Most Popular Baby Names of 1986
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 1 | Michael | 0 | 1 | Jessica | 0 |
| 2 | Christopher | 0 | 2 | Ashley | 0 |
| 3 | Matthew | 0 | 3 | Amanda | +1 |
| 4 | Joshua | 0 | 4 | Jennifer | -1 |
| 5 | David | +1 | 5 | Sarah | 0 |
| 6 | Daniel | -1 | 6 | Stephanie | 0 |
| 7 | James | 0 | 7 | Nicole | 0 |
| 8 | Andrew | +3 | 8 | Brittany | +9 |
| 9 | Robert | -1 | 9 | Heather | -1 |
| 10 | John | -1 | 10 | Elizabeth | -1 |
| 11 | Ryan | +1 | 11 | Megan | -1 |
| 12 | Joseph | -2 | 12 | Melissa | -1 |
| 13 | Brandon | 0 | 13 | Amber | +3 |
| 14 | Justin | +1 | 14 | Lauren | +1 |
| 15 | William | +1 | 15 | Rachel | -2 |
| 16 | Jonathan | +1 | 16 | Danielle | +2 |
| 17 | Nicholas | +2 | 17 | Tiffany | +6 |
| 18 | Jason | -4 | 18 | Kimberly | +1 |
| 19 | Anthony | +1 | 19 | Christina | -7 |
| 20 | Brian | -2 | 20 | Laura | -6 |
| 21 | Kevin | +2 | 21 | Samantha | +8 |
| 22 | Eric | -1 | 22 | Amy | -2 |
| 23 | Kyle | +4 | 23 | Michelle | -1 |
| 24 | Adam | -2 | 24 | Emily | 0 |
| 25 | Steven | -1 | 25 | Crystal | -4 |
| 26 | Thomas | -1 | 26 | Rebecca | -1 |
| 27 | Timothy | -1 | 27 | Sara | +3 |
| 28 | Jeremy | +2 | 28 | Katherine | +4 |
| 29 | Richard | -1 | 29 | Kelly | -1 |
| 30 | Benjamin | +1 | 30 | Erin | -4 |
| 31 | Jeffrey | -2 | 31 | Erica | +3 |
| 32 | Jacob | +3 | 32 | Whitney | +41 |
| 33 | Aaron | 0 | 33 | Angela | -2 |
| 34 | Charles | 0 | 34 | Jamie | -7 |
| 35 | Mark | -3 | 35 | Courtney | +8 |
| 36 | Stephen | 0 | 36 | Andrea | -3 |
| 37 | Sean | +1 | 37 | Mary | -2 |
| 38 | Zachary | +1 | 38 | Katie | +1 |
| 39 | Patrick | -2 | 39 | Lindsey | -2 |
| 40 | Tyler | +3 | 40 | Lisa | -4 |
| 41 | Alexander | +9 | 41 | Kristen | -3 |
| 42 | Dustin | -1 | 42 | Allison | +4 |
| 43 | Nathan | -3 | 43 | Vanessa | -1 |
| 44 | Scott | 0 | 44 | Shannon | -3 |
| 45 | Paul | -3 | 45 | Alicia | 0 |
| 46 | Gregory | -1 | 46 | Lindsay | -6 |
| 47 | Bryan | +1 | 47 | Christine | -3 |
| 48 | Jesse | +3 | 48 | Kathryn | 0 |
| 49 | Travis | -3 | 49 | Maria | +3 |
| 50 | Kenneth | -3 | 50 | Kristin | -1 |
| 51 | Jose | -2 | 51 | Anna | +3 |
| 52 | Samuel | +2 | 52 | Natalie | +6 |
| 53 | Jordan | +9 | 53 | April | -6 |
| 54 | Bradley | -1 | 54 | Victoria | +5 |
| 55 | Shawn | 0 | 55 | Jenna | -5 |
| 56 | Cody | -4 | 56 | Tara | -5 |
| 57 | Derek | -1 | 57 | Jacqueline | +3 |
| 58 | Jared | 0 | 58 | Julie | -3 |
| 59 | Chad | -2 | 59 | Monica | +2 |
| 60 | Peter | 0 | 60 | Cassandra | +2 |
| 61 | Edward | -2 | 61 | Krystal | -8 |
| 62 | Corey | +1 | 62 | Kristina | -5 |
| 63 | Marcus | -2 | 63 | Holly | -7 |
| 64 | Alex | +16 | 64 | Kayla | +44 |
| 65 | Juan | 0 | 65 | Brittney | +19 |
| 66 | Keith | -2 | 66 | Patricia | -2 |
| 67 | Shane | +1 | 67 | Catherine | -2 |
| 68 | Cory | +13 | 68 | Kathleen | 0 |
| 69 | Brett | +1 | 69 | Caitlin | +8 |
| 70 | Phillip | -1 | 70 | Natasha | +9 |
| 71 | Donald | -5 | 71 | Meghan | -8 |
| 72 | Joel | -5 | 72 | Alexandra | +20 |
| 73 | Antonio | 0 | 73 | Chelsea | +2 |
| 74 | George | -2 | 74 | Erika | +6 |
| 75 | Ronald | -4 | 75 | Diana | -1 |
| 76 | Carlos | -1 | 76 | Valerie | -5 |
| 77 | Raymond | -3 | 77 | Veronica | -5 |
| 78 | Nathaniel | -1 | 78 | Leah | 0 |
| 79 | Luis | +6 | 79 | Brandi | -10 |
| 80 | Craig | -1 | 80 | Casey | +33 |
| 81 | Evan | +10 | 81 | Cynthia | -15 |
| 82 | Casey | +4 | 82 | Hannah | +35 |
| 83 | Douglas | -7 | 83 | Mallory | +61 |
| 84 | Gary | -2 | 84 | Brandy | -14 |
| 85 | Ian | -7 | 85 | Leslie | -9 |
| 86 | Philip | -2 | 86 | Alyssa | +44 |
| 87 | Derrick | -4 | 87 | Stacy | -20 |
| 88 | Victor | 0 | 88 | Julia | -3 |
| 89 | Christian | +12 | 89 | Bethany | +5 |
| 90 | Austin | +17 | 90 | Felicia | +11 |
| 91 | Frank | -1 | 91 | Dana | -9 |
| 92 | Erik | -5 | 92 | Margaret | -2 |
| 93 | Vincent | +2 | 93 | Krista | +41 |
| 94 | Brent | -5 | 94 | Stacey | -5 |
| 95 | Wesley | -1 | 95 | Jasmine | +8 |
| 96 | Gabriel | -4 | 96 | Alison | +1 |
| 97 | Seth | +8 | 97 | Melanie | -9 |
| 98 | Trevor | +6 | 98 | Dominique | -15 |
| 99 | Adrian | -6 | 99 | Katrina | -6 |
| 100 | Curtis | -1 | 100 | Karen | -13 |