Most Popular Names of the 1980s
The top names across the 1980s (1980–1989), totaled over the whole decade. The decade's #1 names were Sarah for girls and Matthew for boys.
Girls — Top 50
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Sarah | 14,013 |
| 2 | Jessica | 13,814 |
| 3 | Rebecca | 13,437 |
| 4 | Amanda | 10,213 |
| 5 | Melissa | 9,538 |
| 6 | Emma | 8,250 |
| 7 | Nicole | 8,207 |
| 8 | Amy | 7,623 |
| 9 | Lauren | 7,169 |
| 10 | Samantha | 6,821 |
| 11 | Lisa | 6,232 |
| 12 | Michelle | 6,210 |
| 13 | Kylie | 5,823 |
| 14 | Kate | 5,654 |
| 15 | Natalie | 5,389 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 4,933 |
| 17 | Danielle | 4,811 |
| 18 | Kelly | 4,577 |
| 19 | Rachel | 4,494 |
| 20 | Erin | 4,406 |
| 21 | Kristy | 4,301 |
| 22 | Laura | 4,176 |
| 23 | Angela | 4,161 |
| 24 | Belinda | 4,090 |
| 25 | Jennifer | 4,089 |
| 26 | Megan | 4,063 |
| 27 | Renee | 3,874 |
| 28 | Emily | 3,701 |
| 29 | Katherine | 3,528 |
| 30 | Stephanie | 3,497 |
| 31 | Katie | 3,404 |
| 32 | Natasha | 3,328 |
| 33 | Melanie | 3,030 |
| 34 | Cassandra | 3,022 |
| 35 | Katrina | 2,993 |
| 36 | Hayley | 2,956 |
| 37 | Stacey | 2,902 |
| 38 | Brooke | 2,870 |
| 39 | Anna | 2,835 |
| 40 | Catherine | 2,715 |
| 41 | Alison | 2,519 |
| 42 | Jade | 2,470 |
| 43 | Alexandra | 2,416 |
| 44 | Jodie | 2,416 |
| 45 | Louise | 2,393 |
| 46 | Vanessa | 2,383 |
| 47 | Alicia | 2,331 |
| 48 | Kathryn | 2,324 |
| 49 | Tara | 2,149 |
| 50 | Ashleigh | 2,131 |
Boys — Top 50
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Matthew | 21,368 |
| 2 | Daniel | 19,814 |
| 3 | Michael | 19,047 |
| 4 | Christopher | 18,578 |
| 5 | David | 15,366 |
| 6 | Andrew | 15,161 |
| 7 | Benjamin | 14,557 |
| 8 | James | 12,780 |
| 9 | Luke | 12,763 |
| 10 | Adam | 11,855 |
| 11 | Joshua | 11,456 |
| 12 | Nathan | 10,405 |
| 13 | Timothy | 10,006 |
| 14 | Scott | 8,795 |
| 15 | Nicholas | 8,305 |
| 16 | Peter | 8,254 |
| 17 | Mark | 8,221 |
| 18 | Jason | 8,088 |
| 19 | Robert | 8,069 |
| 20 | John | 7,045 |
| 21 | Aaron | 6,939 |
| 22 | Ryan | 6,708 |
| 23 | Paul | 6,609 |
| 24 | Steven | 6,552 |
| 25 | Anthony | 6,479 |
| 26 | Thomas | 6,229 |
| 27 | Mitchell | 5,662 |
| 28 | Bradley | 5,097 |
| 29 | Shane | 5,001 |
| 30 | Brendan | 4,871 |
| 31 | Stephen | 4,726 |
| 32 | Joel | 4,408 |
| 33 | Simon | 4,407 |
| 34 | Samuel | 4,297 |
| 35 | Justin | 4,158 |
| 36 | William | 4,108 |
| 37 | Alexander | 4,104 |
| 38 | Cameron | 3,855 |
| 39 | Mathew | 3,731 |
| 40 | Brett | 3,640 |
| 41 | Craig | 3,574 |
| 42 | Dean | 3,479 |
| 43 | Joseph | 3,140 |
| 44 | Shaun | 3,051 |
| 45 | Jamie | 2,977 |
| 46 | Jonathan | 2,958 |
| 47 | Richard | 2,929 |
| 48 | Patrick | 2,891 |
| 49 | Troy | 2,830 |
| 50 | Adrian | 2,775 |