Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 1986
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1985
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Michael
|
64,236 |
| 2 |
Christopher
|
56,697 |
| 3 |
Matthew
|
46,924 |
| 4 |
Joshua
|
37,541 |
| 5 |
David
|
37,149 |
| 6 |
Daniel
|
36,574 |
| 7 |
James
|
34,055 |
| 8 |
Andrew
|
33,859 |
| 9 |
Robert
|
31,351 |
| 10 |
John
|
30,208 |
| 11 |
Ryan
|
29,525 |
| 12 |
Joseph
|
28,832 |
| 13 |
Brandon
|
27,253 |
| 14 |
Justin
|
26,636 |
| 15 |
William
|
24,333 |
| 16 |
Jonathan
|
23,973 |
| 17 |
Nicholas
|
22,800 |
| 18 |
Jason
|
22,417 |
| 19 |
Anthony
|
21,959 |
| 20 |
Brian
|
21,029 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Jessica
|
52,684 |
| 2 |
Ashley
|
49,672 |
| 3 |
Amanda
|
40,532 |
| 4 |
Jennifer
|
36,189 |
| 5 |
Sarah
|
28,164 |
| 6 |
Stephanie
|
22,648 |
| 7 |
Nicole
|
21,292 |
| 8 |
Brittany
|
20,313 |
| 9 |
Heather
|
19,789 |
| 10 |
Elizabeth
|
19,074 |
| 11 |
Megan
|
18,591 |
| 12 |
Melissa
|
17,667 |
| 13 |
Amber
|
16,955 |
| 14 |
Lauren
|
16,683 |
| 15 |
Rachel
|
15,456 |
| 16 |
Danielle
|
14,943 |
| 17 |
Tiffany
|
14,483 |
| 18 |
Kimberly
|
14,418 |
| 19 |
Christina
|
14,386 |
| 20 |
Laura
|
14,173 |