Popular Names in 1979

This is a list of the most popular names in 1979 as per the official US Census.

The most popular boy's name in 1979 was Michael

The most popular girl's name in 1979 was Jennifer

Other Popular Years

Popular names in 1978Popular names in 1980

Boy's NamesGirl's Names
1MichaelJennifer
2ChristopherMelissa
3JasonAmanda
4DavidJessica
5JamesAmy
6MatthewSarah
7JohnHeather
8RobertAngela
9JoshuaNicole
10BrianMichelle
11JosephElizabeth
12DanielKimberly
13WilliamLisa
14RyanChristina
15NicholasStephanie
16Kelly 
17EricRebecca
18TimothyCrystal
19KevinJamie
20AndrewLaura
21AnthonyErin
22JustinAmber
23AdamApril
24JeffreyMary
25Shannon 
26ThomasAndrea
27StevenRachel
28CharlesTiffany
29ScottJulie
30MarkSara
31JonathanMegan
32AaronErica
33BenjaminDanielle
34PaulEmily
35BrandonChristine
36TravisKatherine
37NathanMaria
38ChadTara
39PatrickBrandy
40StephenMonica
41KennethCarrie
42GregoryMisty
43Stacy 
44JosePatricia
45Lauren 
46BryanKaren
47BradleyAlicia
48Holly 
49Tracy 
50JesseKathryn
51DonaldSusan
52KeithJill
53PeterMelanie
54Dana 
55SamuelCynthia
56KyleKristy
57GeorgeDawn
58DouglasTina
59GaryAnna
60Stacey 
61JuanBrandi
62DustinKristen
63CoreyKatie
64Leslie 
65JaredWendy
66ErikSamantha
67Ashley 
68PhillipNatalie
69LarryLori
70Allison 
71JoelCourtney
72Christy 
73CarlosKristin
74ZacharyKristina
75DennisVanessa
76MarcusVeronica
77CraigSandra
78FrankCatherine
79AntonioTammy
80DerrickJacqueline
81JeremiahMindy
82CoryMelinda
83PhilipHeidi
84BrentKathleen
85JerryBrooke
86RandyTonya
87JefferyTeresa
88Lindsay 
89GabrielValerie
90WesleyPamela
91CurtisErika
92RussellDenise
93CaseyTanya
94AlexanderCheryl
95Robin 
96TerryGina
97Jaime 
98BrettLeah
99TroyKatrina
100CarlTheresa
101SethRenee
102LuisAlison
103MarioNichole
104TonyTamara
105VictorMichele
106BobbySabrina
107IanNancy
108LucasMargaret
109VincentKristi
110LukeNatasha
111JohnnyDiana
112AdrianBrenda
113Lindsey 
114KristopherLinda
115BradAnne
116AlanMandy
117RodneySharon
118JonBeth
119ChristianVictoria
120MarcJenny
121DannyMeghan
122LawrenceJulia
123JimmyBarbara
124RickyJaclyn
125WillieKara
126JayAnn
127MichealSuzanne
128WalterCandice
129LeeKelli
130RicardoKrista
131TylerDonna
132RogerDeborah
133JorgeColleen
134MartinRegina
135RandallBethany
136JoeCindy
137MiguelKendra
138AllenCarolyn
139HenryMolly
140ManuelMonique
141AndreJodi
142LanceCarla
143Meredith 
144Gerald 
145AlbertDeanna
146ClintonCassandra
147CodyYolanda
148LouisMarie
149WayneLatoya
150RoySummer
151IsaacRachael
152BruceFelicia
153TrevorKari
154Joy 
155RobertoTabitha
156ReginaldAimee
157AlexShanna
158 Adrienne
159FrederickTrisha
160MauriceJanet
161JackBridget
162DarrellAlisha
163RonnieRhonda
164Angel 
165NeilDebra
166DamonPaula
167HectorLatasha
168JordanBrianne
169BarryVirginia
170EvanDesiree
171ErnestBonnie
172RubenCarmen
173OmarMiranda
174MitchellCandace
175EddieSherry
176TyroneLaurie
177JeromeShawna
178 Rebekah
179TerranceJillian
180JermaineAutumn
181CalvinChristie
182Shelly 
183DamienKristine
184OscarEbony
185 Martha
186EdwinJanelle
187TommyTamika
188DaleKristie
189ChrisShauna
190GeoffreyTasha
191LeonardToni
192SteveRobyn
193MathewJoanna
194KurtMarissa
195HaroldSheila
196MarvinAngie
197AlejandroMelody
198TheodoreCaroline
199ClaytonDiane
200GarrettKellie
201 Stacie
202TerrenceTracey
203DwayneClaudia
204MelvinAngelica
205MicahMarisa
206RamonSonya
207ColinSonia
208JavierKate
209JohnathanPriscilla
210CameronOlivia
211FernandoCara
212GlennYvonne
213RaulAbigail
214PedroTraci
215JoeyTricia
216Kelley 
217ClintRuth
218StanleyCharity
219CliffordShana
220JarrodAudrey
221DominicLatisha
222 Alyssa
223RafaelNaomi
224JonathonCarol
225AndyKrystal
226GrantJana
227RossKeri
228HeathRosa
229AustinAnita
230BrendanAna
231ArmandoTerri
232Leigh 
233LeviCristina
234KarlKerri
235MarcoKathy
236DevinAlissa
237FrancisNikki
238HowardKarla
239HarryJanice
240ClarenceChrista
241NoahGloria
242Lynn 
243Shelley 
244ErickLakisha
245EarlJasmine
246DarylSylvia
247FranklinLeticia
248Alexis 
249CalebJeanette
250SpencerAnnette
251Kerry 
252SergioJody
253AlfredHannah
254Whitney 
255AlbertoConnie
256CedricEllen
257JulioKeisha
258RayCharlene
259AlvinJacquelyn
260WarrenLatonya
261KirkAdriana
262EdgarGretchen
263IvanAmie
264 Rose
265Hillary 
266CliftonJami
267GilbertFrances
268Lesley 
269WadeBecky
270CesarAnnie
271DarrylJuanita
272BernardChasity
273MarshallDorothy
274Sandy 
275RoderickMaureen
276Hilary 
277AbrahamRita
278DemetriusRoxanne
279LonnieBobbie
280 Helen
281LeroyTameka
282ReneYvette
283JaysonFaith
284EnriqueNina
285BrockCharlotte
286EthanSherri
287LewisEvelyn
288CharlieRachelle
289NormanAngelina
290ElijahAlexandra
291GerardoLakeisha
292Billie 
293ArturoKirsten
294PrestonJennie
295IsraelRaquel
296DamianLydia
297NelsonEva
298BeauIrene
299TobyStaci
300KelvinRochelle
301JulianAbby
302RockyBrittany
303Lacey 
304FredrickCorinne
305NealHope
306DylanElaine
307Kim 
308VernonAlice
309SalvadorBelinda
310TrentCassie
311 Norma
312DrewAlisa
313HerbertMiriam
314BradfordEsther
315FredJoanne
316DallasGinger
317Devon 
318TerrellSheri
319MarlonBrandie
320 Joyce
321GlenSally
322QuincyTrina
323 Elisa
324BryantJane
325Lamar 
326GregJocelyn
327StuartBrianna
328ErnestoJenifer
329Beverly 
330JeffBetty
331BenJackie
332ChadwickStefanie
333KendrickEricka
334AngeloMarsha
335DwightTracie
336RudyGabriela
337Jodie 
338BryceAmelia
339MarcosPenny
340JoshChristi
341 Chrystal
342AllanGrace
343JamalCarissa
344RickeyTanisha
345LorenzoCarly
346LamontKasey
347Shirley 
348ScottyDarlene
349GordonAisha
350MorganJoni
351DarinMelisa
352 Ruby
353DarnellJean
354KennyTami
355RickLorena
356EliCecilia
357JakeJoann
358NoelLeanne
359BretElena
360DerickKatharine
361GeneKenya
362LeoElisabeth
363KentJenna
364SimonAntoinette
365Quentin 
366Hollie 
367FreddieLakesha
368CarltonMarcia
369JuliusBianca
370LoganJudith
371RolandCamille
372DariusNadia
373GuyAlana
374 Bobbi
375MaxMia
376JohnnieTia
377PerryLora
378RolandoMayra
379 Audra
380FloydCathy
381TaylorTabatha
382PabloMandi
383RodolfoAlma
384AlfonsoWanda
385DesmondKimberley
386MikeEileen
387DewayneJolene
388JimmieTania
389AbelMarilyn
390Lester 
391TrentonChandra
392IsmaelGuadalupe
393 Terra
394 Marisol
395Herman 
396OliverAllyson
397 Debbie
398Elisha 
399AntwanJohanna
400DanteClaire
401LandonYesenia
402GuillermoMaribel
403JonahJudy
404JamarDena
405TerenceNora
406LorenRandi
407RogelioGwendolyn
408MiltonBetsy
409SamCeleste
410EliasJanine
411ZachariahLorraine
412NickSelena
413OwenPeggy
414JimHaley
415FelipeLynette
416GrahamEsmeralda
417FabianKarina
418MosesCandy
419GilbertoSerena
420TyBriana
421JarrettLara
422KareemLoretta
423KendallRoberta
424ChesterIris
425TedKylie
426CecilSophia
427RandolphAlyson
428SaulRosemary
429RashadTeri
430ClayLatosha
431KurtisLeann
432SalvatoreEmma
433DamionGabrielle
434ClydeMeagan
435RoryAngelique
436BennyLea
437Aubrey 
438 Maggie
439CollinGenevieve
440JerrodCherie
441MyronPatrice
442GerardMarlene
443Alonzo 
444GustavoTonia
445MartyBernadette
446 Katy
447OtisLashonda
448DanNoelle
449EmmanuelVivian
450GarryCheri
451SheldonChrissy
452SidneyLena
453EdmundMisti
454DominickLiza
455JarodMarcie
456MasonLuz
457ReggieAthena
458DonovanChelsea
459Everett 
460ForrestLillian
461GavinSonja
462GreggCarolina
463AliTessa
464DionJosephine
465 Adrianne
466WaylonJeanne
467AronLaurel
468MilesMarcy
469JessCatrina
470ThaddeusChastity
471HugoJanna
472Shelby 
473AntonBlanca
474RamiroJeannie
475KorySusana
476KrisVicki
477Lacy 
478HarveyKristal
479TannerDeana
480ElliottMarianne
481IsaiahMarla
482JarvisClarissa
483BrandenIsabel
484SammyRhiannon
485TeddyMargarita
486MalcolmDianna
487MoisesViviana
488StephanDina
489MarquisJanell
490EmanuelLana
491ShermanSheryl
492RomanDarcy
493IraJeannette
494AhmadShanika
495RonTisha
496BryonElissa
497Carey 
498TobiasBridgette
499WendellMalinda
500AmosTammie
501Leonardo 
502ReynaldoJoan
503ArnoldMarci
504ElvisLawanda
505BillSasha
506DarrinRamona
507JamelAlejandra
508TimmyPaige
509WillLarissa
510XavierLatanya
511JohnathonShameka
512ChanceMarlena
513ClaudeMaya
514PeteShari
515 Destiny
516ReubenJayme
517StewartMeghann
518DonteWendi
519EfrainCristy
520NolanDaisy
521TomasTiffani
522QuintonAngelia
523JerodLatrice
524RexGeorgia
525TomKimberlee
526DonnyAja
527 Kisha
528JoaquinTera
529NoeMaricela
530JacksonJanel
531MattShavon
532JoesphBreanne
533DarrickSherrie
534DexterSilvia
535JosueGail
536ScottieIrma
537BennieKarrie
538CurtLucy
539Donnell 
540JedediahCari
541MickeyMarjorie
542SylvesterRaven
543KristoferTori
544LyleConstance
545AltonLeeann
546EarnestCortney
547HarleyClara
548ClarkDayna
549LionelEdith
550BlairJeanine
551ElliotMarcella
552WilsonChristal
553JovanKyla
554SantiagoTiffanie
555SolomonCori
556JameyQiana
557RandalKarin
558VirgilJanie
559TyreeDemetria
560HughShanda
561LutherAraceli
562PierreBambi
563RobbyDominique
564WillisJanette
565MarionArlene
566KristianJasmin
567BlaineTosha
568JeromyIvy
569JarredQuiana
570DeonSheree
571SterlingMarina
572DarrelShamika
573JeramySommer
574SonnyDeidre
575DorianMaryann
576JedMyra
577WallaceValarie
578JamisonLakeshia
579JeremieMindi
580JosiahBridgett
581Rodrick 
582ArielDarla
583MorrisNadine
584QuinnShanta
585Brook 
586Lindy 
587JonasMaritza
588VicenteMalissa
589IgnacioMariah
590HumbertoJo
591DeandreRonda
592Conrad 
593Erich 
594LelandLadonna
595AveryTaryn
596Jaimie 
597 Meaghan
598 Tiana
599JasenAshlee
600StefanShayla
601BradlyDaphne
602JamaalLeanna
603BrantCorina
604BrendonGlenda
605EmilioElise
606ZacheryKami
607RicoNoemi
608EdmondDora
609 Sharonda
610Cary 
611HunterDolores
612JeraldNatalia
613DustyEdna
614HansOlga
615IssacVickie
616JeramieAlecia
617WyattDoris
618ArchieMaranda
619Aric 
620BrooksAmi
621DemondFrancesca
622Elmer 
623RudolphTalia
624RooseveltBeatrice
625FreddyDelia
626JedidiahJune
627RoyceJustine
628ReidLashanda
629RoccoSiobhan
630 Eleanor
631BrentonKaryn
632Kiley 
633ScotSusanna
634Jade 
635AgustinLucia
636BarrettMollie
637AdanPauline
638LeifCorrie
639BenitoJamila
640DemarcusSue
641JeremeyBrittney
642DirkMellissa
643NathanialSadie
644JeffersonNakia
645LevarShonda
646LouieAntonia
647WilfredoChantel
648JohnpaulKizzy
649BriceLorie
650CarloTawana
651DeshawnKatina
652 Shavonne
653WestonGena
654ConorRocio
655 Andria
656WillardHolli
657TommieLynda
658BuddyTomeka
659DarenDara
660DavinAnnmarie
661EllisChanel
662ErvinLucinda
663NicholausChanda
664RhettCrissy
665RodrigoHarmony
666DelvinJeri
667Korey 
668MauricioTanika
669TorreyCaryn
670TristanAnastasia
671JosefRenae
672RileyIngrid
673VanMarisela
674VanceAbbey
675BrainKayla
676RigobertoKerrie
677Marcel 
678RaphaelCaitlin
679AntioneChristen
680ColeGriselda
681EzraJosie
682WilbertKesha
683Ari 
684ChaseShantel
685AlvaroCharmaine
686DaveJada
687HoraceNicolette
688RickieShalonda
689ArronAlysia
690JasperCelia
691LaurenceTamra
692WinstonCandi
693Jamil 
694ChaunceyCorrine
695GalenEliza
696JeffryHayley
697ShadHelena
698CarsonRena
699DelbertMara
700CedrickSelina
701MarkusSondra
702MaxwellSusie
703AdolfoAdriane
704AntwonVicky
705MackWinter
706DemarioSunshine
707LaneCelina
708Lavar 
709MalikIda
710SheltonLyndsey
711StevieRosalinda
712AbramAbbie
713MarquesGladys
714MonteRacheal
715TimGraciela
716DomingoShasta
717JaceMadeline
718JaronJeanna
719KeenanShara
720NigelTammi
721ShayneAlesha
722 Beatriz
723DiegoFrancine
724JudsonGeneva
725 Maura
726TyronSusanne
727DaronLiliana
728DeweyRenata
729ReedShelia
730Rodger 
731TavaresChristin
732GradyMaren
733KristofferWindy
734DennyMichaela
735HeribertoJacklyn
736GinoMercedes
737LeonelDanelle
738Kelsey 
739CornellHilda
740SebastianMellisa
741ElvinRosanna
742JaminRosalyn
743LennySimone
744Broderick 
745TyrellDarci
746BrennanJenelle
747RufusKori
748TheronBree
749 January
750DavisKathrine
751JermeyStella
752MikelAlanna
753TitusCathleen
754FidelMarta
755 Brandee
756NikolasCallie
757Regan 
758JeredRosemarie
759ParkerChiquita
760Vaughn 
761 Julianne
762LowellBrenna
763MichelEve
764 Fatima
765DameonGwen
766DejuanMartina
767AbdulBertha
768AlphonsoElsa
769Jacques 
770MarlinLouise
771BrannonCasandra
772ClevelandDeirdre
773CyrusRichelle
774EltonTana
775GarretEmilie
776HubertYadira
777ZebulonDeidra
778GarthGreta
779 Kylene
780FedericoLynne
781UlyssesTanesha
782ErnieFelecia
783GregorioMonika
784JevonShannan
785KenyonAlycia
786Osvaldo 
787JerimiahPhyllis
788 Davina
789DenverDionne
790MontyJeannine
791ZackaryFarrah
792Jammie 
793LukasStacia
794PercyAshleigh
795BobCharissa
796EzekielEboni
797JeremeKylee
798KenyattaShayna
799Braden 
800Hassan 
801JameelJeana
802KenJuana
803MosheLaquita
804OctavioBreanna
805RaheemCarina
806VitoDelilah
807AlDianne
808AldoLeila
809CliffAlaina
810TreyGeorgina
811AmirNichol
812BernardoSofia
813DanialStarr
814BertAurora
815Dedrick 
816 Letitia
817LaronCora
818EmmettNakisha
819JabariSherita
820 Nikia
821DeangeloShante
822Liam 
823MylesDeena
824SilasKeli
825ThadDaniela
826 Krissy
827BennettMarian
828ChadrickMona
829DarianJanae
830EloyKacey
831HiramPrecious
832Shellie 
833EfrenAlexandria
834DenisJerri
835MohammadJuliana
836RaymundoMargo
837BrysonCarisa
838KirbyKia
839QuintinRosalie
840SedrickEugenia
841MuhammadLatonia
842Antwain 
843 Gerry
844 Shawanda
845RandellVenus
846 Casie
847WilburDeanne
848DereckLashawn
849GermanMargie
850HarrisonRaina
851LarsSunny
852TadJena
853AugustNiki
854KipTyra
855KraigLeona
856BoydShanon
857DarwinTawanda
858GarlandMari
859JuddOctavia
860RashawnSandi
861RonnyMagdalena
862WilfredTawanna
863AdrainUrsula
864BoAda
865DontaKarissa
866FrancescoMackenzie
867IrvinAlexa
868RusselKellee
869 Kenisha
870TerrillLourdes
871CobyTenisha
872EdwardoJuliet
873RamseyVenessa
874AsaRae
875ChaimSpring
876HomerVera
877IsidroAshanti
878KalebLois
879AhmedGillian
880AntonyLacie
881CullenTamekia
882DericAdrianna
883Dillon 
884DoyleColette
885KentonElla
886LincolnKeely
887ZackeryStarla
888ElbertTakisha
889WoodrowIesha
890 Karie
891CortezSalina
892EliseoShaunna
893KevenTherese
894NickyAsia
895FredericJoelle
896KhalidStephenie
897SheaAnnemarie
898BurtonDanica
899CaleJenni
900Demarco 
901EmilLatricia
902GonzaloNikole
903RianKirstin
904AugustineAdria
905CoyBernice
906 Faye
907JavonLynnette
908KeonMelina
909RasheedThelma
910TyrelJeanie
911Anwar 
912BuckAlina
913DavonAnitra
914EddyElaina
915GiuseppeJohnna
916ParisLyndsay
917PrinceNicolle
918AlecRosie
919AurelioDesirae
920 Janis
921DerrellLizette
922DougJayne
923Emery 
924Jude 
925JuniorEsperanza
926TrinityFlorence
927JustonGayle
928 Mildred
929NestorRebeca
930TarikSharee
931HarlanSierra
932JeramiahAngeline
933MarianoCharisse
934MitchelConsuelo
935TreverJustina
936AmitLiana
937DarronTamica
938DinoDelores
939JarretFawn
940 India
941NorrisTrista
942 Felisha
943TremaineKay
944 Paulette
945FrancoTomika
946JarradValencia
947 Rashida
948KennithShantell
949Rustin 
950Chet 
951ChristoperDamaris
952CristobalGinny
953ErrolNellie
954 Kira
955 Leilani
956BrendenLily
957CordellSyreeta
958KaiTrish
959LeopoldoKandi
960 Cecelia
961TimmothyDanette
962ArnulfoDoreen
963 Nicki
964Cristopher 
965DuncanBettina
966ErwinKacy
967GarrickPrincess
968GenaroTamera
969KenjiAileen
970PauloCristal
971DonellLisette
972GarettShanita
973GreggoryStar
974JamesonTawnya
975 Ayesha
976IvoryJosefina
977JustenRikki
978Keegan 
979ShonCristin
980BronsonLuisa
981ChazLynsey
982Irving 
983OrionRoxanna
984SharifShaneka
985UriahLinsey
986CorryLoni
987DeshaunLorrie
988ForestNikita
989Harris 
991KodyMarlana
992MarcelinoPerla
993Rosario 
994SamsonCharla
995AndreasKristyn
996BensonLani
997BrodyLilia
998ChuckMitzi
999DarioPearl
1000EdgardoShani