TheNameDBMost Popular Baby Names of the 1980s
Based on Social Security Administration birth data from 1880 to 2023.
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Top 20 Names of the 1980s
| # | Name | Gender | Total Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | M | 663,824 |
| 2 | Christopher | M | 554,886 |
| 3 | Jessica | F | 469,518 |
| 4 | Matthew | M | 458,953 |
| 5 | Jennifer | F | 440,916 |
| 6 | Joshua | M | 396,530 |
| 7 | David | M | 383,702 |
| 8 | Amanda | F | 369,728 |
| 9 | James | M | 356,498 |
| 10 | Ashley | F | 352,185 |
| 11 | Daniel | M | 345,559 |
| 12 | Robert | M | 321,672 |
| 13 | John | M | 321,161 |
| 14 | Joseph | M | 299,416 |
| 15 | Jason | M | 292,130 |
| 16 | Justin | M | 289,826 |
| 17 | Andrew | M | 285,094 |
| 18 | Ryan | M | 278,954 |
| 19 | Sarah | F | 272,647 |
| 20 | William | M | 248,286 |
| 21 | Brian | M | 233,997 |
| 22 | Brandon | M | 232,206 |
| 23 | Jonathan | M | 229,959 |
| 24 | Nicholas | M | 223,320 |
| 25 | Stephanie | F | 218,175 |
| 26 | Melissa | F | 217,929 |
| 27 | Anthony | M | 211,870 |
| 28 | Nicole | F | 210,498 |
| 29 | Eric | M | 204,246 |
| 30 | Elizabeth | F | 198,977 |
| 31 | Adam | M | 195,084 |
| 32 | Heather | F | 191,854 |
| 33 | Kevin | M | 188,685 |
| 34 | Thomas | M | 177,817 |
| 35 | Steven | M | 177,470 |
| 36 | Timothy | M | 172,834 |
| 37 | Tiffany | F | 158,625 |
| 38 | Richard | M | 154,750 |
| 39 | Michelle | F | 154,032 |
| 40 | Amber | F | 153,951 |
| 41 | Megan | F | 153,502 |
| 42 | Jeremy | M | 153,414 |
| 43 | Amy | F | 150,662 |
| 44 | Rachel | F | 146,678 |
| 45 | Kimberly | F | 146,453 |
| 46 | Christina | F | 146,011 |
| 47 | Lauren | F | 145,162 |
| 48 | Jeffrey | M | 144,798 |
| 49 | Kyle | M | 141,950 |
| 50 | Benjamin | M | 141,385 |
| 51 | Crystal | F | 141,009 |
| 52 | Brittany | F | 140,855 |
| 53 | Aaron | M | 138,366 |
| 54 | Rebecca | F | 136,243 |
| 55 | Laura | F | 134,611 |
| 56 | Danielle | F | 134,380 |
| 57 | Charles | M | 131,905 |
| 58 | Emily | F | 131,770 |
| 59 | Mark | M | 129,460 |
| 60 | Jacob | M | 124,263 |
| 61 | Samantha | F | 121,126 |
| 62 | Angela | F | 116,594 |
| 63 | Erin | F | 115,811 |
| 64 | Stephen | M | 113,635 |
| 65 | Patrick | M | 111,417 |
| 66 | Kelly | F | 109,540 |
| 67 | Scott | M | 108,149 |
| 68 | Nathan | M | 105,994 |
| 69 | Sara | F | 104,681 |
| 70 | Paul | M | 104,397 |
| 71 | Sean | M | 103,875 |
| 72 | Travis | M | 102,929 |
| 73 | Lisa | F | 102,617 |
| 74 | Zachary | M | 101,830 |
| 75 | Katherine | F | 99,176 |
| 76 | Andrea | F | 98,264 |
| 77 | Dustin | M | 97,315 |
| 78 | Jamie | F | 96,558 |
| 79 | Mary | F | 95,862 |
| 80 | Gregory | M | 93,668 |
| 81 | Erica | F | 93,161 |
| 82 | Kenneth | M | 89,118 |
| 83 | Jose | M | 86,645 |
| 84 | Tyler | M | 86,447 |
| 85 | Jesse | M | 85,915 |
| 86 | Courtney | F | 84,310 |
| 87 | Kristen | F | 83,226 |
| 88 | Alexander | M | 82,013 |
| 89 | Bryan | M | 80,504 |
| 90 | Shannon | F | 78,421 |
| 91 | April | F | 75,948 |
| 92 | Samuel | M | 73,460 |
| 93 | Derek | M | 72,927 |
| 94 | Katie | F | 72,880 |
| 95 | Lindsey | F | 71,941 |
| 96 | Kristin | F | 70,558 |
| 97 | Bradley | M | 69,354 |
| 98 | Chad | M | 69,054 |
| 99 | Lindsay | F | 68,492 |
| 100 | Christine | F | 68,015 |