Most Popular Baby Names of 1979
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 101 | Seth | +4 | 101 | Renee | -2 |
| 102 | Luis | +8 | 102 | Alison | +21 |
| 103 | Mario | +11 | 103 | Nichole | +14 |
| 104 | Tony | -7 | 104 | Tamara | +1 |
| 105 | Victor | -2 | 105 | Michele | -19 |
| 106 | Bobby | +3 | 106 | Sabrina | -15 |
| 107 | Ian | +10 | 107 | Nancy | -10 |
| 108 | Lucas | +28 | 108 | Margaret | +2 |
| 109 | Vincent | -3 | 109 | Kristi | -11 |
| 110 | Luke | +30 | 110 | Natasha | +4 |
| 111 | Johnny | -10 | 111 | Diana | -9 |
| 112 | Adrian | 0 | 112 | Brenda | -9 |
| 113 | Jesus | +11 | 113 | Lindsey | +40 |
| 114 | Kristopher | -10 | 114 | Linda | -14 |
| 115 | Brad | +8 | 115 | Anne | +4 |
| 116 | Alan | +6 | 116 | Mandy | -20 |
| 117 | Rodney | -15 | 117 | Beth | -10 |
| 118 | Jon | -10 | 118 | Sharon | -12 |
| 119 | Marc | -12 | 119 | Victoria | +2 |
| 120 | Danny | -5 | 120 | Jenny | -9 |
| 121 | Christian | -5 | 121 | Meghan | +43 |
| 122 | Lawrence | -9 | 122 | Julia | -10 |
| 123 | Jimmy | -5 | 123 | Barbara | -10 |
| 124 | Ricky | +6 | 124 | Jaclyn | +7 |
| 125 | Willie | -4 | 125 | Kara | +2 |
| 126 | Jay | -7 | 126 | Ann | -1 |
| 127 | Micheal | -2 | 127 | Suzanne | -11 |
| 128 | Walter | +3 | 128 | Candice | +41 |
| 129 | Lee | +3 | 129 | Kelli | -5 |
| 130 | Ricardo | +8 | 130 | Krista | +26 |
| 131 | Tyler | +19 | 131 | Donna | -11 |
| 132 | Roger | -12 | 132 | Deborah | -14 |
| 133 | Martin | -7 | 133 | Colleen | 0 |
| 134 | Randall | +1 | 134 | Regina | -5 |
| 135 | Jorge | +18 | 135 | Bethany | +20 |
| 136 | Joe | -8 | 136 | Cindy | -2 |
| 137 | Miguel | +8 | 137 | Kendra | +8 |
| 138 | Henry | -11 | 138 | Carolyn | -8 |
| 139 | Allen | +5 | 139 | Molly | +3 |
| 140 | Manuel | +3 | 140 | Jodi | -12 |
| 141 | Andre | -12 | 141 | Monique | +31 |
| 142 | Lance | -8 | 142 | Carla | -10 |
| 143 | Gerald | -6 | 143 | Meredith | +3 |
| 144 | Arthur | -3 | 144 | Casey | +30 |
| 145 | Albert | +1 | 145 | Deanna | -9 |
| 146 | Clinton | +2 | 146 | Cassandra | +6 |
| 147 | Cody | +5 | 147 | Yolanda | -9 |
| 148 | Louis | +1 | 148 | Latoya | -13 |
| 149 | Wayne | -10 | 149 | Marie | -1 |
| 150 | Roy | -3 | 150 | Summer | -7 |
| 151 | Isaac | +15 | 151 | Felicia | -10 |
| 152 | Trevor | +17 | 152 | Kari | -15 |
| 153 | Bruce | -2 | 153 | Rachael | +9 |
| 154 | Francisco | 0 | 154 | Joy | -15 |
| 155 | Roberto | 0 | 155 | Tabitha | -29 |
| 156 | Reginald | +4 | 156 | Aimee | -12 |
| 157 | Alex | +7 | 157 | Shanna | -8 |
| 158 | Frederick | 0 | 158 | Adrienne | 0 |
| 159 | Shannon | -17 | 159 | Trisha | +12 |
| 160 | Maurice | -4 | 160 | Janet | -1 |
| 161 | Jack | -4 | 161 | Bridget | +2 |
| 162 | Darrell | +3 | 162 | Rhonda | -2 |
| 163 | Ronnie | 0 | 163 | Alisha | +25 |
| 164 | Darren | +3 | 164 | Angel | -24 |
| 165 | Neil | -6 | 165 | Paula | -14 |
| 166 | Damon | -33 | 166 | Debra | -19 |
| 167 | Hector | +24 | 167 | Latasha | +18 |
| 168 | Jordan | +51 | 168 | Brianne | +593 |
| 169 | Barry | -7 | 169 | Virginia | -4 |
| 170 | Ernest | 0 | 170 | Desiree | -16 |
| 171 | Evan | +27 | 171 | Bonnie | +55 |
| 172 | Ruben | 0 | 172 | Carmen | +10 |
| 173 | Omar | +8 | 173 | Candace | +23 |
| 174 | Mitchell | +12 | 174 | Miranda | +10 |
| 175 | Tyrone | -7 | 175 | Sherry | -25 |
| 176 | Eddie | -5 | 176 | Laurie | -8 |
| 177 | Jerome | -4 | 177 | Shawna | -16 |
| 178 | Jaime | +6 | 178 | Rebekah | +15 |
| 179 | Terrance | +4 | 179 | Jillian | +15 |
| 180 | Jermaine | +8 | 180 | Autumn | +19 |
| 181 | Calvin | +6 | 181 | Christie | -8 |
| 182 | Eugene | -7 | 182 | Shelly | -7 |
| 183 | Damien | -22 | 183 | Kristine | -26 |
| 184 | Oscar | -4 | 184 | Ebony | +14 |
| 185 | Angel | +4 | 185 | Martha | -9 |
| 186 | Edwin | +8 | 186 | Tamika | -20 |
| 187 | Tommy | -10 | 187 | Janelle | -1 |
| 188 | Dale | -12 | 188 | Kristie | -21 |
| 189 | Geoffrey | -4 | 189 | Tasha | +46 |
| 190 | Leonard | -12 | 190 | Shauna | +12 |
| 191 | Chris | -17 | 191 | Toni | -13 |
| 192 | Mathew | -10 | 192 | Robyn | -5 |
| 193 | Kurt | +15 | 193 | Joanna | -3 |
| 194 | Steve | -1 | 194 | Marissa | +25 |
| 195 | Harold | -5 | 195 | Angie | +16 |
| 196 | Marvin | 0 | 196 | Sheila | -13 |
| 197 | Alejandro | +5 | 197 | Melody | -2 |
| 198 | Theodore | -3 | 198 | Caroline | +3 |
| 199 | Clayton | +4 | 199 | Diane | -18 |
| 200 | Kelly | -21 | 200 | Kellie | -20 |