Top baby names in Alabama, 1985
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 979 |
| 2 | Jessica | 834 |
| 3 | Jennifer | 609 |
| 4 | Amanda | 606 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 378 |
| 6 | Brittany | 351 |
| 6 | Tiffany | 351 |
| 8 | Crystal | 333 |
| 9 | Heather | 324 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 313 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 301 |
| 12 | Mary | 274 |
| 13 | Amber | 267 |
| 14 | Amy | 262 |
| 15 | Lauren | 260 |
| 16 | Laura | 248 |
| 17 | Rachel | 233 |
| 18 | April | 222 |
| 19 | Emily | 217 |
| 20 | Megan | 212 |
| 20 | Sarah | 212 |
| 22 | Melissa | 204 |
| 23 | Christina | 182 |
| 24 | Jamie | 181 |
| 25 | Erica | 159 |
| 26 | Andrea | 156 |
| 26 | Courtney | 156 |
| 28 | Angela | 154 |
| 29 | Rebecca | 152 |
| 30 | Lindsey | 149 |
| 31 | Katherine | 145 |
| 32 | Whitney | 140 |
| 33 | Anna | 138 |
| 34 | Latoya | 133 |
| 35 | Brandy | 131 |
| 36 | Holly | 129 |
| 37 | Brandi | 125 |
| 38 | Alicia | 124 |
| 39 | Erin | 121 |
| 40 | Brittney | 118 |
| 41 | Kelly | 117 |
| 42 | Danielle | 114 |
| 42 | Katie | 114 |
| 42 | Kristen | 114 |
| 45 | Allison | 112 |
| 46 | Shannon | 108 |
| 47 | Samantha | 107 |
| 48 | Krystal | 103 |
| 49 | Michelle | 97 |
| 50 | Leslie | 96 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,104 |
| 2 | Joshua | 828 |
| 3 | Michael | 807 |
| 4 | James | 766 |
| 5 | Brandon | 651 |
| 6 | William | 611 |
| 7 | Matthew | 568 |
| 8 | Jonathan | 538 |
| 9 | David | 528 |
| 10 | John | 508 |
| 11 | Justin | 475 |
| 12 | Robert | 467 |
| 13 | Daniel | 441 |
| 14 | Joseph | 408 |
| 15 | Jason | 378 |
| 16 | Jeremy | 365 |
| 17 | Andrew | 304 |
| 17 | Charles | 304 |
| 19 | Timothy | 300 |
| 20 | Adam | 284 |
| 21 | Anthony | 266 |
| 22 | Steven | 265 |
| 23 | Thomas | 260 |
| 24 | Brian | 258 |
| 25 | Eric | 252 |
| 26 | Kevin | 243 |
| 27 | Nicholas | 227 |
| 28 | Richard | 215 |
| 29 | Stephen | 214 |
| 30 | Dustin | 199 |
| 31 | Kenneth | 194 |
| 31 | Ryan | 194 |
| 33 | Marcus | 189 |
| 34 | Jacob | 187 |
| 35 | Benjamin | 183 |
| 36 | Patrick | 176 |
| 37 | Bradley | 161 |
| 38 | Zachary | 151 |
| 39 | Gregory | 148 |
| 40 | Jeffrey | 146 |
| 41 | Derrick | 140 |
| 42 | Aaron | 129 |
| 43 | Tyler | 125 |
| 44 | Samuel | 124 |
| 45 | Travis | 121 |
| 46 | Mark | 117 |
| 47 | Corey | 116 |
| 47 | Nathan | 116 |
| 49 | Kyle | 110 |
| 50 | Phillip | 108 |