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Baby Names from 1979

3,327,000 registered births | 1,721,683 boys | 1,605,317 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1979

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
67,718 births
2 Christopher
50,667 births
3 Jason
50,371 births
4 David
42,062 births
5 James
39,351 births
6 Matthew
35,625 births
7 John
35,412 births
8 Robert
34,018 births
9 Joshua
31,125 births
10 Brian
28,664 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Jennifer
56,716 births
2 Melissa
34,050 births
3 Amanda
31,925 births
4 Jessica
27,782 births
5 Amy
21,609 births
6 Sarah
21,017 births
7 Heather
20,834 births
8 Angela
20,257 births
9 Nicole
19,509 births
10 Michelle
19,266 births

Top Unisex Names of 1979

Jamie
3,240 boys 12,156 girls
Shannon
1,639 boys 10,370 girls
Dana
627 boys 4,948 girls
Courtney
802 boys 4,323 girls
Casey
3,082 boys 1,957 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1979

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Mindy
#170 → #81 (+89)
G Bonnie
#227 → #171 (+56)
B Jordan
#219 → #168 (+51)

New to the Top 200 in 1979

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Jordan #168 Brianne #168 Shauna #189 Marissa #194 Alejandro #197
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