Most Popular Names in California in 1979
These rankings use SSA state records for California. Girl and boy source categories are shown separately, and every result identifies the year.
Popular Girl Names in California in 1979
#1 JenniferUp 2 places since 19695,461 births#2 MelissaUp 16 places since 19693,006 births#3 JessicaUp 101 places since 19692,543 births#4 MichelleDown 2 places since 19692,428 births#5 NicoleUp 30 places since 19692,212 births#6 SarahUp 87 places since 19692,118 births#7 MariaUp 1 places since 19692,030 births#8 ChristinaUp 1 places since 19692,008 births#9 ElizabethUp 2 places since 19691,927 births#10 LisaDown 9 places since 19691,750 births#11 HeatherUp 13 places since 19691,614 births#12 AmandaUp 172 places since 19691,611 births#13 AngelaUp 7 places since 19691,500 births#14 StephanieDown 1 places since 19691,392 births#15 KimberlyDown 11 places since 19691,378 births#16 AmyUp 10 places since 19691,373 births#17 AmberUp 162 places since 19691,361 births#18 MonicaUp 19 places since 19691,236 births#19 RebeccaUp 9 places since 19691,232 births#20 LauraDown 14 places since 19691,218 births#21 VeronicaUp 43 places since 19691,210 births#22 KellyDown 1 places since 19691,148 births#23 AndreaUp 17 places since 19691,139 births#24 JamieUp 74 places since 19691,076 births#25 ErinUp 45 places since 19691,028 births#26 CrystalUp 117 places since 1969996 births#27 ShannonDown 13 places since 1969991 births#28 SaraUp 111 places since 1969950 births#29 RachelUp 33 places since 1969933 births#30 EricaUp 139 places since 1969919 births#31 ChristineDown 24 places since 1969913 births#32 JulieDown 27 places since 1969889 births#33 PatriciaDown 23 places since 1969888 births#34 VanessaUp 111 places since 1969867 births#35 TiffanyUp 40 places since 1969833 births#36 AprilUp 41 places since 1969832 births#37 DanielleUp 46 places since 1969831 births#38 SandraDown 21 places since 1969815 births#39 MaryDown 23 places since 1969806 births#40 CynthiaDown 29 places since 1969799 births#41 AliciaUp 39 places since 1969794 births#42 MeganUp 206 places since 1969745 births#43 KatherineUp 15 places since 1969659 births#44 EmilyUp 186 places since 1969657 births#45 NancyDown 1 places since 1969641 births#46 DianaDown 1 places since 1969632 births#47 ErikaUp 104 places since 1969629 births#48 NatalieUp 82 places since 1969614 births#49 WendyDown 22 places since 1969585 births#50 AnnaUp 17 places since 1969525 births#51 ClaudiaUp 102 places since 1969509 births#52 KristinaUp 45 places since 1969502 births#53 KarenDown 38 places since 1969490 births#54 ValerieUp 28 places since 1969477 births#55 DesireeUp 185 places since 1969463 births#55 MoniqueUp 53 places since 1969463 births#57 BrandyUp 317 places since 1969462 births#58 AngelicaUp 149 places since 1969458 births#59 KathrynUp 42 places since 1969445 births#60 GinaDown 28 places since 1969439 births#61 StacyDown 19 places since 1969435 births#62 TeresaDown 26 places since 1969433 births#63 GabrielaUp 204 places since 1969432 births#64 TracyDown 41 places since 1969431 births#65 CarrieUp 16 places since 1969430 births#66 SoniaUp 41 places since 1969425 births#67 BrendaDown 18 places since 1969421 births#68 JacquelineUp 8 places since 1969420 births#69 LaurenUp 281 places since 1969419 births#70 AdrianaUp 107 places since 1969418 births#71 DeniseDown 46 places since 1969414 births#72 SusanDown 50 places since 1969409 births#73 LeticiaUp 42 places since 1969403 births#74 LeslieDown 16 places since 1969402 births#75 TaraUp 47 places since 1969400 births#76 MelanieUp 41 places since 1969397 births#77 AnaUp 65 places since 1969388 births#78 DawnDown 49 places since 1969386 births#78 SabrinaUp 76 places since 1969386 births#80 JuliaUp 9 places since 1969384 births#80 SamanthaUp 39 places since 1969384 births#82 KristenUp 2 places since 1969383 births#82 LindaDown 44 places since 1969383 births#84 KristinDown 12 places since 1969380 births#85 RosaUp 26 places since 1969374 births#85 VictoriaDown 22 places since 1969374 births#87 MistyUp 225 places since 1969368 births#88 JaimeUp 491 places since 1969366 births#89 TinaDown 70 places since 1969364 births#90 StaceyDown 44 places since 1969363 births#91 CindyDown 17 places since 1969362 births#92 AllisonUp 103 places since 1969359 births#93 CourtneyUp 338 places since 1969357 births#94 HollyUp 5 places since 1969350 births#94 ReneeDown 34 places since 1969350 births#96 KatieUp 258 places since 1969344 births#97 CatherineDown 41 places since 1969342 births#98 TanyaDown 27 places since 1969335 births#99 HeidiDown 44 places since 1969333 births#100 LorenaUp 93 places since 1969332 births
Popular Boy Names in California in 1979
#1 MichaelSame rank as 19696,587 births#2 DavidSame rank as 19694,876 births#3 ChristopherUp 4 places since 19694,716 births#4 JasonUp 7 places since 19694,065 births#5 DanielUp 9 places since 19693,554 births#6 RobertDown 3 places since 19693,458 births#7 JohnDown 3 places since 19693,019 births#8 MatthewUp 14 places since 19693,009 births#9 JamesDown 4 places since 19692,978 births#10 RyanUp 110 places since 19692,899 births#11 JoshuaUp 114 places since 19692,895 births#12 JoseUp 19 places since 19692,681 births#13 BrianDown 4 places since 19692,662 births#14 JosephUp 6 places since 19692,618 births#15 EricDown 3 places since 19692,080 births#15 NicholasUp 131 places since 19692,080 births#17 AnthonyUp 1 places since 19692,074 births#18 RichardDown 12 places since 19692,059 births#19 StevenDown 9 places since 19691,838 births#20 WilliamDown 7 places since 19691,699 births#21 KevinSame rank as 19691,689 births#22 JeffreyDown 6 places since 19691,630 births#23 JuanUp 24 places since 19691,602 births#24 JustinUp 114 places since 19691,578 births#25 AndrewUp 10 places since 19691,552 births#26 AdamUp 63 places since 19691,444 births#27 JeremyUp 79 places since 19691,433 births#28 AaronUp 12 places since 19691,417 births#29 TimothyDown 6 places since 19691,409 births#30 ScottDown 15 places since 19691,325 births#31 JonathanUp 19 places since 19691,293 births#32 MarkDown 24 places since 19691,279 births#33 PaulDown 16 places since 19691,271 births#34 ThomasDown 15 places since 19691,237 births#35 BrandonUp 157 places since 19691,150 births#36 BenjaminUp 44 places since 19691,120 births#37 CarlosUp 15 places since 19691,102 births#38 CharlesDown 14 places since 19691,008 births#39 SeanDown 13 places since 1969949 births#40 JesusUp 33 places since 1969945 births#41 NathanUp 117 places since 1969936 births#42 JesseUp 53 places since 1969879 births#43 JorgeUp 86 places since 1969857 births#44 PatrickDown 11 places since 1969854 births#45 GregoryDown 20 places since 1969826 births#46 KennethDown 19 places since 1969824 births#47 EdwardDown 17 places since 1969814 births#48 GabrielUp 71 places since 1969813 births#49 StephenDown 20 places since 1969802 births#50 LuisUp 36 places since 1969797 births#51 JacobUp 218 places since 1969779 births#52 ErikUp 2 places since 1969763 births#53 BryanDown 5 places since 1969755 births#54 ManuelUp 5 places since 1969743 births#55 VictorUp 2 places since 1969707 births#56 MiguelUp 44 places since 1969694 births#57 FranciscoUp 42 places since 1969684 births#58 RicardoUp 23 places since 1969678 births#59 MarioUp 7 places since 1969665 births#60 PeterDown 15 places since 1969658 births#61 RaymondDown 20 places since 1969638 births#62 TravisUp 59 places since 1969635 births#63 SamuelUp 11 places since 1969628 births#64 AntonioUp 38 places since 1969609 births#65 AlejandroUp 125 places since 1969591 births#66 ShawnDown 28 places since 1969583 births#67 ChadUp 57 places since 1969579 births#68 RobertoUp 42 places since 1969566 births#69 GeorgeDown 26 places since 1969535 births#70 FrankDown 31 places since 1969534 births#71 JaimeUp 52 places since 1969526 births#72 OscarUp 63 places since 1969525 births#73 RubenUp 16 places since 1969507 births#74 RonaldDown 46 places since 1969501 births#75 DonaldDown 39 places since 1969500 births#76 HectorUp 50 places since 1969489 births#76 JoelUp 20 places since 1969489 births#78 AlexanderUp 29 places since 1969472 births#79 FernandoUp 85 places since 1969466 births#80 DustinUp 166 places since 1969456 births#80 PhillipDown 2 places since 1969456 births#82 ShaunUp 163 places since 1969453 births#83 JaredUp 209 places since 1969451 births#84 KyleUp 93 places since 1969435 births#85 AdrianUp 96 places since 1969433 births#86 KeithDown 42 places since 1969430 births#87 JavierUp 57 places since 1969428 births#88 GaryDown 54 places since 1969424 births#88 RaulUp 38 places since 1969424 births#90 ArmandoUp 44 places since 1969422 births#91 EduardoUp 71 places since 1969406 births#92 ZacharyUp 159 places since 1969403 births#93 JeremiahUp 651 places since 1969393 births#94 DouglasDown 57 places since 1969385 births#95 SergioUp 74 places since 1969379 births#96 CesarUp 113 places since 1969378 births#96 VincentDown 28 places since 1969378 births#98 ShaneUp 10 places since 1969372 births#99 DennisDown 53 places since 1969358 births#99 IanUp 95 places since 1969358 births
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