Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1986
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1985.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 64,825 | 0 |
| 2 | Christopher | 57,102 | 0 |
| 3 | Jessica | 52,899 | 0 |
| 4 | Ashley | 50,091 | 0 |
| 5 | Matthew | 47,210 | 0 |
| 6 | Amanda | 40,661 | +2 |
| 7 | Joshua | 37,849 | 0 |
| 8 | David | 37,424 | +2 |
| 9 | Daniel | 36,861 | 0 |
| 10 | Jennifer | 36,350 | -4 |
| 11 | James | 34,330 | 0 |
| 12 | Andrew | 34,070 | +4 |
| 13 | Robert | 31,591 | -1 |
| 14 | John | 30,429 | -1 |
| 15 | Ryan | 30,227 | -1 |
| 16 | Joseph | 29,042 | -1 |
| 17 | Sarah | 28,280 | +3 |
| 18 | Brandon | 27,523 | -1 |
| 19 | Justin | 26,882 | 0 |
| 20 | William | 24,498 | +1 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 24,147 | +1 |
| 22 | Nicholas | 22,935 | +4 |
| 23 | Stephanie | 22,748 | 0 |
| 24 | Jason | 22,578 | -6 |
| 25 | Anthony | 22,154 | +2 |
| 26 | Nicole | 21,377 | -1 |
| 27 | Brian | 21,169 | -3 |
| 28 | Brittany | 20,388 | +17 |
| 29 | Kevin | 20,081 | +5 |
| 30 | Heather | 19,855 | -2 |
| 31 | Eric | 19,678 | -2 |
| 32 | Kyle | 19,576 | +6 |
| 33 | Elizabeth | 19,170 | -3 |
| 34 | Megan | 18,651 | -2 |
| 35 | Adam | 18,247 | -4 |
| 36 | Steven | 18,224 | -1 |
| 37 | Melissa | 17,751 | -4 |
| 38 | Thomas | 17,490 | -2 |
| 39 | Amber | 17,008 | +4 |
| 40 | Timothy | 16,982 | -3 |
| 41 | Lauren | 16,765 | +1 |
| 42 | Jeremy | 16,389 | +11 |
| 43 | Rachel | 15,511 | -3 |
| 44 | Richard | 15,136 | +2 |
| 45 | Danielle | 15,027 | -1 |
| 46 | Tiffany | 14,547 | +6 |
| 47 | Kimberly | 14,484 | 0 |
| 48 | Christina | 14,475 | -9 |
| 49 | Laura | 14,229 | -8 |
| 50 | Samantha | 14,146 | +19 |
| 51 | Benjamin | 13,878 | +3 |
| 52 | Jeffrey | 13,742 | -4 |
| 53 | Jacob | 13,730 | +8 |
| 54 | Amy | 13,511 | -5 |
| 55 | Michelle | 13,384 | -4 |
| 56 | Emily | 13,293 | +1 |
| 57 | Aaron | 12,826 | -1 |
| 58 | Crystal | 12,764 | -8 |
| 59 | Charles | 12,710 | -1 |
| 60 | Mark | 12,699 | -5 |
| 61 | Stephen | 11,961 | +1 |
| 62 | Sean | 11,879 | +4 |
| 63 | Rebecca | 11,849 | -4 |
| 64 | Zachary | 11,812 | +3 |
| 65 | Patrick | 11,476 | -1 |
| 66 | Kelly | 11,284 | -3 |
| 67 | Tyler | 11,111 | +5 |
| 68 | Sara | 11,092 | +2 |
| 69 | Alexander | 10,816 | +20 |
| 70 | Jamie | 10,702 | -10 |
| 71 | Katherine | 10,614 | +6 |
| 72 | Dustin | 10,427 | -1 |
| 73 | Erin | 10,269 | -8 |
| 74 | Nathan | 10,059 | -6 |
| 75 | Erica | 10,032 | +4 |
| 76 | Scott | 10,021 | -1 |
| 77 | Courtney | 9,900 | +14 |
| 78 | Paul | 9,783 | -5 |
| 79 | Whitney | 9,781 | +66 |
| 80 | Gregory | 9,600 | -2 |
| 81 | Jordan | 9,385 | +27 |
| 82 | Angela | 9,310 | -8 |
| 83 | Jesse | 8,895 | +4 |
| 84 | Andrea | 8,772 | -8 |
| 85 | Bryan | 8,707 | -1 |
| 86 | Mary | 8,554 | -6 |
| 87 | Travis | 8,552 | -6 |
| 88 | Kenneth | 8,543 | -6 |
| 89 | Jose | 8,454 | -1 |
| 90 | Katie | 8,371 | +2 |
| 91 | Lindsey | 8,159 | -6 |
| 92 | Shannon | 7,974 | -2 |
| 93 | Lisa | 7,938 | -10 |
| 94 | Kristen | 7,907 | -8 |
| 95 | Samuel | 7,635 | +4 |
| 96 | Allison | 7,622 | +4 |
| 97 | Vanessa | 7,513 | -3 |
| 98 | Shawn | 7,270 | -1 |
| 99 | Casey | 7,185 | +12 |
| 100 | Cody | 7,141 | -4 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.