Most Common Boy Names in 1979

This is a list of the thousand most common names for baby boys born in the United States in the year 1979.

Names

Rank	Name	# Male Births
1	Michael	67,720
2	Christopher	50,668
3	Jason	50,371
4	David	42,062
5	James	39,353
6	Matthew	35,625
7	John	35,415
8	Robert	34,020
9	Joshua	31,125
10	Brian	28,662
11	Joseph	28,653
12	Daniel	28,523
13	William	24,679
14	Ryan	23,212
15	Nicholas	21,342
16	Jeremy	21,008
17	Eric	20,269
18	Timothy	19,077
19	Kevin	18,734
20	Andrew	18,616
21	Anthony	17,520
22	Justin	17,394
23	Adam	17,054
24	Jeffrey	16,867
25	Richard	16,713
26	Thomas	16,459
27	Steven	16,334
28	Charles	14,810
29	Scott	14,444
30	Mark	14,393
31	Jonathan	14,331
32	Aaron	13,074
33	Benjamin	12,514
34	Paul	11,632
35	Brandon	11,305
36	Travis	11,038
37	Nathan	10,721
38	Chad	10,161
39	Patrick	9,981
40	Stephen	9,905
41	Kenneth	9,238
42	Gregory	9,108
43	Shawn	7,909
44	Jose	7,844
45	Jacob	7,545
46	Bryan	7,442
47	Bradley	6,926
48	Edward	6,875
49	Sean	6,854
50	Jesse	6,680
51	Donald	6,508
52	Keith	6,188
53	Peter	6,081
54	Ronald	5,695
55	Samuel	5,687
56	Kyle	5,450
57	George	5,262
58	Douglas	5,170
59	Gary	5,040
60	Todd	4,984
61	Juan	4,942
62	Dustin	4,898
63	Corey	4,737
63	Shaun	4,737
65	Jared	4,670
66	Erik	4,638
67	Shane	4,482
68	Phillip	4,422
69	Larry	4,392
70	Raymond	4,336
71	Joel	4,215
72	Derek	4,201
73	Carlos	4,164
74	Zachary	4,156
75	Dennis	4,081
76	Marcus	4,048
77	Craig	4,028
78	Frank	3,929
79	Antonio	3,802
80	Derrick	3,729
81	Jeremiah	3,720
82	Cory	3,588
83	Philip	3,460
84	Brent	3,456
85	Jerry	3,446
86	Randy	3,417
87	Jeffery	3,357
88	Jamie	3,240
89	Gabriel	3,236
89	Wesley	3,236
91	Curtis	3,201
92	Russell	3,132
93	Casey	3,082
94	Alexander	3,059
95	Nathaniel	3,040
95	Terry	3,040
97	Billy	2,998
98	Brett	2,997
99	Troy	2,962
100	Carl	2,898
101	Seth	2,840
102	Luis	2,753
103	Mario	2,702
104	Tony	2,644
105	Victor	2,633
106	Bobby	2,585
107	Ian	2,553
108	Lucas	2,542
109	Vincent	2,519
110	Luke	2,471
111	Johnny	2,448
112	Adrian	2,365
113	Jesus	2,364
114	Kristopher	2,349
115	Brad	2,334
116	Alan	2,323
117	Jon	2,298
117	Rodney	2,298
119	Marc	2,266
120	Christian	2,264
121	Danny	2,260
122	Lawrence	2,255
123	Jimmy	2,232
124	Ricky	2,225
125	Willie	2,153
126	Jay	2,146
127	Micheal	2,136
128	Walter	2,122
129	Lee	2,079
130	Ricardo	2,076
131	Tyler	2,045
132	Roger	2,025
133	Martin	2,020
134	Jorge	2,017
135	Randall	2,014
136	Joe	1,965
137	Miguel	1,961
138	Henry	1,946
139	Allen	1,938
140	Manuel	1,910
141	Andre	1,880
142	Lance	1,867
143	Arthur	1,863
143	Gerald	1,863
145	Albert	1,859
146	Clinton	1,854
147	Cody	1,852
148	Louis	1,838
149	Wayne	1,831
150	Roy	1,753
151	Isaac	1,734
152	Bruce	1,712
153	Trevor	1,701
154	Francisco	1,688
155	Roberto	1,660
156	Alex	1,656
157	Reginald	1,655
158	Shannon	1,639
159	Frederick	1,638
160	Maurice	1,594
161	Jack	1,580
162	Darrell	1,527
163	Ronnie	1,520
164	Darren	1,503
165	Neil	1,486
166	Damon	1,446
167	Hector	1,420
168	Jordan	1,411
169	Evan	1,402
170	Barry	1,401
171	Ernest	1,399
172	Ruben	1,397
173	Omar	1,381
174	Mitchell	1,368
175	Tyrone	1,365
176	Eddie	1,364
177	Jerome	1,360
178	Jaime	1,357
179	Terrance	1,346
180	Jermaine	1,339
181	Calvin	1,336
182	Eugene	1,331
183	Damien	1,322
184	Oscar	1,311
185	Angel	1,304
186	Edwin	1,285
187	Tommy	1,278
188	Dale	1,274
189	Chris	1,265
190	Geoffrey	1,263
190	Leonard	1,263
192	Mathew	1,256
193	Steve	1,254
194	Kurt	1,250
195	Harold	1,247
196	Marvin	1,245
197	Alejandro	1,241
198	Theodore	1,238
199	Clayton	1,209
200	Kelly	1,208
201	Garrett	1,205
202	Terrence	1,192
203	Dwayne	1,168
204	Melvin	1,158
205	Micah	1,144
206	Ramon	1,143
207	Colin	1,140
207	Javier	1,140
207	Johnathan	1,140
210	Fernando	1,130
211	Cameron	1,126
212	Glenn	1,117
212	Raul	1,117
214	Pedro	1,098
215	Joey	1,095
216	Ralph	1,080
217	Clint	1,076
218	Stanley	1,065
219	Jarrod	1,046
220	Clifford	1,045
221	Dominic	1,031
222	Rafael	1,025
223	Jessie	1,024
224	Jonathon	1,020
225	Andy	1,012
226	Grant	1,009
227	Ross	1,001
228	Heath	998
229	Austin	994
230	Brendan	991
231	Armando	975
232	Eduardo	967
233	Levi	962
234	Karl	960
235	Marco	956
236	Devin	939
237	Francis	930
238	Howard	927
239	Harry	914
240	Noah	913
241	Clarence	911
242	Leon	907
243	Nicolas	906
244	Erick	902
245	Earl	893
246	Daryl	871
247	Caleb	860
248	Franklin	858
249	Byron	853
250	Spencer	848
251	Dean	846
252	Alfred	836
252	Sergio	836
254	Duane	829
255	Alberto	828
256	Cedric	827
257	Julio	825
258	Ray	824
259	Alvin	815
259	Warren	815
261	Kirk	807
262	Edgar	803
263	Ivan	802
263	Tyson	802
265	Courtney	801
266	Clifton	782
267	Gilbert	778
268	Antoine	768
269	Wade	765
270	Cesar	763
271	Darryl	761
272	Bernard	759
273	Marshall	758
274	Alfredo	749
275	Roderick	746
276	Blake	744
277	Abraham	735
277	Demetrius	735
279	Lonnie	734
280	Jody	731
281	Leroy	730
282	Rene	721
283	Jayson	713
284	Enrique	709
285	Ethan	705
286	Brock	703
287	Lewis	701
288	Gerardo	698
289	Charlie	697
289	Elijah	697
291	Norman	695
291	Orlando	695
293	Arturo	693
294	Preston	690
295	Israel	686
296	Damian	678
297	Nelson	670
298	Toby	667
299	Beau	666
300	Kelvin	664
301	Julian	663
302	Rocky	656
303	Don	654
304	Fredrick	648
305	Dylan	639
306	Neal	636
307	Andres	635
307	Trent	635
309	Vernon	631
310	Salvador	629
311	Dana	627
312	Drew	623
313	Herbert	617
314	Bradford	614
315	Fred	612
316	Dallas	609
317	Nickolas	607
318	Terrell	593
319	Marlon	591
320	Ashley	586
320	Glen	586
322	Quincy	582
323	Donnie	580
324	Bryant	574
325	Lamar	573
326	Greg	571
326	Stuart	571
328	Ernesto	556
329	Lloyd	552
330	Chadwick	551
330	Jeff	551
332	Kendrick	550
333	Ben	549
334	Angelo	548
335	Dwight	545
336	Rudy	542
337	Felix	540
338	Bryce	537
339	Josh	531
339	Marcos	531
341	Leslie	529
342	Allan	528
343	Jamal	526
343	Rickey	526
345	Lorenzo	523
346	Lamont	521
347	Rusty	520
348	Scotty	515
349	Gordon	504
350	Morgan	503
351	Darin	500
352	Robin	499
353	Eli	498
354	Rick	496
355	Darnell	495
355	Jake	495
357	Noel	494
358	Kenny	492
359	Bret	490
359	Derick	490
361	Gene	488
362	Leo	483
363	Kent	482
364	Quentin	480
365	Simon	479
366	Brady	478
367	Julius	471
368	Carlton	469
368	Freddie	469
368	Logan	469
371	Roland	466
372	Guy	464
373	Kerry	462
374	Darius	461
375	Max	459
376	Perry	456
377	Johnnie	455
377	Rolando	455
379	Tracy	450
380	Floyd	448
380	Taylor	448
382	Pablo	444
383	Desmond	443
383	Rodolfo	443
385	Alfonso	441
386	Mike	438
387	Dewayne	432
388	Jimmie	431
389	Abel	428
390	Lester	422
391	Ismael	419
391	Trenton	419
393	Jackie	418
394	Devon	410
395	Herman	409
396	Oliver	408
397	Frankie	400
398	Cornelius	399
399	Antwan	396
400	Guillermo	394
401	Dante	393
402	Landon	391
403	Jonah	390
404	Jamar	385
405	Terence	380
406	Loren	379
407	Rogelio	377
408	Elias	375
408	Milton	375
410	Nick	374
410	Sam	374
412	Owen	371
412	Zachariah	371
414	Felipe	369
414	Jim	369
416	Graham	366
417	Fabian	365
417	Moses	365
419	Gilberto	361
419	Ty	361
421	Jarrett	360
422	Kareem	358
423	Chester	355
424	Kendall	354
424	Ted	354
426	Cecil	351
426	Saul	351
428	Randolph	350
429	Salvatore	348
430	Rashad	347
431	Clay	345
432	Kurtis	343
433	Rory	342
434	Damion	341
435	Clyde	340
436	Benny	339
437	Dane	337
437	Jerrod	337
437	Robbie	337
440	Gerard	336
440	Gustavo	336
440	Myron	336
443	Collin	335
444	Alonzo	334
445	Marty	333
446	Alexis	331
447	Dan	329
447	Otis	329
449	Emmanuel	323
449	Garry	323
451	Dominick	322
451	Sheldon	322
451	Sidney	322
454	Edmund	320
455	Ali	318
455	Mason	318
455	Reggie	318
458	Donovan	317
458	Everett	317
458	Gavin	317
458	Jarod	317
462	Forrest	316
463	Gregg	314
464	Guadalupe	312
464	Waylon	312
466	Dion	311
467	Aron	309
468	Miles	308
469	Thaddeus	307
470	Jess	306
471	Hugo	304
472	Anton	303
473	Esteban	302
474	Ramiro	301
475	Kory	300
476	Kris	299
476	Tanner	299
478	Colby	298
478	Harvey	298
480	Elliott	296
480	Jarvis	296
482	Isaiah	295
483	Branden	293
484	Stephan	292
485	Sammy	291
485	Teddy	291
487	Malcolm	290
488	Marquis	288
488	Moises	288
490	Emanuel	287
491	Ahmad	286
491	Sherman	286
493	Roman	285
494	Ira	282
495	Amos	281
495	Bryon	281
495	Ron	281
498	Tobias	279
498	Wendell	279
500	Arnold	277
500	Leonardo	277
502	Reynaldo	276
503	Nathanael	275
504	Elvis	274
505	Bill	273
505	Jamel	273
507	Darrin	272
507	Will	272
507	Xavier	272
510	Johnathon	271
510	Timmy	271
512	Chance	268
512	Claude	268
512	Pete	268
515	Stewart	267
516	Reuben	266
517	Donte	265
517	Efrain	265
517	Erin	265
520	Tomas	263
521	Nolan	262
521	Quinton	262
523	Tom	261
524	Jackson	260
524	Rex	260
526	Donny	259
526	Jerod	259
528	Joaquin	258
528	Noe	258
528	Stacy	258
531	Matt	255
532	Joesph	254
533	Darrick	253
534	Dexter	252
535	Josue	251
535	Scottie	251
537	Bennie	249
537	Curt	249
537	Donnell	249
537	Jedediah	249
537	Mickey	249
537	Sylvester	249
543	Kristofer	247
544	Lyle	246
545	Earnest	245
546	Alton	244
546	Clark	244
546	Harley	244
549	Elliot	243
549	Lionel	243
551	Santiago	242
551	Wilson	242
553	Blair	241
554	Jovan	240
554	Solomon	240
556	Jamey	239
557	Virgil	238
558	Hugh	237
558	Luther	237
558	Randal	237
561	Tyree	236
562	Pierre	234
563	Willis	233
564	Marion	232
564	Robby	232
566	Kristian	230
567	Blaine	229
567	Jeromy	229
569	Deon	226
569	Jarred	226
571	Sterling	225
572	Darrel	223
572	Jeramy	223
574	Sonny	221
575	Wallace	220
576	Dorian	219
576	Jed	219
578	Jamison	218
579	Jeremie	217
579	Quinn	217
581	Ariel	216
581	Josiah	216
581	Rodrick	216
584	Bart	215
584	Morris	215
586	Vicente	213
587	Jonas	212
587	Kasey	212
589	Ignacio	211
590	Humberto	210
591	Deandre	209
592	Erich	208
593	Conrad	207
593	Leland	207
595	Avery	206
595	Jean	206
597	Jennifer	205
597	Tory	205
599	Jasen	204
599	Stefan	204
601	Brendon	203
601	Emilio	203
601	Jamaal	203
604	Bradly	202
604	Brant	202
604	Zachery	202
607	Edmond	200
607	Rico	200
609	Carey	198
610	Cary	197
611	Hunter	196
612	Jerald	195
613	Hans	194
614	Dusty	193
614	Issac	193
614	Jeramie	193
614	Wyatt	193
618	Archie	191
618	Brooks	191
618	Demond	191
618	Elmer	191
622	Aric	190
622	Rudolph	190
624	Roosevelt	189
625	Freddy	187
625	Giovanni	187
625	Jedidiah	187
625	Rocco	187
625	Royce	187
630	Reid	185
630	Scot	185
632	Agustin	184
632	Aubrey	184
632	Brenton	184
632	Zane	184
636	Barrett	183
637	Adan	182
638	Leif	181
639	Benito	178
640	Demarcus	177
640	Jeremey	177
640	Nathanial	177
643	Dirk	176
644	Carlo	175
644	Jefferson	175
644	Levar	175
644	Louie	175
644	Wilfredo	175
649	Johnpaul	174
650	Brice	173
650	Deshawn	173
650	Weston	173
653	Santos	172
654	Conor	171
654	Stacey	171
654	Willard	171
657	Tommie	170
658	Buddy	168
658	Daren	168
660	Davin	167
660	Ellis	167
660	Nicholaus	167
660	Tristan	167
664	Rhett	166
664	Rodrigo	166
666	Mauricio	165
667	Delvin	164
667	Ervin	164
667	Korey	164
667	Torrey	164
671	Riley	162
671	Vance	162
673	Josef	161
673	Van	161
675	Brain	160
675	Marcel	160
675	Rigoberto	160
678	Antione	158
678	Cole	158
678	Wilbert	158
681	Raphael	157
682	Alvaro	156
682	Ari	156
682	Ezra	156
685	Chase	155
685	Dave	155
685	Horace	155
688	Arron	154
688	Rickie	154
690	Carson	153
690	Jamil	153
690	Winston	153
693	Galen	152
693	Jasper	152
693	Laurence	152
696	Chauncey	151
696	Jeffry	151
698	Delbert	150
698	Maxwell	150
698	Shad	150
701	Cedrick	149
702	Adolfo	148
702	Antwon	148
702	Lane	148
702	Mack	148
702	Markus	148
702	Tim	148
708	Abram	147
708	Demario	147
708	Lavar	147
708	Malik	147
708	Shelton	147
708	Stevie	147
714	Jace	146
714	Keenan	146
714	Marques	146
714	Monte	146
718	Domingo	145
718	Jaron	145
718	Nigel	145
718	Shayne	145
722	Diego	144
722	Shelby	144
724	Judson	143
724	Lynn	143
724	Tavares	143
727	Dewey	142
727	Tyron	142
729	Daron	141
729	Grady	141
729	Reed	141
732	Rodger	140
733	Denny	139
733	Kristoffer	139
733	Leonel	139
736	Gino	138
736	Heriberto	138
736	Tremayne	138
739	Sebastian	137
740	Andrea	136
740	Brennan	136
740	Elvin	136
740	Lenny	136
740	Tyrell	136
745	Broderick	135
745	Cornell	135
745	Jamin	135
748	Davis	134
748	Parker	134
748	Rufus	134
748	Theron	134
752	Jermey	133
752	Mikel	133
752	Titus	133
755	Fidel	132
755	Jan	132
755	Nikolas	132
758	Jerad	131
758	Jered	131
758	Lowell	131
758	Vaughn	131
758	Whitney	131
763	Michel	130
764	Melissa	129
765	Abdul	128
765	Dameon	128
765	Dejuan	128
768	Alphonso	127
768	Marlin	127
770	Brannon	126
770	Cleveland	126
770	Cyrus	126
770	Elton	126
770	Jacques	126
775	Garret	125
775	Zebulon	125
777	Federico	124
777	Garth	124
777	Hubert	124
780	Jevon	123
780	Kenyon	123
782	Dominique	122
782	Ernie	122
782	Gregorio	122
782	Ulysses	122
786	Jerimiah	121
786	Osvaldo	121
786	Vito	121
789	Cortney	120
789	Denver	120
789	Ezekiel	120
789	Monty	120
789	Zackary	120
794	Derik	119
794	Liam	119
794	Lukas	119
794	Percy	119
798	Bob	118
798	Braden	118
798	Cliff	118
798	Hassan	118
798	Jereme	118
798	Ken	118
798	Kenyatta	118
805	Aldo	117
805	Jameel	117
805	Moshe	117
805	Octavio	117
805	Raheem	117
810	Al	116
810	Trey	116
812	Amir	115
812	Bernardo	115
812	Danial	115
812	Kim	115
816	Bert	114
816	Dedrick	114
816	Emmett	114
816	Jessica	114
816	Laron	114
821	Jabari	113
822	Deangelo	112
822	Myles	112
822	Silas	112
822	Thad	112
826	Amanda	111
826	Chadrick	111
826	Darian	111
826	Eloy	111
826	Hiram	111
831	Bennett	110
831	Mohammad	110
831	Seneca	110
834	Efren	109
835	Denis	108
835	Quintin	108
835	Raymundo	108
838	Bryson	107
838	Kirby	107
838	Sedrick	107
841	Muhammad	106
842	Antwain	105
842	German	105
842	Gerry	105
842	Harrison	105
842	Jade	105
842	Lars	105
842	Randell	105
842	Tracey	105
842	Wilbur	105
851	Dereck	104
851	Francesco	104
851	Tad	104
854	August	103
854	Garland	103
854	Kraig	103
854	Ronny	103
858	Boyd	102
858	Darwin	102
858	Judd	102
858	Kip	102
858	Rashawn	102
858	Wilfred	102
864	Adrain	101
864	Ahmed	101
864	Bo	101
864	Irvin	101
864	Russel	101
864	Sammie	101
864	Terrill	101
871	Coby	100
871	Donta	100
871	Edwardo	100
871	Ramsey	100
875	Asa	99
875	Chaim	99
875	Cullen	99
875	Dillon	99
875	Homer	99
875	Isidro	99
875	Kaleb	99
882	Antony	98
882	Deric	98
882	Doyle	98
882	Kenton	98
882	Lincoln	98
882	Zackery	98
888	Elbert	97
888	Woodrow	97
890	Billie	96
890	Cortez	96
890	Giuseppe	96
890	Keven	96
890	Khalid	96
895	Demarco	95
895	Eliseo	95
895	Frederic	95
895	Nicky	95
895	Rasheed	95
895	Shea	95
901	Burton	94
901	Cale	94
901	Emil	94
901	Gonzalo	94
901	Rian	94
906	Augustine	93
906	Buck	93
906	Coy	93
906	Elisha	93
906	Javon	93
906	Keon	93
906	Tyrel	93
913	Anwar	92
913	Davon	92
913	Paris	92
913	Prince	92
917	Alec	91
917	Aurelio	91
917	Brook	91
917	Derrell	91
917	Eddy	91
917	Emery	91
917	Jude	91
917	Junior	91
917	Trinity	91
926	Doug	90
926	Juston	90
926	Kelsey	90
926	Nestor	90
930	Harlan	89
930	Jarret	89
930	Jeramiah	89
930	Mariano	89
930	Mitchel	89
930	Regan	89
930	Tarik	89
930	Trever	89
938	Amit	88
938	Darron	88
938	Dino	88
938	Jayme	88
938	Kennith	88
938	Lashawn	88
938	Norris	88
938	Tremaine	88
946	Antonia	87
946	Errol	87
946	Franco	87
946	Jarrad	87
946	Kai	87
946	Rustin	87
952	Arnulfo	86
952	Chet	86
952	Christoper	86
952	Cristobal	86
952	Maria	86
952	Shay	86
958	Brenden	85
958	Cordell	85
958	Duncan	85
958	Garrick	85
958	Leopoldo	85
958	Mohammed	85
958	Timmothy	85
965	Brandy	84
965	Cristopher	84
965	Erwin	84
965	Garett	84
965	Genaro	84
965	Jameson	84
965	Kenji	84
965	Paulo	84
965	Sarah	84
974	Donell	83
974	Greggory	83
976	Andreas	82
976	Elizabeth	82
976	Irving	82
976	Ivory	82
976	Justen	82
976	Keegan	82
976	Shon	82
976	Tucker	82
984	Bronson	81
984	Chaz	81
984	Chuck	81
984	Orion	81
984	Samson	81
984	Sharif	81
984	Uriah	81
991	Brody	80
991	Corry	80
991	Dario	80
991	Deshaun	80
991	Forest	80
991	Harris	80
991	Kelley	80
991	Kody	80
991	Marcelino	80
991	Merle	80