Popular Names of 1984

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 1984, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025.

Table 1. Female names, 1984
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Jennifer	50,564	586
2	Jessica	45,857	665
3	Ashley	38,773	164
4	Amanda	33,915	493
5	Sarah	25,887	90
6	Stephanie	23,025	557
7	Nicole	22,270	383
8	Melissa	21,896	420
9	Heather	21,489	1,264
10	Elizabeth	20,360	17
11	Megan	16,984	889
12	Crystal	16,560	1,145
13	Amy	15,988	257
14	Tiffany	15,861	880
15	Rachel	15,839	250
16	Danielle	15,670	549
17	Michelle	15,499	465
18	Amber	15,369	520
19	Laura	14,818	379
20	Christina	14,705	770

Table 2. Male names, 1984
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Michael	67,735	21
2	Christopher	60,021	68
3	Matthew	49,767	32
4	Joshua	40,266	66
5	David	38,492	35
6	Daniel	36,531	22
7	James	35,859	6
8	John	32,610	23
9	Robert	31,768	92
10	Joseph	30,513	29
11	Jason	29,953	165
12	Ryan	28,724	99
13	Justin	26,769	233
14	Andrew	25,916	73
15	Brandon	25,673	261
16	William	24,900	9
17	Brian	24,720	339
18	Adam	23,939	101
19	Jonathan	23,345	89
20	Nicholas	21,017	112

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As recorded on the Social Security card application. Names given to fewer than five babies of a sex in a year are not published, so the file is a floor.