United States · 3,488,665 recorded births
Top baby names of 1984
Jennifer and Michael led the year. Climbing fast: Alexandra (up 67), Joanna (up 51), Ross (up 31), Alex (up 30).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 50,564 | · |
| 2 | Jessica | 45,857 | · |
| 3 | Ashley | 38,773 | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | Amanda | 33,915 | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | Sarah | 25,887 | · |
| 6 | Stephanie | 23,025 | ▲ 2 |
| 7 | Nicole | 22,270 | · |
| 8 | Melissa | 21,896 | ▼ 2 |
| 9 | Heather | 21,489 | · |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 20,360 | · |
| 11 | Megan | 16,984 | ▲ 10 |
| 12 | Crystal | 16,560 | ▼ 1 |
| 13 | Amy | 15,988 | ▼ 1 |
| 14 | Tiffany | 15,861 | · |
| 15 | Rachel | 15,839 | ▲ 5 |
| 16 | Danielle | 15,670 | ▲ 13 |
| 17 | Michelle | 15,499 | ▼ 4 |
| 18 | Amber | 15,369 | ▼ 1 |
| 19 | Laura | 14,818 | ▲ 4 |
| 20 | Christina | 14,705 | ▼ 4 |
| 21 | Lauren | 14,475 | ▲ 3 |
| 22 | Kimberly | 14,445 | ▼ 7 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 13,348 | ▼ 4 |
| 24 | Emily | 12,786 | ▲ 1 |
| 25 | Erin | 12,622 | ▼ 7 |
| 26 | Angela | 11,291 | ▼ 4 |
| 27 | Kelly | 11,216 | ▼ 1 |
| 28 | Andrea | 10,350 | ▲ 2 |
| 29 | Lisa | 10,238 | ▼ 2 |
| 30 | Katherine | 10,157 | ▲ 4 |
| 31 | Jamie | 9,761 | ▼ 3 |
| 32 | Sara | 9,314 | ▼ 1 |
| 33 | Mary | 9,293 | ▼ 1 |
| 34 | Erica | 9,278 | ▼ 1 |
| 35 | Lindsey | 9,005 | · |
| 36 | Lindsay | 8,510 | · |
| 37 | Shannon | 8,476 | ▲ 1 |
| 38 | Kristen | 8,385 | ▼ 1 |
| 39 | Samantha | 8,038 | ▲ 1 |
| 40 | Alicia | 7,820 | ▲ 1 |
| 41 | Brittany | 7,665 | ▲ 23 |
| 42 | April | 7,566 | ▼ 3 |
| 43 | Christine | 7,299 | ▲ 4 |
| 44 | Katie | 7,175 | ▲ 1 |
| 45 | Vanessa | 7,156 | ▲ 4 |
| 46 | Courtney | 7,150 | ▼ 2 |
| 47 | Kristin | 7,007 | ▼ 5 |
| 48 | Kathryn | 6,538 | ▲ 2 |
| 49 | Tara | 6,284 | ▲ 2 |
| 50 | Maria | 6,136 | ▼ 7 |
| 51 | Allison | 6,041 | ▲ 8 |
| 52 | Julie | 5,942 | ▼ 6 |
| 53 | Holly | 5,928 | ▼ 5 |
| 54 | Jenna | 5,882 | new |
| 55 | Natalie | 5,555 | ▼ 3 |
| 56 | Jacqueline | 5,549 | ▼ 3 |
| 57 | Anna | 5,306 | ▼ 2 |
| 58 | Monica | 5,131 | ▼ 4 |
| 59 | Victoria | 5,076 | ▼ 1 |
| 60 | Latoya | 5,051 | ▲ 30 |
| 61 | Brandi | 4,848 | ▼ 5 |
| 62 | Cynthia | 4,622 | · |
| 63 | Cassandra | 4,583 | ▲ 7 |
| 64 | Brandy | 4,580 | ▼ 7 |
| 65 | Meghan | 4,505 | ▲ 10 |
| 66 | Patricia | 4,476 | ▼ 6 |
| 67 | Stacy | 4,447 | ▼ 6 |
| 68 | Kristina | 4,328 | ▼ 5 |
| 69 | Catherine | 4,240 | ▼ 3 |
| 70 | Veronica | 4,013 | ▼ 2 |
| 71 | Kathleen | 3,985 | ▲ 2 |
| 72 | Diana | 3,965 | ▼ 3 |
| 73 | Dana | 3,939 | ▼ 1 |
| 74 | Krystal | 3,933 | ▲ 4 |
| 75 | Leslie | 3,817 | ▼ 8 |
| 76 | Valerie | 3,722 | ▼ 2 |
| 77 | Natasha | 3,709 | ▼ 6 |
| 78 | Carrie | 3,691 | ▼ 13 |
| 79 | Stacey | 3,649 | ▼ 3 |
| 80 | Sheena | 3,597 | ▲ 27 |
| 81 | Erika | 3,542 | ▼ 1 |
| 82 | Karen | 3,536 | ▼ 5 |
| 83 | Leah | 3,535 | ▼ 1 |
| 84 | Chelsea | 3,530 | ▲ 18 |
| 85 | Melanie | 3,516 | ▼ 6 |
| 86 | Candice | 3,393 | ▼ 2 |
| 87 | Julia | 3,359 | ▼ 2 |
| 88 | Joanna | 3,332 | ▲ 51 |
| 89 | Alexis | 3,292 | ▼ 6 |
| 90 | Susan | 3,116 | ▼ 4 |
| 91 | Tracy | 3,051 | ▼ 2 |
| 92 | Margaret | 3,033 | · |
| 93 | Bethany | 2,980 | ▲ 6 |
| 94 | Sandra | 2,881 | ▼ 6 |
| 95 | Kara | 2,855 | ▲ 6 |
| 96 | Alexandra | 2,814 | ▲ 67 |
| 97 | Nichole | 2,806 | ▼ 4 |
| 98 | Misty | 2,792 | ▼ 11 |
| 99 | Brooke | 2,749 | ▼ 3 |
| 100 | Kayla | 2,681 | ▼ 19 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 67,735 | · |
| 2 | Christopher | 60,021 | · |
| 3 | Matthew | 49,767 | · |
| 4 | Joshua | 40,266 | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | David | 38,492 | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | Daniel | 36,531 | ▲ 2 |
| 7 | James | 35,859 | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | John | 32,610 | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | Robert | 31,768 | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Joseph | 30,513 | ▲ 1 |
| 11 | Jason | 29,953 | ▼ 4 |
| 12 | Ryan | 28,724 | ▲ 1 |
| 13 | Justin | 26,769 | ▼ 1 |
| 14 | Andrew | 25,916 | ▲ 1 |
| 15 | Brandon | 25,673 | ▲ 2 |
| 16 | William | 24,900 | · |
| 17 | Brian | 24,720 | ▼ 3 |
| 18 | Adam | 23,939 | · |
| 19 | Jonathan | 23,345 | · |
| 20 | Nicholas | 21,017 | ▲ 1 |
| 21 | Anthony | 20,956 | ▲ 1 |
| 22 | Eric | 20,955 | ▼ 2 |
| 23 | Steven | 18,217 | · |
| 24 | Kevin | 17,858 | ▲ 1 |
| 25 | Thomas | 17,596 | ▼ 1 |
| 26 | Timothy | 16,987 | · |
| 27 | Richard | 15,607 | · |
| 28 | Jeffrey | 14,758 | · |
| 29 | Aaron | 13,401 | · |
| 30 | Benjamin | 13,266 | ▲ 2 |
| 31 | Jeremy | 13,250 | ▼ 1 |
| 32 | Mark | 13,214 | ▼ 1 |
| 33 | Charles | 12,942 | · |
| 34 | Kyle | 12,546 | · |
| 35 | Stephen | 12,096 | · |
| 36 | Patrick | 11,524 | ▲ 1 |
| 37 | Jacob | 11,358 | ▼ 1 |
| 38 | Nathan | 10,614 | ▲ 2 |
| 39 | Scott | 10,574 | ▼ 1 |
| 40 | Paul | 10,460 | ▼ 1 |
| 41 | Dustin | 10,403 | ▲ 2 |
| 42 | Travis | 10,241 | ▼ 1 |
| 43 | Sean | 10,024 | ▲ 1 |
| 44 | Gregory | 9,688 | ▼ 2 |
| 45 | Zachary | 9,065 | ▲ 5 |
| 46 | Kenneth | 8,790 | ▼ 1 |
| 47 | Tyler | 8,705 | ▲ 10 |
| 48 | Bryan | 8,270 | ▼ 1 |
| 49 | Jose | 8,013 | ▼ 1 |
| 50 | Jesse | 7,606 | ▼ 4 |
| 51 | Chad | 7,062 | ▼ 2 |
| 52 | Derek | 6,972 | ▼ 1 |
| 53 | Bradley | 6,567 | ▼ 1 |
| 54 | Alexander | 6,492 | ▲ 9 |
| 55 | Samuel | 6,362 | ▼ 1 |
| 56 | Shawn | 6,049 | ▼ 3 |
| 57 | Marcus | 5,996 | ▲ 1 |
| 58 | Edward | 5,914 | ▼ 3 |
| 59 | Jared | 5,685 | ▼ 3 |
| 60 | Peter | 5,633 | ▼ 1 |
| 61 | Keith | 5,327 | · |
| 62 | Cody | 5,209 | ▲ 19 |
| 63 | Donald | 5,062 | ▼ 3 |
| 64 | Juan | 4,644 | ▼ 2 |
| 65 | Jordan | 4,540 | ▲ 7 |
| 66 | Joel | 4,524 | ▲ 1 |
| 67 | Ronald | 4,507 | ▼ 3 |
| 68 | George | 4,265 | ▼ 3 |
| 69 | Corey | 4,243 | ▲ 5 |
| 70 | Phillip | 4,234 | ▼ 4 |
| 71 | Douglas | 4,142 | ▼ 2 |
| 72 | Brett | 4,096 | ▲ 1 |
| 73 | Raymond | 3,971 | ▼ 2 |
| 74 | Carlos | 3,964 | ▲ 1 |
| 75 | Craig | 3,959 | ▼ 5 |
| 76 | Gary | 3,951 | ▼ 8 |
| 77 | Antonio | 3,880 | ▼ 1 |
| 78 | Ian | 3,796 | ▼ 1 |
| 79 | Derrick | 3,661 | ▼ 1 |
| 80 | Nathaniel | 3,600 | ▼ 1 |
| 81 | Philip | 3,519 | ▲ 1 |
| 82 | Casey | 3,511 | ▲ 8 |
| 83 | Cory | 3,505 | · |
| 84 | Erik | 3,422 | ▼ 4 |
| 85 | Shane | 3,335 | ▼ 1 |
| 86 | Frank | 3,330 | · |
| 87 | Gabriel | 3,325 | ▲ 2 |
| 88 | Luis | 3,261 | · |
| 89 | Brent | 3,186 | ▲ 5 |
| 90 | Victor | 3,178 | ▲ 5 |
| 91 | Larry | 3,105 | ▼ 6 |
| 92 | Todd | 3,104 | ▼ 5 |
| 93 | Alex | 3,026 | ▲ 30 |
| 94 | Jeffery | 3,025 | ▼ 3 |
| 95 | Vincent | 2,972 | ▲ 2 |
| 96 | Curtis | 2,959 | ▲ 4 |
| 97 | Dennis | 2,953 | ▼ 5 |
| 98 | Evan | 2,937 | ▼ 5 |
| 99 | Seth | 2,911 | ▼ 1 |
| 100 | Randy | 2,909 | ▼ 4 |