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Top baby names of 1975

The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1975, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1970s.

Girls

  1. 1. Jennifer58,190
  2. 2. Amy32,254
  3. 3. Heather24,301
  4. 4. Melissa24,168
  5. 5. Angela23,361
  6. 6. Michelle22,665
  7. 7. Kimberly20,257
  8. 8. Lisa18,139
  9. 9. Stephanie15,775
  10. 10. Nicole14,275
  11. 11. Rebecca13,925
  12. 12. Christina12,980
  13. 13. Jessica12,926
  14. 14. Amanda12,657
  15. 15. Elizabeth12,472
  16. 16. Kelly11,735
  17. 17. Sarah11,170
  18. 18. Julie11,141
  19. 19. Mary10,973
  20. 20. Laura10,311
  21. 21. Shannon9,370
  22. 22. Christine9,103
  23. 23. Dawn8,744
  24. 24. Tracy8,509
  25. 25. April8,245
  26. 26. Rachel8,225
  27. 27. Karen8,168
  28. 28. Andrea8,042
  29. 29. Carrie7,854
  30. 30. Maria7,542
  31. 31. Tammy7,528
  32. 32. Susan7,488
  33. 33. Wendy7,473
  34. 34. Stacy7,169
  35. 35. Tina7,065
  36. 36. Patricia7,053
  37. 37. Tiffany6,919
  38. 38. Erin6,894
  39. 39. Lori6,650
  40. 40. Cynthia6,539
  41. 41. Tara6,455
  42. 42. Danielle6,412
  43. 43. Crystal6,243
  44. 44. Stacey5,931
  45. 45. Tonya5,896
  46. 46. Jill5,728
  47. 47. Misty5,552
  48. 48. Emily5,482
  49. 49. Monica5,476
  50. 50. Tanya5,377
  51. 51. Sandra5,374
  52. 52. Melanie5,369
  53. 53. Christy5,168
  54. 54. Sara5,131
  55. 55. Holly5,047
  56. 56. Michele5,033
  57. 57. Brandy4,944
  58. 58. Katherine4,851
  59. 59. Amber4,683
  60. 60. Kristen4,674
  61. 61. Teresa4,640
  62. 62. Dana4,619
  63. 63. Erica4,581
  64. 64. Denise4,461
  65. 65. Robin4,328
  66. 66. Heidi4,294
  67. 67. Brenda4,236
  68. 68. Jamie4,233
  69. 69. Megan4,191
  70. 70. Pamela4,177
  71. 71. Leslie4,105
  72. 72. Veronica4,060
  73. 73. Catherine3,936
  74. 74. Kristin3,880
  75. 75. Sharon3,732
  76. 76. Alicia3,718
  77. 77. Tamara3,629
  78. 78. Theresa3,611
  79. 79. Anna3,578
  80. 80. Kathleen3,545
  81. 81. Linda3,522
  82. 82. Nancy3,510
  83. 83. Barbara3,454
  84. 84. Gina3,431
  85. 85. Donna3,422
  86. 86. Deborah3,414
  87. 87. Renee3,405
  88. 88. Brandi3,369
  89. 89. Allison3,347
  90. 90. Jacqueline3,314
  91. 91. Melinda3,282
  92. 92. Valerie3,227
  93. 93. Rhonda3,167
  94. 94. Jodi3,107
  95. 95. Sherry3,044
  96. 96. Christie3,028
  97. 97. Cheryl2,997
  98. 98. Margaret2,950
  99. 99. Kathryn2,947
  100. 100. Diana2,912

Boys

  1. 1. Michael68,418
  2. 2. Jason52,159
  3. 3. Christopher46,575
  4. 4. James39,569
  5. 5. David39,156
  6. 6. Robert35,306
  7. 7. John35,079
  8. 8. Brian30,578
  9. 9. Matthew28,527
  10. 10. William25,561
  11. 11. Daniel23,814
  12. 12. Joseph22,125
  13. 13. Eric19,793
  14. 14. Jeffrey18,316
  15. 15. Kevin18,066
  16. 16. Richard17,687
  17. 17. Scott17,307
  18. 18. Steven17,055
  19. 19. Mark16,742
  20. 20. Thomas16,532
  21. 21. Anthony16,489
  22. 22. Timothy15,947
  23. 23. Ryan15,296
  24. 24. Jeremy15,185
  25. 25. Charles14,574
  26. 26. Joshua14,567
  27. 27. Chad12,838
  28. 28. Andrew12,756
  29. 29. Paul12,017
  30. 30. Jonathan10,904
  31. 31. Shawn10,682
  32. 32. Aaron10,548
  33. 33. Gregory10,400
  34. 34. Stephen9,732
  35. 35. Kenneth9,634
  36. 36. Benjamin9,544
  37. 37. Justin8,897
  38. 38. Adam8,646
  39. 39. Patrick8,053
  40. 40. Sean7,582
  41. 41. Edward7,381
  42. 42. Donald7,197
  43. 43. Todd7,151
  44. 44. Brandon7,090
  45. 45. Nathan7,069
  46. 46. Ronald7,064
  47. 47. Bryan6,998
  48. 48. Jose6,967
  49. 49. Keith6,823
  50. 50. Gary6,114
  51. 51. Travis5,961
  52. 52. Bradley5,894
  53. 53. George5,847
  54. 54. Peter5,698
  55. 55. Douglas5,345
  56. 56. Larry5,307
  57. 57. Shane5,209
  58. 58. Craig5,110
  59. 59. Dennis4,730
  60. 60. Juan4,695
  61. 61. Samuel4,619
  62. 62. Jamie4,573
  63. 63. Raymond4,530
  64. 64. Jesse4,435
  65. 65. Jerry4,311
  66. 66. Frank4,212
  67. 67. Terry3,971
  68. 68. Marcus3,969
  69. 69. Troy3,951
  70. 70. Jeffery3,903
  71. 71. Corey3,876
  72. 72. Phillip3,853
  73. 73. Carlos3,793
  74. 74. Joel3,729
  75. 75. Jacob3,618
  76. 76. Rodney3,583
  77. 77. Antonio3,489
  78. 78. Randy3,385
  79. 79. Brent3,364
  80. 80. Tony3,322
  81. 81. Nicholas3,319
  82. 82. Russell3,232
  83. 83. Derek3,186
  84. 84. Billy3,113
  85. 85. Philip3,011
  86. 86. Johnny2,969
  87. 87. Erik2,855
  88. 88. Kyle2,833
  89. 89. Marc2,822
  90. 90. Derrick2,815
  91. 91. Carl2,810
  92. 92. Brett2,779
  93. 93. Bobby2,772
  94. 94. Danny2,740
  95. 95. Victor2,680
  96. 96. Dustin2,677
  97. 97. Roger2,617
  98. 98. Brad2,608
  99. 99. Cory2,573
  100. 100. Jared2,556

Frequently asked questions

What was the most popular girl name in 1975?
Jennifer was the #1 girl name in the US in 1975, given to 58,190 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1975?
Michael was the #1 boy name in the US in 1975, given to 68,418 babies.

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