Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 1986
The following tables show the five most frequent given names, by State, for
male and
female births in 1986.
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 1986
| State |
Rank 1 |
Rank 2 |
Rank 3 |
Rank 4 |
Rank 5 |
| Alabama |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Brittany |
| Alaska |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Sarah |
Ashley |
Jennifer |
| Arizona |
Jessica |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| Arkansas |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| California |
Jessica |
Ashley |
Jennifer |
Amanda |
Sarah |
| Colorado |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Ashley |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| Connecticut |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Sarah |
| Delaware |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| Dist. of Columbia |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
Lauren |
| Florida |
Jessica |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Brittany |
| Georgia |
Jessica |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Brittany |
| Hawaii |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Nicole |
Jennifer |
Amanda |
| Idaho |
Jessica |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| Illinois |
Jessica |
Ashley |
Jennifer |
Amanda |
Sarah |
| Indiana |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| Iowa |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Sarah |
Jennifer |
| Kansas |
Jessica |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Sarah |
Jennifer |
| Kentucky |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Brittany |
Sarah |
| Louisiana |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Brittany |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
| Maine |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Sarah |
Jennifer |
| Maryland |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| Massachusetts |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Ashley |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| Michigan |
Jessica |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| Minnesota |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Jessica |
Sarah |
Jennifer |
| Mississippi |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Brittany |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
| Missouri |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Sarah |
Jennifer |
| Montana |
Amanda |
Jessica |
Ashley |
Sarah |
Jennifer |
| Nebraska |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Sarah |
Jennifer |
| Nevada |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| New Hampshire |
Amanda |
Jessica |
Sarah |
Jennifer |
Ashley |
| New Jersey |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Nicole |
| New Mexico |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Ashley |
Jennifer |
Crystal |
| New York |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Amanda |
Nicole |
Ashley |
| North Carolina |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Brittany |
| North Dakota |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| Ohio |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| Oklahoma |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Amanda |
Sarah |
| Oregon |
Jessica |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Sarah |
Jennifer |
| Pennsylvania |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Nicole |
| Rhode Island |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Nicole |
Jennifer |
| South Carolina |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Brittany |
| South Dakota |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Jessica |
Sarah |
Jennifer |
| Tennessee |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Brittany |
| Texas |
Jessica |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| Utah |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Ashley |
Jennifer |
Megan |
| Vermont |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Sarah |
Jennifer |
| Virginia |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| Washington |
Jessica |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| West Virginia |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Brittany |
| Wisconsin |
Amanda |
Ashley |
Jessica |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
| Wyoming |
Jessica |
Ashley |
Amanda |
Jennifer |
Sarah |
Top Five Male Names for Births in 1986
| State |
Rank 1 |
Rank 2 |
Rank 3 |
Rank 4 |
Rank 5 |
| Alabama |
Christopher |
James |
Michael |
Joshua |
Brandon |
| Alaska |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Joshua |
Ryan |
| Arizona |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Daniel |
David |
| Arkansas |
Christopher |
Joshua |
Michael |
Matthew |
James |
| California |
Michael |
Christopher |
Daniel |
David |
Matthew |
| Colorado |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Joshua |
David |
| Connecticut |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Daniel |
David |
| Delaware |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Andrew |
John |
| Dist. of Columbia |
Michael |
Christopher |
David |
James |
Daniel |
| Florida |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Joshua |
David |
| Georgia |
Christopher |
Michael |
James |
Joshua |
Matthew |
| Hawaii |
Michael |
Christopher |
Ryan |
Matthew |
Joshua |
| Idaho |
Michael |
Matthew |
Christopher |
Joshua |
Daniel |
| Illinois |
Michael |
Matthew |
Christopher |
Daniel |
David |
| Indiana |
Michael |
Matthew |
Christopher |
Joshua |
Andrew |
| Iowa |
Matthew |
Michael |
Joshua |
Andrew |
Ryan |
| Kansas |
Michael |
Matthew |
Christopher |
Joshua |
Andrew |
| Kentucky |
Christopher |
Joshua |
Michael |
James |
Matthew |
| Louisiana |
Christopher |
Michael |
Joshua |
Brandon |
Matthew |
| Maine |
Matthew |
Michael |
Christopher |
Joshua |
Ryan |
| Maryland |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
David |
Robert |
| Massachusetts |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Daniel |
David |
| Michigan |
Michael |
Matthew |
Christopher |
Andrew |
David |
| Minnesota |
Matthew |
Michael |
Andrew |
Christopher |
Ryan |
| Mississippi |
Christopher |
James |
Michael |
William |
Joshua |
| Missouri |
Christopher |
Michael |
Matthew |
Joshua |
Andrew |
| Montana |
Michael |
Matthew |
Christopher |
Joshua |
Andrew |
| Nebraska |
Matthew |
Michael |
Andrew |
Christopher |
Joshua |
| Nevada |
Michael |
Christopher |
Daniel |
Joshua |
Matthew |
| New Hampshire |
Michael |
Matthew |
Christopher |
Ryan |
Joshua |
| New Jersey |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Daniel |
Joseph |
| New Mexico |
Christopher |
Michael |
Joshua |
Matthew |
Daniel |
| New York |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Daniel |
Joseph |
| North Carolina |
Christopher |
Michael |
Joshua |
Matthew |
Brandon |
| North Dakota |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Joshua |
Andrew |
| Ohio |
Michael |
Matthew |
Christopher |
Joshua |
Andrew |
| Oklahoma |
Christopher |
Michael |
Joshua |
Matthew |
James |
| Oregon |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Andrew |
Joshua |
| Pennsylvania |
Michael |
Matthew |
Christopher |
David |
Daniel |
| Rhode Island |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
David |
Joseph |
| South Carolina |
Christopher |
Michael |
James |
William |
Brandon |
| South Dakota |
Michael |
Matthew |
Christopher |
Tyler |
Ryan |
| Tennessee |
Christopher |
Joshua |
Michael |
James |
Matthew |
| Texas |
Christopher |
Michael |
David |
Matthew |
Joshua |
| Utah |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Joshua |
David |
| Vermont |
Matthew |
Michael |
Christopher |
Joshua |
Daniel |
| Virginia |
Christopher |
Michael |
James |
Matthew |
Joshua |
| Washington |
Michael |
Christopher |
Matthew |
Joshua |
Andrew |
| West Virginia |
Joshua |
Christopher |
Michael |
Matthew |
James |
| Wisconsin |
Michael |
Matthew |
Andrew |
Ryan |
Joshua |
| Wyoming |
Christopher |
Michael |
Matthew |
Joshua |
Andrew |