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Baby names of 1986

In 1986 the most given names in the United States were Jessica for girls (52,684 births) and Michael for boys (64,236).

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Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Jessica52,684
  2. Ashley49,672
  3. Amanda40,532
  4. Jennifer36,189
  5. Sarah28,164
  6. Stephanie22,648
  7. Nicole21,292
  8. Brittany20,313
  9. Heather19,789
  10. Elizabeth19,074
  11. Megan18,591
  12. Melissa17,667
  13. Amber16,955
  14. Lauren16,683
  15. Rachel15,456
  16. Danielle14,943
  17. Tiffany14,483
  18. Kimberly14,418
  19. Christina14,386
  20. Laura14,173
  21. Samantha14,092
  22. Amy13,451
  23. Michelle13,303
  24. Emily13,236
  25. Crystal12,689
  26. Rebecca11,793
  27. Sara11,052
  28. Katherine10,570
  29. Kelly10,411
  30. Erin10,068
  31. Erica9,972
  32. Whitney9,536
  33. Angela9,269
  34. Jamie9,234
  35. Courtney9,122
  36. Andrea8,640
  37. Mary8,507
  38. Katie8,333
  39. Lindsey8,051
  40. Lisa7,906
  41. Kristen7,844
  42. Allison7,575
  43. Vanessa7,468
  44. Shannon7,403
  45. Alicia7,017
  46. Lindsay6,952
  47. Christine6,917
  48. Kathryn6,393
  49. Maria6,141
  50. Kristin6,000
  51. Anna5,906
  52. Natalie5,707
  53. April5,677
  54. Victoria5,676
  55. Jenna5,416
  56. Tara5,085
  57. Jacqueline5,036
  58. Julie5,016
  59. Monica5,014
  60. Cassandra4,989
  61. Krystal4,929
  62. Holly4,839
  63. Kristina4,839
  64. Kaylanew4,657
  65. Brittney4,593
  66. Patricia4,246
  67. Catherine4,242
  68. Kathleen4,129
  69. Caitlin3,881
  70. Natasha3,872
  71. Meghan3,869
  72. Alexandra3,809
  73. Chelsea3,753
  74. Erika3,678
  75. Diana3,669
  76. Valerie3,618
  77. Veronica3,579
  78. Leah3,457
  79. Brandi3,432
  80. Caseynew3,423
  81. Cynthia3,422
  82. Hannahnew3,388
  83. Mallorynew3,325
  84. Brandy3,295
  85. Alyssanew3,225
  86. Leslie3,225
  87. Stacy3,220
  88. Julia3,109
  89. Margaret3,085
  90. Felicianew3,084
  91. Bethany3,082
  92. Dana3,076
  93. Kristanew3,054
  94. Stacey3,041
  95. Jasminenew2,992
  96. Alison2,975
  97. Melanie2,973
  98. Dominique2,944
  99. Katrina2,829
  100. Karen2,801

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. Michael64,236
  2. Christopher56,697
  3. Matthew46,924
  4. Joshua37,541
  5. David37,149
  6. Daniel36,574
  7. James34,055
  8. Andrew33,859
  9. Robert31,351
  10. John30,208
  11. Ryan29,525
  12. Joseph28,832
  13. Brandon27,253
  14. Justin26,636
  15. William24,333
  16. Jonathan23,973
  17. Nicholas22,800
  18. Jason22,417
  19. Anthony21,959
  20. Brian21,029
  21. Kevin19,935
  22. Eric19,528
  23. Kyle19,315
  24. Adam18,155
  25. Steven18,099
  26. Thomas17,363
  27. Timothy16,875
  28. Jeremy16,268
  29. Richard15,012
  30. Benjamin13,793
  31. Jacob13,651
  32. Jeffrey13,650
  33. Aaron12,691
  34. Charles12,625
  35. Mark12,614
  36. Stephen11,875
  37. Sean11,784
  38. Zachary11,727
  39. Patrick11,409
  40. Tyler10,912
  41. Alexander10,610
  42. Dustin10,317
  43. Nathan9,996
  44. Scott9,966
  45. Paul9,716
  46. Gregory9,533
  47. Bryan8,651
  48. Jesse8,542
  49. Travis8,480
  50. Kenneth8,453
  51. Jose8,363
  52. Samuel7,580
  53. Jordan7,304
  54. Bradley7,043
  55. Shawn7,018
  56. Cody6,934
  57. Derek6,901
  58. Jared6,118
  59. Chad6,026
  60. Peter5,797
  61. Edward5,779
  62. Corey5,762
  63. Marcus5,279
  64. Alex5,112
  65. Juan5,076
  66. Keith5,040
  67. Shane4,929
  68. Cory4,871
  69. Brett4,731
  70. Phillip4,706
  71. Donald4,662
  72. Joel4,506
  73. Antonio4,406
  74. George4,346
  75. Ronald4,224
  76. Carlos4,089
  77. Raymond4,055
  78. Nathaniel4,031
  79. Luis4,027
  80. Craig3,926
  81. Evan3,888
  82. Douglas3,763
  83. Casey3,762
  84. Gary3,719
  85. Ian3,714
  86. Philip3,665
  87. Derrick3,326
  88. Victor3,293
  89. Christiannew3,214
  90. Austinnew3,202
  91. Frank3,178
  92. Erik3,110
  93. Vincent3,092
  94. Brent3,061
  95. Gabriel3,046
  96. Wesley3,043
  97. Sethnew2,981
  98. Trevornew2,979
  99. Adrian2,943
  100. Curtis2,909

1986 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1986 holds 1,715,548 girls under 12,835 different names. The ten most common names covered 18% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Kayla, Casey, Hannah, Mallory, Alyssa, Felicia, Krista, Jasmine. Leaving it:Latoya, Candice, Sheena, Nichole, Carrie, Kara, Joanna, Rachael.

The Social Security data for 1986 holds 1,841,530 boys under 7,830 different names. The ten most common names covered 22% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Christian, Austin, Seth, Trevor. Leaving it:Jeffery, Larry, Todd, Blake.