Born in 1986
What the world looked like the year you arrived: prices, names, music and who was in charge.
Chinese zodiac
Fire Tiger
from Feb 9, 1986. Born earlier? Ox.
Generation
Millennial
President
Ronald Reagan
#1 baby names
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What things cost
Sample dataGallon of gas
$0.86
US average, regular
$2.53 in 2025 dollars
First-class stamp
22¢
US Postal Service
$0.65 in 2025 dollars
Minimum wage
$3.35/hr
federal
New home
$92,000
median price, estimated
$270,208 in 2025 dollars
Movie ticket
$3.69
US average, estimated
$10.83 in 2025 dollars
New car
$12,400
average price, estimated
Computer
$2,495
Apple Macintosh (1984), launch price
$7,730 in 2025 dollars
Video game system
$199
NES (1985), launch price
$595 in 2025 dollars
Video game
$30–$50
new game, NES era, approximate
US national figures in then-dollars, at mid-year. Some figures are estimates. Computer, game system and TV prices are launch prices of landmark models, and the game price is an approximate range for that era, so none of them is an average.
Pop culture
Sample dataPop culture for 1986 is still being added.
Famous people born in 1986
Sample dataFamous people born in 1986 are still being added.