Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1979
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1978.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1978 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 67,713 | 0 |
| 2 | Christopher | 50,659 | +1 |
| 3 | Jason | 50,369 | -1 |
| 4 | David | 42,053 | 0 |
| 5 | James | 39,351 | 0 |
| 6 | Matthew | 35,621 | 0 |
| 7 | John | 35,410 | 0 |
| 8 | Robert | 34,015 | 0 |
| 9 | Joshua | 31,120 | +3 |
| 10 | Brian | 28,659 | -1 |
| 11 | Joseph | 28,654 | -1 |
| 12 | Daniel | 28,521 | -1 |
| 13 | William | 24,676 | 0 |
| 14 | Ryan | 23,212 | 0 |
| 15 | Nicholas | 21,344 | +10 |
| 16 | Jeremy | 21,005 | +2 |
| 17 | Eric | 20,268 | -1 |
| 18 | Timothy | 19,077 | -1 |
| 19 | Kevin | 18,733 | -4 |
| 20 | Andrew | 18,618 | +2 |
| 21 | Anthony | 17,513 | -1 |
| 22 | Justin | 17,390 | +6 |
| 23 | Adam | 17,046 | +6 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | 16,865 | -5 |
| 25 | Richard | 16,713 | -4 |
| 26 | Thomas | 16,454 | -3 |
| 27 | Steven | 16,331 | -3 |
| 28 | Charles | 14,806 | -1 |
| 29 | Scott | 14,440 | +1 |
| 30 | Mark | 14,386 | -4 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 14,331 | 0 |
| 32 | Aaron | 13,076 | 0 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 12,512 | +1 |
| 34 | Paul | 11,630 | -1 |
| 35 | Brandon | 11,302 | +5 |
| 36 | Travis | 11,037 | +10 |
| 37 | Nathan | 10,719 | -1 |
| 38 | Chad | 10,161 | -3 |
| 39 | Patrick | 9,979 | +3 |
| 40 | Stephen | 9,903 | -3 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 9,236 | 0 |
| 42 | Gregory | 9,109 | -4 |
| 43 | Shawn | 7,910 | -4 |
| 44 | Jose | 7,848 | 0 |
| 45 | Jacob | 7,545 | +5 |
| 46 | Bryan | 7,441 | -3 |
| 47 | Bradley | 6,923 | +6 |
| 48 | Edward | 6,877 | -1 |
| 49 | Sean | 6,850 | -4 |
| 50 | Jesse | 6,679 | +1 |
| 51 | Donald | 6,508 | -3 |
| 52 | Keith | 6,186 | -3 |
| 53 | Peter | 6,079 | +1 |
| 54 | Ronald | 5,694 | +1 |
| 55 | Samuel | 5,687 | +2 |
| 56 | Kyle | 5,449 | +7 |
| 57 | George | 5,263 | +1 |
| 58 | Douglas | 5,167 | +1 |
| 59 | Gary | 5,038 | +1 |
| 60 | Todd | 4,984 | -4 |
| 61 | Juan | 4,946 | +1 |
| 62 | Dustin | 4,899 | +6 |
| 63 | Corey | 4,738 | -2 |
| 64 | Shaun | 4,736 | -12 |
| 65 | Jared | 4,670 | +7 |
| 66 | Erik | 4,640 | +19 |
| 67 | Shane | 4,482 | -2 |
| 68 | Phillip | 4,422 | -1 |
| 69 | Larry | 4,393 | -5 |
| 70 | Raymond | 4,335 | -1 |
| 71 | Joel | 4,216 | +3 |
| 72 | Derek | 4,200 | +3 |
| 73 | Carlos | 4,165 | +5 |
| 74 | Zachary | 4,156 | +15 |
| 75 | Dennis | 4,080 | -4 |
| 76 | Marcus | 4,048 | -6 |
| 77 | Craig | 4,029 | -11 |
| 78 | Frank | 3,928 | -1 |
| 79 | Antonio | 3,801 | 0 |
| 80 | Derrick | 3,729 | -4 |
| 81 | Jeremiah | 3,719 | 0 |
| 82 | Cory | 3,587 | -9 |
| 83 | Philip | 3,460 | +1 |
| 84 | Brent | 3,455 | +3 |
| 85 | Jerry | 3,446 | -3 |
| 86 | Randy | 3,416 | 0 |
| 87 | Jeffery | 3,357 | -7 |
| 88 | Jamie | 3,240 | +7 |
| 89 | Wesley | 3,237 | -6 |
| 90 | Gabriel | 3,235 | 0 |
| 91 | Curtis | 3,200 | +5 |
| 92 | Russell | 3,132 | +1 |
| 93 | Casey | 3,082 | -1 |
| 94 | Alexander | 3,058 | +4 |
| 95 | Nathaniel | 3,040 | -1 |
| 95 | Terry | 3,040 | -4 |
| 97 | Billy | 2,998 | +2 |
| 98 | Brett | 2,997 | +14 |
| 99 | Troy | 2,964 | -11 |
| 100 | Carl | 2,898 | 0 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.