Name Yearbook

Top baby names of 1985

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	48,345
2	Ashley	47,010
3	Jennifer	42,661
4	Amanda	39,055
5	Sarah	24,879
6	Stephanie	23,243
7	Nicole	22,966
8	Heather	21,151
9	Elizabeth	20,545
10	Megan	20,013
11	Melissa	19,963
12	Christina	16,600
13	Rachel	16,360
14	Laura	16,002
15	Lauren	15,768
16	Amber	15,506
17	Brittany	15,437
18	Danielle	15,417
19	Kimberly	14,914
20	Amy	14,429
21	Crystal	14,399
22	Michelle	13,973
23	Tiffany	13,681
24	Emily	13,144
25	Rebecca	12,705
26	Erin	11,384
27	Jamie	11,038
28	Kelly	11,031
29	Samantha	10,658
30	Sara	10,562
31	Angela	10,227
32	Katherine	10,128
33	Andrea	10,053
34	Erica	9,525
35	Mary	9,240
36	Lisa	9,012
37	Lindsey	8,468
38	Kristen	8,445
39	Katie	7,995
40	Lindsay	7,871
41	Shannon	7,714
42	Vanessa	7,563
43	Courtney	7,531
44	Christine	7,441
45	Alicia	7,122
46	Allison	7,028
47	April	6,691
48	Kathryn	6,634
49	Kristin	6,566
50	Jenna	6,436
51	Tara	6,102
52	Maria	6,013
53	Krystal	5,933
54	Anna	5,883
55	Julie	5,761
56	Holly	5,602
57	Kristina	5,566
58	Natalie	5,535
59	Victoria	5,426
60	Jacqueline	5,250
61	Monica	4,990
62	Cassandra	4,726
63	Meghan	4,669
64	Patricia	4,402
65	Catherine	4,297
66	Cynthia	4,129
67	Stacy	4,109
68	Kathleen	4,087
69	Brandi	4,045
70	Brandy	3,901
71	Valerie	3,881
72	Veronica	3,875
73	Whitney	3,832
74	Diana	3,686
75	Chelsea	3,613
76	Leslie	3,607
77	Caitlin	3,593
78	Leah	3,572
79	Natasha	3,553
80	Erika	3,503
81	Latoya	3,402
82	Dana	3,348
83	Dominique	3,299
84	Brittney	3,224
85	Julia	3,206
86	Candice	3,195
87	Karen	3,138
88	Melanie	3,132
89	Stacey	3,114
90	Margaret	3,072
91	Sheena	3,062
92	Alexandra	3,017
93	Katrina	2,978
94	Bethany	2,959
95	Nichole	2,950
96	Carrie	2,942
97	Alison	2,829
98	Kara	2,811
99	Joanna	2,772
100	Rachael	2,761

Recorded as boys

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