Popular Baby Names in 1979
The most popular baby names in 1979.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | Boy | 67,718 |
| 1 | Jennifer | Girl | 56,716 |
| 2 | Christopher | Boy | 50,667 |
| 3 | Jason | Boy | 50,371 |
| 4 | David | Boy | 42,062 |
| 5 | James | Boy | 39,351 |
| 6 | Matthew | Boy | 35,625 |
| 7 | John | Boy | 35,412 |
| 2 | Melissa | Girl | 34,050 |
| 8 | Robert | Boy | 34,018 |
| 3 | Amanda | Girl | 31,925 |
| 9 | Joshua | Boy | 31,125 |
| 10 | Brian | Boy | 28,664 |
| 11 | Joseph | Boy | 28,653 |
| 12 | Daniel | Boy | 28,521 |
| 4 | Jessica | Girl | 27,782 |
| 13 | William | Boy | 24,680 |
| 14 | Ryan | Boy | 23,211 |
| 5 | Amy | Girl | 21,609 |
| 15 | Nicholas | Boy | 21,343 |
| 6 | Sarah | Girl | 21,017 |
| 16 | Jeremy | Boy | 21,007 |
| 7 | Heather | Girl | 20,834 |
| 17 | Eric | Boy | 20,269 |
| 8 | Angela | Girl | 20,257 |
| 9 | Nicole | Girl | 19,509 |
| 10 | Michelle | Girl | 19,266 |
| 18 | Timothy | Boy | 19,078 |
| 19 | Kevin | Boy | 18,734 |
| 20 | Andrew | Boy | 18,617 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | Girl | 18,075 |
| 12 | Kimberly | Girl | 17,637 |
| 21 | Anthony | Boy | 17,517 |
| 22 | Justin | Boy | 17,392 |
| 13 | Lisa | Girl | 17,285 |
| 23 | Adam | Boy | 17,050 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | Boy | 16,867 |
| 25 | Richard | Boy | 16,713 |
| 26 | Thomas | Boy | 16,456 |
| 14 | Christina | Girl | 16,453 |
| 27 | Steven | Boy | 16,335 |
| 15 | Stephanie | Girl | 16,204 |
| 16 | Kelly | Girl | 15,296 |
| 28 | Charles | Boy | 14,807 |
| 17 | Rebecca | Girl | 14,550 |
| 29 | Scott | Boy | 14,441 |
| 30 | Mark | Boy | 14,393 |
| 31 | Jonathan | Boy | 14,333 |
| 18 | Crystal | Girl | 13,468 |
| 32 | Aaron | Boy | 13,075 |
| 33 | Benjamin | Boy | 12,514 |
| 19 | Jamie | Girl | 12,156 |
| 20 | Laura | Girl | 11,880 |
| 34 | Paul | Boy | 11,632 |
| 35 | Brandon | Boy | 11,302 |
| 21 | Erin | Girl | 11,259 |
| 22 | Amber | Girl | 11,080 |
| 36 | Travis | Boy | 11,037 |
| 23 | April | Girl | 10,902 |
| 37 | Nathan | Boy | 10,721 |
| 24 | Mary | Girl | 10,556 |
| 25 | Shannon | Girl | 10,370 |
| 26 | Andrea | Girl | 10,337 |
| 27 | Rachel | Girl | 10,229 |
| 38 | Chad | Boy | 10,162 |
| 39 | Patrick | Boy | 9,980 |
| 40 | Stephen | Boy | 9,905 |
| 28 | Tiffany | Girl | 9,611 |
| 29 | Julie | Girl | 9,254 |
| 41 | Kenneth | Boy | 9,237 |
| 42 | Gregory | Boy | 9,108 |
| 30 | Sara | Girl | 8,654 |
| 31 | Megan | Girl | 8,293 |
| 32 | Erica | Girl | 8,178 |
| 33 | Danielle | Girl | 7,980 |
| 34 | Emily | Girl | 7,971 |
| 43 | Shawn | Boy | 7,909 |
| 44 | Jose | Boy | 7,848 |
| 35 | Christine | Girl | 7,689 |
| 45 | Jacob | Boy | 7,546 |
| 36 | Katherine | Girl | 7,465 |
| 46 | Bryan | Boy | 7,441 |
| 37 | Maria | Girl | 7,335 |
| 47 | Bradley | Boy | 6,926 |
| 48 | Edward | Boy | 6,875 |
| 49 | Sean | Boy | 6,853 |
| 38 | Tara | Girl | 6,806 |
| 39 | Brandy | Girl | 6,775 |
| 50 | Jesse | Boy | 6,680 |
| 40 | Monica | Girl | 6,585 |
| 51 | Donald | Boy | 6,509 |
| 41 | Carrie | Girl | 6,355 |
| 52 | Keith | Boy | 6,188 |
| 53 | Peter | Boy | 6,080 |
| 42 | Misty | Girl | 5,785 |
| 43 | Stacy | Girl | 5,708 |
| 54 | Ronald | Boy | 5,693 |
| 55 | Samuel | Boy | 5,688 |
| 44 | Patricia | Girl | 5,650 |
| 45 | Lauren | Girl | 5,625 |