Top baby names of 1973

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1973, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1Michael67,808
  2. 2Christopher48,309
  3. 3Jason46,678
  4. 4James42,838
  5. 5David41,085
  6. 6John39,169
  7. 7Robert38,698
  8. 8Brian35,688
  9. 9William28,015
  10. 10Matthew24,535
  11. 11Daniel23,673
  12. 12Joseph21,327
  13. 13Eric20,802
  14. 14Kevin20,771
  15. 15Mark20,372
  16. 16Richard19,943
  17. 17Jeffrey19,215
  18. 18Scott18,981
  19. 19Thomas17,924
  20. 20Steven17,177
  21. 21Anthony16,415
  22. 22Timothy16,035
  23. 23Charles15,751
  24. 24Paul12,903
  25. 25Chad12,885
  26. 26Gregory11,673
  27. 27Shawn11,451
  28. 28Kenneth10,981
  29. 29Andrew10,729
  30. 30Ryan10,513
  31. 31Jonathan10,271
  32. 32Stephen9,958
  33. 33Jeremy9,364
  34. 34Aaron9,231
  35. 35Todd8,678
  36. 36Sean8,556
  37. 37Patrick8,483
  38. 38Donald8,361
  39. 39Edward8,359
  40. 40Ronald8,328
  41. 41Keith8,167
  42. 42Joshua8,058
  43. 43Bryan7,112
  44. 44Gary6,851
  45. 45Adam6,841
  46. 46George6,603
  47. 47Douglas6,595
  48. 48Craig6,294
  49. 49Jose6,096
  50. 50Larry6,080
  51. 51Justin6,077
  52. 52Peter5,913
  53. 53Travis5,867
  54. 54Shane5,711
  55. 55Benjamin5,227
  56. 56Dennis5,176
  57. 57Jerry5,097
  58. 58Brandon5,066
  59. 59Troy5,065
  60. 60Raymond4,833
  61. 61Frank4,784
  62. 62Bradley4,747
  63. 63Nathan4,735
  64. 64Jeffery4,407
  65. 65Terry4,375
  66. 66Samuel4,266
  67. 67Juan4,087
  68. 68Rodney4,059
  69. 69Derek3,920
  70. 70Jamie3,913
  71. 71Phillip3,861
  72. 72Marcus3,715
  73. 73Joel3,570
  74. 74Carlos3,568
  75. 75Jesse3,442
  76. 76Billy3,437
  77. 77Russell3,397
  78. 78Tony3,348
  79. 79Randy3,346
  80. 80Brent3,287
  81. 81Marc3,275
  82. 82Johnny3,267
  83. 83Danny3,180
  84. 84Nicholas3,154
  85. 85Roger3,154
  86. 86Erik3,060
  87. 87Derrick3,056
  88. 88Brett3,031
  89. 89Corey3,019
  90. 90Carl3,013
  91. 91Philip2,998
  92. 92Antonio2,964
  93. 93Bobby2,889
  94. 94Jon2,799
  95. 95Jimmy2,735
  96. 96Chris2,703
  97. 97Christian2,693
  98. 98Curtis2,691
  99. 99Vincent2,685
  100. 100Shannon2,636

Top girl names

  1. 1Jennifer62,447
  2. 2Amy26,964
  3. 3Michelle26,936
  4. 4Kimberly23,531
  5. 5Lisa22,673
  6. 6Melissa22,480
  7. 7Angela20,898
  8. 8Heather19,346
  9. 9Stephanie17,264
  10. 10Rebecca14,869
  11. 11Nicole13,922
  12. 12Julie12,784
  13. 13Elizabeth12,358
  14. 14Mary12,313
  15. 15Tammy11,245
  16. 16Christina10,888
  17. 17Christine10,549
  18. 18Kelly10,514
  19. 19Laura10,343
  20. 20Tracy9,913
  21. 21Dawn9,890
  22. 22Shannon9,803
  23. 23Karen9,352
  24. 24Tina9,308
  25. 25Susan9,279
  26. 26Cynthia8,744
  27. 27Patricia8,477
  28. 28Lori8,472
  29. 29Wendy7,811
  30. 30Andrea7,766
  31. 31Maria7,665
  32. 32Stacy7,339
  33. 33April7,265
  34. 34Jessica7,228
  35. 35Sarah7,214
  36. 36Tonya7,185
  37. 37Tara6,708
  38. 38Denise6,615
  39. 39Sandra6,584
  40. 40Monica6,379
  41. 41Stacey6,253
  42. 42Rachel6,103
  43. 43Melanie6,079
  44. 44Michele5,996
  45. 45Teresa5,986
  46. 46Carrie5,836
  47. 47Pamela5,813
  48. 48Crystal5,769
  49. 49Danielle5,648
  50. 50Tanya5,632
  51. 51Amanda5,626
  52. 52Tiffany5,501
  53. 53Brenda5,379
  54. 54Holly5,114
  55. 55Donna5,058
  56. 56Deborah4,979
  57. 57Sharon4,963
  58. 58Kristen4,936
  59. 59Dana4,934
  60. 60Robin4,805
  61. 61Linda4,731
  62. 62Jill4,538
  63. 63Barbara4,434
  64. 64Katherine4,419
  65. 65Heidi4,396
  66. 66Tamara4,286
  67. 67Catherine4,262
  68. 68Kathleen4,250
  69. 69Theresa4,179
  70. 70Rhonda4,161
  71. 71Veronica4,152
  72. 72Melinda4,144
  73. 73Christy4,121
  74. 74Cheryl4,010
  75. 75Leslie3,954
  76. 76Sherry3,952
  77. 77Nancy3,945
  78. 78Kristin3,904
  79. 79Erin3,877
  80. 80Renee3,846
  81. 81Erica3,794
  82. 82Brandy3,715
  83. 83Gina3,699
  84. 84Debra3,652
  85. 85Diana3,519
  86. 86Anna3,507
  87. 87Paula3,504
  88. 88Jacqueline3,500
  89. 89Sara3,479
  90. 90Misty3,475
  91. 91Alicia3,432
  92. 92Cindy3,280
  93. 93Ann3,255
  94. 94Margaret3,167
  95. 95Victoria3,070
  96. 96Valerie3,042
  97. 97Kristina3,038
  98. 98Suzanne3,036
  99. 99Emily3,027
  100. 100Jodi3,024