Most Popular Baby Names of 1979
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 1 | Michael | 0 | 1 | Jennifer | 0 |
| 2 | Christopher | +1 | 2 | Melissa | 0 |
| 3 | Jason | -1 | 3 | Amanda | +3 |
| 4 | David | 0 | 4 | Jessica | -1 |
| 5 | James | 0 | 5 | Amy | -1 |
| 6 | Matthew | 0 | 6 | Sarah | +2 |
| 7 | John | 0 | 7 | Heather | -2 |
| 8 | Robert | 0 | 8 | Angela | -1 |
| 9 | Joshua | +3 | 9 | Nicole | +1 |
| 10 | Brian | -1 | 10 | Michelle | -1 |
| 11 | Joseph | -1 | 11 | Elizabeth | +3 |
| 12 | Daniel | -1 | 12 | Kimberly | +1 |
| 13 | William | 0 | 13 | Lisa | -2 |
| 14 | Ryan | 0 | 14 | Christina | +1 |
| 15 | Nicholas | +10 | 15 | Stephanie | +1 |
| 16 | Jeremy | +2 | 16 | Kelly | -4 |
| 17 | Eric | -1 | 17 | Rebecca | 0 |
| 18 | Timothy | -1 | 18 | Crystal | 0 |
| 19 | Kevin | -4 | 19 | Jamie | +1 |
| 20 | Andrew | +2 | 20 | Laura | -1 |
| 21 | Anthony | -1 | 21 | Erin | 0 |
| 22 | Justin | +6 | 22 | Amber | +8 |
| 23 | Adam | +6 | 23 | April | +4 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | -5 | 24 | Mary | 0 |
| 25 | Richard | -4 | 25 | Shannon | -3 |
| 26 | Thomas | -3 | 26 | Andrea | -3 |
| 27 | Steven | -3 | 27 | Rachel | -1 |
| 28 | Charles | -1 | 28 | Tiffany | +4 |
| 29 | Scott | +1 | 29 | Julie | -4 |
| 30 | Mark | -4 | 30 | Sara | -2 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 0 | 31 | Megan | +10 |
| 32 | Aaron | 0 | 32 | Erica | +2 |
| 33 | Benjamin | +1 | 33 | Danielle | -2 |
| 34 | Paul | -1 | 34 | Emily | -1 |
| 35 | Brandon | +5 | 35 | Christine | -6 |
| 36 | Travis | +10 | 36 | Katherine | +2 |
| 37 | Nathan | -1 | 37 | Maria | -1 |
| 38 | Chad | -3 | 38 | Tara | +2 |
| 39 | Patrick | +3 | 39 | Brandy | -2 |
| 40 | Stephen | -3 | 40 | Monica | +2 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 0 | 41 | Carrie | -6 |
| 42 | Gregory | -4 | 42 | Misty | +1 |
| 43 | Shawn | -4 | 43 | Stacy | +1 |
| 44 | Jose | 0 | 44 | Patricia | +4 |
| 45 | Jacob | +5 | 45 | Lauren | +35 |
| 46 | Bryan | -3 | 46 | Karen | -7 |
| 47 | Bradley | +6 | 47 | Alicia | +11 |
| 48 | Edward | -1 | 48 | Holly | +7 |
| 49 | Sean | -4 | 49 | Tracy | -2 |
| 50 | Jesse | +2 | 50 | Kathryn | +7 |
| 51 | Donald | -3 | 51 | Jill | -5 |
| 52 | Keith | -3 | 52 | Susan | -3 |
| 53 | Peter | +1 | 53 | Melanie | +1 |
| 54 | Ronald | +1 | 54 | Dana | +15 |
| 55 | Samuel | +2 | 55 | Cynthia | -5 |
| 56 | Kyle | +8 | 56 | Kristy | -5 |
| 57 | George | +1 | 57 | Dawn | -5 |
| 58 | Douglas | +1 | 58 | Tina | -13 |
| 59 | Gary | +1 | 59 | Anna | +7 |
| 60 | Todd | -4 | 60 | Stacey | -7 |
| 61 | Juan | +1 | 61 | Brandi | 0 |
| 62 | Dustin | +6 | 62 | Kristen | 0 |
| 63 | Corey | -2 | 63 | Katie | +27 |
| 64 | Shaun | -13 | 64 | Wendy | -8 |
| 65 | Jared | +7 | 65 | Leslie | -2 |
| 66 | Erik | +19 | 66 | Samantha | +8 |
| 67 | Shane | -2 | 67 | Ashley | +20 |
| 68 | Phillip | -1 | 68 | Natalie | -3 |
| 69 | Larry | -6 | 69 | Lori | -9 |
| 70 | Raymond | -1 | 70 | Allison | +5 |
| 71 | Joel | +3 | 71 | Courtney | -3 |
| 72 | Derek | +3 | 72 | Christy | -13 |
| 73 | Zachary | +16 | 73 | Kristin | +5 |
| 74 | Carlos | +4 | 74 | Kristina | -10 |
| 75 | Dennis | -4 | 75 | Vanessa | +1 |
| 76 | Marcus | -6 | 76 | Veronica | -3 |
| 77 | Craig | -11 | 77 | Sandra | -6 |
| 78 | Frank | -1 | 78 | Catherine | -6 |
| 79 | Antonio | 0 | 79 | Tammy | -12 |
| 80 | Derrick | -4 | 80 | Jacqueline | +2 |
| 81 | Jeremiah | 0 | 81 | Mindy | +89 |
| 82 | Cory | -9 | 82 | Melinda | +2 |
| 83 | Philip | +1 | 83 | Heidi | 0 |
| 84 | Brent | +3 | 84 | Kathleen | -5 |
| 85 | Jerry | -3 | 85 | Brooke | +30 |
| 86 | Randy | 0 | 86 | Tonya | -9 |
| 87 | Jeffery | -7 | 87 | Teresa | +1 |
| 88 | Jamie | +7 | 88 | Lindsay | +7 |
| 89 | Wesley | -6 | 89 | Valerie | +3 |
| 90 | Gabriel | 0 | 90 | Pamela | +19 |
| 91 | Curtis | +5 | 91 | Erika | +13 |
| 92 | Russell | +1 | 92 | Denise | -7 |
| 93 | Casey | -1 | 93 | Tanya | -12 |
| 94 | Alexander | +4 | 94 | Cheryl | 0 |
| 95 | Nathaniel | -1 | 95 | Robin | -6 |
| 96 | Terry | -5 | 96 | Gina | -3 |
| 97 | Billy | +2 | 97 | Jaime | -27 |
| 98 | Brett | +13 | 98 | Leah | +10 |
| 99 | Troy | -11 | 99 | Katrina | +23 |
| 100 | Carl | 0 | 100 | Theresa | +1 |