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Baby names in Colorado, 1980s

1980–1989 · 457,162 recorded births

Michael was the most common name given in Colorado across the 1980s, with 9,081 births in the decade. The state recorded 457,162 births in total over those years.

Most distinctive to Colorado in the 1980s

Names given far more often here than nationally in these years. The multiplier is conservative — it is the low end of the plausible range, so a name carried by a handful of births does not outrank one carried by hundreds.

NameBirthsvs national
Aspen60
Zachariah244
Levi592
Desirae136
Tyrel65
Mariah148
Dillon177
Bryson91

Top 25 in the 1980s

RankNameBirths
#1Michael9,081
#2Christopher8,102
#3Matthew7,301
#4Jessica6,714
#5Joshua6,473
#6Jennifer6,440
#7Amanda5,420
#8David5,292
#9Ryan5,238
#10Daniel5,208
#11Sarah5,042
#12Andrew4,650
#13Justin4,448
#14James4,336
#15Ashley4,294
#16Robert4,104
#17Nicholas4,060
#18John4,042
#19Joseph3,995
#20Jason3,860
#21Nicole3,520
#22Brandon3,439
#23Brian3,425
#24Stephanie3,200
#25Adam3,116

Other decades in Colorado

All Colorado names, 2025

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org