Most Popular Baby Boy and Baby Girl Names in 1985

Name: Most Popular Baby Boy and Baby Girl Names in 1985
Creator: Rhett Butler
Published: 2009-06-15T08:10:07+08:00
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BABY NAMES IN AMERICA: List of the 20 Most Popular Names for Baby Boys and Baby Girls in the United States in 1985.

. All names are from Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

Top 1000 most popular boy names: 1-250 | 251-500 | 501-750 | 751-1000
Top 1000 most popular girl names: 1-250 | 251-500 | 501-750 | 751-1000

Most popular names for babies in the U.S. in 1985

Rank	Boys	Girls
1	Michael	Jessica
2	Christopher	Ashley
3	Matthew	Jennifer
4	Joshua	Amanda
5	Daniel	Sarah
6	David	Stephanie
7	James	Nicole
8	Robert	Heather
9	John	Elizabeth
10	Joseph	Megan
11	Andrew	Melissa
12	Ryan	Christina
13	Brandon	Rachel
14	Jason	Laura
15	Justin	Lauren
16	William	Amber
17	Jonathan	Brittany
18	Brian	Danielle
19	Nicholas	Kimberly
20	Anthony	Amy

Table key

Data derived from the U.S. Bureau of the Census (2010).

Count Number of occurrences: Estimate of the number of people with the surname in the United States. (s) means the data was suppressed for privacy.
#/100K Occurrences / 100,000 people: The number of occurrences of a given surname per 100,000 in the United States.
% White % Non-Hispanic White Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic white" (race)
% Black % Non-Hispanic Black Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic black" (race)
% API % Non-Hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander" (race)
% AIAN % Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native" (race)
% 2 or More Races % Non-Hispanic of 2 or More Races: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic two or more races" (race)
% Hispanic % Hispanic Origin: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "Hispanic origin" (race)
Rank in 2010
Count in 2010 Number of occurrences: Estimate of the number of people with the surname in the United States according to the 2000 census.
% Change % Change between 2000 and 2010
Rank change Change in rank between 2000 and 2010