Popular Baby Names in 1979
The most popular baby names in 1979.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Karen | Girl | 5,599 |
| 47 | Alicia | Girl | 5,547 |
| 48 | Holly | Girl | 5,488 |
| 56 | Kyle | Boy | 5,450 |
| 49 | Tracy | Girl | 5,389 |
| 50 | Kathryn | Girl | 5,312 |
| 57 | George | Boy | 5,262 |
| 51 | Susan | Girl | 5,196 |
| 52 | Jill | Girl | 5,192 |
| 58 | Douglas | Boy | 5,169 |
| 59 | Gary | Boy | 5,040 |
| 53 | Melanie | Girl | 5,021 |
| 60 | Todd | Boy | 4,984 |
| 54 | Dana | Girl | 4,948 |
| 61 | Juan | Boy | 4,943 |
| 55 | Cynthia | Girl | 4,932 |
| 62 | Dustin | Boy | 4,899 |
| 56 | Kristy | Girl | 4,880 |
| 63 | Corey | Boy | 4,737 |
| 64 | Shaun | Boy | 4,737 |
| 57 | Dawn | Girl | 4,724 |
| 58 | Tina | Girl | 4,680 |
| 65 | Jared | Boy | 4,670 |
| 59 | Anna | Girl | 4,669 |
| 66 | Erik | Boy | 4,638 |
| 60 | Stacey | Girl | 4,613 |
| 61 | Brandi | Girl | 4,609 |
| 62 | Kristen | Girl | 4,569 |
| 63 | Katie | Girl | 4,511 |
| 64 | Wendy | Girl | 4,500 |
| 65 | Leslie | Girl | 4,498 |
| 67 | Shane | Boy | 4,483 |
| 66 | Samantha | Girl | 4,462 |
| 67 | Ashley | Girl | 4,448 |
| 68 | Natalie | Girl | 4,445 |
| 69 | Lori | Girl | 4,432 |
| 68 | Phillip | Boy | 4,422 |
| 70 | Allison | Girl | 4,407 |
| 69 | Larry | Boy | 4,393 |
| 70 | Raymond | Boy | 4,336 |
| 71 | Courtney | Girl | 4,323 |
| 72 | Christy | Girl | 4,286 |
| 73 | Kristin | Girl | 4,264 |
| 71 | Joel | Boy | 4,216 |
| 72 | Derek | Boy | 4,201 |
| 73 | Carlos | Boy | 4,165 |
| 74 | Zachary | Boy | 4,156 |
| 74 | Kristina | Girl | 4,130 |
| 75 | Vanessa | Girl | 4,102 |
| 75 | Dennis | Boy | 4,081 |
| 76 | Veronica | Girl | 4,062 |
| 76 | Marcus | Boy | 4,049 |
| 77 | Craig | Boy | 4,028 |
| 77 | Sandra | Girl | 3,994 |
| 78 | Frank | Boy | 3,930 |
| 78 | Catherine | Girl | 3,878 |
| 79 | Antonio | Boy | 3,802 |
| 79 | Tammy | Girl | 3,758 |
| 80 | Jacqueline | Girl | 3,741 |
| 80 | Derrick | Boy | 3,728 |
| 81 | Jeremiah | Boy | 3,720 |
| 81 | Mindy | Girl | 3,712 |
| 82 | Melinda | Girl | 3,705 |
| 83 | Heidi | Girl | 3,672 |
| 84 | Kathleen | Girl | 3,641 |
| 82 | Cory | Boy | 3,587 |
| 85 | Brooke | Girl | 3,506 |
| 86 | Tonya | Girl | 3,495 |
| 87 | Teresa | Girl | 3,481 |
| 88 | Lindsay | Girl | 3,466 |
| 83 | Philip | Boy | 3,460 |
| 84 | Brent | Boy | 3,457 |
| 85 | Jerry | Boy | 3,446 |
| 86 | Randy | Boy | 3,416 |
| 89 | Valerie | Girl | 3,407 |
| 90 | Pamela | Girl | 3,365 |
| 87 | Jeffery | Boy | 3,357 |
| 91 | Erika | Girl | 3,318 |
| 92 | Denise | Girl | 3,267 |
| 88 | Jamie | Boy | 3,240 |
| 89 | Wesley | Boy | 3,237 |
| 90 | Gabriel | Boy | 3,236 |
| 93 | Tanya | Girl | 3,225 |
| 94 | Cheryl | Girl | 3,210 |
| 95 | Robin | Girl | 3,208 |
| 91 | Curtis | Boy | 3,201 |
| 92 | Russell | Boy | 3,132 |
| 96 | Gina | Girl | 3,115 |
| 97 | Jaime | Girl | 3,086 |
| 93 | Casey | Boy | 3,082 |
| 98 | Leah | Girl | 3,075 |
| 94 | Alexander | Boy | 3,059 |
| 95 | Nathaniel | Boy | 3,040 |
| 96 | Terry | Boy | 3,040 |
| 97 | Billy | Boy | 2,998 |
| 99 | Katrina | Girl | 2,998 |
| 98 | Brett | Boy | 2,997 |
| 100 | Theresa | Girl | 2,995 |
| 101 | Renee | Girl | 2,979 |
| 99 | Troy | Boy | 2,962 |