NameTides

The names of 1986

The ten most popular names given in 1986, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Jessica 52,682
  2. Ashley 49,671
  3. Amanda 40,532
  4. Jennifer 36,187
  5. Sarah 28,163
  6. Stephanie 22,651
  7. Nicole 21,292
  8. Brittany 20,313
  9. Heather 19,790
  10. Elizabeth 19,074

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US: boys

  1. Michael 64,235
  2. Christopher 56,693
  3. Matthew 46,929
  4. Joshua 37,542
  5. David 37,150
  6. Daniel 36,573
  7. James 34,057
  8. Andrew 33,858
  9. Robert 31,350
  10. John 30,209

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Scotland: girls

  1. Laura 1,038
  2. Claire 876
  3. Nicola 813
  4. Jennifer 782
  5. Sarah 698
  6. Emma 667
  7. Kirsty 633
  8. Lisa 555
  9. Michelle 519
  10. Louise 513

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Scotland: boys

  1. David 1,623
  2. Christopher 1,292
  3. Andrew 1,178
  4. James 1,100
  5. John 1,090
  6. Craig 984
  7. Steven 946
  8. Michael 891
  9. Scott 842
  10. Mark 832

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NSW: girls

  1. Jessica 1,308
  2. Sarah 1,205
  3. Rebecca 865
  4. Amanda 733
  5. Nicole 606
  6. Lauren 592
  7. Melissa 587
  8. Emma 544
  9. Amy 543
  10. Samantha 536

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NSW: boys

  1. Matthew 1,528
  2. Daniel 1,368
  3. Christopher 1,357
  4. Michael 1,231
  5. Andrew 1,059
  6. James 995
  7. David 947
  8. Benjamin 942
  9. Luke 871
  10. Adam 756

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Ireland: girls

  1. Sarah 953
  2. Laura 783
  3. Michelle 626
  4. Jennifer 609
  5. Emma 605
  6. Ciara 570
  7. Mary 570
  8. Lisa 542
  9. Niamh 494
  10. Claire 476

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Ireland: boys

  1. John 1,330
  2. David 1,244
  3. Michael 1,065
  4. James 982
  5. Patrick 926
  6. Stephen 921
  7. Mark 831
  8. Paul 824
  9. Shane 685
  10. Brian 668

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Canadian provinces in 1986

US states in 1986