The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1979
11,972 different girls’ names were recorded in 1979, covering 1,605,268 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 56,712 |
| 2 | Melissa | 34,050 |
| 3 | Amanda | 31,924 |
| 4 | Jessica | 27,780 |
| 5 | Amy | 21,609 |
| 6 | Sarah | 21,015 |
| 7 | Heather | 20,834 |
| 8 | Angela | 20,256 |
| 9 | Nicole | 19,510 |
| 10 | Michelle | 19,266 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 18,073 |
| 12 | Kimberly | 17,635 |
| 13 | Lisa | 17,286 |
| 14 | Christina | 16,454 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 16,204 |
| 16 | Kelly | 15,296 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 14,548 |
| 18 | Crystal | 13,467 |
| 19 | Jamie | 12,156 |
| 20 | Laura | 11,880 |
| 21 | Erin | 11,259 |
| 22 | Amber | 11,079 |
| 23 | April | 10,902 |
| 24 | Mary | 10,555 |
| 25 | Shannon | 10,370 |
| 26 | Andrea | 10,336 |
| 27 | Rachel | 10,230 |
| 28 | Tiffany | 9,611 |
| 29 | Julie | 9,254 |
| 30 | Sara | 8,654 |
| 31 | Megan | 8,293 |
| 32 | Erica | 8,178 |
| 33 | Danielle | 7,981 |
| 34 | Emily | 7,971 |
| 35 | Christine | 7,689 |
| 36 | Katherine | 7,464 |
| 37 | Maria | 7,339 |
| 38 | Tara | 6,806 |
| 39 | Brandy | 6,775 |
| 40 | Monica | 6,585 |
| 41 | Carrie | 6,354 |
| 42 | Misty | 5,785 |
| 43 | Stacy | 5,708 |
| 44 | Patricia | 5,650 |
| 45 | Lauren | 5,625 |
| 46 | Karen | 5,599 |
| 47 | Alicia | 5,547 |
| 48 | Holly | 5,488 |
| 49 | Tracy | 5,389 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 5,312 |
| 51 | Susan | 5,196 |
| 52 | Jill | 5,192 |
| 53 | Melanie | 5,021 |
| 54 | Dana | 4,948 |
| 55 | Cynthia | 4,931 |
| 56 | Kristy | 4,880 |
| 57 | Dawn | 4,725 |
| 58 | Tina | 4,677 |
| 59 | Anna | 4,670 |
| 60 | Stacey | 4,613 |
| 61 | Brandi | 4,609 |
| 62 | Kristen | 4,568 |
| 63 | Katie | 4,512 |
| 64 | Wendy | 4,500 |
| 65 | Leslie | 4,497 |
| 66 | Samantha | 4,461 |
| 67 | Ashley | 4,448 |
| 68 | Natalie | 4,445 |
| 69 | Lori | 4,432 |
| 70 | Allison | 4,406 |
| 71 | Courtney | 4,321 |
| 72 | Christy | 4,286 |
| 73 | Kristin | 4,264 |
| 74 | Kristina | 4,130 |
| 75 | Vanessa | 4,102 |
| 76 | Veronica | 4,062 |
| 77 | Sandra | 3,995 |
| 78 | Catherine | 3,878 |
| 79 | Tammy | 3,758 |
| 80 | Jacqueline | 3,740 |
| 81 | Mindy | 3,712 |
| 82 | Melinda | 3,705 |
| 83 | Heidi | 3,670 |
| 84 | Kathleen | 3,641 |
| 85 | Brooke | 3,505 |
| 86 | Tonya | 3,495 |
| 87 | Teresa | 3,481 |
| 88 | Lindsay | 3,466 |
| 89 | Valerie | 3,407 |
| 90 | Pamela | 3,365 |
| 91 | Erika | 3,316 |
| 92 | Denise | 3,267 |
| 93 | Tanya | 3,225 |
| 94 | Cheryl | 3,210 |
| 95 | Robin | 3,209 |
| 96 | Gina | 3,116 |
| 97 | Jaime | 3,086 |
| 98 | Leah | 3,075 |
| 99 | Katrina | 2,998 |
| 100 | Theresa | 2,995 |
| 101 | Renee | 2,979 |
| 102 | Alison | 2,938 |
| 103 | Nichole | 2,908 |
| 104 | Tamara | 2,885 |
| 105 | Michele | 2,881 |
| 106 | Sabrina | 2,870 |
| 107 | Nancy | 2,864 |
| 108 | Margaret | 2,832 |
| 109 | Kristi | 2,800 |
| 110 | Natasha | 2,796 |
| 111 | Diana | 2,781 |
| 112 | Brenda | 2,769 |
| 113 | Lindsey | 2,758 |
| 114 | Linda | 2,739 |
| 115 | Anne | 2,734 |
| 116 | Mandy | 2,720 |
| 117 | Sharon | 2,689 |
| 118 | Beth | 2,688 |
| 119 | Victoria | 2,674 |
| 120 | Jenny | 2,627 |
| 121 | Meghan | 2,571 |
| 122 | Julia | 2,568 |
| 123 | Barbara | 2,493 |
| 124 | Jaclyn | 2,303 |
| 125 | Kara | 2,300 |
| 126 | Ann | 2,266 |
| 127 | Suzanne | 2,245 |
| 128 | Candice | 2,227 |
| 129 | Kelli | 2,218 |
| 130 | Krista | 2,212 |
| 131 | Donna | 2,198 |
| 132 | Deborah | 2,180 |
| 133 | Colleen | 2,135 |
| 134 | Regina | 2,119 |
| 135 | Bethany | 2,094 |
| 136 | Cindy | 2,087 |
| 137 | Kendra | 2,069 |
| 138 | Carolyn | 2,053 |
| 139 | Molly | 2,022 |
| 140 | Jodi | 1,977 |
| 141 | Monique | 1,975 |
| 142 | Carla | 1,969 |
| 143 | Meredith | 1,962 |
| 144 | Casey | 1,957 |
| 145 | Deanna | 1,950 |
| 146 | Cassandra | 1,945 |
| 147 | Yolanda | 1,934 |
| 148 | Latoya | 1,880 |
| 149 | Marie | 1,877 |
| 150 | Summer | 1,861 |
| 151 | Rachael | 1,852 |
| 151 | Kari | 1,852 |
| 153 | Felicia | 1,851 |
| 154 | Joy | 1,821 |
| 155 | Tabitha | 1,818 |
| 156 | Aimee | 1,814 |
| 157 | Shanna | 1,793 |
| 158 | Adrienne | 1,780 |
| 159 | Trisha | 1,777 |
| 160 | Janet | 1,748 |
| 161 | Bridget | 1,736 |
| 162 | Alisha | 1,721 |
| 163 | Rhonda | 1,716 |
| 164 | Angel | 1,697 |
| 165 | Paula | 1,694 |
| 166 | Debra | 1,688 |
| 166 | Latasha | 1,688 |
| 168 | Brianne | 1,663 |
| 169 | Virginia | 1,657 |
| 170 | Desiree | 1,634 |
| 171 | Bonnie | 1,627 |
| 172 | Carmen | 1,609 |
| 173 | Candace | 1,594 |
| 174 | Miranda | 1,593 |
| 175 | Sherry | 1,591 |
| 176 | Laurie | 1,581 |
| 177 | Shawna | 1,548 |
| 178 | Rebekah | 1,519 |
| 179 | Jillian | 1,506 |
| 180 | Autumn | 1,498 |
| 181 | Christie | 1,458 |
| 182 | Shelly | 1,456 |
| 183 | Kristine | 1,455 |
| 184 | Martha | 1,443 |
| 184 | Ebony | 1,443 |
| 186 | Janelle | 1,416 |
| 187 | Tamika | 1,412 |
| 188 | Kristie | 1,406 |
| 189 | Shauna | 1,403 |
| 190 | Tasha | 1,401 |
| 191 | Robyn | 1,399 |
| 192 | Toni | 1,396 |
| 193 | Joanna | 1,388 |
| 194 | Marissa | 1,386 |
| 195 | Sheila | 1,368 |
| 196 | Angie | 1,366 |
| 197 | Melody | 1,365 |
| 198 | Caroline | 1,354 |
| 199 | Diane | 1,330 |
| 200 | Stacie | 1,326 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1979 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.