Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1977
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(67,588) |
Michael |
67,588 |
| 2(55,636) |
Jason |
55,636 |
| 3(46,725) |
Christopher |
46,725 |
| 4(40,516) |
David |
40,516 |
| 5(40,043) |
James |
40,043 |
| 6(34,217) |
Robert |
34,217 |
| 7(34,199) |
John |
34,199 |
| 8(32,494) |
Brian |
32,494 |
| 9(31,967) |
Matthew |
31,967 |
| 10(26,485) |
Joseph |
26,485 |
| 11(26,074) |
Daniel |
26,074 |
| 12(24,757) |
William |
24,757 |
| 13(22,461) |
Kevin |
22,461 |
| 14(22,069) |
Joshua |
22,069 |
| 15(21,611) |
Jeremy |
21,611 |
| 16(21,249) |
Ryan |
21,249 |
| 17(20,745) |
Eric |
20,745 |
| 18(17,976) |
Timothy |
17,976 |
| 19(17,479) |
Jeffrey |
17,479 |
| 20(17,442) |
Richard |
17,442 |
| 21(16,804) |
Anthony |
16,804 |
| 22(16,591) |
Thomas |
16,591 |
| 23(16,489) |
Steven |
16,489 |
| 24(16,018) |
Andrew |
16,018 |
| 25(15,419) |
Mark |
15,419 |
| 26(14,743) |
Charles |
14,743 |
| 27(14,207) |
Scott |
14,207 |
| 28(12,322) |
Jonathan |
12,322 |
| 29(12,107) |
Benjamin |
12,107 |
| 30(12,010) |
Justin |
12,010 |
| 31(11,799) |
Paul |
11,799 |
| 32(11,631) |
Aaron |
11,631 |
| 33(11,031) |
Adam |
11,031 |
| 34(10,831) |
Chad |
10,831 |
| 35(10,053) |
Gregory |
10,053 |
| 36(9,888) |
Nathan |
9,888 |
| 37(9,865) |
Shawn |
9,865 |
| 38(9,636) |
Stephen |
9,636 |
| 39(9,453) |
Kenneth |
9,453 |
| 40(8,306) |
Patrick |
8,306 |
| 41(8,272) |
Brandon |
8,272 |
| 42(7,886) |
Bryan |
7,886 |
| 43(7,627) |
Sean |
7,627 |
| 44(7,277) |
Travis |
7,277 |
| 45(6,918) |
Jose |
6,918 |
| 46(6,866) |
Donald |
6,866 |
| 47(6,840) |
Edward |
6,840 |
| 48(6,598) |
Keith |
6,598 |
| 49(6,431) |
Bradley |
6,431 |
| 50(6,278) |
Todd |
6,278 |
| 51(6,073) |
Nicholas |
6,073 |
| 52(6,040) |
Corey |
6,040 |
| 53(6,026) |
Ronald |
6,026 |
| 54(5,823) |
Jesse |
5,823 |
| 54(5,823) |
Peter |
5,823 |
| 56(5,789) |
Jacob |
5,789 |
| 57(5,605) |
George |
5,605 |
| 58(5,447) |
Gary |
5,447 |
| 59(5,297) |
Douglas |
5,297 |
| 60(5,259) |
Samuel |
5,259 |
| 61(4,868) |
Shane |
4,868 |
| 62(4,838) |
Larry |
4,838 |
| 63(4,563) |
Juan |
4,563 |
| 64(4,561) |
Craig |
4,561 |
| 65(4,377) |
Raymond |
4,377 |
| 66(4,301) |
Wesley |
4,301 |
| 67(4,257) |
Cory |
4,257 |
| 68(4,152) |
Dennis |
4,152 |
| 69(4,151) |
Jeremiah |
4,151 |
| 70(3,966) |
Phillip |
3,966 |
| 71(3,895) |
Frank |
3,895 |
| 72(3,847) |
Marcus |
3,847 |
| 73(3,823) |
Joel |
3,823 |
| 74(3,794) |
Carlos |
3,794 |
| 75(3,745) |
Jerry |
3,745 |
| 76(3,737) |
Jared |
3,737 |
| 77(3,663) |
Antonio |
3,663 |
| 78(3,564) |
Jeffery |
3,564 |
| 79(3,506) |
Kyle |
3,506 |
| 80(3,482) |
Derrick |
3,482 |
| 81(3,477) |
Dustin |
3,477 |
| 82(3,447) |
Jamie |
3,447 |
| 83(3,443) |
Terry |
3,443 |
| 84(3,442) |
Derek |
3,442 |
| 85(3,423) |
Brent |
3,423 |
| 86(3,397) |
Randy |
3,397 |
| 87(3,346) |
Gabriel |
3,346 |
| 88(3,306) |
Troy |
3,306 |
| 89(3,124) |
Russell |
3,124 |
| 90(3,092) |
Philip |
3,092 |
| 91(2,951) |
Billy |
2,951 |
| 92(2,939) |
Tony |
2,939 |
| 93(2,801) |
Johnny |
2,801 |
| 94(2,786) |
Erik |
2,786 |
| 95(2,777) |
Zachary |
2,777 |
| 96(2,703) |
Rodney |
2,703 |
| 96(2,703) |
Alexander |
2,703 |
| 98(2,636) |
Jimmy |
2,636 |
| 99(2,615) |
Carl |
2,615 |
| 100(2,606) |
Curtis |
2,606 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(58,964) |
Jennifer |
58,964 |
| 2(26,880) |
Melissa |
26,880 |
| 3(26,730) |
Amy |
26,730 |
| 4(24,845) |
Jessica |
24,845 |
| 5(23,773) |
Heather |
23,773 |
| 6(20,999) |
Angela |
20,999 |
| 7(19,540) |
Michelle |
19,540 |
| 8(18,285) |
Kimberly |
18,285 |
| 9(18,280) |
Amanda |
18,280 |
| 10(18,234) |
Kelly |
18,234 |
| 11(18,096) |
Sarah |
18,096 |
| 12(17,013) |
Lisa |
17,013 |
| 13(16,431) |
Elizabeth |
16,431 |
| 14(15,417) |
Stephanie |
15,417 |
| 15(15,247) |
Nicole |
15,247 |
| 16(14,500) |
Christina |
14,500 |
| 17(14,196) |
Rebecca |
14,196 |
| 18(12,895) |
Jamie |
12,895 |
| 19(12,519) |
Shannon |
12,519 |
| 20(11,320) |
Laura |
11,320 |
| 21(10,654) |
Mary |
10,654 |
| 22(10,205) |
Julie |
10,205 |
| 23(10,198) |
Erin |
10,198 |
| 24(9,783) |
Andrea |
9,783 |
| 25(9,725) |
Crystal |
9,725 |
| 26(8,975) |
Rachel |
8,975 |
| 27(8,709) |
Sara |
8,709 |
| 28(8,661) |
Carrie |
8,661 |
| 29(8,068) |
April |
8,068 |
| 30(7,887) |
Christine |
7,887 |
| 31(7,616) |
Danielle |
7,616 |
| 32(7,441) |
Karen |
7,441 |
| 33(7,207) |
Amber |
7,207 |
| 34(7,206) |
Tiffany |
7,206 |
| 35(7,198) |
Tara |
7,198 |
| 36(7,093) |
Maria |
7,093 |
| 37(6,879) |
Emily |
6,879 |
| 38(6,623) |
Erica |
6,623 |
| 39(6,366) |
Monica |
6,366 |
| 40(6,315) |
Misty |
6,315 |
| 41(6,238) |
Jill |
6,238 |
| 42(6,154) |
Stacy |
6,154 |
| 43(6,096) |
Dawn |
6,096 |
| 44(6,030) |
Katherine |
6,030 |
| 45(5,960) |
Susan |
5,960 |
| 46(5,906) |
Jaime |
5,906 |
| 47(5,904) |
Patricia |
5,904 |
| 48(5,782) |
Cynthia |
5,782 |
| 49(5,764) |
Wendy |
5,764 |
| 50(5,756) |
Tracy |
5,756 |
| 51(5,477) |
Brandy |
5,477 |
| 52(5,464) |
Holly |
5,464 |
| 53(5,373) |
Melanie |
5,373 |
| 54(5,320) |
Megan |
5,320 |
| 55(5,310) |
Tammy |
5,310 |
| 56(5,206) |
Stacey |
5,206 |
| 57(5,072) |
Lori |
5,072 |
| 58(4,951) |
Tina |
4,951 |
| 59(4,602) |
Christy |
4,602 |
| 60(4,400) |
Alicia |
4,400 |
| 61(4,372) |
Sandra |
4,372 |
| 62(4,339) |
Dana |
4,339 |
| 63(4,305) |
Sabrina |
4,305 |
| 64(4,264) |
Tonya |
4,264 |
| 65(4,250) |
Leslie |
4,250 |
| 66(4,205) |
Allison |
4,205 |
| 67(4,085) |
Tanya |
4,085 |
| 68(4,045) |
Kristy |
4,045 |
| 69(4,043) |
Natalie |
4,043 |
| 70(3,965) |
Kathryn |
3,965 |
| 71(3,884) |
Brandi |
3,884 |
| 72(3,861) |
Kristen |
3,861 |
| 73(3,852) |
Anna |
3,852 |
| 73(3,852) |
Veronica |
3,852 |
| 75(3,841) |
Catherine |
3,841 |
| 76(3,808) |
Courtney |
3,808 |
| 77(3,711) |
Michele |
3,711 |
| 78(3,681) |
Denise |
3,681 |
| 79(3,655) |
Teresa |
3,655 |
| 80(3,649) |
Kathleen |
3,649 |
| 81(3,640) |
Heidi |
3,640 |
| 82(3,605) |
Kristin |
3,605 |
| 83(3,539) |
Kristina |
3,539 |
| 84(3,429) |
Robin |
3,429 |
| 85(3,286) |
Samantha |
3,286 |
| 86(3,265) |
Valerie |
3,265 |
| 87(3,259) |
Renee |
3,259 |
| 88(3,230) |
Gina |
3,230 |
| 89(3,220) |
Nancy |
3,220 |
| 90(3,209) |
Vanessa |
3,209 |
| 91(3,151) |
Brenda |
3,151 |
| 92(3,148) |
Jacqueline |
3,148 |
| 93(3,126) |
Tamara |
3,126 |
| 94(3,100) |
Mandy |
3,100 |
| 95(3,089) |
Sharon |
3,089 |
| 96(3,044) |
Melinda |
3,044 |
| 97(2,968) |
Beth |
2,968 |
| 98(2,914) |
Theresa |
2,914 |
| 99(2,912) |
Linda |
2,912 |
| 100(2,845) |
Barbara |
2,845 |
