United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1974

Names given to at least 5 babies born in the United States in a year, from Social Security card applications. Accents are left out (José is counted as Jose).

Boy Names

  1. 1 Michael 67,534 babies =
  2. 2 Jason 54,756 babies 1
  3. 3 Christopher 48,585 babies 1
  4. 4 David 41,786 babies 1
  5. 5 James 41,334 babies 1
  6. 6 John 37,612 babies =
  7. 7 Robert 37,005 babies =
  8. 8 Brian 34,449 babies =
  9. 9 Matthew 27,194 babies 1
  10. 10 William 26,980 babies 1
  11. 11 Daniel 23,833 babies =
  12. 12 Joseph 21,834 babies =
  13. 13 Eric 20,193 babies =
  14. 14 Kevin 19,461 babies =
  15. 15 Jeffrey 19,320 babies 2
  16. 16 Mark 18,905 babies 1
  17. 17 Richard 18,636 babies 1
  18. 18 Scott 18,030 babies =
  19. 19 Steven 17,663 babies 1
  20. 20 Thomas 17,268 babies 1
  21. 21 Anthony 16,391 babies =
  22. 22 Timothy 15,890 babies =
  23. 23 Charles 15,151 babies =
  24. 24 Jeremy 13,295 babies 9
  25. 25 Ryan 13,179 babies 5
  26. 26 Chad 12,788 babies 1
  27. 27 Paul 12,310 babies 3
  28. 28 Andrew 11,778 babies 1
  29. 29 Joshua 11,599 babies 13
  30. 30 Shawn 11,438 babies 3
  31. 31 Gregory 10,826 babies 5
  32. 32 Aaron 10,507 babies 2
  33. 33 Jonathan 10,230 babies 2
  34. 34 Kenneth 10,143 babies 6
  35. 35 Stephen 10,101 babies 3
  36. 36 Adam 8,421 babies 9
  37. 37 Sean 8,290 babies 1
  38. 38 Patrick 8,137 babies 1
  39. 39 Todd 7,845 babies 4
  40. 40 Edward 7,817 babies 1
  41. 41 Donald 7,758 babies 3
  42. 42 Ronald 7,667 babies 2
  43. 43 Justin 7,429 babies 8
  44. 44 Keith 7,390 babies 3
  45. 45 Bryan 7,226 babies 2
  46. 46 Benjamin 7,183 babies 9
  47. 47 Jose 6,720 babies 2
  48. 48 Gary 6,444 babies 4
  49. 49 George 6,283 babies 3
  50. 50 Peter 5,940 babies 2
  51. 51 Brandon 5,859 babies 7
  52. 52 Nathan 5,844 babies 11
  53. 53 Douglas 5,843 babies 6
  54. 54 Travis 5,702 babies 1
  55. 55 Larry 5,694 babies 5
  56. 56 Shane 5,655 babies 2
  57. 57 Craig 5,539 babies 9
  58. 58 Bradley 5,173 babies 4
  59. 59 Dennis 4,880 babies 3
  60. 60 Samuel 4,672 babies 6
  61. 61 Jerry 4,664 babies 4
  62. 62 Raymond 4,577 babies 2
  63. 63 Troy 4,563 babies 4
  64. 64 Juan 4,428 babies 3
  65. 65 Frank 4,365 babies 4
  66. 66 Jeffery 4,363 babies 2
  67. 67 Jesse 4,105 babies 8
  68. 68 Jamie 4,086 babies 2
  69. 69 Terry 4,027 babies 4
  70. 70 Phillip 3,934 babies 1
  71. 71 Carlos 3,871 babies 3
  72. 72 Rodney 3,849 babies 4
  73. 73 Marcus 3,801 babies 1
  74. 74 Derek 3,636 babies 5
  75. 75 Joel 3,491 babies 2
  76. 76 Brent 3,413 babies 4
  77. 77 Corey 3,382 babies 12
  78. 78 Billy 3,365 babies 2
  79. 79 Randy 3,342 babies =
  80. 80 Nicholas 3,218 babies 5
  81. 81 Tony 3,216 babies 3
  82. 82 Antonio 3,178 babies 10
  83. 83 Johnny 3,169 babies 1
  84. 84 Russell 3,168 babies 7
  85. 85 Marc 3,108 babies 4
  86. 86 Philip 2,967 babies 5
  87. 87 Derrick 2,958 babies =
  88. 88 Jacob 2,957 babies 34
  89. 89 Carl 2,895 babies 1
  90. 90 Erik 2,881 babies 4
  91. 91 Danny 2,859 babies 8
  92. 92 Bobby 2,792 babies 1
  93. 93 Roger 2,754 babies 9
  94. 94 Jon 2,750 babies =
  95. 95 Brett 2,677 babies 7
  96. 96 Victor 2,621 babies 7
  97. 97 Kyle 2,598 babies 13
  98. 98 Curtis 2,589 babies =
  99. 99 Jimmy 2,568 babies 4
  100. 100 Lawrence 2,543 babies 4

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Jennifer 63,107 babies =
  2. 2 Amy 29,566 babies =
  3. 3 Michelle 25,826 babies =
  4. 4 Heather 23,179 babies 4
  5. 5 Angela 22,803 babies 2
  6. 6 Kimberly 22,427 babies 2
  7. 7 Melissa 22,166 babies 1
  8. 8 Lisa 19,778 babies 3
  9. 9 Stephanie 16,984 babies =
  10. 10 Rebecca 15,163 babies =
  11. 11 Nicole 13,112 babies =
  12. 12 Elizabeth 12,259 babies 1
  13. 13 Mary 11,738 babies 1
  14. 14 Julie 11,360 babies 2
  15. 15 Kelly 10,851 babies 3
  16. 16 Christina 10,849 babies =
  17. 17 Jessica 10,656 babies 17
  18. 18 Shannon 10,608 babies 4
  19. 19 Christine 9,901 babies 2
  20. 20 Sarah 9,788 babies 15
  21. 21 Laura 9,716 babies 2
  22. 22 Dawn 9,417 babies 1
  23. 23 Tracy 9,286 babies 3
  24. 24 Tammy 9,238 babies 9
  25. 25 Tina 8,668 babies 1
  26. 26 Karen 8,643 babies 3
  27. 27 Susan 8,470 babies 2
  28. 28 April 8,454 babies 5
  29. 29 Patricia 8,036 babies 2
  30. 30 Lori 7,960 babies 2
  31. 31 Maria 7,804 babies =
  32. 32 Wendy 7,564 babies 3
  33. 33 Cynthia 7,557 babies 7
  34. 34 Amanda 7,473 babies 17
  35. 35 Andrea 7,472 babies 5
  36. 36 Rachel 7,399 babies 6
  37. 37 Tonya 6,878 babies 1
  38. 38 Stacy 6,741 babies 6
  39. 39 Tara 6,657 babies 2
  40. 40 Danielle 6,629 babies 9
  41. 41 Tiffany 6,482 babies 11
  42. 42 Carrie 6,436 babies 4
  43. 43 Monica 6,281 babies 3
  44. 44 Sandra 6,270 babies 5
  45. 45 Kristen 6,052 babies 13
  46. 46 Tanya 5,997 babies 4
  47. 47 Erin 5,868 babies 32
  48. 48 Stacey 5,803 babies 7
  49. 49 Crystal 5,622 babies 1
  50. 50 Michele 5,587 babies 6
  51. 51 Melanie 5,483 babies 8
  52. 52 Teresa 5,397 babies 7
  53. 53 Denise 5,395 babies 15
  54. 54 Pamela 5,272 babies 7
  55. 55 Dana 5,158 babies 4
  56. 56 Holly 5,144 babies 2
  57. 57 Christy 5,067 babies 16
  58. 58 Jill 5,061 babies 4
  59. 59 Brenda 4,830 babies 6
  60. 60 Heidi 4,683 babies 5
  61. 61 Sara 4,650 babies 28
  62. 62 Katherine 4,530 babies 2
  63. 63 Robin 4,525 babies 3
  64. 64 Tamara 4,525 babies 2
  65. 65 Leslie 4,463 babies 10
  66. 66 Misty 4,439 babies 24
  67. 67 Donna 4,354 babies 12
  68. 68 Deborah 4,343 babies 12
  69. 69 Emily 4,329 babies 30
  70. 70 Sharon 4,276 babies 13
  71. 71 Veronica 4,226 babies =
  72. 72 Kristin 4,218 babies 6
  73. 73 Catherine 4,184 babies 6
  74. 74 Erica 4,121 babies 7
  75. 75 Linda 4,077 babies 14
  76. 76 Kathleen 3,953 babies 8
  77. 77 Barbara 3,906 babies 14
  78. 78 Nancy 3,891 babies 1
  79. 79 Theresa 3,857 babies 10
  80. 80 Brandy 3,832 babies 2
  81. 81 Melinda 3,752 babies 9
  82. 82 Anna 3,622 babies 4
  83. 83 Jacqueline 3,573 babies 5
  84. 84 Gina 3,560 babies 1
  85. 85 Renee 3,528 babies 5
  86. 86 Rhonda 3,525 babies 16
  87. 87 Diana 3,513 babies 2
  88. 88 Cheryl 3,496 babies 14
  89. 89 Sherry 3,436 babies 13
  90. 90 Alicia 3,434 babies 1
  91. 91 Jodi 3,306 babies 9
  92. 92 Amber 3,273 babies 38
  93. 93 Valerie 3,181 babies 3
  94. 94 Debra 3,129 babies 10
  95. 95 Margaret 3,087 babies 1
  96. 96 Paula 3,061 babies 9
  97. 97 Jamie 3,020 babies 6
  98. 98 Kathryn 2,991 babies 9
  99. 99 Allison 2,959 babies 6
  100. 100 Ann 2,928 babies 7

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Source: Social Security Administration

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