Maine Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1986

Updated on December 5, 2025.

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Maine Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1986

In 1986, the most popular name for baby boys in Maine was Matthew, with a count of 282 boys out of a total of 7,252 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 3.89% of the total number of new-born baby boys in Maine in 1986). The second most popular boy name was Michael (279 boys, 3.85% of total). The third most popular boy name was Christopher (265 boys, 3.65% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Male Baby Names in Maine in 1986

Matthew

Michael

Christopher

Joshua

Ryan

Andrew

Nicholas

Benjamin

Joseph

Daniel

The table below below shows the top 187 most popular male baby names in Maine in 1986. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in Maine over the years.

Most Popular Male Baby Names in Maine in 1986

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Matthew	282	3.89
2	Michael	279	3.85
3	Christopher	265	3.65
4	Joshua	248	3.42
5	Ryan	220	3.03
6	Andrew	193	2.66
7	Nicholas	189	2.61
8	Benjamin	155	2.14
9	Joseph	150	2.07
10	Daniel	146	2.01
11	James	145	2.00
12	David	140	1.93
13	Justin	139	1.92
14	Adam	129	1.78
14	Jason	129	1.78
15	John	121	1.67
16	Jonathan	116	1.60
17	Brandon	109	1.50
18	Kyle	101	1.39
18	Robert	101	1.39
19	Kevin	96	1.32
20	Brian	94	1.30
21	Tyler	92	1.27
22	Nathan	91	1.25
23	Eric	90	1.24
23	Timothy	90	1.24
24	Anthony	89	1.23
25	Thomas	88	1.21
25	William	88	1.21
26	Dustin	85	1.17
26	Jacob	85	1.17
27	Zachary	78	1.08
28	Jeremy	77	1.06
29	Jeffrey	74	1.02
30	Corey	67	0.92
30	Richard	67	0.92
31	Stephen	64	0.88
32	Aaron	63	0.87
33	Derek	62	0.86
34	Scott	59	0.81
35	Samuel	56	0.77
36	Shane	55	0.76
37	Jesse	53	0.73
37	Patrick	53	0.73
37	Shawn	53	0.73
38	Alexander	51	0.70
39	Steven	50	0.69
40	Mark	48	0.66
40	Sean	48	0.66
41	Paul	45	0.62
42	Travis	44	0.61
43	Gregory	42	0.58
43	Peter	42	0.58
44	Chad	40	0.55
45	Seth	39	0.54
46	Craig	36	0.50
47	Charles	35	0.48
48	Ian	33	0.46
49	Jared	32	0.44
49	Nathaniel	32	0.44
50	Cory	31	0.43
51	Bryan	30	0.41
52	Jordan	28	0.39
53	Casey	25	0.35
53	Keith	25	0.35
53	Kenneth	25	0.35
54	Bradley	24	0.33
54	Lucas	24	0.33
54	Trevor	24	0.33
55	Donald	23	0.32
56	Erik	22	0.30
57	Douglas	21	0.29
57	Joel	21	0.29
58	George	20	0.28
59	Alex	19	0.26
59	Edward	19	0.26
59	Randy	19	0.26
60	Caleb	18	0.25
60	Mathew	18	0.25
61	Evan	17	0.23
61	Gary	17	0.23
61	Isaac	17	0.23
61	Troy	17	0.23
62	Ethan	16	0.22
62	Philip	16	0.22
62	Todd	16	0.22
63	Brent	15	0.21
63	Dylan	15	0.21
63	Kristopher	15	0.21
64	Carl	14	0.19
64	Cody	14	0.19
64	Jeremiah	14	0.19
65	Brad	13	0.18
65	Dana	13	0.18
65	Devin	13	0.18
65	Garrett	13	0.18
65	Luke	13	0.18
65	Marc	13	0.18
65	Ronald	13	0.18
65	Ross	13	0.18
65	Wayne	13	0.18
66	Darren	12	0.17
66	Drew	12	0.17
66	Jamie	12	0.17
66	Micheal	12	0.17
66	Raymond	12	0.17
67	Alan	11	0.15
67	Brett	11	0.15
67	Christian	11	0.15
67	Derrick	11	0.15
67	Frank	11	0.15
67	Jay	11	0.15
67	Wade	11	0.15
68	Austin	10	0.14
68	Brock	10	0.14
68	Colin	10	0.14
68	Dale	10	0.14
68	Johnathan	10	0.14
68	Lance	10	0.14
68	Lee	10	0.14
68	Phillip	10	0.14
68	Russell	10	0.14
69	Cameron	9	0.12
69	Cole	9	0.12
69	Curtis	9	0.12
69	Dennis	9	0.12
69	Gabriel	9	0.12
69	Karl	9	0.12
69	Marcus	9	0.12
69	Ricky	9	0.12
70	Allen	8	0.11
70	Arthur	8	0.11
70	Brendan	8	0.11
70	Harold	8	0.11
70	Jake	8	0.11
70	Kurt	8	0.11
70	Noah	8	0.11
70	Shaun	8	0.11
70	Tristan	8	0.11
71	Barry	7	0.10
71	Bruce	7	0.10
71	Conor	7	0.10
71	Dane	7	0.10
71	Joey	7	0.10
71	Jon	7	0.10
71	Martin	7	0.10
71	Mitchell	7	0.10
71	Roy	7	0.10
71	Tony	7	0.10
71	Wesley	7	0.10
72	Blake	6	0.08
72	Colby	6	0.08
72	Elliot	6	0.08
72	Frederick	6	0.08
72	Geoffrey	6	0.08
72	Gerald	6	0.08
72	Graham	6	0.08
72	Henry	6	0.08
72	Jeffery	6	0.08
72	Kirk	6	0.08
72	Kristofer	6	0.08
72	Levi	6	0.08
72	Logan	6	0.08
72	Max	6	0.08
72	Myles	6	0.08
72	Neil	6	0.08
72	Randall	6	0.08
72	Spencer	6	0.08
72	Victor	6	0.08
72	Vincent	6	0.08
73	Albert	5	0.07
73	Branden	5	0.07
73	Brooks	5	0.07
73	Bryce	5	0.07
73	Clayton	5	0.07
73	Clifford	5	0.07
73	Dean	5	0.07
73	Garret	5	0.07
73	Jack	5	0.07
73	Jerry	5	0.07
73	Kurtis	5	0.07
73	Lawrence	5	0.07
73	Maxwell	5	0.07
73	Nathanael	5	0.07
73	Nicolas	5	0.07
73	Owen	5	0.07
73	Tyson	5	0.07

Maine Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1986

In 1986, the most popular name for baby girls in Maine was Ashley, with a count of 269 girls out of a total of 6,097 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 4.41% of the total number of new-born baby girls in Maine in 1986). The second most popular girl name was Jessica (253 girls, 4.15% of total). The third most popular girl name was Amanda (239 girls, 3.92% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Female Baby Names in Maine in 1986

Ashley

Jessica

Amanda

Sarah

Jennifer

Nicole

Heather

Danielle

Elizabeth

Megan

The table below below shows the top 187 most popular female baby names in Maine in 1986. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in Maine over the years.

Most Popular Female Baby Names in Maine in 1986

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Ashley	269	4.41
2	Jessica	253	4.15
3	Amanda	239	3.92
4	Sarah	180	2.95
5	Jennifer	171	2.81
6	Nicole	162	2.66
7	Heather	118	1.94
8	Danielle	109	1.79
9	Elizabeth	107	1.76
9	Megan	107	1.76
10	Emily	91	1.49
11	Stephanie	80	1.31
12	Rebecca	79	1.30
13	Brittany	74	1.21
14	Michelle	73	1.20
14	Samantha	73	1.20
15	Melissa	72	1.18
16	Amber	71	1.17
17	Amy	70	1.15
18	Kimberly	68	1.12
19	Katie	64	1.05
20	Katherine	62	1.02
21	Alicia	55	0.90
21	Sara	55	0.90
22	Erica	53	0.87
22	Erin	53	0.87
23	Kristen	51	0.84
23	Rachel	51	0.84
24	Kelly	47	0.77
24	Laura	47	0.77
24	Whitney	47	0.77
25	Jamie	46	0.75
26	Allison	44	0.72
26	Crystal	44	0.72
26	Lindsey	44	0.72
27	Lindsay	43	0.71
28	Lauren	42	0.69
29	Courtney	41	0.67
30	Christina	40	0.66
30	Kathryn	40	0.66
31	Meghan	39	0.64
32	Andrea	38	0.62
33	Tiffany	37	0.61
34	Angela	36	0.59
34	Kayla	36	0.59
34	Shannon	36	0.59
35	Mary	35	0.57
36	Caitlin	34	0.56
36	Jenna	34	0.56
37	Kristina	32	0.53
38	Chelsea	31	0.51
38	Vanessa	31	0.51
39	Anna	30	0.49
40	Hannah	29	0.48
40	Julie	29	0.48
40	Lisa	29	0.48
40	Nichole	29	0.48
41	Bethany	27	0.44
42	Casey	26	0.43
42	Cassandra	26	0.43
42	Renee	26	0.43
43	Christine	25	0.41
44	Jillian	24	0.39
44	Kathleen	24	0.39
44	Natasha	24	0.39
45	Alison	23	0.38
46	Caroline	22	0.36
46	Krista	22	0.36
47	April	21	0.34
47	Julia	21	0.34
47	Lacey	21	0.34
48	Holly	20	0.33
48	Kristin	20	0.33
48	Leah	20	0.33
48	Melanie	20	0.33
48	Victoria	20	0.33
49	Abby	19	0.31
49	Erika	19	0.31
49	Katrina	19	0.31
49	Mallory	19	0.31
49	Margaret	19	0.31
49	Miranda	19	0.31
49	Savannah	19	0.31
50	Alyssa	18	0.30
50	Heidi	18	0.30
50	Kara	18	0.30
50	Kate	18	0.30
50	Katelyn	18	0.30
50	Meagan	18	0.30
51	Brandi	17	0.28
51	Catherine	17	0.28
51	Kristi	17	0.28
51	Melinda	17	0.28
52	Monica	16	0.26
52	Morgan	16	0.26
52	Tara	16	0.26
53	Abigail	15	0.25
53	Audrey	15	0.25
53	Jacqueline	15	0.25
53	Karen	15	0.25
53	Krystal	15	0.25
53	Maria	15	0.25
53	Molly	15	0.25
53	Sierra	15	0.25
53	Tasha	15	0.25
54	Alisha	14	0.23
54	Ashlee	14	0.23
54	Brianna	14	0.23
54	Carrie	14	0.23
54	Desiree	14	0.23
54	Hillary	14	0.23
54	Jessie	14	0.23
54	Kasey	14	0.23
54	Kristy	14	0.23
54	Tanya	14	0.23
55	Alexandra	13	0.21
55	Deanna	13	0.21
55	Rachael	13	0.21
56	Rebekah	12	0.20
56	Sheena	12	0.20
56	Tracy	12	0.20
57	Autumn	11	0.18
57	Dawn	11	0.18
57	Felicia	11	0.18
57	Justine	11	0.18
57	Kelsey	11	0.18
57	Natalie	11	0.18
57	Robin	11	0.18
57	Rose	11	0.18
57	Theresa	11	0.18
57	Tonya	11	0.18
57	Valerie	11	0.18
58	Aimee	10	0.16
58	Brandy	10	0.16
58	Cassie	10	0.16
58	Haley	10	0.16
58	Jasmine	10	0.16
58	Shelby	10	0.16
58	Stacey	10	0.16
59	Beth	9	0.15
59	Brittney	9	0.15
59	Brooke	9	0.15
59	Darcy	9	0.15
59	Emma	9	0.15
59	Jenny	9	0.15
59	Jill	9	0.15
59	Lydia	9	0.15
59	Naomi	9	0.15
59	Susan	9	0.15
60	Adrienne	8	0.13
60	Alyson	8	0.13
60	Angel	8	0.13
60	Anne	8	0.13
60	Cara	8	0.13
60	Jocelyn	8	0.13
60	Kaitlyn	8	0.13
60	Kerry	8	0.13
60	Laurie	8	0.13
60	Marie	8	0.13
60	Meredith	8	0.13
60	Mindy	8	0.13
60	Nina	8	0.13
60	Patricia	8	0.13
60	Shana	8	0.13
60	Stacy	8	0.13
61	Alissa	7	0.12
61	Ashleigh	7	0.12
61	Bailey	7	0.12
61	Breanna	7	0.12
61	Carly	7	0.12
61	Carolyn	7	0.12
61	Claire	7	0.12
61	Corinne	7	0.12
61	Eliza	7	0.12
61	Hilary	7	0.12
61	Jennie	7	0.12
61	Keisha	7	0.12
61	Kelley	7	0.12
61	Kellie	7	0.12
61	Maureen	7	0.12
61	Michele	7	0.12
61	Misty	7	0.12
61	Monique	7	0.12
61	Sharon	7	0.12
61	Shawna	7	0.12
61	Tia	7	0.12
62	Alanna	6	0.10
62	Alexis	6	0.10
62	Annie	6	0.10
62	Bonnie	6	0.10
62	Chelsey	6	0.10
62	Cheryl	6	0.10
62	Christa	6	0.10
62	Christie	6	0.10
62	Cynthia	6	0.10
62	Denise	6	0.10
62	Devon	6	0.10
62	Ellen	6	0.10
62	Grace	6	0.10
62	Jaime	6	0.10
62	Janelle	6	0.10
62	Jodi	6	0.10
62	Jordan	6	0.10
62	Marissa	6	0.10
62	Meaghan	6	0.10
62	Michaela	6	0.10
62	Paige	6	0.10
62	Paula	6	0.10
62	Sally	6	0.10
62	Sasha	6	0.10
62	Shanna	6	0.10
62	Shauna	6	0.10
62	Sonya	6	0.10
62	Tabitha	6	0.10
62	Tammy	6	0.10
62	Taryn	6	0.10
62	Tina	6	0.10
62	Toni	6	0.10
63	Allyson	5	0.08
63	Amelia	5	0.08
63	Ashly	5	0.08
63	Britney	5	0.08
63	Bryanna	5	0.08
63	Chantelle	5	0.08
63	Colleen	5	0.08
63	Dana	5	0.08
63	Diana	5	0.08
63	Donna	5	0.08
63	Elisabeth	5	0.08
63	Eva	5	0.08
63	Gabrielle	5	0.08
63	Gina	5	0.08
63	Jaclyn	5	0.08
63	Jami	5	0.08
63	Janna	5	0.08
63	Johanna	5	0.08
63	Kati	5	0.08
63	Kayleigh	5	0.08
63	Kimberley	5	0.08
63	Kirsten	5	0.08
63	Leanne	5	0.08
63	Lesley	5	0.08
63	Leslie	5	0.08
63	Liana	5	0.08
63	Linda	5	0.08
63	Loretta	5	0.08
63	Maegan	5	0.08
63	Olivia	5	0.08
63	Pamela	5	0.08
63	Randi	5	0.08
63	Robyn	5	0.08
63	Sabrina	5	0.08
63	Sandra	5	0.08
63	Summer	5	0.08
63	Taylor	5	0.08
63	Traci	5	0.08
63	Tracie	5	0.08
63	Tricia	5	0.08
63	Trisha	5	0.08
63	Veronica	5	0.08