100 Most popular girl names of 1985, USA

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Updated: May 22nd, 2024

The list of most popular female names in US prevalent in 1985 with their respective percentage. View girl name from popular names trending in America in 1985.

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Boy
Girl
Rank
Name
Occ.
Perc.
Change
1
Jessica
48347
2.62
+1
2
Ashley
47007
2.55
+1
3
Jennifer
42659
2.31
-2
4
Amanda
39056
2.12
-
5
Sarah
24882
1.35
-
6
Stephanie
23244
1.26
-
7
Nicole
22967
1.24
-
8
Heather
21153
1.15
+1
9
Elizabeth
20544
1.11
+1
10
Megan
20016
1.08
+1
11
Melissa
19964
1.08
-3
12
Christina
16597
0.9
+8
13
Rachel
16362
0.89
+2
14
Laura
16003
0.87
+5
15
Lauren
15769
0.85
+6
16
Amber
15505
0.84
+2
17
Brittany
15439
0.84
+24
18
Danielle
15412
0.83
-2
19
Kimberly
14912
0.81
+3
20
Amy
14428
0.78
-7
21
Crystal
14396
0.78
-9
22
Michelle
13974
0.76
-5
23
Tiffany
13682
0.74
-9
24
Emily
13135
0.71
-
25
Rebecca
12704
0.69
-2
26
Erin
11385
0.62
-1
27
Jamie
11038
0.6
+4
28
Kelly
11031
0.6
-1
29
Samantha
10659
0.58
+10
30
Sara
10559
0.57
+2
31
Angela
10225
0.55
-5
32
Katherine
10131
0.55
-2
33
Andrea
10051
0.54
-5
34
Erica
9525
0.52
-
35
Mary
9242
0.5
-2
36
Lisa
9015
0.49
-7
37
Lindsey
8469
0.46
-2
38
Kristen
8445
0.46
-
39
Katie
7996
0.43
+5
40
Lindsay
7871
0.43
-4
41
Shannon
7715
0.42
-4
42
Vanessa
7566
0.41
+3
43
Courtney
7534
0.41
+3
44
Christine
7439
0.4
-1
45
Alicia
7122
0.39
-5
46
Allison
7028
0.38
+5
47
April
6692
0.36
-5
48
Kathryn
6633
0.36
-
49
Kristin
6565
0.36
-2
50
Jenna
6436
0.35
+4
51
Tara
6101
0.33
-2
52
Maria
6012
0.33
-2
53
Krystal
5935
0.32
+21
54
Anna
5883
0.32
+3
55
Julie
5762
0.31
-3
56
Holly
5602
0.3
-3
57
Kristina
5566
0.3
+11
58
Natalie
5537
0.3
-3
59
Victoria
5426
0.29
-
60
Jacqueline
5249
0.28
-4
61
Monica
4991
0.27
-3
62
Cassandra
4727
0.26
+1
63
Meghan
4670
0.25
+2
64
Patricia
4401
0.24
+2
65
Catherine
4296
0.23
+4
66
Cynthia
4129
0.22
-4
67
Stacy
4109
0.22
-
68
Kathleen
4087
0.22
+3
69
Brandi
4044
0.22
-8
70
Brandy
3902
0.21
-6
71
Valerie
3880
0.21
+5
72
Veronica
3878
0.21
-2
73
Whitney
3833
0.21
+52
74
Diana
3686
0.2
-2
75
Chelsea
3614
0.2
+9
76
Caitlin
3606
0.2
+42
76
Leslie
3606
0.2
-1
78
Leah
3573
0.19
+5
79
Natasha
3555
0.19
-2
80
Erika
3502
0.19
+1
81
Latoya
3402
0.18
-21
82
Dana
3347
0.18
-9
83
Dominique
3299
0.18
+126
84
Brittney
3224
0.17
+92
85
Julia
3205
0.17
+2
86
Candice
3196
0.17
-
87
Karen
3139
0.17
-5
88
Melanie
3134
0.17
-3
89
Stacey
3115
0.17
-10
90
Margaret
3071
0.17
+2
91
Sheena
3062
0.17
-11
92
Alexandra
3014
0.16
+4
93
Katrina
2979
0.16
+12
94
Bethany
2957
0.16
-1
95
Nichole
2949
0.16
+2
96
Carrie
2941
0.16
-18
97
Alison
2829
0.15
+13
98
Kara
2811
0.15
-3
99
Joanna
2771
0.15
-11
100
Rachael
2761
0.15
+3
101
Felicia
2738
0.15
+84
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See also

100 Most Popular Boy Names in USA (1985)

Sources

  1. Social Security, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html