Most Popular Baby Names of 1984

In 1984, Jennifer (50,563 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (67,741 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1984
Rank	Name	Births
1	Michael	67,741
2	Christopher	60,019
3	Matthew	49,769
4	Joshua	40,266
5	David	38,492
6	Daniel	36,533
7	James	35,856
8	John	32,611
9	Robert	31,772
10	Joseph	30,511
11	Jason	29,952
12	Ryan	28,726
13	Justin	26,772
14	Andrew	25,919
15	Brandon	25,671
16	William	24,902
17	Brian	24,723
18	Adam	23,940
19	Jonathan	23,344
20	Nicholas	21,018
21	Anthony	20,958
22	Eric	20,956
23	Steven	18,219
24	Kevin	17,862
25	Thomas	17,597
26	Timothy	16,988
27	Richard	15,607
28	Jeffrey	14,759
29	Aaron	13,404
30	Benjamin	13,269
31	Jeremy	13,252
32	Mark	13,214
33	Charles	12,942
34	Kyle	12,547
35	Stephen	12,096
36	Patrick	11,526
37	Jacob	11,357
38	Nathan	10,613
39	Scott	10,575
40	Paul	10,461
41	Dustin	10,403
42	Travis	10,240
43	Sean	10,024
44	Gregory	9,687
45	Zachary	9,065
46	Kenneth	8,791
47	Tyler	8,706
48	Bryan	8,270
49	Jose	8,013
50	Jesse	7,609
51	Chad	7,063
52	Derek	6,972
53	Bradley	6,568
54	Alexander	6,492
55	Samuel	6,361
56	Shawn	6,049
57	Marcus	5,996
58	Edward	5,914
59	Jared	5,685
60	Peter	5,637
61	Keith	5,328
62	Cody	5,208
63	Donald	5,062
64	Juan	4,644
65	Jordan	4,540
66	Joel	4,524
67	Ronald	4,506
68	George	4,266
69	Corey	4,244
70	Phillip	4,234
71	Douglas	4,142
72	Brett	4,098
73	Raymond	3,972
74	Carlos	3,965
75	Craig	3,959
76	Gary	3,950
77	Antonio	3,880
78	Ian	3,794
79	Derrick	3,661
80	Nathaniel	3,602
81	Philip	3,518
82	Casey	3,511
83	Cory	3,505
84	Erik	3,422
85	Shane	3,335
86	Frank	3,331
87	Gabriel	3,325
88	Luis	3,263
89	Brent	3,186
90	Victor	3,177
91	Larry	3,105
91	Todd	3,105
93	Alex	3,026
94	Jeffery	3,025
95	Vincent	2,977
96	Curtis	2,957
97	Dennis	2,953
98	Evan	2,937
99	Seth	2,911
100	Randy	2,909

Full Boy list for 1984

Top 100 girl names, 1984
Rank	Name	Births
1	Jennifer	50,563
2	Jessica	45,858
3	Ashley	38,774
4	Amanda	33,913
5	Sarah	25,889
6	Stephanie	23,025
7	Nicole	22,271
8	Melissa	21,897
9	Heather	21,489
10	Elizabeth	20,361
11	Megan	16,984
12	Crystal	16,561
13	Amy	15,990
14	Tiffany	15,861
15	Rachel	15,838
16	Danielle	15,670
17	Michelle	15,499
18	Amber	15,369
19	Laura	14,818
20	Christina	14,705
21	Lauren	14,475
22	Kimberly	14,446
23	Rebecca	13,349
24	Emily	12,786
25	Erin	12,622
26	Angela	11,292
27	Kelly	11,217
28	Andrea	10,350
29	Lisa	10,237
30	Katherine	10,156
31	Jamie	9,762
32	Sara	9,315
33	Mary	9,294
34	Erica	9,279
35	Lindsey	9,006
36	Lindsay	8,511
37	Shannon	8,476
38	Kristen	8,385
39	Samantha	8,038
40	Alicia	7,819
41	Brittany	7,666
42	April	7,565
43	Christine	7,298
44	Katie	7,174
45	Vanessa	7,155
46	Courtney	7,150
47	Kristin	7,007
48	Kathryn	6,538
49	Tara	6,284
50	Maria	6,135
51	Allison	6,040
52	Julie	5,943
53	Holly	5,930
54	Jenna	5,881
55	Natalie	5,556
56	Jacqueline	5,549
57	Anna	5,306
58	Monica	5,132
59	Victoria	5,076
60	Latoya	5,051
61	Brandi	4,848
62	Cynthia	4,622
63	Cassandra	4,583
64	Brandy	4,580
65	Meghan	4,505
66	Patricia	4,476
67	Stacy	4,447
68	Kristina	4,328
69	Catherine	4,240
70	Veronica	4,013
71	Kathleen	3,985
72	Diana	3,964
73	Dana	3,939
74	Krystal	3,933
75	Leslie	3,817
76	Valerie	3,722
77	Natasha	3,709
78	Carrie	3,691
79	Stacey	3,649
80	Sheena	3,597
81	Erika	3,542
82	Karen	3,537
83	Leah	3,536
84	Chelsea	3,531
85	Melanie	3,515
86	Candice	3,393
87	Julia	3,359
88	Joanna	3,332
89	Alexis	3,292
90	Susan	3,116
91	Tracy	3,051
92	Margaret	3,034
93	Bethany	2,982
94	Sandra	2,881
95	Kara	2,855
96	Alexandra	2,815
97	Nichole	2,806
98	Misty	2,792
99	Brooke	2,749
100	Kayla	2,681

Full Girl list for 1984

Biggest movers since 1983

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1983 to 1984
Name	Births 1983	Births 1984	Change	Rank 1983 → 1984
Tyler	5,822	8,706	+50%	57 → 47
Cody	3,505	5,208	+49%	81 → 62
Alex	2,155	3,026	+40%	123 → 93
Alexander	4,806	6,492	+35%	63 → 54
Ross	1,344	1,744	+30%	186 → 155
Drew	1,376	1,765	+28%	182 → 153
Zachary	7,309	9,065	+24%	50 → 45
Trevor	2,051	2,359	+15%	130 → 115
Devin	1,893	2,175	+15%	142 → 123
Chase	1,823	2,091	+15%	149 → 133

Falling boy names, 1983 to 1984
Name	Births 1983	Births 1984	Change	Rank 1983 → 1984
Noah	1,542	1,246	-19%	169 → 194
Brad	1,471	1,237	-16%	175 → 196
Frederick	1,437	1,221	-15%	179 → 197
Jason	35,118	29,952	-15%	7 → 11
Jerry	2,758	2,457	-11%	103 → 111
Randall	2,060	1,847	-10%	129 → 148
Lucas	2,359	2,116	-10%	117 → 130
Jesse	8,469	7,609	-10%	46 → 50
Bobby	2,357	2,119	-10%	118 → 129
Billy	2,150	1,946	-9%	124 → 140

Rising girl names, 1983 to 1984
Name	Births 1983	Births 1984	Change	Rank 1983 → 1984
Brittany	4,377	7,666	+75%	64 → 41
Alexandra	1,700	2,815	+66%	163 → 96
Latoya	3,150	5,051	+60%	90 → 60
Joanna	2,120	3,332	+57%	139 → 88
Danielle	10,634	15,670	+47%	29 → 16
Sheena	2,636	3,597	+36%	107 → 80
Whitney	1,688	2,287	+35%	164 → 125
Morgan	1,658	2,175	+31%	167 → 132
Chelsea	2,708	3,531	+30%	102 → 84
Caitlin	1,885	2,343	+24%	153 → 118

Falling girl names, 1983 to 1984
Name	Births 1983	Births 1984	Change	Rank 1983 → 1984
Marquita	2,543	1,374	-46%	112 → 195
Kayla	3,527	2,681	-24%	81 → 100
Desiree	2,915	2,230	-23%	94 → 128
Adrienne	2,078	1,648	-21%	140 → 166
Dawn	2,641	2,105	-20%	106 → 142
Stefanie	2,667	2,127	-20%	105 → 138
Lori	2,519	2,079	-17%	114 → 143
Jill	2,787	2,326	-17%	98 → 120
Jaime	1,781	1,505	-15%	159 → 182
Tammy	1,782	1,507	-15%	158 → 181

Top 100 boy names, 1984

Rank

Name

Births

Michael

67,741

Christopher

60,019

Matthew

49,769

Joshua

40,266

David

38,492

Daniel

36,533

James

35,856

32,611

31,772

30,511

29,952

Ryan

28,726

Justin

26,772

Andrew

25,919

Brandon

25,671

William

24,902

Brian

24,723

Adam

23,940

Jonathan

23,344

Nicholas

21,018

Anthony

20,958

Eric

20,956

18,219

17,862

17,597

16,988

Richard

15,607

Jeffrey

14,759

Aaron

13,404

Benjamin

13,269

Jeremy

13,252

Mark

13,214

Charles

12,942

Kyle

12,547

Stephen

12,096

Patrick

11,526

Jacob

11,357

Nathan

10,613

Scott

10,575

10,461

10,403

10,240

10,024

Gregory

9,687

Zachary

9,065

Kenneth

8,791

Tyler

8,706

Bryan

8,270

Jose

8,013

Jesse

7,609

Chad

7,063

Derek

6,972

Bradley

6,568

Alexander

6,492

Samuel

6,361

Shawn

6,049

Marcus

5,996

Edward

5,914

Jared

5,685

Peter

5,637

Keith

5,328

Cody

5,208

Donald

5,062

Juan

4,644

Jordan

4,540

Joel

4,524

Ronald

4,506

George

4,266

Corey

4,244

Phillip

4,234

Douglas

4,142

Brett

4,098

Raymond

3,972

Carlos

3,965

Craig

3,959

Gary

3,950

Antonio

3,880

Ian

3,794

Derrick

3,661

Nathaniel

3,602

Philip

3,518

Casey

3,511

Cory

3,505

3,422

3,335

3,331

3,325

Luis

3,263

Brent

3,186

Victor

3,177

Larry

3,105

Todd

3,105

Alex

3,026

Jeffery

3,025

2,977

2,957

2,953

2,937

2,911

100

Randy

2,909

Top 100 girl names, 1984

Rank

Name

Births

Jennifer

50,563

Jessica

45,858

Ashley

38,774

Amanda

33,913

Sarah

25,889

Stephanie

23,025

Nicole

22,271

Melissa

21,897

Heather

21,489

Elizabeth

20,361

Megan

16,984

Crystal

16,561

15,990

15,861

15,838

15,670

15,499

15,369

14,818

14,705

Lauren

14,475

Kimberly

14,446

Rebecca

13,349

Emily

12,786

Erin

12,622

Angela

11,292

Kelly

11,217

Andrea

10,350

Lisa

10,237

Katherine

10,156

Jamie

9,762

Sara

9,315

Mary

9,294

Erica

9,279

Lindsey

9,006

Lindsay

8,511

Shannon

8,476

Kristen

8,385

Samantha

8,038

Alicia

7,819

Brittany

7,666

April

7,565

Christine

7,298

Katie

7,174

Vanessa

7,155

Courtney

7,150

Kristin

7,007

Kathryn

6,538

Tara

6,284

Maria

6,135

Allison

6,040

Julie

5,943

Holly

5,930

Jenna

5,881

Natalie

5,556

Jacqueline

5,549

Anna

5,306

Monica

5,132

Victoria

5,076

Latoya

5,051

Brandi

4,848

Cynthia

4,622

Cassandra

4,583

Brandy

4,580

Meghan

4,505

Patricia

4,476

Stacy

4,447

Kristina

4,328

Catherine

4,240

Veronica

4,013

Kathleen

3,985

Diana

3,964

Dana

3,939

Krystal

3,933

Leslie

3,817

Valerie

3,722

Natasha

3,709

Carrie

3,691

Stacey

3,649

Sheena

3,597

Erika

3,542

Karen

3,537

Leah

3,536

Chelsea

3,531

Melanie

3,515

Candice

3,393

Julia

3,359

Joanna

3,332

Alexis

3,292

Susan

3,116

Tracy

3,051

Margaret

3,034

Bethany

2,982

Sandra

2,881

Kara

2,855

Alexandra

2,815

Nichole

2,806

Misty

2,792

Brooke

2,749

100

Kayla

2,681

Biggest movers since 1983

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1983 to 1984
Name	Births 1983	Births 1984	Change	Rank 1983 → 1984
Tyler	5,822	8,706	+50%	57 → 47
Cody	3,505	5,208	+49%	81 → 62
Alex	2,155	3,026	+40%	123 → 93
Alexander	4,806	6,492	+35%	63 → 54
Ross	1,344	1,744	+30%	186 → 155
Drew	1,376	1,765	+28%	182 → 153
Zachary	7,309	9,065	+24%	50 → 45
Trevor	2,051	2,359	+15%	130 → 115
Devin	1,893	2,175	+15%	142 → 123
Chase	1,823	2,091	+15%	149 → 133

Falling boy names, 1983 to 1984
Name	Births 1983	Births 1984	Change	Rank 1983 → 1984
Noah	1,542	1,246	-19%	169 → 194
Brad	1,471	1,237	-16%	175 → 196
Frederick	1,437	1,221	-15%	179 → 197
Jason	35,118	29,952	-15%	7 → 11
Jerry	2,758	2,457	-11%	103 → 111
Randall	2,060	1,847	-10%	129 → 148
Lucas	2,359	2,116	-10%	117 → 130
Jesse	8,469	7,609	-10%	46 → 50
Bobby	2,357	2,119	-10%	118 → 129
Billy	2,150	1,946	-9%	124 → 140

Rising girl names, 1983 to 1984
Name	Births 1983	Births 1984	Change	Rank 1983 → 1984
Brittany	4,377	7,666	+75%	64 → 41
Alexandra	1,700	2,815	+66%	163 → 96
Latoya	3,150	5,051	+60%	90 → 60
Joanna	2,120	3,332	+57%	139 → 88
Danielle	10,634	15,670	+47%	29 → 16
Sheena	2,636	3,597	+36%	107 → 80
Whitney	1,688	2,287	+35%	164 → 125
Morgan	1,658	2,175	+31%	167 → 132
Chelsea	2,708	3,531	+30%	102 → 84
Caitlin	1,885	2,343	+24%	153 → 118

Falling girl names, 1983 to 1984
Name	Births 1983	Births 1984	Change	Rank 1983 → 1984
Marquita	2,543	1,374	-46%	112 → 195
Kayla	3,527	2,681	-24%	81 → 100
Desiree	2,915	2,230	-23%	94 → 128
Adrienne	2,078	1,648	-21%	140 → 166
Dawn	2,641	2,105	-20%	106 → 142
Stefanie	2,667	2,127	-20%	105 → 138
Lori	2,519	2,079	-17%	114 → 143
Jill	2,787	2,326	-17%	98 → 120
Jaime	1,781	1,505	-15%	159 → 182
Tammy	1,782	1,507	-15%	158 → 181

Top 100 boy names of 1984

Top 100 girl names of 1984

Biggest movers since 1983

Top 100 boy names of 1984

Top 100 girl names of 1984

Biggest movers since 1983