United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1985

Names given to at least 5 babies born in the United States in a year, from Social Security card applications. Accents are left out (José is counted as Jose).

Boy Names

  1. 1 Michael 64,934 babies =
  2. 2 Christopher 59,609 babies =
  3. 3 Matthew 47,075 babies =
  4. 4 Joshua 42,194 babies =
  5. 5 Daniel 38,559 babies 1
  6. 6 David 38,522 babies 1
  7. 7 James 35,862 babies =
  8. 8 Robert 32,094 babies 1
  9. 9 John 31,502 babies 1
  10. 10 Joseph 30,222 babies =
  11. 11 Andrew 30,178 babies 3
  12. 12 Ryan 29,905 babies =
  13. 13 Brandon 29,304 babies 2
  14. 14 Jason 26,039 babies 3
  15. 15 Justin 25,537 babies 2
  16. 16 William 24,606 babies =
  17. 17 Jonathan 24,116 babies 2
  18. 18 Brian 23,069 babies 1
  19. 19 Nicholas 22,384 babies 1
  20. 20 Anthony 22,104 babies 1
  21. 21 Eric 20,844 babies 1
  22. 22 Adam 20,165 babies 4
  23. 23 Kevin 18,814 babies 1
  24. 24 Steven 18,726 babies 1
  25. 25 Thomas 17,609 babies =
  26. 26 Timothy 17,140 babies =
  27. 27 Kyle 16,523 babies 7
  28. 28 Richard 15,330 babies 1
  29. 29 Jeffrey 14,500 babies 1
  30. 30 Jeremy 13,445 babies 1
  31. 31 Benjamin 13,423 babies 1
  32. 32 Mark 13,194 babies =
  33. 33 Aaron 13,137 babies 4
  34. 34 Charles 12,900 babies 1
  35. 35 Jacob 12,284 babies 2
  36. 36 Stephen 12,210 babies 1
  37. 37 Patrick 11,638 babies 1
  38. 38 Sean 11,455 babies 5
  39. 39 Zachary 11,346 babies 6
  40. 40 Nathan 10,653 babies 2
  41. 41 Dustin 10,439 babies =
  42. 42 Paul 10,315 babies 2
  43. 43 Tyler 10,211 babies 4
  44. 44 Scott 10,145 babies 5
  45. 45 Gregory 9,767 babies 1
  46. 46 Travis 9,094 babies 4
  47. 47 Kenneth 8,992 babies 1
  48. 48 Bryan 8,717 babies =
  49. 49 Jose 8,403 babies =
  50. 50 Alexander 8,295 babies 4
  51. 51 Jesse 8,221 babies 1
  52. 52 Cody 7,096 babies 10
  53. 53 Bradley 7,011 babies =
  54. 54 Samuel 7,009 babies 1
  55. 55 Shawn 6,982 babies 1
  56. 56 Derek 6,661 babies 4
  57. 57 Chad 6,466 babies 6
  58. 58 Jared 5,883 babies 1
  59. 59 Edward 5,869 babies 1
  60. 60 Peter 5,671 babies =
  61. 61 Marcus 5,586 babies 4
  62. 62 Jordan 5,460 babies 3
  63. 63 Corey 5,228 babies 6
  64. 64 Keith 5,214 babies 3
  65. 65 Juan 4,851 babies 1
  66. 66 Donald 4,750 babies 3
  67. 67 Joel 4,623 babies 1
  68. 68 Shane 4,549 babies 17
  69. 69 Phillip 4,496 babies 1
  70. 70 Brett 4,328 babies 2
  71. 71 Ronald 4,299 babies 4
  72. 72 George 4,259 babies 4
  73. 73 Antonio 4,151 babies 4
  74. 74 Carlos 4,089 babies =
  75. 75 Raymond 4,085 babies 2
  76. 76 Douglas 4,021 babies 5
  77. 77 Nathaniel 4,004 babies 3
  78. 78 Ian 3,998 babies =
  79. 79 Craig 3,952 babies 4
  80. 80 Alex 3,909 babies 13
  81. 81 Cory 3,868 babies 2
  82. 82 Gary 3,812 babies 6
  83. 83 Derrick 3,779 babies 4
  84. 84 Philip 3,735 babies 3
  85. 85 Luis 3,706 babies 3
  86. 86 Casey 3,490 babies 4
  87. 87 Erik 3,372 babies 3
  88. 88 Victor 3,341 babies 2
  89. 89 Brent 3,321 babies =
  90. 90 Frank 3,302 babies 4
  91. 91 Evan 3,219 babies 7
  92. 92 Gabriel 3,215 babies 5
  93. 93 Adrian 3,132 babies 14
  94. 94 Wesley 3,043 babies 7
  95. 95 Vincent 3,040 babies =
  96. 96 Jeffery 2,947 babies 2
  97. 97 Larry 2,946 babies 6
  98. 98 Curtis 2,943 babies 2
  99. 99 Todd 2,941 babies 7
  100. 100 Blake 2,922 babies 3

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Jessica 48,345 babies 1
  2. 2 Ashley 47,010 babies 1
  3. 3 Jennifer 42,661 babies 2
  4. 4 Amanda 39,055 babies =
  5. 5 Sarah 24,879 babies =
  6. 6 Stephanie 23,243 babies =
  7. 7 Nicole 22,966 babies =
  8. 8 Heather 21,151 babies 1
  9. 9 Elizabeth 20,545 babies 1
  10. 10 Megan 20,013 babies 1
  11. 11 Melissa 19,963 babies 3
  12. 12 Christina 16,600 babies 8
  13. 13 Rachel 16,360 babies 2
  14. 14 Laura 16,002 babies 5
  15. 15 Lauren 15,768 babies 6
  16. 16 Amber 15,506 babies 2
  17. 17 Brittany 15,437 babies 24
  18. 18 Danielle 15,417 babies 2
  19. 19 Kimberly 14,914 babies 3
  20. 20 Amy 14,429 babies 7
  21. 21 Crystal 14,399 babies 9
  22. 22 Michelle 13,973 babies 5
  23. 23 Tiffany 13,681 babies 9
  24. 24 Emily 13,144 babies =
  25. 25 Rebecca 12,705 babies 2
  26. 26 Erin 11,384 babies 1
  27. 27 Jamie 11,038 babies 4
  28. 28 Kelly 11,031 babies 1
  29. 29 Samantha 10,658 babies 10
  30. 30 Sara 10,562 babies 2
  31. 31 Angela 10,227 babies 5
  32. 32 Katherine 10,128 babies 2
  33. 33 Andrea 10,053 babies 5
  34. 34 Erica 9,525 babies =
  35. 35 Mary 9,240 babies 2
  36. 36 Lisa 9,012 babies 7
  37. 37 Lindsey 8,468 babies 2
  38. 38 Kristen 8,445 babies =
  39. 39 Katie 7,995 babies 5
  40. 40 Lindsay 7,871 babies 4
  41. 41 Shannon 7,714 babies 4
  42. 42 Vanessa 7,563 babies 3
  43. 43 Courtney 7,531 babies 3
  44. 44 Christine 7,441 babies 1
  45. 45 Alicia 7,122 babies 5
  46. 46 Allison 7,028 babies 5
  47. 47 April 6,691 babies 5
  48. 48 Kathryn 6,634 babies =
  49. 49 Kristin 6,566 babies 2
  50. 50 Jenna 6,436 babies 4
  51. 51 Tara 6,102 babies 2
  52. 52 Maria 6,013 babies 2
  53. 53 Krystal 5,933 babies 21
  54. 54 Anna 5,883 babies 3
  55. 55 Julie 5,761 babies 3
  56. 56 Holly 5,602 babies 3
  57. 57 Kristina 5,566 babies 11
  58. 58 Natalie 5,535 babies 3
  59. 59 Victoria 5,426 babies =
  60. 60 Jacqueline 5,250 babies 4
  61. 61 Monica 4,990 babies 3
  62. 62 Cassandra 4,726 babies 1
  63. 63 Meghan 4,669 babies 2
  64. 64 Patricia 4,402 babies 2
  65. 65 Catherine 4,297 babies 4
  66. 66 Cynthia 4,129 babies 4
  67. 67 Stacy 4,109 babies =
  68. 68 Kathleen 4,087 babies 3
  69. 69 Brandi 4,045 babies 8
  70. 70 Brandy 3,901 babies 6
  71. 71 Valerie 3,881 babies 5
  72. 72 Veronica 3,875 babies 2
  73. 73 Whitney 3,832 babies 52
  74. 74 Diana 3,686 babies 2
  75. 75 Chelsea 3,613 babies 9
  76. 76 Leslie 3,607 babies 1
  77. 77 Caitlin 3,593 babies 41
  78. 78 Leah 3,572 babies 5
  79. 79 Natasha 3,553 babies 2
  80. 80 Erika 3,503 babies 1
  81. 81 Latoya 3,402 babies 21
  82. 82 Dana 3,348 babies 9
  83. 83 Dominique 3,299 babies 126
  84. 84 Brittney 3,224 babies 92
  85. 85 Julia 3,206 babies 2
  86. 86 Candice 3,195 babies =
  87. 87 Karen 3,138 babies 5
  88. 88 Melanie 3,132 babies 3
  89. 89 Stacey 3,114 babies 10
  90. 90 Margaret 3,072 babies 2
  91. 91 Sheena 3,062 babies 11
  92. 92 Alexandra 3,017 babies 4
  93. 93 Katrina 2,978 babies 12
  94. 94 Bethany 2,959 babies 1
  95. 95 Nichole 2,950 babies 2
  96. 96 Carrie 2,942 babies 18
  97. 97 Alison 2,829 babies 13
  98. 98 Kara 2,811 babies 3
  99. 99 Joanna 2,772 babies 11
  100. 100 Rachael 2,761 babies 3

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Source: Social Security Administration

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