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1979 

# Top Baby Names of 1979 

 The most popular baby names in the United States 

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## Girl Names

Top 15 in 1979

[  1  Jennifer  56,716 ](/jennifer)[  2  Melissa  34,050 ](/melissa)[  3  Amanda  31,925 ](/amanda)[  4  Jessica  27,782 ](/jessica)[  5  Amy  21,609 ](/amy)[  6  Sarah  21,017 ](/sarah)[  7  Heather  20,834 ](/heather)[  8  Angela  20,257 ](/angela)[  9  Nicole  19,509 ](/nicole)[  10  Michelle  19,266 ](/michelle)[  11  Elizabeth  18,075 ](/elizabeth)[  12  Kimberly  17,637 ](/kimberly)[  13  Lisa  17,285 ](/lisa)[  14  Christina  16,453 ](/christina)[  15  Stephanie  16,204 ](/stephanie) 

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## Boy Names

Top 15 in 1979

[  1  Michael  67,718 ](/michael)[  2  Christopher  50,667 ](/christopher)[  3  Jason  50,371 ](/jason)[  4  David  42,062 ](/david)[  5  James  39,351 ](/james)[  6  Matthew  35,625 ](/matthew)[  7  John  35,412 ](/john)[  8  Robert  34,018 ](/robert)[  9  Joshua  31,125 ](/joshua)[  10  Brian  28,664 ](/brian)[  11  Joseph  28,653 ](/joseph)[  12  Daniel  28,521 ](/daniel)[  13  William  24,680 ](/william)[  14  Ryan  23,211 ](/ryan)[  15  Nicholas  21,343 ](/nicholas) 

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## About 1979 Baby Name Rankings 

 These rankings show the most popular baby names in the United States for 1979, based on Social Security Administration data. The list includes all babies born in the U.S. whose names were registered with the SSA. 

Names are ranked by the number of babies given each name during the year. Click on any name to see its complete history, including popularity trends over 147 years and regional data across all 50 states. 

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