Most Popular Names of 1980
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1980
#1 Jennifer58,374 births#2 Amanda35,811 births#3 Jessica33,924 births#4 Melissa31,629 births#5 Sarah25,757 births#6 Heather19,973 births#7 Nicole19,917 births#8 Amy19,833 births#9 Elizabeth19,529 births#10 Michelle19,119 births#11 Kimberly18,497 births#12 Angela17,969 births#13 Stephanie17,841 births#14 Tiffany16,228 births#15 Christina16,141 births#16 Lisa15,664 births#17 Rebecca15,281 births#18 Crystal14,253 births#19 Kelly13,710 births#20 Erin13,428 births#21 Laura12,916 births#22 Amber12,553 births#23 Rachel11,618 births#24 Jamie11,529 births#25 Mary11,474 births#26 April11,472 births#27 Sara11,148 births#28 Andrea10,450 births#29 Shannon9,670 births#30 Megan9,134 births#31 Emily9,001 births#32 Julie8,906 births#33 Danielle8,845 births#34 Erica8,760 births#35 Katherine8,017 births#36 Maria7,875 births#37 Kristin7,701 births#38 Lauren7,476 births#39 Kristen7,316 births#40 Ashley7,296 births#41 Christine7,085 births#42 Brandy6,410 births#43 Tara6,283 births#44 Katie6,137 births#45 Monica6,034 births#46 Carrie5,761 births#47 Alicia5,753 births#48 Courtney5,618 births#49 Misty5,541 births#50 Kathryn5,527 births#51 Patricia5,310 births#52 Holly5,282 births#53 Stacy5,057 births#54 Karen5,055 births#55 Anna5,038 births#56 Tracy4,969 births#57 Brooke4,951 births#58 Samantha4,913 births#59 Allison4,868 births#60 Melanie4,841 births#61 Leslie4,776 births#62 Susan4,704 births#63 Brandi4,703 births#64 Cynthia4,700 births#65 Natalie4,645 births#66 Jill4,558 births#67 Dawn4,479 births#68 Dana4,438 births#69 Vanessa4,426 births#70 Veronica4,378 births#71 Lindsay4,353 births#72 Tina4,260 births#73 Kristina4,222 births#73 Stacey4,222 births#75 Wendy4,141 births#76 Lori4,085 births#77 Catherine4,080 births#78 Kristy4,059 births#79 Heidi4,027 births#80 Sandra4,002 births#81 Jacqueline3,879 births#82 Kathleen3,857 births#83 Christy3,673 births#84 Leah3,642 births#85 Valerie3,613 births#86 Pamela3,533 births#87 Erika3,516 births#88 Tanya3,436 births#89 Natasha3,428 births#90 Katrina3,397 births#91 Lindsey3,386 births#92 Melinda3,201 births#93 Monique3,163 births#94 Teresa3,149 births#95 Denise3,145 births#96 Tammy3,134 births#97 Tonya3,080 births#98 Julia3,069 births#99 Candice3,012 births#100 Gina2,991 births
Popular Boy Names in 1980
#1 Michael68,683 births#2 Christopher49,079 births#3 Jason48,164 births#4 David41,891 births#5 James39,312 births#6 Matthew37,834 births#7 Joshua36,052 births#8 John35,274 births#9 Robert34,266 births#10 Joseph30,185 births#11 Daniel29,888 births#12 Brian28,715 births#13 Justin26,763 births#14 William25,639 births#15 Ryan24,795 births#16 Eric22,611 births#17 Nicholas21,018 births#18 Jeremy19,892 births#19 Andrew19,730 births#20 Timothy19,146 births#21 Jonathan18,986 births#22 Adam18,868 births#23 Kevin17,972 births#24 Anthony17,604 births#25 Thomas17,564 births#26 Richard16,656 births#27 Jeffrey16,379 births#28 Steven15,916 births#29 Charles14,959 births#30 Mark14,169 births#31 Brandon14,161 births#32 Benjamin13,622 births#33 Scott13,300 births#34 Aaron13,166 births#35 Paul11,819 births#36 Nathan11,138 births#37 Travis10,764 births#38 Patrick10,352 births#39 Chad10,142 births#40 Stephen10,062 births#41 Kenneth9,608 births#42 Gregory9,267 births#43 Jacob8,520 births#44 Dustin8,416 births#45 Jesse8,374 births#46 Jose8,323 births#47 Shawn7,698 births#48 Sean7,596 births#49 Bryan7,513 births#50 Derek7,240 births#51 Bradley7,210 births#52 Edward6,762 births#53 Donald6,269 births#54 Samuel6,014 births#55 Peter5,967 births#56 Keith5,887 births#57 Kyle5,775 births#58 Ronald5,757 births#59 Juan5,434 births#60 George5,300 births#61 Jared5,205 births#62 Douglas5,180 births#63 Gary5,037 births#64 Erik4,918 births#65 Phillip4,633 births#66 Raymond4,578 births#67 Joel4,564 births#68 Corey4,437 births#69 Shane4,365 births#70 Larry4,262 births#71 Marcus4,260 births#72 Zachary4,245 births#73 Craig4,234 births#74 Derrick4,135 births#75 Todd4,128 births#76 Jeremiah4,093 births#77 Antonio4,085 births#78 Carlos4,084 births#79 Shaun3,923 births#80 Dennis3,804 births#81 Frank3,734 births#82 Philip3,563 births#83 Cory3,556 births#84 Brent3,537 births#85 Gabriel3,493 births#86 Nathaniel3,492 births#87 Randy3,390 births#88 Luis3,359 births#89 Curtis3,332 births#90 Jeffery3,324 births#91 Alexander3,279 births#92 Russell3,269 births#93 Casey3,215 births#94 Jerry3,189 births#95 Wesley3,165 births#96 Brett3,128 births#97 Luke3,109 births#98 Lucas3,080 births#99 Seth3,050 births#100 Billy2,991 births