Top baby names in Florida, 1979
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,099 |
| 2 | Melissa | 1,163 |
| 3 | Amanda | 980 |
| 4 | Jessica | 976 |
| 5 | Christina | 752 |
| 6 | Heather | 745 |
| 7 | Michelle | 728 |
| 8 | Kimberly | 697 |
| 9 | Angela | 649 |
| 10 | Nicole | 604 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 593 |
| 12 | Amy | 586 |
| 13 | Lisa | 568 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 541 |
| 15 | Kelly | 495 |
| 16 | Sarah | 447 |
| 17 | Tiffany | 443 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 424 |
| 19 | April | 418 |
| 20 | Crystal | 392 |
| 21 | Shannon | 366 |
| 22 | Laura | 344 |
| 23 | Mary | 342 |
| 24 | Jamie | 324 |
| 25 | Erica | 299 |
| 26 | Erin | 291 |
| 27 | Andrea | 290 |
| 27 | Rachel | 290 |
| 29 | Amber | 276 |
| 30 | Julie | 266 |
| 31 | Danielle | 265 |
| 32 | Christine | 245 |
| 33 | Patricia | 240 |
| 34 | Brandy | 233 |
| 34 | Tracy | 233 |
| 36 | Katherine | 221 |
| 37 | Maria | 212 |
| 38 | Monica | 208 |
| 39 | Samantha | 204 |
| 40 | Sara | 198 |
| 41 | Alicia | 197 |
| 42 | Tara | 195 |
| 43 | Ashley | 189 |
| 44 | Dana | 188 |
| 45 | Holly | 185 |
| 46 | Dawn | 180 |
| 47 | Carrie | 175 |
| 48 | Susan | 174 |
| 49 | Emily | 172 |
| 49 | Lauren | 172 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,244 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,854 |
| 3 | Jason | 1,721 |
| 4 | James | 1,560 |
| 5 | David | 1,474 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,295 |
| 7 | John | 1,277 |
| 8 | William | 1,024 |
| 9 | Matthew | 980 |
| 10 | Joseph | 955 |
| 11 | Daniel | 936 |
| 12 | Joshua | 884 |
| 13 | Brian | 858 |
| 14 | Richard | 658 |
| 15 | Ryan | 640 |
| 16 | Charles | 627 |
| 17 | Anthony | 611 |
| 18 | Eric | 606 |
| 19 | Kevin | 594 |
| 19 | Timothy | 594 |
| 21 | Thomas | 569 |
| 22 | Justin | 560 |
| 23 | Jeremy | 545 |
| 24 | Nicholas | 522 |
| 25 | Steven | 511 |
| 26 | Jonathan | 485 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 464 |
| 28 | Adam | 457 |
| 29 | Andrew | 436 |
| 29 | Travis | 436 |
| 31 | Mark | 406 |
| 32 | Scott | 387 |
| 33 | Stephen | 385 |
| 34 | Kenneth | 384 |
| 35 | Paul | 378 |
| 36 | Benjamin | 359 |
| 37 | Donald | 313 |
| 38 | Patrick | 307 |
| 39 | Aaron | 305 |
| 40 | Gregory | 294 |
| 41 | Shawn | 286 |
| 42 | Sean | 268 |
| 43 | Bryan | 265 |
| 44 | Chad | 254 |
| 45 | Ronald | 253 |
| 46 | Edward | 249 |
| 47 | George | 241 |
| 48 | Jose | 222 |
| 49 | Samuel | 211 |
| 50 | Antonio | 210 |