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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1980, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1980s. Then see which names rose and fell after 1980 and what is climbing now.

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The 1980 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Jennifer58,374
  2. 2Amanda35,811
  3. 3Jessica33,924
  4. 4Melissa31,629
  5. 5Sarah25,757
  6. 6Heather19,973
  7. 7Nicole19,917
  8. 8Amy19,833
  9. 9Elizabeth19,529
  10. 10Michelle19,119
  11. 11Kimberly18,497
  12. 12Angela17,969
  13. 13Stephanie17,841
  14. 14Tiffany16,228
  15. 15Christina16,141
  16. 16Lisa15,664
  17. 17Rebecca15,281
  18. 18Crystal14,253
  19. 19Kelly13,710
  20. 20Erin13,428
  21. 21Laura12,916
  22. 22Amber12,553
  23. 23Rachel11,618
  24. 24Jamie11,529
  25. 25Mary11,474
  26. 26April11,472
  27. 27Sara11,148
  28. 28Andrea10,450
  29. 29Shannon9,670
  30. 30Megan9,134
  31. 31Emily9,001
  32. 32Julie8,906
  33. 33Danielle8,845
  34. 34Erica8,760
  35. 35Katherine8,017
  36. 36Maria7,875
  37. 37Kristin7,701
  38. 38Lauren7,476
  39. 39Kristen7,316
  40. 40Ashley7,296
  41. 41Christine7,085
  42. 42Brandy6,410
  43. 43Tara6,283
  44. 44Katie6,137
  45. 45Monica6,034
  46. 46Carrie5,761
  47. 47Alicia5,753
  48. 48Courtney5,618
  49. 49Misty5,541
  50. 50Kathryn5,527
  51. 51Patricia5,310
  52. 52Holly5,282
  53. 53Stacy5,057
  54. 54Karen5,055
  55. 55Anna5,038
  56. 56Tracy4,969
  57. 57Brooke4,951
  58. 58Samantha4,913
  59. 59Allison4,868
  60. 60Melanie4,841
  61. 61Leslie4,776
  62. 62Susan4,704
  63. 63Brandi4,703
  64. 64Cynthia4,700
  65. 65Natalie4,645
  66. 66Jill4,558
  67. 67Dawn4,479
  68. 68Dana4,438
  69. 69Vanessa4,426
  70. 70Veronica4,378
  71. 71Lindsay4,353
  72. 72Tina4,260
  73. 73Kristina4,222
  74. 74Stacey4,222
  75. 75Wendy4,141
  76. 76Lori4,085
  77. 77Catherine4,080
  78. 78Kristy4,059
  79. 79Heidi4,027
  80. 80Sandra4,002
  81. 81Jacqueline3,879
  82. 82Kathleen3,857
  83. 83Christy3,673
  84. 84Leah3,642
  85. 85Valerie3,613
  86. 86Pamela3,533
  87. 87Erika3,516
  88. 88Tanya3,436
  89. 89Natasha3,428
  90. 90Katrina3,397
  91. 91Lindsey3,386
  92. 92Melinda3,201
  93. 93Monique3,163
  94. 94Teresa3,149
  95. 95Denise3,145
  96. 96Tammy3,134
  97. 97Tonya3,080
  98. 98Julia3,069
  99. 99Candice3,012
  100. 100Gina2,991

US babies given each name in 1980.

Boys100

  1. 1Michael68,683
  2. 2Christopher49,079
  3. 3Jason48,164
  4. 4David41,891
  5. 5James39,312
  6. 6Matthew37,834
  7. 7Joshua36,052
  8. 8John35,274
  9. 9Robert34,266
  10. 10Joseph30,185
  11. 11Daniel29,888
  12. 12Brian28,715
  13. 13Justin26,763
  14. 14William25,639
  15. 15Ryan24,795
  16. 16Eric22,611
  17. 17Nicholas21,018
  18. 18Jeremy19,892
  19. 19Andrew19,730
  20. 20Timothy19,146
  21. 21Jonathan18,986
  22. 22Adam18,868
  23. 23Kevin17,972
  24. 24Anthony17,604
  25. 25Thomas17,564
  26. 26Richard16,656
  27. 27Jeffrey16,379
  28. 28Steven15,916
  29. 29Charles14,959
  30. 30Mark14,169
  31. 31Brandon14,161
  32. 32Benjamin13,622
  33. 33Scott13,300
  34. 34Aaron13,166
  35. 35Paul11,819
  36. 36Nathan11,138
  37. 37Travis10,764
  38. 38Patrick10,352
  39. 39Chad10,142
  40. 40Stephen10,062
  41. 41Kenneth9,608
  42. 42Gregory9,267
  43. 43Jacob8,520
  44. 44Dustin8,416
  45. 45Jesse8,374
  46. 46Jose8,323
  47. 47Shawn7,698
  48. 48Sean7,596
  49. 49Bryan7,513
  50. 50Derek7,240
  51. 51Bradley7,210
  52. 52Edward6,762
  53. 53Donald6,269
  54. 54Samuel6,014
  55. 55Peter5,967
  56. 56Keith5,887
  57. 57Kyle5,775
  58. 58Ronald5,757
  59. 59Juan5,434
  60. 60George5,300
  61. 61Jared5,205
  62. 62Douglas5,180
  63. 63Gary5,037
  64. 64Erik4,918
  65. 65Phillip4,633
  66. 66Raymond4,578
  67. 67Joel4,564
  68. 68Corey4,437
  69. 69Shane4,365
  70. 70Larry4,262
  71. 71Marcus4,260
  72. 72Zachary4,245
  73. 73Craig4,234
  74. 74Derrick4,135
  75. 75Todd4,128
  76. 76Jeremiah4,093
  77. 77Antonio4,085
  78. 78Carlos4,084
  79. 79Shaun3,923
  80. 80Dennis3,804
  81. 81Frank3,734
  82. 82Philip3,563
  83. 83Cory3,556
  84. 84Brent3,537
  85. 85Gabriel3,493
  86. 86Nathaniel3,492
  87. 87Randy3,390
  88. 88Luis3,359
  89. 89Curtis3,332
  90. 90Jeffery3,324
  91. 91Alexander3,279
  92. 92Russell3,269
  93. 93Casey3,215
  94. 94Jerry3,189
  95. 95Wesley3,165
  96. 96Brett3,128
  97. 97Luke3,109
  98. 98Lucas3,080
  99. 99Seth3,050
  100. 100Billy2,991

US babies given each name in 1980.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1980?
Jennifer was the #1 girl name in the US in 1980, given to 58,374 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1980?
Michael was the #1 boy name in the US in 1980, given to 68,683 babies.

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