100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1979

Top Male Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
101 Seth +5 2,838
102 Luis +8 2,756
103 Mario +11 2,703
104 Tony -7 2,646
105 Victor -2 2,634
106 Bobby +3 2,587
107 Ian +10 2,553
108 Lucas +28 2,541
109 Vincent -4 2,518
110 Luke +27 2,474
111 Johnny -10 2,449
112 Jesus +12 2,364
113 Adrian -2 2,363
114 Kristopher -10 2,350
115 Brad +8 2,334
116 Alan +6 2,325
117 Rodney -15 2,300
118 Jon -10 2,299
119 Christian -4 2,268
120 Marc -13 2,268
121 Danny -5 2,261
122 Lawrence -9 2,259
123 Jimmy -5 2,233
124 Ricky +6 2,226
125 Willie -4 2,154
126 Jay -7 2,150
127 Micheal -2 2,136
128 Walter +3 2,120
129 Lee +4 2,081
130 Ricardo +10 2,075
131 Tyler +18 2,044
132 Roger -12 2,028
133 Martin -7 2,019
134 Jorge +19 2,017
135 Randall 0 2,016
136 Joe -8 1,965
137 Miguel +8 1,961
138 Henry -11 1,945
139 Allen +5 1,942
140 Manuel +3 1,908
141 Andre -12 1,881
142 Lance -8 1,871
143 Arthur -2 1,864
144 Gerald -6 1,864
145 Albert +1 1,860
146 Cody +6 1,856
147 Clinton +1 1,855
148 Louis +2 1,838
149 Wayne -10 1,832
150 Roy -3 1,753
151 Isaac +16 1,735
152 Bruce -1 1,714
153 Trevor +16 1,700
154 Francisco 0 1,691
155 Roberto 0 1,658
156 Reginald +4 1,656
157 Alex +7 1,653
158 Shannon -16 1,640
159 Frederick -1 1,635
160 Maurice -3 1,593
161 Jack -5 1,587
162 Darrell +3 1,527
163 Ronnie 0 1,520
164 Darren +2 1,504
165 Neil -6 1,486
166 Damon -34 1,445
167 Hector +24 1,422
168 Jordan +51 1,406
169 Evan +29 1,405
170 Barry -8 1,401
171 Ernest 0 1,401
172 Ruben 0 1,398
173 Omar +8 1,379
174 Mitchell +11 1,368
175 Tyrone -7 1,365
176 Eddie -6 1,363
177 Jerome -4 1,360
178 Jaime +6 1,358
179 Terrance +4 1,347
180 Jermaine +8 1,340
181 Calvin +6 1,335
182 Eugene -7 1,333
183 Damien -22 1,323
184 Oscar -6 1,311
185 Angel +4 1,306
186 Edwin +8 1,284
187 Dale -11 1,278
188 Tommy -11 1,278
189 Chris -15 1,265
190 Geoffrey -4 1,262
191 Leonard -12 1,262
192 Mathew -10 1,257
193 Steve 0 1,256
194 Kurt +14 1,250
195 Harold -5 1,248
196 Marvin 0 1,244
197 Alejandro +5 1,240
198 Theodore -3 1,239
199 Clayton +4 1,212
200 Kelly -20 1,207
Top Female Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
101 Renee -2 2,977
102 Alison +21 2,936
103 Nichole +13 2,908
104 Tamara +1 2,885
105 Michele -19 2,878
106 Sabrina -15 2,868
107 Nancy -10 2,865
108 Margaret +2 2,830
109 Kristi -11 2,800
110 Natasha +4 2,794
111 Diana -9 2,779
112 Brenda -9 2,771
113 Lindsey +40 2,760
114 Linda -14 2,739
115 Anne +4 2,734
116 Mandy -20 2,723
117 Sharon -11 2,691
118 Beth -11 2,688
119 Victoria +2 2,674
120 Jenny -9 2,628
121 Meghan +43 2,571
122 Julia -10 2,567
123 Barbara -10 2,491
124 Jaclyn +7 2,302
125 Kara +2 2,300
126 Ann -1 2,266
127 Suzanne -10 2,244
128 Candice +40 2,227
129 Kelli -5 2,218
130 Krista +27 2,214
131 Donna -11 2,199
132 Deborah -14 2,180
133 Colleen 0 2,135
134 Regina -5 2,121
135 Bethany +20 2,094
136 Cindy -2 2,086
137 Kendra +8 2,069
138 Carolyn -8 2,054
139 Molly +3 2,023
140 Jodi -12 1,976
141 Monique +31 1,976
142 Carla -10 1,971
143 Meredith +3 1,963
144 Casey +30 1,957
145 Deanna -9 1,950
146 Cassandra +6 1,945
147 Yolanda -9 1,935
148 Latoya -13 1,880
149 Marie -1 1,879
150 Summer -7 1,860
151 Rachael +11 1,853
152 Felicia -12 1,852
153 Kari -16 1,852
154 Joy -15 1,821
155 Tabitha -29 1,818
156 Aimee -12 1,815
157 Shanna -8 1,794
158 Adrienne -2 1,781
159 Trisha +12 1,777
160 Janet -1 1,746
161 Bridget +2 1,734
162 Alisha +26 1,721
163 Rhonda -3 1,717
164 Angel -23 1,697
165 Paula -14 1,694
166 Debra -19 1,690
167 Latasha +18 1,686
168 Brianne +593 1,662
169 Virginia -4 1,658
170 Desiree -16 1,635
171 Bonnie +56 1,626
172 Carmen +10 1,609
173 Candace +23 1,595
174 Miranda +9 1,594
175 Sherry -25 1,589
176 Laurie -7 1,581
177 Shawna -16 1,548
178 Rebekah +15 1,519
179 Jillian +15 1,508
180 Autumn +21 1,499
181 Christie -8 1,458
182 Shelly -7 1,458
183 Kristine -25 1,455
184 Ebony +14 1,444
185 Martha -9 1,441
186 Janelle 0 1,415
187 Tamika -21 1,414
188 Kristie -21 1,407
189 Shauna +13 1,403
190 Tasha +45 1,401
191 Robyn -4 1,398
192 Toni -14 1,398
193 Joanna -3 1,388
194 Marissa +25 1,387
195 Sheila -11 1,369
196 Angie +13 1,366
197 Melody -2 1,365
198 Caroline +2 1,352
199 Diane -18 1,330
200 Kellie -20 1,326