Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 1985
The following tables show the five most frequent given names, by State, for
male and
female births in 1985.
The number to the right of each name is the number of occurrences in the data.
The source is a 100% sample based on Social Security card application data
as of March 2025.
See the
limitations of this data source.
Top Five Female Names for Births in 1985
| State |
Rank 1 |
Rank 2 |
Rank 3 |
Rank 4 |
Rank 5 |
| Alabama |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Amanda |
Kimberly |
| Alaska |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Amanda |
Sarah |
Ashley |
| Arizona |
Jessica |
Ashley |
Jennifer |
Amanda |
Stephanie |
| Arkansas |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| California |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Nicole |
| Colorado |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Ashley |
Sarah |
| Connecticut |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Ashley |
Nicole |
Amanda |
| Delaware |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Lauren |
| Dist. of Columbia |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Elizabeth |
Lauren |
| Florida |
Jessica |
Ashley |
Jennifer |
Amanda |
Stephanie |
| Georgia |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Brittany |
| Hawaii |
Ashley |
Jennifer |
Jessica |
Nicole |
Tiffany |
| Idaho |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Ashley |
Sarah |
| Illinois |
Jennifer |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Nicole |
| Indiana |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| Iowa |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Megan |
| Kansas |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Megan |
| Kentucky |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Brittany |
| Louisiana |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Brittany |
| Maine |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Ashley |
Jennifer |
Nicole |
| Maryland |
Ashley |
Jennifer |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Sarah |
| Massachusetts |
Jennifer |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Ashley |
Nicole |
| Michigan |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Ashley |
Jennifer |
Nicole |
| Minnesota |
Amanda |
Ashley |
Jennifer |
Jessica |
Nicole |
| Mississippi |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Kimberly |
| Missouri |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| Montana |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Ashley |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| Nebraska |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Amanda |
Sarah |
| Nevada |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Nicole |
| New Hampshire |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
Ashley |
| New Jersey |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Nicole |
Lauren |
Amanda |
| New Mexico |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Ashley |
Jennifer |
Stephanie |
| New York |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Nicole |
Amanda |
Ashley |
| North Carolina |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Amanda |
Heather |
| North Dakota |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| Ohio |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| Oklahoma |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Jessica |
Sarah |
| Oregon |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Amanda |
Ashley |
Sarah |
| Pennsylvania |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Nicole |
| Rhode Island |
Amanda |
Jessica |
Ashley |
Jennifer |
Nicole |
| South Carolina |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Amanda |
Brittany |
| South Dakota |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Megan |
| Tennessee |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Heather |
| Texas |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Amanda |
Stephanie |
| Utah |
Jessica |
Ashley |
Jennifer |
Megan |
Amanda |
| Vermont |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Sarah |
Jennifer |
| Virginia |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| Washington |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Sarah |
| West Virginia |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Brittany |
| Wisconsin |
Amanda |
Ashley |
Jennifer |
Jessica |
Nicole |
| Wyoming |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Ashley |
Jennifer |
Heather |
Top Five Male Names for Births in 1985
| State |
Rank 1 |
Rank 2 |
Rank 3 |
Rank 4 |
Rank 5 |
| Alabama |
Christopher |
Joshua |
Michael |
James |
Brandon |
| Alaska |
Michael |
Christopher |
Joshua |
Matthew |
Daniel |
| Arizona |
Michael |
Christopher |
Daniel |
Matthew |
David |
| Arkansas |
Christopher |
Joshua |
Michael |
James |
Brandon |
| California |
Michael |
Christopher |
Daniel |
David |
Matthew |
| Colorado |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Joshua |
Daniel |
| Connecticut |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Daniel |
David |
| Delaware |
Michael |
Matthew |
Christopher |
James |
David |
| Dist. of Columbia |
Michael |
Christopher |
James |
Matthew |
David |
| Florida |
Michael |
Christopher |
Joshua |
James |
Daniel |
| Georgia |
Christopher |
Michael |
Joshua |
James |
Brandon |
| Hawaii |
Christopher |
Michael |
Joshua |
Justin |
Matthew |
| Idaho |
Michael |
Joshua |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Daniel |
| Illinois |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Daniel |
David |
| Indiana |
Joshua |
Michael |
Matthew |
Christopher |
Ryan |
| Iowa |
Matthew |
Michael |
Joshua |
Ryan |
Christopher |
| Kansas |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Michael |
Joshua |
Andrew |
| Kentucky |
Joshua |
Christopher |
James |
Michael |
Brandon |
| Louisiana |
Christopher |
Joshua |
Michael |
Brandon |
James |
| Maine |
Christopher |
Joshua |
Michael |
Matthew |
Ryan |
| Maryland |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
David |
James |
| Massachusetts |
Michael |
Matthew |
Christopher |
Daniel |
David |
| Michigan |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Joshua |
David |
| Minnesota |
Matthew |
Michael |
Andrew |
Daniel |
Joshua |
| Mississippi |
Christopher |
James |
Michael |
Joshua |
William |
| Missouri |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Joshua |
James |
| Montana |
Michael |
Matthew |
Joshua |
Christopher |
Ryan |
| Nebraska |
Matthew |
Michael |
Andrew |
Joshua |
Christopher |
| Nevada |
Michael |
Christopher |
David |
Joshua |
Daniel |
| New Hampshire |
Michael |
Matthew |
Christopher |
Joshua |
Ryan |
| New Jersey |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Daniel |
Joseph |
| New Mexico |
Christopher |
Michael |
Matthew |
Daniel |
David |
| New York |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Daniel |
Joseph |
| North Carolina |
Christopher |
Joshua |
Michael |
James |
Matthew |
| North Dakota |
Joshua |
Matthew |
Michael |
Christopher |
Tyler |
| Ohio |
Michael |
Matthew |
Christopher |
Joshua |
David |
| Oklahoma |
Christopher |
Michael |
Joshua |
Matthew |
James |
| Oregon |
Christopher |
Michael |
Matthew |
Joshua |
Andrew |
| Pennsylvania |
Michael |
Matthew |
Christopher |
Daniel |
David |
| Rhode Island |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Joseph |
David |
| South Carolina |
Christopher |
Michael |
James |
Joshua |
Brandon |
| South Dakota |
Christopher |
Michael |
Matthew |
Joshua |
Andrew |
| Tennessee |
Christopher |
Joshua |
James |
Michael |
Matthew |
| Texas |
Christopher |
Michael |
Joshua |
David |
James |
| Utah |
Michael |
Christopher |
Joshua |
Matthew |
Daniel |
| Vermont |
Matthew |
Michael |
Christopher |
Ryan |
Daniel |
| Virginia |
Christopher |
Michael |
Matthew |
Joshua |
James |
| Washington |
Christopher |
Michael |
Joshua |
Matthew |
Ryan |
| West Virginia |
Joshua |
Christopher |
Michael |
James |
Matthew |
| Wisconsin |
Michael |
Matthew |
Andrew |
Joshua |
Ryan |
| Wyoming |
Christopher |
Michael |
Joshua |
Matthew |
Andrew |