Appendix:Most popular given names in the 1980s in the United States

These are the most popular given names in the United States for all years of the 1980s.

1980

 * Males
 * Christopher
 * David
 * James
 * Matthew
 * John
 * Joshua
 * Robert
 * Daniel


 * Females
 * Jennifer
 * Jessica
 * Amanda
 * Melissa
 * Sarah
 * Nicole
 * Heather
 * Amy
 * Michelle
 * Elizabeth

1981

 * Males
 * Michael
 * Christopher
 * Jason
 * Matthew
 * David
 * Joshua
 * James
 * John
 * Robert
 * Daniel


 * Females
 * Jennifer
 * Jessica
 * Amanda
 * Melissa
 * Sarah
 * Nicole
 * Elizabeth
 * Michelle
 * Amy
 * Stephanie

1982

 * Males
 * Michael
 * Christopher
 * Matthew
 * Jason
 * James
 * David
 * John
 * Joshua
 * Justin
 * Robert


 * Females
 * Jennifer
 * Jessica
 * Amanda
 * Sarah
 * Melissa
 * Michelle
 * Nicole
 * Elizabeth
 * Crystal
 * Amy

1983

 * Males
 * Michael
 * Christopher
 * Matthew
 * David
 * Daniel
 * Jason
 * James
 * Blake
 * Joshua
 * Joseph


 * Females
 * Jennifer
 * Jessica
 * Ashley
 * Amanda
 * Sarah
 * Melissa
 * Nicole
 * Elizabeth
 * Stephanie
 * Heather

1984

 * Males
 * Michael
 * Christopher
 * Matthew
 * Joshua
 * David
 * Daniel
 * James
 * Robert
 * John
 * Ryan


 * Females
 * Jennifer
 * Jessica
 * Ashley
 * Amanda
 * Sarah
 * Stephanie
 * Nicole
 * Elizabeth
 * Heather
 * Melissa

1985

 * Males
 * Michael
 * Christopher
 * Matthew
 * Joshua
 * David
 * Daniel
 * James
 * Joseph
 * Robert
 * John


 * Females
 * Jessica
 * Ashley
 * Jennifer
 * Amanda
 * Nicole
 * Sarah
 * Stephanie
 * Heather
 * Melissa
 * Elizabeth

1986

 * Males
 * Michael
 * Christopher
 * Matthew
 * Joshua
 * David
 * Daniel
 * Andrew
 * James
 * Robert
 * John


 * Females
 * Jessica
 * Ashley
 * Amanda
 * Jennifer
 * Sarah
 * Stephanie
 * Brittany
 * Heather
 * Elizabeth; Megan (tie)
 * Nicole

1987

 * Males
 * Michael
 * Christopher
 * Matthew
 * Joshua
 * Andrew
 * Daniel
 * David
 * Justin
 * James
 * Robert


 * Females
 * Jessica
 * Ashley
 * Amanda
 * Jennifer
 * Sarah
 * Stephanie
 * Nicole
 * Brittany
 * Elizabeth
 * Heather

1988

 * Males
 * Michael
 * Christopher
 * Matthew
 * Joshua
 * David
 * Daniel
 * Andrew
 * Justin
 * Robert
 * Joseph


 * Females
 * Jennifer
 * Ashley
 * Amanda
 * Jessica
 * Brittany
 * Sarah
 * Stephanie
 * Samantha
 * Heather
 * Elizabeth

1989

 * Males
 * Michael
 * Christopher
 * Joshua
 * Matthew
 * David
 * Daniel
 * Andrew
 * Joseph
 * Justin
 * John


 * Females
 * Jessica
 * Ashley
 * Amanda; Brittany (tie)
 * Sarah
 * Jennifer
 * Stephanie
 * Samantha
 * Elizabeth
 * Lauren
 * Heather