Top baby names in Virginia, 1980
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,251 |
| 2 | Amanda | 876 |
| 3 | Jessica | 821 |
| 4 | Melissa | 594 |
| 5 | Sarah | 551 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 520 |
| 7 | Crystal | 467 |
| 7 | Heather | 467 |
| 9 | Kimberly | 460 |
| 10 | Amy | 437 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 418 |
| 12 | Christina | 405 |
| 13 | Tiffany | 404 |
| 14 | Rebecca | 380 |
| 15 | Angela | 366 |
| 16 | Mary | 365 |
| 17 | Michelle | 352 |
| 18 | April | 316 |
| 19 | Laura | 314 |
| 20 | Kelly | 299 |
| 21 | Lisa | 296 |
| 22 | Erin | 294 |
| 23 | Shannon | 289 |
| 24 | Nicole | 254 |
| 25 | Katherine | 250 |
| 26 | Rachel | 237 |
| 27 | Megan | 223 |
| 28 | Sara | 222 |
| 29 | Ashley | 221 |
| 30 | Amber | 214 |
| 31 | Kristin | 209 |
| 32 | Lauren | 194 |
| 33 | Emily | 192 |
| 34 | Catherine | 175 |
| 35 | Jamie | 161 |
| 36 | Kristen | 158 |
| 37 | Brandy | 157 |
| 38 | Andrea | 153 |
| 38 | Kathryn | 153 |
| 40 | Carrie | 150 |
| 41 | Courtney | 146 |
| 41 | Erica | 146 |
| 43 | Karen | 142 |
| 44 | Christine | 140 |
| 45 | Julie | 129 |
| 46 | Allison | 128 |
| 47 | Melanie | 124 |
| 48 | Samantha | 122 |
| 48 | Tracy | 122 |
| 50 | Holly | 121 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,431 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,291 |
| 3 | Jason | 1,091 |
| 4 | James | 1,031 |
| 5 | David | 983 |
| 6 | Robert | 840 |
| 7 | John | 827 |
| 8 | William | 807 |
| 9 | Matthew | 790 |
| 10 | Joshua | 669 |
| 11 | Brian | 655 |
| 12 | Joseph | 591 |
| 13 | Jonathan | 537 |
| 14 | Daniel | 536 |
| 15 | Justin | 517 |
| 16 | Kevin | 457 |
| 17 | Timothy | 451 |
| 18 | Charles | 445 |
| 19 | Thomas | 438 |
| 20 | Travis | 417 |
| 21 | Andrew | 409 |
| 22 | Richard | 384 |
| 23 | Jeremy | 382 |
| 24 | Eric | 370 |
| 25 | Ryan | 359 |
| 26 | Adam | 357 |
| 27 | Brandon | 319 |
| 28 | Anthony | 305 |
| 29 | Steven | 298 |
| 30 | Jeffrey | 291 |
| 31 | Nicholas | 278 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 272 |
| 33 | Mark | 265 |
| 34 | Stephen | 264 |
| 35 | Paul | 251 |
| 36 | Kenneth | 230 |
| 37 | Aaron | 229 |
| 38 | Patrick | 228 |
| 39 | Nathan | 214 |
| 40 | Gregory | 209 |
| 41 | Shawn | 202 |
| 42 | Scott | 201 |
| 43 | Bryan | 166 |
| 44 | Sean | 165 |
| 45 | Chad | 160 |
| 46 | Donald | 153 |
| 47 | Derek | 150 |
| 48 | Samuel | 149 |
| 49 | Edward | 148 |
| 50 | George | 147 |