Top names of the 1980s
The following table shows the 200 most popular given names for male and female
babies born during the 1980s. For each rank and sex, the table shows
the name and the number of occurrences of that name. The 200 most popular names
were taken from a universe that includes 19,240,119 male births and
18,457,621 female births
Males | Females | |||
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Rank | Name | Number | Name | Number |
1 | Michael | 663,827 | Jessica | 469,518 |
2 | Christopher | 554,909 | Jennifer | 440,896 |
3 | Matthew | 459,019 | Amanda | 369,738 |
4 | Joshua | 396,581 | Ashley | 352,189 |
5 | David | 383,739 | Sarah | 272,635 |
6 | James | 356,518 | Stephanie | 218,171 |
7 | Daniel | 345,574 | Melissa | 217,932 |
8 | Robert | 321,686 | Nicole | 210,501 |
9 | John | 321,185 | Elizabeth | 198,976 |
10 | Joseph | 299,451 | Heather | 191,854 |
11 | Jason | 292,129 | Tiffany | 158,627 |
12 | Justin | 289,832 | Michelle | 154,028 |
13 | Andrew | 285,102 | Amber | 153,952 |
14 | Ryan | 278,996 | Megan | 153,504 |
15 | William | 248,305 | Amy | 150,669 |
16 | Brian | 234,017 | Rachel | 146,680 |
17 | Brandon | 232,231 | Kimberly | 146,445 |
18 | Jonathan | 229,969 | Christina | 146,014 |
19 | Nicholas | 223,327 | Lauren | 145,156 |
20 | Anthony | 211,868 | Crystal | 141,009 |
21 | Eric | 204,256 | Brittany | 140,858 |
22 | Adam | 195,096 | Rebecca | 136,242 |
23 | Kevin | 188,684 | Laura | 134,610 |
24 | Thomas | 177,836 | Danielle | 134,380 |
25 | Steven | 177,462 | Emily | 131,759 |
26 | Timothy | 172,849 | Samantha | 121,141 |
27 | Richard | 154,759 | Angela | 116,587 |
28 | Jeremy | 153,430 | Erin | 115,814 |
29 | Jeffrey | 144,811 | Kelly | 109,555 |
30 | Kyle | 141,950 | Sara | 104,674 |
31 | Benjamin | 141,410 | Lisa | 102,613 |
32 | Aaron | 138,373 | Katherine | 99,182 |
33 | Charles | 131,924 | Andrea | 98,260 |
34 | Mark | 129,458 | Jamie | 96,558 |
35 | Jacob | 124,260 | Mary | 95,860 |
36 | Stephen | 113,630 | Erica | 93,155 |
37 | Patrick | 111,428 | Courtney | 84,312 |
38 | Scott | 108,168 | Kristen | 83,227 |
39 | Nathan | 106,002 | Shannon | 78,420 |
40 | Paul | 104,403 | April | 75,950 |
41 | Sean | 103,871 | Katie | 72,878 |
42 | Travis | 102,949 | Lindsey | 71,941 |
43 | Zachary | 101,836 | Kristin | 70,556 |
44 | Dustin | 97,322 | Lindsay | 68,490 |
45 | Gregory | 93,665 | Christine | 68,016 |
46 | Kenneth | 89,124 | Alicia | 66,965 |
47 | Jose | 86,633 | Maria | 65,757 |
48 | Tyler | 86,460 | Vanessa | 65,729 |
49 | Jesse | 85,926 | Kathryn | 62,442 |
50 | Alexander | 82,028 | Allison | 62,330 |
51 | Bryan | 80,503 | Julie | 61,689 |
52 | Samuel | 73,457 | Anna | 57,325 |
53 | Derek | 72,926 | Tara | 56,338 |
54 | Bradley | 69,362 | Kayla | 55,291 |
55 | Chad | 69,062 | Natalie | 54,440 |
56 | Shawn | 65,604 | Victoria | 53,271 |
57 | Edward | 60,838 | Monica | 51,865 |
58 | Jared | 60,307 | Jacqueline | 51,559 |
59 | Cody | 60,287 | Holly | 49,656 |
60 | Jordan | 57,172 | Kristina | 45,949 |
61 | Peter | 56,730 | Patricia | 45,126 |
62 | Corey | 53,612 | Cassandra | 44,910 |
63 | Keith | 52,645 | Brandy | 44,526 |
64 | Marcus | 51,812 | Whitney | 44,374 |
65 | Juan | 51,445 | Chelsea | 43,162 |
66 | Donald | 50,848 | Brandi | 42,889 |
67 | Ronald | 46,669 | Catherine | 42,432 |
68 | George | 45,719 | Cynthia | 41,666 |
69 | Phillip | 45,710 | Kathleen | 39,398 |
70 | Cory | 44,366 | Veronica | 39,236 |
71 | Joel | 43,576 | Leslie | 38,727 |
72 | Shane | 43,177 | Natasha | 38,210 |
73 | Douglas | 41,751 | Krystal | 37,495 |
74 | Antonio | 41,620 | Stacy | 36,990 |
75 | Carlos | 41,503 | Diana | 36,899 |
76 | Raymond | 41,503 | Erika | 36,853 |
77 | Brett | 41,299 | Dana | 36,823 |
78 | Gary | 40,233 | Jenna | 36,601 |
79 | Alex | 38,714 | Meghan | 36,211 |
80 | Nathaniel | 38,653 | Carrie | 36,082 |
81 | Craig | 38,106 | Leah | 36,052 |
82 | Ian | 37,782 | Melanie | 35,952 |
83 | Luis | 37,446 | Brooke | 34,978 |
84 | Derrick | 36,350 | Karen | 34,916 |
85 | Erik | 36,347 | Alexandra | 34,817 |
86 | Casey | 35,975 | Valerie | 34,629 |
87 | Philip | 35,741 | Caitlin | 33,592 |
88 | Frank | 33,612 | Julia | 33,359 |
89 | Evan | 32,483 | Jasmine | 32,955 |
90 | Gabriel | 32,329 | Alyssa | 32,952 |
91 | Victor | 32,283 | Hannah | 32,703 |
92 | Vincent | 32,064 | Stacey | 32,138 |
93 | Austin | 31,308 | Brittney | 31,536 |
94 | Brent | 31,286 | Susan | 30,549 |
95 | Larry | 31,282 | Margaret | 30,352 |
96 | Seth | 31,132 | Sandra | 30,042 |
97 | Wesley | 31,092 | Candice | 29,848 |
98 | Dennis | 30,467 | Latoya | 29,537 |
99 | Todd | 30,337 | Bethany | 29,338 |
100 | Christian | 30,288 | Misty | 29,115 |
101 | Curtis | 29,904 | Katrina | 28,833 |
102 | Jeffery | 29,573 | Tracy | 28,493 |
103 | Randy | 29,513 | Casey | 27,916 |
104 | Jeremiah | 28,332 | Kelsey | 27,759 |
105 | Adrian | 28,141 | Kara | 27,507 |
106 | Jesus | 27,394 | Nichole | 27,234 |
107 | Luke | 27,061 | Alison | 27,018 |
108 | Alan | 26,830 | Heidi | 26,386 |
109 | Trevor | 26,704 | Alexis | 26,323 |
110 | Russell | 26,657 | Molly | 25,887 |
111 | Mario | 26,398 | Tina | 25,843 |
112 | Lucas | 26,089 | Pamela | 25,741 |
113 | Jerry | 25,757 | Rachael | 25,670 |
114 | Miguel | 25,561 | Nancy | 25,491 |
115 | Carl | 25,471 | Jillian | 25,449 |
116 | Blake | 25,395 | Candace | 25,169 |
117 | Cameron | 24,605 | Denise | 25,113 |
118 | Troy | 24,541 | Sabrina | 24,637 |
119 | Mitchell | 24,540 | Gina | 24,461 |
120 | Tony | 24,495 | Renee | 24,417 |
121 | Shaun | 24,470 | Jill | 24,409 |
122 | Terry | 24,160 | Kendra | 24,387 |
123 | Johnny | 23,500 | Morgan | 24,290 |
124 | Martin | 23,227 | Brenda | 24,147 |
125 | Ricardo | 23,096 | Monique | 23,895 |
126 | Bobby | 22,024 | Teresa | 23,413 |
127 | Johnathan | 21,910 | Krista | 22,868 |
128 | Allen | 21,909 | Linda | 22,818 |
129 | Jorge | 21,731 | Miranda | 22,717 |
130 | Devin | 21,705 | Robin | 22,694 |
131 | Andre | 21,609 | Dawn | 22,406 |
132 | Henry | 20,731 | Theresa | 22,389 |
133 | Billy | 20,650 | Kristy | 22,387 |
134 | Caleb | 20,648 | Tanya | 22,302 |
135 | Marc | 20,521 | Wendy | 22,271 |
136 | Garrett | 20,477 | Melinda | 22,213 |
137 | Ricky | 20,166 | Joanna | 22,212 |
138 | Francisco | 20,082 | Anne | 22,117 |
139 | Kristopher | 20,068 | Felicia | 21,951 |
140 | Danny | 20,011 | Desiree | 21,813 |
141 | Manuel | 19,984 | Jaclyn | 21,801 |
142 | Lee | 19,788 | Alisha | 21,750 |
143 | Lawrence | 19,640 | Lori | 21,646 |
144 | Jonathon | 19,578 | Tamara | 21,233 |
145 | Jimmy | 19,525 | Marissa | 21,105 |
146 | Lance | 19,451 | Kelli | 21,049 |
147 | Taylor | 19,421 | Lacey | 20,775 |
148 | Randall | 19,327 | Abigail | 20,654 |
149 | Micheal | 18,735 | Christy | 20,227 |
150 | Mathew | 18,623 | Jenny | 19,716 |
151 | Albert | 18,505 | Tabitha | 19,578 |
152 | Jamie | 18,410 | Colleen | 19,463 |
153 | Isaac | 18,371 | Meredith | 19,212 |
154 | Roger | 18,001 | Barbara | 19,136 |
155 | Rodney | 17,873 | Angelica | 19,075 |
156 | Roberto | 17,820 | Carolyn | 18,633 |
157 | Jon | 17,706 | Rebekah | 18,317 |
158 | Colin | 17,677 | Ebony | 18,263 |
159 | Walter | 17,567 | Deanna | 18,156 |
160 | Clinton | 17,536 | Tonya | 17,989 |
161 | Louis | 17,355 | Caroline | 17,944 |
162 | Clayton | 16,934 | Kristi | 17,707 |
163 | Willie | 16,892 | Kari | 17,544 |
164 | Arthur | 16,796 | Michele | 17,263 |
165 | Chase | 16,564 | Brianna | 17,134 |
166 | Joe | 16,509 | Bridget | 17,102 |
167 | Jack | 15,930 | Angel | 16,738 |
168 | Jay | 15,832 | Marie | 16,540 |
169 | Angel | 15,800 | Sharon | 16,506 |
170 | Calvin | 15,785 | Sheena | 16,257 |
171 | Ross | 15,716 | Tasha | 16,255 |
172 | Darren | 15,698 | Meagan | 16,248 |
173 | Oscar | 15,659 | Jaime | 16,212 |
174 | Drew | 15,594 | Cindy | 16,019 |
175 | Maurice | 15,574 | Priscilla | 16,006 |
176 | Gerald | 15,509 | Ann | 15,929 |
177 | Alejandro | 15,318 | Ashlee | 15,850 |
178 | Spencer | 15,180 | Stefanie | 15,830 |
179 | Hector | 15,106 | Cassie | 15,759 |
180 | Ruben | 14,855 | Adrienne | 15,669 |
181 | Wayne | 14,747 | Tammy | 15,647 |
182 | Brendan | 14,596 | Ana | 15,523 |
183 | Grant | 14,524 | Beth | 15,373 |
184 | Javier | 14,483 | Dominique | 15,100 |
185 | Bruce | 14,336 | Latasha | 15,035 |
186 | Roy | 14,303 | Cristina | 15,034 |
187 | Dylan | 14,178 | Mallory | 14,997 |
188 | Logan | 13,989 | Virginia | 14,996 |
189 | Edwin | 13,901 | Deborah | 14,781 |
190 | Omar | 13,684 | Audrey | 14,669 |
191 | Brad | 13,582 | Katelyn | 14,643 |
192 | Reginald | 13,501 | Regina | 14,577 |
193 | Fernando | 13,195 | Carla | 14,454 |
194 | Darrell | 13,165 | Cheryl | 14,320 |
195 | Sergio | 13,151 | Olivia | 14,064 |
196 | Frederick | 13,055 | Autumn | 13,825 |
197 | Julian | 12,934 | Claudia | 13,794 |
198 | Jaime | 12,848 | Jordan | 13,790 |
199 | Jermaine | 12,804 | Nina | 13,635 |
200 | Geoffrey | 12,734 | Taylor | 13,623 |
Source: 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of of March 2023. See the limitations of this data source. |