Welcome to our dedicated page featuring the top 500 boy and girl baby names of 1986. This year holds a special place in the annals of naming history, reflecting a blend of timeless classics and unique choices that captured the hearts of parents during this era. As you explore our comprehensive list, you’ll discover the names that defined a generation, from the traditional to the trendsetting. Whether you’re seeking inspiration for a new arrival, researching historical naming trends, or simply curious about the names that resonated with families in 1986, our curated selection offers a fascinating glimpse into the past. Join us on a nostalgic journey through the most popular names of the year, and see how trends in baby naming have evolved over time.
| Rank | Boy Name | Boy Births | Girl Name | Girl Births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 55152 | Jessica | 47957 |
| 2 | Christopher | 49662 | Ashley | 45615 |
| 3 | Matthew | 42168 | Amanda | 35980 |
| 4 | Joshua | 35737 | Jennifer | 32293 |
| 5 | David | 33257 | Sarah | 26042 |
| 6 | Daniel | 32898 | Stephanie | 19917 |
| 7 | Andrew | 31620 | Nicole | 19064 |
| 8 | James | 29869 | Brittany | 18741 |
| 9 | Ryan | 28157 | Heather | 18219 |
| 10 | Robert | 27437 | Megan | 17827 |
| 11 | Brandon | 26182 | Elizabeth | 17667 |
| 12 | John | 25310 | Amber | 16958 |
| 13 | Joseph | 24575 | Melissa | 16002 |
| 14 | Justin | 24371 | Rachel | 14147 |
| 15 | Nicholas | 21891 | Lauren | 13350 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 21094 | Danielle | 13192 |
| 17 | William | 20639 | Tiffany | 13112 |
| 18 | Jason | 20120 | Kimberly | 12918 |
| 19 | Anthony | 19965 | Christina | 12577 |
| 20 | Kyle | 19184 | Michelle | 12317 |
| 21 | Brian | 18521 | Amy | 12273 |
| 22 | Eric | 17952 | Samantha | 12166 |
| 23 | Kevin | 17438 | Laura | 12155 |
| 24 | Adam | 16956 | Emily | 11966 |
| 25 | Steven | 16418 | Crystal | 10981 |
| 26 | Jeremy | 15159 | Rebecca | 10757 |
| 27 | Timothy | 15062 | Sara | 10449 |
| 28 | Thomas | 14718 | Whitney | 9306 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 13491 | Katherine | 9263 |
| 30 | Jacob | 13486 | Erin | 9232 |
| 31 | Richard | 13286 | Kelly | 8869 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 12550 | Erica | 8737 |
| 33 | Tyler | 12198 | Jamie | 8653 |
| 34 | Aaron | 12071 | Angela | 8580 |
| 35 | Zachary | 11337 | Andrea | 8249 |
| 36 | Mark | 10888 | Courtney | 8158 |
| 37 | Charles | 10847 | Katie | 8094 |
| 38 | Sean | 10588 | Lindsey | 7675 |
| 39 | Dustin | 10378 | Mary | 7496 |
| 40 | Patrick | 10213 | Vanessa | 7189 |
| 41 | Nathan | 9974 | Lisa | 6957 |
| 42 | Alexander | 9715 | Allison | 6799 |
| 43 | Stephen | 9704 | Alicia | 6772 |
| 44 | Scott | 9445 | Shannon | 6613 |
| 45 | Paul | 8362 | Kristen | 6609 |
| 46 | Jesse | 8220 | Lindsay | 6331 |
| 47 | Gregory | 8169 | Kathryn | 5646 |
| 48 | Travis | 8055 | Anna | 5620 |
| 49 | Bryan | 7677 | Natalie | 5588 |
| 50 | Jose | 7515 | Christine | 5498 |
| 51 | Kenneth | 7458 | Maria | 5319 |
| 52 | Samuel | 6934 | Kristin | 5263 |
| 53 | Jordan | 6894 | April | 5224 |
| 54 | Bradley | 6747 | Jenna | 4776 |
| 55 | Cody | 6633 | Cassandra | 4700 |
| 56 | Derek | 6524 | Victoria | 4700 |
| 57 | Shawn | 6187 | Monica | 4666 |
| 58 | Chad | 6024 | Julie | 4587 |
| 59 | Jared | 5834 | Tara | 4532 |
| 60 | Shane | 4783 | Kristina | 4521 |
| 61 | Marcus | 4708 | Brittney | 4370 |
| 62 | Corey | 4699 | Jacqueline | 4241 |
| 63 | Alex | 4642 | Krystal | 3898 |
| 64 | Brett | 4625 | Kayla | 3732 |
| 65 | Edward | 4533 | Holly | 3688 |
| 66 | Juan | 4258 | Chelsea | 3515 |
| 67 | Peter | 4196 | Patricia | 3444 |
| 68 | Joel | 4173 | Kathleen | 3205 |
| 69 | Phillip | 4064 | Natasha | 3182 |
| 70 | Cory | 3770 | Catherine | 3168 |
| 71 | Antonio | 3587 | Erika | 2881 |
| 72 | George | 3283 | Brandi | 2709 |
| 73 | Luis | 3282 | Veronica | 2646 |
| 74 | Keith | 3268 | Caitlin | 2623 |
| 75 | Donald | 3180 | Mallory | 2542 |
| 76 | Evan | 3180 | Alyssa | 2538 |
| 77 | Ian | 3170 | Cynthia | 2458 |
| 78 | Nathaniel | 3122 | Diana | 2394 |
| 79 | Carlos | 3115 | Hannah | 2334 |
| 80 | Raymond | 3004 | Alexandra | 2303 |
| 81 | Casey | 2616 | Leslie | 2296 |
| 82 | Craig | 2584 | Brandy | 2294 |
| 83 | Ronald | 2495 | Valerie | 2290 |
| 84 | Erik | 2448 | Leah | 2197 |
| 85 | Douglas | 2370 | Bethany | 2108 |
| 86 | Jesus | 2328 | Meghan | 2079 |
| 87 | Seth | 2323 | Casey | 1931 |
| 88 | Miguel | 2302 | Julia | 1887 |
| 89 | Victor | 2267 | Jasmine | 1878 |
| 90 | Brent | 2245 | Sandra | 1836 |
| 91 | Christian | 2143 | Stacy | 1828 |
| 92 | Jorge | 2084 | Kendra | 1814 |
| 93 | Vincent | 2025 | Nancy | 1776 |
| 94 | Adrian | 2009 | Mayra | 1736 |
| 95 | Austin | 2008 | Krista | 1675 |
| 96 | Derrick | 1991 | Brooke | 1648 |
| 97 | Philip | 1937 | Nichole | 1595 |
| 98 | Gabriel | 1893 | Molly | 1572 |
| 99 | Gary | 1887 | Kelsey | 1557 |
| 100 | Frank | 1870 | Felicia | 1552 |
| 101 | Jeffery | 1812 | Angelica | 1538 |
| 102 | Curtis | 1796 | Kara | 1529 |
| 103 | Francisco | 1787 | Katrina | 1514 |
| 104 | Mario | 1782 | Rachael | 1499 |
| 105 | Manuel | 1651 | Brenda | 1412 |
| 106 | Blake | 1625 | Margaret | 1379 |
| 107 | Ricardo | 1610 | Carrie | 1333 |
| 108 | Alejandro | 1590 | Sabrina | 1327 |
| 109 | Mitchell | 1491 | Dana | 1312 |
| 110 | Trevor | 1484 | Dominique | 1297 |
| 111 | Wesley | 1429 | Karen | 1297 |
| 112 | Luke | 1410 | Monique | 1286 |
| 113 | Oscar | 1368 | Latoya | 1276 |
| 114 | Todd | 1367 | Cristina | 1246 |
| 115 | Lucas | 1351 | Lacey | 1214 |
| 116 | Roberto | 1252 | Adriana | 1206 |
| 117 | Terry | 1245 | Marissa | 1202 |
| 118 | Martin | 1214 | Stacey | 1189 |
| 119 | Fernando | 1142 | Alison | 1167 |
| 120 | Ruben | 1138 | Ana | 1164 |
| 121 | Javier | 1122 | Denise | 1120 |
| 122 | Larry | 1099 | Claudia | 1092 |
| 123 | Hector | 1090 | Desiree | 1086 |
| 124 | Sergio | 1054 | Candace | 1046 |
| 125 | Angel | 1006 | Melanie | 1045 |
| 126 | Jeremiah | 1000 | Joanna | 1042 |
| 127 | Jaime | 956 | Cindy | 976 |
| 128 | Caleb | 911 | Linda | 956 |
| 129 | Johnathan | 820 | Meagan | 935 |
| 130 | Bobby | 804 | Morgan | 928 |
| 131 | Carl | 804 | Wendy | 860 |
| 132 | Johnny | 717 | Yesenia | 850 |
| 133 | Devin | 700 | Kelli | 837 |
| 134 | Troy | 699 | Gabriela | 826 |
| 135 | Randy | 690 | Heidi | 809 |
| 136 | Alan | 679 | Tabitha | 790 |
| 137 | Drew | 668 | Jillian | 788 |
| 138 | Garrett | 657 | Abigail | 782 |
| 139 | Cameron | 651 | Candice | 757 |
| 140 | Willie | 619 | Alisha | 724 |
| 141 | Jerry | 616 | Misty | 587 |
| 142 | Dennis | 600 | Susan | 561 |
| 143 | Jonathon | 573 | Renee | 560 |
| 144 | Chase | 569 | Robin | 537 |
| 145 | Jimmy | 559 | Miranda | 532 |
| 146 | Bryce | 545 | Tamara | 532 |
| 147 | Dylan | 542 | Jordan | 504 |
| 148 | Mathew | 542 | Abby | 478 |
| 149 | Billy | 541 | Jill | 456 |
| 150 | Lance | 538 | Gina | 439 |
| 151 | Levi | 446 | Christy | 430 |
| 152 | Colin | 431 | Ashlee | 430 |
| 153 | Taylor | 428 | Jaclyn | 424 |
| 154 | Ricky | 407 | Alexis | 422 |
| 155 | Reginald | 406 | Savannah | 412 |
| 156 | Randall | 382 | Kristy | 411 |
| 157 | Russell | 373 | Britney | 409 |
| 158 | Cole | 369 | Cassie | 385 |
| 159 | Andre | 349 | Anne | 379 |
| 160 | Allen | 335 | Colleen | 365 |
| 161 | Logan | 319 | Tracy | 360 |
| 162 | Maurice | 313 | Brianna | 350 |
| 163 | Courtney | 290 | Sierra | 343 |
| 164 | Kristopher | 285 | Katelyn | 335 |
| 165 | Shaun | 273 | Ebony | 314 |
| 166 | Tony | 271 | Michaela | 303 |
| 167 | Spencer | 264 | Haley | 275 |
| 168 | Walter | 255 | Chelsey | 257 |
| 169 | Tyson | 252 | Melinda | 252 |
| 170 | Grant | 251 | Kari | 237 |
| 171 | Lee | 243 | Angel | 234 |
| 172 | Micheal | 239 | Pamela | 233 |
| 173 | Marc | 238 | Caroline | 230 |
| 174 | Jay | 192 | Kristi | 228 |
| 175 | Calvin | 179 | Meredith | 219 |
| 176 | Roderick | 177 | Audrey | 214 |
| 177 | Rodney | 174 | Sheena | 208 |
| 178 | Ross | 164 | Kate | 199 |
| 179 | Isaac | 154 | Theresa | 182 |
| 180 | Jake | 153 | Kylie | 176 |
| 181 | Demetrius | 150 | Latasha | 147 |
| 182 | Brendan | 146 | Trisha | 139 |
| 183 | Francis | 142 | Teresa | 122 |
| 184 | Danny | 140 | Tanya | 116 |
| 185 | Henry | 129 | Shawna | 106 |
| 186 | Clinton | 126 | Sade | 90 |
| 187 | Clayton | 125 | Tina | 90 |
| 188 | Ethan | 118 | Tasha | 90 |
| 189 | Brady | 110 | Aimee | 60 |
| 190 | Lawrence | 107 | Priscilla | 60 |
| 191 | Wayne | 105 | Aubrey | 52 |
| 192 | Jamie | 100 | Randi | 52 |
| 193 | Louis | 100 | Rebekah | 51 |
| 194 | Darren | 90 | Camille | 48 |
| 195 | Kendrick | 80 | Lacy | 46 |
| 196 | Dana | 78 | Kaitlin | 46 |
| 197 | Brad | 78 | Mandy | 44 |
| 198 | Colby | 61 | Emma | 42 |
| 199 | Skyler | 60 | Chelsie | 42 |
| 200 | Landon | 49 | Dawn | 40 |
| 201 | Colton | 42 | Sasha | 39 |
| 202 | Preston | 41 | Tiana | 34 |
| 203 | Albert | 40 | Kellie | 33 |
| 204 | Trent | 35 | Kaitlyn | 33 |
| 205 | Dallas | 35 | Jenny | 30 |
| 206 | Brock | 35 | Justine | 29 |
| 207 | Micah | 31 | Shayna | 28 |
| 208 | Bronson | 31 | Malia | 27 |
| 209 | Bryson | 28 | Hailey | 26 |
| 210 | Geoffrey | 26 | Krystle | 26 |
| 211 | Darryl | 22 | Carolyn | 22 |
| 212 | Gavin | 21 | Meaghan | 21 |
| 213 | Noah | 21 | Leilani | 21 |
| 214 | Darrell | 18 | Rachelle | 19 |
| 215 | Dale | 18 | Janice | 18 |
| 216 | Jonah | 17 | Allyson | 18 |
| 217 | Jack | 16 | Claire | 18 |
| 218 | Arthur | 16 | Sharon | 18 |
| 219 | Kekoa | 16 | Janelle | 17 |
| 220 | Roger | 16 | Summer | 17 |
| 221 | Glenn | 15 | Naomi | 17 |
| 222 | Warren | 15 | Tiare | 17 |
| 223 | Dane | 15 | Barbara | 16 |
| 224 | Kurt | 15 | Maile | 16 |
| 225 | Kawika | 15 | Hillary | 16 |
| 226 | Marvin | 14 | Alana | 15 |
| 227 | Tanner | 14 | Tessa | 15 |
| 228 | Gordon | 14 | Kerri | 15 |
| 229 | Owen | 14 | Kayleigh | 15 |
| 230 | Eli | 14 | Roxanne | 15 |
| 231 | Neil | 9 | Joy | 15 |
| 232 | Nickolas | 8 | Robyn | 14 |
| 233 | Tyrell | 8 | Dayna | 14 |
| 234 | Dean | 7 | Beth | 14 |