Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1980
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1979.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 69,229 | 0 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 58,585 | 0 |
| 3 | Christopher | 49,391 | 0 |
| 4 | Jason | 48,472 | 0 |
| 5 | David | 42,182 | 0 |
| 6 | James | 39,583 | 0 |
| 7 | Matthew | 38,027 | 0 |
| 8 | Joshua | 36,274 | +4 |
| 9 | Amanda | 35,897 | +2 |
| 10 | John | 35,525 | -2 |
| 11 | Robert | 34,520 | -2 |
| 12 | Jessica | 34,050 | +4 |
| 13 | Melissa | 31,767 | -3 |
| 14 | Joseph | 30,402 | -1 |
| 15 | Daniel | 30,107 | 0 |
| 16 | Brian | 28,888 | -2 |
| 17 | Justin | 26,924 | +17 |
| 18 | William | 25,855 | -1 |
| 19 | Sarah | 25,841 | +3 |
| 20 | Ryan | 25,397 | -2 |
| 21 | Eric | 22,764 | +3 |
| 22 | Nicholas | 21,157 | -2 |
| 23 | Heather | 20,050 | 0 |
| 24 | Jeremy | 20,032 | -3 |
| 25 | Nicole | 20,003 | +1 |
| 26 | Amy | 19,893 | -7 |
| 27 | Andrew | 19,824 | +3 |
| 28 | Elizabeth | 19,607 | +3 |
| 29 | Timothy | 19,251 | -1 |
| 30 | Michelle | 19,219 | -3 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 19,090 | +18 |
| 32 | Adam | 18,964 | +4 |
| 33 | Kimberly | 18,580 | -1 |
| 34 | Kevin | 18,089 | -5 |
| 35 | Angela | 18,027 | -10 |
| 36 | Stephanie | 17,916 | +7 |
| 37 | Anthony | 17,765 | -4 |
| 38 | Thomas | 17,676 | +1 |
| 39 | Richard | 16,777 | -1 |
| 40 | Jeffrey | 16,473 | -3 |
| 41 | Tiffany | 16,291 | +27 |
| 42 | Christina | 16,211 | -2 |
| 43 | Steven | 16,027 | -1 |
| 44 | Lisa | 15,725 | -9 |
| 45 | Rebecca | 15,329 | +1 |
| 46 | Charles | 15,075 | -1 |
| 47 | Kelly | 14,893 | -6 |
| 48 | Jamie | 14,374 | -4 |
| 49 | Crystal | 14,308 | +1 |
| 50 | Brandon | 14,297 | +7 |
| 51 | Mark | 14,248 | -3 |
| 52 | Benjamin | 13,702 | 0 |
| 53 | Erin | 13,692 | +3 |
| 54 | Scott | 13,365 | -7 |
| 55 | Aaron | 13,339 | -4 |
| 56 | Laura | 12,971 | -2 |
| 57 | Amber | 12,598 | +2 |
| 58 | Paul | 11,890 | -3 |
| 59 | Rachel | 11,675 | +5 |
| 60 | Mary | 11,526 | +2 |
| 61 | April | 11,517 | -1 |
| 62 | Nathan | 11,213 | -1 |
| 63 | Sara | 11,192 | +9 |
| 64 | Shannon | 10,998 | -11 |
| 65 | Travis | 10,850 | -7 |
| 66 | Andrea | 10,597 | -3 |
| 67 | Patrick | 10,427 | -1 |
| 68 | Chad | 10,177 | -3 |
| 69 | Stephen | 10,129 | -2 |
| 70 | Kenneth | 9,689 | -1 |
| 71 | Gregory | 9,327 | 0 |
| 72 | Megan | 9,169 | +2 |
| 73 | Emily | 9,034 | +4 |
| 74 | Julie | 8,948 | -4 |
| 75 | Danielle | 8,926 | +1 |
| 76 | Erica | 8,796 | -1 |
| 77 | Jesse | 8,667 | +9 |
| 78 | Jacob | 8,572 | +2 |
| 79 | Dustin | 8,490 | +43 |
| 80 | Jose | 8,411 | -2 |
| 81 | Shawn | 8,086 | -8 |
| 82 | Katherine | 8,047 | -1 |
| 83 | Ashley | 8,042 | +33 |
| 84 | Maria | 7,949 | -1 |
| 85 | Kristin | 7,769 | +59 |
| 86 | Sean | 7,647 | +1 |
| 87 | Bryan | 7,578 | -5 |
| 88 | Lauren | 7,533 | +13 |
| 89 | Kristen | 7,382 | +43 |
| 90 | Derek | 7,295 | +57 |
| 91 | Bradley | 7,262 | -7 |
| 92 | Christine | 7,119 | -13 |
| 93 | Edward | 6,823 | -8 |
| 94 | Brandy | 6,484 | -6 |
| 95 | Courtney | 6,478 | +17 |
| 96 | Donald | 6,315 | -5 |
| 97 | Tara | 6,310 | -8 |
| 98 | Katie | 6,164 | +37 |
| 99 | Monica | 6,077 | -9 |
| 100 | Samuel | 6,050 | -1 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.