Names that rose through the 1980s

Names whose ranking improved by at least a quarter between the start and the end of the 1980s, within one official list.

Measured inside the decade itself: the earliest and latest ranked years within 1980s in the same published list, requiring data near both ends of the decade so a name present for only two years never stands in for the whole of it.

60 names, selected from the 2,577 names in the catalogue with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon). Based on official statistics from national registrars. Data sources · Methodology

• Ida

  Ranked #44 in 1980 and #1 in 1989 among girls in Norway.

• Jessica

  Ranked #33 in 1980 and #1 in 1989 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Karoline

  Ranked #118 in 1980 and #9 in 1989 among girls in Norway.

• Stephanie

  Ranked #91 in 1980 and #10 in 1989 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Oda

  Ranked #533 in 1980 and #60 in 1989 among girls in Norway.

• Hannah

  Ranked #59 in 1980 and #7 in 1989 among girls in New Zealand.

• Malin

  Ranked #155 in 1980 and #19 in 1989 among girls in Norway.

• Nicole

  Ranked #47 in 1980 and #6 in 1989 among girls in New Zealand.

• Joshua

  Ranked #29 in 1980 and #4 in 1989 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Caroline

  Ranked #115 in 1980 and #16 in 1989 among girls in Norway.

• Daniel

  Ranked #21 in 1980 and #3 in 1989 among boys in Norway.

• Mitchell

  Ranked #90 in 1980 and #13 in 1989 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Ciara

  Ranked #25 in 1980 and #4 in 1989 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Samantha

  Ranked #25 in 1980 and #4 in 1989 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Katie

  Ranked #230 in 1980 and #39 in 1989 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Fredrik

  Ranked #34 in 1980 and #6 in 1989 among boys in Norway.

• Emily

  Ranked #62 in 1980 and #11 in 1989 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Andreas

  Ranked #11 in 1980 and #2 in 1989 among boys in Norway.

• Mats

  Ranked #115 in 1980 and #21 in 1989 among boys in Norway.

• Kristoffer

  Ranked #85 in 1980 and #17 in 1989 among boys in Norway.

• Matthew

  Ranked #5 in 1980 and #1 in 1989 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Chloe

  Ranked #483 in 1980 and #97 in 1989 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Laura

  Ranked #60 in 1980 and #13 in 1989 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Emilie

  Ranked #408 in 1980 and #89 in 1989 among girls in Norway.

• Simen

  Ranked #129 in 1980 and #29 in 1989 among boys in Norway.

• Danielle

  Ranked #57 in 1981 and #13 in 1989 among girls in New Zealand.

• Mathias

  Ranked #288 in 1980 and #66 in 1989 among boys in Norway.

• Emma

  Ranked #13 in 1980 and #3 in 1989 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Sofie

  Ranked #505 in 1980 and #119 in 1989 among girls in Norway.

• Joakim

  Ranked #112 in 1980 and #27 in 1989 among boys in Norway.

• Jamie

  Ranked #542 in 1980 and #132 in 1989 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Leanne

  Ranked #168 in 1980 and #41 in 1989 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Thomas

  Ranked #45 in 1980 and #11 in 1989 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Grace

  Ranked #117 in 1980 and #29 in 1989 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Jonas

  Ranked #100 in 1980 and #25 in 1989 among boys in Norway.

• Silje

  Ranked #8 in 1980 and #2 in 1989 among girls in Norway.

• Stine

  Ranked #20 in 1980 and #5 in 1989 among girls in Norway.

• Thea

  Ranked #244 in 1980 and #61 in 1989 among girls in Norway.

• Martine

  Ranked #188 in 1980 and #49 in 1989 among girls in Norway.

• Kate

  Ranked #138 in 1980 and #36 in 1989 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Lauren

  Ranked #23 in 1980 and #6 in 1989 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Sondre

  Ranked #205 in 1980 and #55 in 1989 among boys in Norway.

• Dean

  Ranked #146 in 1980 and #41 in 1989 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Vilde

  Ranked #507 in 1980 and #143 in 1989 among girls in Norway.

• Tina

  Ranked #81 in 1980 and #23 in 1989 among girls in Norway.

• Marius

  Ranked #14 in 1980 and #4 in 1989 among boys in Norway.

• Jesse

  Ranked #87 in 1981 and #25 in 1989 among boys in New Zealand.

• Sindre

  Ranked #110 in 1980 and #32 in 1989 among boys in Norway.

• Kristine

  Ranked #24 in 1980 and #7 in 1989 among girls in Norway.

• Mari

  Ranked #37 in 1980 and #11 in 1989 among girls in Norway.

• Amanda

  Ranked #551 in 1980 and #165 in 1989 among girls in Norway.

• Samuel

  Ranked #59 in 1980 and #18 in 1989 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Steffen

  Ranked #151 in 1980 and #48 in 1989 among boys in Norway.

• Martin

  Ranked #22 in 1980 and #7 in 1989 among boys in Norway.

• Aisling

  Ranked #40 in 1980 and #13 in 1989 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Mathilde

  Ranked #585 in 1980 and #193 in 1989 among girls in Norway.

• Craig

  Ranked #163 in 1980 and #54 in 1989 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Andrea

  Ranked #193 in 1980 and #64 in 1989 among girls in Norway.

• Emil

  Ranked #192 in 1980 and #64 in 1989 among boys in Norway.

• Sandra

  Ranked #105 in 1980 and #35 in 1989 among girls in Norway.