NameTides

The names of 1984

The ten most popular names given in 1984, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Jennifer 50,564
  2. Jessica 45,857
  3. Ashley 38,773
  4. Amanda 33,915
  5. Sarah 25,887
  6. Stephanie 23,025
  7. Nicole 22,270
  8. Melissa 21,896
  9. Heather 21,489
  10. Elizabeth 20,360

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US: boys

  1. Michael 67,735
  2. Christopher 60,021
  3. Matthew 49,767
  4. Joshua 40,266
  5. David 38,492
  6. Daniel 36,531
  7. James 35,859
  8. John 32,610
  9. Robert 31,768
  10. Joseph 30,513

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Scotland: girls

  1. Laura 1,185
  2. Claire 917
  3. Jennifer 850
  4. Nicola 730
  5. Lisa 727
  6. Sarah 693
  7. Louise 623
  8. Michelle 594
  9. Emma 528
  10. Gemma 508

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Scotland: boys

  1. David 1,785
  2. Christopher 1,369
  3. Andrew 1,187
  4. John 1,153
  5. James 1,090
  6. Craig 956
  7. Steven 949
  8. Paul 898
  9. Michael 840
  10. Mark 817

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NSW: girls

  1. Jessica 1,002
  2. Sarah 948
  3. Rebecca 944
  4. Melissa 667
  5. Lauren 647
  6. Amanda 613
  7. Nicole 542
  8. Amy 541
  9. Lisa 539
  10. Michelle 468

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NSW: boys

  1. Matthew 1,415
  2. Daniel 1,354
  3. Michael 1,331
  4. Christopher 1,314
  5. David 1,060
  6. Andrew 1,043
  7. Benjamin 953
  8. Adam 948
  9. Luke 869
  10. James 868

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Ireland: girls

  1. Sarah 830
  2. Mary 669
  3. Lisa 666
  4. Laura 665
  5. Jennifer 661
  6. Michelle 608
  7. Catherine 498
  8. Emma 493
  9. Karen 461
  10. Claire 455

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Ireland: boys

  1. John 1,608
  2. David 1,556
  3. Michael 1,214
  4. Patrick 1,074
  5. Stephen 1,024
  6. James 955
  7. Paul 912
  8. Mark 858
  9. Thomas 730
  10. Brian 728

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Canadian provinces in 1984

US states in 1984