United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1980

Names given to at least 5 babies born in the United States in a year, from Social Security card applications. Accents are left out (José is counted as Jose).

Boy Names

  1. 1 Michael 68,683 babies =
  2. 2 Christopher 49,079 babies =
  3. 3 Jason 48,164 babies =
  4. 4 David 41,891 babies =
  5. 5 James 39,312 babies =
  6. 6 Matthew 37,834 babies =
  7. 7 Joshua 36,052 babies 2
  8. 8 John 35,274 babies 1
  9. 9 Robert 34,266 babies 1
  10. 10 Joseph 30,185 babies 1
  11. 11 Daniel 29,888 babies 1
  12. 12 Brian 28,715 babies 2
  13. 13 Justin 26,763 babies 9
  14. 14 William 25,639 babies 1
  15. 15 Ryan 24,795 babies 1
  16. 16 Eric 22,611 babies 1
  17. 17 Nicholas 21,018 babies 2
  18. 18 Jeremy 19,892 babies 2
  19. 19 Andrew 19,730 babies 1
  20. 20 Timothy 19,146 babies 2
  21. 21 Jonathan 18,986 babies 10
  22. 22 Adam 18,868 babies 1
  23. 23 Kevin 17,972 babies 4
  24. 24 Anthony 17,604 babies 3
  25. 25 Thomas 17,564 babies 1
  26. 26 Richard 16,656 babies 1
  27. 27 Jeffrey 16,379 babies 3
  28. 28 Steven 15,916 babies 1
  29. 29 Charles 14,959 babies 1
  30. 30 Mark 14,169 babies =
  31. 31 Brandon 14,161 babies 4
  32. 32 Benjamin 13,622 babies 1
  33. 33 Scott 13,300 babies 4
  34. 34 Aaron 13,166 babies 2
  35. 35 Paul 11,819 babies 1
  36. 36 Nathan 11,138 babies 1
  37. 37 Travis 10,764 babies 1
  38. 38 Patrick 10,352 babies 1
  39. 39 Chad 10,142 babies 1
  40. 40 Stephen 10,062 babies =
  41. 41 Kenneth 9,608 babies =
  42. 42 Gregory 9,267 babies =
  43. 43 Jacob 8,520 babies 2
  44. 44 Dustin 8,416 babies 18
  45. 45 Jesse 8,374 babies 5
  46. 46 Jose 8,323 babies 2
  47. 47 Shawn 7,698 babies 4
  48. 48 Sean 7,596 babies 1
  49. 49 Bryan 7,513 babies 3
  50. 50 Derek 7,240 babies 22
  51. 51 Bradley 7,210 babies 4
  52. 52 Edward 6,762 babies 4
  53. 53 Donald 6,269 babies 2
  54. 54 Samuel 6,014 babies 1
  55. 55 Peter 5,967 babies 2
  56. 56 Keith 5,887 babies 4
  57. 57 Kyle 5,775 babies 1
  58. 58 Ronald 5,757 babies 4
  59. 59 Juan 5,434 babies 2
  60. 60 George 5,300 babies 3
  61. 61 Jared 5,205 babies 4
  62. 62 Douglas 5,180 babies 4
  63. 63 Gary 5,037 babies 4
  64. 64 Erik 4,918 babies 2
  65. 65 Phillip 4,633 babies 3
  66. 66 Raymond 4,578 babies 4
  67. 67 Joel 4,564 babies 4
  68. 68 Corey 4,437 babies 5
  69. 69 Shane 4,365 babies 2
  70. 70 Larry 4,262 babies 1
  71. 71 Marcus 4,260 babies 5
  72. 72 Zachary 4,245 babies 2
  73. 73 Craig 4,234 babies 4
  74. 74 Derrick 4,135 babies 6
  75. 75 Todd 4,128 babies 15
  76. 76 Jeremiah 4,093 babies 5
  77. 77 Antonio 4,085 babies 2
  78. 78 Carlos 4,084 babies 5
  79. 79 Shaun 3,923 babies 15
  80. 80 Dennis 3,804 babies 5
  81. 81 Frank 3,734 babies 3
  82. 82 Philip 3,563 babies 1
  83. 83 Cory 3,556 babies 1
  84. 84 Brent 3,537 babies =
  85. 85 Gabriel 3,493 babies 5
  86. 86 Nathaniel 3,492 babies 9
  87. 87 Randy 3,390 babies 1
  88. 88 Luis 3,359 babies 14
  89. 89 Curtis 3,332 babies 2
  90. 90 Jeffery 3,324 babies 3
  91. 91 Alexander 3,279 babies 3
  92. 92 Russell 3,269 babies =
  93. 93 Casey 3,215 babies =
  94. 94 Jerry 3,189 babies 9
  95. 95 Wesley 3,165 babies 6
  96. 96 Brett 3,128 babies 2
  97. 97 Luke 3,109 babies 13
  98. 98 Lucas 3,080 babies 10
  99. 99 Seth 3,050 babies 2
  100. 100 Billy 2,991 babies 3

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Jennifer 58,374 babies =
  2. 2 Amanda 35,811 babies 1
  3. 3 Jessica 33,924 babies 1
  4. 4 Melissa 31,629 babies 2
  5. 5 Sarah 25,757 babies 1
  6. 6 Heather 19,973 babies 1
  7. 7 Nicole 19,917 babies 2
  8. 8 Amy 19,833 babies 3
  9. 9 Elizabeth 19,529 babies 2
  10. 10 Michelle 19,119 babies =
  11. 11 Kimberly 18,497 babies 1
  12. 12 Angela 17,969 babies 4
  13. 13 Stephanie 17,841 babies 2
  14. 14 Tiffany 16,228 babies 14
  15. 15 Christina 16,141 babies 1
  16. 16 Lisa 15,664 babies 3
  17. 17 Rebecca 15,281 babies =
  18. 18 Crystal 14,253 babies =
  19. 19 Kelly 13,710 babies 3
  20. 20 Erin 13,428 babies 1
  21. 21 Laura 12,916 babies 1
  22. 22 Amber 12,553 babies =
  23. 23 Rachel 11,618 babies 4
  24. 24 Jamie 11,529 babies 5
  25. 25 Mary 11,474 babies 1
  26. 26 April 11,472 babies 3
  27. 27 Sara 11,148 babies 3
  28. 28 Andrea 10,450 babies 2
  29. 29 Shannon 9,670 babies 4
  30. 30 Megan 9,134 babies 1
  31. 31 Emily 9,001 babies 3
  32. 32 Julie 8,906 babies 3
  33. 33 Danielle 8,845 babies =
  34. 34 Erica 8,760 babies 2
  35. 35 Katherine 8,017 babies 1
  36. 36 Maria 7,875 babies 1
  37. 37 Kristin 7,701 babies 36
  38. 38 Lauren 7,476 babies 7
  39. 39 Kristen 7,316 babies 23
  40. 40 Ashley 7,296 babies 27
  41. 41 Christine 7,085 babies 6
  42. 42 Brandy 6,410 babies 3
  43. 43 Tara 6,283 babies 5
  44. 44 Katie 6,137 babies 19
  45. 45 Monica 6,034 babies 5
  46. 46 Carrie 5,761 babies 5
  47. 47 Alicia 5,753 babies =
  48. 48 Courtney 5,618 babies 23
  49. 49 Misty 5,541 babies 7
  50. 50 Kathryn 5,527 babies =
  51. 51 Patricia 5,310 babies 7
  52. 52 Holly 5,282 babies 4
  53. 53 Stacy 5,057 babies 10
  54. 54 Karen 5,055 babies 8
  55. 55 Anna 5,038 babies 4
  56. 56 Tracy 4,969 babies 7
  57. 57 Brooke 4,951 babies 28
  58. 58 Samantha 4,913 babies 8
  59. 59 Allison 4,868 babies 11
  60. 60 Melanie 4,841 babies 7
  61. 61 Leslie 4,776 babies 4
  62. 62 Susan 4,704 babies 11
  63. 63 Brandi 4,703 babies 2
  64. 64 Cynthia 4,700 babies 9
  65. 65 Natalie 4,645 babies 3
  66. 66 Jill 4,558 babies 14
  67. 67 Dawn 4,479 babies 10
  68. 68 Dana 4,438 babies 14
  69. 69 Vanessa 4,426 babies 6
  70. 70 Veronica 4,378 babies 6
  71. 71 Lindsay 4,353 babies 17
  72. 72 Tina 4,260 babies 14
  73. 73 Kristina 4,222 babies 1
  74. 74 Stacey 4,222 babies 14
  75. 75 Wendy 4,141 babies 11
  76. 76 Lori 4,085 babies 7
  77. 77 Catherine 4,080 babies 1
  78. 78 Kristy 4,059 babies 22
  79. 79 Heidi 4,027 babies 4
  80. 80 Sandra 4,002 babies 3
  81. 81 Jacqueline 3,879 babies 1
  82. 82 Kathleen 3,857 babies 2
  83. 83 Christy 3,673 babies 11
  84. 84 Leah 3,642 babies 14
  85. 85 Valerie 3,613 babies 4
  86. 86 Pamela 3,533 babies 4
  87. 87 Erika 3,516 babies 4
  88. 88 Tanya 3,436 babies 5
  89. 89 Natasha 3,428 babies 21
  90. 90 Katrina 3,397 babies 9
  91. 91 Lindsey 3,386 babies 22
  92. 92 Melinda 3,201 babies 10
  93. 93 Monique 3,163 babies 48
  94. 94 Teresa 3,149 babies 7
  95. 95 Denise 3,145 babies 3
  96. 96 Tammy 3,134 babies 17
  97. 97 Tonya 3,080 babies 11
  98. 98 Julia 3,069 babies 24
  99. 99 Candice 3,012 babies 29
  100. 100 Gina 2,991 babies 4

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Source: Social Security Administration

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