United States · 3,557,062 recorded births
Top baby names of 1986
Jessica and Michael led the year. Climbing fast: Mallory (up 61), Kelsey (up 56), Dylan (up 39), Garrett (up 21).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 52,682 | · |
| 2 | Ashley | 49,671 | · |
| 3 | Amanda | 40,532 | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 36,187 | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | Sarah | 28,163 | · |
| 6 | Stephanie | 22,651 | · |
| 7 | Nicole | 21,292 | · |
| 8 | Brittany | 20,313 | ▲ 9 |
| 9 | Heather | 19,790 | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 19,074 | ▼ 1 |
| 11 | Megan | 18,590 | ▼ 1 |
| 12 | Melissa | 17,667 | ▼ 1 |
| 13 | Amber | 16,954 | ▲ 3 |
| 14 | Lauren | 16,684 | ▲ 1 |
| 15 | Rachel | 15,455 | ▼ 2 |
| 16 | Danielle | 14,942 | ▲ 2 |
| 17 | Tiffany | 14,483 | ▲ 6 |
| 18 | Kimberly | 14,420 | ▲ 1 |
| 19 | Christina | 14,384 | ▼ 7 |
| 20 | Laura | 14,172 | ▼ 6 |
| 21 | Samantha | 14,092 | ▲ 8 |
| 22 | Amy | 13,452 | ▼ 2 |
| 23 | Michelle | 13,303 | ▼ 1 |
| 24 | Emily | 13,236 | · |
| 25 | Crystal | 12,689 | ▼ 4 |
| 26 | Rebecca | 11,793 | ▼ 1 |
| 27 | Sara | 11,052 | ▲ 3 |
| 28 | Katherine | 10,570 | ▲ 4 |
| 29 | Kelly | 10,411 | ▼ 1 |
| 30 | Erin | 10,068 | ▼ 4 |
| 31 | Erica | 9,973 | ▲ 3 |
| 32 | Whitney | 9,536 | ▲ 41 |
| 33 | Angela | 9,267 | ▼ 2 |
| 34 | Jamie | 9,234 | ▼ 7 |
| 35 | Courtney | 9,122 | ▲ 8 |
| 36 | Andrea | 8,639 | ▼ 3 |
| 37 | Mary | 8,507 | ▼ 2 |
| 38 | Katie | 8,333 | ▲ 1 |
| 39 | Lindsey | 8,051 | ▼ 2 |
| 40 | Lisa | 7,907 | ▼ 4 |
| 41 | Kristen | 7,844 | ▼ 3 |
| 42 | Allison | 7,575 | ▲ 4 |
| 43 | Vanessa | 7,469 | ▼ 1 |
| 44 | Shannon | 7,403 | ▼ 3 |
| 45 | Alicia | 7,017 | · |
| 46 | Lindsay | 6,952 | ▼ 6 |
| 47 | Christine | 6,917 | ▼ 3 |
| 48 | Kathryn | 6,393 | · |
| 49 | Maria | 6,142 | ▲ 3 |
| 50 | Kristin | 6,000 | ▼ 1 |
| 51 | Anna | 5,908 | ▲ 3 |
| 52 | Natalie | 5,707 | ▲ 6 |
| 53 | April | 5,677 | ▼ 6 |
| 54 | Victoria | 5,676 | ▲ 5 |
| 55 | Jenna | 5,416 | ▼ 5 |
| 56 | Tara | 5,085 | ▼ 5 |
| 57 | Jacqueline | 5,036 | ▲ 3 |
| 58 | Julie | 5,016 | ▼ 3 |
| 59 | Monica | 5,013 | ▲ 2 |
| 60 | Cassandra | 4,989 | ▲ 2 |
| 61 | Krystal | 4,929 | ▼ 8 |
| 62 | Kristina | 4,840 | ▼ 5 |
| 63 | Holly | 4,838 | ▼ 7 |
| 64 | Kayla | 4,657 | ▲ 45 |
| 65 | Brittney | 4,593 | ▲ 19 |
| 66 | Patricia | 4,246 | ▼ 2 |
| 67 | Catherine | 4,242 | ▼ 2 |
| 68 | Kathleen | 4,129 | · |
| 69 | Caitlin | 3,881 | ▲ 8 |
| 70 | Natasha | 3,872 | ▲ 9 |
| 71 | Meghan | 3,869 | ▼ 8 |
| 72 | Alexandra | 3,808 | ▲ 20 |
| 73 | Chelsea | 3,753 | ▲ 2 |
| 74 | Erika | 3,678 | ▲ 6 |
| 75 | Diana | 3,669 | ▼ 1 |
| 76 | Valerie | 3,618 | ▼ 5 |
| 77 | Veronica | 3,580 | ▼ 5 |
| 78 | Leah | 3,457 | · |
| 79 | Brandi | 3,432 | ▼ 10 |
| 80 | Casey | 3,423 | ▲ 34 |
| 81 | Cynthia | 3,422 | ▼ 15 |
| 82 | Hannah | 3,388 | ▲ 35 |
| 83 | Mallory | 3,325 | ▲ 61 |
| 84 | Brandy | 3,295 | ▼ 14 |
| 85 | Alyssa | 3,225 | ▲ 45 |
| 86 | Leslie | 3,224 | ▼ 10 |
| 87 | Stacy | 3,220 | ▼ 20 |
| 88 | Julia | 3,109 | ▼ 3 |
| 89 | Felicia | 3,084 | ▲ 12 |
| 90 | Margaret | 3,084 | · |
| 91 | Bethany | 3,082 | ▲ 3 |
| 92 | Dana | 3,076 | ▼ 10 |
| 93 | Krista | 3,054 | ▲ 41 |
| 94 | Stacey | 3,043 | ▼ 5 |
| 95 | Jasmine | 2,993 | ▲ 8 |
| 96 | Alison | 2,975 | ▲ 1 |
| 97 | Melanie | 2,973 | ▼ 9 |
| 98 | Dominique | 2,944 | ▼ 15 |
| 99 | Katrina | 2,828 | ▼ 6 |
| 100 | Karen | 2,801 | ▼ 13 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 64,235 | · |
| 2 | Christopher | 56,693 | · |
| 3 | Matthew | 46,929 | · |
| 4 | Joshua | 37,542 | · |
| 5 | David | 37,150 | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | Daniel | 36,573 | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | James | 34,057 | · |
| 8 | Andrew | 33,858 | ▲ 3 |
| 9 | Robert | 31,350 | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | John | 30,209 | ▼ 1 |
| 11 | Ryan | 29,524 | ▲ 1 |
| 12 | Joseph | 28,834 | ▼ 2 |
| 13 | Brandon | 27,254 | · |
| 14 | Justin | 26,638 | ▲ 1 |
| 15 | William | 24,333 | ▲ 1 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 23,973 | ▲ 1 |
| 17 | Nicholas | 22,800 | ▲ 2 |
| 18 | Jason | 22,415 | ▼ 4 |
| 19 | Anthony | 21,956 | ▲ 1 |
| 20 | Brian | 21,027 | ▼ 2 |
| 21 | Kevin | 19,935 | ▲ 2 |
| 22 | Eric | 19,528 | ▼ 1 |
| 23 | Kyle | 19,315 | ▲ 4 |
| 24 | Adam | 18,157 | ▼ 2 |
| 25 | Steven | 18,099 | ▼ 1 |
| 26 | Thomas | 17,362 | ▼ 1 |
| 27 | Timothy | 16,875 | ▼ 1 |
| 28 | Jeremy | 16,269 | ▲ 2 |
| 29 | Richard | 15,014 | ▼ 1 |
| 30 | Benjamin | 13,793 | ▲ 1 |
| 31 | Jacob | 13,652 | ▲ 4 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 13,651 | ▼ 3 |
| 33 | Aaron | 12,692 | · |
| 34 | Charles | 12,625 | · |
| 35 | Mark | 12,615 | ▼ 3 |
| 36 | Stephen | 11,877 | · |
| 37 | Sean | 11,784 | ▲ 1 |
| 38 | Zachary | 11,725 | ▲ 1 |
| 39 | Patrick | 11,410 | ▼ 2 |
| 40 | Tyler | 10,912 | ▲ 3 |
| 41 | Alexander | 10,609 | ▲ 9 |
| 42 | Dustin | 10,317 | ▼ 1 |
| 43 | Nathan | 9,996 | ▼ 3 |
| 44 | Scott | 9,965 | · |
| 45 | Paul | 9,715 | ▼ 3 |
| 46 | Gregory | 9,529 | ▼ 1 |
| 47 | Bryan | 8,651 | ▲ 1 |
| 48 | Jesse | 8,542 | ▲ 3 |
| 49 | Travis | 8,480 | ▼ 3 |
| 50 | Kenneth | 8,453 | ▼ 3 |
| 51 | Jose | 8,363 | ▼ 2 |
| 52 | Samuel | 7,579 | ▲ 2 |
| 53 | Jordan | 7,302 | ▲ 9 |
| 54 | Bradley | 7,044 | ▼ 1 |
| 55 | Shawn | 7,018 | · |
| 56 | Cody | 6,934 | ▼ 4 |
| 57 | Derek | 6,900 | ▼ 1 |
| 58 | Jared | 6,119 | · |
| 59 | Chad | 6,026 | ▼ 2 |
| 60 | Peter | 5,797 | · |
| 61 | Edward | 5,777 | ▼ 2 |
| 62 | Corey | 5,762 | ▲ 1 |
| 63 | Marcus | 5,278 | ▼ 2 |
| 64 | Alex | 5,111 | ▲ 16 |
| 65 | Juan | 5,076 | · |
| 66 | Keith | 5,040 | ▼ 2 |
| 67 | Shane | 4,929 | ▲ 1 |
| 68 | Cory | 4,871 | ▲ 13 |
| 69 | Brett | 4,729 | ▲ 1 |
| 70 | Phillip | 4,705 | ▼ 1 |
| 71 | Donald | 4,661 | ▼ 5 |
| 72 | Joel | 4,507 | ▼ 5 |
| 73 | Antonio | 4,406 | · |
| 74 | George | 4,348 | ▼ 2 |
| 75 | Ronald | 4,224 | ▼ 4 |
| 76 | Carlos | 4,090 | ▼ 2 |
| 77 | Raymond | 4,055 | ▼ 2 |
| 78 | Nathaniel | 4,032 | ▼ 1 |
| 79 | Luis | 4,028 | ▲ 6 |
| 80 | Craig | 3,926 | ▼ 1 |
| 81 | Evan | 3,887 | ▲ 10 |
| 82 | Douglas | 3,763 | ▼ 6 |
| 83 | Casey | 3,762 | ▲ 3 |
| 84 | Gary | 3,719 | ▼ 2 |
| 85 | Ian | 3,713 | ▼ 7 |
| 86 | Philip | 3,665 | ▼ 2 |
| 87 | Derrick | 3,326 | ▼ 4 |
| 88 | Victor | 3,293 | · |
| 89 | Christian | 3,214 | ▲ 12 |
| 90 | Austin | 3,202 | ▲ 17 |
| 91 | Frank | 3,178 | ▼ 1 |
| 92 | Erik | 3,110 | ▼ 5 |
| 93 | Vincent | 3,092 | ▲ 2 |
| 94 | Brent | 3,061 | ▼ 5 |
| 95 | Gabriel | 3,046 | ▼ 3 |
| 96 | Wesley | 3,043 | ▼ 2 |
| 97 | Seth | 2,980 | ▲ 7 |
| 98 | Trevor | 2,978 | ▲ 7 |
| 99 | Adrian | 2,943 | ▼ 6 |
| 100 | Curtis | 2,910 | ▼ 2 |