EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1980

United States · 3,444,258 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Jennifer58,374—
#2Amanda35,811↑1
#3Jessica33,924↑1
#4Melissa31,629↓2
#5Sarah25,757↑1
#6Heather19,973↑1
#7Nicole19,917↑2
#8Amy19,833↓3
#9Elizabeth19,529↑2
#10Michelle19,119—
#11Kimberly18,497↑1
#12Angela17,969↓4
#13Stephanie17,841↑2
#14Tiffany16,228↑14
#15Christina16,141↓1
#16Lisa15,664↓3
#17Rebecca15,281—
#18Crystal14,253—
#19Kelly13,710↓3
#20Erin13,428↑1
#21Laura12,916↓1
#22Amber12,553—
#23Rachel11,618↑4
#24Jamie11,529↓5
#25Mary11,474↓1
#26April11,472↓3
#27Sara11,148↑3
#28Andrea10,450↓2
#29Shannon9,670↓4
#30Megan9,134↑1
#31Emily9,001↑3
#32Julie8,906↓3
#33Danielle8,845—
#34Erica8,760↓2
#35Katherine8,017↑1
#36Maria7,875↑1
#37Kristin7,701↑36
#38Lauren7,476↑7
#39Kristen7,316↑23
#40Ashley7,296↑27
#41Christine7,085↓6
#42Brandy6,410↓3
#43Tara6,283↓5
#44Katie6,137↑19
#45Monica6,034↓5
#46Carrie5,761↓5
#47Alicia5,753—
#48Courtney5,618↑23
#49Misty5,541↓7
#50Kathryn5,527—
#51Patricia5,310↓7
#52Holly5,282↓4
#53Stacy5,057↓10
#54Karen5,055↓8
#55Anna5,038↑4
#56Tracy4,969↓7
#57Brooke4,951↑28
#58Samantha4,913↑8
#59Allison4,868↑11
#60Melanie4,841↓7
#61Leslie4,776↑4
#62Susan4,704↓11
#63Brandi4,703↓2
#64Cynthia4,700↓9
#65Natalie4,645↑3
#66Jill4,558↓14
#67Dawn4,479↓10
#68Dana4,438↓14
#69Vanessa4,426↑6
#70Veronica4,378↑6
#71Lindsay4,353↑17
#72Tina4,260↓14
#73Kristina4,222↑1
#73Stacey4,222↓13
#75Wendy4,141↓11
#76Lori4,085↓7
#77Catherine4,080↑1
#78Kristy4,059↓22
#79Heidi4,027↑4
#80Sandra4,002↓3
#81Jacqueline3,879↓1
#82Kathleen3,857↑2
#83Christy3,673↓11
#84Leah3,642↑14
#85Valerie3,613↑4
#86Pamela3,533↑4
#87Erika3,516↑4
#88Tanya3,436↑5
#89Natasha3,428
#90Katrina3,397↑9
#91Lindsey3,386
#92Melinda3,201↓10
#93Monique3,163
#94Teresa3,149↓7
#95Denise3,145↓3
#96Tammy3,134↓17
#97Tonya3,080↓11
#98Julia3,069
#99Candice3,012
#100Gina2,991↓4

Top 100 — Boys

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Michael68,683—
#2Christopher49,079—
#3Jason48,164—
#4David41,891—
#5James39,312—
#6Matthew37,834—
#7Joshua36,052↑2
#8John35,274↓1
#9Robert34,266↓1
#10Joseph30,185↑1
#11Daniel29,888↑1
#12Brian28,715↓2
#13Justin26,763↑9
#14William25,639↓1
#15Ryan24,795↓1
#16Eric22,611↑1
#17Nicholas21,018↓2
#18Jeremy19,892↓2
#19Andrew19,730↑1
#20Timothy19,146↓2
#21Jonathan18,986↑10
#22Adam18,868↑1
#23Kevin17,972↓4
#24Anthony17,604↓3
#25Thomas17,564↑1
#26Richard16,656↓1
#27Jeffrey16,379↓3
#28Steven15,916↓1
#29Charles14,959↓1
#30Mark14,169—
#31Brandon14,161↑4
#32Benjamin13,622↑1
#33Scott13,300↓4
#34Aaron13,166↓2
#35Paul11,819↓1
#36Nathan11,138↑1
#37Travis10,764↓1
#38Patrick10,352↑1
#39Chad10,142↓1
#40Stephen10,062—
#41Kenneth9,608—
#42Gregory9,267—
#43Jacob8,520↑2
#44Dustin8,416↑18
#45Jesse8,374↑5
#46Jose8,323↓2
#47Shawn7,698↓4
#48Sean7,596↑1
#49Bryan7,513↓3
#50Derek7,240↑22
#51Bradley7,210↓4
#52Edward6,762↓4
#53Donald6,269↓2
#54Samuel6,014↑1
#55Peter5,967↓2
#56Keith5,887↓4
#57Kyle5,775↓1
#58Ronald5,757↓4
#59Juan5,434↑2
#60George5,300↓3
#61Jared5,205↑4
#62Douglas5,180↓4
#63Gary5,037↓4
#64Erik4,918↑2
#65Phillip4,633↑3
#66Raymond4,578↑4
#67Joel4,564↑4
#68Corey4,437↓5
#69Shane4,365↓2
#70Larry4,262↓1
#71Marcus4,260↑5
#72Zachary4,245↑2
#73Craig4,234↑4
#74Derrick4,135↑6
#75Todd4,128↓15
#76Jeremiah4,093↑5
#77Antonio4,085↑2
#78Carlos4,084↓5
#79Shaun3,923↓15
#80Dennis3,804↓5
#81Frank3,734↓3
#82Philip3,563↑1
#83Cory3,556↓1
#84Brent3,537—
#85Gabriel3,493↑5
#86Nathaniel3,492↑9
#87Randy3,390↓1
#88Luis3,359
#89Curtis3,332↑2
#90Jeffery3,324↓3
#91Alexander3,279↑3
#92Russell3,269—
#93Casey3,215—
#94Jerry3,189↓9
#95Wesley3,165↓6
#96Brett3,128↑2
#97Luke3,109
#98Lucas3,080
#99Seth3,050
#100Billy2,991↓3