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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1984

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1984 — 3,488,451 recorded births in total that year.

19831985 The 1980s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1984

Girls’ names

  1. 1Jennifer50,5643.0%
  2. 2Jessica45,8572.7%
  3. 3Ashley38,7732.3%
  4. 4Amanda33,9152.0%
  5. 5Sarah25,8871.5%
  6. 6Stephanie23,0251.4%
  7. 7Nicole22,2701.3%
  8. 8Melissa21,8961.3%
  9. 9Heather21,4891.3%
  10. 10Elizabeth20,3601.2%
  11. 11Megan16,9841.0%
  12. 12Crystal16,5601.0%
  13. 13Amy15,9880.9%
  14. 14Tiffany15,8610.9%
  15. 15Rachel15,8390.9%
  16. 16Danielle15,6700.9%
  17. 17Michelle15,4990.9%
  18. 18Amber15,3690.9%
  19. 19Laura14,8180.9%
  20. 20Christina14,7050.9%
  21. 21Lauren14,4750.9%
  22. 22Kimberly14,4450.9%
  23. 23Rebecca13,3480.8%
  24. 24Emily12,7860.8%
  25. 25Erin12,6220.7%
  26. 26Angela11,2910.7%
  27. 27Kelly11,2160.7%
  28. 28Andrea10,3500.6%
  29. 29Lisa10,2380.6%
  30. 30Katherine10,1570.6%
  31. 31Jamie9,7610.6%
  32. 32Sara9,3140.6%
  33. 33Mary9,2930.6%
  34. 34Erica9,2780.6%
  35. 35Lindsey9,0050.5%
  36. 36Lindsay8,5100.5%
  37. 37Shannon8,4760.5%
  38. 38Kristen8,3850.5%
  39. 39Samantha8,0380.5%
  40. 40Alicia7,8200.5%
  41. 41Brittany7,6650.5%
  42. 42April7,5660.4%
  43. 43Christine7,2990.4%
  44. 44Katie7,1750.4%
  45. 45Vanessa7,1560.4%
  46. 46Courtney7,1500.4%
  47. 47Kristin7,0070.4%
  48. 48Kathryn6,5380.4%
  49. 49Tara6,2840.4%
  50. 50Maria6,1360.4%
  51. 51Allison6,0410.4%
  52. 52Julie5,9420.4%
  53. 53Holly5,9280.4%
  54. 54Jenna5,8820.3%
  55. 55Natalie5,5550.3%
  56. 56Jacqueline5,5490.3%
  57. 57Anna5,3060.3%
  58. 58Monica5,1310.3%
  59. 59Victoria5,0760.3%
  60. 60Latoya5,0510.3%
  61. 61Brandi4,8480.3%
  62. 62Cynthia4,6220.3%
  63. 63Cassandra4,5830.3%
  64. 64Brandy4,5800.3%
  65. 65Meghan4,5050.3%
  66. 66Patricia4,4760.3%
  67. 67Stacy4,4470.3%
  68. 68Kristina4,3280.3%
  69. 69Catherine4,2400.3%
  70. 70Veronica4,0130.2%
  71. 71Kathleen3,9850.2%
  72. 72Diana3,9650.2%
  73. 73Dana3,9390.2%
  74. 74Krystal3,9330.2%
  75. 75Leslie3,8170.2%
  76. 76Valerie3,7220.2%
  77. 77Natasha3,7090.2%
  78. 78Carrie3,6910.2%
  79. 79Stacey3,6490.2%
  80. 80Sheena3,5970.2%
  81. 81Erika3,5420.2%
  82. 82Karen3,5360.2%
  83. 83Leah3,5350.2%
  84. 84Chelsea3,5300.2%
  85. 85Melanie3,5160.2%
  86. 86Candice3,3930.2%
  87. 87Julia3,3590.2%
  88. 88Joanna3,3320.2%
  89. 89Alexis3,2920.2%
  90. 90Susan3,1160.2%
  91. 91Tracy3,0510.2%
  92. 92Margaret3,0330.2%
  93. 93Bethany2,9800.2%
  94. 94Sandra2,8810.2%
  95. 95Kara2,8550.2%
  96. 96Alexandra2,8140.2%
  97. 97Nichole2,8060.2%
  98. 98Misty2,7920.2%
  99. 99Brooke2,7490.2%
  100. 100Kayla2,6810.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Michael67,7353.8%
  2. 2Christopher60,0213.3%
  3. 3Matthew49,7672.8%
  4. 4Joshua40,2662.2%
  5. 5David38,4922.1%
  6. 6Daniel36,5312.0%
  7. 7James35,8592.0%
  8. 8John32,6101.8%
  9. 9Robert31,7681.8%
  10. 10Joseph30,5131.7%
  11. 11Jason29,9531.7%
  12. 12Ryan28,7241.6%
  13. 13Justin26,7691.5%
  14. 14Andrew25,9161.4%
  15. 15Brandon25,6731.4%
  16. 16William24,9001.4%
  17. 17Brian24,7201.4%
  18. 18Adam23,9391.3%
  19. 19Jonathan23,3451.3%
  20. 20Nicholas21,0171.2%
  21. 21Anthony20,9561.2%
  22. 22Eric20,9551.2%
  23. 23Steven18,2171.0%
  24. 24Kevin17,8581.0%
  25. 25Thomas17,5961.0%
  26. 26Timothy16,9870.9%
  27. 27Richard15,6070.9%
  28. 28Jeffrey14,7580.8%
  29. 29Aaron13,4010.7%
  30. 30Benjamin13,2660.7%
  31. 31Jeremy13,2500.7%
  32. 32Mark13,2140.7%
  33. 33Charles12,9420.7%
  34. 34Kyle12,5460.7%
  35. 35Stephen12,0960.7%
  36. 36Patrick11,5240.6%
  37. 37Jacob11,3580.6%
  38. 38Nathan10,6140.6%
  39. 39Scott10,5740.6%
  40. 40Paul10,4600.6%
  41. 41Dustin10,4030.6%
  42. 42Travis10,2410.6%
  43. 43Sean10,0240.6%
  44. 44Gregory9,6880.5%
  45. 45Zachary9,0650.5%
  46. 46Kenneth8,7900.5%
  47. 47Tyler8,7050.5%
  48. 48Bryan8,2700.5%
  49. 49Jose8,0130.4%
  50. 50Jesse7,6060.4%
  51. 51Chad7,0620.4%
  52. 52Derek6,9720.4%
  53. 53Bradley6,5670.4%
  54. 54Alexander6,4920.4%
  55. 55Samuel6,3620.4%
  56. 56Shawn6,0490.3%
  57. 57Marcus5,9960.3%
  58. 58Edward5,9140.3%
  59. 59Jared5,6850.3%
  60. 60Peter5,6330.3%
  61. 61Keith5,3270.3%
  62. 62Cody5,2090.3%
  63. 63Donald5,0620.3%
  64. 64Juan4,6440.3%
  65. 65Jordan4,5400.3%
  66. 66Joel4,5240.3%
  67. 67Ronald4,5070.2%
  68. 68George4,2650.2%
  69. 69Corey4,2430.2%
  70. 70Phillip4,2340.2%
  71. 71Douglas4,1420.2%
  72. 72Brett4,0960.2%
  73. 73Raymond3,9710.2%
  74. 74Carlos3,9640.2%
  75. 75Craig3,9590.2%
  76. 76Gary3,9510.2%
  77. 77Antonio3,8800.2%
  78. 78Ian3,7960.2%
  79. 79Derrick3,6610.2%
  80. 80Nathaniel3,6000.2%
  81. 81Philip3,5190.2%
  82. 82Casey3,5110.2%
  83. 83Cory3,5050.2%
  84. 84Erik3,4220.2%
  85. 85Shane3,3350.2%
  86. 86Frank3,3300.2%
  87. 87Gabriel3,3250.2%
  88. 88Luis3,2610.2%
  89. 89Brent3,1860.2%
  90. 90Victor3,1780.2%
  91. 91Larry3,1050.2%
  92. 92Todd3,1040.2%
  93. 93Alex3,0260.2%
  94. 94Jeffery3,0250.2%
  95. 95Vincent2,9720.2%
  96. 96Curtis2,9590.2%
  97. 97Dennis2,9530.2%
  98. 98Evan2,9370.2%
  99. 99Seth2,9110.2%
  100. 100Randy2,9090.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1984 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.