The data experts at MooseRoots, a genealogy research site, decided to find out which names definitively rocked the 1980s. To accomplish this, they calculated the average annual frequency of names during all decades. They then found the average annual frequency for all names in the 1980s. Names that were two standard deviations greater than the inter-decade average in the 1980s were determined to have a higher performance relative to all other decades.
Note: The names on the list all have higher-average frequency during the '80s as compared to their inter-decade averages. Some names on this list can also qualify to have rocked other decades, along with the 1980s.
Casey
- Gender: Male
- 1980s Frequency per 1M Babies: 1,917
- Average Frequency per 1M Babies: 615
Casey is a name of Irish origin that secured the average rank of No. 85 among boys born in the 1980s.
Kristin
- Gender: Female
- 1980s Frequency per 1M Babies: 3,782
- Average Frequency per 1M Babies: 655
Kristin, a name of Scandinavian origin, secured its peak rank of No. 31 in 1981.
