Top baby names in Ohio, 1979

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jennifer3,020
2Amanda2,094
3Melissa1,732
4Amy1,428
5Jessica1,370
6Angela1,329
7Heather1,273
8Sarah1,264
9Nicole1,119
10Michelle1,109
11Lisa980
12Kelly969
13Elizabeth965
14Stephanie957
15Christina941
16Erin800
17Kimberly798
18Rebecca773
19Jamie691
20Amber662
21Rachel652
22Tiffany629
23Andrea604
24Crystal603
25Megan597
26Shannon596
27Laura578
28Julie565
29Mary526
30Emily510
31Carrie504
32April489
33Danielle487
34Sara472
35Katherine423
36Erica413
37Brandy410
38Holly394
39Stacy354
40Christine344
41Kathryn338
42Tara329
43Dawn328
44Misty309
45Susan299
46Mindy295
47Tracy294
48Jill285
49Tina274
50Melinda271

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael3,772
2Jason3,035
3Matthew2,333
4Christopher2,320
5James2,124
6David2,094
7Robert1,896
8Joshua1,829
9Brian1,753
10John1,726
11Joseph1,638
12Daniel1,397
13Nicholas1,391
14Ryan1,369
15William1,315
16Jeremy1,242
17Andrew1,162
18Timothy1,136
19Adam1,132
20Eric1,035
21Kevin1,013
22Jeffrey979
23Scott963
24Thomas913
25Anthony910
26Mark893
27Richard887
28Justin856
29Steven852
30Aaron848
31Charles846
32Chad739
33Benjamin731
34Nathan600
35Jonathan596
36Shawn589
37Paul587
38Gregory557
39Brandon520
40Patrick475
41Bradley469
42Stephen467
43Donald450
44Kenneth449
45Travis429
46Bryan427
47Todd421
48Douglas380
49Keith369
50Sean357