Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1984
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1983.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 68,243 | 0 |
| 2 | Christopher | 60,411 | 0 |
| 3 | Jennifer | 50,768 | 0 |
| 4 | Matthew | 50,060 | 0 |
| 5 | Jessica | 46,037 | 0 |
| 6 | Joshua | 40,532 | +1 |
| 7 | Ashley | 39,314 | +4 |
| 8 | David | 38,727 | -2 |
| 9 | Daniel | 36,800 | +1 |
| 10 | James | 36,097 | -2 |
| 11 | Amanda | 34,024 | +1 |
| 12 | John | 32,848 | +1 |
| 13 | Robert | 31,998 | +1 |
| 14 | Joseph | 30,724 | +1 |
| 15 | Jason | 30,158 | -6 |
| 16 | Ryan | 29,267 | +1 |
| 17 | Justin | 26,949 | -1 |
| 18 | Andrew | 26,068 | +2 |
| 19 | Sarah | 26,009 | -1 |
| 20 | Brandon | 25,908 | +2 |
| 21 | William | 25,058 | 0 |
| 22 | Brian | 24,867 | -3 |
| 23 | Adam | 24,081 | 0 |
| 24 | Jonathan | 23,528 | +1 |
| 25 | Stephanie | 23,132 | +2 |
| 26 | Nicole | 22,345 | 0 |
| 27 | Melissa | 21,979 | -3 |
| 28 | Heather | 21,568 | 0 |
| 29 | Nicholas | 21,163 | +1 |
| 30 | Anthony | 21,114 | +1 |
| 31 | Eric | 21,103 | -2 |
| 32 | Elizabeth | 20,454 | 0 |
| 33 | Steven | 18,344 | 0 |
| 34 | Kevin | 17,982 | +2 |
| 35 | Thomas | 17,715 | 0 |
| 36 | Timothy | 17,112 | +3 |
| 37 | Megan | 17,034 | +14 |
| 38 | Crystal | 16,624 | -4 |
| 39 | Amy | 16,054 | -2 |
| 40 | Tiffany | 15,926 | 0 |
| 41 | Rachel | 15,922 | +7 |
| 42 | Danielle | 15,755 | +26 |
| 43 | Richard | 15,713 | -3 |
| 44 | Michelle | 15,578 | -6 |
| 45 | Amber | 15,419 | +1 |
| 46 | Laura | 14,881 | +9 |
| 47 | Jeffrey | 14,854 | -5 |
| 48 | Christina | 14,792 | -4 |
| 49 | Lauren | 14,570 | +8 |
| 50 | Kimberly | 14,505 | -7 |
| 51 | Aaron | 13,536 | -2 |
| 52 | Rebecca | 13,393 | -5 |
| 53 | Benjamin | 13,339 | 0 |
| 54 | Jeremy | 13,337 | -4 |
| 55 | Mark | 13,288 | -3 |
| 56 | Charles | 13,054 | -2 |
| 57 | Emily | 12,839 | +4 |
| 58 | Erin | 12,814 | -13 |
| 59 | Kyle | 12,776 | +1 |
| 60 | Kelly | 12,201 | -1 |
| 61 | Stephen | 12,171 | +1 |
| 62 | Patrick | 11,617 | +3 |
| 63 | Jamie | 11,525 | -5 |
| 64 | Jacob | 11,407 | 0 |
| 65 | Angela | 11,349 | -9 |
| 66 | Nathan | 10,687 | +3 |
| 67 | Scott | 10,644 | 0 |
| 68 | Paul | 10,541 | -2 |
| 69 | Dustin | 10,491 | +6 |
| 70 | Andrea | 10,470 | +1 |
| 71 | Travis | 10,303 | -1 |
| 72 | Lisa | 10,284 | -9 |
| 73 | Katherine | 10,205 | +4 |
| 74 | Sean | 10,096 | +4 |
| 75 | Gregory | 9,756 | -2 |
| 76 | Sara | 9,359 | -4 |
| 77 | Mary | 9,349 | -3 |
| 78 | Erica | 9,333 | -2 |
| 79 | Shannon | 9,239 | 0 |
| 80 | Zachary | 9,121 | +12 |
| 81 | Lindsey | 9,119 | 0 |
| 82 | Tyler | 8,895 | +25 |
| 83 | Kenneth | 8,876 | -3 |
| 84 | Lindsay | 8,583 | -1 |
| 85 | Kristen | 8,446 | -1 |
| 86 | Bryan | 8,333 | -1 |
| 87 | Jose | 8,096 | 0 |
| 88 | Samantha | 8,061 | 0 |
| 89 | Courtney | 7,923 | +1 |
| 90 | Jesse | 7,893 | -8 |
| 91 | Alicia | 7,853 | -2 |
| 92 | Brittany | 7,711 | +40 |
| 93 | April | 7,585 | -7 |
| 94 | Christine | 7,334 | +6 |
| 95 | Katie | 7,200 | +2 |
| 96 | Vanessa | 7,199 | +5 |
| 97 | Chad | 7,099 | -6 |
| 98 | Kristin | 7,057 | -5 |
| 99 | Derek | 7,013 | -5 |
| 100 | Bradley | 6,623 | -4 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.