Top baby names of 1985

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

Girls

  1. Jessica48,348
  2. Ashley47,008
  3. Jennifer42,660
  4. Amanda39,056
  5. Sarah24,878
  6. Stephanie23,244
  7. Nicole22,967
  8. Heather21,152
  9. Elizabeth20,545
  10. Megan20,012
  11. Melissa19,963
  12. Christina16,600
  13. Rachel16,361
  14. Laura16,002
  15. Lauren15,768
  16. Amber15,506
  17. Brittany15,437
  18. Danielle15,417
  19. Kimberly14,913
  20. Amy14,429
  21. Crystal14,398
  22. Michelle13,976
  23. Tiffany13,681
  24. Emily13,143
  25. Rebecca12,704
  26. Erin11,384
  27. Jamie11,038
  28. Kelly11,031
  29. Samantha10,658
  30. Sara10,562
  31. Angela10,225
  32. Katherine10,129
  33. Andrea10,053
  34. Erica9,525
  35. Mary9,239
  36. Lisa9,015
  37. Lindsey8,468
  38. Kristen8,445
  39. Katie7,996
  40. Lindsay7,871
  41. Shannon7,714
  42. Vanessa7,564
  43. Courtney7,530
  44. Christine7,441
  45. Alicia7,122
  46. Allison7,028
  47. April6,691
  48. Kathryn6,634
  49. Kristin6,567
  50. Jenna6,436

Boys

  1. Michael64,936
  2. Christopher59,616
  3. Matthew47,079
  4. Joshua42,198
  5. Daniel38,564
  6. David38,527
  7. James35,864
  8. Robert32,095
  9. John31,499
  10. Joseph30,219
  11. Andrew30,180
  12. Ryan29,909
  13. Brandon29,307
  14. Jason26,036
  15. Justin25,536
  16. William24,608
  17. Jonathan24,116
  18. Brian23,068
  19. Nicholas22,384
  20. Anthony22,099
  21. Eric20,843
  22. Adam20,165
  23. Kevin18,813
  24. Steven18,728
  25. Thomas17,607
  26. Timothy17,138
  27. Kyle16,520
  28. Richard15,328
  29. Jeffrey14,501
  30. Jeremy13,446
  31. Benjamin13,427
  32. Mark13,197
  33. Aaron13,138
  34. Charles12,899
  35. Jacob12,286
  36. Stephen12,210
  37. Patrick11,641
  38. Sean11,455
  39. Zachary11,346
  40. Nathan10,652
  41. Dustin10,439
  42. Paul10,315
  43. Tyler10,211
  44. Scott10,146
  45. Gregory9,769
  46. Travis9,094
  47. Kenneth8,994
  48. Bryan8,717
  49. Jose8,402
  50. Alexander8,298