Top baby names in New York, 1979

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jennifer3,640
2Melissa2,504
3Jessica2,206
4Nicole1,876
5Michelle1,461
6Lisa1,381
7Elizabeth1,313
8Amanda1,127
8Kelly1,127
10Sarah1,107
11Amy1,103
12Kimberly1,077
13Christina1,074
14Danielle1,060
15Heather1,051
16Christine977
17Rebecca814
18Lauren754
19Laura740
20Erin737
21Stephanie736
22Angela700
23Tara663
24Rachel654
25Maria613
26Andrea584
27Erica572
28Mary571
29Jamie569
30Karen536
31Shannon533
32Katherine499
33Julie495
34Sara480
35Megan469
36Kristen468
37Vanessa452
38Jacqueline443
39Patricia442
40Tiffany416
41Kathleen410
42Denise405
43Michele404
44Emily400
45Susan387
46Crystal385
47April377
48Dawn375
49Jill373
50Catherine360

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael5,780
2Christopher3,467
3Jason3,148
4David3,110
5Joseph2,684
6John2,593
7Robert2,400
8Daniel2,394
9James2,322
10Matthew2,183
11Brian2,072
12Anthony1,818
13William1,606
14Thomas1,488
15Kevin1,388
16Eric1,361
17Richard1,355
18Andrew1,348
19Nicholas1,256
20Steven1,196
21Joshua1,175
22Adam1,124
23Timothy1,120
24Jeffrey1,106
25Scott1,058
26Paul1,044
27Mark1,020
28Jonathan950
29Peter947
30Ryan867
31Gregory820
32Charles806
33Jose770
34Justin767
35Stephen762
36Jeremy754
37Patrick729
38Edward718
39Sean669
40Kenneth634
41Benjamin613
42Keith579
43Frank525
44Aaron506
45Shawn496
46George484
47Luis458
48Carlos445
49Vincent425
50Bryan410