100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1985

Top Male Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
1 Michael 0 64,862
2 Christopher 0 59,566
3 Matthew 0 47,025
4 Joshua 0 42,176
5 Daniel +1 38,513
6 David -1 38,488
7 James 0 35,821
8 Robert +1 32,064
9 John -1 31,479
10 Joseph 0 30,195
11 Andrew +3 30,145
12 Ryan 0 29,875
13 Brandon +2 29,288
14 Jason -3 26,013
15 Justin -2 25,536
16 William 0 24,605
17 Jonathan +2 24,104
18 Brian -1 23,049
19 Nicholas +1 22,364
20 Anthony +1 22,074
21 Eric +1 20,826
22 Adam -4 20,157
23 Kevin +1 18,797
24 Steven -1 18,709
25 Thomas 0 17,583
26 Timothy 0 17,136
27 Kyle +7 16,499
28 Richard -1 15,316
29 Jeffrey -1 14,496
30 Jeremy +1 13,440
31 Benjamin -1 13,417
32 Mark 0 13,177
33 Aaron -4 13,123
34 Charles -1 12,886
35 Jacob +2 12,264
36 Stephen -1 12,198
37 Patrick -1 11,622
38 Sean +5 11,445
39 Zachary +6 11,340
40 Nathan -2 10,645
41 Dustin 0 10,435
42 Paul -2 10,309
43 Tyler +4 10,205
44 Scott -5 10,128
45 Gregory -1 9,765
46 Travis -4 9,083
47 Kenneth -1 8,987
48 Bryan 0 8,719
49 Jose 0 8,393
50 Alexander +4 8,283
51 Jesse -1 8,214
52 Cody +10 7,090
53 Bradley 0 7,005
54 Samuel +1 6,996
55 Shawn +1 6,980
56 Derek -4 6,655
57 Chad -6 6,464
58 Jared +1 5,881
59 Edward -1 5,859
60 Peter 0 5,660
61 Marcus -4 5,584
62 Jordan +3 5,453
63 Corey +6 5,224
64 Keith -3 5,207
65 Juan -1 4,847
66 Donald -3 4,749
67 Joel -1 4,623
68 Shane +17 4,548
69 Phillip +1 4,492
70 Brett +2 4,323
71 Ronald -4 4,296
72 George -4 4,249
73 Antonio +4 4,144
74 Raymond -1 4,085
75 Carlos +1 4,083
76 Douglas -5 4,020
77 Nathaniel +3 4,000
78 Ian 0 3,995
79 Craig -5 3,948
80 Alex +14 3,902
81 Cory +2 3,864
82 Gary -7 3,809
83 Derrick -4 3,776
84 Philip -3 3,735
85 Luis +3 3,698
86 Casey -4 3,492
87 Erik -3 3,365
88 Victor +2 3,327
89 Brent 0 3,319
90 Frank -4 3,296
91 Evan +7 3,218
92 Gabriel -5 3,207
93 Adrian +14 3,126
94 Wesley +7 3,037
95 Vincent 0 3,034
96 Jeffery -3 2,945
97 Larry -6 2,944
98 Curtis -2 2,939
99 Todd -7 2,938
100 Blake +3 2,917
Top Female Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
1 Jessica +1 48,340
2 Ashley +1 46,995
3 Jennifer -2 42,645
4 Amanda 0 39,042
5 Sarah 0 24,868
6 Stephanie 0 23,233
7 Nicole 0 22,957
8 Heather +1 21,149
9 Elizabeth +1 20,530
10 Megan +1 20,013
11 Melissa -3 19,956
12 Christina +8 16,592
13 Rachel +2 16,356
14 Laura +5 15,987
15 Lauren +6 15,764
16 Amber +2 15,504
17 Brittany +24 15,433
18 Danielle -2 15,401
19 Kimberly +3 14,916
20 Amy -7 14,422
21 Crystal -9 14,397
22 Michelle -5 13,961
23 Tiffany -9 13,671
24 Emily 0 13,131
25 Rebecca -2 12,698
26 Erin -1 11,383
27 Jamie +4 11,038
28 Kelly -1 11,029
29 Samantha +10 10,651
30 Sara +2 10,548
31 Angela -5 10,224
32 Katherine -2 10,122
33 Andrea -5 10,046
34 Erica 0 9,524
35 Mary -2 9,235
36 Lisa -7 9,009
37 Lindsey -2 8,462
38 Kristen 0 8,445
39 Katie +5 7,988
40 Lindsay -4 7,873
41 Shannon -4 7,709
42 Vanessa +3 7,561
43 Courtney +3 7,529
44 Christine -1 7,441
45 Alicia -5 7,122
46 Allison +5 7,027
47 April -5 6,690
48 Kathryn 0 6,629
49 Kristin -2 6,567
50 Jenna +4 6,432
51 Tara -2 6,097
52 Maria -2 5,997
53 Krystal +21 5,933
54 Anna +3 5,879
55 Julie -3 5,760
56 Holly -3 5,600
57 Kristina +11 5,564
58 Natalie -3 5,533
59 Victoria 0 5,422
60 Jacqueline -4 5,244
61 Monica -3 4,982
62 Cassandra +1 4,722
63 Meghan +2 4,664
64 Patricia +2 4,397
65 Catherine +4 4,284
66 Cynthia -4 4,125
67 Stacy 0 4,110
68 Kathleen +3 4,085
69 Brandi -8 4,045
70 Brandy -6 3,903
71 Valerie +5 3,877
72 Veronica -2 3,874
73 Whitney +52 3,834
74 Diana -2 3,676
75 Chelsea +9 3,609
76 Leslie -1 3,604
77 Caitlin +41 3,593
78 Leah +5 3,574
79 Natasha -2 3,551
80 Erika +1 3,500
81 Latoya -21 3,404
82 Dana -9 3,344
83 Dominique +126 3,298
84 Brittney +92 3,224
85 Julia +2 3,198
86 Candice 0 3,195
87 Karen -5 3,135
88 Melanie -3 3,129
89 Stacey -10 3,115
90 Margaret +2 3,071
91 Sheena -11 3,062
92 Alexandra +4 3,014
93 Katrina +12 2,977
94 Bethany -1 2,962
95 Nichole +2 2,952
96 Carrie -18 2,939
97 Alison +13 2,827
98 Kara -3 2,811
99 Joanna -11 2,768
100 Rachael +3 2,760