100 Most popular girl names of 1980, USA

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Updated: May 22nd, 2024

The list of most popular female names in US prevalent in 1980 with their respective percentage. View girl name from popular names trending in America in 1980.

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Boy
Girl
Rank
Name
Occ.
Perc.
Change
1
Jennifer
58381
3.28
-
2
Amanda
35814
2.01
+1
3
Jessica
33924
1.91
+1
4
Melissa
31637
1.78
-2
5
Sarah
25759
1.45
+1
6
Heather
19973
1.12
+1
7
Nicole
19921
1.12
+2
8
Amy
19835
1.11
-3
9
Elizabeth
19529
1.1
+2
10
Michelle
19123
1.07
-
11
Kimberly
18498
1.04
+1
12
Angela
17969
1.01
-4
13
Stephanie
17842
1
+2
14
Tiffany
16230
0.91
+14
15
Christina
16143
0.91
-1
16
Lisa
15666
0.88
-3
17
Rebecca
15280
0.86
-
18
Crystal
14255
0.8
-
19
Kelly
13718
0.77
-3
20
Erin
13429
0.75
+1
21
Laura
12917
0.73
-1
22
Amber
12555
0.71
-
23
Rachel
11622
0.65
+4
24
Jamie
11529
0.65
-5
25
April
11475
0.64
-2
26
Mary
11474
0.64
-2
27
Sara
11150
0.63
+3
28
Andrea
10452
0.59
-2
29
Shannon
9669
0.54
-4
30
Megan
9138
0.51
+1
31
Emily
9004
0.51
+3
32
Julie
8910
0.5
-3
33
Danielle
8846
0.5
-
34
Erica
8760
0.49
-2
35
Katherine
8020
0.45
+1
36
Maria
7867
0.44
+1
37
Kristin
7702
0.43
+36
38
Lauren
7476
0.42
+7
39
Kristen
7315
0.41
+23
40
Ashley
7297
0.41
+27
41
Christine
7086
0.4
-6
42
Brandy
6410
0.36
-3
43
Tara
6284
0.35
-5
44
Katie
6135
0.34
+19
45
Monica
6035
0.34
-5
46
Carrie
5762
0.32
-5
47
Alicia
5753
0.32
-
48
Courtney
5617
0.32
+23
49
Misty
5542
0.31
-7
50
Kathryn
5528
0.31
-
51
Patricia
5310
0.3
-7
52
Holly
5283
0.3
-4
53
Stacy
5059
0.28
-10
54
Karen
5055
0.28
-8
55
Anna
5036
0.28
+4
56
Tracy
4969
0.28
-7
57
Brooke
4953
0.28
+28
58
Samantha
4921
0.28
+8
59
Allison
4871
0.27
+11
60
Melanie
4842
0.27
-7
61
Leslie
4776
0.27
+4
62
Susan
4705
0.26
-11
63
Brandi
4704
0.26
-2
64
Cynthia
4701
0.26
-9
65
Natalie
4648
0.26
+3
66
Jill
4558
0.26
-14
67
Dawn
4479
0.25
-10
68
Dana
4439
0.25
-14
69
Vanessa
4428
0.25
+6
70
Veronica
4381
0.25
+6
71
Lindsay
4353
0.24
+17
72
Tina
4261
0.24
-14
73
Kristina
4225
0.24
+1
74
Stacey
4222
0.24
-14
75
Wendy
4144
0.23
-11
76
Lori
4085
0.23
-7
77
Catherine
4081
0.23
+1
78
Kristy
4059
0.23
-22
79
Heidi
4026
0.23
+4
80
Sandra
4001
0.22
-3
81
Jacqueline
3878
0.22
-1
82
Kathleen
3857
0.22
+2
83
Christy
3674
0.21
-11
84
Leah
3640
0.2
+14
85
Valerie
3612
0.2
+4
86
Pamela
3534
0.2
+4
87
Erika
3518
0.2
+4
88
Tanya
3437
0.19
+5
89
Natasha
3427
0.19
+21
90
Katrina
3396
0.19
+9
91
Lindsey
3386
0.19
+22
92
Melinda
3202
0.18
-10
93
Monique
3162
0.18
+48
94
Teresa
3149
0.18
-7
95
Denise
3147
0.18
-3
96
Tammy
3134
0.18
-17
97
Tonya
3081
0.17
-11
98
Julia
3071
0.17
+24
99
Candice
3012
0.17
+29
100
Gina
2991
0.17
-4
101
Alison
2982
0.17
+1
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100 Most Popular Boy Names in USA (1980)

Sources

  1. Social Security, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html