Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 1979
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1978
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Michael
|
67,718 |
| 2 |
Christopher
|
50,667 |
| 3 |
Jason
|
50,371 |
| 4 |
David
|
42,062 |
| 5 |
James
|
39,351 |
| 6 |
Matthew
|
35,625 |
| 7 |
John
|
35,412 |
| 8 |
Robert
|
34,018 |
| 9 |
Joshua
|
31,125 |
| 10 |
Brian
|
28,664 |
| 11 |
Joseph
|
28,653 |
| 12 |
Daniel
|
28,521 |
| 13 |
William
|
24,680 |
| 14 |
Ryan
|
23,211 |
| 15 |
Nicholas
|
21,343 |
| 16 |
Jeremy
|
21,007 |
| 17 |
Eric
|
20,269 |
| 18 |
Timothy
|
19,078 |
| 19 |
Kevin
|
18,734 |
| 20 |
Andrew
|
18,617 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Jennifer
|
56,716 |
| 2 |
Melissa
|
34,050 |
| 3 |
Amanda
|
31,925 |
| 4 |
Jessica
|
27,782 |
| 5 |
Amy
|
21,609 |
| 6 |
Sarah
|
21,017 |
| 7 |
Heather
|
20,834 |
| 8 |
Angela
|
20,257 |
| 9 |
Nicole
|
19,509 |
| 10 |
Michelle
|
19,266 |
| 11 |
Elizabeth
|
18,075 |
| 12 |
Kimberly
|
17,637 |
| 13 |
Lisa
|
17,285 |
| 14 |
Christina
|
16,453 |
| 15 |
Stephanie
|
16,204 |
| 16 |
Kelly
|
15,296 |
| 17 |
Rebecca
|
14,550 |
| 18 |
Crystal
|
13,468 |
| 19 |
Jamie
|
12,156 |
| 20 |
Laura
|
11,880 |