Most Popular Names of 1985
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1985
#1 Jessica48,345 births#2 Ashley47,010 births#3 Jennifer42,661 births#4 Amanda39,055 births#5 Sarah24,879 births#6 Stephanie23,243 births#7 Nicole22,966 births#8 Heather21,151 births#9 Elizabeth20,545 births#10 Megan20,013 births#11 Melissa19,963 births#12 Christina16,600 births#13 Rachel16,360 births#14 Laura16,002 births#15 Lauren15,768 births#16 Amber15,506 births#17 Brittany15,437 births#18 Danielle15,417 births#19 Kimberly14,914 births#20 Amy14,429 births#21 Crystal14,399 births#22 Michelle13,973 births#23 Tiffany13,681 births#24 Emily13,144 births#25 Rebecca12,705 births#26 Erin11,384 births#27 Jamie11,038 births#28 Kelly11,031 births#29 Samantha10,658 births#30 Sara10,562 births#31 Angela10,227 births#32 Katherine10,128 births#33 Andrea10,053 births#34 Erica9,525 births#35 Mary9,240 births#36 Lisa9,012 births#37 Lindsey8,468 births#38 Kristen8,445 births#39 Katie7,995 births#40 Lindsay7,871 births#41 Shannon7,714 births#42 Vanessa7,563 births#43 Courtney7,531 births#44 Christine7,441 births#45 Alicia7,122 births#46 Allison7,028 births#47 April6,691 births#48 Kathryn6,634 births#49 Kristin6,566 births#50 Jenna6,436 births#51 Tara6,102 births#52 Maria6,013 births#53 Krystal5,933 births#54 Anna5,883 births#55 Julie5,761 births#56 Holly5,602 births#57 Kristina5,566 births#58 Natalie5,535 births#59 Victoria5,426 births#60 Jacqueline5,250 births#61 Monica4,990 births#62 Cassandra4,726 births#63 Meghan4,669 births#64 Patricia4,402 births#65 Catherine4,297 births#66 Cynthia4,129 births#67 Stacy4,109 births#68 Kathleen4,087 births#69 Brandi4,045 births#70 Brandy3,901 births#71 Valerie3,881 births#72 Veronica3,875 births#73 Whitney3,832 births#74 Diana3,686 births#75 Chelsea3,613 births#76 Leslie3,607 births#77 Caitlin3,593 births#78 Leah3,572 births#79 Natasha3,553 births#80 Erika3,503 births#81 Latoya3,402 births#82 Dana3,348 births#83 Dominique3,299 births#84 Brittney3,224 births#85 Julia3,206 births#86 Candice3,195 births#87 Karen3,138 births#88 Melanie3,132 births#89 Stacey3,114 births#90 Margaret3,072 births#91 Sheena3,062 births#92 Alexandra3,017 births#93 Katrina2,978 births#94 Bethany2,959 births#95 Nichole2,950 births#96 Carrie2,942 births#97 Alison2,829 births#98 Kara2,811 births#99 Joanna2,772 births#100 Rachael2,761 births
Popular Boy Names in 1985
#1 Michael64,934 births#2 Christopher59,609 births#3 Matthew47,075 births#4 Joshua42,194 births#5 Daniel38,559 births#6 David38,522 births#7 James35,862 births#8 Robert32,094 births#9 John31,502 births#10 Joseph30,222 births#11 Andrew30,178 births#12 Ryan29,905 births#13 Brandon29,304 births#14 Jason26,039 births#15 Justin25,537 births#16 William24,606 births#17 Jonathan24,116 births#18 Brian23,069 births#19 Nicholas22,384 births#20 Anthony22,104 births#21 Eric20,844 births#22 Adam20,165 births#23 Kevin18,814 births#24 Steven18,726 births#25 Thomas17,609 births#26 Timothy17,140 births#27 Kyle16,523 births#28 Richard15,330 births#29 Jeffrey14,500 births#30 Jeremy13,445 births#31 Benjamin13,423 births#32 Mark13,194 births#33 Aaron13,137 births#34 Charles12,900 births#35 Jacob12,284 births#36 Stephen12,210 births#37 Patrick11,638 births#38 Sean11,455 births#39 Zachary11,346 births#40 Nathan10,653 births#41 Dustin10,439 births#42 Paul10,315 births#43 Tyler10,211 births#44 Scott10,145 births#45 Gregory9,767 births#46 Travis9,094 births#47 Kenneth8,992 births#48 Bryan8,717 births#49 Jose8,403 births#50 Alexander8,295 births#51 Jesse8,221 births#52 Cody7,096 births#53 Bradley7,011 births#54 Samuel7,009 births#55 Shawn6,982 births#56 Derek6,661 births#57 Chad6,466 births#58 Jared5,883 births#59 Edward5,869 births#60 Peter5,671 births#61 Marcus5,586 births#62 Jordan5,460 births#63 Corey5,228 births#64 Keith5,214 births#65 Juan4,851 births#66 Donald4,750 births#67 Joel4,623 births#68 Shane4,549 births#69 Phillip4,496 births#70 Brett4,328 births#71 Ronald4,299 births#72 George4,259 births#73 Antonio4,151 births#74 Carlos4,089 births#75 Raymond4,085 births#76 Douglas4,021 births#77 Nathaniel4,004 births#78 Ian3,998 births#79 Craig3,952 births#80 Alex3,909 births#81 Cory3,868 births#82 Gary3,812 births#83 Derrick3,779 births#84 Philip3,735 births#85 Luis3,706 births#86 Casey3,490 births#87 Erik3,372 births#88 Victor3,341 births#89 Brent3,321 births#90 Frank3,302 births#91 Evan3,219 births#92 Gabriel3,215 births#93 Adrian3,132 births#94 Wesley3,043 births#95 Vincent3,040 births#96 Jeffery2,947 births#97 Larry2,946 births#98 Curtis2,943 births#99 Todd2,941 births#100 Blake2,922 births