Most Popular Baby Names of 1979
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 201 | Garrett | +50 | 201 | Stacie | -24 |
| 202 | Terrence | -1 | 202 | Tracey | -23 |
| 203 | Dwayne | -11 | 203 | Claudia | +11 |
| 204 | Melvin | -7 | 204 | Angelica | +14 |
| 205 | Micah | +10 | 205 | Marisa | +1 |
| 206 | Ramon | +8 | 206 | Sonya | -2 |
| 207 | Colin | +16 | 207 | Sonia | -2 |
| 208 | Johnathan | +16 | 208 | Kate | +35 |
| 209 | Javier | -10 | 209 | Priscilla | +16 |
| 210 | Fernando | -6 | 210 | Olivia | -10 |
| 211 | Cameron | -6 | 211 | Cara | -20 |
| 212 | Glenn | -12 | 212 | Yvonne | 0 |
| 213 | Raul | -4 | 213 | Abigail | +29 |
| 214 | Pedro | -1 | 214 | Traci | -5 |
| 215 | Joey | -8 | 215 | Tricia | -8 |
| 216 | Ralph | -10 | 216 | Kelley | -27 |
| 217 | Clint | -7 | 217 | Ruth | -4 |
| 218 | Stanley | -6 | 218 | Shana | -26 |
| 219 | Clifford | -3 | 219 | Charity | +13 |
| 220 | Jarrod | +10 | 220 | Audrey | +14 |
| 221 | Dominic | 0 | 221 | Latisha | +28 |
| 222 | Jessie | +12 | 222 | Naomi | +9 |
| 223 | Rafael | -5 | 223 | Alyssa | +67 |
| 224 | Jonathon | +16 | 224 | Carol | -21 |
| 225 | Andy | -5 | 225 | Krystal | +4 |
| 226 | Grant | +23 | 226 | Jana | +22 |
| 227 | Ross | +2 | 227 | Keri | -30 |
| 228 | Heath | -17 | 228 | Rosa | +2 |
| 229 | Austin | +10 | 229 | Anita | -19 |
| 230 | Brendan | +5 | 230 | Ana | -9 |
| 231 | Armando | +5 | 231 | Leigh | +27 |
| 232 | Eduardo | -15 | 232 | Terri | -10 |
| 233 | Levi | +94 | 233 | Cristina | -5 |
| 234 | Karl | -2 | 234 | Kerri | -26 |
| 235 | Marco | +9 | 235 | Kathy | -15 |
| 236 | Devin | +5 | 236 | Alissa | +152 |
| 237 | Francis | -12 | 237 | Nikki | -10 |
| 238 | Howard | -16 | 238 | Janice | -22 |
| 239 | Harry | -8 | 239 | Karla | +11 |
| 240 | Clarence | -14 | 240 | Christa | +22 |
| 241 | Leon | -13 | 241 | Lynn | -18 |
| 242 | Nicolas | +13 | 242 | Gloria | -6 |
| 243 | Noah | +39 | 243 | Shelley | -5 |
| 244 | Erick | +15 | 244 | Lakisha | -11 |
| 245 | Earl | -18 | 245 | Jasmine | +46 |
| 246 | Daryl | 0 | 246 | Sylvia | +6 |
| 247 | Franklin | +1 | 247 | Leticia | -7 |
| 248 | Caleb | +28 | 248 | Jeanette | -9 |
| 249 | Byron | +4 | 249 | Alexis | +51 |
| 250 | Dean | +13 | 250 | Annette | -13 |
| 251 | Spencer | +16 | 251 | Kerry | -34 |
| 252 | Alfred | -19 | 252 | Jody | -37 |
| 253 | Sergio | -16 | 253 | Hannah | +59 |
| 254 | Duane | -7 | 254 | Whitney | +44 |
| 255 | Cedric | +1 | 255 | Connie | -31 |
| 256 | Alberto | +4 | 256 | Ellen | -15 |
| 257 | Julio | +8 | 257 | Keisha | -11 |
| 258 | Ray | -1 | 258 | Charlene | -5 |
| 259 | Alvin | -7 | 259 | Jacquelyn | +7 |
| 260 | Warren | -2 | 260 | Latonya | -6 |
| 261 | Kirk | +11 | 261 | Adriana | +27 |
| 262 | Courtney | -1 | 262 | Gretchen | -11 |
| 263 | Ivan | +6 | 263 | Rose | -4 |
| 264 | Edgar | +19 | 264 | Amie | -3 |
| 265 | Tyson | -15 | 265 | Hillary | +54 |
| 266 | Clifton | -24 | 266 | Jami | -9 |
| 267 | Gilbert | -13 | 267 | Frances | -11 |
| 268 | Antoine | +24 | 268 | Lesley | +7 |
| 269 | Wade | -7 | 269 | Becky | -24 |
| 270 | Cesar | 0 | 270 | Annie | +62 |
| 271 | Marshall | +2 | 271 | Juanita | -4 |
| 272 | Bernard | -4 | 272 | Chasity | +38 |
| 273 | Darryl | -2 | 273 | Dorothy | -13 |
| 274 | Roderick | +7 | 274 | Sandy | +39 |
| 275 | Alfredo | 0 | 275 | Hilary | +30 |
| 276 | Blake | +12 | 276 | Maureen | +21 |
| 277 | Demetrius | +13 | 277 | Rita | -13 |
| 278 | Abraham | +2 | 278 | Roxanne | +29 |
| 279 | Lonnie | -2 | 279 | Bobbie | -14 |
| 280 | Leroy | -6 | 280 | Tameka | -33 |
| 281 | Jody | -36 | 281 | Helen | -26 |
| 282 | Rene | +4 | 282 | Yvette | -13 |
| 283 | Jayson | +20 | 283 | Faith | -7 |
| 284 | Enrique | +12 | 284 | Nina | +92 |
| 285 | Brock | +53 | 285 | Charlotte | -8 |
| 286 | Lewis | +12 | 286 | Sherri | -23 |
| 287 | Ethan | +12 | 287 | Evelyn | -6 |
| 288 | Charlie | +1 | 288 | Rachelle | +7 |
| 289 | Norman | -23 | 289 | Angelina | +41 |
| 290 | Orlando | +5 | 290 | Lakeisha | -4 |
| 291 | Elijah | +30 | 291 | Alexandra | +12 |
| 292 | Arturo | -8 | 292 | Billie | +2 |
| 293 | Israel | +13 | 293 | Kirsten | -8 |
| 294 | Gerardo | +15 | 294 | Jennie | -20 |
| 295 | Preston | +7 | 295 | Raquel | -6 |
| 296 | Damian | -53 | 296 | Lydia | +31 |
| 297 | Nelson | -12 | 297 | Eva | -27 |
| 298 | Toby | -60 | 298 | Staci | +6 |
| 299 | Beau | +55 | 299 | Rochelle | +17 |
| 300 | Julian | -7 | 300 | Brittany | +45 |