United States · 1979
Baby names of 1979
Jennifer and Michael topped 1979.
Top girls' names of 1979
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 56,712 |
| 2 | Melissa | 34,050 |
| 3 | Amanda | 31,924 |
| 4 | Jessica | 27,780 |
| 5 | Amy | 21,609 |
| 6 | Sarah | 21,015 |
| 7 | Heather | 20,834 |
| 8 | Angela | 20,256 |
| 9 | Nicole | 19,510 |
| 10 | Michelle | 19,266 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 18,073 |
| 12 | Kimberly | 17,635 |
| 13 | Lisa | 17,286 |
| 14 | Christina | 16,454 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 16,204 |
| 16 | Kelly | 15,296 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 14,548 |
| 18 | Crystal | 13,467 |
| 19 | Jamie | 12,156 |
| 20 | Laura | 11,880 |
| 21 | Erin | 11,259 |
| 22 | Amber | 11,079 |
| 23 | April | 10,902 |
| 24 | Mary | 10,555 |
| 25 | Shannon | 10,370 |
| 26 | Andrea | 10,336 |
| 27 | Rachel | 10,230 |
| 28 | Tiffany | 9,611 |
| 29 | Julie | 9,254 |
| 30 | Sara | 8,654 |
| 31 | Megan | 8,293 |
| 32 | Erica | 8,178 |
| 33 | Danielle | 7,981 |
| 34 | Emily | 7,971 |
| 35 | Christine | 7,689 |
| 36 | Katherine | 7,464 |
| 37 | Maria | 7,339 |
| 38 | Tara | 6,806 |
| 39 | Brandy | 6,775 |
| 40 | Monica | 6,585 |
| 41 | Carrie | 6,354 |
| 42 | Misty | 5,785 |
| 43 | Stacy | 5,708 |
| 44 | Patricia | 5,650 |
| 45 | Lauren | 5,625 |
| 46 | Karen | 5,599 |
| 47 | Alicia | 5,547 |
| 48 | Holly | 5,488 |
| 49 | Tracy | 5,389 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 5,312 |
Top boys' names of 1979
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 67,713 |
| 2 | Christopher | 50,659 |
| 3 | Jason | 50,369 |
| 4 | David | 42,053 |
| 5 | James | 39,351 |
| 6 | Matthew | 35,621 |
| 7 | John | 35,410 |
| 8 | Robert | 34,015 |
| 9 | Joshua | 31,120 |
| 10 | Brian | 28,659 |
| 11 | Joseph | 28,654 |
| 12 | Daniel | 28,521 |
| 13 | William | 24,676 |
| 14 | Ryan | 23,212 |
| 15 | Nicholas | 21,344 |
| 16 | Jeremy | 21,005 |
| 17 | Eric | 20,268 |
| 18 | Timothy | 19,077 |
| 19 | Kevin | 18,733 |
| 20 | Andrew | 18,618 |
| 21 | Anthony | 17,513 |
| 22 | Justin | 17,390 |
| 23 | Adam | 17,046 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | 16,865 |
| 25 | Richard | 16,713 |
| 26 | Thomas | 16,454 |
| 27 | Steven | 16,331 |
| 28 | Charles | 14,806 |
| 29 | Scott | 14,440 |
| 30 | Mark | 14,386 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 14,331 |
| 32 | Aaron | 13,076 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 12,512 |
| 34 | Paul | 11,630 |
| 35 | Brandon | 11,302 |
| 36 | Travis | 11,037 |
| 37 | Nathan | 10,719 |
| 38 | Chad | 10,161 |
| 39 | Patrick | 9,979 |
| 40 | Stephen | 9,903 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 9,236 |
| 42 | Gregory | 9,109 |
| 43 | Shawn | 7,910 |
| 44 | Jose | 7,848 |
| 45 | Jacob | 7,545 |
| 46 | Bryan | 7,441 |
| 47 | Bradley | 6,923 |
| 48 | Edward | 6,877 |
| 49 | Sean | 6,850 |
| 50 | Jesse | 6,679 |
SOURCE·US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data·Public domain. SSA lists a name only if it was given to at least 5 babies of that sex that year.·REVIEWED JUL 2026
SOURCE·US SSA (1880–2025) + NZ DIA (1900–2025) birth registrations·ranks and shares computed from the source files, see method·REVIEWED JUL 2026