Rhode Island Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1986

Updated on December 5, 2025.

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Rhode Island Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1986

In 1986, the most popular name for baby boys in Rhode Island was Michael, with a count of 364 boys out of a total of 5,980 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 6.09% of the total number of new-born baby boys in Rhode Island in 1986). The second most popular boy name was Christopher (258 boys, 4.31% of total). The third most popular boy name was Matthew (256 boys, 4.28% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Male Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1986

Michael

Christopher

Matthew

David

Joseph

Daniel

Robert

John

Nicholas

Andrew

The table below below shows the top 156 most popular male baby names in Rhode Island in 1986. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in Rhode Island over the years.

Most Popular Male Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1986

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Michael	364	6.09
2	Christopher	258	4.31
3	Matthew	256	4.28
4	David	165	2.76
5	Joseph	163	2.73
6	Daniel	155	2.59
7	Robert	152	2.54
8	John	148	2.48
9	Nicholas	146	2.44
10	Andrew	145	2.42
11	Ryan	142	2.38
12	James	139	2.32
13	Joshua	128	2.14
14	Brian	110	1.84
14	Kevin	110	1.84
15	Jonathan	109	1.82
16	Jason	99	1.66
17	Thomas	94	1.57
18	Justin	93	1.56
19	Kyle	90	1.51
20	William	88	1.47
21	Anthony	85	1.42
22	Adam	83	1.39
22	Sean	83	1.39
23	Steven	81	1.36
24	Eric	78	1.30
24	Richard	78	1.30
25	Peter	75	1.25
26	Jeffrey	74	1.24
27	Timothy	71	1.19
28	Brandon	70	1.17
29	Patrick	64	1.07
30	Benjamin	62	1.04
31	Stephen	60	1.00
32	Alexander	58	0.97
33	Gregory	56	0.94
34	Jeremy	53	0.89
35	Derek	50	0.84
35	Scott	50	0.84
36	Paul	49	0.82
37	Mark	48	0.80
38	Zachary	44	0.74
39	Bryan	41	0.69
40	Kenneth	40	0.67
40	Nathan	40	0.67
41	Jesse	39	0.65
42	Raymond	32	0.54
43	Evan	31	0.52
44	Edward	30	0.50
45	Keith	29	0.49
46	Charles	27	0.45
46	Craig	27	0.45
47	Aaron	26	0.44
47	Cory	26	0.44
47	Tyler	26	0.44
48	Corey	25	0.42
48	Marc	25	0.42
48	Samuel	25	0.42
49	Jared	24	0.40
49	Shane	24	0.40
50	Alex	22	0.37
50	Ian	22	0.37
50	Shawn	22	0.37
51	Frank	21	0.35
51	Jacob	21	0.35
52	Brett	19	0.32
53	Brendan	18	0.30
53	Vincent	18	0.30
54	Douglas	16	0.27
54	Erik	16	0.27
54	Jose	16	0.27
54	Louis	16	0.27
54	Luis	16	0.27
54	Nathaniel	16	0.27
55	Dennis	14	0.23
55	Donald	14	0.23
55	Gary	14	0.23
55	Philip	14	0.23
56	Alan	13	0.22
56	Chad	13	0.22
56	Dylan	13	0.22
56	Jordan	13	0.22
56	Juan	13	0.22
56	Ronald	13	0.22
56	Seth	13	0.22
57	Joel	12	0.20
57	Mathew	12	0.20
58	Bradley	11	0.18
58	Curtis	11	0.18
58	Russell	11	0.18
59	Albert	10	0.17
59	Carl	10	0.17
59	Carlos	10	0.17
59	Geoffrey	10	0.17
59	George	10	0.17
59	Lee	10	0.17
59	Shaun	10	0.17
60	Christian	9	0.15
60	Henry	9	0.15
60	Kristopher	9	0.15
60	Neil	9	0.15
60	Travis	9	0.15
60	Wayne	9	0.15
61	Antonio	8	0.13
61	Bruce	8	0.13
61	Casey	8	0.13
61	Dean	8	0.13
61	Derrick	8	0.13
61	Devin	8	0.13
61	Fernando	8	0.13
61	Jarred	8	0.13
61	Mario	8	0.13
61	Phillip	8	0.13
61	Randy	8	0.13
61	Ross	8	0.13
61	Trevor	8	0.13
62	Brent	7	0.12
62	Cody	7	0.12
62	Johnathan	7	0.12
62	Julio	7	0.12
62	Theodore	7	0.12
62	Todd	7	0.12
62	Victor	7	0.12
63	Bradford	6	0.10
63	Daryl	6	0.10
63	Dustin	6	0.10
63	Gerald	6	0.10
63	Graham	6	0.10
63	Jamie	6	0.10
63	Jeffery	6	0.10
63	Jon	6	0.10
63	Marco	6	0.10
63	Miguel	6	0.10
63	Randall	6	0.10
63	Walter	6	0.10
64	Alfred	5	0.08
64	Allen	5	0.08
64	Andre	5	0.08
64	Andres	5	0.08
64	Arthur	5	0.08
64	Barry	5	0.08
64	Bryant	5	0.08
64	Clifford	5	0.08
64	Colin	5	0.08
64	Emmanuel	5	0.08
64	Gabriel	5	0.08
64	Jaime	5	0.08
64	Jorge	5	0.08
64	Karl	5	0.08
64	Lawrence	5	0.08
64	Mason	5	0.08
64	Noah	5	0.08
64	Norman	5	0.08
64	Taylor	5	0.08
64	Terrence	5	0.08
64	Tony	5	0.08

Rhode Island Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1986

In 1986, the most popular name for baby girls in Rhode Island was Ashley, with a count of 212 girls out of a total of 5,056 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 4.19% of the total number of new-born baby girls in Rhode Island in 1986). The second most popular girl name was Jessica (206 girls, 4.07% of total). The third most popular girl name was Amanda (203 girls, 4.01% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Female Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1986

Ashley

Jessica

Amanda

Nicole

Jennifer

Sarah

Stephanie

Melissa

Lauren

Danielle

The table below below shows the top 156 most popular female baby names in Rhode Island in 1986. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in Rhode Island over the years.

Most Popular Female Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1986

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Ashley	212	4.19
2	Jessica	206	4.07
3	Amanda	203	4.01
4	Nicole	164	3.24
5	Jennifer	152	3.01
6	Sarah	130	2.57
7	Stephanie	115	2.28
8	Melissa	94	1.86
9	Lauren	81	1.60
10	Danielle	75	1.48
11	Christina	74	1.46
11	Elizabeth	74	1.46
12	Laura	69	1.37
13	Amy	67	1.33
14	Kimberly	66	1.31
15	Heather	64	1.27
15	Kristen	64	1.27
15	Rebecca	64	1.27
16	Samantha	61	1.21
17	Erin	60	1.19
18	Brittany	54	1.07
19	Christine	52	1.03
19	Courtney	52	1.03
20	Emily	51	1.01
21	Crystal	50	0.99
22	Katherine	47	0.93
22	Kelly	47	0.93
22	Meghan	47	0.93
22	Shannon	47	0.93
23	Caitlin	46	0.91
23	Megan	46	0.91
24	Michelle	45	0.89
24	Rachel	45	0.89
25	Kayla	44	0.87
25	Tiffany	44	0.87
26	Alicia	41	0.81
26	Erica	41	0.81
27	Katie	40	0.79
28	Allison	39	0.77
29	Jamie	35	0.69
29	Lindsay	35	0.69
30	Sara	34	0.67
31	Vanessa	33	0.65
32	Alexandra	31	0.61
32	Lisa	31	0.61
32	Michaela	31	0.61
33	Lindsey	29	0.57
33	Tara	29	0.57
34	Marissa	28	0.55
35	Andrea	27	0.53
35	Angela	27	0.53
35	Julie	27	0.53
35	Kathryn	27	0.53
35	Krystal	27	0.53
35	Mary	27	0.53
36	Jenna	26	0.51
36	Jillian	26	0.51
37	Alison	25	0.49
37	Jacqueline	25	0.49
38	Cassandra	23	0.46
39	Bethany	22	0.44
39	Kristin	22	0.44
39	Kristina	22	0.44
40	Chelsea	21	0.42
40	Meaghan	21	0.42
40	Melanie	21	0.42
41	Alyssa	20	0.40
41	Erika	20	0.40
41	Kathleen	20	0.40
41	Victoria	20	0.40
42	Molly	19	0.38
43	Amber	18	0.36
43	Catherine	18	0.36
43	Kara	18	0.36
44	Justine	17	0.34
44	Leah	17	0.34
44	Nichole	17	0.34
44	Tanya	17	0.34
45	Diana	16	0.32
45	Holly	16	0.32
45	Kaitlin	16	0.32
45	Katelyn	16	0.32
45	Maria	16	0.32
45	Monica	16	0.32
46	Felicia	15	0.30
46	Katrina	15	0.30
46	Kayleigh	15	0.30
46	Kerri	15	0.30
46	Natalie	15	0.30
46	Whitney	15	0.30
47	April	14	0.28
47	Krista	14	0.28
47	Linda	14	0.28
47	Natasha	14	0.28
47	Rachael	14	0.28
47	Stacey	14	0.28
48	Julia	13	0.26
48	Kaitlyn	13	0.26
48	Krystle	13	0.26
48	Patricia	13	0.26
48	Shayna	13	0.26
49	Caroline	12	0.24
49	Gina	12	0.24
49	Jaclyn	12	0.24
49	Tracy	12	0.24
50	Carolyn	11	0.22
50	Desiree	11	0.22
50	Heidi	11	0.22
50	Joanna	11	0.22
50	Mallory	11	0.22
51	Abigail	10	0.20
51	Alexis	10	0.20
51	Alisha	10	0.20
51	Brianna	10	0.20
51	Brittney	10	0.20
51	Brooke	10	0.20
51	Cara	10	0.20
51	Casey	10	0.20
51	Colleen	10	0.20
51	Jocelyn	10	0.20
51	Kelsey	10	0.20
51	Margaret	10	0.20
51	Meagan	10	0.20
51	Renee	10	0.20
52	Anna	9	0.18
52	Briana	9	0.18
52	Cynthia	9	0.18
52	Hannah	9	0.18
52	Jenny	9	0.18
52	Jill	9	0.18
52	Kendra	9	0.18
52	Martha	9	0.18
52	Nancy	9	0.18
52	Nina	9	0.18
52	Pamela	9	0.18
52	Robin	9	0.18
52	Stacy	9	0.18
52	Stefanie	9	0.18
53	Anne	8	0.16
53	Christa	8	0.16
53	Denise	8	0.16
53	Emma	8	0.16
53	Jessie	8	0.16
53	Leanne	8	0.16
53	Marie	8	0.16
53	Michele	8	0.16
53	Shana	8	0.16
53	Sheila	8	0.16
53	Theresa	8	0.16
53	Tina	8	0.16
54	Aimee	7	0.14
54	Ariana	7	0.14
54	Ashlee	7	0.14
54	Audrey	7	0.14
54	Britney	7	0.14
54	Dawn	7	0.14
54	Deanna	7	0.14
54	Elise	7	0.14
54	Haley	7	0.14
54	Kellie	7	0.14
54	Lori	7	0.14
54	Morgan	7	0.14
54	Rebekah	7	0.14
54	Savannah	7	0.14
54	Susan	7	0.14
54	Sydney	7	0.14
54	Tabitha	7	0.14
54	Toni	7	0.14
54	Trisha	7	0.14
55	Alyson	6	0.12
55	Bridget	6	0.12
55	Caitlyn	6	0.12
55	Deborah	6	0.12
55	Hilary	6	0.12
55	Jade	6	0.12
55	Kelley	6	0.12
55	Kristine	6	0.12
55	Meredith	6	0.12
55	Shauna	6	0.12
55	Sherri	6	0.12
55	Tonya	6	0.12
56	Amie	5	0.10
56	Ana	5	0.10
56	Audra	5	0.10
56	Brianne	5	0.10
56	Carissa	5	0.10
56	Cheryl	5	0.10
56	Cindy	5	0.10
56	Hayley	5	0.10
56	Hillary	5	0.10
56	Hope	5	0.10
56	Karen	5	0.10
56	Karissa	5	0.10
56	Kate	5	0.10
56	Kerrie	5	0.10
56	Kristi	5	0.10
56	Kristy	5	0.10
56	Kristyn	5	0.10
56	Lee	5	0.10
56	Leslie	5	0.10
56	Priscilla	5	0.10
56	Regina	5	0.10
56	Sasha	5	0.10
56	Sheri	5	0.10
56	Veronica	5	0.10
56	Yesenia	5	0.10