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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1971, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1970s. Then see which names rose and fell after 1971 and what is climbing now.

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The 1971 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Jennifer56,771
  2. 2Michelle33,160
  3. 3Lisa32,907
  4. 4Kimberly30,708
  5. 5Amy26,237
  6. 6Angela25,901
  7. 7Melissa23,875
  8. 8Tammy17,656
  9. 9Mary16,703
  10. 10Julie15,322
  11. 11Stephanie15,135
  12. 12Heather15,017
  13. 13Tracy14,330
  14. 14Dawn14,288
  15. 15Karen14,214
  16. 16Laura13,875
  17. 17Susan13,782
  18. 18Christine13,678
  19. 19Elizabeth13,606
  20. 20Tina13,266
  21. 21Shannon12,647
  22. 22Kelly12,599
  23. 23Rebecca12,192
  24. 24Cynthia12,143
  25. 25Lori11,829
  26. 26Patricia11,470
  27. 27Nicole10,423
  28. 28Pamela10,149
  29. 29Wendy10,063
  30. 30Christina9,915
  31. 31Sandra9,714
  32. 32Stacy9,117
  33. 33Deborah8,675
  34. 34Teresa8,563
  35. 35Andrea8,483
  36. 36Denise8,219
  37. 37Maria8,141
  38. 38Donna8,013
  39. 39Michele7,955
  40. 40Sharon7,523
  41. 41Stacey7,482
  42. 42Linda7,376
  43. 43Brenda7,160
  44. 44Dana6,934
  45. 45Tonya6,897
  46. 46Rhonda6,649
  47. 47Barbara6,453
  48. 48Monica6,426
  49. 49Tara6,336
  50. 50Cheryl6,327
  51. 51Robin6,213
  52. 52Nancy6,212
  53. 53Kathleen6,154
  54. 54Rachel6,115
  55. 55Carrie5,977
  56. 56April5,939
  57. 57Debra5,928
  58. 58Sarah5,843
  59. 59Jill5,724
  60. 60Sherry5,562
  61. 61Theresa5,446
  62. 62Tiffany5,414
  63. 63Paula5,379
  64. 64Jessica5,359
  65. 65Catherine5,337
  66. 66Melanie5,135
  67. 67Katherine5,120
  68. 68Leslie5,111
  69. 69Gina4,922
  70. 70Cindy4,904
  71. 71Kristin4,861
  72. 72Tanya4,855
  73. 73Renee4,830
  74. 74Tracey4,789
  75. 75Jacqueline4,784
  76. 76Holly4,747
  77. 77Heidi4,714
  78. 78Ann4,558
  79. 79Crystal4,530
  80. 80Tamara4,486
  81. 81Sheila4,333
  82. 82Diana4,211
  83. 83Diane4,208
  84. 84Amanda4,130
  85. 85Melinda4,057
  86. 86Margaret4,001
  87. 87Kristen3,967
  88. 88Suzanne3,932
  89. 89Christy3,930
  90. 90Regina3,874
  91. 91Kathy3,863
  92. 92Carol3,857
  93. 93Erin3,856
  94. 94Jodi3,826
  95. 95Deanna3,791
  96. 96Laurie3,749
  97. 97Victoria3,722
  98. 98Yolanda3,721
  99. 99Danielle3,716
  100. 100Beth3,686

US babies given each name in 1971.

Boys100

  1. 1Michael77,577
  2. 2James54,597
  3. 3David53,113
  4. 4John51,512
  5. 5Robert50,634
  6. 6Christopher48,225
  7. 7William35,413
  8. 8Jason34,173
  9. 9Brian32,624
  10. 10Scott30,901
  11. 11Richard26,154
  12. 12Jeffrey25,834
  13. 13Mark25,132
  14. 14Kevin24,850
  15. 15Joseph24,517
  16. 16Steven23,686
  17. 17Thomas23,149
  18. 18Eric22,962
  19. 19Matthew22,543
  20. 20Daniel21,785
  21. 21Timothy20,089
  22. 22Charles19,851
  23. 23Anthony19,223
  24. 24Paul17,469
  25. 25Kenneth14,763
  26. 26Gregory14,760
  27. 27Stephen13,102
  28. 28Shawn12,825
  29. 29Chad12,137
  30. 30Todd12,055
  31. 31Ronald11,617
  32. 32Edward11,062
  33. 33Andrew10,911
  34. 34Donald10,872
  35. 35Patrick10,808
  36. 36Sean10,510
  37. 37Keith9,851
  38. 38Gary9,190
  39. 39Douglas8,737
  40. 40Jonathan8,628
  41. 41Aaron8,403
  42. 42George8,226
  43. 43Craig7,957
  44. 44Larry7,763
  45. 45Jeremy7,498
  46. 46Troy7,340
  47. 47Peter7,025
  48. 48Bryan6,611
  49. 49Dennis6,584
  50. 50Jerry6,572
  51. 51Ryan6,184
  52. 52Raymond6,104
  53. 53Jeffery6,100
  54. 54Frank6,089
  55. 55Jose6,004
  56. 56Terry5,858
  57. 57Adam5,846
  58. 58Bradley5,780
  59. 59Rodney5,195
  60. 60Shane5,093
  61. 61Travis5,016
  62. 62Tony4,889
  63. 63Derek4,667
  64. 64Russell4,545
  65. 65Marcus4,410
  66. 66Samuel4,407
  67. 67Randy4,345
  68. 68Chris4,293
  69. 69Benjamin4,251
  70. 70Marc4,212
  71. 71Roger4,129
  72. 72Carl4,055
  73. 73Brent4,053
  74. 74Johnny3,939
  75. 75Billy3,907
  76. 76Phillip3,850
  77. 77Corey3,766
  78. 78Jon3,717
  79. 79Bobby3,652
  80. 80Joshua3,650
  81. 81Juan3,648
  82. 82Danny3,611
  83. 83Gerald3,588
  84. 84Derrick3,582
  85. 85Lawrence3,523
  86. 86Joel3,499
  87. 87Vincent3,435
  88. 88Carlos3,426
  89. 89Curtis3,426
  90. 90Brett3,357
  91. 91Walter3,356
  92. 92Wayne3,331
  93. 93Jimmy3,315
  94. 94Philip3,302
  95. 95Brandon3,263
  96. 96Jamie3,231
  97. 97Erik3,212
  98. 98Lance3,175
  99. 99Alan3,168
  100. 100Darren3,156

US babies given each name in 1971.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1971?
Jennifer was the #1 girl name in the US in 1971, given to 56,771 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1971?
Michael was the #1 boy name in the US in 1971, given to 77,577 babies.

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