Names by year · United States
The names of 1985
In 1985, the SSA recorded 3,569,038 babies with names given at least five times. Jessica was the top girls' name and Michael the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica1 in 36 | 48,345 | #665 |
| 2 | Ashley1 in 37 | 47,010 | #164 |
| 3 | Jennifer1 in 40 | 42,661 | #586 |
| 4 | Amanda1 in 44 | 39,055 | #493 |
| 5 | Sarah1 in 69 | 24,879 | #90 |
| 6 | Stephanie1 in 74 | 23,243 | #557 |
| 7 | Nicole1 in 75 | 22,966 | #383 |
| 8 | Heather1 in 81 | 21,151 | #1,264 |
| 9 | Elizabeth1 in 84 | 20,545 | #17 |
| 10 | Megan1 in 86 | 20,013 | #889 |
| 11 | Melissa1 in 86 | 19,963 | #420 |
| 12 | Christina1 in 104 | 16,600 | #770 |
| 13 | Rachel1 in 105 | 16,360 | #250 |
| 14 | Laura1 in 108 | 16,002 | #379 |
| 15 | Lauren1 in 109 | 15,768 | #401 |
| 16 | Amber1 in 111 | 15,506 | #520 |
| 17 | Brittany1 in 111 | 15,437 | #928 |
| 18 | Danielle1 in 112 | 15,417 | #549 |
| 19 | Kimberly1 in 115 | 14,914 | #303 |
| 20 | Amy1 in 119 | 14,429 | #257 |
| 21 | Crystal1 in 120 | 14,399 | #1,145 |
| 22 | Michelle1 in 123 | 13,973 | #465 |
| 23 | Tiffany1 in 126 | 13,681 | #880 |
| 24 | Emily1 in 131 | 13,144 | #34 |
| 25 | Rebecca1 in 135 | 12,705 | #350 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 28 | 64,934 | #21 |
| 2 | Christopher1 in 31 | 59,609 | #68 |
| 3 | Matthew1 in 39 | 47,075 | #32 |
| 4 | Joshua1 in 44 | 42,194 | #66 |
| 5 | Daniel1 in 48 | 38,559 | #22 |
| 6 | David1 in 48 | 38,522 | #35 |
| 7 | James1 in 52 | 35,862 | #6 |
| 8 | Robert1 in 58 | 32,094 | #92 |
| 9 | John1 in 59 | 31,502 | #23 |
| 10 | Joseph1 in 61 | 30,222 | #29 |
| 11 | Andrew1 in 61 | 30,178 | #73 |
| 12 | Ryan1 in 62 | 29,905 | #99 |
| 13 | Brandon1 in 63 | 29,304 | #261 |
| 14 | Jason1 in 71 | 26,039 | #165 |
| 15 | Justin1 in 72 | 25,537 | #233 |
| 16 | William1 in 75 | 24,606 | #9 |
| 17 | Jonathan1 in 77 | 24,116 | #89 |
| 18 | Brian1 in 80 | 23,069 | #339 |
| 19 | Nicholas1 in 83 | 22,384 | #112 |
| 20 | Anthony1 in 84 | 22,104 | #46 |
| 21 | Eric1 in 89 | 20,844 | #273 |
| 22 | Adam1 in 92 | 20,165 | #101 |
| 23 | Kevin1 in 98 | 18,814 | #221 |
| 24 | Steven1 in 99 | 18,726 | #271 |
| 25 | Thomas1 in 105 | 17,609 | #34 |
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