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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1974, 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 1974 and what is climbing now.

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The 1974 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Jennifer63,107
  2. 2Amy29,566
  3. 3Michelle25,826
  4. 4Heather23,179
  5. 5Angela22,803
  6. 6Kimberly22,427
  7. 7Melissa22,166
  8. 8Lisa19,778
  9. 9Stephanie16,984
  10. 10Rebecca15,163
  11. 11Nicole13,112
  12. 12Elizabeth12,259
  13. 13Mary11,738
  14. 14Julie11,360
  15. 15Kelly10,851
  16. 16Christina10,849
  17. 17Jessica10,656
  18. 18Shannon10,608
  19. 19Christine9,901
  20. 20Sarah9,788
  21. 21Laura9,716
  22. 22Dawn9,417
  23. 23Tracy9,286
  24. 24Tammy9,238
  25. 25Tina8,668
  26. 26Karen8,643
  27. 27Susan8,470
  28. 28April8,454
  29. 29Patricia8,036
  30. 30Lori7,960
  31. 31Maria7,804
  32. 32Wendy7,564
  33. 33Cynthia7,557
  34. 34Amanda7,473
  35. 35Andrea7,472
  36. 36Rachel7,399
  37. 37Tonya6,878
  38. 38Stacy6,741
  39. 39Tara6,657
  40. 40Danielle6,629
  41. 41Tiffany6,482
  42. 42Carrie6,436
  43. 43Monica6,281
  44. 44Sandra6,270
  45. 45Kristen6,052
  46. 46Tanya5,997
  47. 47Erin5,868
  48. 48Stacey5,803
  49. 49Crystal5,622
  50. 50Michele5,587
  51. 51Melanie5,483
  52. 52Teresa5,397
  53. 53Denise5,395
  54. 54Pamela5,272
  55. 55Dana5,158
  56. 56Holly5,144
  57. 57Christy5,067
  58. 58Jill5,061
  59. 59Brenda4,830
  60. 60Heidi4,683
  61. 61Sara4,650
  62. 62Katherine4,530
  63. 63Robin4,525
  64. 64Tamara4,525
  65. 65Leslie4,463
  66. 66Misty4,439
  67. 67Donna4,354
  68. 68Deborah4,343
  69. 69Emily4,329
  70. 70Sharon4,276
  71. 71Veronica4,226
  72. 72Kristin4,218
  73. 73Catherine4,184
  74. 74Erica4,121
  75. 75Linda4,077
  76. 76Kathleen3,953
  77. 77Barbara3,906
  78. 78Nancy3,891
  79. 79Theresa3,857
  80. 80Brandy3,832
  81. 81Melinda3,752
  82. 82Anna3,622
  83. 83Jacqueline3,573
  84. 84Gina3,560
  85. 85Renee3,528
  86. 86Rhonda3,525
  87. 87Diana3,513
  88. 88Cheryl3,496
  89. 89Sherry3,436
  90. 90Alicia3,434
  91. 91Jodi3,306
  92. 92Amber3,273
  93. 93Valerie3,181
  94. 94Debra3,129
  95. 95Margaret3,087
  96. 96Paula3,061
  97. 97Jamie3,020
  98. 98Kathryn2,991
  99. 99Allison2,959
  100. 100Ann2,928

US babies given each name in 1974.

Boys100

  1. 1Michael67,534
  2. 2Jason54,756
  3. 3Christopher48,585
  4. 4David41,786
  5. 5James41,334
  6. 6John37,612
  7. 7Robert37,005
  8. 8Brian34,449
  9. 9Matthew27,194
  10. 10William26,980
  11. 11Daniel23,833
  12. 12Joseph21,834
  13. 13Eric20,193
  14. 14Kevin19,461
  15. 15Jeffrey19,320
  16. 16Mark18,905
  17. 17Richard18,636
  18. 18Scott18,030
  19. 19Steven17,663
  20. 20Thomas17,268
  21. 21Anthony16,391
  22. 22Timothy15,890
  23. 23Charles15,151
  24. 24Jeremy13,295
  25. 25Ryan13,179
  26. 26Chad12,788
  27. 27Paul12,310
  28. 28Andrew11,778
  29. 29Joshua11,599
  30. 30Shawn11,438
  31. 31Gregory10,826
  32. 32Aaron10,507
  33. 33Jonathan10,230
  34. 34Kenneth10,143
  35. 35Stephen10,101
  36. 36Adam8,421
  37. 37Sean8,290
  38. 38Patrick8,137
  39. 39Todd7,845
  40. 40Edward7,817
  41. 41Donald7,758
  42. 42Ronald7,667
  43. 43Justin7,429
  44. 44Keith7,390
  45. 45Bryan7,226
  46. 46Benjamin7,183
  47. 47Jose6,720
  48. 48Gary6,444
  49. 49George6,283
  50. 50Peter5,940
  51. 51Brandon5,859
  52. 52Nathan5,844
  53. 53Douglas5,843
  54. 54Travis5,702
  55. 55Larry5,694
  56. 56Shane5,655
  57. 57Craig5,539
  58. 58Bradley5,173
  59. 59Dennis4,880
  60. 60Samuel4,672
  61. 61Jerry4,664
  62. 62Raymond4,577
  63. 63Troy4,563
  64. 64Juan4,428
  65. 65Frank4,365
  66. 66Jeffery4,363
  67. 67Jesse4,105
  68. 68Jamie4,086
  69. 69Terry4,027
  70. 70Phillip3,934
  71. 71Carlos3,871
  72. 72Rodney3,849
  73. 73Marcus3,801
  74. 74Derek3,636
  75. 75Joel3,491
  76. 76Brent3,413
  77. 77Corey3,382
  78. 78Billy3,365
  79. 79Randy3,342
  80. 80Nicholas3,218
  81. 81Tony3,216
  82. 82Antonio3,178
  83. 83Johnny3,169
  84. 84Russell3,168
  85. 85Marc3,108
  86. 86Philip2,967
  87. 87Derrick2,958
  88. 88Jacob2,957
  89. 89Carl2,895
  90. 90Erik2,881
  91. 91Danny2,859
  92. 92Bobby2,792
  93. 93Roger2,754
  94. 94Jon2,750
  95. 95Brett2,677
  96. 96Victor2,621
  97. 97Kyle2,598
  98. 98Curtis2,589
  99. 99Jimmy2,568
  100. 100Lawrence2,543

US babies given each name in 1974.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1974?
Jennifer was the #1 girl name in the US in 1974, given to 63,107 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1974?
Michael was the #1 boy name in the US in 1974, given to 67,534 babies.

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