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The most popular names in 1986

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‹ 19851987 ›

Top 1,000 girls' names · 1–100

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #11Megan18,590
  12. #12Melissa17,667
  13. #13Amber16,954
  14. #14Lauren16,684
  15. #15Rachel15,455
  16. #16Danielle14,942
  17. #17Tiffany14,483
  18. #18Kimberly14,420
  19. #19Christina14,384
  20. #20Laura14,172
  21. #21Samantha14,092
  22. #22Amy13,452
  23. #23Michelle13,303
  24. #24Emily13,236
  25. #25Crystal12,689
  26. #26Rebecca11,793
  27. #27Sara11,052
  28. #28Katherine10,570
  29. #29Kelly10,411
  30. #30Erin10,068
  31. #31Erica9,973
  32. #32Whitney9,536
  33. #33Angela9,267
  34. #34Jamie9,234
  35. #35Courtney9,122
  36. #36Andrea8,639
  37. #37Mary8,507
  38. #38Katie8,333
  39. #39Lindsey8,051
  40. #40Lisa7,907
  41. #41Kristen7,844
  42. #42Allison7,575
  43. #43Vanessa7,469
  44. #44Shannon7,403
  45. #45Alicia7,017
  46. #46Lindsay6,952
  47. #47Christine6,917
  48. #48Kathryn6,393
  49. #49Maria6,142
  50. #50Kristin6,000
  51. #51Anna5,908
  52. #52Natalie5,707
  53. #53April5,677
  54. #54Victoria5,676
  55. #55Jenna5,416
  56. #56Tara5,085
  57. #57Jacqueline5,036
  58. #58Julie5,016
  59. #59Monica5,013
  60. #60Cassandra4,989
  61. #61Krystal4,929
  62. #62Kristina4,840
  63. #63Holly4,838
  64. #64Kayla4,657
  65. #65Brittney4,593
  66. #66Patricia4,246
  67. #67Catherine4,242
  68. #68Kathleen4,129
  69. #69Caitlin3,881
  70. #70Natasha3,872
  71. #71Meghan3,869
  72. #72Alexandra3,808
  73. #73Chelsea3,753
  74. #74Erika3,678
  75. #75Diana3,669
  76. #76Valerie3,618
  77. #77Veronica3,580
  78. #78Leah3,457
  79. #79Brandi3,432
  80. #80Casey3,423
  81. #81Cynthia3,422
  82. #82Hannah3,388
  83. #83Mallory3,325
  84. #84Brandy3,295
  85. #85Alyssa3,225
  86. #86Leslie3,224
  87. #87Stacy3,220
  88. #88Julia3,109
  89. #89Felicia3,084
  90. #89Margaret3,084
  91. #91Bethany3,082
  92. #92Dana3,076
  93. #93Krista3,054
  94. #94Stacey3,043
  95. #95Jasmine2,993
  96. #96Alison2,975
  97. #97Melanie2,973
  98. #98Dominique2,944
  99. #99Katrina2,828
  100. #100Karen2,801

Top 1,000 boys' names · 1–100

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #11Ryan29,524
  12. #12Joseph28,834
  13. #13Brandon27,254
  14. #14Justin26,638
  15. #15William24,333
  16. #16Jonathan23,973
  17. #17Nicholas22,800
  18. #18Jason22,415
  19. #19Anthony21,956
  20. #20Brian21,027
  21. #21Kevin19,935
  22. #22Eric19,528
  23. #23Kyle19,315
  24. #24Adam18,157
  25. #25Steven18,099
  26. #26Thomas17,362
  27. #27Timothy16,875
  28. #28Jeremy16,269
  29. #29Richard15,014
  30. #30Benjamin13,793
  31. #31Jacob13,652
  32. #32Jeffrey13,651
  33. #33Aaron12,692
  34. #34Charles12,625
  35. #35Mark12,615
  36. #36Stephen11,877
  37. #37Sean11,784
  38. #38Zachary11,725
  39. #39Patrick11,410
  40. #40Tyler10,912
  41. #41Alexander10,609
  42. #42Dustin10,317
  43. #43Nathan9,996
  44. #44Scott9,965
  45. #45Paul9,715
  46. #46Gregory9,529
  47. #47Bryan8,651
  48. #48Jesse8,542
  49. #49Travis8,480
  50. #50Kenneth8,453
  51. #51Jose8,363
  52. #52Samuel7,579
  53. #53Jordan7,302
  54. #54Bradley7,044
  55. #55Shawn7,018
  56. #56Cody6,934
  57. #57Derek6,900
  58. #58Jared6,119
  59. #59Chad6,026
  60. #60Peter5,797
  61. #61Edward5,777
  62. #62Corey5,762
  63. #63Marcus5,278
  64. #64Alex5,111
  65. #65Juan5,076
  66. #66Keith5,040
  67. #67Shane4,929
  68. #68Cory4,871
  69. #69Brett4,729
  70. #70Phillip4,705
  71. #71Donald4,661
  72. #72Joel4,507
  73. #73Antonio4,406
  74. #74George4,348
  75. #75Ronald4,224
  76. #76Carlos4,090
  77. #77Raymond4,055
  78. #78Nathaniel4,032
  79. #79Luis4,028
  80. #80Craig3,926
  81. #81Evan3,887
  82. #82Douglas3,763
  83. #83Casey3,762
  84. #84Gary3,719
  85. #85Ian3,713
  86. #86Philip3,665
  87. #87Derrick3,326
  88. #88Victor3,293
  89. #89Christian3,214
  90. #90Austin3,202
  91. #91Frank3,178
  92. #92Erik3,110
  93. #93Vincent3,092
  94. #94Brent3,061
  95. #95Gabriel3,046
  96. #96Wesley3,043
  97. #97Seth2,980
  98. #98Trevor2,978
  99. #99Adrian2,943
  100. #100Curtis2,910