EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1979

United States · 3,326,804 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Jennifer56,712—
#2Melissa34,050—
#3Amanda31,924↑3
#4Jessica27,780↓1
#5Amy21,609↓1
#6Sarah21,015↑2
#7Heather20,834↓2
#8Angela20,256↓1
#9Nicole19,510↑1
#10Michelle19,266↓1
#11Elizabeth18,073↑3
#12Kimberly17,635↑1
#13Lisa17,286↓2
#14Christina16,454↑1
#15Stephanie16,204↑1
#16Kelly15,296↓4
#17Rebecca14,548—
#18Crystal13,467—
#19Jamie12,156↑1
#20Laura11,880↓1
#21Erin11,259—
#22Amber11,079↑8
#23April10,902↑4
#24Mary10,555—
#25Shannon10,370↓3
#26Andrea10,336↓3
#27Rachel10,230↓2
#28Tiffany9,611↑4
#29Julie9,254↓3
#30Sara8,654↓2
#31Megan8,293↑10
#32Erica8,178↑2
#33Danielle7,981↓2
#34Emily7,971↓1
#35Christine7,689↓6
#36Katherine7,464↑2
#37Maria7,339↓1
#38Tara6,806↑2
#39Brandy6,775↓2
#40Monica6,585↑2
#41Carrie6,354↓6
#42Misty5,785↑1
#43Stacy5,708↑1
#44Patricia5,650↑4
#45Lauren5,625↑35
#46Karen5,599↓7
#47Alicia5,547↑11
#48Holly5,488↑7
#49Tracy5,389↓2
#50Kathryn5,312↑7
#51Susan5,196↓2
#52Jill5,192↓6
#53Melanie5,021↑1
#54Dana4,948↑17
#55Cynthia4,931↓5
#56Kristy4,880↓5
#57Dawn4,725↓5
#58Tina4,677↓13
#59Anna4,670↑6
#60Stacey4,613↓7
#61Brandi4,609—
#62Kristen4,568—
#63Katie4,512↑27
#64Wendy4,500↓8
#65Leslie4,497↓2
#66Samantha4,461↑8
#67Ashley4,448↑20
#68Natalie4,445↓2
#69Lori4,432↓9
#70Allison4,406↑5
#71Courtney4,321↓3
#72Christy4,286↓13
#73Kristin4,264↑5
#74Kristina4,130↓10
#75Vanessa4,102↑1
#76Veronica4,062↓3
#77Sandra3,995↓8
#78Catherine3,878↓6
#79Tammy3,758↓12
#80Jacqueline3,740↑1
#81Mindy3,712
#82Melinda3,705↑2
#83Heidi3,670—
#84Kathleen3,641↓5
#85Brooke3,505
#86Tonya3,495↓9
#87Teresa3,481↑1
#88Lindsay3,466↑7
#89Valerie3,407↑3
#90Pamela3,365
#91Erika3,316
#92Denise3,267↓7
#93Tanya3,225↓12
#94Cheryl3,210—
#95Robin3,209↓6
#96Gina3,116↓3
#97Jaime3,086↓27
#98Leah3,075
#99Katrina2,998
#100Theresa2,995

Top 100 — Boys

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Michael67,713—
#2Christopher50,659↑1
#3Jason50,369↓1
#4David42,053—
#5James39,351—
#6Matthew35,621—
#7John35,410—
#8Robert34,015—
#9Joshua31,120↑3
#10Brian28,659↓1
#11Joseph28,654↓1
#12Daniel28,521↓1
#13William24,676—
#14Ryan23,212—
#15Nicholas21,344↑10
#16Jeremy21,005↑2
#17Eric20,268↓1
#18Timothy19,077↓1
#19Kevin18,733↓4
#20Andrew18,618↑2
#21Anthony17,513↓1
#22Justin17,390↑6
#23Adam17,046↑6
#24Jeffrey16,865↓5
#25Richard16,713↓4
#26Thomas16,454↓3
#27Steven16,331↓3
#28Charles14,806↓1
#29Scott14,440↑1
#30Mark14,386↓4
#31Jonathan14,331—
#32Aaron13,076—
#33Benjamin12,512↑1
#34Paul11,630↓1
#35Brandon11,302↑5
#36Travis11,037↑10
#37Nathan10,719↓1
#38Chad10,161↓3
#39Patrick9,979↑3
#40Stephen9,903↓3
#41Kenneth9,236—
#42Gregory9,109↓4
#43Shawn7,910↓4
#44Jose7,848—
#45Jacob7,545↑5
#46Bryan7,441↓3
#47Bradley6,923↑6
#48Edward6,877↓1
#49Sean6,850↓4
#50Jesse6,679↑1
#51Donald6,508↓3
#52Keith6,186↓3
#53Peter6,079↑1
#54Ronald5,694↑1
#55Samuel5,687↑2
#56Kyle5,449↑7
#57George5,263↑1
#58Douglas5,167↑1
#59Gary5,038↑1
#60Todd4,984↓4
#61Juan4,946↑1
#62Dustin4,899↑6
#63Corey4,738↓2
#64Shaun4,736↓12
#65Jared4,670↑7
#66Erik4,640↑19
#67Shane4,482↓2
#68Phillip4,422↓1
#69Larry4,393↓5
#70Raymond4,335↓1
#71Joel4,216↑3
#72Derek4,200↑3
#73Carlos4,165↑5
#74Zachary4,156↑15
#75Dennis4,080↓4
#76Marcus4,048↓6
#77Craig4,029↓11
#78Frank3,928↓1
#79Antonio3,801—
#80Derrick3,729↓4
#81Jeremiah3,719—
#82Cory3,587↓9
#83Philip3,460↑1
#84Brent3,455↑3
#85Jerry3,446↓3
#86Randy3,416—
#87Jeffery3,357↓7
#88Jamie3,240↑7
#89Wesley3,237↓6
#90Gabriel3,235—
#91Curtis3,200↑5
#92Russell3,132↑1
#93Casey3,082↓1
#94Alexander3,058↑4
#95Nathaniel3,040↓1
#95Terry3,040↓4
#97Billy2,998↑2
#98Brett2,997
#99Troy2,964↓11
#100Carl2,898—