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Baby Names from 1984

3,488,755 registered births | 1,804,932 boys | 1,683,823 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1984

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
67,741 births
2 Christopher
60,019 births
3 Matthew
49,769 births
4 Joshua
40,266 births
5 David
38,492 births
6 Daniel
36,533 births
7 James
35,856 births
8 John
32,611 births
9 Robert
31,772 births
10 Joseph
30,511 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Jennifer
50,563 births
2 Jessica
45,858 births
3 Ashley
38,774 births
4 Amanda
33,913 births
5 Sarah
25,889 births
6 Stephanie
23,025 births
7 Nicole
22,271 births
8 Melissa
21,897 births
9 Heather
21,489 births
10 Elizabeth
20,361 births

Top Unisex Names of 1984

Jamie
1,765 boys 9,762 girls
Courtney
773 boys 7,150 girls
Casey
3,511 boys 2,582 girls
Jordan
4,540 boys 594 girls
Dana
489 boys 3,939 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1984

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

Biggest Risers

G Jenna
#215 → #54 (+161)
G Shana
#323 → #174 (+149)
G Mallory
#334 → #186 (+148)
G Brittney
#258 → #176 (+82)
G Alexandra
#163 → #96 (+67)
G Joanna
#139 → #88 (+51)

Biggest Fallers

G Marquita
#112 → #195 (-83)

New to the Top 200 in 1984

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

Meagan #165 Brittney #176 Kelsey #177 Taylor #180 Alyssa #180 Mallory #186 Sergio #192 Dominic #195 Brianna #197
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