Top baby names in Virginia, 1985
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,310 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,240 |
| 3 | Amanda | 935 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 930 |
| 5 | Sarah | 617 |
| 6 | Heather | 600 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 531 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 486 |
| 9 | Megan | 474 |
| 10 | Crystal | 423 |
| 11 | Tiffany | 422 |
| 12 | Lauren | 408 |
| 13 | Kimberly | 403 |
| 14 | Brittany | 390 |
| 15 | Christina | 388 |
| 16 | Nicole | 379 |
| 17 | Melissa | 376 |
| 18 | Laura | 373 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 349 |
| 20 | Amy | 345 |
| 20 | Rachel | 345 |
| 22 | Kelly | 327 |
| 23 | Danielle | 321 |
| 24 | Katherine | 319 |
| 25 | Mary | 317 |
| 26 | Amber | 300 |
| 26 | Emily | 300 |
| 28 | Erin | 287 |
| 29 | Michelle | 274 |
| 30 | Samantha | 259 |
| 31 | Sara | 245 |
| 32 | Shannon | 243 |
| 33 | Kristen | 225 |
| 34 | April | 217 |
| 35 | Jamie | 208 |
| 36 | Courtney | 204 |
| 37 | Angela | 187 |
| 38 | Allison | 174 |
| 39 | Lindsey | 168 |
| 40 | Krystal | 166 |
| 41 | Andrea | 165 |
| 42 | Kathryn | 161 |
| 43 | Erica | 159 |
| 44 | Lindsay | 151 |
| 45 | Lisa | 150 |
| 46 | Whitney | 148 |
| 47 | Christine | 146 |
| 48 | Kristin | 143 |
| 49 | Victoria | 139 |
| 50 | Catherine | 136 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,562 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,462 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,130 |
| 4 | Joshua | 1,069 |
| 5 | James | 1,060 |
| 6 | David | 920 |
| 7 | John | 862 |
| 8 | Brandon | 857 |
| 9 | Robert | 852 |
| 10 | William | 844 |
| 11 | Daniel | 768 |
| 12 | Justin | 685 |
| 13 | Jason | 668 |
| 14 | Andrew | 662 |
| 15 | Joseph | 648 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 639 |
| 17 | Brian | 569 |
| 18 | Ryan | 549 |
| 19 | Thomas | 448 |
| 20 | Timothy | 426 |
| 21 | Eric | 418 |
| 22 | Kevin | 413 |
| 23 | Steven | 412 |
| 24 | Charles | 393 |
| 25 | Adam | 390 |
| 26 | Anthony | 385 |
| 27 | Richard | 364 |
| 28 | Nicholas | 355 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 351 |
| 30 | Stephen | 331 |
| 31 | Jeffrey | 312 |
| 32 | Travis | 309 |
| 33 | Mark | 308 |
| 34 | Jeremy | 275 |
| 35 | Patrick | 273 |
| 36 | Sean | 269 |
| 37 | Kyle | 267 |
| 38 | Aaron | 260 |
| 39 | Kenneth | 255 |
| 40 | Zachary | 251 |
| 41 | Bryan | 226 |
| 42 | Gregory | 221 |
| 43 | Paul | 203 |
| 44 | Marcus | 202 |
| 45 | Jacob | 200 |
| 46 | Dustin | 197 |
| 47 | Nathan | 196 |
| 48 | Shawn | 190 |
| 49 | Samuel | 173 |
| 50 | Alexander | 168 |