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Top baby names of 1976

The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1976, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1970s.

Girls

  1. 1. Jennifer59,473
  2. 2. Amy31,339
  3. 3. Melissa25,094
  4. 4. Heather24,192
  5. 5. Angela22,038
  6. 6. Michelle19,550
  7. 7. Kimberly18,962
  8. 8. Jessica18,368
  9. 9. Lisa17,346
  10. 10. Amanda15,588
  11. 11. Stephanie15,180
  12. 12. Rebecca14,491
  13. 13. Nicole14,453
  14. 14. Christina14,033
  15. 15. Sarah13,993
  16. 16. Elizabeth13,547
  17. 17. Shannon13,368
  18. 18. Jamie12,539
  19. 19. Kelly11,791
  20. 20. Laura11,252
  21. 21. Julie10,839
  22. 22. Mary10,315
  23. 23. Rachel8,453
  24. 24. Erin8,381
  25. 25. Andrea8,352
  26. 26. Christine8,111
  27. 27. Sara8,020
  28. 28. Carrie7,991
  29. 29. Jaime7,838
  30. 30. April7,761
  31. 31. Karen7,505
  32. 32. Tiffany7,482
  33. 33. Danielle7,364
  34. 34. Maria7,358
  35. 35. Dawn7,048
  36. 36. Crystal6,946
  37. 37. Tracy6,822
  38. 38. Stacy6,523
  39. 39. Wendy6,464
  40. 40. Susan6,402
  41. 41. Tammy6,228
  42. 42. Tara6,020
  43. 43. Patricia6,017
  44. 44. Cynthia6,012
  45. 45. Monica5,978
  46. 46. Misty5,906
  47. 47. Lori5,849
  48. 48. Tina5,747
  49. 49. Amber5,646
  50. 50. Emily5,547
  51. 51. Stacey5,390
  52. 52. Jill5,283
  53. 53. Melanie5,241
  54. 54. Erica5,236
  55. 55. Brandy5,232
  56. 56. Holly5,173
  57. 57. Katherine5,051
  58. 58. Tonya4,966
  59. 59. Sandra4,861
  60. 60. Christy4,853
  61. 61. Tanya4,819
  62. 62. Megan4,463
  63. 63. Michele4,443
  64. 64. Dana4,408
  65. 65. Leslie4,311
  66. 66. Teresa4,056
  67. 67. Allison4,028
  68. 68. Veronica4,022
  69. 69. Denise3,986
  70. 70. Heidi3,890
  71. 71. Alicia3,791
  72. 72. Catherine3,780
  73. 73. Kristen3,653
  74. 74. Kristin3,627
  75. 75. Robin3,623
  76. 76. Courtney3,619
  77. 77. Brenda3,587
  78. 78. Anna3,584
  79. 79. Brandi3,537
  80. 80. Natalie3,499
  81. 81. Sharon3,453
  82. 82. Kathleen3,405
  83. 83. Valerie3,386
  84. 84. Pamela3,364
  85. 85. Samantha3,347
  86. 86. Renee3,314
  87. 87. Nancy3,281
  88. 88. Kathryn3,262
  89. 89. Theresa3,173
  90. 90. Linda3,138
  91. 91. Tamara3,086
  92. 92. Victoria3,036
  93. 93. Donna3,032
  94. 94. Gina3,010
  95. 95. Melinda2,995
  96. 96. Deborah2,992
  97. 97. Kristina2,972
  98. 98. Barbara2,968
  99. 99. Jacqueline2,948
  100. 100. Mandy2,924

Boys

  1. 1. Michael66,915
  2. 2. Jason52,643
  3. 3. Christopher45,190
  4. 4. David39,265
  5. 5. James38,294
  6. 6. John33,976
  7. 7. Robert33,789
  8. 8. Brian30,517
  9. 9. Matthew29,951
  10. 10. Daniel24,702
  11. 11. William24,428
  12. 12. Joseph24,055
  13. 13. Eric21,359
  14. 14. Jeremy20,126
  15. 15. Kevin18,474
  16. 16. Ryan17,484
  17. 17. Jeffrey17,013
  18. 18. Joshua16,845
  19. 19. Richard16,752
  20. 20. Steven16,650
  21. 21. Timothy16,620
  22. 22. Anthony16,601
  23. 23. Thomas16,122
  24. 24. Scott15,717
  25. 25. Mark15,508
  26. 26. Charles13,921
  27. 27. Andrew13,301
  28. 28. Paul11,781
  29. 29. Chad11,766
  30. 30. Aaron11,344
  31. 31. Jonathan11,314
  32. 32. Benjamin10,672
  33. 33. Justin10,144
  34. 34. Shawn10,108
  35. 35. Gregory10,060
  36. 36. Adam9,937
  37. 37. Stephen9,727
  38. 38. Kenneth9,127
  39. 39. Nathan8,611
  40. 40. Brandon7,786
  41. 41. Patrick7,642
  42. 42. Sean7,565
  43. 43. Bryan7,288
  44. 44. Jose7,061
  45. 45. Edward7,048
  46. 46. Travis6,832
  47. 47. Donald6,792
  48. 48. Keith6,745
  49. 49. Ronald6,457
  50. 50. Todd6,440
  51. 51. Bradley5,976
  52. 52. Gary5,592
  53. 53. George5,556
  54. 54. Peter5,445
  55. 55. Jesse5,300
  56. 56. Douglas5,224
  57. 57. Shane5,095
  58. 58. Juan5,053
  59. 59. Samuel5,025
  60. 60. Larry4,842
  61. 61. Craig4,732
  62. 62. Jamie4,621
  63. 63. Jacob4,509
  64. 64. Corey4,432
  65. 65. Raymond4,218
  66. 66. Dennis4,169
  67. 67. Jerry4,070
  68. 68. Frank3,899
  69. 69. Phillip3,789
  70. 70. Carlos3,787
  71. 71. Antonio3,774
  72. 72. Joel3,722
  73. 73. Troy3,715
  74. 74. Marcus3,681
  75. 75. Terry3,668
  76. 76. Jeffery3,564
  77. 77. Nicholas3,466
  78. 78. Brent3,405
  79. 79. Randy3,320
  80. 80. Kyle3,308
  81. 81. Gabriel3,303
  82. 82. Dustin3,212
  83. 83. Cory3,182
  84. 84. Derek3,168
  85. 85. Billy3,158
  86. 86. Tony3,067
  87. 87. Russell2,999
  88. 88. Rodney2,984
  89. 89. Philip2,943
  90. 90. Jared2,929
  91. 91. Derrick2,921
  92. 92. Johnny2,874
  93. 93. Jeremiah2,872
  94. 94. Erik2,754
  95. 95. Carl2,670
  96. 96. Bobby2,644
  97. 97. Zachary2,644
  98. 98. Shannon2,611
  99. 99. Marc2,598
  100. 100. Victor2,528

Frequently asked questions

What was the most popular girl name in 1976?
Jennifer was the #1 girl name in the US in 1976, given to 59,473 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1976?
Michael was the #1 boy name in the US in 1976, given to 66,915 babies.

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