The following tables show the five most frequent given names, by State, for male and female births in 1980. The number to the right of each name is the number of occurrences in the data. The source is a 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of the end of February 2011.
Top Five Female Names for Births in 1980
State |
Rank 1 |
Number |
Rank 2 |
Number |
Rank 3 |
Number |
Rank 4 |
Number |
Rank 5 |
Number |
Alabama |
Jennifer |
923 |
Amanda |
875 |
Kimberly |
507 |
April |
465 |
Jessica |
465 |
Alaska |
Jessica |
116 |
Jennifer |
114 |
Sarah |
82 |
Amanda |
71 |
Melissa |
65 |
Arizona |
Jennifer |
748 |
Jessica |
463 |
Melissa |
422 |
Amanda |
350 |
Sarah |
335 |
Arkansas |
Amanda |
603 |
Jennifer |
580 |
Melissa |
274 |
Sarah |
264 |
Kimberly |
260 |
California |
Jennifer |
5,611 |
Melissa |
2,985 |
Jessica |
2,927 |
Sarah |
2,576 |
Michelle |
2,431 |
Colorado |
Jennifer |
859 |
Jessica |
490 |
Sarah |
481 |
Amanda |
442 |
Melissa |
422 |
Connecticut |
Jennifer |
732 |
Jessica |
465 |
Melissa |
450 |
Sarah |
400 |
Elizabeth |
314 |
Delaware |
Jennifer |
169 |
Jessica |
80 |
Melissa |
79 |
Amanda |
65 |
Heather |
65 |
D. Columbia |
Jennifer |
169 |
Nicole |
122 |
Jessica |
114 |
Tiffany |
113 |
Elizabeth |
106 |
Florida |
Jennifer |
2,242 |
Amanda |
1,261 |
Jessica |
1,242 |
Melissa |
1,199 |
Kimberly |
793 |
Georgia |
Amanda |
1,311 |
Jennifer |
1,299 |
Jessica |
801 |
Kimberly |
708 |
Melissa |
662 |
Hawaii |
Jennifer |
220 |
Michelle |
126 |
Melissa |
95 |
Nicole |
92 |
Jessica |
83 |
Idaho |
Jennifer |
292 |
Amanda |
210 |
Sarah |
181 |
Melissa |
176 |
Jessica |
166 |
Illinois |
Jennifer |
2,959 |
Amanda |
1,681 |
Melissa |
1,521 |
Jessica |
1,351 |
Sarah |
1,348 |
Indiana |
Jennifer |
1,516 |
Amanda |
1,392 |
Jessica |
891 |
Melissa |
866 |
Sarah |
851 |
Iowa |
Jennifer |
880 |
Amanda |
688 |
Jessica |
589 |
Sarah |
545 |
Melissa |
516 |
Kansas |
Jennifer |
656 |
Amanda |
467 |
Sarah |
406 |
Melissa |
363 |
Jessica |
361 |
Kentucky |
Amanda |
1,275 |
Jennifer |
1,009 |
Jessica |
752 |
Melissa |
562 |
Amy |
490 |
Louisiana |
Jennifer |
1,003 |
Amanda |
752 |
Jessica |
683 |
Melissa |
491 |
Tiffany |
467 |
Maine |
Jessica |
282 |
Jennifer |
268 |
Amanda |
245 |
Melissa |
207 |
Sarah |
199 |
Maryland |
Jennifer |
903 |
Jessica |
539 |
Melissa |
433 |
Amanda |
379 |
Christina |
368 |
Massachusetts |
Jennifer |
1,480 |
Melissa |
907 |
Jessica |
875 |
Sarah |
755 |
Nicole |
639 |
Michigan |
Jennifer |
2,627 |
Sarah |
1,523 |
Amanda |
1,464 |
Melissa |
1,401 |
Jessica |
1,319 |
Minnesota |
Jennifer |
1,146 |
Jessica |
907 |
Sarah |
865 |
Melissa |
784 |
Amanda |
781 |
Mississippi |
Jennifer |
561 |
Amanda |
529 |
Kimberly |
409 |
Jessica |
407 |
Tiffany |
283 |
Missouri |
Jennifer |
1,421 |
Amanda |
1,151 |
Sarah |
853 |
Jessica |
733 |
Melissa |
721 |
Montana |
Jennifer |
208 |
Amanda |
160 |
Jessica |
137 |
Sarah |
122 |
Melissa |
115 |
Nebraska |
Jennifer |
505 |
Amanda |
316 |
Sarah |
279 |
Jessica |
276 |
Melissa |
271 |
Nevada |
Jennifer |
224 |
Melissa |
115 |
Jessica |
101 |
Sarah |
101 |
Amber |
95 |
New Hampshire |
Jennifer |
288 |
Jessica |
214 |
Sarah |
196 |
Melissa |
175 |
Amanda |
146 |
New Jersey |
Jennifer |
1,683 |
Melissa |
995 |
Jessica |
972 |
Nicole |
801 |
Michelle |
578 |
New Mexico |
Jennifer |
302 |
Amanda |
270 |
Jessica |
238 |
Melissa |
201 |
Michelle |
150 |
New York |
Jennifer |
3,810 |
Jessica |
2,383 |
Melissa |
2,336 |
Nicole |
1,970 |
Michelle |
1,467 |
North Carolina |
Jennifer |
1,357 |
Amanda |
1,058 |
Crystal |
731 |
Melissa |
698 |
Jessica |
683 |
North Dakota |
Jennifer |
240 |
Jessica |
209 |
Amanda |
176 |
Heather |
126 |
Sarah |
123 |
Ohio |
Jennifer |
3,094 |
Amanda |
2,269 |
Melissa |
1,671 |
Jessica |
1,661 |
Sarah |
1,649 |
Oklahoma |
Jennifer |
882 |
Amanda |
701 |
Melissa |
421 |
Amber |
409 |
Sarah |
376 |
Oregon |
Jennifer |
764 |
Sarah |
492 |
Melissa |
397 |
Amanda |
395 |
Jessica |
386 |
Pennsylvania |
Jennifer |
3,035 |
Jessica |
1,741 |
Melissa |
1,731 |
Nicole |
1,534 |
Amanda |
1,529 |
Rhode Island |
Jennifer |
229 |
Jessica |
187 |
Melissa |
166 |
Sarah |
111 |
Amanda |
105 |
South Carolina |
Jennifer |
677 |
Amanda |
584 |
Jessica |
398 |
Crystal |
367 |
Melissa |
334 |
South Dakota |
Jennifer |
221 |
Jessica |
176 |
Amanda |
171 |
Melissa |
130 |
Amy |
110 |
Tennessee |
Amanda |
1,221 |
Jennifer |
1,194 |
Jessica |
673 |
April |
483 |
Tiffany |
482 |
Texas |
Jennifer |
4,002 |
Amanda |
2,920 |
Jessica |
2,446 |
Melissa |
2,141 |
Maria |
1,481 |
Utah |
Jennifer |
626 |
Melissa |
393 |
Amanda |
375 |
Amber |
323 |
Heather |
317 |
Vermont |
Jessica |
135 |
Jennifer |
132 |
Sarah |
95 |
Amanda |
85 |
Heather |
78 |
Virginia |
Jennifer |
1,251 |
Amanda |
875 |
Jessica |
821 |
Melissa |
593 |
Sarah |
551 |
Washington |
Jennifer |
1,061 |
Sarah |
685 |
Jessica |
616 |
Melissa |
561 |
Amanda |
525 |
West Virginia |
Amanda |
658 |
Jennifer |
508 |
Jessica |
491 |
Melissa |
313 |
Heather |
284 |
Wisconsin |
Jennifer |
1,512 |
Jessica |
986 |
Amanda |
863 |
Melissa |
851 |
Sarah |
846 |
Wyoming |
Jennifer |
183 |
Amanda |
131 |
Sarah |
93 |
Jessica |
82 |
Melissa |
82 |
Top Five Male Names for Births in 1980
State |
Rank 1 |
Number |
Rank 2 |
Number |
Rank 3 |
Number |
Rank 4 |
Number |
Rank 5 |
Number |
Alabama |
Christopher |
950 |
Michael |
933 |
James |
922 |
Jason |
822 |
Joshua |
706 |
Alaska |
Michael |
145 |
Christopher |
122 |
James |
107 |
Joshua |
102 |
John |
101 |
Arizona |
Michael |
941 |
Christopher |
609 |
David |
587 |
Jason |
583 |
Joshua |
536 |
Arkansas |
Michael |
596 |
Jason |
568 |
Christopher |
528 |
James |
515 |
Joshua |
504 |
California |
Michael |
6,901 |
David |
5,082 |
Christopher |
4,783 |
Daniel |
4,144 |
Jason |
4,102 |
Colorado |
Michael |
902 |
Christopher |
703 |
Matthew |
687 |
Joshua |
610 |
Jason |
582 |
Connecticut |
Michael |
1,035 |
Christopher |
707 |
Jason |
581 |
David |
559 |
Matthew |
508 |
Delaware |
Michael |
230 |
Jason |
144 |
John |
142 |
James |
138 |
Robert |
128 |
D.Columbia |
Michael |
366 |
David |
250 |
James |
237 |
Christopher |
199 |
Robert |
190 |
Florida |
Michael |
2,480 |
Christopher |
1,996 |
James |
1,729 |
Jason |
1,657 |
David |
1,537 |
Georgia |
James |
1,443 |
Michael |
1,433 |
Christopher |
1,386 |
Jason |
1,113 |
John |
1,045 |
Hawaii |
Michael |
226 |
Jason |
202 |
Christopher |
183 |
David |
166 |
James |
139 |
Idaho |
Michael |
293 |
Joshua |
279 |
Jason |
242 |
Christopher |
225 |
David |
215 |
Illinois |
Michael |
3,752 |
Jason |
2,357 |
Christopher |
2,178 |
David |
2,075 |
Matthew |
2,043 |
Indiana |
Michael |
1,642 |
Joshua |
1,447 |
Jason |
1,331 |
Christopher |
1,175 |
Matthew |
1,171 |
Iowa |
Joshua |
828 |
Michael |
757 |
Matthew |
753 |
Jason |
637 |
Ryan |
633 |
Kansas |
Michael |
686 |
Jason |
587 |
Joshua |
569 |
Christopher |
539 |
Matthew |
506 |
Kentucky |
Jason |
1,167 |
Michael |
1,145 |
James |
1,088 |
Joshua |
913 |
Christopher |
906 |
Louisiana |
Michael |
1,210 |
Christopher |
1,034 |
Jason |
967 |
John |
818 |
James |
788 |
Maine |
Christopher |
276 |
Jason |
269 |
Michael |
266 |
Joshua |
259 |
Matthew |
255 |
Maryland |
Michael |
1,158 |
Christopher |
772 |
Jason |
772 |
David |
706 |
James |
704 |
Massachusetts |
Michael |
2,016 |
Matthew |
1,238 |
Christopher |
1,223 |
Jason |
1,132 |
David |
1,038 |
Michigan |
Michael |
3,023 |
Jason |
2,394 |
Christopher |
1,871 |
Matthew |
1,869 |
David |
1,797 |
Minnesota |
Michael |
1,350 |
Matthew |
1,098 |
Joshua |
981 |
Ryan |
887 |
Jason |
885 |
Mississippi |
James |
722 |
Christopher |
695 |
Michael |
619 |
Jason |
513 |
John |
498 |
Missouri |
Michael |
1,478 |
Jason |
1,208 |
Christopher |
1,173 |
Matthew |
1,040 |
Joshua |
1,026 |
Montana |
Joshua |
220 |
Michael |
186 |
Ryan |
161 |
Jason |
157 |
Matthew |
145 |
Nebraska |
Matthew |
435 |
Michael |
425 |
Jason |
409 |
Joshua |
366 |
Christopher |
360 |
Nevada |
Michael |
266 |
Christopher |
203 |
Jason |
167 |
David |
163 |
James |
144 |
New Hampshire |
Michael |
269 |
Matthew |
258 |
Christopher |
234 |
Jason |
215 |
Joshua |
177 |
New Jersey |
Michael |
2,498 |
Christopher |
1,347 |
David |
1,192 |
Robert |
1,192 |
John |
1,176 |
New Mexico |
Michael |
402 |
Christopher |
312 |
Jason |
267 |
David |
263 |
Daniel |
245 |
New York |
Michael |
5,792 |
Christopher |
3,258 |
Jason |
3,132 |
David |
2,933 |
Joseph |
2,710 |
North Carolina |
Christopher |
1,380 |
Michael |
1,332 |
James |
1,275 |
Jason |
1,243 |
David |
1,065 |
North Dakota |
Joshua |
241 |
Michael |
221 |
Justin |
183 |
Matthew |
178 |
Ryan |
174 |
Ohio |
Michael |
3,709 |
Jason |
2,694 |
Matthew |
2,321 |
Christopher |
2,176 |
David |
2,165 |
Oklahoma |
Michael |
872 |
Christopher |
747 |
Joshua |
695 |
Jason |
664 |
James |
590 |
Oregon |
Michael |
702 |
Christopher |
636 |
Joshua |
605 |
Ryan |
531 |
Matthew |
518 |
Pennsylvania |
Michael |
4,027 |
Jason |
2,510 |
Matthew |
2,409 |
David |
2,178 |
Christopher |
2,124 |
Rhode Island |
Michael |
344 |
Jason |
226 |
David |
208 |
Matthew |
188 |
Christopher |
182 |
South Carolina |
James |
768 |
Michael |
745 |
Christopher |
717 |
Jason |
632 |
William |
594 |
South Dakota |
Michael |
213 |
Justin |
193 |
Matthew |
175 |
Joshua |
169 |
Ryan |
166 |
Tennessee |
Michael |
1,304 |
James |
1,253 |
Jason |
1,193 |
Christopher |
1,162 |
Joshua |
1,001 |
Texas |
Michael |
4,248 |
Christopher |
3,843 |
Jason |
3,177 |
David |
3,018 |
James |
2,842 |
Utah |
Michael |
656 |
Joshua |
507 |
David |
455 |
Matthew |
450 |
Jason |
449 |
Vermont |
Michael |
133 |
Matthew |
132 |
Christopher |
127 |
Jason |
116 |
Joshua |
108 |
Virginia |
Michael |
1,430 |
Christopher |
1,290 |
Jason |
1,092 |
James |
1,027 |
David |
982 |
Washington |
Michael |
1,122 |
Jason |
916 |
Christopher |
878 |
Joshua |
841 |
Matthew |
802 |
West Virginia |
Jason |
615 |
Joshua |
543 |
Michael |
531 |
Christopher |
488 |
James |
482 |
Wisconsin |
Michael |
1,435 |
Matthew |
1,161 |
Jason |
1,153 |
Joshua |
1,014 |
Ryan |
937 |
Wyoming |
Michael |
174 |
Joshua |
136 |
Christopher |
132 |
Matthew |
119 |
Justin |
110 |