Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1986
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1985.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 64,235 | 0 |
| 2 | Christopher | 56,693 | 0 |
| 3 | Matthew | 46,929 | 0 |
| 4 | Joshua | 37,542 | 0 |
| 5 | David | 37,150 | +1 |
| 6 | Daniel | 36,573 | -1 |
| 7 | James | 34,057 | 0 |
| 8 | Andrew | 33,858 | +3 |
| 9 | Robert | 31,350 | -1 |
| 10 | John | 30,209 | -1 |
| 11 | Ryan | 29,524 | +1 |
| 12 | Joseph | 28,834 | -2 |
| 13 | Brandon | 27,254 | 0 |
| 14 | Justin | 26,638 | +1 |
| 15 | William | 24,333 | +1 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 23,973 | +1 |
| 17 | Nicholas | 22,800 | +2 |
| 18 | Jason | 22,415 | -4 |
| 19 | Anthony | 21,956 | +1 |
| 20 | Brian | 21,027 | -2 |
| 21 | Kevin | 19,935 | +2 |
| 22 | Eric | 19,528 | -1 |
| 23 | Kyle | 19,315 | +4 |
| 24 | Adam | 18,157 | -2 |
| 25 | Steven | 18,099 | -1 |
| 26 | Thomas | 17,362 | -1 |
| 27 | Timothy | 16,875 | -1 |
| 28 | Jeremy | 16,269 | +2 |
| 29 | Richard | 15,014 | -1 |
| 30 | Benjamin | 13,793 | +1 |
| 31 | Jacob | 13,652 | +4 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 13,651 | -3 |
| 33 | Aaron | 12,692 | 0 |
| 34 | Charles | 12,625 | 0 |
| 35 | Mark | 12,615 | -3 |
| 36 | Stephen | 11,877 | 0 |
| 37 | Sean | 11,784 | +1 |
| 38 | Zachary | 11,725 | +1 |
| 39 | Patrick | 11,410 | -2 |
| 40 | Tyler | 10,912 | +3 |
| 41 | Alexander | 10,609 | +9 |
| 42 | Dustin | 10,317 | -1 |
| 43 | Nathan | 9,996 | -3 |
| 44 | Scott | 9,965 | 0 |
| 45 | Paul | 9,715 | -3 |
| 46 | Gregory | 9,529 | -1 |
| 47 | Bryan | 8,651 | +1 |
| 48 | Jesse | 8,542 | +3 |
| 49 | Travis | 8,480 | -3 |
| 50 | Kenneth | 8,453 | -3 |
| 51 | Jose | 8,363 | -2 |
| 52 | Samuel | 7,579 | +2 |
| 53 | Jordan | 7,302 | +9 |
| 54 | Bradley | 7,044 | -1 |
| 55 | Shawn | 7,018 | 0 |
| 56 | Cody | 6,934 | -4 |
| 57 | Derek | 6,900 | -1 |
| 58 | Jared | 6,119 | 0 |
| 59 | Chad | 6,026 | -2 |
| 60 | Peter | 5,797 | 0 |
| 61 | Edward | 5,777 | -2 |
| 62 | Corey | 5,762 | +1 |
| 63 | Marcus | 5,278 | -2 |
| 64 | Alex | 5,111 | +16 |
| 65 | Juan | 5,076 | 0 |
| 66 | Keith | 5,040 | -2 |
| 67 | Shane | 4,929 | +1 |
| 68 | Cory | 4,871 | +13 |
| 69 | Brett | 4,729 | +1 |
| 70 | Phillip | 4,705 | -1 |
| 71 | Donald | 4,661 | -5 |
| 72 | Joel | 4,507 | -5 |
| 73 | Antonio | 4,406 | 0 |
| 74 | George | 4,348 | -2 |
| 75 | Ronald | 4,224 | -4 |
| 76 | Carlos | 4,090 | -2 |
| 77 | Raymond | 4,055 | -2 |
| 78 | Nathaniel | 4,032 | -1 |
| 79 | Luis | 4,028 | +6 |
| 80 | Craig | 3,926 | -1 |
| 81 | Evan | 3,887 | +10 |
| 82 | Douglas | 3,763 | -6 |
| 83 | Casey | 3,762 | +3 |
| 84 | Gary | 3,719 | -2 |
| 85 | Ian | 3,713 | -7 |
| 86 | Philip | 3,665 | -2 |
| 87 | Derrick | 3,326 | -4 |
| 88 | Victor | 3,293 | 0 |
| 89 | Christian | 3,214 | +12 |
| 90 | Austin | 3,202 | +17 |
| 91 | Frank | 3,178 | -1 |
| 92 | Erik | 3,110 | -5 |
| 93 | Vincent | 3,092 | +2 |
| 94 | Brent | 3,061 | -5 |
| 95 | Gabriel | 3,046 | -3 |
| 96 | Wesley | 3,043 | -2 |
| 97 | Seth | 2,980 | +7 |
| 98 | Trevor | 2,978 | +7 |
| 99 | Adrian | 2,943 | -6 |
| 100 | Curtis | 2,910 | -2 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.