Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1979
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1978.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1978 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 68,267 | 0 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 56,917 | 0 |
| 3 | Christopher | 50,973 | +1 |
| 4 | Jason | 50,672 | -1 |
| 5 | David | 42,338 | 0 |
| 6 | James | 39,612 | 0 |
| 7 | Matthew | 35,783 | 0 |
| 8 | John | 35,653 | 0 |
| 9 | Robert | 34,267 | 0 |
| 10 | Melissa | 34,179 | +1 |
| 11 | Amanda | 32,035 | +9 |
| 12 | Joshua | 31,331 | +3 |
| 13 | Joseph | 28,863 | -1 |
| 14 | Brian | 28,817 | -4 |
| 15 | Daniel | 28,723 | -2 |
| 16 | Jessica | 27,894 | -2 |
| 17 | William | 24,867 | -1 |
| 18 | Ryan | 23,770 | +1 |
| 19 | Amy | 21,673 | -2 |
| 20 | Nicholas | 21,484 | +20 |
| 21 | Jeremy | 21,139 | +5 |
| 22 | Sarah | 21,099 | +1 |
| 23 | Heather | 20,908 | -5 |
| 24 | Eric | 20,409 | 0 |
| 25 | Angela | 20,326 | -4 |
| 26 | Nicole | 19,581 | +3 |
| 27 | Michelle | 19,341 | 0 |
| 28 | Timothy | 19,206 | -3 |
| 29 | Kevin | 18,853 | -7 |
| 30 | Andrew | 18,745 | +6 |
| 31 | Elizabeth | 18,155 | +3 |
| 32 | Kimberly | 17,699 | +1 |
| 33 | Anthony | 17,667 | -1 |
| 34 | Justin | 17,517 | +10 |
| 35 | Lisa | 17,354 | -4 |
| 36 | Adam | 17,143 | +9 |
| 37 | Jeffrey | 16,956 | -7 |
| 38 | Richard | 16,836 | -3 |
| 39 | Thomas | 16,576 | -2 |
| 40 | Christina | 16,515 | -1 |
| 41 | Kelly | 16,504 | -13 |
| 42 | Steven | 16,468 | -4 |
| 43 | Stephanie | 16,279 | -2 |
| 44 | Jamie | 15,396 | +3 |
| 45 | Charles | 14,936 | -3 |
| 46 | Rebecca | 14,600 | 0 |
| 47 | Scott | 14,532 | +1 |
| 48 | Mark | 14,475 | -5 |
| 49 | Jonathan | 14,411 | +1 |
| 50 | Crystal | 13,515 | -1 |
| 51 | Aaron | 13,220 | 0 |
| 52 | Benjamin | 12,591 | +2 |
| 53 | Shannon | 12,009 | -1 |
| 54 | Laura | 11,938 | +1 |
| 55 | Paul | 11,704 | -2 |
| 56 | Erin | 11,524 | 0 |
| 57 | Brandon | 11,429 | +10 |
| 58 | Travis | 11,111 | +24 |
| 59 | Amber | 11,107 | +13 |
| 60 | April | 10,938 | +5 |
| 61 | Nathan | 10,782 | -1 |
| 62 | Mary | 10,620 | -3 |
| 63 | Andrea | 10,472 | -6 |
| 64 | Rachel | 10,271 | -2 |
| 65 | Chad | 10,217 | -7 |
| 66 | Patrick | 10,050 | +4 |
| 67 | Stephen | 9,966 | -6 |
| 68 | Tiffany | 9,651 | +6 |
| 69 | Kenneth | 9,303 | -1 |
| 70 | Julie | 9,298 | -7 |
| 71 | Gregory | 9,163 | -5 |
| 72 | Sara | 8,685 | -3 |
| 73 | Shawn | 8,371 | -9 |
| 74 | Megan | 8,320 | +22 |
| 75 | Erica | 8,216 | +1 |
| 76 | Danielle | 8,052 | -3 |
| 77 | Emily | 7,998 | -2 |
| 78 | Jose | 7,939 | +1 |
| 79 | Christine | 7,728 | -8 |
| 80 | Jacob | 7,586 | +11 |
| 81 | Katherine | 7,500 | +3 |
| 82 | Bryan | 7,481 | -5 |
| 83 | Maria | 7,425 | -2 |
| 84 | Bradley | 6,954 | +10 |
| 85 | Edward | 6,943 | 0 |
| 86 | Jesse | 6,906 | +3 |
| 87 | Sean | 6,904 | -7 |
| 88 | Brandy | 6,859 | -5 |
| 89 | Tara | 6,833 | -1 |
| 90 | Monica | 6,619 | +8 |
| 91 | Donald | 6,571 | -5 |
| 92 | Carrie | 6,373 | -14 |
| 93 | Keith | 6,230 | -1 |
| 94 | Peter | 6,117 | +3 |
| 95 | Stacy | 5,966 | 0 |
| 96 | Tracy | 5,839 | -3 |
| 97 | Misty | 5,812 | +2 |
| 98 | Ronald | 5,743 | +2 |
| 99 | Samuel | 5,734 | +7 |
| 100 | Patricia | 5,688 | +3 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.