Top Baby Names of 1985
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1985, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1985)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |