Top 100 baby boy names in the USA during year 1986

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11Michael64,188
22Christopher56,677
33Matthew46,911
44Joshua37,535
55David37,136
66Daniel36,560
77James34,029
88Andrew33,853
99Robert31,333
1010John30,190
1111Ryan29,500
1212Joseph28,820
1313Brandon27,249
1414Justin26,622
1515William24,323
1616Jonathan23,960
1717Nicholas22,798
1818Jason22,390
1919Anthony21,951
2020Brian21,021
2121Kevin19,933
2222Eric19,525
2323Kyle19,302
2424Adam18,154
2525Steven18,093
2626Thomas17,346
2727Timothy16,868
2828Jeremy16,264
2929Richard15,006
3030Benjamin13,784
3131Jeffrey13,645
3232Jacob13,642
3333Aaron12,690
3434Charles12,619
3535Mark12,602
3636Stephen11,869
3737Sean11,775
3838Zachary11,718
3939Patrick11,399
4040Tyler10,910
4141Alexander10,596
4242Dustin10,316
4343Nathan9,995
4444Scott9,961
4545Paul9,707
4646Gregory9,529
4747Bryan8,648
4848Jesse8,538
4949Travis8,476
5050Kenneth8,452
5151Jose8,355
5252Samuel7,569
5353Jordan7,298
5454Bradley7,037
5555Shawn7,011
5656Cody6,929
5757Derek6,896
5858Jared6,114
5959Chad6,025
6060Peter5,794
6161Edward5,776
6262Corey5,768
6363Marcus5,272
6464Alex5,106
6565Juan5,075
6666Keith5,038
6767Shane4,929
6868Cory4,867
6969Brett4,726
7070Phillip4,706
7171Donald4,659
7272Joel4,505
7373Antonio4,404
7474George4,342
7575Ronald4,222
7676Carlos4,087
7777Raymond4,052
7878Nathaniel4,031
7979Luis4,020
8080Craig3,924
8181Evan3,885
8282Casey3,761
8383Douglas3,760
8484Gary3,719
8585Ian3,712
8686Philip3,657
8787Derrick3,326
8888Victor3,289
8989Christian3,206
9090Austin3,200
9191Frank3,174
9292Erik3,105
9393Vincent3,092
9494Brent3,059
9595Gabriel3,042
9696Wesley3,040
9797Seth2,978
9898Trevor2,978
9999Adrian2,943
100100Curtis2,908

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby names data. Coverage: Names with at least 5 births in a year.

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