Decade dossier
1980s baby names
The names that defined the 1980s: Michael and Jessica led the decade, but the full roster tells a richer story.
A 1980s classroom probably included Jessica, Jennifer, Michael, Christopher. Some became durable classics; others now read like timestamps.
Girls
- #1Jessica469,510
- #2Jennifer440,914
- #3Amanda369,727
- #4Ashley352,185
- #5Sarah272,637
- #6Stephanie218,173
- #7Melissa217,922
- #8Nicole210,494
- #9Elizabeth198,972
- #10Heather191,852
- #11Tiffany158,625
- #12Michelle154,027
- #13Amber153,951
- #14Megan153,500
- #15Amy150,662
- #16Rachel146,675
- #17Kimberly146,452
- #18Christina146,008
- #19Lauren145,161
- #20Crystal141,007
- #21Brittany140,854
- #22Rebecca136,248
- #23Laura134,608
- #24Danielle134,379
- #25Emily131,764
Boys
- #1Michael663,807
- #2Christopher554,863
- #3Matthew458,951
- #4Joshua396,524
- #5David383,687
- #6James356,491
- #7Daniel345,537
- #8Robert321,655
- #9John321,150
- #10Joseph299,411
- #11Jason292,120
- #12Justin289,825
- #13Andrew285,074
- #14Ryan278,938
- #15William248,277
- #16Brian233,993
- #17Brandon232,206
- #18Jonathan229,953
- #19Nicholas223,308
- #20Anthony211,861
- #21Eric204,230
- #22Adam195,086
- #23Kevin188,670
- #24Thomas177,817
- #25Steven177,454