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US baby names · 1984

Most popular baby names of 1984

In 1984, Social Security card applications recorded 1,683,817 girls and 1,804,848 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 12,181 distinct girls’ names and 7,341 boys’ names.

The most common names were Jennifer (50,564 girls) and Michael (67,735 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 18% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 23% of boys. Compared with 1983, 25,492 more babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 1983, 6 girls’ names and 1 boys’ names in 1984 are newcomers (girls: Jenna, Sheena, Chelsea; boys: Alex). Of these names, 7 of the 100 girls’ names and 26 of the 100 boys’ names are still in the top 100 in 2025.

Ranks follow SSA’s order: most births first, with ties listed alphabetically. Each sparkline shows the name’s full history from 1880 to 2025, so you can see whether a 1984 favourite was rising, at its peak or already fading.

SSA names.zip · Social Security card applications · retrieved 2026-10-05
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Top 100 girls’ names, 1984

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Jennifer50,564
#2Jessica45,857
#3Ashley38,773
#4Amanda33,915
#5Sarah25,887
#6Stephanie23,025
#7Nicole22,270
#8Melissa21,896
#9Heather21,489
#10Elizabeth20,360
#11Megan16,984
#12Crystal16,560
#13Amy15,988
#14Tiffany15,861
#15Rachel15,839
#16Danielle15,670
#17Michelle15,499
#18Amber15,369
#19Laura14,818
#20Christina14,705
#21Lauren14,475
#22Kimberly14,445
#23Rebecca13,348
#24Emily12,786
#25Erin12,622
#26Angela11,291
#27Kelly11,216
#28Andrea10,350
#29Lisa10,238
#30Katherine10,157
#31Jamie9,761
#32Sara9,314
#33Mary9,293
#34Erica9,278
#35Lindsey9,005
#36Lindsay8,510
#37Shannon8,476
#38Kristen8,385
#39Samantha8,038
#40Alicia7,820
#41Brittany7,665
#42April7,566
#43Christine7,299
#44Katie7,175
#45Vanessa7,156
#46Courtney7,150
#47Kristin7,007
#48Kathryn6,538
#49Tara6,284
#50Maria6,136
#51Allison6,041
#52Julie5,942
#53Holly5,928
#54Jenna5,882
#55Natalie5,555
#56Jacqueline5,549
#57Anna5,306
#58Monica5,131
#59Victoria5,076
#60Latoya5,051
#61Brandi4,848
#62Cynthia4,622
#63Cassandra4,583
#64Brandy4,580
#65Meghan4,505
#66Patricia4,476
#67Stacy4,447
#68Kristina4,328
#69Catherine4,240
#70Veronica4,013
#71Kathleen3,985
#72Diana3,965
#73Dana3,939
#74Krystal3,933
#75Leslie3,817
#76Valerie3,722
#77Natasha3,709
#78Carrie3,691
#79Stacey3,649
#80Sheena3,597
#81Erika3,542
#82Karen3,536
#83Leah3,535
#84Chelsea3,530
#85Melanie3,516
#86Candice3,393
#87Julia3,359
#88Joanna3,332
#89Alexis3,292
#90Susan3,116
#91Tracy3,051
#92Margaret3,033
#93Bethany2,980
#94Sandra2,881
#95Kara2,855
#96Alexandra2,814
#97Nichole2,806
#98Misty2,792
#99Brooke2,749
#100Kayla2,681

Top 100 boys’ names, 1984

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Michael67,735
#2Christopher60,021
#3Matthew49,767
#4Joshua40,266
#5David38,492
#6Daniel36,531
#7James35,859
#8John32,610
#9Robert31,768
#10Joseph30,513
#11Jason29,953
#12Ryan28,724
#13Justin26,769
#14Andrew25,916
#15Brandon25,673
#16William24,900
#17Brian24,720
#18Adam23,939
#19Jonathan23,345
#20Nicholas21,017
#21Anthony20,956
#22Eric20,955
#23Steven18,217
#24Kevin17,858
#25Thomas17,596
#26Timothy16,987
#27Richard15,607
#28Jeffrey14,758
#29Aaron13,401
#30Benjamin13,266
#31Jeremy13,250
#32Mark13,214
#33Charles12,942
#34Kyle12,546
#35Stephen12,096
#36Patrick11,524
#37Jacob11,358
#38Nathan10,614
#39Scott10,574
#40Paul10,460
#41Dustin10,403
#42Travis10,241
#43Sean10,024
#44Gregory9,688
#45Zachary9,065
#46Kenneth8,790
#47Tyler8,705
#48Bryan8,270
#49Jose8,013
#50Jesse7,606
#51Chad7,062
#52Derek6,972
#53Bradley6,567
#54Alexander6,492
#55Samuel6,362
#56Shawn6,049
#57Marcus5,996
#58Edward5,914
#59Jared5,685
#60Peter5,633
#61Keith5,327
#62Cody5,209
#63Donald5,062
#64Juan4,644
#65Jordan4,540
#66Joel4,524
#67Ronald4,507
#68George4,265
#69Corey4,243
#70Phillip4,234
#71Douglas4,142
#72Brett4,096
#73Raymond3,971
#74Carlos3,964
#75Craig3,959
#76Gary3,951
#77Antonio3,880
#78Ian3,796
#79Derrick3,661
#80Nathaniel3,600
#81Philip3,519
#82Casey3,511
#83Cory3,505
#84Erik3,422
#85Shane3,335
#86Frank3,330
#87Gabriel3,325
#88Luis3,261
#89Brent3,186
#90Victor3,178
#91Larry3,105
#92Todd3,104
#93Alex3,026
#94Jeffery3,025
#95Vincent2,972
#96Curtis2,959
#97Dennis2,953
#98Evan2,937
#99Seth2,911
#100Randy2,909