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Top baby names in California, 1979

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jennifer5,461
2Melissa3,006
3Jessica2,543
4Michelle2,428
5Nicole2,212
6Sarah2,118
7Maria2,030
8Christina2,008
9Elizabeth1,927
10Lisa1,750
11Heather1,614
12Amanda1,611
13Angela1,500
14Stephanie1,392
15Kimberly1,378
16Amy1,373
17Amber1,361
18Monica1,236
19Rebecca1,232
20Laura1,218
21Veronica1,210
22Kelly1,148
23Andrea1,139
24Jamie1,076
25Erin1,028
26Crystal996
27Shannon991
28Sara950
29Rachel933
30Erica919
31Christine913
32Julie889
33Patricia888
34Vanessa867
35Tiffany833
36April832
37Danielle831
38Sandra815
39Mary806
40Cynthia799
41Alicia794
42Megan745
43Katherine659
44Emily657
45Nancy641
46Diana632
47Erika629
48Natalie614
49Wendy585
50Anna525

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael6,587
2David4,876
3Christopher4,716
4Jason4,065
5Daniel3,554
6Robert3,458
7John3,019
8Matthew3,009
9James2,978
10Ryan2,899
11Joshua2,895
12Jose2,681
13Brian2,662
14Joseph2,618
15Eric2,080
15Nicholas2,080
17Anthony2,074
18Richard2,059
19Steven1,838
20William1,699
21Kevin1,689
22Jeffrey1,630
23Juan1,602
24Justin1,578
25Andrew1,552
26Adam1,444
27Jeremy1,433
28Aaron1,417
29Timothy1,409
30Scott1,325
31Jonathan1,293
32Mark1,279
33Paul1,271
34Thomas1,237
35Brandon1,150
36Benjamin1,120
37Carlos1,102
38Charles1,008
39Sean949
40Jesus945
41Nathan936
42Jesse879
43Jorge857
44Patrick854
45Gregory826
46Kenneth824
47Edward814
48Gabriel813
49Stephen802
50Luis797