Most Popular Names of 1986
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1986
#1 Jessica52,682 births#2 Ashley49,671 births#3 Amanda40,532 births#4 Jennifer36,187 births#5 Sarah28,163 births#6 Stephanie22,651 births#7 Nicole21,292 births#8 Brittany20,313 births#9 Heather19,790 births#10 Elizabeth19,074 births#11 Megan18,590 births#12 Melissa17,667 births#13 Amber16,954 births#14 Lauren16,684 births#15 Rachel15,455 births#16 Danielle14,942 births#17 Tiffany14,483 births#18 Kimberly14,420 births#19 Christina14,384 births#20 Laura14,172 births#21 Samantha14,092 births#22 Amy13,452 births#23 Michelle13,303 births#24 Emily13,236 births#25 Crystal12,689 births#26 Rebecca11,793 births#27 Sara11,052 births#28 Katherine10,570 births#29 Kelly10,411 births#30 Erin10,068 births#31 Erica9,973 births#32 Whitney9,536 births#33 Angela9,267 births#34 Jamie9,234 births#35 Courtney9,122 births#36 Andrea8,639 births#37 Mary8,507 births#38 Katie8,333 births#39 Lindsey8,051 births#40 Lisa7,907 births#41 Kristen7,844 births#42 Allison7,575 births#43 Vanessa7,469 births#44 Shannon7,403 births#45 Alicia7,017 births#46 Lindsay6,952 births#47 Christine6,917 births#48 Kathryn6,393 births#49 Maria6,142 births#50 Kristin6,000 births#51 Anna5,908 births#52 Natalie5,707 births#53 April5,677 births#54 Victoria5,676 births#55 Jenna5,416 births#56 Tara5,085 births#57 Jacqueline5,036 births#58 Julie5,016 births#59 Monica5,013 births#60 Cassandra4,989 births#61 Krystal4,929 births#62 Kristina4,840 births#63 Holly4,838 births#64 Kayla4,657 births#65 Brittney4,593 births#66 Patricia4,246 births#67 Catherine4,242 births#68 Kathleen4,129 births#69 Caitlin3,881 births#70 Natasha3,872 births#71 Meghan3,869 births#72 Alexandra3,808 births#73 Chelsea3,753 births#74 Erika3,678 births#75 Diana3,669 births#76 Valerie3,618 births#77 Veronica3,580 births#78 Leah3,457 births#79 Brandi3,432 births#80 Casey3,423 births#81 Cynthia3,422 births#82 Hannah3,388 births#83 Mallory3,325 births#84 Brandy3,295 births#85 Alyssa3,225 births#86 Leslie3,224 births#87 Stacy3,220 births#88 Julia3,109 births#89 Felicia3,084 births#89 Margaret3,084 births#91 Bethany3,082 births#92 Dana3,076 births#93 Krista3,054 births#94 Stacey3,043 births#95 Jasmine2,993 births#96 Alison2,975 births#97 Melanie2,973 births#98 Dominique2,944 births#99 Katrina2,828 births#100 Karen2,801 births
Popular Boy Names in 1986
#1 Michael64,235 births#2 Christopher56,693 births#3 Matthew46,929 births#4 Joshua37,542 births#5 David37,150 births#6 Daniel36,573 births#7 James34,057 births#8 Andrew33,858 births#9 Robert31,350 births#10 John30,209 births#11 Ryan29,524 births#12 Joseph28,834 births#13 Brandon27,254 births#14 Justin26,638 births#15 William24,333 births#16 Jonathan23,973 births#17 Nicholas22,800 births#18 Jason22,415 births#19 Anthony21,956 births#20 Brian21,027 births#21 Kevin19,935 births#22 Eric19,528 births#23 Kyle19,315 births#24 Adam18,157 births#25 Steven18,099 births#26 Thomas17,362 births#27 Timothy16,875 births#28 Jeremy16,269 births#29 Richard15,014 births#30 Benjamin13,793 births#31 Jacob13,652 births#32 Jeffrey13,651 births#33 Aaron12,692 births#34 Charles12,625 births#35 Mark12,615 births#36 Stephen11,877 births#37 Sean11,784 births#38 Zachary11,725 births#39 Patrick11,410 births#40 Tyler10,912 births#41 Alexander10,609 births#42 Dustin10,317 births#43 Nathan9,996 births#44 Scott9,965 births#45 Paul9,715 births#46 Gregory9,529 births#47 Bryan8,651 births#48 Jesse8,542 births#49 Travis8,480 births#50 Kenneth8,453 births#51 Jose8,363 births#52 Samuel7,579 births#53 Jordan7,302 births#54 Bradley7,044 births#55 Shawn7,018 births#56 Cody6,934 births#57 Derek6,900 births#58 Jared6,119 births#59 Chad6,026 births#60 Peter5,797 births#61 Edward5,777 births#62 Corey5,762 births#63 Marcus5,278 births#64 Alex5,111 births#65 Juan5,076 births#66 Keith5,040 births#67 Shane4,929 births#68 Cory4,871 births#69 Brett4,729 births#70 Phillip4,705 births#71 Donald4,661 births#72 Joel4,507 births#73 Antonio4,406 births#74 George4,348 births#75 Ronald4,224 births#76 Carlos4,090 births#77 Raymond4,055 births#78 Nathaniel4,032 births#79 Luis4,028 births#80 Craig3,926 births#81 Evan3,887 births#82 Douglas3,763 births#83 Casey3,762 births#84 Gary3,719 births#85 Ian3,713 births#86 Philip3,665 births#87 Derrick3,326 births#88 Victor3,293 births#89 Christian3,214 births#90 Austin3,202 births#91 Frank3,178 births#92 Erik3,110 births#93 Vincent3,092 births#94 Brent3,061 births#95 Gabriel3,046 births#96 Wesley3,043 births#97 Seth2,980 births#98 Trevor2,978 births#99 Adrian2,943 births#100 Curtis2,910 births