Names by year · United States
The names of 1986
In 1986, the SSA recorded 3,557,062 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 33 | 52,682 | #665 |
| 2 | Ashley1 in 35 | 49,671 | #164 |
| 3 | Amanda1 in 42 | 40,532 | #493 |
| 4 | Jennifer1 in 47 | 36,187 | #586 |
| 5 | Sarah1 in 61 | 28,163 | #90 |
| 6 | Stephanie1 in 76 | 22,651 | #557 |
| 7 | Nicole1 in 81 | 21,292 | #383 |
| 8 | Brittany1 in 84 | 20,313 | #928 |
| 9 | Heather1 in 87 | 19,790 | #1,264 |
| 10 | Elizabeth1 in 90 | 19,074 | #17 |
| 11 | Megan1 in 92 | 18,590 | #889 |
| 12 | Melissa1 in 97 | 17,667 | #420 |
| 13 | Amber1 in 101 | 16,954 | #520 |
| 14 | Lauren1 in 103 | 16,684 | #401 |
| 15 | Rachel1 in 111 | 15,455 | #250 |
| 16 | Danielle1 in 115 | 14,942 | #549 |
| 17 | Tiffany1 in 118 | 14,483 | #880 |
| 18 | Kimberly1 in 119 | 14,420 | #303 |
| 19 | Christina1 in 119 | 14,384 | #770 |
| 20 | Laura1 in 121 | 14,172 | #379 |
| 21 | Samantha1 in 122 | 14,092 | #151 |
| 22 | Amy1 in 128 | 13,452 | #257 |
| 23 | Michelle1 in 129 | 13,303 | #465 |
| 24 | Emily1 in 130 | 13,236 | #34 |
| 25 | Crystal1 in 135 | 12,689 | #1,145 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 29 | 64,235 | #21 |
| 2 | Christopher1 in 32 | 56,693 | #68 |
| 3 | Matthew1 in 39 | 46,929 | #32 |
| 4 | Joshua1 in 49 | 37,542 | #66 |
| 5 | David1 in 50 | 37,150 | #35 |
| 6 | Daniel1 in 50 | 36,573 | #22 |
| 7 | James1 in 54 | 34,057 | #6 |
| 8 | Andrew1 in 54 | 33,858 | #73 |
| 9 | Robert1 in 59 | 31,350 | #92 |
| 10 | John1 in 61 | 30,209 | #23 |
| 11 | Ryan1 in 62 | 29,524 | #99 |
| 12 | Joseph1 in 64 | 28,834 | #29 |
| 13 | Brandon1 in 68 | 27,254 | #261 |
| 14 | Justin1 in 69 | 26,638 | #233 |
| 15 | William1 in 76 | 24,333 | #9 |
| 16 | Jonathan1 in 77 | 23,973 | #89 |
| 17 | Nicholas1 in 81 | 22,800 | #112 |
| 18 | Jason1 in 82 | 22,415 | #165 |
| 19 | Anthony1 in 84 | 21,956 | #46 |
| 20 | Brian1 in 88 | 21,027 | #339 |
| 21 | Kevin1 in 92 | 19,935 | #221 |
| 22 | Eric1 in 94 | 19,528 | #273 |
| 23 | Kyle1 in 95 | 19,315 | #509 |
| 24 | Adam1 in 101 | 18,157 | #101 |
| 25 | Steven1 in 102 | 18,099 | #271 |
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