These are the most popular given names in the United States for each year in the 1980s.
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989Male1Michael MichaelMichael Michael Michael Michael Michael Michael Michael Michael2Christopher Christopher Christopher Christopher Christopher Christopher Christopher Christopher Christopher Christopher3Jason Matthew Matthew Matthew Matthew Matthew Matthew Matthew Matthew Matthew4David Jason Jason David Joshua Joshua Joshua Joshua Joshua5James David David Joshua David Daniel David David Andrew David6Matthew Joshua James James Daniel David Daniel Andrew David Daniel7Joshua James Joshua Jason James James James Daniel Justin Andrew8John John John Daniel John Robert Andrew James Daniel Justin9Robert Robert Robert John Robert John Robert Justin James James10Joseph Daniel Daniel Robert Joseph Joseph John RobertFemale1Jennifer Jennifer Jennifer Jennifer Jennifer Jessica Jessica Jessica Jessica Jessica2Amanda Jessica Jessica Jessica Jessica Ashley Ashley Ashley Ashley Ashley3Jessica Amanda Amanda Amanda Ashley Jennifer Amanda Amanda Amanda Brittany4Melissa Sarah Sarah Ashley Amanda Amanda Jennifer Jennifer Sarah Amanda5Sarah Melissa Melissa Sarah Sarah Sarah Sarah Sarah Jennifer Sarah6Heather Amy Nicole Melissa Stephanie Stephanie Stephanie Stephanie Brittany Samantha7Nicole Nicole Stephanie Nicole Nicole Nicole Nicole Brittany Stephanie Jennifer8Amy Stephanie Elizabeth Stephanie Melissa Heather Brittany Nicole Samantha Stephanie9Elizabeth Elizabeth CrystalHeather Heather Elizabeth Heather Heather Nicole Lauren10Michelle Heather Amy Elizabeth Elizabeth Megan Elizabeth Elizabeth Elizabeth Elizabeth
See also Popularity of birth names for females (United States)
References Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1980s from the Social Security Administration