Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1985
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1984.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1984 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 64,934 | 0 |
| 2 | Christopher | 59,609 | 0 |
| 3 | Matthew | 47,075 | 0 |
| 4 | Joshua | 42,194 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniel | 38,559 | +1 |
| 6 | David | 38,522 | -1 |
| 7 | James | 35,862 | 0 |
| 8 | Robert | 32,094 | +1 |
| 9 | John | 31,502 | -1 |
| 10 | Joseph | 30,222 | 0 |
| 11 | Andrew | 30,178 | +3 |
| 12 | Ryan | 29,905 | 0 |
| 13 | Brandon | 29,304 | +2 |
| 14 | Jason | 26,039 | -3 |
| 15 | Justin | 25,537 | -2 |
| 16 | William | 24,606 | 0 |
| 17 | Jonathan | 24,116 | +2 |
| 18 | Brian | 23,069 | -1 |
| 19 | Nicholas | 22,384 | +1 |
| 20 | Anthony | 22,104 | +1 |
| 21 | Eric | 20,844 | +1 |
| 22 | Adam | 20,165 | -4 |
| 23 | Kevin | 18,814 | +1 |
| 24 | Steven | 18,726 | -1 |
| 25 | Thomas | 17,609 | 0 |
| 26 | Timothy | 17,140 | 0 |
| 27 | Kyle | 16,523 | +7 |
| 28 | Richard | 15,330 | -1 |
| 29 | Jeffrey | 14,500 | -1 |
| 30 | Jeremy | 13,445 | +1 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 13,423 | -1 |
| 32 | Mark | 13,194 | 0 |
| 33 | Aaron | 13,137 | -4 |
| 34 | Charles | 12,900 | -1 |
| 35 | Jacob | 12,284 | +2 |
| 36 | Stephen | 12,210 | -1 |
| 37 | Patrick | 11,638 | -1 |
| 38 | Sean | 11,455 | +5 |
| 39 | Zachary | 11,346 | +6 |
| 40 | Nathan | 10,653 | -2 |
| 41 | Dustin | 10,439 | 0 |
| 42 | Paul | 10,315 | -2 |
| 43 | Tyler | 10,211 | +4 |
| 44 | Scott | 10,145 | -5 |
| 45 | Gregory | 9,767 | -1 |
| 46 | Travis | 9,094 | -4 |
| 47 | Kenneth | 8,992 | -1 |
| 48 | Bryan | 8,717 | 0 |
| 49 | Jose | 8,403 | 0 |
| 50 | Alexander | 8,295 | +4 |
| 51 | Jesse | 8,221 | -1 |
| 52 | Cody | 7,096 | +10 |
| 53 | Bradley | 7,011 | 0 |
| 54 | Samuel | 7,009 | +1 |
| 55 | Shawn | 6,982 | +1 |
| 56 | Derek | 6,661 | -4 |
| 57 | Chad | 6,466 | -6 |
| 58 | Jared | 5,883 | +1 |
| 59 | Edward | 5,869 | -1 |
| 60 | Peter | 5,671 | 0 |
| 61 | Marcus | 5,586 | -4 |
| 62 | Jordan | 5,460 | +3 |
| 63 | Corey | 5,228 | +6 |
| 64 | Keith | 5,214 | -3 |
| 65 | Juan | 4,851 | -1 |
| 66 | Donald | 4,750 | -3 |
| 67 | Joel | 4,623 | -1 |
| 68 | Shane | 4,549 | +17 |
| 69 | Phillip | 4,496 | +1 |
| 70 | Brett | 4,328 | +2 |
| 71 | Ronald | 4,299 | -4 |
| 72 | George | 4,259 | -4 |
| 73 | Antonio | 4,151 | +4 |
| 74 | Carlos | 4,089 | 0 |
| 75 | Raymond | 4,085 | -2 |
| 76 | Douglas | 4,021 | -5 |
| 77 | Nathaniel | 4,004 | +3 |
| 78 | Ian | 3,998 | 0 |
| 79 | Craig | 3,952 | -4 |
| 80 | Alex | 3,909 | +13 |
| 81 | Cory | 3,868 | +2 |
| 82 | Gary | 3,812 | -6 |
| 83 | Derrick | 3,779 | -4 |
| 84 | Philip | 3,735 | -3 |
| 85 | Luis | 3,706 | +3 |
| 86 | Casey | 3,490 | -4 |
| 87 | Erik | 3,372 | -3 |
| 88 | Victor | 3,341 | +2 |
| 89 | Brent | 3,321 | 0 |
| 90 | Frank | 3,302 | -4 |
| 91 | Evan | 3,219 | +7 |
| 92 | Gabriel | 3,215 | -5 |
| 93 | Adrian | 3,132 | +14 |
| 94 | Wesley | 3,043 | +7 |
| 95 | Vincent | 3,040 | 0 |
| 96 | Jeffery | 2,947 | -2 |
| 97 | Larry | 2,946 | -6 |
| 98 | Curtis | 2,943 | -2 |
| 99 | Todd | 2,941 | -7 |
| 100 | Blake | 2,922 | +3 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.