Popular Baby Names in 1979

The most popular baby names in 1979.

All Girls Boys
Rank Name Gender Count
1 Michael Boy 67,718
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
8 Robert Boy 34,018
9 Joshua Boy 31,125
10 Brian Boy 28,664
11 Joseph Boy 28,653
12 Daniel Boy 28,521
13 William Boy 24,680
14 Ryan Boy 23,211
15 Nicholas Boy 21,343
16 Jeremy Boy 21,007
17 Eric Boy 20,269
18 Timothy Boy 19,078
19 Kevin Boy 18,734
20 Andrew Boy 18,617
21 Anthony Boy 17,517
22 Justin Boy 17,392
23 Adam Boy 17,050
24 Jeffrey Boy 16,867
25 Richard Boy 16,713
26 Thomas Boy 16,456
27 Steven Boy 16,335
28 Charles Boy 14,807
29 Scott Boy 14,441
30 Mark Boy 14,393
31 Jonathan Boy 14,333
32 Aaron Boy 13,075
33 Benjamin Boy 12,514
34 Paul Boy 11,632
35 Brandon Boy 11,302
36 Travis Boy 11,037
37 Nathan Boy 10,721
38 Chad Boy 10,162
39 Patrick Boy 9,980
40 Stephen Boy 9,905
41 Kenneth Boy 9,237
42 Gregory Boy 9,108
43 Shawn Boy 7,909
44 Jose Boy 7,848
45 Jacob Boy 7,546
46 Bryan Boy 7,441
47 Bradley Boy 6,926
48 Edward Boy 6,875
49 Sean Boy 6,853
50 Jesse Boy 6,680
51 Donald Boy 6,509
52 Keith Boy 6,188
53 Peter Boy 6,080
54 Ronald Boy 5,693
55 Samuel Boy 5,688
56 Kyle Boy 5,450
57 George Boy 5,262
58 Douglas Boy 5,169
59 Gary Boy 5,040
60 Todd Boy 4,984
61 Juan Boy 4,943
62 Dustin Boy 4,899
63 Corey Boy 4,737
64 Shaun Boy 4,737
65 Jared Boy 4,670
66 Erik Boy 4,638
67 Shane Boy 4,483
68 Phillip Boy 4,422
69 Larry Boy 4,393
70 Raymond Boy 4,336
71 Joel Boy 4,216
72 Derek Boy 4,201
73 Carlos Boy 4,165
74 Zachary Boy 4,156
75 Dennis Boy 4,081
76 Marcus Boy 4,049
77 Craig Boy 4,028
78 Frank Boy 3,930
79 Antonio Boy 3,802
80 Derrick Boy 3,728
81 Jeremiah Boy 3,720
82 Cory Boy 3,587
83 Philip Boy 3,460
84 Brent Boy 3,457
85 Jerry Boy 3,446
86 Randy Boy 3,416
87 Jeffery Boy 3,357
88 Jamie Boy 3,240
89 Wesley Boy 3,237
90 Gabriel Boy 3,236
91 Curtis Boy 3,201
92 Russell Boy 3,132
93 Casey Boy 3,082
94 Alexander Boy 3,059
95 Nathaniel Boy 3,040
96 Terry Boy 3,040
97 Billy Boy 2,998
98 Brett Boy 2,997
99 Troy Boy 2,962
100 Carl Boy 2,898