Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1974
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(67,535) |
Michael |
67,535 |
| 2(54,751) |
Jason |
54,751 |
| 3(48,590) |
Christopher |
48,590 |
| 4(41,793) |
David |
41,793 |
| 5(41,336) |
James |
41,336 |
| 6(37,618) |
John |
37,618 |
| 7(37,009) |
Robert |
37,009 |
| 8(34,451) |
Brian |
34,451 |
| 9(27,197) |
Matthew |
27,197 |
| 10(26,977) |
William |
26,977 |
| 11(23,834) |
Daniel |
23,834 |
| 12(21,835) |
Joseph |
21,835 |
| 13(20,188) |
Eric |
20,188 |
| 14(19,464) |
Kevin |
19,464 |
| 15(19,322) |
Jeffrey |
19,322 |
| 16(18,907) |
Mark |
18,907 |
| 17(18,636) |
Richard |
18,636 |
| 18(18,031) |
Scott |
18,031 |
| 19(17,667) |
Steven |
17,667 |
| 20(17,270) |
Thomas |
17,270 |
| 21(16,390) |
Anthony |
16,390 |
| 22(15,892) |
Timothy |
15,892 |
| 23(15,151) |
Charles |
15,151 |
| 24(13,296) |
Jeremy |
13,296 |
| 25(13,179) |
Ryan |
13,179 |
| 26(12,790) |
Chad |
12,790 |
| 27(12,312) |
Paul |
12,312 |
| 28(11,778) |
Andrew |
11,778 |
| 29(11,599) |
Joshua |
11,599 |
| 30(11,438) |
Shawn |
11,438 |
| 31(10,829) |
Gregory |
10,829 |
| 32(10,508) |
Aaron |
10,508 |
| 33(10,231) |
Jonathan |
10,231 |
| 34(10,146) |
Kenneth |
10,146 |
| 35(10,101) |
Stephen |
10,101 |
| 36(8,425) |
Adam |
8,425 |
| 37(8,292) |
Sean |
8,292 |
| 38(8,137) |
Patrick |
8,137 |
| 39(7,846) |
Todd |
7,846 |
| 40(7,820) |
Edward |
7,820 |
| 41(7,759) |
Donald |
7,759 |
| 42(7,666) |
Ronald |
7,666 |
| 43(7,430) |
Justin |
7,430 |
| 44(7,390) |
Keith |
7,390 |
| 45(7,228) |
Bryan |
7,228 |
| 46(7,183) |
Benjamin |
7,183 |
| 47(6,721) |
Jose |
6,721 |
| 48(6,444) |
Gary |
6,444 |
| 49(6,284) |
George |
6,284 |
| 50(5,941) |
Peter |
5,941 |
| 51(5,859) |
Brandon |
5,859 |
| 52(5,846) |
Nathan |
5,846 |
| 53(5,842) |
Douglas |
5,842 |
| 54(5,702) |
Travis |
5,702 |
| 55(5,694) |
Larry |
5,694 |
| 56(5,655) |
Shane |
5,655 |
| 57(5,539) |
Craig |
5,539 |
| 58(5,173) |
Bradley |
5,173 |
| 59(4,880) |
Dennis |
4,880 |
| 60(4,671) |
Samuel |
4,671 |
| 61(4,663) |
Jerry |
4,663 |
| 62(4,578) |
Raymond |
4,578 |
| 63(4,564) |
Troy |
4,564 |
| 64(4,428) |
Juan |
4,428 |
| 65(4,364) |
Frank |
4,364 |
| 65(4,364) |
Jeffery |
4,364 |
| 67(4,106) |
Jesse |
4,106 |
| 68(4,086) |
Jamie |
4,086 |
| 69(4,026) |
Terry |
4,026 |
| 70(3,934) |
Phillip |
3,934 |
| 71(3,871) |
Carlos |
3,871 |
| 72(3,849) |
Rodney |
3,849 |
| 73(3,802) |
Marcus |
3,802 |
| 74(3,636) |
Derek |
3,636 |
| 75(3,492) |
Joel |
3,492 |
| 76(3,413) |
Brent |
3,413 |
| 77(3,381) |
Corey |
3,381 |
| 78(3,366) |
Billy |
3,366 |
| 79(3,342) |
Randy |
3,342 |
| 80(3,218) |
Nicholas |
3,218 |
| 81(3,216) |
Tony |
3,216 |
| 82(3,177) |
Antonio |
3,177 |
| 83(3,169) |
Johnny |
3,169 |
| 84(3,168) |
Russell |
3,168 |
| 85(3,108) |
Marc |
3,108 |
| 86(2,969) |
Philip |
2,969 |
| 87(2,958) |
Derrick |
2,958 |
| 87(2,958) |
Jacob |
2,958 |
| 89(2,895) |
Carl |
2,895 |
| 90(2,881) |
Erik |
2,881 |
| 91(2,861) |
Danny |
2,861 |
| 92(2,792) |
Bobby |
2,792 |
| 93(2,754) |
Roger |
2,754 |
| 94(2,750) |
Jon |
2,750 |
| 95(2,677) |
Brett |
2,677 |
| 96(2,623) |
Victor |
2,623 |
| 97(2,599) |
Kyle |
2,599 |
| 98(2,590) |
Curtis |
2,590 |
| 99(2,569) |
Jimmy |
2,569 |
| 100(2,543) |
Lawrence |
2,543 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(63,106) |
Jennifer |
63,106 |
| 2(29,564) |
Amy |
29,564 |
| 3(25,828) |
Michelle |
25,828 |
| 4(23,180) |
Heather |
23,180 |
| 5(22,803) |
Angela |
22,803 |
| 6(22,427) |
Kimberly |
22,427 |
| 7(22,166) |
Melissa |
22,166 |
| 8(19,777) |
Lisa |
19,777 |
| 9(16,983) |
Stephanie |
16,983 |
| 10(15,165) |
Rebecca |
15,165 |
| 11(13,114) |
Nicole |
13,114 |
| 12(12,263) |
Elizabeth |
12,263 |
| 13(11,739) |
Mary |
11,739 |
| 14(11,360) |
Julie |
11,360 |
| 15(10,849) |
Kelly |
10,849 |
| 16(10,848) |
Christina |
10,848 |
| 17(10,655) |
Jessica |
10,655 |
| 18(10,608) |
Shannon |
10,608 |
| 19(9,901) |
Christine |
9,901 |
| 20(9,790) |
Sarah |
9,790 |
| 21(9,716) |
Laura |
9,716 |
| 22(9,417) |
Dawn |
9,417 |
| 23(9,285) |
Tracy |
9,285 |
| 24(9,238) |
Tammy |
9,238 |
| 25(8,668) |
Tina |
8,668 |
| 26(8,644) |
Karen |
8,644 |
| 27(8,471) |
Susan |
8,471 |
| 28(8,454) |
April |
8,454 |
| 29(8,036) |
Patricia |
8,036 |
| 30(7,960) |
Lori |
7,960 |
| 31(7,804) |
Maria |
7,804 |
| 32(7,564) |
Wendy |
7,564 |
| 33(7,558) |
Cynthia |
7,558 |
| 34(7,473) |
Amanda |
7,473 |
| 35(7,471) |
Andrea |
7,471 |
| 36(7,399) |
Rachel |
7,399 |
| 37(6,877) |
Tonya |
6,877 |
| 38(6,741) |
Stacy |
6,741 |
| 39(6,656) |
Tara |
6,656 |
| 40(6,629) |
Danielle |
6,629 |
| 41(6,479) |
Tiffany |
6,479 |
| 42(6,437) |
Carrie |
6,437 |
| 43(6,281) |
Monica |
6,281 |
| 44(6,270) |
Sandra |
6,270 |
| 45(6,053) |
Kristen |
6,053 |
| 46(5,996) |
Tanya |
5,996 |
| 47(5,868) |
Erin |
5,868 |
| 48(5,803) |
Stacey |
5,803 |
| 49(5,624) |
Crystal |
5,624 |
| 50(5,587) |
Michele |
5,587 |
| 51(5,483) |
Melanie |
5,483 |
| 52(5,397) |
Teresa |
5,397 |
| 53(5,396) |
Denise |
5,396 |
| 54(5,272) |
Pamela |
5,272 |
| 55(5,159) |
Dana |
5,159 |
| 56(5,144) |
Holly |
5,144 |
| 57(5,067) |
Christy |
5,067 |
| 58(5,060) |
Jill |
5,060 |
| 59(4,829) |
Brenda |
4,829 |
| 60(4,683) |
Heidi |
4,683 |
| 61(4,651) |
Sara |
4,651 |
| 62(4,532) |
Katherine |
4,532 |
| 63(4,525) |
Robin |
4,525 |
| 63(4,525) |
Tamara |
4,525 |
| 65(4,463) |
Leslie |
4,463 |
| 66(4,439) |
Misty |
4,439 |
| 67(4,354) |
Donna |
4,354 |
| 68(4,343) |
Deborah |
4,343 |
| 69(4,330) |
Emily |
4,330 |
| 70(4,276) |
Sharon |
4,276 |
| 71(4,226) |
Veronica |
4,226 |
| 72(4,217) |
Kristin |
4,217 |
| 73(4,183) |
Catherine |
4,183 |
| 74(4,121) |
Erica |
4,121 |
| 75(4,077) |
Linda |
4,077 |
| 76(3,953) |
Kathleen |
3,953 |
| 77(3,906) |
Barbara |
3,906 |
| 78(3,891) |
Nancy |
3,891 |
| 79(3,856) |
Theresa |
3,856 |
| 80(3,832) |
Brandy |
3,832 |
| 81(3,752) |
Melinda |
3,752 |
| 82(3,621) |
Anna |
3,621 |
| 83(3,573) |
Jacqueline |
3,573 |
| 84(3,560) |
Gina |
3,560 |
| 85(3,528) |
Renee |
3,528 |
| 86(3,525) |
Rhonda |
3,525 |
| 87(3,513) |
Diana |
3,513 |
| 88(3,497) |
Cheryl |
3,497 |
| 89(3,436) |
Sherry |
3,436 |
| 90(3,435) |
Alicia |
3,435 |
| 91(3,306) |
Jodi |
3,306 |
| 92(3,273) |
Amber |
3,273 |
| 93(3,182) |
Valerie |
3,182 |
| 94(3,129) |
Debra |
3,129 |
| 95(3,087) |
Margaret |
3,087 |
| 96(3,061) |
Paula |
3,061 |
| 97(3,020) |
Jamie |
3,020 |
| 98(2,991) |
Kathryn |
2,991 |
| 99(2,959) |
Allison |
2,959 |
| 100(2,928) |
Ann |
2,928 |
