Most Popular Baby Names of 1979
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 701 | Markus | -42 | 701 | Selina | -108 |
| 702 | Adolfo | +74 | 702 | Adriane | -54 |
| 703 | Antwon | +68 | 703 | Sondra | -64 |
| 704 | Maxwell | +88 | 704 | Vicky | -155 |
| 705 | Demario | +120 | 705 | Winter | +294 |
| 706 | Lavar | -74 | 706 | Sunshine | -9 |
| 707 | Mack | -87 | 707 | Cory | -105 |
| 708 | Malik | -58 | 708 | Ida | +13 |
| 709 | Shelton | +12 | 709 | Lyndsey | +140 |
| 710 | Stevie | -38 | 710 | Abbie | +131 |
| 711 | Abram | -30 | 711 | Celina | -70 |
| 712 | Lane | +30 | 712 | Gladys | +60 |
| 713 | Marques | -74 | 713 | Racheal | -35 |
| 714 | Tim | -188 | 714 | Rosalinda | -47 |
| 715 | Domingo | -8 | 715 | Graciela | +25 |
| 716 | Jace | 716 | Shasta | -18 | |
| 717 | Jaron | +156 | 717 | Madeline | -14 |
| 718 | Keenan | +21 | 718 | Shara | +147 |
| 719 | Monte | -90 | 719 | Tammi | +16 |
| 720 | Shayne | -93 | 720 | Jeanna | -69 |
| 721 | Nigel | +66 | 721 | Alesha | +212 |
| 722 | Shelby | -75 | 722 | Beatriz | -29 |
| 723 | Tyron | -19 | 723 | Francine | -22 |
| 724 | Judson | +21 | 724 | Geneva | -72 |
| 725 | Kristoffer | -273 | 725 | Maura | +69 |
| 726 | Lynn | -49 | 726 | Susanne | -86 |
| 727 | Daron | +66 | 727 | Renata | |
| 728 | Dewey | +44 | 728 | Shelia | -84 |
| 729 | Diego | +4 | 729 | Jesse | +61 |
| 730 | Reed | -126 | 730 | Liliana | +134 |
| 731 | Rodger | +43 | 731 | Christin | +161 |
| 732 | Tavares | -75 | 732 | Maren | |
| 733 | Grady | -69 | 733 | Windy | -14 |
| 734 | Denny | -48 | 734 | Michaela | +119 |
| 735 | Heriberto | -18 | 735 | Jacklyn | -33 |
| 736 | Leonel | +11 | 736 | Danelle | -37 |
| 737 | Tremayne | -36 | 737 | Kelsey | +151 |
| 738 | Gino | +81 | 738 | Mercedes | -15 |
| 739 | Lenny | +39 | 739 | Hilda | -67 |
| 740 | Elvin | -12 | 740 | Mellisa | +110 |
| 741 | Jamin | +136 | 741 | Rosanna | +133 |
| 742 | Sebastian | -31 | 742 | Rosalyn | -58 |
| 743 | Brennan | +24 | 743 | Simone | -88 |
| 744 | Broderick | +60 | 744 | Christian | +108 |
| 745 | Cornell | -14 | 745 | Darci | |
| 746 | Tyrell | 746 | Jenelle | +21 | |
| 747 | Rufus | -12 | 747 | Kori | -56 |
| 748 | Theron | -5 | 748 | Bree | -74 |
| 749 | Andrea | -70 | 749 | January | -111 |
| 750 | Jermey | +159 | 750 | Kathrine | +50 |
| 751 | Mikel | -17 | 751 | Alanna | +66 |
| 752 | Titus | +3 | 752 | Marta | -39 |
| 753 | Davis | +5 | 753 | Stella | -85 |
| 754 | Fidel | +29 | 754 | Brandee | -3 |
| 755 | Nikolas | +66 | 755 | Rosemarie | -5 |
| 756 | Vaughn | -36 | 756 | Callie | -85 |
| 757 | Jan | -28 | 757 | Cathleen | -40 |
| 758 | Jerad | +47 | 758 | Eve | -13 |
| 759 | Jered | +89 | 759 | Joshua | +219 |
| 760 | Parker | +62 | 760 | Julianne | -111 |
| 761 | Whitney | +76 | 761 | Regan | +34 |
| 762 | Lowell | +13 | 762 | Brenna | -26 |
| 763 | Melissa | +86 | 763 | Chiquita | +15 |
| 764 | Michel | +5 | 764 | Fatima | +95 |
| 765 | Dameon | -81 | 765 | Martina | +73 |
| 766 | Dejuan | +48 | 766 | Elsa | -62 |
| 767 | Jacques | +60 | 767 | Gwen | -15 |
| 768 | Abdul | +64 | 768 | Louise | +6 |
| 769 | Alphonso | -5 | 769 | Casandra | -103 |
| 770 | Cyrus | -33 | 770 | Deirdre | -23 |
| 771 | Elton | -95 | 771 | Joseph | +55 |
| 772 | Marlin | -63 | 772 | Richelle | +51 |
| 773 | Brannon | +65 | 773 | Tana | +215 |
| 774 | Cleveland | +6 | 774 | Bertha | -1 |
| 775 | Garret | +176 | 775 | Emilie | +45 |
| 776 | Zebulon | +124 | 776 | Yadira | +32 |
| 777 | Garth | 0 | 777 | Deidra | -62 |
| 778 | Hubert | -70 | 778 | Greta | +152 |
| 779 | Federico | +39 | 779 | Kylene | |
| 780 | Ulysses | -23 | 780 | Lynne | -71 |
| 781 | Dominique | +74 | 781 | Tanesha | +47 |
| 782 | Gregorio | -26 | 782 | Felecia | +96 |
| 783 | Kenyon | -70 | 783 | Monika | -73 |
| 784 | Cortney | -3 | 784 | Shannan | -4 |
| 785 | Ernie | -47 | 785 | Alycia | |
| 786 | Jerimiah | +97 | 786 | Daniel | +50 |
| 787 | Jevon | +13 | 787 | Davina | +32 |
| 788 | Osvaldo | +24 | 788 | Dionne | +11 |
| 789 | Denver | +5 | 789 | Jeannine | -106 |
| 790 | Monty | -42 | 790 | Phyllis | -76 |
| 791 | Bob | +20 | 791 | Stacia | -31 |
| 792 | Derik | +62 | 792 | Farrah | -253 |
| 793 | Lukas | +137 | 793 | Jammie | -60 |
| 794 | Percy | -98 | 794 | Ashleigh | +145 |
| 795 | Zackary | +149 | 795 | Eboni | +39 |
| 796 | Ezekiel | -31 | 796 | Kylee | +90 |
| 797 | Kenyatta | -131 | 797 | Shayna | +34 |
| 798 | Braden | +19 | 798 | Charissa | +195 |
| 799 | Hassan | -83 | 799 | Kenyatta | +6 |
| 800 | Jameel | -41 | 800 | Jan | -147 |