United States · 1980
Baby names of 1980
Jennifer and Michael topped 1980.
Top girls' names of 1980
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 58,374 |
| 2 | Amanda | 35,811 |
| 3 | Jessica | 33,924 |
| 4 | Melissa | 31,629 |
| 5 | Sarah | 25,757 |
| 6 | Heather | 19,973 |
| 7 | Nicole | 19,917 |
| 8 | Amy | 19,833 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 19,529 |
| 10 | Michelle | 19,119 |
| 11 | Kimberly | 18,497 |
| 12 | Angela | 17,969 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 17,841 |
| 14 | Tiffany | 16,228 |
| 15 | Christina | 16,141 |
| 16 | Lisa | 15,664 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 15,281 |
| 18 | Crystal | 14,253 |
| 19 | Kelly | 13,710 |
| 20 | Erin | 13,428 |
| 21 | Laura | 12,916 |
| 22 | Amber | 12,553 |
| 23 | Rachel | 11,618 |
| 24 | Jamie | 11,529 |
| 25 | Mary | 11,474 |
| 26 | April | 11,472 |
| 27 | Sara | 11,148 |
| 28 | Andrea | 10,450 |
| 29 | Shannon | 9,670 |
| 30 | Megan | 9,134 |
| 31 | Emily | 9,001 |
| 32 | Julie | 8,906 |
| 33 | Danielle | 8,845 |
| 34 | Erica | 8,760 |
| 35 | Katherine | 8,017 |
| 36 | Maria | 7,875 |
| 37 | Kristin | 7,701 |
| 38 | Lauren | 7,476 |
| 39 | Kristen | 7,316 |
| 40 | Ashley | 7,296 |
| 41 | Christine | 7,085 |
| 42 | Brandy | 6,410 |
| 43 | Tara | 6,283 |
| 44 | Katie | 6,137 |
| 45 | Monica | 6,034 |
| 46 | Carrie | 5,761 |
| 47 | Alicia | 5,753 |
| 48 | Courtney | 5,618 |
| 49 | Misty | 5,541 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 5,527 |
Top boys' names of 1980
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 68,683 |
| 2 | Christopher | 49,079 |
| 3 | Jason | 48,164 |
| 4 | David | 41,891 |
| 5 | James | 39,312 |
| 6 | Matthew | 37,834 |
| 7 | Joshua | 36,052 |
| 8 | John | 35,274 |
| 9 | Robert | 34,266 |
| 10 | Joseph | 30,185 |
| 11 | Daniel | 29,888 |
| 12 | Brian | 28,715 |
| 13 | Justin | 26,763 |
| 14 | William | 25,639 |
| 15 | Ryan | 24,795 |
| 16 | Eric | 22,611 |
| 17 | Nicholas | 21,018 |
| 18 | Jeremy | 19,892 |
| 19 | Andrew | 19,730 |
| 20 | Timothy | 19,146 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 18,986 |
| 22 | Adam | 18,868 |
| 23 | Kevin | 17,972 |
| 24 | Anthony | 17,604 |
| 25 | Thomas | 17,564 |
| 26 | Richard | 16,656 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 16,379 |
| 28 | Steven | 15,916 |
| 29 | Charles | 14,959 |
| 30 | Mark | 14,169 |
| 31 | Brandon | 14,161 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 13,622 |
| 33 | Scott | 13,300 |
| 34 | Aaron | 13,166 |
| 35 | Paul | 11,819 |
| 36 | Nathan | 11,138 |
| 37 | Travis | 10,764 |
| 38 | Patrick | 10,352 |
| 39 | Chad | 10,142 |
| 40 | Stephen | 10,062 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 9,608 |
| 42 | Gregory | 9,267 |
| 43 | Jacob | 8,520 |
| 44 | Dustin | 8,416 |
| 45 | Jesse | 8,374 |
| 46 | Jose | 8,323 |
| 47 | Shawn | 7,698 |
| 48 | Sean | 7,596 |
| 49 | Bryan | 7,513 |
| 50 | Derek | 7,240 |
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