Top baby names of 1974

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1974, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1Michael67,535
  2. 2Jason54,751
  3. 3Christopher48,590
  4. 4David41,793
  5. 5James41,336
  6. 6John37,618
  7. 7Robert37,009
  8. 8Brian34,451
  9. 9Matthew27,197
  10. 10William26,977
  11. 11Daniel23,834
  12. 12Joseph21,835
  13. 13Eric20,188
  14. 14Kevin19,464
  15. 15Jeffrey19,322
  16. 16Mark18,907
  17. 17Richard18,636
  18. 18Scott18,031
  19. 19Steven17,667
  20. 20Thomas17,270
  21. 21Anthony16,390
  22. 22Timothy15,892
  23. 23Charles15,151
  24. 24Jeremy13,296
  25. 25Ryan13,179
  26. 26Chad12,790
  27. 27Paul12,312
  28. 28Andrew11,778
  29. 29Joshua11,599
  30. 30Shawn11,438
  31. 31Gregory10,829
  32. 32Aaron10,508
  33. 33Jonathan10,231
  34. 34Kenneth10,146
  35. 35Stephen10,101
  36. 36Adam8,425
  37. 37Sean8,292
  38. 38Patrick8,137
  39. 39Todd7,846
  40. 40Edward7,820
  41. 41Donald7,759
  42. 42Ronald7,666
  43. 43Justin7,430
  44. 44Keith7,390
  45. 45Bryan7,228
  46. 46Benjamin7,183
  47. 47Jose6,721
  48. 48Gary6,444
  49. 49George6,284
  50. 50Peter5,941
  51. 51Brandon5,859
  52. 52Nathan5,846
  53. 53Douglas5,842
  54. 54Travis5,702
  55. 55Larry5,694
  56. 56Shane5,655
  57. 57Craig5,539
  58. 58Bradley5,173
  59. 59Dennis4,880
  60. 60Samuel4,671
  61. 61Jerry4,663
  62. 62Raymond4,578
  63. 63Troy4,564
  64. 64Juan4,428
  65. 65Frank4,364
  66. 66Jeffery4,364
  67. 67Jesse4,106
  68. 68Jamie4,086
  69. 69Terry4,026
  70. 70Phillip3,934
  71. 71Carlos3,871
  72. 72Rodney3,849
  73. 73Marcus3,802
  74. 74Derek3,636
  75. 75Joel3,492
  76. 76Brent3,413
  77. 77Corey3,381
  78. 78Billy3,366
  79. 79Randy3,342
  80. 80Nicholas3,218
  81. 81Tony3,216
  82. 82Antonio3,177
  83. 83Johnny3,169
  84. 84Russell3,168
  85. 85Marc3,108
  86. 86Philip2,969
  87. 87Derrick2,958
  88. 88Jacob2,958
  89. 89Carl2,895
  90. 90Erik2,881
  91. 91Danny2,861
  92. 92Bobby2,792
  93. 93Roger2,754
  94. 94Jon2,750
  95. 95Brett2,677
  96. 96Victor2,623
  97. 97Kyle2,599
  98. 98Curtis2,590
  99. 99Jimmy2,569
  100. 100Lawrence2,543

Top girl names

  1. 1Jennifer63,106
  2. 2Amy29,564
  3. 3Michelle25,828
  4. 4Heather23,180
  5. 5Angela22,803
  6. 6Kimberly22,427
  7. 7Melissa22,166
  8. 8Lisa19,777
  9. 9Stephanie16,983
  10. 10Rebecca15,165
  11. 11Nicole13,114
  12. 12Elizabeth12,263
  13. 13Mary11,739
  14. 14Julie11,360
  15. 15Kelly10,849
  16. 16Christina10,848
  17. 17Jessica10,655
  18. 18Shannon10,608
  19. 19Christine9,901
  20. 20Sarah9,790
  21. 21Laura9,716
  22. 22Dawn9,417
  23. 23Tracy9,285
  24. 24Tammy9,238
  25. 25Tina8,668
  26. 26Karen8,644
  27. 27Susan8,471
  28. 28April8,454
  29. 29Patricia8,036
  30. 30Lori7,960
  31. 31Maria7,804
  32. 32Wendy7,564
  33. 33Cynthia7,558
  34. 34Amanda7,473
  35. 35Andrea7,471
  36. 36Rachel7,399
  37. 37Tonya6,877
  38. 38Stacy6,741
  39. 39Tara6,656
  40. 40Danielle6,629
  41. 41Tiffany6,479
  42. 42Carrie6,437
  43. 43Monica6,281
  44. 44Sandra6,270
  45. 45Kristen6,053
  46. 46Tanya5,996
  47. 47Erin5,868
  48. 48Stacey5,803
  49. 49Crystal5,624
  50. 50Michele5,587
  51. 51Melanie5,483
  52. 52Teresa5,397
  53. 53Denise5,396
  54. 54Pamela5,272
  55. 55Dana5,159
  56. 56Holly5,144
  57. 57Christy5,067
  58. 58Jill5,060
  59. 59Brenda4,829
  60. 60Heidi4,683
  61. 61Sara4,651
  62. 62Katherine4,532
  63. 63Robin4,525
  64. 64Tamara4,525
  65. 65Leslie4,463
  66. 66Misty4,439
  67. 67Donna4,354
  68. 68Deborah4,343
  69. 69Emily4,330
  70. 70Sharon4,276
  71. 71Veronica4,226
  72. 72Kristin4,217
  73. 73Catherine4,183
  74. 74Erica4,121
  75. 75Linda4,077
  76. 76Kathleen3,953
  77. 77Barbara3,906
  78. 78Nancy3,891
  79. 79Theresa3,856
  80. 80Brandy3,832
  81. 81Melinda3,752
  82. 82Anna3,621
  83. 83Jacqueline3,573
  84. 84Gina3,560
  85. 85Renee3,528
  86. 86Rhonda3,525
  87. 87Diana3,513
  88. 88Cheryl3,497
  89. 89Sherry3,436
  90. 90Alicia3,435
  91. 91Jodi3,306
  92. 92Amber3,273
  93. 93Valerie3,182
  94. 94Debra3,129
  95. 95Margaret3,087
  96. 96Paula3,061
  97. 97Jamie3,020
  98. 98Kathryn2,991
  99. 99Allison2,959
  100. 100Ann2,928