Popular Baby Names in 1979
The most popular baby names in 1979.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 263 | Amie | Girl | 923 |
| 266 | Rose | Girl | 921 |
| 264 | Hillary | Girl | 921 |
| 265 | Jami | Girl | 921 |
| 239 | Harry | Boy | 914 |
| 267 | Frances | Girl | 913 |
| 240 | Noah | Boy | 913 |
| 268 | Lesley | Girl | 913 |
| 241 | Clarence | Boy | 911 |
| 269 | Annie | Girl | 910 |
| 270 | Becky | Girl | 907 |
| 242 | Leon | Boy | 907 |
| 243 | Nicolas | Boy | 906 |
| 244 | Erick | Boy | 902 |
| 271 | Juanita | Girl | 893 |
| 245 | Earl | Boy | 893 |
| 272 | Dorothy | Girl | 890 |
| 273 | Sandy | Girl | 888 |
| 274 | Chasity | Girl | 887 |
| 275 | Hilary | Girl | 882 |
| 276 | Maureen | Girl | 882 |
| 277 | Rita | Girl | 881 |
| 278 | Roxanne | Girl | 879 |
| 279 | Helen | Girl | 878 |
| 280 | Bobbie | Girl | 877 |
| 281 | Tameka | Girl | 875 |
| 246 | Daryl | Boy | 871 |
| 282 | Yvette | Girl | 864 |
| 283 | Faith | Girl | 861 |
| 247 | Caleb | Boy | 860 |
| 248 | Franklin | Boy | 858 |
| 284 | Nina | Girl | 857 |
| 249 | Byron | Boy | 853 |
| 285 | Charlotte | Girl | 853 |
| 287 | Sherri | Girl | 852 |
| 286 | Evelyn | Girl | 852 |
| 250 | Spencer | Boy | 848 |
| 251 | Dean | Boy | 846 |
| 288 | Rachelle | Girl | 843 |
| 289 | Angelina | Girl | 837 |
| 252 | Alfred | Boy | 836 |
| 253 | Sergio | Boy | 836 |
| 254 | Duane | Boy | 829 |
| 255 | Alberto | Boy | 828 |
| 290 | Alexandra | Girl | 828 |
| 256 | Cedric | Boy | 827 |
| 257 | Julio | Boy | 825 |
| 258 | Ray | Boy | 824 |
| 291 | Lakeisha | Girl | 824 |
| 292 | Billie | Girl | 819 |
| 293 | Kirsten | Girl | 817 |
| 259 | Alvin | Boy | 815 |
| 260 | Warren | Boy | 815 |
| 294 | Jennie | Girl | 815 |
| 295 | Raquel | Girl | 810 |
| 261 | Kirk | Boy | 807 |
| 296 | Lydia | Girl | 803 |
| 262 | Edgar | Boy | 803 |
| 263 | Courtney | Boy | 802 |
| 265 | Tyson | Boy | 802 |
| 264 | Ivan | Boy | 802 |
| 297 | Eva | Girl | 801 |
| 298 | Irene | Girl | 799 |
| 299 | Staci | Girl | 797 |
| 300 | Brittany | Girl | 794 |
| 301 | Rochelle | Girl | 792 |
| 302 | Abby | Girl | 791 |
| 303 | Lacey | Girl | 789 |
| 304 | Corinne | Girl | 788 |
| 305 | Hope | Girl | 786 |
| 306 | Elaine | Girl | 783 |
| 266 | Clifton | Boy | 782 |
| 307 | Alice | Girl | 780 |
| 308 | Kim | Girl | 779 |
| 267 | Gilbert | Boy | 778 |
| 309 | Belinda | Girl | 777 |
| 310 | Norma | Girl | 774 |
| 311 | Cassie | Girl | 772 |
| 268 | Antoine | Boy | 768 |
| 312 | Esther | Girl | 765 |
| 269 | Wade | Boy | 765 |
| 270 | Cesar | Boy | 763 |
| 313 | Alisa | Girl | 762 |
| 314 | Miriam | Girl | 762 |
| 271 | Darryl | Boy | 761 |
| 272 | Bernard | Boy | 760 |
| 273 | Marshall | Boy | 758 |
| 315 | Ginger | Girl | 758 |
| 317 | Joanne | Girl | 757 |
| 316 | Devon | Girl | 757 |
| 318 | Sheri | Girl | 755 |
| 274 | Alfredo | Boy | 749 |
| 275 | Roderick | Boy | 746 |
| 319 | Brandie | Girl | 745 |
| 276 | Blake | Boy | 744 |
| 320 | Joyce | Girl | 738 |
| 277 | Abraham | Boy | 736 |
| 321 | Sally | Girl | 735 |
| 278 | Demetrius | Boy | 735 |
| 322 | Trina | Girl | 735 |