Top baby names in Utah, 1979
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 577 |
| 2 | Melissa | 367 |
| 3 | Heather | 350 |
| 4 | Amanda | 332 |
| 5 | Amber | 322 |
| 6 | Amy | 308 |
| 7 | Angela | 286 |
| 8 | Jessica | 261 |
| 9 | Emily | 244 |
| 10 | Michelle | 243 |
| 11 | Jamie | 230 |
| 12 | Sarah | 216 |
| 13 | Rebecca | 209 |
| 14 | Lisa | 202 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 195 |
| 16 | Andrea | 188 |
| 17 | Nicole | 182 |
| 18 | Stephanie | 178 |
| 19 | Tiffany | 170 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 162 |
| 21 | Rachel | 159 |
| 22 | Natalie | 157 |
| 23 | Heidi | 148 |
| 24 | Megan | 144 |
| 25 | Brooke | 142 |
| 26 | Melanie | 139 |
| 27 | Julie | 136 |
| 28 | Mindy | 135 |
| 29 | April | 118 |
| 30 | Erin | 116 |
| 31 | Crystal | 113 |
| 31 | Mary | 113 |
| 33 | Katie | 112 |
| 34 | Ashley | 110 |
| 35 | Holly | 107 |
| 36 | Laura | 106 |
| 37 | Misty | 100 |
| 38 | Jenny | 98 |
| 39 | Sara | 97 |
| 39 | Shannon | 97 |
| 41 | Jill | 88 |
| 42 | Kathryn | 85 |
| 43 | Christina | 80 |
| 44 | Lindsay | 79 |
| 44 | Tara | 79 |
| 46 | Kelly | 77 |
| 47 | Wendy | 75 |
| 48 | Kristen | 71 |
| 49 | Monica | 70 |
| 50 | Katherine | 67 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 651 |
| 2 | David | 536 |
| 3 | Joshua | 500 |
| 4 | Christopher | 464 |
| 5 | Matthew | 454 |
| 6 | Ryan | 452 |
| 7 | Jason | 437 |
| 8 | Justin | 346 |
| 9 | Daniel | 345 |
| 10 | Nathan | 336 |
| 11 | Robert | 320 |
| 12 | James | 317 |
| 13 | Brandon | 309 |
| 14 | John | 305 |
| 15 | Jeremy | 291 |
| 16 | Nicholas | 283 |
| 17 | Brian | 273 |
| 18 | Benjamin | 264 |
| 19 | Joseph | 260 |
| 20 | Jared | 244 |
| 20 | Steven | 244 |
| 22 | Scott | 243 |
| 23 | Jeffrey | 240 |
| 24 | Andrew | 239 |
| 25 | Adam | 227 |
| 26 | Jacob | 220 |
| 27 | Aaron | 207 |
| 28 | Richard | 204 |
| 29 | Travis | 201 |
| 30 | Jonathan | 189 |
| 31 | Chad | 184 |
| 32 | Eric | 183 |
| 33 | Dustin | 177 |
| 33 | Tyler | 177 |
| 33 | William | 177 |
| 36 | Kevin | 176 |
| 37 | Mark | 165 |
| 38 | Thomas | 156 |
| 39 | Cody | 143 |
| 40 | Paul | 140 |
| 41 | Timothy | 135 |
| 42 | Bryan | 128 |
| 43 | Anthony | 123 |
| 44 | Spencer | 118 |
| 45 | Bradley | 110 |
| 46 | Casey | 104 |
| 47 | Brett | 101 |
| 47 | Gregory | 101 |
| 49 | Stephen | 99 |
| 50 | Zachary | 95 |