Top baby names in Virginia, 1986
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,437 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,333 |
| 3 | Amanda | 971 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 807 |
| 5 | Sarah | 735 |
| 6 | Heather | 575 |
| 7 | Brittany | 533 |
| 8 | Megan | 486 |
| 9 | Lauren | 480 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 480 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 469 |
| 12 | Tiffany | 435 |
| 13 | Laura | 392 |
| 14 | Amber | 382 |
| 15 | Rachel | 369 |
| 16 | Kimberly | 349 |
| 17 | Crystal | 348 |
| 18 | Emily | 341 |
| 19 | Katherine | 331 |
| 20 | Melissa | 326 |
| 20 | Whitney | 326 |
| 22 | Danielle | 323 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 318 |
| 24 | Kelly | 313 |
| 25 | Samantha | 311 |
| 26 | Nicole | 308 |
| 27 | Amy | 296 |
| 28 | Christina | 295 |
| 29 | Courtney | 289 |
| 30 | Michelle | 286 |
| 31 | Mary | 284 |
| 32 | Shannon | 242 |
| 33 | Erin | 239 |
| 33 | Sara | 239 |
| 35 | Angela | 216 |
| 36 | Kristen | 213 |
| 37 | Lindsey | 211 |
| 38 | Erica | 208 |
| 39 | Kathryn | 180 |
| 39 | Kristin | 180 |
| 41 | April | 175 |
| 42 | Jamie | 172 |
| 43 | Lindsay | 169 |
| 44 | Allison | 167 |
| 45 | Lisa | 161 |
| 46 | Holly | 147 |
| 47 | Katie | 146 |
| 48 | Catherine | 144 |
| 49 | Christine | 142 |
| 50 | Victoria | 141 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,510 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,454 |
| 3 | James | 1,045 |
| 4 | Matthew | 1,042 |
| 5 | Joshua | 922 |
| 6 | David | 897 |
| 7 | Brandon | 884 |
| 8 | William | 869 |
| 9 | Robert | 838 |
| 10 | John | 815 |
| 11 | Andrew | 786 |
| 12 | Daniel | 760 |
| 13 | Justin | 674 |
| 14 | Jonathan | 662 |
| 15 | Joseph | 630 |
| 16 | Ryan | 568 |
| 17 | Jason | 526 |
| 18 | Kevin | 525 |
| 19 | Brian | 518 |
| 20 | Thomas | 473 |
| 21 | Timothy | 431 |
| 22 | Eric | 406 |
| 23 | Anthony | 405 |
| 24 | Richard | 395 |
| 25 | Charles | 391 |
| 26 | Steven | 380 |
| 27 | Adam | 376 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 359 |
| 29 | Jeremy | 353 |
| 30 | Nicholas | 340 |
| 31 | Stephen | 332 |
| 32 | Kyle | 303 |
| 33 | Jeffrey | 302 |
| 34 | Travis | 294 |
| 35 | Mark | 279 |
| 36 | Zachary | 278 |
| 37 | Patrick | 268 |
| 38 | Aaron | 259 |
| 39 | Sean | 248 |
| 40 | Dustin | 233 |
| 41 | Jacob | 230 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 230 |
| 43 | Bryan | 225 |
| 44 | Alexander | 219 |
| 45 | Paul | 216 |
| 46 | Gregory | 196 |
| 47 | Shawn | 191 |
| 48 | Nathan | 190 |
| 49 | Samuel | 186 |
| 50 | Jesse | 177 |