Most Popular Names of 1979
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1979
#1 Jennifer56,712 births#2 Melissa34,050 births#3 Amanda31,924 births#4 Jessica27,780 births#5 Amy21,609 births#6 Sarah21,015 births#7 Heather20,834 births#8 Angela20,256 births#9 Nicole19,510 births#10 Michelle19,266 births#11 Elizabeth18,073 births#12 Kimberly17,635 births#13 Lisa17,286 births#14 Christina16,454 births#15 Stephanie16,204 births#16 Kelly15,296 births#17 Rebecca14,548 births#18 Crystal13,467 births#19 Jamie12,156 births#20 Laura11,880 births#21 Erin11,259 births#22 Amber11,079 births#23 April10,902 births#24 Mary10,555 births#25 Shannon10,370 births#26 Andrea10,336 births#27 Rachel10,230 births#28 Tiffany9,611 births#29 Julie9,254 births#30 Sara8,654 births#31 Megan8,293 births#32 Erica8,178 births#33 Danielle7,981 births#34 Emily7,971 births#35 Christine7,689 births#36 Katherine7,464 births#37 Maria7,339 births#38 Tara6,806 births#39 Brandy6,775 births#40 Monica6,585 births#41 Carrie6,354 births#42 Misty5,785 births#43 Stacy5,708 births#44 Patricia5,650 births#45 Lauren5,625 births#46 Karen5,599 births#47 Alicia5,547 births#48 Holly5,488 births#49 Tracy5,389 births#50 Kathryn5,312 births#51 Susan5,196 births#52 Jill5,192 births#53 Melanie5,021 births#54 Dana4,948 births#55 Cynthia4,931 births#56 Kristy4,880 births#57 Dawn4,725 births#58 Tina4,677 births#59 Anna4,670 births#60 Stacey4,613 births#61 Brandi4,609 births#62 Kristen4,568 births#63 Katie4,512 births#64 Wendy4,500 births#65 Leslie4,497 births#66 Samantha4,461 births#67 Ashley4,448 births#68 Natalie4,445 births#69 Lori4,432 births#70 Allison4,406 births#71 Courtney4,321 births#72 Christy4,286 births#73 Kristin4,264 births#74 Kristina4,130 births#75 Vanessa4,102 births#76 Veronica4,062 births#77 Sandra3,995 births#78 Catherine3,878 births#79 Tammy3,758 births#80 Jacqueline3,740 births#81 Mindy3,712 births#82 Melinda3,705 births#83 Heidi3,670 births#84 Kathleen3,641 births#85 Brooke3,505 births#86 Tonya3,495 births#87 Teresa3,481 births#88 Lindsay3,466 births#89 Valerie3,407 births#90 Pamela3,365 births#91 Erika3,316 births#92 Denise3,267 births#93 Tanya3,225 births#94 Cheryl3,210 births#95 Robin3,209 births#96 Gina3,116 births#97 Jaime3,086 births#98 Leah3,075 births#99 Katrina2,998 births#100 Theresa2,995 births
Popular Boy Names in 1979
#1 Michael67,713 births#2 Christopher50,659 births#3 Jason50,369 births#4 David42,053 births#5 James39,351 births#6 Matthew35,621 births#7 John35,410 births#8 Robert34,015 births#9 Joshua31,120 births#10 Brian28,659 births#11 Joseph28,654 births#12 Daniel28,521 births#13 William24,676 births#14 Ryan23,212 births#15 Nicholas21,344 births#16 Jeremy21,005 births#17 Eric20,268 births#18 Timothy19,077 births#19 Kevin18,733 births#20 Andrew18,618 births#21 Anthony17,513 births#22 Justin17,390 births#23 Adam17,046 births#24 Jeffrey16,865 births#25 Richard16,713 births#26 Thomas16,454 births#27 Steven16,331 births#28 Charles14,806 births#29 Scott14,440 births#30 Mark14,386 births#31 Jonathan14,331 births#32 Aaron13,076 births#33 Benjamin12,512 births#34 Paul11,630 births#35 Brandon11,302 births#36 Travis11,037 births#37 Nathan10,719 births#38 Chad10,161 births#39 Patrick9,979 births#40 Stephen9,903 births#41 Kenneth9,236 births#42 Gregory9,109 births#43 Shawn7,910 births#44 Jose7,848 births#45 Jacob7,545 births#46 Bryan7,441 births#47 Bradley6,923 births#48 Edward6,877 births#49 Sean6,850 births#50 Jesse6,679 births#51 Donald6,508 births#52 Keith6,186 births#53 Peter6,079 births#54 Ronald5,694 births#55 Samuel5,687 births#56 Kyle5,449 births#57 George5,263 births#58 Douglas5,167 births#59 Gary5,038 births#60 Todd4,984 births#61 Juan4,946 births#62 Dustin4,899 births#63 Corey4,738 births#64 Shaun4,736 births#65 Jared4,670 births#66 Erik4,640 births#67 Shane4,482 births#68 Phillip4,422 births#69 Larry4,393 births#70 Raymond4,335 births#71 Joel4,216 births#72 Derek4,200 births#73 Carlos4,165 births#74 Zachary4,156 births#75 Dennis4,080 births#76 Marcus4,048 births#77 Craig4,029 births#78 Frank3,928 births#79 Antonio3,801 births#80 Derrick3,729 births#81 Jeremiah3,719 births#82 Cory3,587 births#83 Philip3,460 births#84 Brent3,455 births#85 Jerry3,446 births#86 Randy3,416 births#87 Jeffery3,357 births#88 Jamie3,240 births#89 Wesley3,237 births#90 Gabriel3,235 births#91 Curtis3,200 births#92 Russell3,132 births#93 Casey3,082 births#94 Alexander3,058 births#95 Nathaniel3,040 births#95 Terry3,040 births#97 Billy2,998 births#98 Brett2,997 births#99 Troy2,964 births#100 Carl2,898 births