Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1985
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1984.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1984 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 65,465 | 0 |
| 2 | Christopher | 60,024 | 0 |
| 3 | Jessica | 48,575 | +2 |
| 4 | Ashley | 47,511 | +3 |
| 5 | Matthew | 47,369 | -1 |
| 6 | Jennifer | 42,822 | -3 |
| 7 | Joshua | 42,470 | -1 |
| 8 | Amanda | 39,198 | +3 |
| 9 | Daniel | 38,853 | 0 |
| 10 | David | 38,812 | -2 |
| 11 | James | 36,149 | -1 |
| 12 | Robert | 32,332 | +1 |
| 13 | John | 31,735 | -1 |
| 14 | Ryan | 30,475 | +2 |
| 15 | Joseph | 30,449 | -1 |
| 16 | Andrew | 30,385 | +2 |
| 17 | Brandon | 29,577 | +3 |
| 18 | Jason | 26,223 | -3 |
| 19 | Justin | 25,719 | -2 |
| 20 | Sarah | 24,980 | -1 |
| 21 | William | 24,789 | 0 |
| 22 | Jonathan | 24,297 | +2 |
| 23 | Stephanie | 23,356 | +2 |
| 24 | Brian | 23,206 | -2 |
| 25 | Nicole | 23,043 | +1 |
| 26 | Nicholas | 22,546 | +3 |
| 27 | Anthony | 22,303 | +3 |
| 28 | Heather | 21,221 | 0 |
| 29 | Eric | 21,007 | +2 |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 20,650 | +2 |
| 31 | Adam | 20,282 | -8 |
| 32 | Megan | 20,093 | +5 |
| 33 | Melissa | 20,048 | -6 |
| 34 | Kevin | 18,961 | 0 |
| 35 | Steven | 18,871 | -2 |
| 36 | Thomas | 17,722 | -1 |
| 37 | Timothy | 17,273 | -1 |
| 38 | Kyle | 16,826 | +21 |
| 39 | Christina | 16,686 | +9 |
| 40 | Rachel | 16,437 | +1 |
| 41 | Laura | 16,068 | +5 |
| 42 | Lauren | 15,882 | +7 |
| 43 | Amber | 15,552 | +2 |
| 44 | Danielle | 15,522 | -2 |
| 45 | Brittany | 15,498 | +47 |
| 46 | Richard | 15,446 | -3 |
| 47 | Kimberly | 14,968 | +3 |
| 48 | Jeffrey | 14,604 | -1 |
| 49 | Amy | 14,478 | -10 |
| 50 | Crystal | 14,462 | -12 |
| 51 | Michelle | 14,041 | -7 |
| 52 | Tiffany | 13,735 | -12 |
| 53 | Jeremy | 13,529 | +1 |
| 54 | Benjamin | 13,511 | -1 |
| 55 | Mark | 13,285 | 0 |
| 56 | Aaron | 13,276 | -5 |
| 57 | Emily | 13,191 | 0 |
| 58 | Charles | 13,006 | -2 |
| 59 | Rebecca | 12,757 | -7 |
| 60 | Jamie | 12,668 | +3 |
| 61 | Jacob | 12,361 | +3 |
| 62 | Stephen | 12,307 | -1 |
| 63 | Kelly | 11,921 | -3 |
| 64 | Patrick | 11,715 | -2 |
| 65 | Erin | 11,599 | -7 |
| 66 | Sean | 11,553 | +8 |
| 67 | Zachary | 11,423 | +13 |
| 68 | Nathan | 10,742 | -2 |
| 69 | Samantha | 10,691 | +19 |
| 70 | Sara | 10,608 | +6 |
| 71 | Dustin | 10,520 | -2 |
| 72 | Tyler | 10,406 | +10 |
| 73 | Paul | 10,389 | -5 |
| 74 | Angela | 10,270 | -9 |
| 75 | Scott | 10,208 | -8 |
| 76 | Andrea | 10,174 | -6 |
| 77 | Katherine | 10,167 | -4 |
| 78 | Gregory | 9,838 | -3 |
| 79 | Erica | 9,586 | -1 |
| 80 | Mary | 9,307 | -3 |
| 81 | Travis | 9,165 | -10 |
| 82 | Kenneth | 9,052 | +1 |
| 83 | Lisa | 9,045 | -11 |
| 84 | Bryan | 8,788 | +2 |
| 85 | Lindsey | 8,584 | -4 |
| 86 | Kristen | 8,514 | -1 |
| 87 | Jesse | 8,500 | +3 |
| 88 | Jose | 8,493 | -1 |
| 89 | Alexander | 8,442 | +12 |
| 90 | Shannon | 8,403 | -11 |
| 91 | Courtney | 8,262 | -2 |
| 92 | Katie | 8,023 | +3 |
| 93 | Lindsay | 7,957 | -9 |
| 94 | Vanessa | 7,605 | +2 |
| 95 | Christine | 7,486 | -1 |
| 96 | Cody | 7,328 | +22 |
| 97 | Shawn | 7,303 | +7 |
| 98 | Alicia | 7,143 | -7 |
| 99 | Samuel | 7,073 | +4 |
| 100 | Allison | 7,055 | +8 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.