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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1973

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1973 — 3,016,706 recorded births in total that year.

19721974 The 1970s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1973

Girls’ names

  1. 1Jennifer62,4484.3%
  2. 2Amy26,9621.8%
  3. 3Michelle26,9351.8%
  4. 4Kimberly23,5311.6%
  5. 5Lisa22,6771.6%
  6. 6Melissa22,4791.5%
  7. 7Angela20,8981.4%
  8. 8Heather19,3471.3%
  9. 9Stephanie17,2631.2%
  10. 10Rebecca14,8681.0%
  11. 11Nicole13,9221.0%
  12. 12Julie12,7850.9%
  13. 13Elizabeth12,3600.8%
  14. 14Mary12,3130.8%
  15. 15Tammy11,2440.8%
  16. 16Christina10,8880.7%
  17. 17Christine10,5490.7%
  18. 18Kelly10,5120.7%
  19. 19Laura10,3440.7%
  20. 20Tracy9,9130.7%
  21. 21Dawn9,8900.7%
  22. 22Shannon9,8020.7%
  23. 23Karen9,3520.6%
  24. 24Tina9,3070.6%
  25. 25Susan9,2790.6%
  26. 26Cynthia8,7430.6%
  27. 27Patricia8,4760.6%
  28. 28Lori8,4720.6%
  29. 29Wendy7,8100.5%
  30. 30Andrea7,7660.5%
  31. 31Maria7,6670.5%
  32. 32Stacy7,3380.5%
  33. 33April7,2640.5%
  34. 34Jessica7,2280.5%
  35. 35Sarah7,2140.5%
  36. 36Tonya7,1840.5%
  37. 37Tara6,7070.5%
  38. 38Denise6,6150.5%
  39. 39Sandra6,5850.5%
  40. 40Monica6,3800.4%
  41. 41Stacey6,2530.4%
  42. 42Rachel6,1030.4%
  43. 43Melanie6,0790.4%
  44. 44Michele5,9960.4%
  45. 45Teresa5,9860.4%
  46. 46Carrie5,8350.4%
  47. 47Pamela5,8130.4%
  48. 48Crystal5,7680.4%
  49. 49Danielle5,6480.4%
  50. 50Tanya5,6320.4%
  51. 51Amanda5,6250.4%
  52. 52Tiffany5,5010.4%
  53. 53Brenda5,3790.4%
  54. 54Holly5,1140.4%
  55. 55Donna5,0580.3%
  56. 56Deborah4,9800.3%
  57. 57Sharon4,9630.3%
  58. 58Kristen4,9360.3%
  59. 59Dana4,9340.3%
  60. 60Robin4,8040.3%
  61. 61Linda4,7310.3%
  62. 62Jill4,5380.3%
  63. 63Barbara4,4330.3%
  64. 64Katherine4,4200.3%
  65. 65Heidi4,3960.3%
  66. 66Tamara4,2860.3%
  67. 67Catherine4,2610.3%
  68. 68Kathleen4,2500.3%
  69. 69Theresa4,1780.3%
  70. 70Rhonda4,1610.3%
  71. 71Veronica4,1520.3%
  72. 72Melinda4,1440.3%
  73. 73Christy4,1210.3%
  74. 74Cheryl4,0100.3%
  75. 75Leslie3,9540.3%
  76. 76Sherry3,9520.3%
  77. 77Nancy3,9450.3%
  78. 78Kristin3,9030.3%
  79. 79Erin3,8770.3%
  80. 80Renee3,8460.3%
  81. 81Erica3,7930.3%
  82. 82Brandy3,7150.3%
  83. 83Gina3,6990.3%
  84. 84Debra3,6520.3%
  85. 85Diana3,5190.2%
  86. 86Anna3,5070.2%
  87. 87Paula3,5040.2%
  88. 88Jacqueline3,5000.2%
  89. 89Sara3,4790.2%
  90. 90Misty3,4750.2%
  91. 91Alicia3,4330.2%
  92. 92Cindy3,2800.2%
  93. 93Ann3,2550.2%
  94. 94Margaret3,1670.2%
  95. 95Victoria3,0700.2%
  96. 96Valerie3,0420.2%
  97. 97Kristina3,0370.2%
  98. 98Suzanne3,0360.2%
  99. 99Emily3,0270.2%
  100. 100Jodi3,0240.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Michael67,7974.4%
  2. 2Christopher48,3133.1%
  3. 3Jason46,6833.0%
  4. 4James42,8362.7%
  5. 5David41,0822.6%
  6. 6John39,1652.5%
  7. 7Robert38,6982.5%
  8. 8Brian35,6862.3%
  9. 9William28,0181.8%
  10. 10Matthew24,5311.6%
  11. 11Daniel23,6721.5%
  12. 12Joseph21,3261.4%
  13. 13Eric20,8021.3%
  14. 14Kevin20,7681.3%
  15. 15Mark20,3671.3%
  16. 16Richard19,9421.3%
  17. 17Jeffrey19,2161.2%
  18. 18Scott18,9801.2%
  19. 19Thomas17,9211.1%
  20. 20Steven17,1751.1%
  21. 21Anthony16,4141.1%
  22. 22Timothy16,0361.0%
  23. 23Charles15,7521.0%
  24. 24Paul12,9010.8%
  25. 25Chad12,8860.8%
  26. 26Gregory11,6740.7%
  27. 27Shawn11,4510.7%
  28. 28Kenneth10,9790.7%
  29. 29Andrew10,7280.7%
  30. 30Ryan10,5110.7%
  31. 31Jonathan10,2730.7%
  32. 32Stephen9,9550.6%
  33. 33Jeremy9,3630.6%
  34. 34Aaron9,2320.6%
  35. 35Todd8,6770.6%
  36. 36Sean8,5530.5%
  37. 37Patrick8,4800.5%
  38. 38Donald8,3610.5%
  39. 39Edward8,3600.5%
  40. 40Ronald8,3270.5%
  41. 41Keith8,1650.5%
  42. 42Joshua8,0570.5%
  43. 43Bryan7,1100.5%
  44. 44Gary6,8510.4%
  45. 45Adam6,8420.4%
  46. 46George6,6010.4%
  47. 47Douglas6,5950.4%
  48. 48Craig6,2950.4%
  49. 49Jose6,0970.4%
  50. 50Larry6,0800.4%
  51. 51Justin6,0780.4%
  52. 52Peter5,9130.4%
  53. 53Travis5,8680.4%
  54. 54Shane5,7100.4%
  55. 55Benjamin5,2260.3%
  56. 56Dennis5,1760.3%
  57. 57Jerry5,0970.3%
  58. 58Brandon5,0650.3%
  59. 59Troy5,0640.3%
  60. 60Raymond4,8310.3%
  61. 61Frank4,7850.3%
  62. 62Bradley4,7480.3%
  63. 63Nathan4,7340.3%
  64. 64Jeffery4,4070.3%
  65. 65Terry4,3740.3%
  66. 66Samuel4,2670.3%
  67. 67Juan4,0870.3%
  68. 68Rodney4,0590.3%
  69. 69Derek3,9190.3%
  70. 70Jamie3,9130.3%
  71. 71Phillip3,8610.2%
  72. 72Marcus3,7140.2%
  73. 73Joel3,5700.2%
  74. 74Carlos3,5690.2%
  75. 75Jesse3,4420.2%
  76. 76Billy3,4370.2%
  77. 77Russell3,3970.2%
  78. 78Tony3,3480.2%
  79. 79Randy3,3450.2%
  80. 80Brent3,2870.2%
  81. 81Marc3,2750.2%
  82. 82Johnny3,2670.2%
  83. 83Danny3,1810.2%
  84. 84Roger3,1550.2%
  85. 85Nicholas3,1530.2%
  86. 86Erik3,0620.2%
  87. 87Derrick3,0540.2%
  88. 88Brett3,0300.2%
  89. 89Corey3,0190.2%
  90. 90Carl3,0130.2%
  91. 91Philip2,9970.2%
  92. 92Antonio2,9650.2%
  93. 93Bobby2,8890.2%
  94. 94Jon2,7980.2%
  95. 95Jimmy2,7350.2%
  96. 96Chris2,7030.2%
  97. 97Christian2,6930.2%
  98. 98Curtis2,6900.2%
  99. 99Vincent2,6860.2%
  100. 100Shannon2,6360.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1973 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.