Top baby names of 1979
Top 10 of 1979
Names that peaked in 1979
These names hit their all-time peak in 1979 and never recovered. Often a sign of a generational naming wave – a pop star, a TV character, a royal moment – that crested and broke that year.
Biggest changes 1978 1979
Year-over-year change in babies registered, across boys' and girls' names combined.
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