Name Yearbook

Top baby names in District of Columbia, 1979

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	195
2	Nicole	110
3	Sarah	103
4	Melissa	102
5	Elizabeth	101
6	Kimberly	98
7	Jessica	90
8	Stephanie	86
9	Christina	85
10	Michelle	83
11	Lisa	76
12	Tiffany	72
13	Angela	71
14	Heather	64
15	Amanda	63
15	Kelly	63
17	Katherine	60
18	Crystal	58
19	Danielle	54
19	Mary	54
21	Rebecca	53
22	Laura	52
23	Shannon	48
24	Emily	47
25	Amy	44
25	Erin	44
27	Ebony	43
27	Lauren	43
29	Erica	42
30	Karen	41
30	Sara	41
30	Tamika	41
33	Rachel	37
34	Kathleen	36
35	Christine	34
36	April	33
36	Megan	33
36	Monica	33
39	Jamie	32
40	Alicia	31
40	Dana	31
40	Monique	31
43	Margaret	30
44	Catherine	29
44	Kathryn	29
44	Natalie	29
44	Natasha	29
48	Andrea	28
49	Dawn	26
49	Leslie	26

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	339
2	Christopher	255
3	David	230
4	James	220
5	John	212
6	Jason	184
7	Robert	174
8	William	162
9	Brian	148
10	Kevin	141
10	Matthew	141
12	Anthony	131
13	Daniel	126
14	Joseph	123
15	Charles	113
16	Andrew	110
17	Eric	104
18	Thomas	93
19	Timothy	87
20	Jonathan	81
20	Mark	81
20	Steven	81
23	Paul	73
24	Kenneth	71
24	Nicholas	71
26	Aaron	69
27	Ryan	68
28	Edward	67
29	Justin	66
30	Antonio	65
30	Gregory	65
32	Joshua	63
32	Patrick	63
34	Stephen	62
35	Ronald	60
35	Sean	60
37	Richard	58
38	Benjamin	56
38	Jeffrey	56
40	Derrick	52
41	Alexander	50
42	Marcus	49
43	Adam	48
43	Keith	48
43	Maurice	48
46	George	44
47	Donald	40
48	Andre	38
48	Scott	38
50	Brandon	37