Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1979
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(67,718) |
Michael |
67,718 |
| 2(50,667) |
Christopher |
50,667 |
| 3(50,371) |
Jason |
50,371 |
| 4(42,062) |
David |
42,062 |
| 5(39,351) |
James |
39,351 |
| 6(35,625) |
Matthew |
35,625 |
| 7(35,412) |
John |
35,412 |
| 8(34,018) |
Robert |
34,018 |
| 9(31,125) |
Joshua |
31,125 |
| 10(28,664) |
Brian |
28,664 |
| 11(28,653) |
Joseph |
28,653 |
| 12(28,521) |
Daniel |
28,521 |
| 13(24,680) |
William |
24,680 |
| 14(23,211) |
Ryan |
23,211 |
| 15(21,343) |
Nicholas |
21,343 |
| 16(21,007) |
Jeremy |
21,007 |
| 17(20,269) |
Eric |
20,269 |
| 18(19,078) |
Timothy |
19,078 |
| 19(18,734) |
Kevin |
18,734 |
| 20(18,617) |
Andrew |
18,617 |
| 21(17,517) |
Anthony |
17,517 |
| 22(17,392) |
Justin |
17,392 |
| 23(17,050) |
Adam |
17,050 |
| 24(16,867) |
Jeffrey |
16,867 |
| 25(16,713) |
Richard |
16,713 |
| 26(16,456) |
Thomas |
16,456 |
| 27(16,335) |
Steven |
16,335 |
| 28(14,807) |
Charles |
14,807 |
| 29(14,441) |
Scott |
14,441 |
| 30(14,393) |
Mark |
14,393 |
| 31(14,333) |
Jonathan |
14,333 |
| 32(13,075) |
Aaron |
13,075 |
| 33(12,514) |
Benjamin |
12,514 |
| 34(11,632) |
Paul |
11,632 |
| 35(11,302) |
Brandon |
11,302 |
| 36(11,037) |
Travis |
11,037 |
| 37(10,721) |
Nathan |
10,721 |
| 38(10,162) |
Chad |
10,162 |
| 39(9,980) |
Patrick |
9,980 |
| 40(9,905) |
Stephen |
9,905 |
| 41(9,237) |
Kenneth |
9,237 |
| 42(9,108) |
Gregory |
9,108 |
| 43(7,909) |
Shawn |
7,909 |
| 44(7,848) |
Jose |
7,848 |
| 45(7,546) |
Jacob |
7,546 |
| 46(7,441) |
Bryan |
7,441 |
| 47(6,926) |
Bradley |
6,926 |
| 48(6,875) |
Edward |
6,875 |
| 49(6,853) |
Sean |
6,853 |
| 50(6,680) |
Jesse |
6,680 |
| 51(6,509) |
Donald |
6,509 |
| 52(6,188) |
Keith |
6,188 |
| 53(6,080) |
Peter |
6,080 |
| 54(5,693) |
Ronald |
5,693 |
| 55(5,688) |
Samuel |
5,688 |
| 56(5,450) |
Kyle |
5,450 |
| 57(5,262) |
George |
5,262 |
| 58(5,169) |
Douglas |
5,169 |
| 59(5,040) |
Gary |
5,040 |
| 60(4,984) |
Todd |
4,984 |
| 61(4,943) |
Juan |
4,943 |
| 62(4,899) |
Dustin |
4,899 |
| 63(4,737) |
Shaun |
4,737 |
| 63(4,737) |
Corey |
4,737 |
| 65(4,670) |
Jared |
4,670 |
| 66(4,638) |
Erik |
4,638 |
| 67(4,483) |
Shane |
4,483 |
| 68(4,422) |
Phillip |
4,422 |
| 69(4,393) |
Larry |
4,393 |
| 70(4,336) |
Raymond |
4,336 |
| 71(4,216) |
Joel |
4,216 |
| 72(4,201) |
Derek |
4,201 |
| 73(4,165) |
Carlos |
4,165 |
| 74(4,156) |
Zachary |
4,156 |
| 75(4,081) |
Dennis |
4,081 |
| 76(4,049) |
Marcus |
4,049 |
| 77(4,028) |
Craig |
4,028 |
| 78(3,930) |
Frank |
3,930 |
| 79(3,802) |
Antonio |
3,802 |
| 80(3,728) |
Derrick |
3,728 |
| 81(3,720) |
Jeremiah |
3,720 |
| 82(3,587) |
Cory |
3,587 |
| 83(3,460) |
Philip |
3,460 |
| 84(3,457) |
Brent |
3,457 |
| 85(3,446) |
Jerry |
3,446 |
| 86(3,416) |
Randy |
3,416 |
| 87(3,357) |
Jeffery |
3,357 |
| 88(3,240) |
Jamie |
3,240 |
| 89(3,237) |
Wesley |
3,237 |
| 90(3,236) |
Gabriel |
3,236 |
| 91(3,201) |
Curtis |
3,201 |
| 92(3,132) |
Russell |
3,132 |
| 93(3,082) |
Casey |
3,082 |
| 94(3,059) |
Alexander |
3,059 |
| 95(3,040) |
Nathaniel |
3,040 |
| 95(3,040) |
Terry |
3,040 |
| 97(2,998) |
Billy |
2,998 |
| 98(2,997) |
Brett |
2,997 |
| 99(2,962) |
Troy |
2,962 |
| 100(2,898) |
Carl |
2,898 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(56,716) |
Jennifer |
56,716 |
| 2(34,050) |
Melissa |
34,050 |
| 3(31,925) |
Amanda |
31,925 |
| 4(27,782) |
Jessica |
27,782 |
| 5(21,609) |
Amy |
21,609 |
| 6(21,017) |
Sarah |
21,017 |
| 7(20,834) |
Heather |
20,834 |
| 8(20,257) |
Angela |
20,257 |
| 9(19,509) |
Nicole |
19,509 |
| 10(19,266) |
Michelle |
19,266 |
| 11(18,075) |
Elizabeth |
18,075 |
| 12(17,637) |
Kimberly |
17,637 |
| 13(17,285) |
Lisa |
17,285 |
| 14(16,453) |
Christina |
16,453 |
| 15(16,204) |
Stephanie |
16,204 |
| 16(15,296) |
Kelly |
15,296 |
| 17(14,550) |
Rebecca |
14,550 |
| 18(13,468) |
Crystal |
13,468 |
| 19(12,156) |
Jamie |
12,156 |
| 20(11,880) |
Laura |
11,880 |
| 21(11,259) |
Erin |
11,259 |
| 22(11,080) |
Amber |
11,080 |
| 23(10,902) |
April |
10,902 |
| 24(10,556) |
Mary |
10,556 |
| 25(10,370) |
Shannon |
10,370 |
| 26(10,337) |
Andrea |
10,337 |
| 27(10,229) |
Rachel |
10,229 |
| 28(9,611) |
Tiffany |
9,611 |
| 29(9,254) |
Julie |
9,254 |
| 30(8,654) |
Sara |
8,654 |
| 31(8,293) |
Megan |
8,293 |
| 32(8,178) |
Erica |
8,178 |
| 33(7,980) |
Danielle |
7,980 |
| 34(7,971) |
Emily |
7,971 |
| 35(7,689) |
Christine |
7,689 |
| 36(7,465) |
Katherine |
7,465 |
| 37(7,335) |
Maria |
7,335 |
| 38(6,806) |
Tara |
6,806 |
| 39(6,775) |
Brandy |
6,775 |
| 40(6,585) |
Monica |
6,585 |
| 41(6,355) |
Carrie |
6,355 |
| 42(5,785) |
Misty |
5,785 |
| 43(5,708) |
Stacy |
5,708 |
| 44(5,650) |
Patricia |
5,650 |
| 45(5,625) |
Lauren |
5,625 |
| 46(5,599) |
Karen |
5,599 |
| 47(5,547) |
Alicia |
5,547 |
| 48(5,488) |
Holly |
5,488 |
| 49(5,389) |
Tracy |
5,389 |
| 50(5,312) |
Kathryn |
5,312 |
| 51(5,196) |
Susan |
5,196 |
| 52(5,192) |
Jill |
5,192 |
| 53(5,021) |
Melanie |
5,021 |
| 54(4,948) |
Dana |
4,948 |
| 55(4,932) |
Cynthia |
4,932 |
| 56(4,880) |
Kristy |
4,880 |
| 57(4,724) |
Dawn |
4,724 |
| 58(4,680) |
Tina |
4,680 |
| 59(4,669) |
Anna |
4,669 |
| 60(4,613) |
Stacey |
4,613 |
| 61(4,609) |
Brandi |
4,609 |
| 62(4,569) |
Kristen |
4,569 |
| 63(4,511) |
Katie |
4,511 |
| 64(4,500) |
Wendy |
4,500 |
| 65(4,498) |
Leslie |
4,498 |
| 66(4,462) |
Samantha |
4,462 |
| 67(4,448) |
Ashley |
4,448 |
| 68(4,445) |
Natalie |
4,445 |
| 69(4,432) |
Lori |
4,432 |
| 70(4,407) |
Allison |
4,407 |
| 71(4,323) |
Courtney |
4,323 |
| 72(4,286) |
Christy |
4,286 |
| 73(4,264) |
Kristin |
4,264 |
| 74(4,130) |
Kristina |
4,130 |
| 75(4,102) |
Vanessa |
4,102 |
| 76(4,062) |
Veronica |
4,062 |
| 77(3,994) |
Sandra |
3,994 |
| 78(3,878) |
Catherine |
3,878 |
| 79(3,758) |
Tammy |
3,758 |
| 80(3,741) |
Jacqueline |
3,741 |
| 81(3,712) |
Mindy |
3,712 |
| 82(3,705) |
Melinda |
3,705 |
| 83(3,672) |
Heidi |
3,672 |
| 84(3,641) |
Kathleen |
3,641 |
| 85(3,506) |
Brooke |
3,506 |
| 86(3,495) |
Tonya |
3,495 |
| 87(3,481) |
Teresa |
3,481 |
| 88(3,466) |
Lindsay |
3,466 |
| 89(3,407) |
Valerie |
3,407 |
| 90(3,365) |
Pamela |
3,365 |
| 91(3,318) |
Erika |
3,318 |
| 92(3,267) |
Denise |
3,267 |
| 93(3,225) |
Tanya |
3,225 |
| 94(3,210) |
Cheryl |
3,210 |
| 95(3,208) |
Robin |
3,208 |
| 96(3,115) |
Gina |
3,115 |
| 97(3,086) |
Jaime |
3,086 |
| 98(3,075) |
Leah |
3,075 |
| 99(2,998) |
Katrina |
2,998 |
| 100(2,995) |
Theresa |
2,995 |
