Top baby names of 1985

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1985, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1Michael64,936
  2. 2Christopher59,616
  3. 3Matthew47,079
  4. 4Joshua42,198
  5. 5Daniel38,564
  6. 6David38,527
  7. 7James35,864
  8. 8Robert32,095
  9. 9John31,499
  10. 10Joseph30,219
  11. 11Andrew30,180
  12. 12Ryan29,909
  13. 13Brandon29,307
  14. 14Jason26,036
  15. 15Justin25,536
  16. 16William24,608
  17. 17Jonathan24,116
  18. 18Brian23,068
  19. 19Nicholas22,384
  20. 20Anthony22,099
  21. 21Eric20,843
  22. 22Adam20,165
  23. 23Kevin18,813
  24. 24Steven18,728
  25. 25Thomas17,607
  26. 26Timothy17,138
  27. 27Kyle16,520
  28. 28Richard15,328
  29. 29Jeffrey14,501
  30. 30Jeremy13,446
  31. 31Benjamin13,427
  32. 32Mark13,197
  33. 33Aaron13,138
  34. 34Charles12,899
  35. 35Jacob12,286
  36. 36Stephen12,210
  37. 37Patrick11,641
  38. 38Sean11,455
  39. 39Zachary11,346
  40. 40Nathan10,652
  41. 41Dustin10,439
  42. 42Paul10,315
  43. 43Tyler10,211
  44. 44Scott10,146
  45. 45Gregory9,769
  46. 46Travis9,094
  47. 47Kenneth8,994
  48. 48Bryan8,717
  49. 49Jose8,402
  50. 50Alexander8,298
  51. 51Jesse8,222
  52. 52Cody7,095
  53. 53Bradley7,012
  54. 54Samuel7,010
  55. 55Shawn6,981
  56. 56Derek6,661
  57. 57Chad6,467
  58. 58Jared5,883
  59. 59Edward5,869
  60. 60Peter5,674
  61. 61Marcus5,586
  62. 62Jordan5,461
  63. 63Corey5,230
  64. 64Keith5,215
  65. 65Juan4,852
  66. 66Donald4,750
  67. 67Joel4,623
  68. 68Shane4,549
  69. 69Phillip4,495
  70. 70Brett4,328
  71. 71Ronald4,299
  72. 72George4,260
  73. 73Antonio4,150
  74. 74Carlos4,089
  75. 75Raymond4,085
  76. 76Douglas4,021
  77. 77Nathaniel4,003
  78. 78Ian3,999
  79. 79Craig3,954
  80. 80Alex3,907
  81. 81Cory3,868
  82. 82Gary3,812
  83. 83Derrick3,779
  84. 84Philip3,736
  85. 85Luis3,705
  86. 86Casey3,490
  87. 87Erik3,372
  88. 88Victor3,342
  89. 89Brent3,321
  90. 90Frank3,303
  91. 91Evan3,219
  92. 92Gabriel3,215
  93. 93Adrian3,132
  94. 94Wesley3,044
  95. 95Vincent3,040
  96. 96Jeffery2,947
  97. 97Larry2,946
  98. 98Curtis2,943
  99. 99Todd2,939
  100. 100Blake2,922

Top girl names

  1. 1Jessica48,348
  2. 2Ashley47,008
  3. 3Jennifer42,660
  4. 4Amanda39,056
  5. 5Sarah24,878
  6. 6Stephanie23,244
  7. 7Nicole22,967
  8. 8Heather21,152
  9. 9Elizabeth20,545
  10. 10Megan20,012
  11. 11Melissa19,963
  12. 12Christina16,600
  13. 13Rachel16,361
  14. 14Laura16,002
  15. 15Lauren15,768
  16. 16Amber15,506
  17. 17Brittany15,437
  18. 18Danielle15,417
  19. 19Kimberly14,913
  20. 20Amy14,429
  21. 21Crystal14,398
  22. 22Michelle13,976
  23. 23Tiffany13,681
  24. 24Emily13,143
  25. 25Rebecca12,704
  26. 26Erin11,384
  27. 27Jamie11,038
  28. 28Kelly11,031
  29. 29Samantha10,658
  30. 30Sara10,562
  31. 31Angela10,225
  32. 32Katherine10,129
  33. 33Andrea10,053
  34. 34Erica9,525
  35. 35Mary9,239
  36. 36Lisa9,015
  37. 37Lindsey8,468
  38. 38Kristen8,445
  39. 39Katie7,996
  40. 40Lindsay7,871
  41. 41Shannon7,714
  42. 42Vanessa7,564
  43. 43Courtney7,530
  44. 44Christine7,441
  45. 45Alicia7,122
  46. 46Allison7,028
  47. 47April6,691
  48. 48Kathryn6,634
  49. 49Kristin6,567
  50. 50Jenna6,436
  51. 51Tara6,102
  52. 52Maria6,013
  53. 53Krystal5,933
  54. 54Anna5,885
  55. 55Julie5,763
  56. 56Holly5,602
  57. 57Kristina5,566
  58. 58Natalie5,536
  59. 59Victoria5,426
  60. 60Jacqueline5,250
  61. 61Monica4,989
  62. 62Cassandra4,727
  63. 63Meghan4,670
  64. 64Patricia4,402
  65. 65Catherine4,297
  66. 66Cynthia4,130
  67. 67Stacy4,109
  68. 68Kathleen4,086
  69. 69Brandi4,045
  70. 70Brandy3,901
  71. 71Valerie3,881
  72. 72Veronica3,875
  73. 73Whitney3,832
  74. 74Diana3,686
  75. 75Chelsea3,613
  76. 76Leslie3,606
  77. 77Caitlin3,593
  78. 78Leah3,572
  79. 79Natasha3,553
  80. 80Erika3,504
  81. 81Latoya3,402
  82. 82Dana3,348
  83. 83Dominique3,299
  84. 84Brittney3,224
  85. 85Julia3,205
  86. 86Candice3,195
  87. 87Karen3,138
  88. 88Melanie3,132
  89. 89Stacey3,114
  90. 90Margaret3,071
  91. 91Sheena3,062
  92. 92Alexandra3,017
  93. 93Katrina2,978
  94. 94Bethany2,957
  95. 95Nichole2,950
  96. 96Carrie2,943
  97. 97Alison2,829
  98. 98Kara2,811
  99. 99Joanna2,772
  100. 100Rachael2,761