Top baby names in Florida, 1986
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 2,564 |
| 2 | Ashley | 2,303 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,796 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 1,741 |
| 5 | Brittany | 1,122 |
| 6 | Sarah | 1,071 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 1,024 |
| 8 | Heather | 987 |
| 9 | Nicole | 898 |
| 10 | Tiffany | 866 |
| 11 | Melissa | 830 |
| 12 | Amber | 788 |
| 13 | Danielle | 785 |
| 14 | Christina | 781 |
| 15 | Lauren | 735 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 676 |
| 16 | Megan | 676 |
| 18 | Samantha | 655 |
| 19 | Crystal | 645 |
| 20 | Kimberly | 630 |
| 21 | Rachel | 621 |
| 22 | Michelle | 597 |
| 23 | Amy | 521 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 501 |
| 25 | Kelly | 460 |
| 26 | Laura | 459 |
| 27 | Katherine | 444 |
| 28 | Shannon | 412 |
| 29 | Vanessa | 408 |
| 30 | Whitney | 406 |
| 31 | Courtney | 393 |
| 32 | Erica | 392 |
| 33 | Jamie | 389 |
| 34 | Sara | 374 |
| 35 | Angela | 371 |
| 36 | Kristen | 367 |
| 37 | Lindsey | 342 |
| 38 | Erin | 338 |
| 39 | Andrea | 335 |
| 40 | Emily | 334 |
| 41 | Mary | 327 |
| 42 | Christine | 300 |
| 42 | Lisa | 300 |
| 44 | Natalie | 295 |
| 45 | Alicia | 293 |
| 46 | Victoria | 286 |
| 47 | Kristina | 282 |
| 48 | Kristin | 272 |
| 49 | Krystal | 268 |
| 50 | Katie | 261 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,081 |
| 2 | Christopher | 2,898 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,861 |
| 4 | Joshua | 1,697 |
| 5 | David | 1,679 |
| 6 | James | 1,675 |
| 7 | Robert | 1,615 |
| 8 | Daniel | 1,550 |
| 9 | John | 1,415 |
| 10 | Joseph | 1,262 |
| 11 | William | 1,248 |
| 12 | Justin | 1,231 |
| 13 | Ryan | 1,211 |
| 14 | Andrew | 1,183 |
| 15 | Brandon | 1,104 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 1,077 |
| 17 | Anthony | 988 |
| 18 | Jason | 977 |
| 19 | Brian | 863 |
| 20 | Steven | 850 |
| 21 | Nicholas | 830 |
| 22 | Kevin | 815 |
| 23 | Kyle | 792 |
| 24 | Richard | 778 |
| 25 | Thomas | 735 |
| 26 | Eric | 730 |
| 27 | Timothy | 693 |
| 28 | Charles | 688 |
| 29 | Adam | 626 |
| 30 | Jeremy | 622 |
| 31 | Sean | 586 |
| 32 | Stephen | 548 |
| 33 | Alexander | 546 |
| 34 | Jeffrey | 540 |
| 35 | Mark | 484 |
| 36 | Patrick | 456 |
| 37 | Benjamin | 454 |
| 38 | Bryan | 435 |
| 38 | Kenneth | 435 |
| 40 | Gregory | 432 |
| 41 | Aaron | 430 |
| 42 | Travis | 406 |
| 43 | Scott | 391 |
| 44 | Paul | 383 |
| 45 | Zachary | 365 |
| 46 | Dustin | 360 |
| 47 | Shawn | 355 |
| 48 | Jesse | 343 |
| 49 | Jacob | 332 |
| 50 | Samuel | 306 |