Top baby names of 1979

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

Girls

  1. Jennifer56,716
  2. Melissa34,050
  3. Amanda31,925
  4. Jessica27,782
  5. Amy21,609
  6. Sarah21,017
  7. Heather20,834
  8. Angela20,257
  9. Nicole19,509
  10. Michelle19,266
  11. Elizabeth18,075
  12. Kimberly17,637
  13. Lisa17,285
  14. Christina16,453
  15. Stephanie16,204
  16. Kelly15,296
  17. Rebecca14,550
  18. Crystal13,468
  19. Jamie12,156
  20. Laura11,880
  21. Erin11,259
  22. Amber11,080
  23. April10,902
  24. Mary10,556
  25. Shannon10,370
  26. Andrea10,337
  27. Rachel10,229
  28. Tiffany9,611
  29. Julie9,254
  30. Sara8,654
  31. Megan8,293
  32. Erica8,178
  33. Danielle7,980
  34. Emily7,971
  35. Christine7,689
  36. Katherine7,465
  37. Maria7,335
  38. Tara6,806
  39. Brandy6,775
  40. Monica6,585
  41. Carrie6,355
  42. Misty5,785
  43. Stacy5,708
  44. Patricia5,650
  45. Lauren5,625
  46. Karen5,599
  47. Alicia5,547
  48. Holly5,488
  49. Tracy5,389
  50. Kathryn5,312

Boys

  1. Michael67,718
  2. Christopher50,667
  3. Jason50,371
  4. David42,062
  5. James39,351
  6. Matthew35,625
  7. John35,412
  8. Robert34,018
  9. Joshua31,125
  10. Brian28,664
  11. Joseph28,653
  12. Daniel28,521
  13. William24,680
  14. Ryan23,211
  15. Nicholas21,343
  16. Jeremy21,007
  17. Eric20,269
  18. Timothy19,078
  19. Kevin18,734
  20. Andrew18,617
  21. Anthony17,517
  22. Justin17,392
  23. Adam17,050
  24. Jeffrey16,867
  25. Richard16,713
  26. Thomas16,456
  27. Steven16,335
  28. Charles14,807
  29. Scott14,441
  30. Mark14,393
  31. Jonathan14,333
  32. Aaron13,075
  33. Benjamin12,514
  34. Paul11,632
  35. Brandon11,302
  36. Travis11,037
  37. Nathan10,721
  38. Chad10,162
  39. Patrick9,980
  40. Stephen9,905
  41. Kenneth9,237
  42. Gregory9,108
  43. Shawn7,909
  44. Jose7,848
  45. Jacob7,546
  46. Bryan7,441
  47. Bradley6,926
  48. Edward6,875
  49. Sean6,853
  50. Jesse6,680