1980s Baby Names

30,334 names were given to children in the United States between 1980 and 1989, ranked below by how many.

A name's place is its total across those ten years. Names that appear in only some of the decade say so, because a name recorded once is a different fact from one recorded every year.

  • #22,033
    Julis
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,034
    Hammad
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,035
    Allenmichael
    17 in the 1980s 2 of 10 years
  • #22,036
    Crystl
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,037
    Jasha
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,038
    Garick
    17 in the 1980s 2 of 10 years
  • #22,039
    Shanterra
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,040
    Dearis
    17 in the 1980s 2 of 10 years
  • #22,041
    Melenda
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,042
    Marleana
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,043
    Vallen
    17 in the 1980s 2 of 10 years
  • #22,044
    Tahina
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,045
    Dearies
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,046
    Anjulie
    17 in the 1980s 2 of 10 years
  • #22,047
    Lutece
    17 in the 1980s 2 of 10 years
  • #22,048
    Zona
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,049
    Dallana
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,050
    Aladdin
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,051
    Hedi
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,052
    Demitrious
    17 in the 1980s 2 of 10 years
  • #22,053
    Gerlad
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,054
    Emmette
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,055
    Crystan
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,056
    Jendayi
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,057
    Colden
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,058
    Aydin
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,059
    Madelina
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,060
    Teneille
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,061
    Chealsey
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,062
    Ashea
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,063
    Riordan
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,064
    Jorin
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,065
    Yehudit
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,066
    Gaitlin
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,067
    Nuha
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,068
    Rushabh
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,069
    Sharine
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,070
    Michaelann
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,071
    Annina
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,072
    Alexine
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,073
    Jahida
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,074
    Pamila
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,075
    Samijo
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,076
    Jeralynn
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,077
    Muhamed
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,078
    Grigor
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,079
    Anterio
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years
  • #22,080
    Cornetta
    17 in the 1980s 3 of 10 years

What Made a 1980s Name

Children in the United States were registered with it between 1980 and 1989. A name's position here is how many of them were.

Why Some Names Only Cover Part of the Decade

A name that appears in three of the ten years either arrived partway through or faded out — and either is more interesting than the total on its own. The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.

Where to Go Next

Open any name to see its full curve — most of these have a hundred and forty years of it. Or compare the ends of the same measurement: the most popular names now and the rarest.