Here are the most popular names of the decade.
- SSA is Social Security Administration (alternate spellings are not combined) and
- SFS is Some Fun Site (alternate spellings are combined).
Male names are first. Or you can start with the female names.
- Most Popular is the total of the names over the whole decade.
- Most Change is the difference in count between the first year and last year of the decade. It has the subcategories of Rising and Falling
- Rising is the highest difference in count
(which name has improved the most over the decade).
- Falling is the lowest difference in count between the first year and last year of the decade
(which name has dropped the most over the decade).
Top 25 Names of the Decade - 1980s
Male Names
Most Popular
Original (SSA)
| 1. |
Michael |
663168 |
| 2. |
Christopher |
554514 |
| 3. |
Matthew |
458638 |
| 4. |
Joshua |
396369 |
| 5. |
David |
383319 |
| 6. |
James |
356153 |
| 7. |
Daniel |
345196 |
| 8. |
Robert |
321435 |
| 9. |
John |
320837 |
| 10. |
Joseph |
299170 |
| 11. |
Jason |
291861 |
| 12. |
Justin |
289658 |
| 13. |
Andrew |
284841 |
| 14. |
Ryan |
278698 |
| 15. |
William |
248107 |
| 16. |
Brian |
233822 |
| 17. |
Brandon |
232073 |
| 18. |
Jonathan |
229754 |
| 19. |
Nicholas |
223151 |
| 20. |
Anthony |
211687 |
| 21. |
Eric |
204065 |
| 22. |
Adam |
194908 |
| 23. |
Kevin |
188516 |
| 24. |
Thomas |
177608 |
| 25. |
Steven |
177305 |
Adjusted (SFS)
| 1. |
Michael |
685014 |
| 2. |
Christopher |
579787 |
| 3. |
Matthew |
477249 |
| 4. |
Joshua |
396369 |
| 5. |
David |
383319 |
| 6. |
James |
356153 |
| 7. |
Daniel |
346220 |
| 8. |
John |
338525 |
| 9. |
Robert |
321435 |
| 10. |
Brian |
317107 |
| 11. |
Joseph |
300722 |
| 12. |
Jason |
297345 |
| 13. |
Justin |
291619 |
| 14. |
Steven |
290844 |
| 15. |
Andrew |
284841 |
| 16. |
Ryan |
278698 |
| 17. |
Jonathan |
277896 |
| 18. |
Eric |
253116 |
| 19. |
William |
248107 |
| 20. |
Nicholas |
243470 |
| 21. |
Brandon |
241625 |
| 22. |
Anthony |
211687 |
| 23. |
Adam |
194908 |
| 24. |
Kevin |
189389 |
| 25. |
Jeffrey |
188453 |
Most Change
Rising (SSA)
| 1. |
Kyle |
15101 |
| 2. |
Andrew |
15090 |
| 3. |
Zachary |
13837 |
| 4. |
Tyler |
12967 |
| 5. |
Alexander |
11252 |
| 6. |
Jacob |
9320 |
| 7. |
Jordan |
9254 |
| 8. |
Brandon |
9162 |
| 9. |
Cody |
8869 |
| 10. |
Joshua |
8051 |
| 11. |
Matthew |
7557 |
| 12. |
Nicholas |
7214 |
| 13. |
Anthony |
6832 |
| 14. |
Justin |
6109 |
| 15. |
Austin |
5723 |
| 16. |
Daniel |
5125 |
| 17. |
Alex |
4863 |
| 18. |
Jonathan |
4621 |
| 19. |
Cameron |
4452 |
| 20. |
Sean |
4306 |
| 21. |
Taylor |
4241 |
| 22. |
Christopher |
4138 |
| 23. |
Samuel |
4095 |
| 24. |
Ryan |
3624 |
| 25. |
Corey |
3574 |
Rising (SFS)
| 1. |
Sean |
18676 |
| 2. |
Zachary |
15610 |
| 3. |
Kyle |
15101 |
| 4. |
Andrew |
15090 |
| 5. |
Tyler |
13181 |
| 6. |
Alexander |
11252 |
| 7. |
Brandon |
10015 |
| 8. |
Jordan |
9741 |
| 9. |
Jacob |
9569 |
| 10. |
Cody |
9547 |
| 11. |
Matthew |
8389 |
| 12. |
Nicholas |
8335 |
| 13. |
Joshua |
8051 |
| 14. |
Jonathan |
7887 |
| 15. |
Corey |
7027 |
| 16. |
Anthony |
6832 |
| 17. |
Justin |
6044 |
| 18. |
Austin |
5900 |
| 19. |
Daniel |
5020 |
| 20. |
Cameron |
4966 |
| 21. |
Alex |
4863 |
| 22. |
Steven |
4711 |
| 23. |
Devin |
4413 |
| 24. |
Taylor |
4241 |
| 25. |
Christopher |
4159 |
Falling (SSA)
| 1. |
Jason |
-35543 |
| 2. |
Brian |
-10604 |
| 3. |
Jeremy |
-6813 |
| 4. |
David |
-6664 |
| 5. |
James |
-6574 |
| 6. |
Chad |
-5422 |
| 7. |
John |
-5400 |
| 8. |
Scott |
-4442 |
| 9. |
Jeffrey |
-4354 |
| 10. |
Robert |
-4171 |
| 11. |
Eric |
-3622 |
| 12. |
Michael |
-3222 |
| 13. |
Mark |
-2831 |
| 14. |
Paul |
-2780 |
| 15. |
Timothy |
-2717 |
| 16. |
Charles |
-2705 |
| 17. |
Shaun |
-2532 |
| 18. |
Richard |
-2513 |
| 19. |
Shawn |
-2216 |
| 20. |
Todd |
-2003 |
| 21. |
Donald |
-1946 |
| 22. |
Jeremiah |
-1946 |
| 23. |
Adam |
-1923 |
| 24. |
Larry |
-1922 |
| 25. |
Gary |
-1904 |
Falling (SFS)
| 1. |
Jason |
-35902 |
| 2. |
Shawn |
-19095 |
| 3. |
Brian |
-10392 |
| 4. |
Jeremy |
-7502 |
| 5. |
David |
-6664 |
| 6. |
James |
-6574 |
| 7. |
John |
-6068 |
| 8. |
Jeffrey |
-5410 |
| 9. |
Chad |
-5409 |
| 10. |
Eric |
-4800 |
| 11. |
Scott |
-4580 |
| 12. |
Robert |
-4171 |
| 13. |
Michael |
-3259 |
| 14. |
Mark |
-3249 |
| 15. |
Paul |
-2780 |
| 16. |
Timothy |
-2717 |
| 17. |
Charles |
-2705 |
| 18. |
Richard |
-2513 |
| 19. |
Jeremiah |
-2162 |
| 20. |
Damien |
-2064 |
| 21. |
Gary |
-2025 |
| 22. |
Todd |
-2003 |
| 23. |
Donald |
-1946 |
| 24. |
Adam |
-1923 |
| 25. |
Larry |
-1922 |
Female Names
Most Popular
Original (SSA)
| 1. |
Jessica |
469310 |
| 2. |
Jennifer |
440720 |
| 3. |
Amanda |
369613 |
| 4. |
Ashley |
352050 |
| 5. |
Sarah |
272409 |
| 6. |
Stephanie |
218059 |
| 7. |
Melissa |
217850 |
| 8. |
Nicole |
210399 |
| 9. |
Elizabeth |
198824 |
| 10. |
Heather |
191798 |
| 11. |
Tiffany |
158561 |
| 12. |
Michelle |
153914 |
| 13. |
Amber |
153895 |
| 14. |
Megan |
153457 |
| 15. |
Amy |
150611 |
| 16. |
Rachel |
146602 |
| 17. |
Kimberly |
146419 |
| 18. |
Christina |
145929 |
| 19. |
Lauren |
145075 |
| 20. |
Crystal |
140966 |
| 21. |
Brittany |
140796 |
| 22. |
Rebecca |
136174 |
| 23. |
Laura |
134514 |
| 24. |
Danielle |
134315 |
| 25. |
Emily |
131707 |
Adjusted (SFS)
| 1. |
Jessica |
470456 |
| 2. |
Jennifer |
446372 |
| 3. |
Ashley |
389824 |
| 4. |
Sarah |
377013 |
| 5. |
Amanda |
369613 |
| 6. |
Nicole |
239591 |
| 7. |
Stephanie |
237901 |
| 8. |
Melissa |
225174 |
| 9. |
Katherine |
215954 |
| 10. |
Megan |
212986 |
| 11. |
Christina |
206860 |
| 12. |
Elizabeth |
206315 |
| 13. |
Crystal |
202124 |
| 14. |
Brittany |
197277 |
| 15. |
Heather |
191798 |
| 16. |
Rachel |
184666 |
| 17. |
Amy |
171439 |
| 18. |
Michelle |
171318 |
| 19. |
Tiffany |
167401 |
| 20. |
Rebecca |
155994 |
| 21. |
Amber |
153895 |
| 22. |
Kimberly |
153110 |
| 23. |
Kelly |
152116 |
| 24. |
Lauren |
148377 |
| 25. |
Laura |
138641 |
Most Change
Rising (SSA)
| 1. |
Ashley |
40292 |
| 2. |
Brittany |
36379 |
| 3. |
Samantha |
19878 |
| 4. |
Kayla |
14591 |
| 5. |
Jessica |
13971 |
| 6. |
Lauren |
13578 |
| 7. |
Chelsea |
10710 |
| 8. |
Megan |
10663 |
| 9. |
Kelsey |
8948 |
| 10. |
Jasmine |
8357 |
| 11. |
Emily |
8329 |
| 12. |
Alyssa |
7868 |
| 13. |
Courtney |
7834 |
| 14. |
Brittney |
7378 |
| 15. |
Alexandra |
6808 |
| 16. |
Hannah |
6610 |
| 17. |
Danielle |
6528 |
| 18. |
Caitlin |
6382 |
| 19. |
Whitney |
5143 |
| 20. |
Stephanie |
4928 |
| 21. |
Victoria |
4710 |
| 22. |
Cassandra |
4584 |
| 23. |
Amber |
4212 |
| 24. |
Jordan |
3909 |
| 25. |
Katelyn |
3890 |
Rising (SFS)
| 1. |
Brittany |
50827 |
| 2. |
Ashley |
44582 |
| 3. |
Samantha |
19878 |
| 4. |
Caitlin |
19011 |
| 5. |
Kristen |
16900 |
| 6. |
Kayla |
15466 |
| 7. |
Jessica |
14241 |
| 8. |
Chelsea |
14220 |
| 9. |
Lauren |
14083 |
| 10. |
Megan |
13732 |
| 11. |
Lindsey |
13561 |
| 12. |
Jasmine |
10507 |
| 13. |
Kelsey |
9610 |
| 14. |
Courtney |
9094 |
| 15. |
Emily |
8744 |
| 16. |
Alyssa |
8007 |
| 17. |
Hannah |
7273 |
| 18. |
Brianna |
7006 |
| 19. |
Alexandra |
6808 |
| 20. |
Danielle |
6728 |
| 21. |
Cassandra |
6341 |
| 22. |
Brandi |
6136 |
| 23. |
Stephanie |
5198 |
| 24. |
Whitney |
5143 |
| 25. |
Stacey |
5037 |
Falling (SSA)
| 1. |
Jennifer |
-34377 |
| 2. |
Melissa |
-16413 |
| 3. |
Amy |
-10929 |
| 4. |
Angela |
-10759 |
| 5. |
Lisa |
-9079 |
| 6. |
Kimberly |
-7451 |
| 7. |
April |
-6734 |
| 8. |
Michelle |
-5731 |
| 9. |
Erin |
-5289 |
| 10. |
Crystal |
-5162 |
| 11. |
Julie |
-4961 |
| 12. |
Kelly |
-4948 |
| 13. |
Jamie |
-4674 |
| 14. |
Misty |
-4318 |
| 15. |
Shannon |
-4000 |
| 16. |
Brandy |
-3951 |
| 17. |
Carrie |
-3803 |
| 18. |
Heather |
-3716 |
| 19. |
Dawn |
-3620 |
| 20. |
Tracy |
-3505 |
| 21. |
Jill |
-3496 |
| 22. |
Stacy |
-3172 |
| 23. |
Lori |
-3095 |
| 24. |
Christina |
-2999 |
| 25. |
Tina |
-2932 |
Falling (SFS)
| 1. |
Jennifer |
-34744 |
| 2. |
Melissa |
-17366 |
| 3. |
Kristin |
-16509 |
| 4. |
Amy |
-12391 |
| 5. |
Brandy |
-11970 |
| 6. |
Stacy |
-11038 |
| 7. |
Angela |
-10759 |
| 8. |
Lisa |
-9079 |
| 9. |
Kristy |
-8352 |
| 10. |
Lindsay |
-8187 |
| 11. |
Kimberly |
-7834 |
| 12. |
Michelle |
-6950 |
| 13. |
April |
-6734 |
| 14. |
Jamie |
-6731 |
| 15. |
Kelly |
-6363 |
| 16. |
Carrie |
-6051 |
| 17. |
Teresa |
-5895 |
| 18. |
Candice |
-5402 |
| 19. |
Tracy |
-5292 |
| 20. |
Erin |
-5289 |
| 21. |
Julie |
-4961 |
| 22. |
Tanya |
-4768 |
| 23. |
Misty |
-4765 |
| 24. |
Shannon |
-4365 |
| 25. |
Lori |
-4214 |
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