Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 1980
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1979
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 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 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 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 |