Most Popular Baby Names of 1980

In 1980, Jennifer (58,378 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (68,687 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1980
Rank	Name	Births
1	Michael	68,687
2	Christopher	49,082
3	Jason	48,166
4	David	41,890
5	James	39,314
6	Matthew	37,839
7	Joshua	36,054
8	John	35,277
9	Robert	34,269
10	Joseph	30,185
11	Daniel	29,895
12	Brian	28,718
13	Justin	26,763
14	William	25,638
15	Ryan	24,798
16	Eric	22,614
17	Nicholas	21,025
18	Jeremy	19,892
19	Andrew	19,734
20	Timothy	19,147
21	Jonathan	18,988
22	Adam	18,867
23	Kevin	17,976
24	Anthony	17,608
25	Thomas	17,565
26	Richard	16,657
27	Jeffrey	16,384
28	Steven	15,919
29	Charles	14,958
30	Mark	14,170
31	Brandon	14,162
32	Benjamin	13,626
33	Scott	13,298
34	Aaron	13,169
35	Paul	11,821
36	Nathan	11,140
37	Travis	10,765
38	Patrick	10,354
39	Chad	10,142
40	Stephen	10,063
41	Kenneth	9,610
42	Gregory	9,268
43	Jacob	8,522
44	Dustin	8,415
45	Jesse	8,376
46	Jose	8,322
47	Shawn	7,698
48	Sean	7,599
49	Bryan	7,512
50	Derek	7,241
51	Bradley	7,209
52	Edward	6,763
53	Donald	6,268
54	Samuel	6,013
55	Peter	5,968
56	Keith	5,887
57	Kyle	5,776
58	Ronald	5,757
59	Juan	5,433
60	George	5,300
61	Jared	5,206
62	Douglas	5,180
63	Gary	5,037
64	Erik	4,914
65	Phillip	4,633
66	Raymond	4,577
67	Joel	4,565
68	Corey	4,438
69	Shane	4,367
70	Larry	4,263
71	Marcus	4,262
72	Zachary	4,245
73	Craig	4,235
74	Derrick	4,135
75	Todd	4,128
76	Jeremiah	4,093
77	Carlos	4,085
78	Antonio	4,084
79	Shaun	3,923
80	Dennis	3,806
81	Frank	3,735
82	Philip	3,562
83	Cory	3,556
84	Brent	3,538
85	Gabriel	3,494
86	Nathaniel	3,492
87	Randy	3,392
88	Luis	3,359
89	Curtis	3,332
90	Jeffery	3,324
91	Alexander	3,280
92	Russell	3,269
93	Casey	3,215
94	Jerry	3,191
95	Wesley	3,165
96	Brett	3,128
97	Luke	3,111
98	Lucas	3,081
99	Seth	3,050
100	Billy	2,991

Full Boy list for 1980

Top 100 girl names, 1980
Rank	Name	Births
1	Jennifer	58,378
2	Amanda	35,811
3	Jessica	33,923
4	Melissa	31,634
5	Sarah	25,759
6	Heather	19,973
7	Nicole	19,917
8	Amy	19,833
9	Elizabeth	19,531
10	Michelle	19,120
11	Kimberly	18,500
12	Angela	17,967
13	Stephanie	17,841
14	Tiffany	16,229
15	Christina	16,140
16	Lisa	15,666
17	Rebecca	15,280
18	Crystal	14,253
19	Kelly	13,710
20	Erin	13,428
21	Laura	12,917
22	Amber	12,553
23	Rachel	11,619
24	Jamie	11,529
25	Mary	11,475
26	April	11,473
27	Sara	11,149
28	Andrea	10,451
29	Shannon	9,670
30	Megan	9,134
31	Emily	9,002
32	Julie	8,909
33	Danielle	8,845
34	Erica	8,761
35	Katherine	8,018
36	Maria	7,875
37	Kristin	7,701
38	Lauren	7,477
39	Kristen	7,315
40	Ashley	7,296
41	Christine	7,085
42	Brandy	6,410
43	Tara	6,284
44	Katie	6,137
45	Monica	6,035
46	Carrie	5,762
47	Alicia	5,753
48	Courtney	5,618
49	Misty	5,542
50	Kathryn	5,528
51	Patricia	5,310
52	Holly	5,282
53	Stacy	5,058
54	Karen	5,055
55	Anna	5,037
56	Tracy	4,969
57	Brooke	4,951
58	Samantha	4,913
59	Allison	4,868
60	Melanie	4,840
61	Leslie	4,776
62	Brandi	4,704
62	Susan	4,704
64	Cynthia	4,700
65	Natalie	4,647
66	Jill	4,558
67	Dawn	4,479
68	Dana	4,438
69	Vanessa	4,426
70	Veronica	4,381
71	Lindsay	4,353
72	Tina	4,260
73	Kristina	4,223
74	Stacey	4,222
75	Wendy	4,141
76	Lori	4,085
77	Catherine	4,080
78	Kristy	4,059
79	Heidi	4,027
80	Sandra	4,002
81	Jacqueline	3,879
82	Kathleen	3,857
83	Christy	3,673
84	Leah	3,642
85	Valerie	3,613
86	Pamela	3,535
87	Erika	3,517
88	Tanya	3,436
89	Natasha	3,428
90	Katrina	3,397
91	Lindsey	3,386
92	Melinda	3,201
93	Monique	3,163
94	Teresa	3,148
95	Denise	3,146
96	Tammy	3,134
97	Tonya	3,081
98	Julia	3,069
99	Candice	3,012
100	Gina	2,991

Full Girl list for 1980

Biggest movers since 1979

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1979 to 1980
Name	Births 1979	Births 1980	Change	Rank 1979 → 1980
Derek	4,201	7,241	+72%	72 → 50
Dustin	4,899	8,415	+72%	62 → 44
Justin	17,392	26,763	+54%	22 → 13
Jermaine	1,339	1,804	+35%	180 → 149
Jonathan	14,333	18,988	+32%	31 → 21
Tyler	2,045	2,623	+28%	131 → 114
Luke	2,471	3,111	+26%	110 → 97
Jesse	6,680	8,376	+25%	50 → 45
Brandon	11,302	14,162	+25%	35 → 31
Luis	2,752	3,359	+22%	102 → 88

Falling boy names, 1979 to 1980
Name	Births 1979	Births 1980	Change	Rank 1979 → 1980
Shannon	1,639	1,328	-19%	158 → 184
Shaun	4,737	3,923	-17%	63 → 79
Todd	4,984	4,128	-17%	60 → 75
Kristopher	2,349	2,008	-15%	114 → 138
Jamie	3,240	2,845	-12%	88 → 105
Reginald	1,655	1,480	-11%	157 → 166
Neil	1,486	1,348	-9%	165 → 181
Scott	14,441	13,298	-8%	29 → 33
Jay	2,146	1,984	-8%	126 → 141
Jerry	3,446	3,191	-7%	85 → 94

Rising girl names, 1979 to 1980
Name	Births 1979	Births 1980	Change	Rank 1979 → 1980
Kristin	4,264	7,701	+81%	73 → 37
Tiffany	9,611	16,229	+69%	28 → 14
Ashley	4,448	7,296	+64%	67 → 40
Tasha	1,401	2,266	+62%	190 → 130
Kristen	4,569	7,315	+60%	62 → 39
Monique	1,976	3,163	+60%	141 → 93
Miranda	1,593	2,416	+52%	174 → 128
Brooke	3,506	4,951	+41%	85 → 57
Candace	1,594	2,188	+37%	173 → 134
Katie	4,511	6,137	+36%	63 → 44

Falling girl names, 1979 to 1980
Name	Births 1979	Births 1980	Change	Rank 1979 → 1980
Mindy	3,712	2,262	-39%	81 → 131
Jaclyn	2,303	1,693	-26%	124 → 168
Cheryl	3,210	2,609	-19%	94 → 119
Mandy	2,720	2,232	-18%	116 → 132
Kristy	4,880	4,059	-17%	56 → 78
Tammy	3,758	3,134	-17%	79 → 96
Laurie	1,581	1,336	-15%	176 → 195
Shanna	1,793	1,520	-15%	157 → 181
Christy	4,286	3,673	-14%	72 → 83
Jaime	3,086	2,647	-14%	97 → 116

Top 100 boy names, 1980

Rank

Name

Births

68,687

49,082

48,166

41,890

James

39,314

Matthew

37,839

36,054

35,277

34,269

30,185

29,895

Brian

28,718

Justin

26,763

William

25,638

Ryan

24,798

Eric

22,614

Nicholas

21,025

Jeremy

19,892

19,734

19,147

18,988

18,867

17,976

Anthony

17,608

Thomas

17,565

Richard

16,657

Jeffrey

16,384

Steven

15,919

Charles

14,958

Mark

14,170

Brandon

14,162

Benjamin

13,626

Scott

13,298

13,169

11,821

11,140

10,765

10,354

Chad

10,142

Stephen

10,063

Kenneth

9,610

Gregory

9,268

Jacob

8,522

Dustin

8,415

Jesse

8,376

Jose

8,322

Shawn

7,698

Sean

7,599

Bryan

7,512

Derek

7,241

Bradley

7,209

Edward

6,763

Donald

6,268

Samuel

6,013

Peter

5,968

Keith

5,887

Kyle

5,776

Ronald

5,757

Juan

5,433

George

5,300

Jared

5,206

Douglas

5,180

Gary

5,037

Erik

4,914

Phillip

4,633

Raymond

4,577

Joel

4,565

Corey

4,438

Shane

4,367

Larry

4,263

Marcus

4,262

Zachary

4,245

Craig

4,235

Derrick

4,135

Todd

4,128

Jeremiah

4,093

Carlos

4,085

Antonio

4,084

3,923

3,806

3,735

3,562

Cory

3,556

Brent

3,538

Gabriel

3,494

Nathaniel

3,492

Randy

3,392

Luis

3,359

Curtis

3,332

Jeffery

3,324

Alexander

3,280

Russell

3,269

Casey

3,215

Jerry

3,191

Wesley

3,165

Brett

3,128

Luke

3,111

Lucas

3,081

Seth

3,050

100

Billy

2,991

Top 100 girl names, 1980

Rank

Name

Births

Jennifer

58,378

35,811

33,923

31,634

25,759

Heather

19,973

19,917

19,833

19,531

19,120

Kimberly

18,500

Angela

17,967

Stephanie

17,841

16,229

16,140

15,666

15,280

Crystal

14,253

Kelly

13,710

Erin

13,428

Laura

12,917

Amber

12,553

Rachel

11,619

Jamie

11,529

Mary

11,475

April

11,473

Sara

11,149

Andrea

10,451

Shannon

9,670

Megan

9,134

Emily

9,002

Julie

8,909

8,845

8,761

8,018

7,875

Kristin

7,701

Lauren

7,477

Kristen

7,315

Ashley

7,296

Christine

7,085

Brandy

6,410

Tara

6,284

Katie

6,137

Monica

6,035

Carrie

5,762

Alicia

5,753

Courtney

5,618

Misty

5,542

Kathryn

5,528

Patricia

5,310

Holly

5,282

Stacy

5,058

Karen

5,055

Anna

5,037

Tracy

4,969

Brooke

4,951

Samantha

4,913

Allison

4,868

Melanie

4,840

Leslie

4,776

Brandi

4,704

Susan

4,704

Cynthia

4,700

Natalie

4,647

Jill

4,558

Dawn

4,479

Dana

4,438

Vanessa

4,426

Veronica

4,381

Lindsay

4,353

Tina

4,260

Kristina

4,223

Stacey

4,222

Wendy

4,141

Lori

4,085

Catherine

4,080

Kristy

4,059

Heidi

4,027

Sandra

4,002

Jacqueline

3,879

Kathleen

3,857

Christy

3,673

Leah

3,642

Valerie

3,613

Pamela

3,535

Erika

3,517

Tanya

3,436

Natasha

3,428

Katrina

3,397

Lindsey

3,386

Melinda

3,201

Monique

3,163

Teresa

3,148

Denise

3,146

Tammy

3,134

Tonya

3,081

Julia

3,069

Candice

3,012

100

Gina

2,991

Biggest movers since 1979

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1979 to 1980
Name	Births 1979	Births 1980	Change	Rank 1979 → 1980
Derek	4,201	7,241	+72%	72 → 50
Dustin	4,899	8,415	+72%	62 → 44
Justin	17,392	26,763	+54%	22 → 13
Jermaine	1,339	1,804	+35%	180 → 149
Jonathan	14,333	18,988	+32%	31 → 21
Tyler	2,045	2,623	+28%	131 → 114
Luke	2,471	3,111	+26%	110 → 97
Jesse	6,680	8,376	+25%	50 → 45
Brandon	11,302	14,162	+25%	35 → 31
Luis	2,752	3,359	+22%	102 → 88

Falling boy names, 1979 to 1980
Name	Births 1979	Births 1980	Change	Rank 1979 → 1980
Shannon	1,639	1,328	-19%	158 → 184
Shaun	4,737	3,923	-17%	63 → 79
Todd	4,984	4,128	-17%	60 → 75
Kristopher	2,349	2,008	-15%	114 → 138
Jamie	3,240	2,845	-12%	88 → 105
Reginald	1,655	1,480	-11%	157 → 166
Neil	1,486	1,348	-9%	165 → 181
Scott	14,441	13,298	-8%	29 → 33
Jay	2,146	1,984	-8%	126 → 141
Jerry	3,446	3,191	-7%	85 → 94

Rising girl names, 1979 to 1980
Name	Births 1979	Births 1980	Change	Rank 1979 → 1980
Kristin	4,264	7,701	+81%	73 → 37
Tiffany	9,611	16,229	+69%	28 → 14
Ashley	4,448	7,296	+64%	67 → 40
Tasha	1,401	2,266	+62%	190 → 130
Kristen	4,569	7,315	+60%	62 → 39
Monique	1,976	3,163	+60%	141 → 93
Miranda	1,593	2,416	+52%	174 → 128
Brooke	3,506	4,951	+41%	85 → 57
Candace	1,594	2,188	+37%	173 → 134
Katie	4,511	6,137	+36%	63 → 44

Falling girl names, 1979 to 1980
Name	Births 1979	Births 1980	Change	Rank 1979 → 1980
Mindy	3,712	2,262	-39%	81 → 131
Jaclyn	2,303	1,693	-26%	124 → 168
Cheryl	3,210	2,609	-19%	94 → 119
Mandy	2,720	2,232	-18%	116 → 132
Kristy	4,880	4,059	-17%	56 → 78
Tammy	3,758	3,134	-17%	79 → 96
Laurie	1,581	1,336	-15%	176 → 195
Shanna	1,793	1,520	-15%	157 → 181
Christy	4,286	3,673	-14%	72 → 83
Jaime	3,086	2,647	-14%	97 → 116

Top 100 boy names of 1980

Top 100 girl names of 1980

Biggest movers since 1979

Top 100 boy names of 1980

Top 100 girl names of 1980

Biggest movers since 1979