Top baby names in Colorado, 1979
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 818 |
| 2 | Melissa | 440 |
| 3 | Amanda | 404 |
| 4 | Jessica | 398 |
| 5 | Sarah | 385 |
| 6 | Nicole | 312 |
| 7 | Michelle | 306 |
| 8 | Heather | 262 |
| 9 | Amber | 247 |
| 10 | Amy | 246 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 240 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 239 |
| 13 | Christina | 234 |
| 14 | Lisa | 233 |
| 15 | Jamie | 232 |
| 16 | Angela | 231 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 213 |
| 18 | Kimberly | 208 |
| 19 | Erin | 205 |
| 20 | Crystal | 204 |
| 21 | Andrea | 189 |
| 22 | Kelly | 166 |
| 23 | Laura | 165 |
| 24 | Shannon | 159 |
| 25 | Sara | 155 |
| 26 | Rachel | 150 |
| 27 | Megan | 147 |
| 28 | Julie | 137 |
| 29 | Tiffany | 127 |
| 30 | April | 126 |
| 31 | Katherine | 120 |
| 32 | Danielle | 113 |
| 32 | Mary | 113 |
| 34 | Carrie | 109 |
| 35 | Emily | 108 |
| 36 | Alicia | 93 |
| 37 | Holly | 92 |
| 37 | Katie | 92 |
| 39 | Maria | 89 |
| 40 | Kathryn | 88 |
| 41 | Christine | 87 |
| 42 | Tara | 86 |
| 43 | Melanie | 84 |
| 44 | Anna | 83 |
| 45 | Brooke | 82 |
| 46 | Dawn | 78 |
| 46 | Erica | 78 |
| 48 | Lindsay | 77 |
| 49 | Vanessa | 75 |
| 50 | Lindsey | 73 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 866 |
| 2 | Christopher | 691 |
| 3 | Jason | 651 |
| 4 | David | 603 |
| 5 | Joshua | 598 |
| 6 | Matthew | 589 |
| 7 | Ryan | 487 |
| 8 | James | 444 |
| 9 | John | 441 |
| 10 | Robert | 431 |
| 11 | Daniel | 416 |
| 12 | Brian | 388 |
| 13 | Nicholas | 364 |
| 14 | Joseph | 350 |
| 15 | Justin | 348 |
| 16 | Jeremy | 309 |
| 17 | Andrew | 291 |
| 18 | Eric | 278 |
| 19 | Timothy | 264 |
| 20 | Aaron | 260 |
| 20 | William | 260 |
| 22 | Adam | 251 |
| 23 | Nathan | 248 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | 247 |
| 25 | Richard | 229 |
| 26 | Anthony | 228 |
| 27 | Scott | 217 |
| 28 | Kevin | 210 |
| 28 | Steven | 210 |
| 30 | Benjamin | 198 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 194 |
| 32 | Travis | 190 |
| 33 | Mark | 188 |
| 34 | Thomas | 185 |
| 35 | Paul | 180 |
| 36 | Jacob | 170 |
| 37 | Chad | 169 |
| 38 | Jesse | 162 |
| 39 | Brandon | 158 |
| 40 | Charles | 147 |
| 41 | Zachary | 139 |
| 42 | Patrick | 131 |
| 43 | Sean | 127 |
| 44 | Jeremiah | 121 |
| 45 | Stephen | 119 |
| 46 | Dustin | 108 |
| 47 | Kenneth | 106 |
| 47 | Shawn | 106 |
| 49 | Jared | 101 |
| 50 | Bradley | 94 |