Top 10 baby names the year you were born?

[PeanutBean]

1979 for me. I seem to remember the most common girls names in my year at school were Emma and Louise (though obviously I'm in the UK not US).

GIRLS
Jennifer
Melissa
Amanda
Jessica
Amy
Sarah
Heather
Angela
Nicole
Michelle

BOYS
Michael
Christopher
Jason
David
James
Matthew
John
Robert
Joshua
Brian

My name (Kerry) came in at 251 for girls and 358 for boys that year. Seems to have been most popular about ten years before I was born.

K x

I'm 1979 too but I have never known a Melissa in my life! Must've been different in the UK. In the US my name was no.90. DH's name was no. 82 the year he was born (1982, spooky!).

 

[Laura--x]

1991..

Girls
Ashley
Jessica
Brittany
Amanda
Samantha
Sarah
Stephanie
Jennifer

Boys
Michael
Christopher
Matthew
Joshua
Andrew
Daniel
James
David

My name is 35

 

[tasha41]

1989

Girls
Jessica
Ashley
Brittany
Amanda
Sarah
Samantha
Jennifer
Stephanie
Lauren
Elizabeth

Boys
Michael
Christopher
Matthew
Joshua
David
Daniel
Andrew
Justin
James
Robert

My name is #87 on the list.

 

[maz]

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 was ranked 149 that year!!! And I also feel old.