EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1985

United States · 3,569,038 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Jessica48,345↑1
#2Ashley47,010↑1
#3Jennifer42,661↓2
#4Amanda39,055—
#5Sarah24,879—
#6Stephanie23,243—
#7Nicole22,966—
#8Heather21,151↑1
#9Elizabeth20,545↑1
#10Megan20,013↑1
#11Melissa19,963↓3
#12Christina16,600↑8
#13Rachel16,360↑2
#14Laura16,002↑5
#15Lauren15,768↑6
#16Amber15,506↑2
#17Brittany15,437↑24
#18Danielle15,417↓2
#19Kimberly14,914↑3
#20Amy14,429↓7
#21Crystal14,399↓9
#22Michelle13,973↓5
#23Tiffany13,681↓9
#24Emily13,144—
#25Rebecca12,705↓2
#26Erin11,384↓1
#27Jamie11,038↑4
#28Kelly11,031↓1
#29Samantha10,658↑10
#30Sara10,562↑2
#31Angela10,227↓5
#32Katherine10,128↓2
#33Andrea10,053↓5
#34Erica9,525—
#35Mary9,240↓2
#36Lisa9,012↓7
#37Lindsey8,468↓2
#38Kristen8,445—
#39Katie7,995↑5
#40Lindsay7,871↓4
#41Shannon7,714↓4
#42Vanessa7,563↑3
#43Courtney7,531↑3
#44Christine7,441↓1
#45Alicia7,122↓5
#46Allison7,028↑5
#47April6,691↓5
#48Kathryn6,634—
#49Kristin6,566↓2
#50Jenna6,436↑4
#51Tara6,102↓2
#52Maria6,013↓2
#53Krystal5,933↑21
#54Anna5,883↑3
#55Julie5,761↓3
#56Holly5,602↓3
#57Kristina5,566↑11
#58Natalie5,535↓3
#59Victoria5,426—
#60Jacqueline5,250↓4
#61Monica4,990↓3
#62Cassandra4,726↑1
#63Meghan4,669↑2
#64Patricia4,402↑2
#65Catherine4,297↑4
#66Cynthia4,129↓4
#67Stacy4,109—
#68Kathleen4,087↑3
#69Brandi4,045↓8
#70Brandy3,901↓6
#71Valerie3,881↑5
#72Veronica3,875↓2
#73Whitney3,832
#74Diana3,686↓2
#75Chelsea3,613↑9
#76Leslie3,607↓1
#77Caitlin3,593
#78Leah3,572↑5
#79Natasha3,553↓2
#80Erika3,503↑1
#81Latoya3,402↓21
#82Dana3,348↓9
#83Dominique3,299
#84Brittney3,224
#85Julia3,206↑2
#86Candice3,195—
#87Karen3,138↓5
#88Melanie3,132↓3
#89Stacey3,114↓10
#90Margaret3,072↑2
#91Sheena3,062↓11
#92Alexandra3,017↑4
#93Katrina2,978
#94Bethany2,959↓1
#95Nichole2,950↑2
#96Carrie2,942↓18
#97Alison2,829
#98Kara2,811↓3
#99Joanna2,772↓11
#100Rachael2,761

Top 100 — Boys

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Michael64,934—
#2Christopher59,609—
#3Matthew47,075—
#4Joshua42,194—
#5Daniel38,559↑1
#6David38,522↓1
#7James35,862—
#8Robert32,094↑1
#9John31,502↓1
#10Joseph30,222—
#11Andrew30,178↑3
#12Ryan29,905—
#13Brandon29,304↑2
#14Jason26,039↓3
#15Justin25,537↓2
#16William24,606—
#17Jonathan24,116↑2
#18Brian23,069↓1
#19Nicholas22,384↑1
#20Anthony22,104↑1
#21Eric20,844↑1
#22Adam20,165↓4
#23Kevin18,814↑1
#24Steven18,726↓1
#25Thomas17,609—
#26Timothy17,140—
#27Kyle16,523↑7
#28Richard15,330↓1
#29Jeffrey14,500↓1
#30Jeremy13,445↑1
#31Benjamin13,423↓1
#32Mark13,194—
#33Aaron13,137↓4
#34Charles12,900↓1
#35Jacob12,284↑2
#36Stephen12,210↓1
#37Patrick11,638↓1
#38Sean11,455↑5
#39Zachary11,346↑6
#40Nathan10,653↓2
#41Dustin10,439—
#42Paul10,315↓2
#43Tyler10,211↑4
#44Scott10,145↓5
#45Gregory9,767↓1
#46Travis9,094↓4
#47Kenneth8,992↓1
#48Bryan8,717—
#49Jose8,403—
#50Alexander8,295↑4
#51Jesse8,221↓1
#52Cody7,096↑10
#53Bradley7,011—
#54Samuel7,009↑1
#55Shawn6,982↑1
#56Derek6,661↓4
#57Chad6,466↓6
#58Jared5,883↑1
#59Edward5,869↓1
#60Peter5,671—
#61Marcus5,586↓4
#62Jordan5,460↑3
#63Corey5,228↑6
#64Keith5,214↓3
#65Juan4,851↓1
#66Donald4,750↓3
#67Joel4,623↓1
#68Shane4,549↑17
#69Phillip4,496↑1
#70Brett4,328↑2
#71Ronald4,299↓4
#72George4,259↓4
#73Antonio4,151↑4
#74Carlos4,089—
#75Raymond4,085↓2
#76Douglas4,021↓5
#77Nathaniel4,004↑3
#78Ian3,998—
#79Craig3,952↓4
#80Alex3,909↑13
#81Cory3,868↑2
#82Gary3,812↓6
#83Derrick3,779↓4
#84Philip3,735↓3
#85Luis3,706↑3
#86Casey3,490↓4
#87Erik3,372↓3
#88Victor3,341↑2
#89Brent3,321—
#90Frank3,302↓4
#91Evan3,219↑7
#92Gabriel3,215↓5
#93Adrian3,132
#94Wesley3,043
#95Vincent3,040—
#96Jeffery2,947↓2
#97Larry2,946↓6
#98Curtis2,943↓2
#99Todd2,941↓7
#100Blake2,922