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Top baby names in California, 1980

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jennifer5,612
2Melissa2,985
3Jessica2,928
4Sarah2,578
5Michelle2,431
6Maria2,246
7Nicole2,239
8Elizabeth2,213
9Christina2,090
10Amanda1,878
11Stephanie1,616
12Lisa1,614
13Heather1,583
14Amber1,492
15Kimberly1,464
16Tiffany1,402
17Veronica1,397
18Rebecca1,368
19Laura1,348
20Angela1,338
21Amy1,297
22Erin1,289
23Sara1,222
24Monica1,158
25Crystal1,094
26Andrea1,092
27Kelly1,062
28Jamie1,051
29Vanessa1,009
30Erica1,003
31Rachel997
32Danielle959
33Shannon923
34Sandra902
35Megan866
36Patricia853
37Christine850
38April846
39Mary833
40Julie827
41Cynthia787
42Alicia770
43Katherine742
44Emily719
45Nancy677
46Lauren649
47Kristin625
48Natalie618
49Erika611
50Monique594

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael6,905
2David5,084
3Christopher4,783
4Daniel4,148
5Jason4,104
6Robert3,478
7Matthew3,379
8Joshua3,138
9John3,023
10James3,022
11Ryan2,991
12Jose2,974
13Joseph2,825
14Brian2,726
15Justin2,398
16Eric2,314
17Richard2,105
18Anthony2,100
19Nicholas2,087
20Steven1,872
21Juan1,765
22Andrew1,743
23Jonathan1,724
24William1,715
25Kevin1,639
26Jeffrey1,575
27Adam1,550
28Timothy1,451
29Jeremy1,446
30Aaron1,408
31Mark1,356
32Brandon1,346
33Scott1,328
34Paul1,298
35Thomas1,267
36Benjamin1,206
37Carlos1,132
38Charles1,063
39Sean1,061
40Luis1,058
41Jesus1,036
42Jesse1,004
43Patrick902
44Jacob901
45Gabriel876
46Nathan861
47Kenneth860
48Gregory855
49Jorge841
50Stephen835