Popular Baby Names in 1979
The most popular baby names in 1979.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 279 | Lonnie | Boy | 733 |
| 280 | Jody | Boy | 731 |
| 281 | Leroy | Boy | 730 |
| 323 | Elisa | Girl | 728 |
| 324 | Jocelyn | Girl | 721 |
| 282 | Rene | Boy | 721 |
| 326 | Jessie | Girl | 720 |
| 325 | Jane | Girl | 720 |
| 327 | Jenifer | Girl | 714 |
| 283 | Jayson | Boy | 713 |
| 328 | Beverly | Girl | 713 |
| 329 | Brianna | Girl | 713 |
| 330 | Jackie | Girl | 711 |
| 331 | Betty | Girl | 710 |
| 284 | Enrique | Boy | 709 |
| 332 | Ericka | Girl | 706 |
| 285 | Ethan | Boy | 706 |
| 333 | Stefanie | Girl | 706 |
| 334 | Tracie | Girl | 705 |
| 335 | Gabriela | Girl | 704 |
| 286 | Brock | Boy | 703 |
| 336 | Marsha | Girl | 703 |
| 338 | Jodie | Girl | 702 |
| 337 | Amelia | Girl | 702 |
| 287 | Lewis | Boy | 701 |
| 288 | Gerardo | Boy | 698 |
| 339 | Penny | Girl | 697 |
| 289 | Charlie | Boy | 697 |
| 290 | Elijah | Boy | 696 |
| 291 | Norman | Boy | 695 |
| 292 | Orlando | Boy | 695 |
| 293 | Arturo | Boy | 693 |
| 340 | Christi | Girl | 692 |
| 341 | Chrystal | Girl | 692 |
| 342 | Grace | Girl | 691 |
| 294 | Preston | Boy | 690 |
| 343 | Tanisha | Girl | 687 |
| 344 | Carissa | Girl | 686 |
| 295 | Israel | Boy | 686 |
| 296 | Damian | Boy | 678 |
| 345 | Carly | Girl | 676 |
| 346 | Shirley | Girl | 671 |
| 347 | Kasey | Girl | 670 |
| 297 | Nelson | Boy | 670 |
| 348 | Darlene | Girl | 667 |
| 298 | Toby | Boy | 667 |
| 299 | Beau | Boy | 666 |
| 300 | Kelvin | Boy | 664 |
| 301 | Julian | Boy | 663 |
| 349 | Aisha | Girl | 662 |
| 350 | Melisa | Girl | 661 |
| 351 | Ruby | Girl | 661 |
| 352 | Joni | Girl | 660 |
| 353 | Jean | Girl | 658 |
| 302 | Rocky | Boy | 656 |
| 303 | Don | Boy | 654 |
| 354 | Tami | Girl | 651 |
| 304 | Fredrick | Boy | 648 |
| 355 | Lorena | Girl | 647 |
| 305 | Dylan | Boy | 639 |
| 306 | Neal | Boy | 636 |
| 356 | Cecilia | Girl | 636 |
| 357 | Joann | Girl | 635 |
| 307 | Trent | Boy | 635 |
| 308 | Andres | Boy | 634 |
| 309 | Vernon | Boy | 631 |
| 358 | Kenya | Girl | 630 |
| 310 | Salvador | Boy | 629 |
| 359 | Elena | Girl | 629 |
| 360 | Leanne | Girl | 629 |
| 361 | Katharine | Girl | 628 |
| 311 | Dana | Boy | 627 |
| 362 | Elisabeth | Girl | 626 |
| 312 | Drew | Boy | 625 |
| 364 | Lee | Girl | 622 |
| 363 | Jenna | Girl | 622 |
| 367 | Marcia | Girl | 620 |
| 365 | Antoinette | Girl | 620 |
| 366 | Hollie | Girl | 620 |
| 368 | Lakesha | Girl | 619 |
| 313 | Herbert | Boy | 617 |
| 314 | Bradford | Boy | 614 |
| 369 | Bianca | Girl | 613 |
| 315 | Fred | Boy | 612 |
| 370 | Camille | Girl | 611 |
| 371 | Judith | Girl | 611 |
| 316 | Dallas | Boy | 609 |
| 372 | Nadia | Girl | 609 |
| 317 | Nickolas | Boy | 607 |
| 373 | Alana | Girl | 606 |
| 374 | Bobbi | Girl | 605 |
| 375 | Mia | Girl | 603 |
| 376 | Tia | Girl | 599 |
| 377 | Mayra | Girl | 595 |
| 378 | Lora | Girl | 593 |
| 318 | Terrell | Boy | 593 |
| 319 | Marlon | Boy | 591 |
| 379 | Audra | Girl | 591 |
| 380 | Cathy | Girl | 587 |
| 321 | Glen | Boy | 586 |