Name Count Box

Most popular baby names of 1984

Michael and Jennifer topped the list in 1984. The 10 most popular names went to 23% of boys and 18% of girls, from 7,336 boy names and 12,176 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 1984

  1. Michael 67,735
  2. Christopher 60,021
  3. Matthew 49,767
  4. Joshua 40,266
  5. David 38,492
  6. Daniel 36,531
  7. James 35,859
  8. John 32,610
  9. Robert 31,768
  10. Joseph 30,513
  11. Jason 29,953
  12. Ryan 28,724
  13. Justin 26,769
  14. Andrew 25,916
  15. Brandon 25,673
  16. William 24,900
  17. Brian 24,720
  18. Adam 23,939
  19. Jonathan 23,345
  20. Nicholas 21,017
  21. Anthony 20,956
  22. Eric 20,955
  23. Steven 18,217
  24. Kevin 17,858
  25. Thomas 17,596
  26. Timothy 16,987
  27. Richard 15,607
  28. Jeffrey 14,758
  29. Aaron 13,401
  30. Benjamin 13,266
  31. Jeremy 13,250
  32. Mark 13,214
  33. Charles 12,942
  34. Kyle 12,546
  35. Stephen 12,096
  36. Patrick 11,524
  37. Jacob 11,358
  38. Nathan 10,614
  39. Scott 10,574
  40. Paul 10,460
  41. Dustin 10,403
  42. Travis 10,241
  43. Sean 10,024
  44. Gregory 9,688
  45. Zachary 9,065
  46. Kenneth 8,790
  47. Tyler 8,705
  48. Bryan 8,270
  49. Jose 8,013
  50. Jesse 7,606
  51. Chad 7,062
  52. Derek 6,972
  53. Bradley 6,567
  54. Alexander 6,492
  55. Samuel 6,362
  56. Shawn 6,049
  57. Marcus 5,996
  58. Edward 5,914
  59. Jared 5,685
  60. Peter 5,633
  61. Keith 5,327
  62. Cody 5,209
  63. Donald 5,062
  64. Juan 4,644
  65. Jordan 4,540
  66. Joel 4,524
  67. Ronald 4,507
  68. George 4,265
  69. Corey 4,243
  70. Phillip 4,234
  71. Douglas 4,142
  72. Brett 4,096
  73. Raymond 3,971
  74. Carlos 3,964
  75. Craig 3,959
  76. Gary 3,951
  77. Antonio 3,880
  78. Ian 3,796
  79. Derrick 3,661
  80. Nathaniel 3,600
  81. Philip 3,519
  82. Casey 3,511
  83. Cory 3,505
  84. Erik 3,422
  85. Shane 3,335
  86. Frank 3,330
  87. Gabriel 3,325
  88. Luis 3,261
  89. Brent 3,186
  90. Victor 3,178
  91. Larry 3,105
  92. Todd 3,104
  93. Alex 3,026
  94. Jeffery 3,025
  95. Vincent 2,972
  96. Curtis 2,959
  97. Dennis 2,953
  98. Evan 2,937
  99. Seth 2,911
  100. Randy 2,909

Top girl names of 1984

  1. Jennifer 50,564
  2. Jessica 45,857
  3. Ashley 38,773
  4. Amanda 33,915
  5. Sarah 25,887
  6. Stephanie 23,025
  7. Nicole 22,270
  8. Melissa 21,896
  9. Heather 21,489
  10. Elizabeth 20,360
  11. Megan 16,984
  12. Crystal 16,560
  13. Amy 15,988
  14. Tiffany 15,861
  15. Rachel 15,839
  16. Danielle 15,670
  17. Michelle 15,499
  18. Amber 15,369
  19. Laura 14,818
  20. Christina 14,705
  21. Lauren 14,475
  22. Kimberly 14,445
  23. Rebecca 13,348
  24. Emily 12,786
  25. Erin 12,622
  26. Angela 11,291
  27. Kelly 11,216
  28. Andrea 10,350
  29. Lisa 10,238
  30. Katherine 10,157
  31. Jamie 9,761
  32. Sara 9,314
  33. Mary 9,293
  34. Erica 9,278
  35. Lindsey 9,005
  36. Lindsay 8,510
  37. Shannon 8,476
  38. Kristen 8,385
  39. Samantha 8,038
  40. Alicia 7,820
  41. Brittany 7,665
  42. April 7,566
  43. Christine 7,299
  44. Katie 7,175
  45. Vanessa 7,156
  46. Courtney 7,150
  47. Kristin 7,007
  48. Kathryn 6,538
  49. Tara 6,284
  50. Maria 6,136
  51. Allison 6,041
  52. Julie 5,942
  53. Holly 5,928
  54. Jenna 5,882
  55. Natalie 5,555
  56. Jacqueline 5,549
  57. Anna 5,306
  58. Monica 5,131
  59. Victoria 5,076
  60. Latoya 5,051
  61. Brandi 4,848
  62. Cynthia 4,622
  63. Cassandra 4,583
  64. Brandy 4,580
  65. Meghan 4,505
  66. Patricia 4,476
  67. Stacy 4,447
  68. Kristina 4,328
  69. Catherine 4,240
  70. Veronica 4,013
  71. Kathleen 3,985
  72. Diana 3,965
  73. Dana 3,939
  74. Krystal 3,933
  75. Leslie 3,817
  76. Valerie 3,722
  77. Natasha 3,709
  78. Carrie 3,691
  79. Stacey 3,649
  80. Sheena 3,597
  81. Erika 3,542
  82. Karen 3,536
  83. Leah 3,535
  84. Chelsea 3,530
  85. Melanie 3,516
  86. Candice 3,393
  87. Julia 3,359
  88. Joanna 3,332
  89. Alexis 3,292
  90. Susan 3,116
  91. Tracy 3,051
  92. Margaret 3,033
  93. Bethany 2,980
  94. Sandra 2,881
  95. Kara 2,855
  96. Alexandra 2,814
  97. Nichole 2,806
  98. Misty 2,792
  99. Brooke 2,749
  100. Kayla 2,681

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 1984?
Michael was the #1 boy name in 1984 (67,735 babies) and Jennifer was the #1 girl name (50,564 babies).
How many babies were counted in 1984?
Social Security records list 3,488,665 babies born in 1984 with names given to at least 5 babies: 1,804,848 boys and 1,683,817 girls.