NameTides

The names of 1979

The ten most popular names given in 1979, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  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

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US: boys

  1. Michael 67,713
  2. Christopher 50,659
  3. Jason 50,369
  4. David 42,053
  5. James 39,351
  6. Matthew 35,621
  7. John 35,410
  8. Robert 34,015
  9. Joshua 31,120
  10. Brian 28,659

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Scotland: girls

  1. Laura 909
  2. Claire 825
  3. Nicola 713
  4. Lisa 708
  5. Louise 693
  6. Michelle 633
  7. Fiona 622
  8. Karen 618
  9. Gillian 563
  10. Jennifer 562

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Scotland: boys

  1. David 2,024
  2. John 1,470
  3. Andrew 1,327
  4. Paul 1,149
  5. James 1,108
  6. Christopher 978
  7. Steven 937
  8. Scott 875
  9. Mark 825
  10. Robert 803

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NSW: girls

  1. Rebecca 887
  2. Melissa 701
  3. Sarah 658
  4. Michelle 646
  5. Amanda 585
  6. Kelly 576
  7. Lisa 571
  8. Nicole 569
  9. Kylie 525
  10. Belinda 519

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NSW: boys

  1. Michael 1,373
  2. Daniel 1,226
  3. Matthew 1,158
  4. David 1,146
  5. Andrew 1,112
  6. Benjamin 984
  7. Adam 885
  8. Christopher 842
  9. Mark 817
  10. Peter 755

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Ireland: girls

  1. Mary 944
  2. Michelle 650
  3. Caroline 647
  4. Catherine 618
  5. Sinead 594
  6. Lisa 536
  7. Sarah 506
  8. Deirdre 498
  9. Karen 494
  10. Jennifer 486

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Ireland: boys

  1. John 2,707
  2. David 1,695
  3. Paul 1,492
  4. Michael 1,332
  5. Patrick 1,227
  6. James 1,023
  7. Brian 895
  8. Mark 878
  9. Thomas 794
  10. Alan 735

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Canadian provinces in 1979

US states in 1979