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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1975

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1975 — 3,019,126 recorded births in total that year.

19741976 The 1970s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1975

Girls’ names

  1. 1Jennifer58,1904.0%
  2. 2Amy32,2542.2%
  3. 3Heather24,3011.7%
  4. 4Melissa24,1681.7%
  5. 5Angela23,3611.6%
  6. 6Michelle22,6651.6%
  7. 7Kimberly20,2571.4%
  8. 8Lisa18,1391.2%
  9. 9Stephanie15,7751.1%
  10. 10Nicole14,2751.0%
  11. 11Rebecca13,9251.0%
  12. 12Christina12,9800.9%
  13. 13Jessica12,9260.9%
  14. 14Amanda12,6570.9%
  15. 15Elizabeth12,4720.9%
  16. 16Kelly11,7350.8%
  17. 17Sarah11,1700.8%
  18. 18Julie11,1410.8%
  19. 19Mary10,9730.8%
  20. 20Laura10,3110.7%
  21. 21Shannon9,3700.6%
  22. 22Christine9,1030.6%
  23. 23Dawn8,7440.6%
  24. 24Tracy8,5090.6%
  25. 25April8,2450.6%
  26. 26Rachel8,2250.6%
  27. 27Karen8,1680.6%
  28. 28Andrea8,0420.6%
  29. 29Carrie7,8540.5%
  30. 30Maria7,5420.5%
  31. 31Tammy7,5280.5%
  32. 32Susan7,4880.5%
  33. 33Wendy7,4730.5%
  34. 34Stacy7,1690.5%
  35. 35Tina7,0650.5%
  36. 36Patricia7,0530.5%
  37. 37Tiffany6,9190.5%
  38. 38Erin6,8940.5%
  39. 39Lori6,6500.5%
  40. 40Cynthia6,5390.4%
  41. 41Tara6,4550.4%
  42. 42Danielle6,4120.4%
  43. 43Crystal6,2430.4%
  44. 44Stacey5,9310.4%
  45. 45Tonya5,8960.4%
  46. 46Jill5,7280.4%
  47. 47Misty5,5520.4%
  48. 48Emily5,4820.4%
  49. 49Monica5,4760.4%
  50. 50Tanya5,3770.4%
  51. 51Sandra5,3740.4%
  52. 52Melanie5,3690.4%
  53. 53Christy5,1680.4%
  54. 54Sara5,1310.4%
  55. 55Holly5,0470.3%
  56. 56Michele5,0330.3%
  57. 57Brandy4,9440.3%
  58. 58Katherine4,8510.3%
  59. 59Amber4,6830.3%
  60. 60Kristen4,6740.3%
  61. 61Teresa4,6400.3%
  62. 62Dana4,6190.3%
  63. 63Erica4,5810.3%
  64. 64Denise4,4610.3%
  65. 65Robin4,3280.3%
  66. 66Heidi4,2940.3%
  67. 67Brenda4,2360.3%
  68. 68Jamie4,2330.3%
  69. 69Megan4,1910.3%
  70. 70Pamela4,1770.3%
  71. 71Leslie4,1050.3%
  72. 72Veronica4,0600.3%
  73. 73Catherine3,9360.3%
  74. 74Kristin3,8800.3%
  75. 75Sharon3,7320.3%
  76. 76Alicia3,7180.3%
  77. 77Tamara3,6290.2%
  78. 78Theresa3,6110.2%
  79. 79Anna3,5780.2%
  80. 80Kathleen3,5450.2%
  81. 81Linda3,5220.2%
  82. 82Nancy3,5100.2%
  83. 83Barbara3,4540.2%
  84. 84Gina3,4310.2%
  85. 85Donna3,4220.2%
  86. 86Deborah3,4140.2%
  87. 87Renee3,4050.2%
  88. 88Brandi3,3690.2%
  89. 89Allison3,3470.2%
  90. 90Jacqueline3,3140.2%
  91. 91Melinda3,2820.2%
  92. 92Valerie3,2270.2%
  93. 93Rhonda3,1670.2%
  94. 94Jodi3,1070.2%
  95. 95Sherry3,0440.2%
  96. 96Christie3,0280.2%
  97. 97Cheryl2,9970.2%
  98. 98Margaret2,9500.2%
  99. 99Kathryn2,9470.2%
  100. 100Diana2,9120.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Michael68,4184.4%
  2. 2Jason52,1593.3%
  3. 3Christopher46,5753.0%
  4. 4James39,5692.5%
  5. 5David39,1562.5%
  6. 6Robert35,3062.3%
  7. 7John35,0792.2%
  8. 8Brian30,5782.0%
  9. 9Matthew28,5271.8%
  10. 10William25,5611.6%
  11. 11Daniel23,8141.5%
  12. 12Joseph22,1251.4%
  13. 13Eric19,7931.3%
  14. 14Jeffrey18,3161.2%
  15. 15Kevin18,0661.2%
  16. 16Richard17,6871.1%
  17. 17Scott17,3071.1%
  18. 18Steven17,0551.1%
  19. 19Mark16,7421.1%
  20. 20Thomas16,5321.1%
  21. 21Anthony16,4891.1%
  22. 22Timothy15,9471.0%
  23. 23Ryan15,2961.0%
  24. 24Jeremy15,1851.0%
  25. 25Charles14,5740.9%
  26. 26Joshua14,5670.9%
  27. 27Chad12,8380.8%
  28. 28Andrew12,7560.8%
  29. 29Paul12,0170.8%
  30. 30Jonathan10,9040.7%
  31. 31Shawn10,6820.7%
  32. 32Aaron10,5480.7%
  33. 33Gregory10,4000.7%
  34. 34Stephen9,7320.6%
  35. 35Kenneth9,6340.6%
  36. 36Benjamin9,5440.6%
  37. 37Justin8,8970.6%
  38. 38Adam8,6460.6%
  39. 39Patrick8,0530.5%
  40. 40Sean7,5820.5%
  41. 41Edward7,3810.5%
  42. 42Donald7,1970.5%
  43. 43Todd7,1510.5%
  44. 44Brandon7,0900.5%
  45. 45Nathan7,0690.5%
  46. 46Ronald7,0640.5%
  47. 47Bryan6,9980.4%
  48. 48Jose6,9670.4%
  49. 49Keith6,8230.4%
  50. 50Gary6,1140.4%
  51. 51Travis5,9610.4%
  52. 52Bradley5,8940.4%
  53. 53George5,8470.4%
  54. 54Peter5,6980.4%
  55. 55Douglas5,3450.3%
  56. 56Larry5,3070.3%
  57. 57Shane5,2090.3%
  58. 58Craig5,1100.3%
  59. 59Dennis4,7300.3%
  60. 60Juan4,6950.3%
  61. 61Samuel4,6190.3%
  62. 62Jamie4,5730.3%
  63. 63Raymond4,5300.3%
  64. 64Jesse4,4350.3%
  65. 65Jerry4,3110.3%
  66. 66Frank4,2120.3%
  67. 67Terry3,9710.3%
  68. 68Marcus3,9690.3%
  69. 69Troy3,9510.3%
  70. 70Jeffery3,9030.2%
  71. 71Corey3,8760.2%
  72. 72Phillip3,8530.2%
  73. 73Carlos3,7930.2%
  74. 74Joel3,7290.2%
  75. 75Jacob3,6180.2%
  76. 76Rodney3,5830.2%
  77. 77Antonio3,4890.2%
  78. 78Randy3,3850.2%
  79. 79Brent3,3640.2%
  80. 80Tony3,3220.2%
  81. 81Nicholas3,3190.2%
  82. 82Russell3,2320.2%
  83. 83Derek3,1860.2%
  84. 84Billy3,1130.2%
  85. 85Philip3,0110.2%
  86. 86Johnny2,9690.2%
  87. 87Erik2,8550.2%
  88. 88Kyle2,8330.2%
  89. 89Marc2,8220.2%
  90. 90Derrick2,8150.2%
  91. 91Carl2,8100.2%
  92. 92Brett2,7790.2%
  93. 93Bobby2,7720.2%
  94. 94Danny2,7400.2%
  95. 95Victor2,6800.2%
  96. 96Dustin2,6770.2%
  97. 97Roger2,6170.2%
  98. 98Brad2,6080.2%
  99. 99Cory2,5730.2%
  100. 100Jared2,5560.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1975 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.