Top 10 baby names the year you were born?

[baby.love]

1980

Girls

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


Boys

1 Michael
2 Christopher
3 Jason
4 David
5 James
6 Matthew
7 Joshua
8 John
9 Robert
10 Joseph



My name, Tabatha, was ranked 340 in the top 1000 girls names in 1980. (Although these are US stats.... don't know about the UK?!)

Ditto 1980 for me!! I am Jade and was named after Jade Jagger!!

I'm a 1980 baby too and my name (Leah) was #84

 

[jacky24]

1983

Im 53 on the list but none with my spelling.. Jacquiline

Girls
Jennifer
Jessica
Amanda
Ashley
Sarah
Melissa
Nicole
Stephanie
Heather
Elizabeth

Boys
Micheal
Christopher
Matthew
David
Joshua
James
Jason
Daniel
John
Robert

And very strange as in my class we were 5 Jacky's.. But my name was the only one not spelled Jacqueline!!!!!

 

[Beautywithin]

1986

Girls
Jessica
Ashley
Amanda
Jenifer
Sarah
Stephanie
Nicole
Brittany
Heather
Elizabeth

 

[minnie83]

My name is at number 274! I thought my name was quite common, there were loads of us in my year at school!

 

[britt1986]

1986

Girls
Jessica
Ashley
Amanda
Jenifer
Sarah
Stephanie
Nicole
Brittany-----my name (8th)
Heather
Elizabeth

 

[MissyMojo]

1986

1 Jessica
2 Ashley
3 Amanda
4 Jennifer
5 Sarah
6 Stéphanie
7 Nicole
8 Brittany
9 Heather
10 Elizabeth

joanna is 126.
Joanne is 469

 

[MissyMojo]

cannot find uk stats anywhere for the life of me tho

 

[Dani_b]

1986 mine was 16th. there were 4 of us in my year at school.
OH 1979 34th

 

[dawny690]

1981

1 Michael Boy
2 Jennifer Girl
3 Christopher Boy
4 Matthew Boy
5 Jessica Girl
6 Jason Boy
7 David Boy
8 Joshua Boy
9 James Boy
10 John Boy

My name Dawn #159

 

[reallytinyamy]

1980

Girls

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


Boys

1 Michael
2 Christopher
3 Jason
4 David
5 James
6 Matthew
7 Joshua
8 John
9 Robert
10 Joseph



My name, Tabatha, was ranked 340 in the top 1000 girls names in 1980. (Although these are US stats.... don't know about the UK?!)

I know that in 1980 in the UK Amy was an unusual name mum agonised over it for ages worried I would be picked on cos of it, uts why I have the 'classic' middle name of Elizabeth, so I could use that instead if I wanted

 

[lisa35]

Top 1,000 Baby Names for 1973

(Click on name to see historical trend)
Rank Male Name Female Name
1 Michael Jennifer
2 Christopher Amy
3 Jason Michelle
4 James Kimberly
5 David Lisa
6 John Melissa
7 Robert Angela
8 Brian Heather
9 William Stephanie
10 Matthew Rebecca

Mine was 5th top name and i hate my name. My son who's 7 is at number 9 top name wow

 

[Blah11]

I'm 1987 and my name was 3rd

 

[Megz143]

1989 aswell lol my names 11th not too bad eh! x

 

[Mervs Mum]

Great thread!!

1974

Jennifer
Amy
Michelle
Heather
Angela
Kimberly
Melissa
LISA
Stephanie
Rebecca

Michael
Jason
Christopher
David
James
John
Robert
Brian
Matthew
William

I TOLD my Mum my name was common!! She said 'If you notice there are only really Lisa's that are younger than you......they copied off me....'

 

[ittybitty]

What were the top 10 baby names for the year you were born? Thought it'd be interesting to see how times change ....

This site also displays the top 1,000 names for each year ... is your own name on that list and what number?

For me ...

1986

Girls
Jessica
Ashley
Amanda
Jenifer
Sarah
Stephanie
Nicole
Brittany
Heather
Elizabeth

Boys
Michael
Christopher
Matthew
Joshua
David
Daniel
James
Andrew
Robert
John

My name comes 62nd

I was also 1986, my name was #33 (Angela)

 

[CHARLEYCLAN]

1976 (Eek! I'm old! )

Top 10 Girls' Names

Jennifer
Amy
Melissa
Heather
Angela
Michelle
Kimberly
Jessica
Lisa
Amanda

Top 10 Boys' Names

Michael
Jason
Christopher
David
James
John
Robert
Brian
Matthew
Daniel

My name - Anna - was #78 that year.

my name- Grace- wasn't a popular name back then #393 !!!

 

[memewest]

1971 for me. Gawd i'm showing my age!!!

1. Michael
2. James
3. David
4. John
5. Robert
6. Christopher
7. William
8. Jason
9. Brian
10. Scott

1. Jennifer
2. Michelle
3. Lisa
4. Kimberley
5. Amy
6. Angela
7. Melissa
8. Tammy
9. Mary
10. Tracy

Maria is #79 but i have an 'E' on the end of my name not an 'A'

Guess my name is more known for a middle name and not a first name....

 

[booflebump]

1984
Jennifer Girl

2 Jessica Girl

3 Ashley

4 Amanda Both

5 Sarah Girl

6 Stéphanie Girl

7 Nicole Girl

8 Melissa

9 Heather

10 Elizabeth

My name appears at.....ok it doesnt appear at all! xxxx

 

[madseasons]

1978

Boy Names Girl Names
1 Michael 1 Jennifer
2 Jason 2 Melissa
3 Christopher 3 Jessica
4 David 4 Amy
5 James 5 Heather
6 Matthew 6 Amanda
7 John 7 Angela
8 Robert 8 Sarah
9 Brian 9 Michelle
10 Joseph 10 Nicole

My name was #136! hahaha (Deanna)

 

[AppleBlossom]

1989

Girls
1 Jessica
2 Ashley
3 Brittany
4 Amanda
5 Sarah
6 Samantha
7 Jennifer
8 Stéphanie
9 Lauren
10 Elizabeth

My name comes 24th

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