New Hampshire Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1986

Updated on December 5, 2025.

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New Hampshire Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1986

In 1986, the most popular name for baby boys in New Hampshire was Michael, with a count of 291 boys out of a total of 6,975 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 4.17% of the total number of new-born baby boys in New Hampshire in 1986). The second most popular boy name was Matthew (288 boys, 4.13% of total). The third most popular boy name was Christopher (283 boys, 4.06% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Male Baby Names in New Hampshire in 1986

Michael

Matthew

Christopher

Ryan

Joshua

Daniel

Andrew

David

Nicholas

Jonathan

The table below below shows the top 164 most popular male baby names in New Hampshire in 1986. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in New Hampshire over the years.

Most Popular Male Baby Names in New Hampshire in 1986

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Michael	291	4.17
2	Matthew	288	4.13
3	Christopher	283	4.06
4	Ryan	221	3.17
5	Joshua	205	2.94
6	Daniel	169	2.42
7	Andrew	167	2.39
7	David	167	2.39
8	Nicholas	156	2.24
9	Jonathan	153	2.19
10	James	143	2.05
11	John	128	1.84
12	Justin	121	1.74
12	Robert	121	1.74
13	Timothy	117	1.68
14	Joseph	114	1.63
15	Eric	112	1.61
16	Kevin	109	1.56
17	William	108	1.55
18	Adam	106	1.52
18	Kyle	106	1.52
19	Patrick	104	1.49
19	Thomas	104	1.49
20	Brian	103	1.48
21	Jeffrey	100	1.43
22	Jason	97	1.39
23	Brandon	96	1.38
24	Benjamin	89	1.28
25	Tyler	88	1.26
26	Richard	85	1.22
27	Nathan	79	1.13
28	Zachary	74	1.06
29	Stephen	71	1.02
30	Scott	69	0.99
31	Sean	68	0.98
32	Jeremy	66	0.95
33	Alexander	65	0.93
34	Anthony	63	0.90
35	Gregory	61	0.88
36	Steven	59	0.85
37	Jacob	57	0.82
38	Corey	56	0.80
39	Peter	53	0.76
40	Shawn	51	0.73
41	Aaron	50	0.72
41	Derek	50	0.72
42	Travis	49	0.70
43	Paul	48	0.69
44	Craig	44	0.63
44	Mark	44	0.63
45	Ian	41	0.59
46	Jesse	40	0.57
46	Samuel	40	0.57
47	Charles	39	0.56
47	Jared	39	0.56
48	Bryan	37	0.53
48	Keith	37	0.53
49	Kenneth	30	0.43
50	Dustin	29	0.42
51	Seth	28	0.40
52	Brett	27	0.39
52	Jordan	27	0.39
52	Shane	27	0.39
53	Douglas	25	0.36
54	Chad	24	0.34
54	Evan	24	0.34
55	Casey	23	0.33
55	Edward	23	0.33
56	Trevor	22	0.32
57	Todd	21	0.30
58	Alex	20	0.29
58	Cory	20	0.29
59	Colin	19	0.27
59	Erik	19	0.27
59	Nathaniel	19	0.27
60	Brendan	18	0.26
61	Cody	17	0.24
61	Curtis	17	0.24
61	Dana	17	0.24
61	Garrett	17	0.24
62	Bradley	16	0.23
62	Donald	16	0.23
62	Geoffrey	16	0.23
62	Lucas	16	0.23
62	Raymond	16	0.23
63	Brent	15	0.22
63	Ethan	15	0.22
63	Joel	15	0.22
63	Luke	15	0.22
63	Marc	15	0.22
63	Phillip	15	0.22
64	Taylor	14	0.20
64	Wesley	14	0.20
65	Christian	13	0.19
65	Dennis	13	0.19
65	Devin	13	0.19
66	Dylan	12	0.17
66	George	12	0.17
66	Neil	12	0.17
66	Ronald	12	0.17
66	Russell	12	0.17
67	Gabriel	11	0.16
67	Jake	11	0.16
67	Jeremiah	11	0.16
67	Jon	11	0.16
67	Wayne	11	0.16
68	Arthur	10	0.14
68	Austin	10	0.14
68	Drew	10	0.14
68	Gary	10	0.14
68	Philip	10	0.14
68	Randy	10	0.14
68	Roger	10	0.14
68	Ross	10	0.14
68	Shaun	10	0.14
69	Alan	9	0.13
69	Carl	9	0.13
69	Darren	9	0.13
69	Isaac	9	0.13
69	Mathew	9	0.13
69	Troy	9	0.13
70	Allen	8	0.12
70	Caleb	8	0.12
70	Kurt	8	0.12
70	Lance	8	0.12
70	Marcus	8	0.12
70	Noah	8	0.12
70	Tristan	8	0.12
70	Warren	8	0.12
71	Blake	7	0.10
71	Bryce	7	0.10
71	Dean	7	0.10
71	Grant	7	0.10
71	Jameson	7	0.10
71	Kristopher	7	0.10
71	Logan	7	0.10
71	Mason	7	0.10
72	Bruce	6	0.09
72	Dominic	6	0.09
72	Francis	6	0.09
72	Frank	6	0.09
72	Frederick	6	0.09
72	Jack	6	0.09
72	Jay	6	0.09
72	Lawrence	6	0.09
72	Owen	6	0.09
72	Spencer	6	0.09
73	Brad	5	0.07
73	Dillon	5	0.07
73	Franklin	5	0.07
73	Glenn	5	0.07
73	Jamie	5	0.07
73	Jarrod	5	0.07
73	Jayson	5	0.07
73	Johnathan	5	0.07
73	Kory	5	0.07
73	Marshall	5	0.07
73	Maxwell	5	0.07
73	Mitchell	5	0.07
73	Nolan	5	0.07
73	Randall	5	0.07
73	Theodore	5	0.07
73	Walter	5	0.07
73	Zackary	5	0.07

New Hampshire Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1986

In 1986, the most popular name for baby girls in New Hampshire was Amanda, with a count of 257 girls out of a total of 5,996 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 4.29% of the total number of new-born baby girls in New Hampshire in 1986). The second most popular girl name was Jessica (237 girls, 3.95% of total). The third most popular girl name was Sarah (206 girls, 3.44% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Female Baby Names in New Hampshire in 1986

Amanda

Jessica

Sarah

Jennifer

Ashley

Nicole

Heather

Megan

Amy

Samantha

The table below below shows the top 164 most popular female baby names in New Hampshire in 1986. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in New Hampshire over the years.

Most Popular Female Baby Names in New Hampshire in 1986

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Amanda	257	4.29
2	Jessica	237	3.95
3	Sarah	206	3.44
4	Jennifer	205	3.42
5	Ashley	204	3.40
6	Nicole	158	2.64
7	Heather	124	2.07
8	Megan	108	1.80
9	Amy	103	1.72
10	Samantha	97	1.62
11	Stephanie	96	1.60
12	Melissa	93	1.55
13	Rebecca	91	1.52
14	Elizabeth	90	1.50
15	Emily	89	1.48
16	Laura	78	1.30
17	Danielle	73	1.22
18	Kimberly	71	1.18
19	Katherine	69	1.15
20	Sara	61	1.02
21	Brittany	60	1.00
21	Lauren	60	1.00
22	Christina	58	0.97
23	Michelle	55	0.92
24	Amber	54	0.90
25	Erin	53	0.88
25	Katie	53	0.88
26	Courtney	51	0.85
26	Lindsay	51	0.85
27	Caitlin	50	0.83
28	Rachel	49	0.82
28	Shannon	49	0.82
29	Andrea	47	0.78
29	Kristen	47	0.78
30	Meghan	46	0.77
31	Angela	43	0.72
31	Christine	43	0.72
31	Kelly	43	0.72
32	Cassandra	42	0.70
32	Kathryn	42	0.70
33	Crystal	41	0.68
34	Krista	39	0.65
35	Jamie	38	0.63
36	Allison	37	0.62
36	Hannah	37	0.62
36	Lisa	37	0.62
37	Holly	36	0.60
37	Tiffany	36	0.60
38	Erica	34	0.57
38	Lindsey	34	0.57
39	Alicia	33	0.55
40	Whitney	32	0.53
41	Bethany	30	0.50
41	Jillian	30	0.50
41	Mary	30	0.50
42	Margaret	29	0.48
43	Alyssa	28	0.47
44	Alison	26	0.43
44	Jenna	26	0.43
44	Julie	26	0.43
44	Kara	26	0.43
45	Anna	25	0.42
45	Kristin	25	0.42
45	Kristina	25	0.42
45	Molly	25	0.42
45	Tara	25	0.42
46	Julia	24	0.40
46	Katelyn	24	0.40
46	Kathleen	24	0.40
47	Heidi	23	0.38
48	Abigail	22	0.37
48	Catherine	22	0.37
48	Felicia	22	0.37
48	Morgan	22	0.37
49	Alexandra	21	0.35
49	Krystal	21	0.35
49	Vanessa	21	0.35
50	Leah	20	0.33
50	Robin	20	0.33
51	Kaitlyn	19	0.32
51	Kayla	19	0.32
51	Kelsey	19	0.32
51	Marissa	19	0.32
51	Nichole	19	0.32
52	Kate	18	0.30
52	Meagan	18	0.30
53	Victoria	17	0.28
54	Jacqueline	16	0.27
54	Katrina	16	0.27
54	Meredith	16	0.27
54	Tanya	16	0.27
55	April	15	0.25
55	Chelsea	15	0.25
55	Natasha	15	0.25
56	Alisha	14	0.23
56	Cassie	14	0.23
56	Christa	14	0.23
56	Colleen	14	0.23
56	Hillary	14	0.23
56	Kaitlin	14	0.23
56	Kayleigh	14	0.23
56	Miranda	14	0.23
56	Stacey	14	0.23
56	Valerie	14	0.23
57	Anne	13	0.22
57	Ashlee	13	0.22
57	Kendra	13	0.22
57	Mallory	13	0.22
57	Maria	13	0.22
57	Meaghan	13	0.22
57	Patricia	13	0.22
57	Rachael	13	0.22
57	Sheena	13	0.22
57	Stacy	13	0.22
58	Aimee	12	0.20
58	Bonnie	12	0.20
58	Brianna	12	0.20
58	Caroline	12	0.20
58	Carrie	12	0.20
58	Erika	12	0.20
58	Shawna	12	0.20
59	Dawn	11	0.18
59	Jordan	11	0.18
59	Karen	11	0.18
59	Lori	11	0.18
59	Melanie	11	0.18
59	Melinda	11	0.18
59	Natalie	11	0.18
59	Rebekah	11	0.18
60	Caitlyn	10	0.17
60	Emma	10	0.17
60	Kerry	10	0.17
60	Tracy	10	0.17
61	Amelia	9	0.15
61	Casey	9	0.15
61	Denise	9	0.15
61	Jaclyn	9	0.15
61	Jill	9	0.15
61	Katharine	9	0.15
61	Kerri	9	0.15
61	Kristy	9	0.15
61	Krystle	9	0.15
61	Sabrina	9	0.15
61	Savannah	9	0.15
61	Stefanie	9	0.15
61	Susan	9	0.15
61	Trisha	9	0.15
62	Diana	8	0.13
62	Elise	8	0.13
62	Haley	8	0.13
62	Jaime	8	0.13
62	Jenny	8	0.13
62	Justine	8	0.13
62	Kelley	8	0.13
62	Paige	8	0.13
62	Robyn	8	0.13
63	Alexis	7	0.12
63	Beth	7	0.12
63	Cynthia	7	0.12
63	Jocelyn	7	0.12
63	Leigh	7	0.12
63	Leslie	7	0.12
63	Lydia	7	0.12
63	Lynn	7	0.12
63	Martha	7	0.12
63	Pamela	7	0.12
63	Shauna	7	0.12
63	Shelby	7	0.12
63	Tabitha	7	0.12
63	Tammy	7	0.12
63	Tasha	7	0.12
63	Taylor	7	0.12
64	Abbey	6	0.10
64	Audrey	6	0.10
64	Bailey	6	0.10
64	Brianne	6	0.10
64	Brittney	6	0.10
64	Candice	6	0.10
64	Cara	6	0.10
64	Carissa	6	0.10
64	Claire	6	0.10
64	Cortney	6	0.10
64	Desiree	6	0.10
64	Eileen	6	0.10
64	Elisabeth	6	0.10
64	Elyse	6	0.10
64	Faith	6	0.10
64	Hilary	6	0.10
64	Jacquelyn	6	0.10
64	Joanna	6	0.10
64	Johanna	6	0.10
64	Kristi	6	0.10
64	Kristie	6	0.10
64	Kristine	6	0.10
64	Laurel	6	0.10
64	Laurie	6	0.10
64	Naomi	6	0.10
64	Renee	6	0.10
64	Suzanne	6	0.10
64	Tabatha	6	0.10
64	Teresa	6	0.10
64	Tina	6	0.10
65	Alissa	5	0.08
65	Alysha	5	0.08
65	Angel	5	0.08
65	Ann	5	0.08
65	Ashleigh	5	0.08
65	Brandi	5	0.08
65	Breanna	5	0.08
65	Britney	5	0.08
65	Brooke	5	0.08
65	Carolyn	5	0.08
65	Chelsey	5	0.08
65	Cheryl	5	0.08
65	Corey	5	0.08
65	Deanna	5	0.08
65	Deirdre	5	0.08
65	Hayley	5	0.08
65	Jessie	5	0.08
65	Jodi	5	0.08
65	Joy	5	0.08
65	Kasey	5	0.08
65	Kelli	5	0.08
65	Kellie	5	0.08
65	Kirsten	5	0.08
65	Lacey	5	0.08
65	Maureen	5	0.08
65	Monica	5	0.08
65	Moriah	5	0.08
65	Sadie	5	0.08
65	Sandra	5	0.08
65	Stacie	5	0.08
65	Tamara	5	0.08
65	Theresa	5	0.08
65	Tonya	5	0.08