Top baby names in Wisconsin, 1979
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,487 |
| 2 | Jessica | 889 |
| 3 | Melissa | 857 |
| 4 | Sarah | 856 |
| 5 | Nicole | 742 |
| 6 | Amanda | 730 |
| 7 | Angela | 641 |
| 8 | Amy | 622 |
| 9 | Heather | 564 |
| 10 | Michelle | 532 |
| 11 | Rebecca | 504 |
| 12 | Kelly | 495 |
| 13 | Lisa | 492 |
| 14 | Sara | 464 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 408 |
| 16 | Erin | 386 |
| 17 | Jamie | 382 |
| 18 | Kimberly | 354 |
| 18 | Stephanie | 354 |
| 20 | Laura | 303 |
| 21 | Andrea | 270 |
| 22 | Rachel | 262 |
| 23 | Shannon | 243 |
| 24 | Megan | 233 |
| 25 | Katie | 231 |
| 26 | Emily | 229 |
| 27 | Christina | 228 |
| 28 | Julie | 222 |
| 29 | Amber | 218 |
| 30 | Katherine | 214 |
| 31 | Heidi | 208 |
| 32 | Carrie | 201 |
| 33 | Tracy | 197 |
| 34 | Kathryn | 195 |
| 35 | Crystal | 194 |
| 36 | Christine | 193 |
| 36 | Jill | 193 |
| 38 | Stacy | 191 |
| 39 | Mary | 178 |
| 40 | Kristin | 166 |
| 41 | April | 164 |
| 41 | Tiffany | 164 |
| 43 | Holly | 158 |
| 44 | Tara | 153 |
| 45 | Danielle | 150 |
| 46 | Erica | 136 |
| 47 | Tanya | 135 |
| 48 | Kari | 132 |
| 49 | Tina | 124 |
| 50 | Stacey | 123 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,523 |
| 2 | Jason | 1,266 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,146 |
| 4 | Ryan | 947 |
| 5 | Christopher | 916 |
| 5 | Nicholas | 916 |
| 7 | Joshua | 835 |
| 8 | David | 801 |
| 9 | Andrew | 792 |
| 10 | Daniel | 734 |
| 11 | Brian | 724 |
| 12 | Eric | 699 |
| 13 | Joseph | 672 |
| 14 | James | 616 |
| 15 | Adam | 602 |
| 16 | John | 601 |
| 17 | Jeremy | 584 |
| 18 | Timothy | 575 |
| 19 | Robert | 506 |
| 20 | Scott | 484 |
| 21 | Kevin | 482 |
| 22 | Benjamin | 476 |
| 23 | Aaron | 453 |
| 24 | Justin | 449 |
| 25 | Chad | 446 |
| 26 | Steven | 433 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 426 |
| 27 | Nathan | 426 |
| 29 | Thomas | 386 |
| 30 | Mark | 384 |
| 31 | Anthony | 356 |
| 32 | Travis | 352 |
| 33 | William | 343 |
| 34 | Paul | 321 |
| 35 | Bradley | 283 |
| 36 | Jonathan | 281 |
| 37 | Jacob | 279 |
| 38 | Jesse | 269 |
| 39 | Richard | 264 |
| 40 | Patrick | 250 |
| 41 | Charles | 217 |
| 42 | Shawn | 215 |
| 43 | Gregory | 207 |
| 44 | Peter | 200 |
| 45 | Brandon | 175 |
| 46 | Todd | 174 |
| 47 | Craig | 169 |
| 48 | Kyle | 163 |
| 49 | Bryan | 156 |
| 50 | Cory | 154 |