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Names That Defined the 1980s
Top Boy Names
1
663,824 Michael in top 10 for 10/10 years
2
554,886 Christopher in top 10 for 10/10 years
3
458,953 Matthew in top 10 for 10/10 years
4
396,530 Joshua in top 10 for 10/10 years
5
383,702 David in top 10 for 10/10 years
6
356,498 James in top 10 for 10/10 years
7
321,672 Robert in top 10 for 10/10 years
8
315,664 Daniel in top 10 for 9/10 years
9
232,332 John in top 10 for 7/10 years
10
165,846 Jason in top 10 for 4/10 years
Top Girl Names
1
469,518 Jessica in top 10 for 10/10 years
2
440,916 Jennifer in top 10 for 10/10 years
3
369,728 Amanda in top 10 for 10/10 years
4
321,161 Ashley in top 10 for 7/10 years
5
272,647 Sarah in top 10 for 10/10 years
6
200,334 Stephanie in top 10 for 9/10 years
7
198,977 Elizabeth in top 10 for 10/10 years
8
191,464 Nicole in top 10 for 9/10 years
9
140,078 Heather in top 10 for 7/10 years
10
130,876 Melissa in top 10 for 5/10 years
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Browse Each Year in the 1980s
1980
3,444,506 births
Michael Jennifer
1981
3,459,375 births
Michael Jennifer
1982
3,507,962 births
Michael Jennifer
1983
3,463,339 births
Michael Jennifer
1984
3,488,755 births
Michael Jennifer
1985
3,569,110 births
Michael Jessica
1986
3,557,078 births
Michael Jessica
1987
3,605,614 births
Michael Jessica
1988
3,695,043 births
Michael Jessica
1989
3,844,447 births
Michael Jessica
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Cultural Snapshot of the 1980s
1980
President: Jimmy Carter / Ronald Reagan (elected Nov)
#1 Song: Call Me - Blondie
#1 Movie: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Avg. Home: $47,200
Tech: Pac-Man released; CNN launches; first commercial cell phone networks in testing
Generation: Generation X / Millennial cusp
Key Events:
US boycotts Moscow OlympicsMount St. Helens eruptsJohn Lennon assassinatedCNN launches as first 24-hour news networkPac-Man released
1985
President: Ronald Reagan
#1 Song: We Are the World - USA for Africa
#1 Movie: Back to the Future
Avg. Home: $75,500
Tech: Nintendo NES launches in America; first .com domain registered; Windows 1.0 released
Generation: Millennial (born 1981-1996)
Key Events:
Live Aid concerts raise millions for famine reliefNintendo Entertainment System (NES) launches in USTitanic wreck discoveredMikhail Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader
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