Top baby names in Virginia, 1979
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,240 |
| 2 | Melissa | 729 |
| 3 | Amanda | 709 |
| 4 | Jessica | 609 |
| 5 | Crystal | 500 |
| 6 | Amy | 490 |
| 7 | Sarah | 478 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 474 |
| 9 | Heather | 467 |
| 10 | Angela | 466 |
| 11 | Kimberly | 460 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 408 |
| 13 | Christina | 389 |
| 14 | Kelly | 373 |
| 15 | Michelle | 353 |
| 16 | Rebecca | 335 |
| 17 | Lisa | 330 |
| 18 | Laura | 306 |
| 19 | Mary | 299 |
| 20 | April | 294 |
| 21 | Shannon | 288 |
| 22 | Nicole | 286 |
| 23 | Katherine | 218 |
| 24 | Jamie | 215 |
| 25 | Emily | 200 |
| 26 | Tiffany | 193 |
| 27 | Erin | 192 |
| 28 | Rachel | 181 |
| 29 | Amber | 176 |
| 30 | Megan | 172 |
| 31 | Carrie | 168 |
| 32 | Brandy | 163 |
| 33 | Sara | 162 |
| 34 | Karen | 156 |
| 35 | Wendy | 154 |
| 36 | Susan | 152 |
| 37 | Tara | 148 |
| 38 | Catherine | 145 |
| 39 | Kathryn | 143 |
| 40 | Dana | 142 |
| 40 | Tracy | 142 |
| 42 | Julie | 140 |
| 43 | Ashley | 139 |
| 44 | Samantha | 137 |
| 45 | Tonya | 132 |
| 46 | Courtney | 130 |
| 47 | Danielle | 128 |
| 48 | Erica | 126 |
| 48 | Tina | 126 |
| 50 | Christine | 125 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,429 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,244 |
| 3 | Jason | 1,200 |
| 4 | James | 1,130 |
| 5 | David | 937 |
| 6 | Robert | 864 |
| 7 | John | 855 |
| 8 | William | 797 |
| 9 | Matthew | 738 |
| 10 | Brian | 656 |
| 11 | Daniel | 507 |
| 11 | Joseph | 507 |
| 13 | Joshua | 506 |
| 14 | Kevin | 477 |
| 15 | Timothy | 458 |
| 16 | Jeremy | 442 |
| 17 | Jonathan | 435 |
| 18 | Charles | 423 |
| 19 | Richard | 396 |
| 20 | Thomas | 390 |
| 21 | Travis | 387 |
| 22 | Andrew | 370 |
| 23 | Anthony | 341 |
| 24 | Eric | 339 |
| 25 | Adam | 314 |
| 26 | Jeffrey | 311 |
| 27 | Ryan | 309 |
| 28 | Steven | 302 |
| 29 | Stephen | 297 |
| 30 | Justin | 293 |
| 31 | Mark | 280 |
| 32 | Nicholas | 273 |
| 33 | Kenneth | 266 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 259 |
| 35 | Brandon | 237 |
| 36 | Aaron | 218 |
| 37 | Paul | 217 |
| 38 | Scott | 210 |
| 39 | Shawn | 204 |
| 40 | Gregory | 194 |
| 40 | Patrick | 194 |
| 42 | Edward | 183 |
| 43 | Donald | 179 |
| 44 | George | 171 |
| 45 | Keith | 170 |
| 46 | Nathan | 168 |
| 47 | Bryan | 147 |
| 48 | Samuel | 144 |
| 49 | Chad | 143 |
| 50 | Ronald | 141 |