Popular Baby Names in 1986
The most popular baby names in 1986.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | Boy | 64,236 |
| 2 | Christopher | Boy | 56,697 |
| 1 | Jessica | Girl | 52,684 |
| 2 | Ashley | Girl | 49,672 |
| 3 | Matthew | Boy | 46,924 |
| 3 | Amanda | Girl | 40,532 |
| 4 | Joshua | Boy | 37,541 |
| 5 | David | Boy | 37,149 |
| 6 | Daniel | Boy | 36,574 |
| 4 | Jennifer | Girl | 36,189 |
| 7 | James | Boy | 34,055 |
| 8 | Andrew | Boy | 33,859 |
| 9 | Robert | Boy | 31,351 |
| 10 | John | Boy | 30,208 |
| 11 | Ryan | Boy | 29,525 |
| 12 | Joseph | Boy | 28,832 |
| 5 | Sarah | Girl | 28,164 |
| 13 | Brandon | Boy | 27,253 |
| 14 | Justin | Boy | 26,636 |
| 15 | William | Boy | 24,333 |
| 16 | Jonathan | Boy | 23,973 |
| 17 | Nicholas | Boy | 22,800 |
| 6 | Stephanie | Girl | 22,648 |
| 18 | Jason | Boy | 22,417 |
| 19 | Anthony | Boy | 21,959 |
| 7 | Nicole | Girl | 21,292 |
| 20 | Brian | Boy | 21,029 |
| 8 | Brittany | Girl | 20,313 |
| 21 | Kevin | Boy | 19,935 |
| 9 | Heather | Girl | 19,789 |
| 22 | Eric | Boy | 19,528 |
| 23 | Kyle | Boy | 19,315 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | Girl | 19,074 |
| 11 | Megan | Girl | 18,591 |
| 24 | Adam | Boy | 18,155 |
| 25 | Steven | Boy | 18,099 |
| 12 | Melissa | Girl | 17,667 |
| 26 | Thomas | Boy | 17,363 |
| 13 | Amber | Girl | 16,955 |
| 27 | Timothy | Boy | 16,875 |
| 14 | Lauren | Girl | 16,683 |
| 28 | Jeremy | Boy | 16,268 |
| 15 | Rachel | Girl | 15,456 |
| 29 | Richard | Boy | 15,012 |
| 16 | Danielle | Girl | 14,943 |
| 17 | Tiffany | Girl | 14,483 |
| 18 | Kimberly | Girl | 14,418 |
| 19 | Christina | Girl | 14,386 |
| 20 | Laura | Girl | 14,173 |
| 21 | Samantha | Girl | 14,092 |
| 30 | Benjamin | Boy | 13,793 |
| 31 | Jacob | Boy | 13,651 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | Boy | 13,650 |
| 22 | Amy | Girl | 13,451 |
| 23 | Michelle | Girl | 13,303 |
| 24 | Emily | Girl | 13,236 |
| 33 | Aaron | Boy | 12,691 |
| 25 | Crystal | Girl | 12,689 |
| 34 | Charles | Boy | 12,625 |
| 35 | Mark | Boy | 12,614 |
| 36 | Stephen | Boy | 11,875 |
| 26 | Rebecca | Girl | 11,793 |
| 37 | Sean | Boy | 11,784 |
| 38 | Zachary | Boy | 11,727 |
| 39 | Patrick | Boy | 11,409 |
| 27 | Sara | Girl | 11,052 |
| 40 | Tyler | Boy | 10,912 |
| 41 | Alexander | Boy | 10,610 |
| 28 | Katherine | Girl | 10,570 |
| 29 | Kelly | Girl | 10,411 |
| 42 | Dustin | Boy | 10,317 |
| 30 | Erin | Girl | 10,068 |
| 43 | Nathan | Boy | 9,996 |
| 31 | Erica | Girl | 9,972 |
| 44 | Scott | Boy | 9,966 |
| 45 | Paul | Boy | 9,716 |
| 32 | Whitney | Girl | 9,536 |
| 46 | Gregory | Boy | 9,533 |
| 33 | Angela | Girl | 9,269 |
| 34 | Jamie | Girl | 9,234 |
| 35 | Courtney | Girl | 9,122 |
| 47 | Bryan | Boy | 8,651 |
| 36 | Andrea | Girl | 8,640 |
| 48 | Jesse | Boy | 8,542 |
| 37 | Mary | Girl | 8,507 |
| 49 | Travis | Boy | 8,480 |
| 50 | Kenneth | Boy | 8,453 |
| 51 | Jose | Boy | 8,363 |
| 38 | Katie | Girl | 8,333 |
| 39 | Lindsey | Girl | 8,051 |
| 40 | Lisa | Girl | 7,906 |
| 41 | Kristen | Girl | 7,844 |
| 52 | Samuel | Boy | 7,580 |
| 42 | Allison | Girl | 7,575 |
| 43 | Vanessa | Girl | 7,468 |
| 44 | Shannon | Girl | 7,403 |
| 53 | Jordan | Boy | 7,304 |
| 54 | Bradley | Boy | 7,043 |
| 55 | Shawn | Boy | 7,018 |
| 45 | Alicia | Girl | 7,017 |