Top baby names in Oregon, 1979
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 725 |
| 2 | Sarah | 450 |
| 3 | Melissa | 428 |
| 4 | Jessica | 410 |
| 5 | Heather | 342 |
| 6 | Angela | 312 |
| 7 | Amanda | 304 |
| 8 | Amy | 294 |
| 9 | Michelle | 252 |
| 10 | Nicole | 214 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 209 |
| 12 | Amber | 208 |
| 13 | Lisa | 207 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 203 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 202 |
| 16 | Crystal | 187 |
| 17 | Kimberly | 182 |
| 18 | Jamie | 176 |
| 19 | Erin | 175 |
| 20 | Christina | 172 |
| 21 | Andrea | 161 |
| 22 | Sara | 160 |
| 23 | Megan | 159 |
| 23 | Shannon | 159 |
| 25 | Emily | 151 |
| 26 | Rachel | 150 |
| 27 | Julie | 137 |
| 28 | Laura | 134 |
| 29 | Kelly | 120 |
| 30 | April | 112 |
| 30 | Tiffany | 112 |
| 32 | Katie | 108 |
| 33 | Katherine | 100 |
| 34 | Mary | 97 |
| 35 | Carrie | 94 |
| 36 | Heidi | 88 |
| 37 | Misty | 85 |
| 38 | Anna | 84 |
| 38 | Tara | 84 |
| 40 | Kathryn | 81 |
| 41 | Wendy | 78 |
| 42 | Lindsay | 77 |
| 43 | Erica | 76 |
| 44 | Brandy | 75 |
| 45 | Kristina | 74 |
| 46 | Christine | 73 |
| 46 | Holly | 73 |
| 46 | Mindy | 73 |
| 49 | Danielle | 71 |
| 50 | Alicia | 68 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 674 |
| 2 | Joshua | 614 |
| 3 | Christopher | 561 |
| 4 | Jason | 557 |
| 5 | David | 492 |
| 6 | Ryan | 489 |
| 7 | Matthew | 475 |
| 8 | Robert | 369 |
| 9 | James | 367 |
| 10 | Daniel | 352 |
| 11 | Brian | 348 |
| 12 | Joseph | 344 |
| 13 | Jeremy | 340 |
| 14 | John | 339 |
| 15 | Nicholas | 338 |
| 16 | Andrew | 314 |
| 17 | Justin | 306 |
| 18 | Adam | 283 |
| 19 | Aaron | 279 |
| 20 | Benjamin | 278 |
| 21 | Jeffrey | 258 |
| 22 | Timothy | 246 |
| 23 | Travis | 242 |
| 24 | William | 229 |
| 25 | Jacob | 227 |
| 26 | Nathan | 225 |
| 27 | Scott | 224 |
| 28 | Kevin | 222 |
| 29 | Eric | 214 |
| 30 | Jonathan | 191 |
| 31 | Steven | 189 |
| 32 | Jesse | 188 |
| 33 | Brandon | 183 |
| 34 | Anthony | 168 |
| 35 | Dustin | 145 |
| 35 | Mark | 145 |
| 37 | Richard | 136 |
| 38 | Thomas | 132 |
| 39 | Charles | 120 |
| 40 | Chad | 117 |
| 41 | Kyle | 114 |
| 42 | Paul | 112 |
| 43 | Bryan | 110 |
| 43 | Patrick | 110 |
| 45 | Sean | 106 |
| 46 | Shawn | 98 |
| 47 | Tyler | 96 |
| 48 | Zachary | 93 |
| 49 | Jared | 92 |
| 50 | Gregory | 90 |