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Baby names in Oregon, 1980s

1980–1989 · 348,115 recorded births

Michael was the most common name given in Oregon across the 1980s, with 6,504 births in the decade. The state recorded 348,115 births in total over those years.

Most distinctive to Oregon 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
Unknown97
Jered127
Mychal80
Rian77
Mckenzie140
Tyson357
Mariah143
Levi463

Top 25 in the 1980s

RankNameBirths
#1Michael6,504
#2Christopher6,062
#3Matthew5,106
#4Joshua4,920
#5Jessica4,861
#6Jennifer4,775
#7Ryan4,334
#8Sarah4,170
#9David4,155
#10Andrew4,140
#11Amanda3,944
#12Daniel3,906
#13Ashley3,458
#14Justin3,361
#15Nicholas3,276
#16James3,183
#17Robert3,110
#18Joseph3,083
#19Jason3,046
#20Brandon2,941
#21John2,725
#22Brian2,718
#23Jacob2,633
#24Kyle2,583
#25Melissa2,571

Other decades in Oregon

All Oregon 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