Top 100 baby boy names in the USA during year 1979

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11Michael67,734
22Christopher50,676
33Jason50,398
44David42,076
55James39,370
66Matthew35,658
77John35,436
88Robert34,025
99Joshua31,132
1010Brian28,669
1111Joseph28,669
1212Daniel28,522
1313William24,698
1414Ryan23,217
1515Nicholas21,341
1616Jeremy21,012
1717Eric20,272
1818Timothy19,081
1919Kevin18,739
2020Andrew18,633
2121Anthony17,529
2222Justin17,404
2323Adam17,068
2424Jeffrey16,875
2525Richard16,720
2626Thomas16,475
2727Steven16,329
2828Charles14,831
2929Scott14,466
3030Mark14,393
3131Jonathan14,331
3232Aaron13,075
3333Benjamin12,515
3434Paul11,646
3535Brandon11,311
3636Travis11,052
3737Nathan10,745
3838Chad10,158
3939Patrick9,986
4040Stephen9,902
4141Kenneth9,244
4242Gregory9,115
4343Shawn7,915
4444Jose7,840
4545Jacob7,547
4646Bryan7,451
4747Bradley6,930
4848Edward6,879
4949Sean6,861
5050Jesse6,684
5151Donald6,513
5252Keith6,192
5353Peter6,076
5454Ronald5,701
5555Samuel5,683
5656Kyle5,452
5757George5,256
5858Douglas5,171
5959Gary5,039
6060Todd4,987
6161Juan4,941
6262Dustin4,898
6363Corey4,738
6464Shaun4,736
6565Jared4,668
6666Erik4,638
6767Shane4,481
6868Phillip4,425
6969Larry4,393
7070Raymond4,340
7171Joel4,212
7272Derek4,203
7373Carlos4,163
7474Zachary4,157
7575Dennis4,082
7676Marcus4,048
7777Craig4,027
7878Frank3,930
7979Antonio3,801
8080Derrick3,728
8181Jeremiah3,719
8282Cory3,591
8383Philip3,465
8484Brent3,462
8585Jerry3,443
8686Randy3,416
8787Jeffery3,356
8888Jamie3,239
8989Gabriel3,235
9090Wesley3,233
9191Curtis3,205
9292Russell3,132
9393Casey3,086
9494Alexander3,060
9595Nathaniel3,041
9696Terry3,038
9797Brett3,001
9898Billy2,999
9999Troy2,962
100100Carl2,900

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby names data. Coverage: Names with at least 5 births in a year.

Scroll to Top