Most Popular Baby Names of 1985

In 1985, Jessica (48,348 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (64,936 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1985
Rank	Name	Births
1	Michael	64,936
2	Christopher	59,616
3	Matthew	47,079
4	Joshua	42,198
5	Daniel	38,564
6	David	38,527
7	James	35,864
8	Robert	32,095
9	John	31,499
10	Joseph	30,219
11	Andrew	30,180
12	Ryan	29,909
13	Brandon	29,307
14	Jason	26,036
15	Justin	25,536
16	William	24,608
17	Jonathan	24,116
18	Brian	23,068
19	Nicholas	22,384
20	Anthony	22,099
21	Eric	20,843
22	Adam	20,165
23	Kevin	18,813
24	Steven	18,728
25	Thomas	17,607
26	Timothy	17,138
27	Kyle	16,520
28	Richard	15,328
29	Jeffrey	14,501
30	Jeremy	13,446
31	Benjamin	13,427
32	Mark	13,197
33	Aaron	13,138
34	Charles	12,899
35	Jacob	12,286
36	Stephen	12,210
37	Patrick	11,641
38	Sean	11,455
39	Zachary	11,346
40	Nathan	10,652
41	Dustin	10,439
42	Paul	10,315
43	Tyler	10,211
44	Scott	10,146
45	Gregory	9,769
46	Travis	9,094
47	Kenneth	8,994
48	Bryan	8,717
49	Jose	8,402
50	Alexander	8,298
51	Jesse	8,222
52	Cody	7,095
53	Bradley	7,012
54	Samuel	7,010
55	Shawn	6,981
56	Derek	6,661
57	Chad	6,467
58	Jared	5,883
59	Edward	5,869
60	Peter	5,674
61	Marcus	5,586
62	Jordan	5,461
63	Corey	5,230
64	Keith	5,215
65	Juan	4,852
66	Donald	4,750
67	Joel	4,623
68	Shane	4,549
69	Phillip	4,495
70	Brett	4,328
71	Ronald	4,299
72	George	4,260
73	Antonio	4,150
74	Carlos	4,089
75	Raymond	4,085
76	Douglas	4,021
77	Nathaniel	4,003
78	Ian	3,999
79	Craig	3,954
80	Alex	3,907
81	Cory	3,868
82	Gary	3,812
83	Derrick	3,779
84	Philip	3,736
85	Luis	3,705
86	Casey	3,490
87	Erik	3,372
88	Victor	3,342
89	Brent	3,321
90	Frank	3,303
91	Evan	3,219
92	Gabriel	3,215
93	Adrian	3,132
94	Wesley	3,044
95	Vincent	3,040
96	Jeffery	2,947
97	Larry	2,946
98	Curtis	2,943
99	Todd	2,939
100	Blake	2,922

Full Boy list for 1985

Top 100 girl names, 1985
Rank	Name	Births
1	Jessica	48,348
2	Ashley	47,008
3	Jennifer	42,660
4	Amanda	39,056
5	Sarah	24,878
6	Stephanie	23,244
7	Nicole	22,967
8	Heather	21,152
9	Elizabeth	20,545
10	Megan	20,012
11	Melissa	19,963
12	Christina	16,600
13	Rachel	16,361
14	Laura	16,002
15	Lauren	15,768
16	Amber	15,506
17	Brittany	15,437
18	Danielle	15,417
19	Kimberly	14,913
20	Amy	14,429
21	Crystal	14,398
22	Michelle	13,976
23	Tiffany	13,681
24	Emily	13,143
25	Rebecca	12,704
26	Erin	11,384
27	Jamie	11,038
28	Kelly	11,031
29	Samantha	10,658
30	Sara	10,562
31	Angela	10,225
32	Katherine	10,129
33	Andrea	10,053
34	Erica	9,525
35	Mary	9,239
36	Lisa	9,015
37	Lindsey	8,468
38	Kristen	8,445
39	Katie	7,996
40	Lindsay	7,871
41	Shannon	7,714
42	Vanessa	7,564
43	Courtney	7,530
44	Christine	7,441
45	Alicia	7,122
46	Allison	7,028
47	April	6,691
48	Kathryn	6,634
49	Kristin	6,567
50	Jenna	6,436
51	Tara	6,102
52	Maria	6,013
53	Krystal	5,933
54	Anna	5,885
55	Julie	5,763
56	Holly	5,602
57	Kristina	5,566
58	Natalie	5,536
59	Victoria	5,426
60	Jacqueline	5,250
61	Monica	4,989
62	Cassandra	4,727
63	Meghan	4,670
64	Patricia	4,402
65	Catherine	4,297
66	Cynthia	4,130
67	Stacy	4,109
68	Kathleen	4,086
69	Brandi	4,045
70	Brandy	3,901
71	Valerie	3,881
72	Veronica	3,875
73	Whitney	3,832
74	Diana	3,686
75	Chelsea	3,613
76	Leslie	3,606
77	Caitlin	3,593
78	Leah	3,572
79	Natasha	3,553
80	Erika	3,504
81	Latoya	3,402
82	Dana	3,348
83	Dominique	3,299
84	Brittney	3,224
85	Julia	3,205
86	Candice	3,195
87	Karen	3,138
88	Melanie	3,132
89	Stacey	3,114
90	Margaret	3,071
91	Sheena	3,062
92	Alexandra	3,017
93	Katrina	2,978
94	Bethany	2,957
95	Nichole	2,950
96	Carrie	2,943
97	Alison	2,829
98	Kara	2,811
99	Joanna	2,772
100	Rachael	2,761

Full Girl list for 1985

Biggest movers since 1984

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1984 to 1985
Name	Births 1984	Births 1985	Change	Rank 1984 → 1985
Shane	3,335	4,549	+36%	85 → 68
Cody	5,208	7,095	+36%	62 → 52
Kyle	12,547	16,520	+32%	34 → 27
Alex	3,026	3,907	+29%	93 → 80
Drew	1,765	2,276	+29%	153 → 126
Alexander	6,492	8,298	+28%	54 → 50
Taylor	1,416	1,795	+27%	180 → 153
Caleb	1,650	2,083	+26%	163 → 136
Zachary	9,065	11,346	+25%	45 → 39
Corey	4,244	5,230	+23%	69 → 63

Falling boy names, 1984 to 1985
Name	Births 1984	Births 1985	Change	Rank 1984 → 1985
Adam	23,940	20,165	-16%	18 → 22
Jason	29,952	26,036	-13%	11 → 14
Travis	10,240	9,094	-11%	42 → 46
Jimmy	2,069	1,867	-10%	134 → 149
Jeremiah	2,776	2,533	-9%	102 → 111
Clinton	1,851	1,693	-9%	145 → 162
Chad	7,063	6,467	-8%	51 → 57
Jamie	1,765	1,630	-8%	153 → 167
Lee	2,164	2,006	-7%	124 → 142
Marcus	5,996	5,586	-7%	57 → 61

Rising girl names, 1984 to 1985
Name	Births 1984	Births 1985	Change	Rank 1984 → 1985
Brittney	1,559	3,224	+107%	176 → 84
Brittany	7,666	15,437	+101%	41 → 17
Felicia	1,484	2,738	+85%	185 → 101
Whitney	2,287	3,832	+68%	125 → 73
Caitlin	2,343	3,593	+53%	118 → 77
Krystal	3,933	5,933	+51%	74 → 53
Alyssa	1,538	2,258	+47%	180 → 130
Jasmine	1,928	2,708	+40%	149 → 103
Mallory	1,469	2,039	+39%	186 → 143
Samantha	8,038	10,658	+33%	39 → 29

Falling girl names, 1984 to 1985
Name	Births 1984	Births 1985	Change	Rank 1984 → 1985
Latoya	5,051	3,402	-33%	60 → 81
Stefanie	2,127	1,463	-31%	138 → 185
Alexis	3,292	2,517	-24%	89 → 112
Carrie	3,691	2,943	-20%	78 → 96
Beth	1,632	1,341	-18%	167 → 199
Dawn	2,105	1,730	-18%	142 → 165
Joanna	3,332	2,772	-17%	88 → 99
Brandi	4,848	4,045	-17%	61 → 69
Ebony	2,130	1,787	-16%	137 → 160
Jennifer	50,563	42,660	-16%	1 → 3

Top 100 boy names, 1985

Rank

Name

Births

Michael

64,936

Christopher

59,616

Matthew

47,079

Joshua

42,198

Daniel

38,564

David

38,527

James

35,864

32,095

31,499

30,219

30,180

Ryan

29,909

Brandon

29,307

26,036

25,536

24,608

24,116

Brian

23,068

Nicholas

22,384

Anthony

22,099

Eric

20,843

20,165

18,813

18,728

17,607

17,138

Kyle

16,520

Richard

15,328

Jeffrey

14,501

Jeremy

13,446

Benjamin

13,427

Mark

13,197

Aaron

13,138

Charles

12,899

Jacob

12,286

12,210

11,641

11,455

11,346

10,652

10,439

10,315

10,211

Scott

10,146

Gregory

9,769

Travis

9,094

Kenneth

8,994

Bryan

8,717

Jose

8,402

Alexander

8,298

Jesse

8,222

Cody

7,095

Bradley

7,012

Samuel

7,010

Shawn

6,981

Derek

6,661

Chad

6,467

Jared

5,883

Edward

5,869

Peter

5,674

Marcus

5,586

Jordan

5,461

Corey

5,230

Keith

5,215

Juan

4,852

Donald

4,750

Joel

4,623

Shane

4,549

Phillip

4,495

Brett

4,328

Ronald

4,299

George

4,260

Antonio

4,150

Carlos

4,089

Raymond

4,085

Douglas

4,021

Nathaniel

4,003

Ian

3,999

Craig

3,954

Alex

3,907

Cory

3,868

Gary

3,812

Derrick

3,779

Philip

3,736

Luis

3,705

3,490

3,372

3,342

3,321

3,303

3,219

3,215

3,132

3,044

3,040

Jeffery

2,947

Larry

2,946

Curtis

2,943

Todd

2,939

100

Blake

2,922

Top 100 girl names, 1985

Rank

Name

Births

Jessica

48,348

Ashley

47,008

Jennifer

42,660

Amanda

39,056

Sarah

24,878

Stephanie

23,244

Nicole

22,967

Heather

21,152

Elizabeth

20,545

Megan

20,012

19,963

16,600

16,361

16,002

Lauren

15,768

Amber

15,506

Brittany

15,437

Danielle

15,417

Kimberly

14,913

Amy

14,429

Crystal

14,398

13,976

13,681

13,143

12,704

Erin

11,384

Jamie

11,038

Kelly

11,031

10,658

10,562

10,225

10,129

Andrea

10,053

Erica

9,525

Mary

9,239

Lisa

9,015

Lindsey

8,468

Kristen

8,445

Katie

7,996

Lindsay

7,871

Shannon

7,714

Vanessa

7,564

Courtney

7,530

Christine

7,441

Alicia

7,122

Allison

7,028

April

6,691

Kathryn

6,634

Kristin

6,567

Jenna

6,436

Tara

6,102

Maria

6,013

Krystal

5,933

Anna

5,885

Julie

5,763

Holly

5,602

Kristina

5,566

Natalie

5,536

Victoria

5,426

Jacqueline

5,250

Monica

4,989

Cassandra

4,727

Meghan

4,670

Patricia

4,402

Catherine

4,297

Cynthia

4,130

Stacy

4,109

Kathleen

4,086

Brandi

4,045

Brandy

3,901

Valerie

3,881

Veronica

3,875

Whitney

3,832

Diana

3,686

Chelsea

3,613

Leslie

3,606

Caitlin

3,593

Leah

3,572

Natasha

3,553

Erika

3,504

Latoya

3,402

Dana

3,348

Dominique

3,299

Brittney

3,224

Julia

3,205

Candice

3,195

Karen

3,138

Melanie

3,132

Stacey

3,114

Margaret

3,071

Sheena

3,062

Alexandra

3,017

Katrina

2,978

Bethany

2,957

Nichole

2,950

Carrie

2,943

Alison

2,829

Kara

2,811

Joanna

2,772

100

Rachael

2,761

Biggest movers since 1984

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1984 to 1985
Name	Births 1984	Births 1985	Change	Rank 1984 → 1985
Shane	3,335	4,549	+36%	85 → 68
Cody	5,208	7,095	+36%	62 → 52
Kyle	12,547	16,520	+32%	34 → 27
Alex	3,026	3,907	+29%	93 → 80
Drew	1,765	2,276	+29%	153 → 126
Alexander	6,492	8,298	+28%	54 → 50
Taylor	1,416	1,795	+27%	180 → 153
Caleb	1,650	2,083	+26%	163 → 136
Zachary	9,065	11,346	+25%	45 → 39
Corey	4,244	5,230	+23%	69 → 63

Falling boy names, 1984 to 1985
Name	Births 1984	Births 1985	Change	Rank 1984 → 1985
Adam	23,940	20,165	-16%	18 → 22
Jason	29,952	26,036	-13%	11 → 14
Travis	10,240	9,094	-11%	42 → 46
Jimmy	2,069	1,867	-10%	134 → 149
Jeremiah	2,776	2,533	-9%	102 → 111
Clinton	1,851	1,693	-9%	145 → 162
Chad	7,063	6,467	-8%	51 → 57
Jamie	1,765	1,630	-8%	153 → 167
Lee	2,164	2,006	-7%	124 → 142
Marcus	5,996	5,586	-7%	57 → 61

Rising girl names, 1984 to 1985
Name	Births 1984	Births 1985	Change	Rank 1984 → 1985
Brittney	1,559	3,224	+107%	176 → 84
Brittany	7,666	15,437	+101%	41 → 17
Felicia	1,484	2,738	+85%	185 → 101
Whitney	2,287	3,832	+68%	125 → 73
Caitlin	2,343	3,593	+53%	118 → 77
Krystal	3,933	5,933	+51%	74 → 53
Alyssa	1,538	2,258	+47%	180 → 130
Jasmine	1,928	2,708	+40%	149 → 103
Mallory	1,469	2,039	+39%	186 → 143
Samantha	8,038	10,658	+33%	39 → 29

Falling girl names, 1984 to 1985
Name	Births 1984	Births 1985	Change	Rank 1984 → 1985
Latoya	5,051	3,402	-33%	60 → 81
Stefanie	2,127	1,463	-31%	138 → 185
Alexis	3,292	2,517	-24%	89 → 112
Carrie	3,691	2,943	-20%	78 → 96
Beth	1,632	1,341	-18%	167 → 199
Dawn	2,105	1,730	-18%	142 → 165
Joanna	3,332	2,772	-17%	88 → 99
Brandi	4,848	4,045	-17%	61 → 69
Ebony	2,130	1,787	-16%	137 → 160
Jennifer	50,563	42,660	-16%	1 → 3

Top 100 boy names of 1985

Top 100 girl names of 1985

Biggest movers since 1984

Top 100 boy names of 1985

Top 100 girl names of 1985

Biggest movers since 1984