Name Yearbook

Top baby names in District of Columbia, 1985

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ashley	147
1	Jessica	147
3	Jennifer	145
4	Elizabeth	113
5	Lauren	107
6	Amanda	96
7	Sarah	89
8	Stephanie	85
9	Tiffany	84
10	Katherine	82
11	Danielle	76
12	Rachel	74
13	Christina	72
14	Emily	65
15	Nicole	64
16	Crystal	63
17	Michelle	62
18	Laura	60
19	Dominique	56
20	Erica	55
21	Mary	54
22	Rebecca	53
23	Kimberly	51
24	Brittany	48
24	Megan	48
26	Alexandra	46
26	Melissa	46
28	Heather	45
29	Ebony	44
29	Kelly	44
31	Erin	42
31	Shannon	42
33	Alicia	41
33	Andrea	41
35	Latoya	40
36	Christine	39
36	Julia	39
38	Krystal	38
39	Catherine	37
39	Lisa	37
41	Caitlin	36
42	Amy	35
43	Anna	34
44	Alexis	33
44	Allison	33
44	Monique	33
47	Samantha	32
48	Kathleen	31
49	Kathryn	30
49	Natasha	30

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	333
2	Christopher	295
3	James	175
4	Matthew	168
5	David	167
6	Daniel	166
7	Robert	162
8	John	160
9	William	151
10	Jonathan	143
11	Andrew	137
12	Anthony	134
13	Kevin	133
14	Joseph	119
15	Brandon	115
16	Brian	105
17	Jason	94
18	Charles	89
18	Joshua	89
18	Thomas	89
21	Eric	85
22	Nicholas	84
23	Marcus	83
24	Sean	81
25	Ryan	78
26	Steven	77
27	Alexander	75
28	Gregory	71
29	Justin	70
30	Kenneth	68
30	Patrick	68
32	Richard	67
33	Stephen	66
34	Antonio	65
34	Benjamin	65
34	Mark	65
37	Paul	64
38	Adam	63
39	Aaron	62
40	Timothy	61
41	Jeffrey	58
42	Andre	57
43	Keith	44
44	Peter	43
45	Derrick	42
46	Edward	40
46	Ronald	40
48	Carlos	39
48	Samuel	39
50	Jeremy	36