Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1985
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 3,237 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 3,228 |
| 3 | Nicole | 2,168 |
| 4 | Amanda | 2,121 |
| 5 | Ashley | 1,736 |
| 6 | Stephanie | 1,688 |
| 7 | Melissa | 1,632 |
| 8 | Christina | 1,542 |
| 9 | Danielle | 1,516 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 1,484 |
| 11 | Sarah | 1,355 |
| 12 | Lauren | 1,325 |
| 13 | Michelle | 1,121 |
| 14 | Laura | 1,009 |
| 15 | Heather | 987 |
| 16 | Rachel | 945 |
| 17 | Kimberly | 921 |
| 18 | Christine | 894 |
| 19 | Megan | 869 |
| 20 | Tiffany | 807 |
| 21 | Lisa | 794 |
| 22 | Samantha | 783 |
| 23 | Emily | 767 |
| 24 | Crystal | 741 |
| 24 | Kelly | 741 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Rebecca | 735 |
| 27 | Kristen | 690 |
| 28 | Erica | 687 |
| 29 | Katherine | 683 |
| 30 | Amy | 677 |
| 31 | Sara | 633 |
| 31 | Vanessa | 633 |
| 33 | Erin | 614 |
| 34 | Jamie | 591 |
| 35 | Lindsay | 558 |
| 36 | Andrea | 557 |
| 37 | Jacqueline | 532 |
| 37 | Maria | 532 |
| 39 | Angela | 525 |
| 40 | Shannon | 518 |
| 41 | Brittany | 508 |
| 42 | Jenna | 493 |
| 43 | Diana | 486 |
| 44 | Alicia | 479 |
| 45 | Allison | 473 |
| 45 | Victoria | 473 |
| 47 | Kristin | 472 |
| 48 | Meghan | 466 |
| 48 | Tara | 466 |
| 50 | Mary | 454 |
| 51 | Catherine | 442 |
| 52 | Kristina | 441 |
| 53 | Caitlin | 431 |
| 54 | Katie | 402 |
| 55 | Amber | 396 |
| 56 | Kathleen | 385 |
| 57 | Kathryn | 379 |
| 58 | Courtney | 377 |
| 59 | Natalie | 368 |
| 60 | Patricia | 354 |
| 61 | Alexandra | 349 |
| 62 | Krystal | 337 |
| 63 | Jasmine | 336 |
| 64 | Jillian | 326 |
| 65 | Natasha | 317 |
| 66 | Latoya | 312 |
| 67 | Cassandra | 311 |
| 67 | Dominique | 311 |
| 67 | Gina | 311 |
| 70 | Jaclyn | 307 |
| 71 | Julie | 297 |
| 72 | Cynthia | 294 |
| 73 | Karen | 292 |
| 74 | Dana | 287 |
| 75 | Anna | 279 |
| 76 | Joanna | 278 |
| 77 | Denise | 275 |
| 78 | Valerie | 271 |
| 79 | Lindsey | 269 |
| 80 | Theresa | 263 |
| 81 | Ebony | 249 |
| 82 | Erika | 248 |
| 82 | Stacey | 248 |
| 84 | Alison | 239 |
| 85 | Colleen | 238 |
| 86 | Leah | 236 |
| 87 | Alexis | 229 |
| 88 | Holly | 225 |
| 89 | Margaret | 223 |
| 90 | Renee | 222 |
| 91 | Michele | 219 |
| 92 | Julia | 217 |
| 93 | Melanie | 215 |
| 93 | Monica | 215 |
| 95 | April | 212 |
| 95 | Veronica | 212 |
| 97 | Krystle | 207 |
| 98 | Marissa | 206 |
| 98 | Stacy | 206 |
| 100 | Esther | 196 |