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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1973, 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 1973 and what is climbing now.

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The 1973 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Jennifer62,448
  2. 2Amy26,962
  3. 3Michelle26,935
  4. 4Kimberly23,531
  5. 5Lisa22,677
  6. 6Melissa22,479
  7. 7Angela20,898
  8. 8Heather19,347
  9. 9Stephanie17,263
  10. 10Rebecca14,868
  11. 11Nicole13,922
  12. 12Julie12,785
  13. 13Elizabeth12,360
  14. 14Mary12,313
  15. 15Tammy11,244
  16. 16Christina10,888
  17. 17Christine10,549
  18. 18Kelly10,512
  19. 19Laura10,344
  20. 20Tracy9,913
  21. 21Dawn9,890
  22. 22Shannon9,802
  23. 23Karen9,352
  24. 24Tina9,307
  25. 25Susan9,279
  26. 26Cynthia8,743
  27. 27Patricia8,476
  28. 28Lori8,472
  29. 29Wendy7,810
  30. 30Andrea7,766
  31. 31Maria7,667
  32. 32Stacy7,338
  33. 33April7,264
  34. 34Jessica7,228
  35. 35Sarah7,214
  36. 36Tonya7,184
  37. 37Tara6,707
  38. 38Denise6,615
  39. 39Sandra6,585
  40. 40Monica6,380
  41. 41Stacey6,253
  42. 42Rachel6,103
  43. 43Melanie6,079
  44. 44Michele5,996
  45. 45Teresa5,986
  46. 46Carrie5,835
  47. 47Pamela5,813
  48. 48Crystal5,768
  49. 49Danielle5,648
  50. 50Tanya5,632
  51. 51Amanda5,625
  52. 52Tiffany5,501
  53. 53Brenda5,379
  54. 54Holly5,114
  55. 55Donna5,058
  56. 56Deborah4,980
  57. 57Sharon4,963
  58. 58Kristen4,936
  59. 59Dana4,934
  60. 60Robin4,804
  61. 61Linda4,731
  62. 62Jill4,538
  63. 63Barbara4,433
  64. 64Katherine4,420
  65. 65Heidi4,396
  66. 66Tamara4,286
  67. 67Catherine4,261
  68. 68Kathleen4,250
  69. 69Theresa4,178
  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. 78Kristin3,903
  79. 79Erin3,877
  80. 80Renee3,846
  81. 81Erica3,793
  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. 91Alicia3,433
  92. 92Cindy3,280
  93. 93Ann3,255
  94. 94Margaret3,167
  95. 95Victoria3,070
  96. 96Valerie3,042
  97. 97Kristina3,037
  98. 98Suzanne3,036
  99. 99Emily3,027
  100. 100Jodi3,024

US babies given each name in 1973.

Boys100

  1. 1Michael67,797
  2. 2Christopher48,313
  3. 3Jason46,683
  4. 4James42,836
  5. 5David41,082
  6. 6John39,165
  7. 7Robert38,698
  8. 8Brian35,686
  9. 9William28,018
  10. 10Matthew24,531
  11. 11Daniel23,672
  12. 12Joseph21,326
  13. 13Eric20,802
  14. 14Kevin20,768
  15. 15Mark20,367
  16. 16Richard19,942
  17. 17Jeffrey19,216
  18. 18Scott18,980
  19. 19Thomas17,921
  20. 20Steven17,175
  21. 21Anthony16,414
  22. 22Timothy16,036
  23. 23Charles15,752
  24. 24Paul12,901
  25. 25Chad12,886
  26. 26Gregory11,674
  27. 27Shawn11,451
  28. 28Kenneth10,979
  29. 29Andrew10,728
  30. 30Ryan10,511
  31. 31Jonathan10,273
  32. 32Stephen9,955
  33. 33Jeremy9,363
  34. 34Aaron9,232
  35. 35Todd8,677
  36. 36Sean8,553
  37. 37Patrick8,480
  38. 38Donald8,361
  39. 39Edward8,360
  40. 40Ronald8,327
  41. 41Keith8,165
  42. 42Joshua8,057
  43. 43Bryan7,110
  44. 44Gary6,851
  45. 45Adam6,842
  46. 46George6,601
  47. 47Douglas6,595
  48. 48Craig6,295
  49. 49Jose6,097
  50. 50Larry6,080
  51. 51Justin6,078
  52. 52Peter5,913
  53. 53Travis5,868
  54. 54Shane5,710
  55. 55Benjamin5,226
  56. 56Dennis5,176
  57. 57Jerry5,097
  58. 58Brandon5,065
  59. 59Troy5,064
  60. 60Raymond4,831
  61. 61Frank4,785
  62. 62Bradley4,748
  63. 63Nathan4,734
  64. 64Jeffery4,407
  65. 65Terry4,374
  66. 66Samuel4,267
  67. 67Juan4,087
  68. 68Rodney4,059
  69. 69Derek3,919
  70. 70Jamie3,913
  71. 71Phillip3,861
  72. 72Marcus3,714
  73. 73Joel3,570
  74. 74Carlos3,569
  75. 75Jesse3,442
  76. 76Billy3,437
  77. 77Russell3,397
  78. 78Tony3,348
  79. 79Randy3,345
  80. 80Brent3,287
  81. 81Marc3,275
  82. 82Johnny3,267
  83. 83Danny3,181
  84. 84Roger3,155
  85. 85Nicholas3,153
  86. 86Erik3,062
  87. 87Derrick3,054
  88. 88Brett3,030
  89. 89Corey3,019
  90. 90Carl3,013
  91. 91Philip2,997
  92. 92Antonio2,965
  93. 93Bobby2,889
  94. 94Jon2,798
  95. 95Jimmy2,735
  96. 96Chris2,703
  97. 97Christian2,693
  98. 98Curtis2,690
  99. 99Vincent2,686
  100. 100Shannon2,636

US babies given each name in 1973.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1973?
Jennifer was the #1 girl name in the US in 1973, given to 62,448 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1973?
Michael was the #1 boy name in the US in 1973, given to 67,797 babies.

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