Appendix:Most popular given names in the 1980s in the United States

These are the most popular given names in the United States for all years of the 1980s.

1980

• Males
  1. Christopher
  2. David
  3. James
  4. Matthew
  5. John
  6. Joshua
  7. Robert
  8. Daniel

• Females
  1. Jennifer
  2. Jessica
  3. Amanda
  4. Melissa
  5. Sarah
  6. Nicole
  7. Heather
  8. Amy
  9. Michelle
  10. Elizabeth

1981

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. Christopher
  3. Jason
  4. Matthew
  5. David
  6. Joshua
  7. James
  8. John
  9. Robert
  10. Daniel

• Females
  1. Jennifer
  2. Jessica
  3. Amanda
  4. Melissa
  5. Sarah
  6. Nicole
  7. Elizabeth
  8. Michelle
  9. Amy
  10. Stephanie

1982

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. Christopher
  3. Matthew
  4. Jason
  5. James
  6. David
  7. John
  8. Joshua
  9. Justin
  10. Robert

• Females
  1. Jennifer
  2. Jessica
  3. Amanda
  4. Sarah
  5. Melissa
  6. Michelle
  7. Nicole
  8. Elizabeth
  9. Crystal
  10. Amy

1983

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. Christopher
  3. Matthew
  4. David
  5. Daniel
  6. Jason
  7. James
  8. Blake
  9. Joshua
  10. Joseph

• Females
  1. Jennifer
  2. Jessica
  3. Ashley
  4. Amanda
  5. Sarah
  6. Melissa
  7. Nicole
  8. Elizabeth
  9. Stephanie
  10. Heather

1984

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. Christopher
  3. Matthew
  4. Joshua
  5. David
  6. Daniel
  7. James
  8. Robert
  9. John
  10. Ryan

• Females
  1. Jennifer
  2. Jessica
  3. Ashley
  4. Amanda
  5. Sarah
  6. Stephanie
  7. Nicole
  8. Elizabeth
  9. Heather
  10. Melissa

1985

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. Christopher
  3. Matthew
  4. Joshua
  5. David
  6. Daniel
  7. James
  8. Joseph
  9. Robert
  10. John

• Females
  1. Jessica
  2. Ashley
  3. Jennifer
  4. Amanda
  5. Nicole
  6. Sarah
  7. Stephanie
  8. Heather
  9. Melissa
  10. Elizabeth

1986

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. Christopher
  3. Matthew
  4. Joshua
  5. David
  6. Daniel
  7. Andrew
  8. James
  9. Robert
  10. John

• Females
  1. Jessica
  2. Ashley
  3. Amanda
  4. Jennifer
  5. Sarah
  6. Stephanie
  7. Brittany
  8. Heather
  9. Elizabeth; Megan (tie)
  10. Nicole

1987

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. Christopher
  3. Matthew
  4. Joshua
  5. Andrew
  6. Daniel
  7. David
  8. Justin
  9. James
  10. Robert

• Females
  1. Jessica
  2. Ashley
  3. Amanda
  4. Jennifer
  5. Sarah
  6. Stephanie
  7. Nicole
  8. Brittany
  9. Elizabeth
  10. Heather

1988

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. Christopher
  3. Matthew
  4. Joshua
  5. David
  6. Daniel
  7. Andrew
  8. Justin
  9. Robert
  10. Joseph

• Females
  1. Jennifer
  2. Ashley
  3. Amanda
  4. Jessica
  5. Brittany
  6. Sarah
  7. Stephanie
  8. Samantha
  9. Heather
  10. Elizabeth

1989

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. Christopher
  3. Joshua
  4. Matthew
  5. David
  6. Daniel
  7. Andrew
  8. Joseph
  9. Justin
  10. John

• Females
  1. Jessica
  2. Ashley
  3. Amanda; Brittany (tie)
  4. Sarah
  5. Jennifer
  6. Stephanie
  7. Samantha
  8. Elizabeth
  9. Lauren
  10. Heather

See also

• List of the most popular names in the 1970s in the United States
• List of the most popular names in the 1990s in the United States

References

• Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1980s from the Social Security Administration