NameTides

The names of 1980

The ten most popular names given in 1980, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Jennifer 58,374
  2. Amanda 35,811
  3. Jessica 33,924
  4. Melissa 31,629
  5. Sarah 25,757
  6. Heather 19,973
  7. Nicole 19,917
  8. Amy 19,833
  9. Elizabeth 19,529
  10. Michelle 19,119

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US: boys

  1. Michael 68,683
  2. Christopher 49,079
  3. Jason 48,164
  4. David 41,891
  5. James 39,312
  6. Matthew 37,834
  7. Joshua 36,052
  8. John 35,274
  9. Robert 34,266
  10. Joseph 30,185

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Scotland: girls

  1. Laura 1,023
  2. Claire 852
  3. Lisa 741
  4. Nicola 737
  5. Louise 707
  6. Karen 653
  7. Fiona 615
  8. Jennifer 612
  9. Michelle 609
  10. Emma 548

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Scotland: boys

  1. David 1,988
  2. John 1,478
  3. Andrew 1,293
  4. James 1,194
  5. Christopher 1,071
  6. Paul 1,045
  7. Steven 954
  8. Kevin 825
  9. Robert 813
  10. Scott 813

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NSW: girls

  1. Rebecca 1,002
  2. Amanda 722
  3. Michelle 653
  4. Sarah 647
  5. Melissa 628
  6. Nicole 627
  7. Lisa 572
  8. Kristy 526
  9. Kelly 510
  10. Kylie 510

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NSW: boys

  1. Michael 1,383
  2. Daniel 1,282
  3. David 1,189
  4. Andrew 1,137
  5. Matthew 1,137
  6. Benjamin 985
  7. Adam 957
  8. Christopher 918
  9. Luke 786
  10. Mark 779

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Ireland: girls

  1. Mary 964
  2. Sarah 653
  3. Michelle 649
  4. Catherine 633
  5. Louise 598
  6. Lisa 586
  7. Caroline 573
  8. Sinead 561
  9. Jennifer 553
  10. Karen 549

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Ireland: boys

  1. John 2,510
  2. David 1,740
  3. Michael 1,426
  4. Paul 1,262
  5. Patrick 1,218
  6. James 1,087
  7. Brian 944
  8. Thomas 844
  9. Alan 815
  10. Mark 814

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Canadian provinces in 1980

US states in 1980