100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1979

Top Male Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
1 Michael 0 67,733
2 Christopher +1 50,678
3 Jason -1 50,406
4 David 0 42,077
5 James 0 39,370
6 Matthew 0 35,659
7 John 0 35,438
8 Robert 0 34,023
9 Joshua +3 31,134
10 Brian -1 28,671
11 Joseph -1 28,667
12 Daniel -1 28,528
13 William 0 24,701
14 Ryan 0 23,220
15 Nicholas +10 21,344
16 Jeremy +2 21,010
17 Eric -1 20,273
18 Timothy -1 19,082
19 Kevin -4 18,741
20 Andrew +1 18,635
21 Anthony -1 17,531
22 Justin +6 17,403
23 Adam +6 17,063
24 Jeffrey -5 16,873
25 Richard -3 16,720
26 Thomas -3 16,472
27 Steven -3 16,331
28 Charles -1 14,825
29 Scott +1 14,462
30 Mark -4 14,394
31 Jonathan 0 14,331
32 Aaron 0 13,077
33 Benjamin +1 12,520
34 Paul -1 11,646
35 Brandon +5 11,310
36 Travis +10 11,054
37 Nathan -1 10,741
38 Chad -3 10,159
39 Patrick +3 9,988
40 Stephen -3 9,904
41 Kenneth 0 9,245
42 Gregory -4 9,115
43 Shawn -4 7,911
44 Jose 0 7,844
45 Jacob +5 7,546
46 Bryan -3 7,450
47 Bradley +6 6,931
48 Edward -1 6,877
49 Sean -4 6,863
50 Jesse +1 6,685
51 Donald -3 6,513
52 Keith -3 6,193
53 Peter +1 6,078
54 Ronald +1 5,702
55 Samuel +2 5,684
56 Kyle +7 5,449
57 George +1 5,261
58 Douglas +1 5,169
59 Gary +1 5,039
60 Todd -4 4,986
61 Juan +1 4,940
62 Dustin +6 4,898
63 Corey -2 4,738
64 Shaun -12 4,737
65 Jared +7 4,671
66 Erik +19 4,638
67 Shane -2 4,481
68 Phillip -1 4,424
69 Larry -5 4,393
70 Raymond -1 4,340
71 Joel +3 4,215
72 Derek +3 4,204
73 Carlos +5 4,164
74 Zachary +15 4,156
75 Dennis -4 4,083
76 Marcus -6 4,050
77 Craig -11 4,029
78 Frank -1 3,932
79 Antonio 0 3,799
80 Derrick -4 3,729
81 Jeremiah 0 3,720
82 Cory -9 3,590
83 Philip +1 3,463
84 Brent +3 3,462
85 Jerry -3 3,446
86 Randy 0 3,417
87 Jeffery -7 3,356
88 Jamie +7 3,239
89 Gabriel +1 3,235
90 Wesley -7 3,235
91 Curtis +5 3,202
92 Russell +1 3,132
93 Casey -1 3,083
94 Alexander +4 3,060
95 Nathaniel -1 3,041
96 Terry -5 3,039
97 Brett +15 3,000
98 Billy +1 2,998
99 Troy -11 2,963
100 Carl 0 2,897
Top Female Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
1 Jennifer 0 56,718
2 Melissa 0 34,052
3 Amanda +3 31,927
4 Jessica -1 27,776
5 Amy -1 21,614
6 Sarah +2 21,018
7 Heather -2 20,839
8 Angela -1 20,257
9 Nicole +1 19,511
10 Michelle -1 19,266
11 Elizabeth +3 18,077
12 Kimberly +1 17,639
13 Lisa -2 17,287
14 Christina +1 16,456
15 Stephanie +1 16,203
16 Kelly -4 15,298
17 Rebecca 0 14,547
18 Crystal 0 13,467
19 Jamie +1 12,156
20 Laura -1 11,886
21 Erin 0 11,257
22 Amber +8 11,081
23 April +4 10,904
24 Mary 0 10,559
25 Shannon -3 10,367
26 Andrea -3 10,337
27 Rachel -2 10,235
28 Tiffany +4 9,611
29 Julie -3 9,252
30 Sara -2 8,654
31 Megan +10 8,291
32 Erica +2 8,177
33 Danielle -2 7,980
34 Emily -1 7,973
35 Christine -6 7,689
36 Katherine +2 7,468
37 Maria -1 7,328
38 Tara +2 6,807
39 Brandy -2 6,774
40 Monica +2 6,586
41 Carrie -6 6,356
42 Misty +1 5,786
43 Stacy +1 5,709
44 Patricia +4 5,650
45 Lauren +35 5,627
46 Karen -7 5,601
47 Alicia +11 5,547
48 Holly +7 5,489
49 Tracy -2 5,389
50 Kathryn +7 5,312
51 Susan -2 5,199
52 Jill -6 5,193
53 Melanie +1 5,021
54 Dana +15 4,949
55 Cynthia -5 4,934
56 Kristy -5 4,880
57 Dawn -5 4,725
58 Tina -13 4,675
59 Anna +6 4,666
60 Stacey -7 4,614
61 Brandi 0 4,608
62 Kristen 0 4,571
63 Katie +27 4,509
64 Wendy -8 4,499
65 Leslie -2 4,497
66 Samantha +8 4,461
67 Ashley +20 4,451
68 Natalie -2 4,443
69 Lori -9 4,433
70 Allison +5 4,410
71 Courtney -3 4,324
72 Christy -13 4,286
73 Kristin +5 4,265
74 Kristina -10 4,130
75 Vanessa +1 4,102
76 Veronica -3 4,063
77 Sandra -7 3,996
78 Catherine -6 3,878
79 Tammy -12 3,759
80 Jacqueline +2 3,742
81 Mindy +89 3,711
82 Melinda +2 3,706
83 Heidi 0 3,672
84 Kathleen -5 3,644
85 Brooke +30 3,510
86 Tonya -9 3,495
87 Teresa +1 3,481
88 Lindsay +7 3,467
89 Valerie +3 3,407
90 Pamela +19 3,366
91 Erika +13 3,317
92 Denise -7 3,265
93 Tanya -12 3,225
94 Cheryl 0 3,212
95 Robin -6 3,206
96 Gina -3 3,115
97 Jaime -26 3,086
98 Leah +10 3,078
99 Katrina +23 2,998
100 Theresa +1 2,995