Annual ranking
1980 U.S. baby name rankings
Continue through the boy and girl rankings for this year.
Leading boy name
Terry
2,981 recorded births
Leading girl name
Alison
2,980 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Terry | 101 | 2,981 |
| Mario | 102 | 2,936 |
| Carl | 103 | 2,935 |
| Ian | 104 | 2,909 |
| Jamie | 105 | 2,845 |
| Troy | 106 | 2,832 |
| Victor | 107 | 2,823 |
| Tony | 108 | 2,728 |
| Bobby | 109 | 2,724 |
| Jesus | 110 | 2,700 |
| Vincent | 111 | 2,697 |
| Alan | 112 | 2,671 |
| Johnny | 113 | 2,642 |
| Tyler | 114 | 2,623 |
| Adrian | 115 | 2,392 |
| Brad | 116 | 2,371 |
| Ricardo | 117 | 2,324 |
| Christian | 118 | 2,318 |
| Marc | 119 | 2,311 |
| Danny | 120 | 2,267 |
| Rodney | 121 | 2,266 |
| Ricky | 122 | 2,232 |
| Martin | 123 | 2,227 |
| Allen | 124 | 2,211 |
| Lee | 125 | 2,209 |
| Jimmy | 126 | 2,205 |
| Jon | 127 | 2,177 |
| Miguel | 128 | 2,176 |
| Lawrence | 129 | 2,173 |
| Willie | 130 | 2,168 |
| Clinton | 131 | 2,166 |
| Micheal | 132 | 2,153 |
| Andre | 133 | 2,083 |
| Roger | 134 | 2,074 |
| Henry | 135 | 2,070 |
| Randall | 136 | 2,024 |
| Walter | 137 | 2,010 |
| Kristopher | 138 | 2,008 |
| Jorge | 139 | 1,998 |
| Joe | 140 | 1,990 |
| Jay | 141 | 1,984 |
| Cody | 142 | 1,957 |
| Albert | 143 | 1,956 |
| Manuel | 144 | 1,903 |
| Roberto | 145 | 1,881 |
| Wayne | 146 | 1,842 |
| Arthur | 147 | 1,821 |
| Gerald | 148 | 1,819 |
| Jermaine | 149 | 1,804 |
| Isaac | 150 | 1,798 |
| Louis | 151 | 1,787 |
| Lance | 152 | 1,786 |
| Roy | 153 | 1,779 |
| Francisco | 154 | 1,770 |
| Trevor | 155 | 1,689 |
| Alex | 156 | 1,680 |
| Bruce | 157 | 1,650 |
| Jack | 158 | 1,627 |
| Evan | 159 | 1,624 |
| Jordan | 160 | 1,620 |
| Frederick | 161 | 1,608 |
| Maurice | 162 | 1,556 |
| Darren | 163 | 1,533 |
| Mitchell | 164 | 1,521 |
| Ruben | 165 | 1,487 |
| Reginald | 166 | 1,480 |
| Darrell | 167 | 1,462 |
| Jaime | 167 | 1,462 |
| Hector | 169 | 1,448 |
| Omar | 170 | 1,445 |
| Jonathon | 171 | 1,429 |
| Angel | 172 | 1,418 |
| Ronnie | 173 | 1,411 |
| Johnathan | 174 | 1,409 |
| Barry | 175 | 1,396 |
| Oscar | 175 | 1,396 |
| Eddie | 177 | 1,389 |
| Jerome | 178 | 1,385 |
| Terrance | 179 | 1,379 |
| Ernest | 180 | 1,369 |
| Neil | 181 | 1,348 |
| Damien | 182 | 1,338 |
| Mathew | 183 | 1,334 |
| Shannon | 184 | 1,328 |
| Calvin | 185 | 1,325 |
| Javier | 186 | 1,307 |
| Alejandro | 187 | 1,303 |
| Edwin | 188 | 1,295 |
| Raul | 189 | 1,288 |
| Eugene | 190 | 1,287 |
| Garrett | 190 | 1,287 |
| Kurt | 192 | 1,281 |
| Leonard | 193 | 1,277 |
| Clayton | 194 | 1,276 |
| Clint | 195 | 1,274 |
| Fernando | 196 | 1,266 |
| Tommy | 197 | 1,259 |
| Dale | 198 | 1,237 |
| Geoffrey | 199 | 1,224 |
| Marvin | 199 | 1,224 |
Girl names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Alison | 101 | 2,980 |
| Nichole | 102 | 2,938 |
| Victoria | 103 | 2,930 |
| Theresa | 104 | 2,926 |
| Margaret | 105 | 2,861 |
| Beth | 106 | 2,848 |
| Renee | 107 | 2,842 |
| Tamara | 108 | 2,809 |
| Robin | 109 | 2,808 |
| Linda | 110 | 2,806 |
| Nancy | 110 | 2,806 |
| Anne | 112 | 2,781 |
| Sabrina | 113 | 2,779 |
| Meghan | 114 | 2,692 |
| Brenda | 115 | 2,648 |
| Jaime | 116 | 2,647 |
| Jenny | 117 | 2,646 |
| Diana | 118 | 2,615 |
| Cheryl | 119 | 2,609 |
| Barbara | 120 | 2,577 |
| Krista | 121 | 2,531 |
| Kristi | 122 | 2,525 |
| Latoya | 123 | 2,506 |
| Bethany | 124 | 2,497 |
| Michele | 125 | 2,487 |
| Kelli | 126 | 2,486 |
| Kara | 127 | 2,445 |
| Miranda | 128 | 2,416 |
| Sharon | 129 | 2,383 |
| Tasha | 130 | 2,266 |
| Mindy | 131 | 2,262 |
| Mandy | 132 | 2,232 |
| Molly | 133 | 2,203 |
| Candace | 134 | 2,188 |
| Casey | 135 | 2,172 |
| Ann | 136 | 2,168 |
| Colleen | 137 | 2,125 |
| Cassandra | 138 | 2,109 |
| Suzanne | 139 | 2,103 |
| Meredith | 140 | 2,071 |
| Latasha | 141 | 2,059 |
| Rachael | 142 | 2,047 |
| Regina | 143 | 2,045 |
| Donna | 144 | 2,009 |
| Marie | 145 | 1,945 |
| Deborah | 146 | 1,938 |
| Carolyn | 147 | 1,929 |
| Nina | 148 | 1,889 |
| Deanna | 149 | 1,868 |
| Cindy | 150 | 1,866 |
| Alisha | 151 | 1,854 |
| Bridget | 152 | 1,832 |
| Carla | 152 | 1,832 |
| Kendra | 154 | 1,816 |
| Tabitha | 155 | 1,788 |
| Desiree | 156 | 1,785 |
| Yolanda | 157 | 1,776 |
| Kari | 158 | 1,768 |
| Summer | 159 | 1,754 |
| Virginia | 160 | 1,738 |
| Trisha | 161 | 1,732 |
| Rebekah | 162 | 1,729 |
| Joanna | 163 | 1,726 |
| Felicia | 164 | 1,723 |
| Joy | 165 | 1,717 |
| Bonnie | 166 | 1,710 |
| Jodi | 167 | 1,700 |
| Jaclyn | 168 | 1,693 |
| Angel | 169 | 1,687 |
| Adrienne | 170 | 1,669 |
| Jillian | 171 | 1,650 |
| Janet | 172 | 1,610 |
| Paula | 173 | 1,598 |
| Aimee | 174 | 1,590 |
| Ebony | 175 | 1,581 |
| Abigail | 176 | 1,577 |
| Debra | 177 | 1,558 |
| Martha | 178 | 1,554 |
| Rhonda | 179 | 1,534 |
| Autumn | 180 | 1,530 |
| Shanna | 181 | 1,520 |
| Robyn | 182 | 1,501 |
| Carmen | 183 | 1,459 |
| Angelica | 184 | 1,454 |
| Toni | 185 | 1,453 |
| Shelly | 186 | 1,451 |
| Priscilla | 187 | 1,432 |
| Shawna | 188 | 1,431 |
| Kristine | 189 | 1,424 |
| Brittany | 190 | 1,407 |
| Claudia | 191 | 1,404 |
| Sherry | 191 | 1,404 |
| Marissa | 193 | 1,403 |
| Janelle | 194 | 1,395 |
| Laurie | 195 | 1,336 |
| Stefanie | 196 | 1,332 |
| Kate | 197 | 1,329 |
| Ana | 198 | 1,325 |
| Melody | 199 | 1,317 |
| Caroline | 200 | 1,313 |