Popular Baby Names in 1980
The most popular baby names in 1980.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | Boy | 68,687 |
| 1 | Jennifer | Girl | 58,378 |
| 2 | Christopher | Boy | 49,082 |
| 3 | Jason | Boy | 48,166 |
| 4 | David | Boy | 41,890 |
| 5 | James | Boy | 39,314 |
| 6 | Matthew | Boy | 37,839 |
| 7 | Joshua | Boy | 36,054 |
| 2 | Amanda | Girl | 35,811 |
| 8 | John | Boy | 35,277 |
| 9 | Robert | Boy | 34,269 |
| 3 | Jessica | Girl | 33,923 |
| 4 | Melissa | Girl | 31,634 |
| 10 | Joseph | Boy | 30,185 |
| 11 | Daniel | Boy | 29,895 |
| 12 | Brian | Boy | 28,718 |
| 13 | Justin | Boy | 26,763 |
| 5 | Sarah | Girl | 25,759 |
| 14 | William | Boy | 25,638 |
| 15 | Ryan | Boy | 24,798 |
| 16 | Eric | Boy | 22,614 |
| 17 | Nicholas | Boy | 21,025 |
| 6 | Heather | Girl | 19,973 |
| 7 | Nicole | Girl | 19,917 |
| 18 | Jeremy | Boy | 19,892 |
| 8 | Amy | Girl | 19,833 |
| 19 | Andrew | Boy | 19,734 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | Girl | 19,531 |
| 20 | Timothy | Boy | 19,147 |
| 10 | Michelle | Girl | 19,120 |
| 21 | Jonathan | Boy | 18,988 |
| 22 | Adam | Boy | 18,867 |
| 11 | Kimberly | Girl | 18,500 |
| 23 | Kevin | Boy | 17,976 |
| 12 | Angela | Girl | 17,967 |
| 13 | Stephanie | Girl | 17,841 |
| 24 | Anthony | Boy | 17,608 |
| 25 | Thomas | Boy | 17,565 |
| 26 | Richard | Boy | 16,657 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | Boy | 16,384 |
| 14 | Tiffany | Girl | 16,229 |
| 15 | Christina | Girl | 16,140 |
| 28 | Steven | Boy | 15,919 |
| 16 | Lisa | Girl | 15,666 |
| 17 | Rebecca | Girl | 15,280 |
| 29 | Charles | Boy | 14,958 |
| 18 | Crystal | Girl | 14,253 |
| 30 | Mark | Boy | 14,170 |
| 31 | Brandon | Boy | 14,162 |
| 19 | Kelly | Girl | 13,710 |
| 32 | Benjamin | Boy | 13,626 |
| 20 | Erin | Girl | 13,428 |
| 33 | Scott | Boy | 13,298 |
| 34 | Aaron | Boy | 13,169 |
| 21 | Laura | Girl | 12,917 |
| 22 | Amber | Girl | 12,553 |
| 35 | Paul | Boy | 11,821 |
| 23 | Rachel | Girl | 11,619 |
| 24 | Jamie | Girl | 11,529 |
| 25 | Mary | Girl | 11,475 |
| 26 | April | Girl | 11,473 |
| 27 | Sara | Girl | 11,149 |
| 36 | Nathan | Boy | 11,140 |
| 37 | Travis | Boy | 10,765 |
| 28 | Andrea | Girl | 10,451 |
| 38 | Patrick | Boy | 10,354 |
| 39 | Chad | Boy | 10,142 |
| 40 | Stephen | Boy | 10,063 |
| 29 | Shannon | Girl | 9,670 |
| 41 | Kenneth | Boy | 9,610 |
| 42 | Gregory | Boy | 9,268 |
| 30 | Megan | Girl | 9,134 |
| 31 | Emily | Girl | 9,002 |
| 32 | Julie | Girl | 8,909 |
| 33 | Danielle | Girl | 8,845 |
| 34 | Erica | Girl | 8,761 |
| 43 | Jacob | Boy | 8,522 |
| 44 | Dustin | Boy | 8,415 |
| 45 | Jesse | Boy | 8,376 |
| 46 | Jose | Boy | 8,322 |
| 35 | Katherine | Girl | 8,018 |
| 36 | Maria | Girl | 7,875 |
| 37 | Kristin | Girl | 7,701 |
| 47 | Shawn | Boy | 7,698 |
| 48 | Sean | Boy | 7,599 |
| 49 | Bryan | Boy | 7,512 |
| 38 | Lauren | Girl | 7,477 |
| 39 | Kristen | Girl | 7,315 |
| 40 | Ashley | Girl | 7,296 |
| 50 | Derek | Boy | 7,241 |
| 51 | Bradley | Boy | 7,209 |
| 41 | Christine | Girl | 7,085 |
| 52 | Edward | Boy | 6,763 |
| 42 | Brandy | Girl | 6,410 |
| 43 | Tara | Girl | 6,284 |
| 53 | Donald | Boy | 6,268 |
| 44 | Katie | Girl | 6,137 |
| 45 | Monica | Girl | 6,035 |
| 54 | Samuel | Boy | 6,013 |
| 55 | Peter | Boy | 5,968 |