Top baby names in New York, 1980

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jennifer3,807
2Jessica2,385
3Melissa2,338
4Nicole1,969
5Michelle1,469
6Sarah1,371
7Elizabeth1,341
8Lisa1,331
9Kimberly1,150
10Amanda1,139
11Danielle1,134
12Christina1,129
13Heather998
14Kelly956
15Stephanie951
16Christine938
17Amy932
18Lauren889
19Tiffany838
20Erin831
21Rebecca817
22Laura754
23Angela676
24Rachel668
25Erica663
26Maria639
27Sara633
28Mary596
29Tara581
30Andrea568
31Kristen566
32Jamie564
33Katherine539
34Shannon527
35Kristin503
36Karen494
37Megan491
38Julie485
39Crystal472
40Jacqueline444
40Vanessa444
42Emily418
43Patricia407
44Kathleen393
45Catherine372
46Denise367
46Michele367
48Tracy364
49Susan357
50Melanie348

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael5,802
2Christopher3,266
3Jason3,135
4David2,938
5Joseph2,710
6John2,565
7Robert2,448
8Matthew2,378
9Daniel2,293
10James2,275
11Brian2,054
12Anthony1,825
13William1,643
14Eric1,496
15Thomas1,490
16Richard1,416
17Kevin1,373
18Andrew1,325
19Nicholas1,294
20Jonathan1,244
21Adam1,217
22Joshua1,210
23Justin1,203
24Steven1,150
25Jeffrey1,144
26Timothy1,079
27Ryan1,053
28Mark999
29Paul988
30Scott913
31Charles827
32Peter823
33Gregory794
34Patrick757
35Sean751
36Jeremy745
37Stephen735
38Jose703
39Benjamin631
40Edward628
41Joel614
42Kenneth580
43Shawn547
44Aaron534
45Keith526
46George514
47Luis511
48Frank491
49Raymond447
50Bryan431