Popular New York Girl Baby Names From 1979

The Most Popular New York Girl Baby Names in 1979

You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1979.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in New York was Jennifer. In total there were 98,840 girls born sharing 1,831 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1979 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby girl that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of girl baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.

Rank	Name	How Unique?	Total births this year
1	Jennifer	1 in 27 (3.7%)	3,637
2	Melissa	1 in 39 (2.5%)	2,505
3	Jessica	1 in 45 (2.2%)	2,208
4	Nicole	1 in 53 (1.9%)	1,874
5	Michelle	1 in 68 (1.5%)	1,461
6	Lisa	1 in 72 (1.4%)	1,378
7	Elizabeth	1 in 75 (1.3%)	1,313
8	Amanda	1 in 88 (1.1%)	1,127
9	Kelly	1 in 88 (1.1%)	1,126
10	Sarah	1 in 89 (1.1%)	1,107
11	Amy	1 in 90 (1.1%)	1,103
12	Kimberly	1 in 92 (1.1%)	1,077
13	Christina	1 in 92 (1.1%)	1,074
14	Danielle	1 in 93 (1.1%)	1,059
15	Heather	1 in 94 (1.1%)	1,050
16	Christine	1 in 101 (1%)	975
17	Rebecca	1 in 121 (0.8%)	814
18	Lauren	1 in 131 (0.8%)	753
19	Laura	1 in 134 (0.7%)	740
20	Erin	1 in 134 (0.7%)	736
21	Stephanie	1 in 134 (0.7%)	736
22	Angela	1 in 141 (0.7%)	699
23	Tara	1 in 149 (0.7%)	663
24	Rachel	1 in 151 (0.7%)	653
25	Maria	1 in 163 (0.6%)	608
26	Andrea	1 in 169 (0.6%)	584
27	Erica	1 in 173 (0.6%)	571
28	Mary	1 in 174 (0.6%)	569
29	Jamie	1 in 174 (0.6%)	567
30	Karen	1 in 184 (0.5%)	536
31	Shannon	1 in 185 (0.5%)	533
32	Katherine	1 in 197 (0.5%)	501
33	Julie	1 in 200 (0.5%)	494
34	Sara	1 in 206 (0.5%)	480
35	Megan	1 in 211 (0.5%)	469
36	Kristen	1 in 211 (0.5%)	468
37	Vanessa	1 in 220 (0.5%)	450
38	Jacqueline	1 in 223 (0.4%)	444
39	Patricia	1 in 224 (0.4%)	442
40	Tiffany	1 in 238 (0.4%)	416
41	Kathleen	1 in 241 (0.4%)	410
42	Denise	1 in 243 (0.4%)	406
43	Michele	1 in 245 (0.4%)	404
44	Emily	1 in 247 (0.4%)	400
45	Susan	1 in 255 (0.4%)	387
46	Crystal	1 in 257 (0.4%)	385
47	April	1 in 262 (0.4%)	377
48	Dawn	1 in 263 (0.4%)	376
49	Jill	1 in 265 (0.4%)	373
50	Catherine	1 in 275 (0.4%)	360
51	Allison	1 in 280 (0.4%)	353
52	Tracy	1 in 282 (0.4%)	350
53	Dana	1 in 283 (0.4%)	349
54	Cynthia	1 in 285 (0.4%)	347
55	Stacey	1 in 302 (0.3%)	327
56	Carrie	1 in 307 (0.3%)	322
57	Diana	1 in 309 (0.3%)	320
58	Kristin	1 in 313 (0.3%)	316
59	Kristy	1 in 313 (0.3%)	316
60	Cheryl	1 in 314 (0.3%)	315
61	Gina	1 in 319 (0.3%)	310
62	Kathryn	1 in 326 (0.3%)	303
63	Melanie	1 in 332 (0.3%)	298
64	Samantha	1 in 334 (0.3%)	296
65	Sandra	1 in 334 (0.3%)	296
66	Alison	1 in 342 (0.3%)	289
67	Wendy	1 in 346 (0.3%)	286
68	Meghan	1 in 349 (0.3%)	283
69	Theresa	1 in 349 (0.3%)	283
70	Alicia	1 in 353 (0.3%)	280
71	Colleen	1 in 357 (0.3%)	277
72	Jaclyn	1 in 358 (0.3%)	276
73	Tanya	1 in 362 (0.3%)	273
74	Tina	1 in 366 (0.3%)	270
75	Courtney	1 in 374 (0.3%)	264
76	Renee	1 in 379 (0.3%)	261
77	Anna	1 in 382 (0.3%)	259
78	Stacy	1 in 391 (0.3%)	253
79	Natasha	1 in 400 (0.2%)	247
80	Monica	1 in 402 (0.2%)	246
81	Natalie	1 in 402 (0.2%)	246
82	Lori	1 in 403 (0.2%)	245
83	Erika	1 in 405 (0.2%)	244
84	Suzanne	1 in 405 (0.2%)	244
85	Victoria	1 in 407 (0.2%)	243
86	Sabrina	1 in 410 (0.2%)	241
87	Amber	1 in 414 (0.2%)	239
88	Cindy	1 in 415 (0.2%)	238
89	Tammy	1 in 415 (0.2%)	238
90	Sharon	1 in 417 (0.2%)	237
91	Valerie	1 in 417 (0.2%)	237
92	Melinda	1 in 419 (0.2%)	236
93	Ebony	1 in 422 (0.2%)	234
94	Barbara	1 in 432 (0.2%)	229
95	Jaime	1 in 432 (0.2%)	229
96	Linda	1 in 435 (0.2%)	227
97	Margaret	1 in 447 (0.2%)	221
98	Nancy	1 in 453 (0.2%)	218
99	Anne	1 in 460 (0.2%)	215
100	Kristina	1 in 471 (0.2%)	210