Top baby names of 1979

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1979, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1Michael67,718
  2. 2Christopher50,667
  3. 3Jason50,371
  4. 4David42,062
  5. 5James39,351
  6. 6Matthew35,625
  7. 7John35,412
  8. 8Robert34,018
  9. 9Joshua31,125
  10. 10Brian28,664
  11. 11Joseph28,653
  12. 12Daniel28,521
  13. 13William24,680
  14. 14Ryan23,211
  15. 15Nicholas21,343
  16. 16Jeremy21,007
  17. 17Eric20,269
  18. 18Timothy19,078
  19. 19Kevin18,734
  20. 20Andrew18,617
  21. 21Anthony17,517
  22. 22Justin17,392
  23. 23Adam17,050
  24. 24Jeffrey16,867
  25. 25Richard16,713
  26. 26Thomas16,456
  27. 27Steven16,335
  28. 28Charles14,807
  29. 29Scott14,441
  30. 30Mark14,393
  31. 31Jonathan14,333
  32. 32Aaron13,075
  33. 33Benjamin12,514
  34. 34Paul11,632
  35. 35Brandon11,302
  36. 36Travis11,037
  37. 37Nathan10,721
  38. 38Chad10,162
  39. 39Patrick9,980
  40. 40Stephen9,905
  41. 41Kenneth9,237
  42. 42Gregory9,108
  43. 43Shawn7,909
  44. 44Jose7,848
  45. 45Jacob7,546
  46. 46Bryan7,441
  47. 47Bradley6,926
  48. 48Edward6,875
  49. 49Sean6,853
  50. 50Jesse6,680
  51. 51Donald6,509
  52. 52Keith6,188
  53. 53Peter6,080
  54. 54Ronald5,693
  55. 55Samuel5,688
  56. 56Kyle5,450
  57. 57George5,262
  58. 58Douglas5,169
  59. 59Gary5,040
  60. 60Todd4,984
  61. 61Juan4,943
  62. 62Dustin4,899
  63. 63Corey4,737
  64. 64Shaun4,737
  65. 65Jared4,670
  66. 66Erik4,638
  67. 67Shane4,483
  68. 68Phillip4,422
  69. 69Larry4,393
  70. 70Raymond4,336
  71. 71Joel4,216
  72. 72Derek4,201
  73. 73Carlos4,165
  74. 74Zachary4,156
  75. 75Dennis4,081
  76. 76Marcus4,049
  77. 77Craig4,028
  78. 78Frank3,930
  79. 79Antonio3,802
  80. 80Derrick3,728
  81. 81Jeremiah3,720
  82. 82Cory3,587
  83. 83Philip3,460
  84. 84Brent3,457
  85. 85Jerry3,446
  86. 86Randy3,416
  87. 87Jeffery3,357
  88. 88Jamie3,240
  89. 89Wesley3,237
  90. 90Gabriel3,236
  91. 91Curtis3,201
  92. 92Russell3,132
  93. 93Casey3,082
  94. 94Alexander3,059
  95. 95Nathaniel3,040
  96. 96Terry3,040
  97. 97Billy2,998
  98. 98Brett2,997
  99. 99Troy2,962
  100. 100Carl2,898

Top girl names

  1. 1Jennifer56,716
  2. 2Melissa34,050
  3. 3Amanda31,925
  4. 4Jessica27,782
  5. 5Amy21,609
  6. 6Sarah21,017
  7. 7Heather20,834
  8. 8Angela20,257
  9. 9Nicole19,509
  10. 10Michelle19,266
  11. 11Elizabeth18,075
  12. 12Kimberly17,637
  13. 13Lisa17,285
  14. 14Christina16,453
  15. 15Stephanie16,204
  16. 16Kelly15,296
  17. 17Rebecca14,550
  18. 18Crystal13,468
  19. 19Jamie12,156
  20. 20Laura11,880
  21. 21Erin11,259
  22. 22Amber11,080
  23. 23April10,902
  24. 24Mary10,556
  25. 25Shannon10,370
  26. 26Andrea10,337
  27. 27Rachel10,229
  28. 28Tiffany9,611
  29. 29Julie9,254
  30. 30Sara8,654
  31. 31Megan8,293
  32. 32Erica8,178
  33. 33Danielle7,980
  34. 34Emily7,971
  35. 35Christine7,689
  36. 36Katherine7,465
  37. 37Maria7,335
  38. 38Tara6,806
  39. 39Brandy6,775
  40. 40Monica6,585
  41. 41Carrie6,355
  42. 42Misty5,785
  43. 43Stacy5,708
  44. 44Patricia5,650
  45. 45Lauren5,625
  46. 46Karen5,599
  47. 47Alicia5,547
  48. 48Holly5,488
  49. 49Tracy5,389
  50. 50Kathryn5,312
  51. 51Susan5,196
  52. 52Jill5,192
  53. 53Melanie5,021
  54. 54Dana4,948
  55. 55Cynthia4,932
  56. 56Kristy4,880
  57. 57Dawn4,724
  58. 58Tina4,680
  59. 59Anna4,669
  60. 60Stacey4,613
  61. 61Brandi4,609
  62. 62Kristen4,569
  63. 63Katie4,511
  64. 64Wendy4,500
  65. 65Leslie4,498
  66. 66Samantha4,462
  67. 67Ashley4,448
  68. 68Natalie4,445
  69. 69Lori4,432
  70. 70Allison4,407
  71. 71Courtney4,323
  72. 72Christy4,286
  73. 73Kristin4,264
  74. 74Kristina4,130
  75. 75Vanessa4,102
  76. 76Veronica4,062
  77. 77Sandra3,994
  78. 78Catherine3,878
  79. 79Tammy3,758
  80. 80Jacqueline3,741
  81. 81Mindy3,712
  82. 82Melinda3,705
  83. 83Heidi3,672
  84. 84Kathleen3,641
  85. 85Brooke3,506
  86. 86Tonya3,495
  87. 87Teresa3,481
  88. 88Lindsay3,466
  89. 89Valerie3,407
  90. 90Pamela3,365
  91. 91Erika3,318
  92. 92Denise3,267
  93. 93Tanya3,225
  94. 94Cheryl3,210
  95. 95Robin3,208
  96. 96Gina3,115
  97. 97Jaime3,086
  98. 98Leah3,075
  99. 99Katrina2,998
  100. 100Theresa2,995