Birth year roster

Top names in 1984

The 100 most common names on 1984 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Jennifer and Michael led the 1984 baby-name charts, the top names among millennial births. Jennifer was the #1 girls’ name for 15 years in all (1970–1984); Michael was the #1 boys’ name for 44 years in all (between 1954 and 1998). Of the 200 names below, 130 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

Explore the 1980s decade

Girls

#1Jennifer Endangered50,564
#2Jessica Endangered45,857
#3Ashley Endangered38,773
#4Amanda Endangered33,915
#5Sarah Endangered25,887
#6Stephanie Endangered23,025
#7Nicole Endangered22,270
#8Melissa Endangered21,896
#9Heather Endangered21,489
#10Elizabeth Stable20,360
#11Megan Endangered16,984
#12Crystal Endangered16,560
#13Amy Endangered15,988
#14Tiffany Endangered15,861
#15Rachel Endangered15,839
#16Danielle Endangered15,670
#17Michelle Endangered15,499
#18Amber Endangered15,369
#19Laura Endangered14,818
#20Christina Endangered14,705
#21Lauren Endangered14,475
#22Kimberly Endangered14,445
#23Rebecca Endangered13,348
#24Emily Declining12,786
#25Erin Endangered12,622
#26Angela Endangered11,291
#27Kelly Endangered11,216
#28Andrea Declining10,350
#29Lisa Endangered10,238
#30Katherine Declining10,157
#31Jamie Endangered9,761
#32Sara Stable9,314
#33Mary Endangered9,293
#34Erica Endangered9,278
#35Lindsey Endangered9,005
#36Lindsay Endangered8,510
#37Shannon Endangered8,476
#38Kristen Endangered8,385
#39Samantha Endangered8,038
#40Alicia Endangered7,820
#41Brittany Endangered7,665
#42April Endangered7,566
#43Christine Endangered7,299
#44Katie Endangered7,175
#45Vanessa Declining7,156
#46Courtney Endangered7,150
#47Kristin Endangered7,007
#48Kathryn Endangered6,538
#49Tara Endangered6,284
#50Maria Stable6,136
#51Allison Declining6,041
#52Julie Endangered5,942
#53Holly Stable5,928
#54Jenna Endangered5,882
#55Natalie Declining5,555
#56Jacqueline Endangered5,549
#57Anna Declining5,306
#58Monica Endangered5,131
#59Victoria Declining5,076
#60Latoya Endangered5,051
#61Brandi Endangered4,848
#62Cynthia Endangered4,622
#63Cassandra Endangered4,583
#64Brandy Endangered4,580
#65Meghan Endangered4,505
#66Patricia Endangered4,476
#67Stacy Endangered4,447
#68Kristina Endangered4,328
#69Catherine Endangered4,240
#70Veronica Stable4,013
#71Kathleen Endangered3,985
#72Diana Stable3,965
#73Dana Endangered3,939
#74Krystal Endangered3,933
#75Leslie Endangered3,817
#76Valerie Stable3,722
#77Natasha Endangered3,709
#78Carrie Endangered3,691
#79Stacey Endangered3,649
#80Sheena Endangered3,597
#81Erika Endangered3,542
#82Karen Endangered3,536
#83Leah Stable3,535
#84Chelsea Endangered3,530
#85Melanie Declining3,516
#86Candice Endangered3,393
#87Julia Stable3,359
#88Joanna Declining3,332
#89Alexis Endangered3,292
#90Susan Endangered3,116
#91Tracy Endangered3,051
#92Margaret Endangered3,033
#93Bethany Declining2,980
#94Sandra Endangered2,881
#95Kara Endangered2,855
#96Alexandra Declining2,814
#97Nichole Endangered2,806
#98Misty Endangered2,792
#99Brooke Declining2,749
#100Kayla Endangered2,681

Boys

#1Michael Past peak67,735
#2Christopher Endangered60,021
#3Matthew Declining49,767
#4Joshua Declining40,266
#5David Past peak38,492
#6Daniel Declining36,531
#7James Stable35,859
#8John Past peak32,610
#9Robert Endangered31,768
#10Joseph Declining30,513
#11Jason Endangered29,953
#12Ryan Declining28,724
#13Justin Endangered26,769
#14Andrew Declining25,916
#15Brandon Endangered25,673
#16William Declining24,900
#17Brian Endangered24,720
#18Adam Declining23,939
#19Jonathan Declining23,345
#20Nicholas Declining21,017
#21Anthony Declining20,956
#22Eric Endangered20,955
#23Steven Endangered18,217
#24Kevin Endangered17,858
#25Thomas Stable17,596
#26Timothy Endangered16,987
#27Richard Endangered15,607
#28Jeffrey Endangered14,758
#29Aaron Declining13,401
#30Benjamin Declining13,266
#31Jeremy Endangered13,250
#32Mark Endangered13,214
#33Charles Stable12,942
#34Kyle Endangered12,546
#35Stephen Endangered12,096
#36Patrick Declining11,524
#37Jacob Declining11,358
#38Nathan Declining10,614
#39Scott Endangered10,574
#40Paul Endangered10,460
#41Dustin Endangered10,403
#42Travis Endangered10,241
#43Sean Endangered10,024
#44Gregory Endangered9,688
#45Zachary Endangered9,065
#46Kenneth Endangered8,790
#47Tyler Endangered8,705
#48Bryan Declining8,270
#49Jose Stable8,013
#50Jesse Stable7,606
#51Chad Endangered7,062
#52Derek Stable6,972
#53Bradley Declining6,567
#54Alexander Declining6,492
#55Samuel Stable6,362
#56Shawn Endangered6,049
#57Marcus Declining5,996
#58Edward Endangered5,914
#59Jared Stable5,685
#60Peter Stable5,633
#61Keith Endangered5,327
#62Cody Endangered5,209
#63Donald Endangered5,062
#64Juan Stable4,644
#65Jordan Declining4,540
#66Joel Declining4,524
#67Ronald Endangered4,507
#68George Stable4,265
#69Corey Endangered4,243
#70Phillip Endangered4,234
#71Douglas Endangered4,142
#72Brett Endangered4,096
#73Raymond Endangered3,971
#74Carlos Stable3,964
#75Craig Endangered3,959
#76Gary Endangered3,951
#77Antonio Stable3,880
#78Ian Stable3,796
#79Derrick Endangered3,661
#80Nathaniel Declining3,600
#81Philip Endangered3,519
#82Casey Rising3,511
#83Cory Endangered3,505
#84Erik Declining3,422
#85Shane Endangered3,335
#86Frank Endangered3,330
#87Gabriel Stable3,325
#88Luis Stable3,261
#89Brent Endangered3,186
#90Victor Declining3,178
#91Larry Endangered3,105
#92Todd Endangered3,104
#93Alex Declining3,026
#94Jeffery Endangered3,025
#95Vincent Stable2,972
#96Curtis Endangered2,959
#97Dennis Endangered2,953
#98Evan Declining2,937
#99Seth Endangered2,911
#100Randy Endangered2,909