When we think of the 80s, it was definitely a simpler decade with a high sense of normality, despite all of the crazy trends. That’s why, some of the names of a recent list of most popular 80s baby names doesn’t surprise us at all. Is your name on the list?
“The most popular baby names don’t change too dramatically from one year to the next, but clear trends emerge over longer periods of time. So if you were born anytime in the late 1980s, odds are you had a fair number of Samanthas and Ashleys in your class,” according to HuffingtonPost.
It’s clearer to us that some of these names are still around today, in fact a majority of them are. Though, there are a few instances where we don’t really see some of these names too often amongst the younger crowd. Check out the list of boys and girls popular 80s names below, as seen on the HuffingtonPost.
30 Popular 80s Baby Names for Girls
- Jessica
- Ashley
- Amanda
- Brittany
- Jennifer
- Sarah
- Stephanie
- Samantha
- Elizabeth
- Lauren
- Nicole
- Megan
- Heather
- Amber
- Melissa
- Tiffany
- Danielle
- Emily
- Rachel
- Christina
- Michelle
- Kayla
- Laura
- Kimberly
- Rebecca
- Courtney
- Katherine
- Amy
- Crystal
- Sara
30 Popular 80s Baby Names for Boys
- Michael
- Christopher
- Matthew
- Joshua
- David
- Andrew
- Daniel
- Justin
- James
- Robert
- John
- Joseph
- Ryan
- Nicholas
- William
- Brandon
- Anthony
- Jonathan
- Kevin
- Kyle
- Eric
- Brian
- Steven
- Thomas
- Timothy
- Adam
- Jacob
- Jason
- Zachary
- Benjamin
