Top baby names in Florida, 1980
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,241 |
| 2 | Amanda | 1,261 |
| 3 | Jessica | 1,242 |
| 4 | Melissa | 1,199 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 793 |
| 6 | Christina | 780 |
| 7 | Heather | 743 |
| 8 | Michelle | 740 |
| 9 | Tiffany | 729 |
| 10 | Nicole | 655 |
| 11 | Sarah | 646 |
| 12 | Angela | 627 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 623 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 620 |
| 15 | Amy | 548 |
| 16 | Crystal | 472 |
| 17 | Kelly | 462 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 459 |
| 19 | Lisa | 448 |
| 20 | April | 433 |
| 21 | Mary | 407 |
| 22 | Shannon | 399 |
| 23 | Erin | 398 |
| 24 | Laura | 381 |
| 25 | Amber | 348 |
| 26 | Danielle | 342 |
| 27 | Rachel | 340 |
| 28 | Jamie | 338 |
| 29 | Ashley | 335 |
| 30 | Erica | 315 |
| 31 | Andrea | 303 |
| 32 | Julie | 277 |
| 32 | Lauren | 277 |
| 34 | Brandy | 273 |
| 35 | Sara | 265 |
| 36 | Christine | 260 |
| 36 | Kristin | 260 |
| 36 | Maria | 260 |
| 39 | Kristen | 255 |
| 40 | Katherine | 227 |
| 41 | Monica | 224 |
| 42 | Alicia | 220 |
| 43 | Patricia | 203 |
| 44 | Vanessa | 202 |
| 45 | Samantha | 201 |
| 46 | Tara | 198 |
| 47 | Leslie | 195 |
| 48 | Karen | 193 |
| 49 | Latoya | 191 |
| 50 | Courtney | 189 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,487 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,995 |
| 3 | James | 1,727 |
| 4 | Jason | 1,657 |
| 5 | David | 1,541 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,525 |
| 7 | John | 1,405 |
| 8 | Joseph | 1,129 |
| 9 | William | 1,057 |
| 10 | Joshua | 1,048 |
| 11 | Matthew | 1,036 |
| 12 | Daniel | 1,024 |
| 13 | Brian | 984 |
| 14 | Justin | 865 |
| 15 | Ryan | 737 |
| 16 | Richard | 710 |
| 17 | Jonathan | 705 |
| 18 | Eric | 674 |
| 19 | Charles | 670 |
| 20 | Kevin | 650 |
| 21 | Timothy | 626 |
| 22 | Thomas | 623 |
| 23 | Anthony | 609 |
| 24 | Jeremy | 585 |
| 25 | Nicholas | 541 |
| 26 | Adam | 533 |
| 27 | Andrew | 518 |
| 28 | Steven | 497 |
| 29 | Mark | 446 |
| 30 | Kenneth | 445 |
| 30 | Travis | 445 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 435 |
| 33 | Stephen | 371 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 369 |
| 35 | Paul | 362 |
| 36 | Scott | 350 |
| 37 | Patrick | 338 |
| 38 | Bryan | 334 |
| 39 | Aaron | 327 |
| 39 | Gregory | 327 |
| 41 | Sean | 318 |
| 42 | Donald | 296 |
| 43 | Shawn | 286 |
| 44 | Jose | 277 |
| 45 | Chad | 269 |
| 46 | Brandon | 266 |
| 47 | Edward | 262 |
| 48 | Ronald | 252 |
| 48 | Samuel | 252 |
| 50 | Jesse | 246 |