Birth year roster
Top names in 1979
The names most likely to appear on 1979 birth certificates, ranked by SSA records.
Girls
- #1Jennifer56,712
- #2Melissa34,050
- #3Amanda31,924
- #4Jessica27,780
- #5Amy21,609
- #6Sarah21,015
- #7Heather20,834
- #8Angela20,256
- #9Nicole19,510
- #10Michelle19,266
- #11Elizabeth18,073
- #12Kimberly17,635
- #13Lisa17,286
- #14Christina16,454
- #15Stephanie16,204
- #16Kelly15,296
- #17Rebecca14,548
- #18Crystal13,467
- #19Jamie12,156
- #20Laura11,880
- #21Erin11,259
- #22Amber11,079
- #23April10,902
- #24Mary10,555
- #25Shannon10,370
Boys
- #1Michael67,713
- #2Christopher50,659
- #3Jason50,369
- #4David42,053
- #5James39,351
- #6Matthew35,621
- #7John35,410
- #8Robert34,015
- #9Joshua31,120
- #10Brian28,659
- #11Joseph28,654
- #12Daniel28,521
- #13William24,676
- #14Ryan23,212
- #15Nicholas21,344
- #16Jeremy21,005
- #17Eric20,268
- #18Timothy19,077
- #19Kevin18,733
- #20Andrew18,618
- #21Anthony17,513
- #22Justin17,390
- #23Adam17,046
- #24Jeffrey16,865
- #25Richard16,713