United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1976

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 66,915 babies =
  2. 2 Jason 52,643 babies =
  3. 3 Christopher 45,190 babies =
  4. 4 David 39,265 babies 1
  5. 5 James 38,294 babies 1
  6. 6 John 33,976 babies 1
  7. 7 Robert 33,789 babies 1
  8. 8 Brian 30,517 babies =
  9. 9 Matthew 29,951 babies =
  10. 10 Daniel 24,702 babies 1
  11. 11 William 24,428 babies 1
  12. 12 Joseph 24,055 babies =
  13. 13 Eric 21,359 babies =
  14. 14 Jeremy 20,126 babies 10
  15. 15 Kevin 18,474 babies =
  16. 16 Ryan 17,484 babies 7
  17. 17 Jeffrey 17,013 babies 3
  18. 18 Joshua 16,845 babies 8
  19. 19 Richard 16,752 babies 3
  20. 20 Steven 16,650 babies 2
  21. 21 Timothy 16,620 babies 1
  22. 22 Anthony 16,601 babies 1
  23. 23 Thomas 16,122 babies 3
  24. 24 Scott 15,717 babies 7
  25. 25 Mark 15,508 babies 6
  26. 26 Charles 13,921 babies 1
  27. 27 Andrew 13,301 babies 1
  28. 28 Paul 11,781 babies 1
  29. 29 Chad 11,766 babies 2
  30. 30 Aaron 11,344 babies 2
  31. 31 Jonathan 11,314 babies 1
  32. 32 Benjamin 10,672 babies 4
  33. 33 Justin 10,144 babies 4
  34. 34 Shawn 10,108 babies 3
  35. 35 Gregory 10,060 babies 2
  36. 36 Adam 9,937 babies 2
  37. 37 Stephen 9,727 babies 3
  38. 38 Kenneth 9,127 babies 3
  39. 39 Nathan 8,611 babies 6
  40. 40 Brandon 7,786 babies 4
  41. 41 Patrick 7,642 babies 2
  42. 42 Sean 7,565 babies 2
  43. 43 Bryan 7,288 babies 4
  44. 44 Jose 7,061 babies 4
  45. 45 Edward 7,048 babies 4
  46. 46 Travis 6,832 babies 5
  47. 47 Donald 6,792 babies 5
  48. 48 Keith 6,745 babies 1
  49. 49 Ronald 6,457 babies 3
  50. 50 Todd 6,440 babies 7
  51. 51 Bradley 5,976 babies 1
  52. 52 Gary 5,592 babies 2
  53. 53 George 5,556 babies =
  54. 54 Peter 5,445 babies =
  55. 55 Jesse 5,300 babies 9
  56. 56 Douglas 5,224 babies 1
  57. 57 Shane 5,095 babies =
  58. 58 Juan 5,053 babies 2
  59. 59 Samuel 5,025 babies 2
  60. 60 Larry 4,842 babies 4
  61. 61 Craig 4,732 babies 3
  62. 62 Jamie 4,621 babies =
  63. 63 Jacob 4,509 babies 12
  64. 64 Corey 4,432 babies 7
  65. 65 Raymond 4,218 babies 2
  66. 66 Dennis 4,169 babies 7
  67. 67 Jerry 4,070 babies 2
  68. 68 Frank 3,899 babies 2
  69. 69 Phillip 3,789 babies 3
  70. 70 Carlos 3,787 babies 3
  71. 71 Antonio 3,774 babies 6
  72. 72 Joel 3,722 babies 2
  73. 73 Troy 3,715 babies 4
  74. 74 Marcus 3,681 babies 6
  75. 75 Terry 3,668 babies 8
  76. 76 Jeffery 3,564 babies 6
  77. 77 Nicholas 3,466 babies 4
  78. 78 Brent 3,405 babies 1
  79. 79 Randy 3,320 babies 1
  80. 80 Kyle 3,308 babies 8
  81. 81 Gabriel 3,303 babies 25
  82. 82 Dustin 3,212 babies 14
  83. 83 Cory 3,182 babies 16
  84. 84 Derek 3,168 babies 1
  85. 85 Billy 3,158 babies 1
  86. 86 Tony 3,067 babies 6
  87. 87 Russell 2,999 babies 5
  88. 88 Rodney 2,984 babies 12
  89. 89 Philip 2,943 babies 4
  90. 90 Jared 2,929 babies 10
  91. 91 Derrick 2,921 babies 1
  92. 92 Johnny 2,874 babies 6
  93. 93 Jeremiah 2,872 babies 56
  94. 94 Erik 2,754 babies 7
  95. 95 Carl 2,670 babies 4
  96. 96 Bobby 2,644 babies 3
  97. 97 Zachary 2,644 babies 48
  98. 98 Shannon 2,611 babies 3
  99. 99 Marc 2,598 babies 10
  100. 100 Victor 2,528 babies 5

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Jennifer 59,473 babies =
  2. 2 Amy 31,339 babies =
  3. 3 Melissa 25,094 babies 1
  4. 4 Heather 24,192 babies 1
  5. 5 Angela 22,038 babies =
  6. 6 Michelle 19,550 babies =
  7. 7 Kimberly 18,962 babies =
  8. 8 Jessica 18,368 babies 5
  9. 9 Lisa 17,346 babies 1
  10. 10 Amanda 15,588 babies 4
  11. 11 Stephanie 15,180 babies 2
  12. 12 Rebecca 14,491 babies 1
  13. 13 Nicole 14,453 babies 3
  14. 14 Christina 14,033 babies 2
  15. 15 Sarah 13,993 babies 2
  16. 16 Elizabeth 13,547 babies 1
  17. 17 Shannon 13,368 babies 4
  18. 18 Jamie 12,539 babies 50
  19. 19 Kelly 11,791 babies 3
  20. 20 Laura 11,252 babies =
  21. 21 Julie 10,839 babies 3
  22. 22 Mary 10,315 babies 3
  23. 23 Rachel 8,453 babies 3
  24. 24 Erin 8,381 babies 14
  25. 25 Andrea 8,352 babies 3
  26. 26 Christine 8,111 babies 4
  27. 27 Sara 8,020 babies 27
  28. 28 Carrie 7,991 babies 1
  29. 29 Jaime 7,838 babies 234
  30. 30 April 7,761 babies 5
  31. 31 Karen 7,505 babies 4
  32. 32 Tiffany 7,482 babies 5
  33. 33 Danielle 7,364 babies 9
  34. 34 Maria 7,358 babies 4
  35. 35 Dawn 7,048 babies 12
  36. 36 Crystal 6,946 babies 7
  37. 37 Tracy 6,822 babies 13
  38. 38 Stacy 6,523 babies 4
  39. 39 Wendy 6,464 babies 6
  40. 40 Susan 6,402 babies 8
  41. 41 Tammy 6,228 babies 10
  42. 42 Tara 6,020 babies 1
  43. 43 Patricia 6,017 babies 7
  44. 44 Cynthia 6,012 babies 4
  45. 45 Monica 5,978 babies 4
  46. 46 Misty 5,906 babies 1
  47. 47 Lori 5,849 babies 8
  48. 48 Tina 5,747 babies 13
  49. 49 Amber 5,646 babies 10
  50. 50 Emily 5,547 babies 2
  51. 51 Stacey 5,390 babies 7
  52. 52 Jill 5,283 babies 6
  53. 53 Melanie 5,241 babies 1
  54. 54 Erica 5,236 babies 9
  55. 55 Brandy 5,232 babies 2
  56. 56 Holly 5,173 babies 1
  57. 57 Katherine 5,051 babies 1
  58. 58 Tonya 4,966 babies 13
  59. 59 Sandra 4,861 babies 8
  60. 60 Christy 4,853 babies 7
  61. 61 Tanya 4,819 babies 11
  62. 62 Megan 4,463 babies 7
  63. 63 Michele 4,443 babies 7
  64. 64 Dana 4,408 babies 2
  65. 65 Leslie 4,311 babies 6
  66. 66 Teresa 4,056 babies 5
  67. 67 Allison 4,028 babies 22
  68. 68 Veronica 4,022 babies 4
  69. 69 Denise 3,986 babies 5
  70. 70 Heidi 3,890 babies 4
  71. 71 Alicia 3,791 babies 5
  72. 72 Catherine 3,780 babies 1
  73. 73 Kristen 3,653 babies 13
  74. 74 Kristin 3,627 babies =
  75. 75 Robin 3,623 babies 10
  76. 76 Courtney 3,619 babies 26
  77. 77 Brenda 3,587 babies 10
  78. 78 Anna 3,584 babies 1
  79. 79 Brandi 3,537 babies 9
  80. 80 Natalie 3,499 babies 30
  81. 81 Sharon 3,453 babies 6
  82. 82 Kathleen 3,405 babies 2
  83. 83 Valerie 3,386 babies 9
  84. 84 Pamela 3,364 babies 14
  85. 85 Samantha 3,347 babies 16
  86. 86 Renee 3,314 babies 1
  87. 87 Nancy 3,281 babies 5
  88. 88 Kathryn 3,262 babies 11
  89. 89 Theresa 3,173 babies 11
  90. 90 Linda 3,138 babies 9
  91. 91 Tamara 3,086 babies 14
  92. 92 Victoria 3,036 babies 13
  93. 93 Donna 3,032 babies 8
  94. 94 Gina 3,010 babies 10
  95. 95 Melinda 2,995 babies 4
  96. 96 Deborah 2,992 babies 10
  97. 97 Kristina 2,972 babies 6
  98. 98 Barbara 2,968 babies 15
  99. 99 Jacqueline 2,948 babies 9
  100. 100 Mandy 2,924 babies 6

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Source: Social Security Administration

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