Most Popular Baby Names of 1985
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 1 | Michael | 0 | 1 | Jessica | +1 |
| 2 | Christopher | 0 | 2 | Ashley | +1 |
| 3 | Matthew | 0 | 3 | Jennifer | -2 |
| 4 | Joshua | 0 | 4 | Amanda | 0 |
| 5 | Daniel | +1 | 5 | Sarah | 0 |
| 6 | David | -1 | 6 | Stephanie | 0 |
| 7 | James | 0 | 7 | Nicole | 0 |
| 8 | Robert | +1 | 8 | Heather | +1 |
| 9 | John | -1 | 9 | Elizabeth | +1 |
| 10 | Joseph | 0 | 10 | Megan | +1 |
| 11 | Andrew | +3 | 11 | Melissa | -3 |
| 12 | Ryan | 0 | 12 | Christina | +8 |
| 13 | Brandon | +2 | 13 | Rachel | +2 |
| 14 | Jason | -3 | 14 | Laura | +5 |
| 15 | Justin | -2 | 15 | Lauren | +6 |
| 16 | William | 0 | 16 | Amber | +2 |
| 17 | Jonathan | +2 | 17 | Brittany | +24 |
| 18 | Brian | -1 | 18 | Danielle | -2 |
| 19 | Nicholas | +1 | 19 | Kimberly | +3 |
| 20 | Anthony | +1 | 20 | Amy | -7 |
| 21 | Eric | +1 | 21 | Crystal | -9 |
| 22 | Adam | -4 | 22 | Michelle | -5 |
| 23 | Kevin | +1 | 23 | Tiffany | -9 |
| 24 | Steven | -1 | 24 | Emily | 0 |
| 25 | Thomas | 0 | 25 | Rebecca | -2 |
| 26 | Timothy | 0 | 26 | Erin | -1 |
| 27 | Kyle | +7 | 27 | Jamie | +4 |
| 28 | Richard | -1 | 28 | Kelly | -1 |
| 29 | Jeffrey | -1 | 29 | Samantha | +10 |
| 30 | Jeremy | 0 | 30 | Sara | +2 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 0 | 31 | Angela | -5 |
| 32 | Mark | 0 | 32 | Katherine | -2 |
| 33 | Aaron | -4 | 33 | Andrea | -5 |
| 34 | Charles | -1 | 34 | Erica | 0 |
| 35 | Jacob | +2 | 35 | Mary | -2 |
| 36 | Stephen | -1 | 36 | Lisa | -7 |
| 37 | Patrick | -1 | 37 | Lindsey | -2 |
| 38 | Sean | +5 | 38 | Kristen | 0 |
| 39 | Zachary | +6 | 39 | Katie | +5 |
| 40 | Nathan | -2 | 40 | Lindsay | -4 |
| 41 | Dustin | 0 | 41 | Shannon | -4 |
| 42 | Paul | -2 | 42 | Vanessa | +3 |
| 43 | Tyler | +4 | 43 | Courtney | +3 |
| 44 | Scott | -5 | 44 | Christine | -1 |
| 45 | Gregory | -1 | 45 | Alicia | -5 |
| 46 | Travis | -4 | 46 | Allison | +5 |
| 47 | Kenneth | -1 | 47 | April | -5 |
| 48 | Bryan | 0 | 48 | Kathryn | 0 |
| 49 | Jose | 0 | 49 | Kristin | -2 |
| 50 | Alexander | +4 | 50 | Jenna | +4 |
| 51 | Jesse | -1 | 51 | Tara | -2 |
| 52 | Cody | +10 | 52 | Maria | -2 |
| 53 | Bradley | 0 | 53 | Krystal | +21 |
| 54 | Samuel | +1 | 54 | Anna | +3 |
| 55 | Shawn | +1 | 55 | Julie | -3 |
| 56 | Derek | -4 | 56 | Holly | -3 |
| 57 | Chad | -6 | 57 | Kristina | +11 |
| 58 | Jared | +1 | 58 | Natalie | -3 |
| 59 | Edward | -1 | 59 | Victoria | 0 |
| 60 | Peter | 0 | 60 | Jacqueline | -4 |
| 61 | Marcus | -4 | 61 | Monica | -3 |
| 62 | Jordan | +3 | 62 | Cassandra | +1 |
| 63 | Corey | +6 | 63 | Meghan | +2 |
| 64 | Keith | -3 | 64 | Patricia | +2 |
| 65 | Juan | -1 | 65 | Catherine | +4 |
| 66 | Donald | -3 | 66 | Cynthia | -4 |
| 67 | Joel | -1 | 67 | Stacy | 0 |
| 68 | Shane | +17 | 68 | Kathleen | +3 |
| 69 | Phillip | +1 | 69 | Brandi | -8 |
| 70 | Brett | +2 | 70 | Brandy | -6 |
| 71 | Ronald | -4 | 71 | Valerie | +5 |
| 72 | George | -4 | 72 | Veronica | -2 |
| 73 | Antonio | +4 | 73 | Whitney | +51 |
| 74 | Raymond | -1 | 74 | Diana | -2 |
| 75 | Carlos | +1 | 75 | Chelsea | +9 |
| 76 | Douglas | -5 | 76 | Leslie | -1 |
| 77 | Nathaniel | +3 | 77 | Caitlin | +41 |
| 78 | Ian | 0 | 78 | Leah | +5 |
| 79 | Craig | -5 | 79 | Natasha | -2 |
| 80 | Alex | +14 | 80 | Erika | +2 |
| 81 | Cory | +2 | 81 | Latoya | -21 |
| 82 | Gary | -7 | 82 | Dana | -9 |
| 83 | Derrick | -4 | 83 | Dominique | +126 |
| 84 | Philip | -2 | 84 | Brittney | +92 |
| 85 | Luis | +3 | 85 | Julia | +2 |
| 86 | Casey | -5 | 86 | Candice | 0 |
| 87 | Erik | -3 | 87 | Karen | -6 |
| 88 | Victor | +2 | 88 | Melanie | -3 |
| 89 | Brent | 0 | 89 | Stacey | -10 |
| 90 | Frank | -4 | 90 | Margaret | +2 |
| 91 | Evan | +7 | 91 | Sheena | -11 |
| 92 | Gabriel | -5 | 92 | Alexandra | +5 |
| 93 | Adrian | +14 | 93 | Katrina | +12 |
| 94 | Wesley | +7 | 94 | Bethany | -1 |
| 95 | Vincent | 0 | 95 | Nichole | +1 |
| 96 | Jeffery | -3 | 96 | Carrie | -18 |
| 97 | Larry | -6 | 97 | Alison | +13 |
| 98 | Todd | -6 | 98 | Kara | -3 |
| 99 | Curtis | -3 | 99 | Joanna | -11 |
| 100 | Blake | +3 | 100 | Rachael | +3 |