NameTides

The names of 1985

The ten most popular names given in 1985, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Jessica 48,345
  2. Ashley 47,010
  3. Jennifer 42,661
  4. Amanda 39,055
  5. Sarah 24,879
  6. Stephanie 23,243
  7. Nicole 22,966
  8. Heather 21,151
  9. Elizabeth 20,545
  10. Megan 20,013

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US: boys

  1. Michael 64,934
  2. Christopher 59,609
  3. Matthew 47,075
  4. Joshua 42,194
  5. Daniel 38,559
  6. David 38,522
  7. James 35,862
  8. Robert 32,094
  9. John 31,502
  10. Joseph 30,222

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Scotland: girls

  1. Laura 1,266
  2. Claire 956
  3. Nicola 826
  4. Jennifer 765
  5. Michelle 669
  6. Sarah 620
  7. Lisa 598
  8. Emma 573
  9. Louise 573
  10. Kirsty 571

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Scotland: boys

  1. David 1,769
  2. Christopher 1,355
  3. Andrew 1,230
  4. John 1,188
  5. James 1,122
  6. Steven 947
  7. Craig 944
  8. Paul 932
  9. Michael 912
  10. Mark 838

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NSW: girls

  1. Jessica 1,136
  2. Sarah 967
  3. Rebecca 877
  4. Amanda 755
  5. Melissa 640
  6. Nicole 629
  7. Lauren 615
  8. Amy 601
  9. Emma 470
  10. Lisa 445

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NSW: boys

  1. Matthew 1,484
  2. Christopher 1,451
  3. Daniel 1,401
  4. Michael 1,320
  5. David 1,068
  6. Andrew 1,058
  7. James 978
  8. Benjamin 925
  9. Luke 914
  10. Adam 879

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Ireland: girls

  1. Sarah 824
  2. Laura 782
  3. Michelle 650
  4. Mary 644
  5. Emma 634
  6. Jennifer 599
  7. Lisa 552
  8. Ciara 540
  9. Aoife 526
  10. Claire 475

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Ireland: boys

  1. David 1,464
  2. John 1,437
  3. Michael 1,078
  4. Stephen 1,000
  5. James 944
  6. Patrick 938
  7. Paul 873
  8. Mark 825
  9. Brian 689
  10. Thomas 687

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Canadian provinces in 1985

US states in 1985