Top baby names in Georgia, 1979
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,245 |
| 2 | Amanda | 1,119 |
| 3 | Melissa | 732 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 632 |
| 5 | Jessica | 518 |
| 6 | Heather | 509 |
| 7 | April | 505 |
| 8 | Amy | 499 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 477 |
| 10 | Crystal | 458 |
| 11 | Angela | 438 |
| 12 | Mary | 366 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 362 |
| 14 | Christina | 341 |
| 15 | Tiffany | 330 |
| 16 | Rebecca | 324 |
| 17 | Lisa | 323 |
| 18 | Kelly | 318 |
| 19 | Brandy | 316 |
| 20 | Christy | 274 |
| 21 | Laura | 267 |
| 21 | Michelle | 267 |
| 23 | Sarah | 237 |
| 24 | Jamie | 236 |
| 25 | Shannon | 234 |
| 26 | Ashley | 229 |
| 27 | Brandi | 225 |
| 28 | Misty | 222 |
| 29 | Erica | 210 |
| 30 | Amber | 201 |
| 31 | Monica | 191 |
| 32 | Julie | 187 |
| 33 | Rachel | 181 |
| 34 | Tonya | 179 |
| 35 | Katherine | 171 |
| 36 | Andrea | 168 |
| 36 | Dana | 168 |
| 36 | Leslie | 168 |
| 36 | Pamela | 168 |
| 40 | Nicole | 166 |
| 41 | Emily | 162 |
| 41 | Erin | 162 |
| 43 | Wendy | 154 |
| 44 | Holly | 151 |
| 45 | Kristy | 150 |
| 46 | Alicia | 143 |
| 46 | Allison | 143 |
| 46 | Melanie | 143 |
| 49 | Karen | 138 |
| 50 | Natalie | 137 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,462 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,441 |
| 3 | James | 1,358 |
| 4 | Jason | 1,222 |
| 5 | John | 992 |
| 6 | William | 925 |
| 7 | David | 902 |
| 8 | Robert | 831 |
| 9 | Joshua | 708 |
| 10 | Joseph | 696 |
| 11 | Matthew | 685 |
| 12 | Brian | 629 |
| 13 | Charles | 575 |
| 14 | Jeremy | 520 |
| 15 | Timothy | 506 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 480 |
| 17 | Travis | 464 |
| 18 | Kevin | 444 |
| 19 | Anthony | 424 |
| 20 | Daniel | 417 |
| 21 | Thomas | 414 |
| 22 | Richard | 396 |
| 23 | Eric | 382 |
| 24 | Andrew | 359 |
| 25 | Nicholas | 349 |
| 26 | Steven | 335 |
| 27 | Benjamin | 334 |
| 28 | Justin | 309 |
| 29 | Brandon | 306 |
| 30 | Stephen | 303 |
| 31 | Adam | 299 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 292 |
| 33 | Kenneth | 278 |
| 34 | Patrick | 251 |
| 35 | Antonio | 249 |
| 35 | Marcus | 249 |
| 37 | Ryan | 240 |
| 38 | Mark | 222 |
| 39 | Larry | 216 |
| 40 | Gregory | 208 |
| 41 | Paul | 199 |
| 42 | Derrick | 198 |
| 43 | Corey | 189 |
| 44 | Chad | 177 |
| 45 | Donald | 175 |
| 46 | Samuel | 173 |
| 47 | Bryan | 167 |
| 48 | Scott | 161 |
| 49 | Nathan | 159 |
| 50 | Keith | 158 |