Name Yearbook

Top baby names in New Hampshire, 1979

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	285
2	Jessica	179
3	Melissa	164
4	Sarah	140
5	Heather	130
6	Amanda	123
7	Amy	119
8	Elizabeth	95
9	Angela	81
10	Erin	77
10	Rebecca	77
12	Kelly	76
13	Christina	67
13	Nicole	67
15	Kimberly	66
16	Katherine	63
16	Michelle	63
16	Stephanie	63
19	Jamie	59
19	Megan	59
21	Lisa	52
22	Sara	50
23	Crystal	49
23	Shannon	49
25	Laura	48
26	Kristen	46
27	Emily	45
28	April	41
29	Danielle	40
29	Kathryn	40
29	Katie	40
32	Andrea	39
33	Christine	38
33	Jill	38
33	Karen	38
36	Erica	36
37	Mary	34
38	Allison	33
38	Carrie	33
40	Kristin	32
40	Meghan	32
40	Stacy	32
43	Catherine	31
43	Heidi	31
43	Julie	31
46	Melanie	30
47	Kate	29
48	Rachel	26
48	Samantha	26
48	Stacey	26

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	280
2	Christopher	237
3	Jason	228
4	Matthew	225
5	Joshua	170
6	David	169
7	Ryan	138
8	John	135
9	James	130
10	Brian	127
11	Adam	125
12	Nicholas	120
13	Robert	119
14	Daniel	116
15	Timothy	109
16	Eric	102
17	Scott	94
18	Jeffrey	92
19	Andrew	90
19	Justin	90
21	Thomas	86
22	Nathan	85
23	Jonathan	83
24	Jeremy	82
25	Joseph	80
26	Kevin	79
27	Aaron	78
28	William	76
29	Benjamin	64
30	Richard	62
31	Peter	61
32	Patrick	59
33	Shawn	55
34	Mark	54
35	Sean	51
36	Steven	46
37	Stephen	44
38	Gregory	42
38	Travis	42
40	Chad	41
41	Paul	40
42	Charles	39
43	Anthony	38
44	Craig	37
44	Jacob	37
44	Jared	37
47	Kenneth	35
48	Jesse	34
48	Todd	34
50	Brandon	33