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