Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1973
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(67,808) |
Michael |
67,808 |
| 2(48,309) |
Christopher |
48,309 |
| 3(46,678) |
Jason |
46,678 |
| 4(42,838) |
James |
42,838 |
| 5(41,085) |
David |
41,085 |
| 6(39,169) |
John |
39,169 |
| 7(38,698) |
Robert |
38,698 |
| 8(35,688) |
Brian |
35,688 |
| 9(28,015) |
William |
28,015 |
| 10(24,535) |
Matthew |
24,535 |
| 11(23,673) |
Daniel |
23,673 |
| 12(21,327) |
Joseph |
21,327 |
| 13(20,802) |
Eric |
20,802 |
| 14(20,771) |
Kevin |
20,771 |
| 15(20,372) |
Mark |
20,372 |
| 16(19,943) |
Richard |
19,943 |
| 17(19,215) |
Jeffrey |
19,215 |
| 18(18,981) |
Scott |
18,981 |
| 19(17,924) |
Thomas |
17,924 |
| 20(17,177) |
Steven |
17,177 |
| 21(16,415) |
Anthony |
16,415 |
| 22(16,035) |
Timothy |
16,035 |
| 23(15,751) |
Charles |
15,751 |
| 24(12,903) |
Paul |
12,903 |
| 25(12,885) |
Chad |
12,885 |
| 26(11,673) |
Gregory |
11,673 |
| 27(11,451) |
Shawn |
11,451 |
| 28(10,981) |
Kenneth |
10,981 |
| 29(10,729) |
Andrew |
10,729 |
| 30(10,513) |
Ryan |
10,513 |
| 31(10,271) |
Jonathan |
10,271 |
| 32(9,958) |
Stephen |
9,958 |
| 33(9,364) |
Jeremy |
9,364 |
| 34(9,231) |
Aaron |
9,231 |
| 35(8,678) |
Todd |
8,678 |
| 36(8,556) |
Sean |
8,556 |
| 37(8,483) |
Patrick |
8,483 |
| 38(8,361) |
Donald |
8,361 |
| 39(8,359) |
Edward |
8,359 |
| 40(8,328) |
Ronald |
8,328 |
| 41(8,167) |
Keith |
8,167 |
| 42(8,058) |
Joshua |
8,058 |
| 43(7,112) |
Bryan |
7,112 |
| 44(6,851) |
Gary |
6,851 |
| 45(6,841) |
Adam |
6,841 |
| 46(6,603) |
George |
6,603 |
| 47(6,595) |
Douglas |
6,595 |
| 48(6,294) |
Craig |
6,294 |
| 49(6,096) |
Jose |
6,096 |
| 50(6,080) |
Larry |
6,080 |
| 51(6,077) |
Justin |
6,077 |
| 52(5,913) |
Peter |
5,913 |
| 53(5,867) |
Travis |
5,867 |
| 54(5,711) |
Shane |
5,711 |
| 55(5,227) |
Benjamin |
5,227 |
| 56(5,176) |
Dennis |
5,176 |
| 57(5,097) |
Jerry |
5,097 |
| 58(5,066) |
Brandon |
5,066 |
| 59(5,065) |
Troy |
5,065 |
| 60(4,833) |
Raymond |
4,833 |
| 61(4,784) |
Frank |
4,784 |
| 62(4,747) |
Bradley |
4,747 |
| 63(4,735) |
Nathan |
4,735 |
| 64(4,407) |
Jeffery |
4,407 |
| 65(4,375) |
Terry |
4,375 |
| 66(4,266) |
Samuel |
4,266 |
| 67(4,087) |
Juan |
4,087 |
| 68(4,059) |
Rodney |
4,059 |
| 69(3,920) |
Derek |
3,920 |
| 70(3,913) |
Jamie |
3,913 |
| 71(3,861) |
Phillip |
3,861 |
| 72(3,715) |
Marcus |
3,715 |
| 73(3,570) |
Joel |
3,570 |
| 74(3,568) |
Carlos |
3,568 |
| 75(3,442) |
Jesse |
3,442 |
| 76(3,437) |
Billy |
3,437 |
| 77(3,397) |
Russell |
3,397 |
| 78(3,348) |
Tony |
3,348 |
| 79(3,346) |
Randy |
3,346 |
| 80(3,287) |
Brent |
3,287 |
| 81(3,275) |
Marc |
3,275 |
| 82(3,267) |
Johnny |
3,267 |
| 83(3,180) |
Danny |
3,180 |
| 84(3,154) |
Roger |
3,154 |
| 84(3,154) |
Nicholas |
3,154 |
| 86(3,060) |
Erik |
3,060 |
| 87(3,056) |
Derrick |
3,056 |
| 88(3,031) |
Brett |
3,031 |
| 89(3,019) |
Corey |
3,019 |
| 90(3,013) |
Carl |
3,013 |
| 91(2,998) |
Philip |
2,998 |
| 92(2,964) |
Antonio |
2,964 |
| 93(2,889) |
Bobby |
2,889 |
| 94(2,799) |
Jon |
2,799 |
| 95(2,735) |
Jimmy |
2,735 |
| 96(2,703) |
Chris |
2,703 |
| 97(2,693) |
Christian |
2,693 |
| 98(2,691) |
Curtis |
2,691 |
| 99(2,685) |
Vincent |
2,685 |
| 100(2,636) |
Shannon |
2,636 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(62,447) |
Jennifer |
62,447 |
| 2(26,964) |
Amy |
26,964 |
| 3(26,936) |
Michelle |
26,936 |
| 4(23,531) |
Kimberly |
23,531 |
| 5(22,673) |
Lisa |
22,673 |
| 6(22,480) |
Melissa |
22,480 |
| 7(20,898) |
Angela |
20,898 |
| 8(19,346) |
Heather |
19,346 |
| 9(17,264) |
Stephanie |
17,264 |
| 10(14,869) |
Rebecca |
14,869 |
| 11(13,922) |
Nicole |
13,922 |
| 12(12,784) |
Julie |
12,784 |
| 13(12,358) |
Elizabeth |
12,358 |
| 14(12,313) |
Mary |
12,313 |
| 15(11,245) |
Tammy |
11,245 |
| 16(10,888) |
Christina |
10,888 |
| 17(10,549) |
Christine |
10,549 |
| 18(10,514) |
Kelly |
10,514 |
| 19(10,343) |
Laura |
10,343 |
| 20(9,913) |
Tracy |
9,913 |
| 21(9,890) |
Dawn |
9,890 |
| 22(9,803) |
Shannon |
9,803 |
| 23(9,352) |
Karen |
9,352 |
| 24(9,308) |
Tina |
9,308 |
| 25(9,279) |
Susan |
9,279 |
| 26(8,744) |
Cynthia |
8,744 |
| 27(8,477) |
Patricia |
8,477 |
| 28(8,472) |
Lori |
8,472 |
| 29(7,811) |
Wendy |
7,811 |
| 30(7,766) |
Andrea |
7,766 |
| 31(7,665) |
Maria |
7,665 |
| 32(7,339) |
Stacy |
7,339 |
| 33(7,265) |
April |
7,265 |
| 34(7,228) |
Jessica |
7,228 |
| 35(7,214) |
Sarah |
7,214 |
| 36(7,185) |
Tonya |
7,185 |
| 37(6,708) |
Tara |
6,708 |
| 38(6,615) |
Denise |
6,615 |
| 39(6,584) |
Sandra |
6,584 |
| 40(6,379) |
Monica |
6,379 |
| 41(6,253) |
Stacey |
6,253 |
| 42(6,103) |
Rachel |
6,103 |
| 43(6,079) |
Melanie |
6,079 |
| 44(5,996) |
Michele |
5,996 |
| 45(5,986) |
Teresa |
5,986 |
| 46(5,836) |
Carrie |
5,836 |
| 47(5,813) |
Pamela |
5,813 |
| 48(5,769) |
Crystal |
5,769 |
| 49(5,648) |
Danielle |
5,648 |
| 50(5,632) |
Tanya |
5,632 |
| 51(5,626) |
Amanda |
5,626 |
| 52(5,501) |
Tiffany |
5,501 |
| 53(5,379) |
Brenda |
5,379 |
| 54(5,114) |
Holly |
5,114 |
| 55(5,058) |
Donna |
5,058 |
| 56(4,979) |
Deborah |
4,979 |
| 57(4,963) |
Sharon |
4,963 |
| 58(4,936) |
Kristen |
4,936 |
| 59(4,934) |
Dana |
4,934 |
| 60(4,805) |
Robin |
4,805 |
| 61(4,731) |
Linda |
4,731 |
| 62(4,538) |
Jill |
4,538 |
| 63(4,434) |
Barbara |
4,434 |
| 64(4,419) |
Katherine |
4,419 |
| 65(4,396) |
Heidi |
4,396 |
| 66(4,286) |
Tamara |
4,286 |
| 67(4,262) |
Catherine |
4,262 |
| 68(4,250) |
Kathleen |
4,250 |
| 69(4,179) |
Theresa |
4,179 |
| 70(4,161) |
Rhonda |
4,161 |
| 71(4,152) |
Veronica |
4,152 |
| 72(4,144) |
Melinda |
4,144 |
| 73(4,121) |
Christy |
4,121 |
| 74(4,010) |
Cheryl |
4,010 |
| 75(3,954) |
Leslie |
3,954 |
| 76(3,952) |
Sherry |
3,952 |
| 77(3,945) |
Nancy |
3,945 |
| 78(3,904) |
Kristin |
3,904 |
| 79(3,877) |
Erin |
3,877 |
| 80(3,846) |
Renee |
3,846 |
| 81(3,794) |
Erica |
3,794 |
| 82(3,715) |
Brandy |
3,715 |
| 83(3,699) |
Gina |
3,699 |
| 84(3,652) |
Debra |
3,652 |
| 85(3,519) |
Diana |
3,519 |
| 86(3,507) |
Anna |
3,507 |
| 87(3,504) |
Paula |
3,504 |
| 88(3,500) |
Jacqueline |
3,500 |
| 89(3,479) |
Sara |
3,479 |
| 90(3,475) |
Misty |
3,475 |
| 91(3,432) |
Alicia |
3,432 |
| 92(3,280) |
Cindy |
3,280 |
| 93(3,255) |
Ann |
3,255 |
| 94(3,167) |
Margaret |
3,167 |
| 95(3,070) |
Victoria |
3,070 |
| 96(3,042) |
Valerie |
3,042 |
| 97(3,038) |
Kristina |
3,038 |
| 98(3,036) |
Suzanne |
3,036 |
| 99(3,027) |
Emily |
3,027 |
| 100(3,024) |
Jodi |
3,024 |
