Name Count Box

Most popular baby names of 1985

Michael and Jessica topped the list in 1985. The 10 most popular names went to 23% of boys and 18% of girls, from 7,580 boy names and 12,500 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 1985

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

Top girl names of 1985

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

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 1985?
Michael was the #1 boy name in 1985 (64,934 babies) and Jessica was the #1 girl name (48,345 babies).
How many babies were counted in 1985?
Social Security records list 3,569,038 babies born in 1985 with names given to at least 5 babies: 1,848,210 boys and 1,720,828 girls.