1980s Names for Baby

9 1980s names for boys. Listing 1980s baby names 1-9. Blair, Blake, Colby, Whitney and William are popular 1980s baby names. Conan, Ewing, Ferris and River are uncommon 1980s baby names. Click on each 1980s name for details and [variants], or search for 1980s names for girls.

Blair ... Used somewhat more for girls than for boys since the early 1980s. [3]

Blake ... Made familiar in the 1980s due to the fictitious character Blake Carrington on the TV series "Dynasty" ... [2]

Colby ... There was a 1980s television series "The Colbys" ... [5]

Conan ... the fictional character from novels and movies in the 1980s ... [4]

Ewing ... There was an Ewing family on the popular TV series "Dallas" in the 1980s ... [2]

Ferris ... Brought to attention in the 1980s by the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". [3]

River ... Made famous in the 1980s by actor River Phoenix. [1]

Whitney ... Place name. Surname that was popularly used as a girl's name in the 1980s ...

William ... actor Willem Dafoe has made the Dutch form familiar since the 1980s ... [34]