Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1976
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(66,917) |
Michael |
66,917 |
| 2(52,650) |
Jason |
52,650 |
| 3(45,194) |
Christopher |
45,194 |
| 4(39,273) |
David |
39,273 |
| 5(38,298) |
James |
38,298 |
| 6(33,979) |
John |
33,979 |
| 7(33,791) |
Robert |
33,791 |
| 8(30,524) |
Brian |
30,524 |
| 9(29,952) |
Matthew |
29,952 |
| 10(24,704) |
Daniel |
24,704 |
| 11(24,433) |
William |
24,433 |
| 12(24,056) |
Joseph |
24,056 |
| 13(21,363) |
Eric |
21,363 |
| 14(20,128) |
Jeremy |
20,128 |
| 15(18,476) |
Kevin |
18,476 |
| 16(17,486) |
Ryan |
17,486 |
| 17(17,014) |
Jeffrey |
17,014 |
| 18(16,846) |
Joshua |
16,846 |
| 19(16,753) |
Richard |
16,753 |
| 20(16,652) |
Steven |
16,652 |
| 21(16,621) |
Timothy |
16,621 |
| 22(16,603) |
Anthony |
16,603 |
| 23(16,122) |
Thomas |
16,122 |
| 24(15,719) |
Scott |
15,719 |
| 25(15,511) |
Mark |
15,511 |
| 26(13,923) |
Charles |
13,923 |
| 27(13,303) |
Andrew |
13,303 |
| 28(11,783) |
Paul |
11,783 |
| 29(11,766) |
Chad |
11,766 |
| 30(11,345) |
Aaron |
11,345 |
| 31(11,315) |
Jonathan |
11,315 |
| 32(10,672) |
Benjamin |
10,672 |
| 33(10,146) |
Justin |
10,146 |
| 34(10,110) |
Shawn |
10,110 |
| 35(10,061) |
Gregory |
10,061 |
| 36(9,939) |
Adam |
9,939 |
| 37(9,726) |
Stephen |
9,726 |
| 38(9,128) |
Kenneth |
9,128 |
| 39(8,609) |
Nathan |
8,609 |
| 40(7,790) |
Brandon |
7,790 |
| 41(7,642) |
Patrick |
7,642 |
| 42(7,565) |
Sean |
7,565 |
| 43(7,289) |
Bryan |
7,289 |
| 44(7,061) |
Jose |
7,061 |
| 45(7,048) |
Edward |
7,048 |
| 46(6,833) |
Travis |
6,833 |
| 47(6,795) |
Donald |
6,795 |
| 48(6,744) |
Keith |
6,744 |
| 49(6,459) |
Ronald |
6,459 |
| 50(6,441) |
Todd |
6,441 |
| 51(5,978) |
Bradley |
5,978 |
| 52(5,592) |
Gary |
5,592 |
| 53(5,558) |
George |
5,558 |
| 54(5,445) |
Peter |
5,445 |
| 55(5,301) |
Jesse |
5,301 |
| 56(5,228) |
Douglas |
5,228 |
| 57(5,095) |
Shane |
5,095 |
| 58(5,053) |
Juan |
5,053 |
| 59(5,026) |
Samuel |
5,026 |
| 60(4,841) |
Larry |
4,841 |
| 61(4,732) |
Craig |
4,732 |
| 62(4,621) |
Jamie |
4,621 |
| 63(4,509) |
Jacob |
4,509 |
| 64(4,433) |
Corey |
4,433 |
| 65(4,218) |
Raymond |
4,218 |
| 66(4,169) |
Dennis |
4,169 |
| 67(4,070) |
Jerry |
4,070 |
| 68(3,899) |
Frank |
3,899 |
| 69(3,790) |
Phillip |
3,790 |
| 70(3,787) |
Carlos |
3,787 |
| 71(3,774) |
Antonio |
3,774 |
| 72(3,725) |
Joel |
3,725 |
| 73(3,715) |
Troy |
3,715 |
| 74(3,680) |
Marcus |
3,680 |
| 75(3,668) |
Terry |
3,668 |
| 76(3,564) |
Jeffery |
3,564 |
| 77(3,465) |
Nicholas |
3,465 |
| 78(3,405) |
Brent |
3,405 |
| 79(3,320) |
Randy |
3,320 |
| 80(3,309) |
Kyle |
3,309 |
| 81(3,303) |
Gabriel |
3,303 |
| 82(3,212) |
Dustin |
3,212 |
| 83(3,183) |
Cory |
3,183 |
| 84(3,168) |
Derek |
3,168 |
| 85(3,158) |
Billy |
3,158 |
| 86(3,067) |
Tony |
3,067 |
| 87(2,999) |
Russell |
2,999 |
| 88(2,984) |
Rodney |
2,984 |
| 89(2,943) |
Philip |
2,943 |
| 90(2,930) |
Jared |
2,930 |
| 91(2,921) |
Derrick |
2,921 |
| 92(2,874) |
Johnny |
2,874 |
| 93(2,873) |
Jeremiah |
2,873 |
| 94(2,755) |
Erik |
2,755 |
| 95(2,670) |
Carl |
2,670 |
| 96(2,646) |
Zachary |
2,646 |
| 97(2,644) |
Bobby |
2,644 |
| 98(2,611) |
Shannon |
2,611 |
| 99(2,598) |
Marc |
2,598 |
| 100(2,527) |
Victor |
2,527 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(59,472) |
Jennifer |
59,472 |
| 2(31,339) |
Amy |
31,339 |
| 3(25,094) |
Melissa |
25,094 |
| 4(24,192) |
Heather |
24,192 |
| 5(22,039) |
Angela |
22,039 |
| 6(19,551) |
Michelle |
19,551 |
| 7(18,962) |
Kimberly |
18,962 |
| 8(18,369) |
Jessica |
18,369 |
| 9(17,348) |
Lisa |
17,348 |
| 10(15,589) |
Amanda |
15,589 |
| 11(15,180) |
Stephanie |
15,180 |
| 12(14,490) |
Rebecca |
14,490 |
| 13(14,452) |
Nicole |
14,452 |
| 14(14,035) |
Christina |
14,035 |
| 15(13,996) |
Sarah |
13,996 |
| 16(13,546) |
Elizabeth |
13,546 |
| 17(13,369) |
Shannon |
13,369 |
| 18(12,538) |
Jamie |
12,538 |
| 19(11,791) |
Kelly |
11,791 |
| 20(11,251) |
Laura |
11,251 |
| 21(10,840) |
Julie |
10,840 |
| 22(10,319) |
Mary |
10,319 |
| 23(8,454) |
Rachel |
8,454 |
| 24(8,383) |
Erin |
8,383 |
| 25(8,352) |
Andrea |
8,352 |
| 26(8,111) |
Christine |
8,111 |
| 27(8,020) |
Sara |
8,020 |
| 28(7,991) |
Carrie |
7,991 |
| 29(7,838) |
Jaime |
7,838 |
| 30(7,761) |
April |
7,761 |
| 31(7,505) |
Karen |
7,505 |
| 32(7,483) |
Tiffany |
7,483 |
| 33(7,364) |
Danielle |
7,364 |
| 34(7,358) |
Maria |
7,358 |
| 35(7,048) |
Dawn |
7,048 |
| 36(6,947) |
Crystal |
6,947 |
| 37(6,823) |
Tracy |
6,823 |
| 38(6,524) |
Stacy |
6,524 |
| 39(6,464) |
Wendy |
6,464 |
| 40(6,403) |
Susan |
6,403 |
| 41(6,228) |
Tammy |
6,228 |
| 42(6,020) |
Tara |
6,020 |
| 43(6,017) |
Patricia |
6,017 |
| 44(6,012) |
Cynthia |
6,012 |
| 45(5,979) |
Monica |
5,979 |
| 46(5,906) |
Misty |
5,906 |
| 47(5,849) |
Lori |
5,849 |
| 48(5,746) |
Tina |
5,746 |
| 49(5,646) |
Amber |
5,646 |
| 50(5,549) |
Emily |
5,549 |
| 51(5,391) |
Stacey |
5,391 |
| 52(5,283) |
Jill |
5,283 |
| 53(5,241) |
Melanie |
5,241 |
| 54(5,236) |
Erica |
5,236 |
| 55(5,232) |
Brandy |
5,232 |
| 56(5,173) |
Holly |
5,173 |
| 57(5,053) |
Katherine |
5,053 |
| 58(4,965) |
Tonya |
4,965 |
| 59(4,861) |
Sandra |
4,861 |
| 60(4,853) |
Christy |
4,853 |
| 61(4,819) |
Tanya |
4,819 |
| 62(4,464) |
Megan |
4,464 |
| 63(4,443) |
Michele |
4,443 |
| 64(4,408) |
Dana |
4,408 |
| 65(4,311) |
Leslie |
4,311 |
| 66(4,056) |
Teresa |
4,056 |
| 67(4,028) |
Allison |
4,028 |
| 68(4,022) |
Veronica |
4,022 |
| 69(3,986) |
Denise |
3,986 |
| 70(3,890) |
Heidi |
3,890 |
| 71(3,791) |
Alicia |
3,791 |
| 72(3,779) |
Catherine |
3,779 |
| 73(3,653) |
Kristen |
3,653 |
| 74(3,627) |
Kristin |
3,627 |
| 75(3,623) |
Robin |
3,623 |
| 76(3,619) |
Courtney |
3,619 |
| 77(3,587) |
Brenda |
3,587 |
| 78(3,585) |
Anna |
3,585 |
| 79(3,537) |
Brandi |
3,537 |
| 80(3,500) |
Natalie |
3,500 |
| 81(3,454) |
Sharon |
3,454 |
| 82(3,406) |
Kathleen |
3,406 |
| 83(3,386) |
Valerie |
3,386 |
| 84(3,364) |
Pamela |
3,364 |
| 85(3,348) |
Samantha |
3,348 |
| 86(3,314) |
Renee |
3,314 |
| 87(3,281) |
Nancy |
3,281 |
| 88(3,263) |
Kathryn |
3,263 |
| 89(3,174) |
Theresa |
3,174 |
| 90(3,138) |
Linda |
3,138 |
| 91(3,086) |
Tamara |
3,086 |
| 92(3,038) |
Victoria |
3,038 |
| 93(3,032) |
Donna |
3,032 |
| 94(3,010) |
Gina |
3,010 |
| 95(2,995) |
Melinda |
2,995 |
| 96(2,992) |
Deborah |
2,992 |
| 97(2,972) |
Kristina |
2,972 |
| 98(2,968) |
Barbara |
2,968 |
| 99(2,948) |
Jacqueline |
2,948 |
| 100(2,924) |
Mandy |
2,924 |
