The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1980
12,161 different girls’ names were recorded in 1980, covering 1,660,307 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 58,374 |
| 2 | Amanda | 35,811 |
| 3 | Jessica | 33,924 |
| 4 | Melissa | 31,629 |
| 5 | Sarah | 25,757 |
| 6 | Heather | 19,973 |
| 7 | Nicole | 19,917 |
| 8 | Amy | 19,833 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 19,529 |
| 10 | Michelle | 19,119 |
| 11 | Kimberly | 18,497 |
| 12 | Angela | 17,969 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 17,841 |
| 14 | Tiffany | 16,228 |
| 15 | Christina | 16,141 |
| 16 | Lisa | 15,664 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 15,281 |
| 18 | Crystal | 14,253 |
| 19 | Kelly | 13,710 |
| 20 | Erin | 13,428 |
| 21 | Laura | 12,916 |
| 22 | Amber | 12,553 |
| 23 | Rachel | 11,618 |
| 24 | Jamie | 11,529 |
| 25 | Mary | 11,474 |
| 26 | April | 11,472 |
| 27 | Sara | 11,148 |
| 28 | Andrea | 10,450 |
| 29 | Shannon | 9,670 |
| 30 | Megan | 9,134 |
| 31 | Emily | 9,001 |
| 32 | Julie | 8,906 |
| 33 | Danielle | 8,845 |
| 34 | Erica | 8,760 |
| 35 | Katherine | 8,017 |
| 36 | Maria | 7,875 |
| 37 | Kristin | 7,701 |
| 38 | Lauren | 7,476 |
| 39 | Kristen | 7,316 |
| 40 | Ashley | 7,296 |
| 41 | Christine | 7,085 |
| 42 | Brandy | 6,410 |
| 43 | Tara | 6,283 |
| 44 | Katie | 6,137 |
| 45 | Monica | 6,034 |
| 46 | Carrie | 5,761 |
| 47 | Alicia | 5,753 |
| 48 | Courtney | 5,618 |
| 49 | Misty | 5,541 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 5,527 |
| 51 | Patricia | 5,310 |
| 52 | Holly | 5,282 |
| 53 | Stacy | 5,057 |
| 54 | Karen | 5,055 |
| 55 | Anna | 5,038 |
| 56 | Tracy | 4,969 |
| 57 | Brooke | 4,951 |
| 58 | Samantha | 4,913 |
| 59 | Allison | 4,868 |
| 60 | Melanie | 4,841 |
| 61 | Leslie | 4,776 |
| 62 | Susan | 4,704 |
| 63 | Brandi | 4,703 |
| 64 | Cynthia | 4,700 |
| 65 | Natalie | 4,645 |
| 66 | Jill | 4,558 |
| 67 | Dawn | 4,479 |
| 68 | Dana | 4,438 |
| 69 | Vanessa | 4,426 |
| 70 | Veronica | 4,378 |
| 71 | Lindsay | 4,353 |
| 72 | Tina | 4,260 |
| 73 | Stacey | 4,222 |
| 73 | Kristina | 4,222 |
| 75 | Wendy | 4,141 |
| 76 | Lori | 4,085 |
| 77 | Catherine | 4,080 |
| 78 | Kristy | 4,059 |
| 79 | Heidi | 4,027 |
| 80 | Sandra | 4,002 |
| 81 | Jacqueline | 3,879 |
| 82 | Kathleen | 3,857 |
| 83 | Christy | 3,673 |
| 84 | Leah | 3,642 |
| 85 | Valerie | 3,613 |
| 86 | Pamela | 3,533 |
| 87 | Erika | 3,516 |
| 88 | Tanya | 3,436 |
| 89 | Natasha | 3,428 |
| 90 | Katrina | 3,397 |
| 91 | Lindsey | 3,386 |
| 92 | Melinda | 3,201 |
| 93 | Monique | 3,163 |
| 94 | Teresa | 3,149 |
| 95 | Denise | 3,145 |
| 96 | Tammy | 3,134 |
| 97 | Tonya | 3,080 |
| 98 | Julia | 3,069 |
| 99 | Candice | 3,012 |
| 100 | Gina | 2,991 |
| 101 | Alison | 2,980 |
| 102 | Nichole | 2,938 |
| 103 | Victoria | 2,929 |
| 104 | Theresa | 2,925 |
| 105 | Margaret | 2,859 |
| 106 | Beth | 2,848 |
| 107 | Renee | 2,842 |
| 108 | Tamara | 2,808 |
| 109 | Robin | 2,807 |
| 110 | Nancy | 2,806 |
| 110 | Linda | 2,806 |
| 112 | Anne | 2,780 |
| 113 | Sabrina | 2,779 |
| 114 | Meghan | 2,692 |
| 115 | Brenda | 2,648 |
| 116 | Jaime | 2,647 |
| 117 | Jenny | 2,645 |
| 118 | Diana | 2,614 |
| 119 | Cheryl | 2,609 |
| 120 | Barbara | 2,578 |
| 121 | Krista | 2,531 |
| 122 | Kristi | 2,525 |
| 123 | Latoya | 2,506 |
| 124 | Bethany | 2,497 |
| 125 | Michele | 2,486 |
| 125 | Kelli | 2,486 |
| 127 | Kara | 2,445 |
| 128 | Miranda | 2,416 |
| 129 | Sharon | 2,383 |
| 130 | Tasha | 2,266 |
| 131 | Mindy | 2,262 |
| 132 | Mandy | 2,231 |
| 133 | Molly | 2,202 |
| 134 | Candace | 2,187 |
| 135 | Casey | 2,172 |
| 136 | Ann | 2,168 |
| 137 | Colleen | 2,125 |
| 138 | Cassandra | 2,109 |
| 139 | Suzanne | 2,103 |
| 140 | Meredith | 2,071 |
| 141 | Latasha | 2,059 |
| 142 | Rachael | 2,047 |
| 143 | Regina | 2,045 |
| 144 | Donna | 2,009 |
| 145 | Marie | 1,945 |
| 146 | Deborah | 1,937 |
| 147 | Carolyn | 1,928 |
| 148 | Nina | 1,889 |
| 149 | Deanna | 1,868 |
| 150 | Cindy | 1,866 |
| 151 | Alisha | 1,854 |
| 152 | Carla | 1,833 |
| 153 | Bridget | 1,832 |
| 154 | Kendra | 1,816 |
| 155 | Tabitha | 1,788 |
| 156 | Desiree | 1,785 |
| 157 | Yolanda | 1,776 |
| 158 | Kari | 1,767 |
| 159 | Summer | 1,754 |
| 160 | Virginia | 1,737 |
| 161 | Trisha | 1,732 |
| 162 | Rebekah | 1,729 |
| 163 | Joanna | 1,725 |
| 164 | Felicia | 1,723 |
| 165 | Joy | 1,717 |
| 166 | Bonnie | 1,710 |
| 167 | Jodi | 1,700 |
| 168 | Jaclyn | 1,693 |
| 169 | Angel | 1,687 |
| 170 | Adrienne | 1,669 |
| 171 | Jillian | 1,650 |
| 172 | Janet | 1,609 |
| 173 | Paula | 1,598 |
| 174 | Aimee | 1,590 |
| 175 | Ebony | 1,581 |
| 176 | Abigail | 1,577 |
| 177 | Debra | 1,558 |
| 178 | Martha | 1,555 |
| 179 | Rhonda | 1,533 |
| 180 | Autumn | 1,529 |
| 181 | Shanna | 1,520 |
| 182 | Robyn | 1,501 |
| 183 | Carmen | 1,461 |
| 184 | Angelica | 1,455 |
| 185 | Toni | 1,453 |
| 186 | Shelly | 1,451 |
| 187 | Priscilla | 1,432 |
| 187 | Shawna | 1,432 |
| 189 | Kristine | 1,424 |
| 190 | Brittany | 1,407 |
| 191 | Claudia | 1,405 |
| 192 | Sherry | 1,404 |
| 193 | Marissa | 1,403 |
| 194 | Janelle | 1,395 |
| 195 | Laurie | 1,335 |
| 196 | Stefanie | 1,333 |
| 197 | Kate | 1,329 |
| 198 | Ana | 1,325 |
| 199 | Melody | 1,317 |
| 200 | Caroline | 1,313 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1980 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.