Top baby names of 1986

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

Girls

  1. Jessica52,684
  2. Ashley49,672
  3. Amanda40,532
  4. Jennifer36,189
  5. Sarah28,164
  6. Stephanie22,648
  7. Nicole21,292
  8. Brittany20,313
  9. Heather19,789
  10. Elizabeth19,074
  11. Megan18,591
  12. Melissa17,667
  13. Amber16,955
  14. Lauren16,683
  15. Rachel15,456
  16. Danielle14,943
  17. Tiffany14,483
  18. Kimberly14,418
  19. Christina14,386
  20. Laura14,173
  21. Samantha14,092
  22. Amy13,451
  23. Michelle13,303
  24. Emily13,236
  25. Crystal12,689
  26. Rebecca11,793
  27. Sara11,052
  28. Katherine10,570
  29. Kelly10,411
  30. Erin10,068
  31. Erica9,972
  32. Whitney9,536
  33. Angela9,269
  34. Jamie9,234
  35. Courtney9,122
  36. Andrea8,640
  37. Mary8,507
  38. Katie8,333
  39. Lindsey8,051
  40. Lisa7,906
  41. Kristen7,844
  42. Allison7,575
  43. Vanessa7,468
  44. Shannon7,403
  45. Alicia7,017
  46. Lindsay6,952
  47. Christine6,917
  48. Kathryn6,393
  49. Maria6,141
  50. Kristin6,000

Boys

  1. Michael64,236
  2. Christopher56,697
  3. Matthew46,924
  4. Joshua37,541
  5. David37,149
  6. Daniel36,574
  7. James34,055
  8. Andrew33,859
  9. Robert31,351
  10. John30,208
  11. Ryan29,525
  12. Joseph28,832
  13. Brandon27,253
  14. Justin26,636
  15. William24,333
  16. Jonathan23,973
  17. Nicholas22,800
  18. Jason22,417
  19. Anthony21,959
  20. Brian21,029
  21. Kevin19,935
  22. Eric19,528
  23. Kyle19,315
  24. Adam18,155
  25. Steven18,099
  26. Thomas17,363
  27. Timothy16,875
  28. Jeremy16,268
  29. Richard15,012
  30. Benjamin13,793
  31. Jacob13,651
  32. Jeffrey13,650
  33. Aaron12,691
  34. Charles12,625
  35. Mark12,614
  36. Stephen11,875
  37. Sean11,784
  38. Zachary11,727
  39. Patrick11,409
  40. Tyler10,912
  41. Alexander10,610
  42. Dustin10,317
  43. Nathan9,996
  44. Scott9,966
  45. Paul9,716
  46. Gregory9,533
  47. Bryan8,651
  48. Jesse8,542
  49. Travis8,480
  50. Kenneth8,453