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Baby names of 1980

In 1980 the most given names in the United States were Jennifer for girls (58,378 births) and Michael for boys (68,687).

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Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Jennifer58,378
  2. Amanda35,811
  3. Jessica33,923
  4. Melissa31,634
  5. Sarah25,759
  6. Heather19,973
  7. Nicole19,917
  8. Amy19,833
  9. Elizabeth19,531
  10. Michelle19,120
  11. Kimberly18,500
  12. Angela17,967
  13. Stephanie17,841
  14. Tiffany16,229
  15. Christina16,140
  16. Lisa15,666
  17. Rebecca15,280
  18. Crystal14,253
  19. Kelly13,710
  20. Erin13,428
  21. Laura12,917
  22. Amber12,553
  23. Rachel11,619
  24. Jamie11,529
  25. Mary11,475
  26. April11,473
  27. Sara11,149
  28. Andrea10,451
  29. Shannon9,670
  30. Megan9,134
  31. Emily9,002
  32. Julie8,909
  33. Danielle8,845
  34. Erica8,761
  35. Katherine8,018
  36. Maria7,875
  37. Kristin7,701
  38. Lauren7,477
  39. Kristen7,315
  40. Ashley7,296
  41. Christine7,085
  42. Brandy6,410
  43. Tara6,284
  44. Katie6,137
  45. Monica6,035
  46. Carrie5,762
  47. Alicia5,753
  48. Courtney5,618
  49. Misty5,542
  50. Kathryn5,528
  51. Patricia5,310
  52. Holly5,282
  53. Stacy5,058
  54. Karen5,055
  55. Anna5,037
  56. Tracy4,969
  57. Brooke4,951
  58. Samantha4,913
  59. Allison4,868
  60. Melanie4,840
  61. Leslie4,776
  62. Brandi4,704
  63. Susan4,704
  64. Cynthia4,700
  65. Natalie4,647
  66. Jill4,558
  67. Dawn4,479
  68. Dana4,438
  69. Vanessa4,426
  70. Veronica4,381
  71. Lindsay4,353
  72. Tina4,260
  73. Kristina4,223
  74. Stacey4,222
  75. Wendy4,141
  76. Lori4,085
  77. Catherine4,080
  78. Kristy4,059
  79. Heidi4,027
  80. Sandra4,002
  81. Jacqueline3,879
  82. Kathleen3,857
  83. Christy3,673
  84. Leah3,642
  85. Valerie3,613
  86. Pamela3,535
  87. Erika3,517
  88. Tanya3,436
  89. Natashanew3,428
  90. Katrina3,397
  91. Lindseynew3,386
  92. Melinda3,201
  93. Moniquenew3,163
  94. Teresa3,148
  95. Denise3,146
  96. Tammy3,134
  97. Tonya3,081
  98. Julianew3,069
  99. Candicenew3,012
  100. Gina2,991

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. Michael68,687
  2. Christopher49,082
  3. Jason48,166
  4. David41,890
  5. James39,314
  6. Matthew37,839
  7. Joshua36,054
  8. John35,277
  9. Robert34,269
  10. Joseph30,185
  11. Daniel29,895
  12. Brian28,718
  13. Justin26,763
  14. William25,638
  15. Ryan24,798
  16. Eric22,614
  17. Nicholas21,025
  18. Jeremy19,892
  19. Andrew19,734
  20. Timothy19,147
  21. Jonathan18,988
  22. Adam18,867
  23. Kevin17,976
  24. Anthony17,608
  25. Thomas17,565
  26. Richard16,657
  27. Jeffrey16,384
  28. Steven15,919
  29. Charles14,958
  30. Mark14,170
  31. Brandon14,162
  32. Benjamin13,626
  33. Scott13,298
  34. Aaron13,169
  35. Paul11,821
  36. Nathan11,140
  37. Travis10,765
  38. Patrick10,354
  39. Chad10,142
  40. Stephen10,063
  41. Kenneth9,610
  42. Gregory9,268
  43. Jacob8,522
  44. Dustin8,415
  45. Jesse8,376
  46. Jose8,322
  47. Shawn7,698
  48. Sean7,599
  49. Bryan7,512
  50. Derek7,241
  51. Bradley7,209
  52. Edward6,763
  53. Donald6,268
  54. Samuel6,013
  55. Peter5,968
  56. Keith5,887
  57. Kyle5,776
  58. Ronald5,757
  59. Juan5,433
  60. George5,300
  61. Jared5,206
  62. Douglas5,180
  63. Gary5,037
  64. Erik4,914
  65. Phillip4,633
  66. Raymond4,577
  67. Joel4,565
  68. Corey4,438
  69. Shane4,367
  70. Larry4,263
  71. Marcus4,262
  72. Zachary4,245
  73. Craig4,235
  74. Derrick4,135
  75. Todd4,128
  76. Jeremiah4,093
  77. Carlos4,085
  78. Antonio4,084
  79. Shaun3,923
  80. Dennis3,806
  81. Frank3,735
  82. Philip3,562
  83. Cory3,556
  84. Brent3,538
  85. Gabriel3,494
  86. Nathaniel3,492
  87. Randy3,392
  88. Luisnew3,359
  89. Curtis3,332
  90. Jeffery3,324
  91. Alexander3,280
  92. Russell3,269
  93. Casey3,215
  94. Jerry3,191
  95. Wesley3,165
  96. Brett3,128
  97. Lukenew3,111
  98. Lucasnew3,081
  99. Sethnew3,050
  100. Billy2,991

1980 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1980 holds 1,660,395 girls under 12,162 different names. The ten most common names covered 17% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Natasha, Lindsey, Monique, Julia, Candice. Leaving it:Mindy, Cheryl, Robin, Jaime, Theresa.

The Social Security data for 1980 holds 1,784,111 boys under 7,293 different names. The ten most common names covered 24% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Luis, Luke, Lucas, Seth. Leaving it:Jamie, Terry, Troy, Carl.