Top Baby Names of 1979
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1979, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1979)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 67,718 |
| 2 | Christopher | 50,667 |
| 3 | Jason | 50,371 |
| 4 | David | 42,062 |
| 5 | James | 39,351 |
| 6 | Matthew | 35,625 |
| 7 | John | 35,412 |
| 8 | Robert | 34,018 |
| 9 | Joshua | 31,125 |
| 10 | Brian | 28,664 |
| 11 | Joseph | 28,653 |
| 12 | Daniel | 28,521 |
| 13 | William | 24,680 |
| 14 | Ryan | 23,211 |
| 15 | Nicholas | 21,343 |
| 16 | Jeremy | 21,007 |
| 17 | Eric | 20,269 |
| 18 | Timothy | 19,078 |
| 19 | Kevin | 18,734 |
| 20 | Andrew | 18,617 |
| 21 | Anthony | 17,517 |
| 22 | Justin | 17,392 |
| 23 | Adam | 17,050 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | 16,867 |
| 25 | Richard | 16,713 |
| 26 | Thomas | 16,456 |
| 27 | Steven | 16,335 |
| 28 | Charles | 14,807 |
| 29 | Scott | 14,441 |
| 30 | Mark | 14,393 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 14,333 |
| 32 | Aaron | 13,075 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 12,514 |
| 34 | Paul | 11,632 |
| 35 | Brandon | 11,302 |
| 36 | Travis | 11,037 |
| 37 | Nathan | 10,721 |
| 38 | Chad | 10,162 |
| 39 | Patrick | 9,980 |
| 40 | Stephen | 9,905 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 9,237 |
| 42 | Gregory | 9,108 |
| 43 | Shawn | 7,909 |
| 44 | Jose | 7,848 |
| 45 | Jacob | 7,546 |
| 46 | Bryan | 7,441 |
| 47 | Bradley | 6,926 |
| 48 | Edward | 6,875 |
| 49 | Sean | 6,853 |
| 50 | Jesse | 6,680 |
| 51 | Donald | 6,509 |
| 52 | Keith | 6,188 |
| 53 | Peter | 6,080 |
| 54 | Ronald | 5,693 |
| 55 | Samuel | 5,688 |
| 56 | Kyle | 5,450 |
| 57 | George | 5,262 |
| 58 | Douglas | 5,169 |
| 59 | Gary | 5,040 |
| 60 | Todd | 4,984 |
| 61 | Juan | 4,943 |
| 62 | Dustin | 4,899 |
| 63 | Corey | 4,737 |
| 64 | Shaun | 4,737 |
| 65 | Jared | 4,670 |
| 66 | Erik | 4,638 |
| 67 | Shane | 4,483 |
| 68 | Phillip | 4,422 |
| 69 | Larry | 4,393 |
| 70 | Raymond | 4,336 |
| 71 | Joel | 4,216 |
| 72 | Derek | 4,201 |
| 73 | Carlos | 4,165 |
| 74 | Zachary | 4,156 |
| 75 | Dennis | 4,081 |
| 76 | Marcus | 4,049 |
| 77 | Craig | 4,028 |
| 78 | Frank | 3,930 |
| 79 | Antonio | 3,802 |
| 80 | Derrick | 3,728 |
| 81 | Jeremiah | 3,720 |
| 82 | Cory | 3,587 |
| 83 | Philip | 3,460 |
| 84 | Brent | 3,457 |
| 85 | Jerry | 3,446 |
| 86 | Randy | 3,416 |
| 87 | Jeffery | 3,357 |
| 88 | Jamie | 3,240 |
| 89 | Wesley | 3,237 |
| 90 | Gabriel | 3,236 |
| 91 | Curtis | 3,201 |
| 92 | Russell | 3,132 |
| 93 | Casey | 3,082 |
| 94 | Alexander | 3,059 |
| 95 | Nathaniel | 3,040 |
| 96 | Terry | 3,040 |
| 97 | Billy | 2,998 |
| 98 | Brett | 2,997 |
| 99 | Troy | 2,962 |
| 100 | Carl | 2,898 |