Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1980
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1979.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 68,683 | 0 |
| 2 | Christopher | 49,079 | 0 |
| 3 | Jason | 48,164 | 0 |
| 4 | David | 41,891 | 0 |
| 5 | James | 39,312 | 0 |
| 6 | Matthew | 37,834 | 0 |
| 7 | Joshua | 36,052 | +2 |
| 8 | John | 35,274 | -1 |
| 9 | Robert | 34,266 | -1 |
| 10 | Joseph | 30,185 | +1 |
| 11 | Daniel | 29,888 | +1 |
| 12 | Brian | 28,715 | -2 |
| 13 | Justin | 26,763 | +9 |
| 14 | William | 25,639 | -1 |
| 15 | Ryan | 24,795 | -1 |
| 16 | Eric | 22,611 | +1 |
| 17 | Nicholas | 21,018 | -2 |
| 18 | Jeremy | 19,892 | -2 |
| 19 | Andrew | 19,730 | +1 |
| 20 | Timothy | 19,146 | -2 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 18,986 | +10 |
| 22 | Adam | 18,868 | +1 |
| 23 | Kevin | 17,972 | -4 |
| 24 | Anthony | 17,604 | -3 |
| 25 | Thomas | 17,564 | +1 |
| 26 | Richard | 16,656 | -1 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 16,379 | -3 |
| 28 | Steven | 15,916 | -1 |
| 29 | Charles | 14,959 | -1 |
| 30 | Mark | 14,169 | 0 |
| 31 | Brandon | 14,161 | +4 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 13,622 | +1 |
| 33 | Scott | 13,300 | -4 |
| 34 | Aaron | 13,166 | -2 |
| 35 | Paul | 11,819 | -1 |
| 36 | Nathan | 11,138 | +1 |
| 37 | Travis | 10,764 | -1 |
| 38 | Patrick | 10,352 | +1 |
| 39 | Chad | 10,142 | -1 |
| 40 | Stephen | 10,062 | 0 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 9,608 | 0 |
| 42 | Gregory | 9,267 | 0 |
| 43 | Jacob | 8,520 | +2 |
| 44 | Dustin | 8,416 | +18 |
| 45 | Jesse | 8,374 | +5 |
| 46 | Jose | 8,323 | -2 |
| 47 | Shawn | 7,698 | -4 |
| 48 | Sean | 7,596 | +1 |
| 49 | Bryan | 7,513 | -3 |
| 50 | Derek | 7,240 | +22 |
| 51 | Bradley | 7,210 | -4 |
| 52 | Edward | 6,762 | -4 |
| 53 | Donald | 6,269 | -2 |
| 54 | Samuel | 6,014 | +1 |
| 55 | Peter | 5,967 | -2 |
| 56 | Keith | 5,887 | -4 |
| 57 | Kyle | 5,775 | -1 |
| 58 | Ronald | 5,757 | -4 |
| 59 | Juan | 5,434 | +2 |
| 60 | George | 5,300 | -3 |
| 61 | Jared | 5,205 | +4 |
| 62 | Douglas | 5,180 | -4 |
| 63 | Gary | 5,037 | -4 |
| 64 | Erik | 4,918 | +2 |
| 65 | Phillip | 4,633 | +3 |
| 66 | Raymond | 4,578 | +4 |
| 67 | Joel | 4,564 | +4 |
| 68 | Corey | 4,437 | -5 |
| 69 | Shane | 4,365 | -2 |
| 70 | Larry | 4,262 | -1 |
| 71 | Marcus | 4,260 | +5 |
| 72 | Zachary | 4,245 | +2 |
| 73 | Craig | 4,234 | +4 |
| 74 | Derrick | 4,135 | +6 |
| 75 | Todd | 4,128 | -15 |
| 76 | Jeremiah | 4,093 | +5 |
| 77 | Antonio | 4,085 | +2 |
| 78 | Carlos | 4,084 | -5 |
| 79 | Shaun | 3,923 | -15 |
| 80 | Dennis | 3,804 | -5 |
| 81 | Frank | 3,734 | -3 |
| 82 | Philip | 3,563 | +1 |
| 83 | Cory | 3,556 | -1 |
| 84 | Brent | 3,537 | 0 |
| 85 | Gabriel | 3,493 | +5 |
| 86 | Nathaniel | 3,492 | +9 |
| 87 | Randy | 3,390 | -1 |
| 88 | Luis | 3,359 | +14 |
| 89 | Curtis | 3,332 | +2 |
| 90 | Jeffery | 3,324 | -3 |
| 91 | Alexander | 3,279 | +3 |
| 92 | Russell | 3,269 | 0 |
| 93 | Casey | 3,215 | 0 |
| 94 | Jerry | 3,189 | -9 |
| 95 | Wesley | 3,165 | -6 |
| 96 | Brett | 3,128 | +2 |
| 97 | Luke | 3,109 | +13 |
| 98 | Lucas | 3,080 | +10 |
| 99 | Seth | 3,050 | +2 |
| 100 | Billy | 2,991 | -3 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.