. 41. Alexander10,609
  42. 42. Dustin10,317
  43. 43. Nathan9,996
  44. 44. Scott9,965
  45. 45. Paul9,715
  46. 46. Gregory9,529
  47. 47. Bryan8,651
  48. 48. Jesse8,542
  49. 49. Travis8,480
  50. 50. Kenneth8,453
  51. 51. Jose8,363
  52. 52. Samuel7,579
  53. 53. Jordan7,302
  54. 54. Bradley7,044
  55. 55. Shawn7,018
  56. 56. Cody6,934
  57. 57. Derek6,900
  58. 58. Jared6,119
  59. 59. Chad6,026
  60. 60. Peter5,797
  61. 61. Edward5,777
  62. 62. Corey5,762
  63. 63. Marcus5,278
  64. 64. Alex5,111
  65. 65. Juan5,076
  66. 66. Keith5,040
  67. 67. Shane4,929
  68. 68. Cory4,871
  69. 69. Brett4,729
  70. 70. Phillip4,705
  71. 71. Donald4,661
  72. 72. Joel4,507
  73. 73. Antonio4,406
  74. 74. George4,348
  75. 75. Ronald4,224
  76. 76. Carlos4,090
  77. 77. Raymond4,055
  78. 78. Nathaniel4,032
  79. 79. Luis4,028
  80. 80. Craig3,926
  81. 81. Evan3,887
  82. 82. Douglas3,763
  83. 83. Casey3,762
  84. 84. Gary3,719
  85. 85. Ian3,713
  86. 86. Philip3,665
  87. 87. Derrick3,326
  88. 88. Victor3,293
  89. 89. Christian3,214
  90. 90. Austin3,202
  91. 91. Frank3,178
  92. 92. Erik3,110
  93. 93. Vincent3,092
  94. 94. Brent3,061
  95. 95. Gabriel3,046
  96. 96. Wesley3,043
  97. 97. Seth2,980
  98. 98. Trevor2,978
  99. 99. Adrian2,943
  100. 100. Curtis2,910

Frequently asked questions

What was the most popular girl name in 1986?
Jessica was the #1 girl name in the US in 1986, given to 52,682 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1986?
Michael was the #1 boy name in the US in 1986, given to 64,235 babies.

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