Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1980
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(68,687) |
Michael |
68,687 |
| 2(49,082) |
Christopher |
49,082 |
| 3(48,166) |
Jason |
48,166 |
| 4(41,890) |
David |
41,890 |
| 5(39,314) |
James |
39,314 |
| 6(37,839) |
Matthew |
37,839 |
| 7(36,054) |
Joshua |
36,054 |
| 8(35,277) |
John |
35,277 |
| 9(34,269) |
Robert |
34,269 |
| 10(30,185) |
Joseph |
30,185 |
| 11(29,895) |
Daniel |
29,895 |
| 12(28,718) |
Brian |
28,718 |
| 13(26,763) |
Justin |
26,763 |
| 14(25,638) |
William |
25,638 |
| 15(24,798) |
Ryan |
24,798 |
| 16(22,614) |
Eric |
22,614 |
| 17(21,025) |
Nicholas |
21,025 |
| 18(19,892) |
Jeremy |
19,892 |
| 19(19,734) |
Andrew |
19,734 |
| 20(19,147) |
Timothy |
19,147 |
| 21(18,988) |
Jonathan |
18,988 |
| 22(18,867) |
Adam |
18,867 |
| 23(17,976) |
Kevin |
17,976 |
| 24(17,608) |
Anthony |
17,608 |
| 25(17,565) |
Thomas |
17,565 |
| 26(16,657) |
Richard |
16,657 |
| 27(16,384) |
Jeffrey |
16,384 |
| 28(15,919) |
Steven |
15,919 |
| 29(14,958) |
Charles |
14,958 |
| 30(14,170) |
Mark |
14,170 |
| 31(14,162) |
Brandon |
14,162 |
| 32(13,626) |
Benjamin |
13,626 |
| 33(13,298) |
Scott |
13,298 |
| 34(13,169) |
Aaron |
13,169 |
| 35(11,821) |
Paul |
11,821 |
| 36(11,140) |
Nathan |
11,140 |
| 37(10,765) |
Travis |
10,765 |
| 38(10,354) |
Patrick |
10,354 |
| 39(10,142) |
Chad |
10,142 |
| 40(10,063) |
Stephen |
10,063 |
| 41(9,610) |
Kenneth |
9,610 |
| 42(9,268) |
Gregory |
9,268 |
| 43(8,522) |
Jacob |
8,522 |
| 44(8,415) |
Dustin |
8,415 |
| 45(8,376) |
Jesse |
8,376 |
| 46(8,322) |
Jose |
8,322 |
| 47(7,698) |
Shawn |
7,698 |
| 48(7,599) |
Sean |
7,599 |
| 49(7,512) |
Bryan |
7,512 |
| 50(7,241) |
Derek |
7,241 |
| 51(7,209) |
Bradley |
7,209 |
| 52(6,763) |
Edward |
6,763 |
| 53(6,268) |
Donald |
6,268 |
| 54(6,013) |
Samuel |
6,013 |
| 55(5,968) |
Peter |
5,968 |
| 56(5,887) |
Keith |
5,887 |
| 57(5,776) |
Kyle |
5,776 |
| 58(5,757) |
Ronald |
5,757 |
| 59(5,433) |
Juan |
5,433 |
| 60(5,300) |
George |
5,300 |
| 61(5,206) |
Jared |
5,206 |
| 62(5,180) |
Douglas |
5,180 |
| 63(5,037) |
Gary |
5,037 |
| 64(4,914) |
Erik |
4,914 |
| 65(4,633) |
Phillip |
4,633 |
| 66(4,577) |
Raymond |
4,577 |
| 67(4,565) |
Joel |
4,565 |
| 68(4,438) |
Corey |
4,438 |
| 69(4,367) |
Shane |
4,367 |
| 70(4,263) |
Larry |
4,263 |
| 71(4,262) |
Marcus |
4,262 |
| 72(4,245) |
Zachary |
4,245 |
| 73(4,235) |
Craig |
4,235 |
| 74(4,135) |
Derrick |
4,135 |
| 75(4,128) |
Todd |
4,128 |
| 76(4,093) |
Jeremiah |
4,093 |
| 77(4,085) |
Carlos |
4,085 |
| 78(4,084) |
Antonio |
4,084 |
| 79(3,923) |
Shaun |
3,923 |
| 80(3,806) |
Dennis |
3,806 |
| 81(3,735) |
Frank |
3,735 |
| 82(3,562) |
Philip |
3,562 |
| 83(3,556) |
Cory |
3,556 |
| 84(3,538) |
Brent |
3,538 |
| 85(3,494) |
Gabriel |
3,494 |
| 86(3,492) |
Nathaniel |
3,492 |
| 87(3,392) |
Randy |
3,392 |
| 88(3,359) |
Luis |
3,359 |
| 89(3,332) |
Curtis |
3,332 |
| 90(3,324) |
Jeffery |
3,324 |
| 91(3,280) |
Alexander |
3,280 |
| 92(3,269) |
Russell |
3,269 |
| 93(3,215) |
Casey |
3,215 |
| 94(3,191) |
Jerry |
3,191 |
| 95(3,165) |
Wesley |
3,165 |
| 96(3,128) |
Brett |
3,128 |
| 97(3,111) |
Luke |
3,111 |
| 98(3,081) |
Lucas |
3,081 |
| 99(3,050) |
Seth |
3,050 |
| 100(2,991) |
Billy |
2,991 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(58,378) |
Jennifer |
58,378 |
| 2(35,811) |
Amanda |
35,811 |
| 3(33,923) |
Jessica |
33,923 |
| 4(31,634) |
Melissa |
31,634 |
| 5(25,759) |
Sarah |
25,759 |
| 6(19,973) |
Heather |
19,973 |
| 7(19,917) |
Nicole |
19,917 |
| 8(19,833) |
Amy |
19,833 |
| 9(19,531) |
Elizabeth |
19,531 |
| 10(19,120) |
Michelle |
19,120 |
| 11(18,500) |
Kimberly |
18,500 |
| 12(17,967) |
Angela |
17,967 |
| 13(17,841) |
Stephanie |
17,841 |
| 14(16,229) |
Tiffany |
16,229 |
| 15(16,140) |
Christina |
16,140 |
| 16(15,666) |
Lisa |
15,666 |
| 17(15,280) |
Rebecca |
15,280 |
| 18(14,253) |
Crystal |
14,253 |
| 19(13,710) |
Kelly |
13,710 |
| 20(13,428) |
Erin |
13,428 |
| 21(12,917) |
Laura |
12,917 |
| 22(12,553) |
Amber |
12,553 |
| 23(11,619) |
Rachel |
11,619 |
| 24(11,529) |
Jamie |
11,529 |
| 25(11,475) |
Mary |
11,475 |
| 26(11,473) |
April |
11,473 |
| 27(11,149) |
Sara |
11,149 |
| 28(10,451) |
Andrea |
10,451 |
| 29(9,670) |
Shannon |
9,670 |
| 30(9,134) |
Megan |
9,134 |
| 31(9,002) |
Emily |
9,002 |
| 32(8,909) |
Julie |
8,909 |
| 33(8,845) |
Danielle |
8,845 |
| 34(8,761) |
Erica |
8,761 |
| 35(8,018) |
Katherine |
8,018 |
| 36(7,875) |
Maria |
7,875 |
| 37(7,701) |
Kristin |
7,701 |
| 38(7,477) |
Lauren |
7,477 |
| 39(7,315) |
Kristen |
7,315 |
| 40(7,296) |
Ashley |
7,296 |
| 41(7,085) |
Christine |
7,085 |
| 42(6,410) |
Brandy |
6,410 |
| 43(6,284) |
Tara |
6,284 |
| 44(6,137) |
Katie |
6,137 |
| 45(6,035) |
Monica |
6,035 |
| 46(5,762) |
Carrie |
5,762 |
| 47(5,753) |
Alicia |
5,753 |
| 48(5,618) |
Courtney |
5,618 |
| 49(5,542) |
Misty |
5,542 |
| 50(5,528) |
Kathryn |
5,528 |
| 51(5,310) |
Patricia |
5,310 |
| 52(5,282) |
Holly |
5,282 |
| 53(5,058) |
Stacy |
5,058 |
| 54(5,055) |
Karen |
5,055 |
| 55(5,037) |
Anna |
5,037 |
| 56(4,969) |
Tracy |
4,969 |
| 57(4,951) |
Brooke |
4,951 |
| 58(4,913) |
Samantha |
4,913 |
| 59(4,868) |
Allison |
4,868 |
| 60(4,840) |
Melanie |
4,840 |
| 61(4,776) |
Leslie |
4,776 |
| 62(4,704) |
Brandi |
4,704 |
| 62(4,704) |
Susan |
4,704 |
| 64(4,700) |
Cynthia |
4,700 |
| 65(4,647) |
Natalie |
4,647 |
| 66(4,558) |
Jill |
4,558 |
| 67(4,479) |
Dawn |
4,479 |
| 68(4,438) |
Dana |
4,438 |
| 69(4,426) |
Vanessa |
4,426 |
| 70(4,381) |
Veronica |
4,381 |
| 71(4,353) |
Lindsay |
4,353 |
| 72(4,260) |
Tina |
4,260 |
| 73(4,223) |
Kristina |
4,223 |
| 74(4,222) |
Stacey |
4,222 |
| 75(4,141) |
Wendy |
4,141 |
| 76(4,085) |
Lori |
4,085 |
| 77(4,080) |
Catherine |
4,080 |
| 78(4,059) |
Kristy |
4,059 |
| 79(4,027) |
Heidi |
4,027 |
| 80(4,002) |
Sandra |
4,002 |
| 81(3,879) |
Jacqueline |
3,879 |
| 82(3,857) |
Kathleen |
3,857 |
| 83(3,673) |
Christy |
3,673 |
| 84(3,642) |
Leah |
3,642 |
| 85(3,613) |
Valerie |
3,613 |
| 86(3,535) |
Pamela |
3,535 |
| 87(3,517) |
Erika |
3,517 |
| 88(3,436) |
Tanya |
3,436 |
| 89(3,428) |
Natasha |
3,428 |
| 90(3,397) |
Katrina |
3,397 |
| 91(3,386) |
Lindsey |
3,386 |
| 92(3,201) |
Melinda |
3,201 |
| 93(3,163) |
Monique |
3,163 |
| 94(3,148) |
Teresa |
3,148 |
| 95(3,146) |
Denise |
3,146 |
| 96(3,134) |
Tammy |
3,134 |
| 97(3,081) |
Tonya |
3,081 |
| 98(3,069) |
Julia |
3,069 |
| 99(3,012) |
Candice |
3,012 |
| 100(2,991) |
Gina |
2,991 |
