Birth year roster

Top names in 1973

The 100 most common names on 1973 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Jennifer and Michael led the 1973 baby-name charts, the top names among Gen X births. Jennifer was the #1 girls’ name for 15 years in all (1970–1984); Michael was the #1 boys’ name for 44 years in all (between 1954 and 1998). Of the 200 names below, 147 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

Explore the 1970s decade

Girls

#1Jennifer Endangered62,448
#2Amy Endangered26,962
#3Michelle Endangered26,935
#4Kimberly Endangered23,531
#5Lisa Endangered22,677
#6Melissa Endangered22,479
#7Angela Endangered20,898
#8Heather Endangered19,347
#9Stephanie Endangered17,263
#10Rebecca Endangered14,868
#11Nicole Endangered13,922
#12Julie Endangered12,785
#13Elizabeth Stable12,360
#14Mary Endangered12,313
#15Tammy Endangered11,244
#16Christina Endangered10,888
#17Christine Endangered10,549
#18Kelly Endangered10,512
#19Laura Endangered10,344
#20Tracy Endangered9,913
#21Dawn Endangered9,890
#22Shannon Endangered9,802
#23Karen Endangered9,352
#24Tina Endangered9,307
#25Susan Endangered9,279
#26Cynthia Endangered8,743
#27Patricia Endangered8,476
#28Lori Endangered8,472
#29Wendy Endangered7,810
#30Andrea Declining7,766
#31Maria Stable7,667
#32Stacy Endangered7,338
#33April Endangered7,264
#34Jessica Endangered7,228
#35Sarah Endangered7,214
#36Tonya Endangered7,184
#37Tara Endangered6,707
#38Denise Endangered6,615
#39Sandra Endangered6,585
#40Monica Endangered6,380
#41Stacey Endangered6,253
#42Rachel Endangered6,103
#43Melanie Declining6,079
#44Michele Endangered5,996
#45Teresa Endangered5,986
#46Carrie Endangered5,835
#47Pamela Endangered5,813
#48Crystal Endangered5,768
#49Danielle Endangered5,648
#50Tanya Endangered5,632
#51Amanda Endangered5,625
#52Tiffany Endangered5,501
#53Brenda Endangered5,379
#54Holly Stable5,114
#55Donna Endangered5,058
#56Deborah Endangered4,980
#57Sharon Endangered4,963
#58Kristen Endangered4,936
#59Dana Endangered4,934
#60Robin Endangered4,804
#61Linda Endangered4,731
#62Jill Endangered4,538
#63Barbara Endangered4,433
#64Katherine Declining4,420
#65Heidi Stable4,396
#66Tamara Endangered4,286
#67Catherine Endangered4,261
#68Kathleen Endangered4,250
#69Theresa Endangered4,178
#70Rhonda Endangered4,161
#71Veronica Stable4,152
#72Melinda Endangered4,144
#73Christy Endangered4,121
#74Cheryl Endangered4,010
#75Leslie Endangered3,954
#76Sherry Endangered3,952
#77Nancy Endangered3,945
#78Kristin Endangered3,903
#79Erin Endangered3,877
#80Renee Endangered3,846
#81Erica Endangered3,793
#82Brandy Endangered3,715
#83Gina Endangered3,699
#84Debra Endangered3,652
#85Diana Stable3,519
#86Anna Declining3,507
#87Paula Endangered3,504
#88Jacqueline Endangered3,500
#89Sara Stable3,479
#90Misty Endangered3,475
#91Alicia Endangered3,433
#92Cindy Endangered3,280
#93Ann Endangered3,255
#94Margaret Endangered3,167
#95Victoria Declining3,070
#96Valerie Stable3,042
#97Kristina Endangered3,037
#98Suzanne Endangered3,036
#99Emily Declining3,027
#100Jodi Endangered3,024

Boys

#1Michael Past peak67,797
#2Christopher Endangered48,313
#3Jason Endangered46,683
#4James Stable42,836
#5David Past peak41,082
#6John Past peak39,165
#7Robert Endangered38,698
#8Brian Endangered35,686
#9William Declining28,018
#10Matthew Declining24,531
#11Daniel Declining23,672
#12Joseph Declining21,326
#13Eric Endangered20,802
#14Kevin Endangered20,768
#15Mark Endangered20,367
#16Richard Endangered19,942
#17Jeffrey Endangered19,216
#18Scott Endangered18,980
#19Thomas Stable17,921
#20Steven Endangered17,175
#21Anthony Declining16,414
#22Timothy Endangered16,036
#23Charles Stable15,752
#24Paul Endangered12,901
#25Chad Endangered12,886
#26Gregory Endangered11,674
#27Shawn Endangered11,451
#28Kenneth Endangered10,979
#29Andrew Declining10,728
#30Ryan Declining10,511
#31Jonathan Declining10,273
#32Stephen Endangered9,955
#33Jeremy Endangered9,363
#34Aaron Declining9,232
#35Todd Endangered8,677
#36Sean Endangered8,553
#37Patrick Declining8,480
#38Donald Endangered8,361
#39Edward Endangered8,360
#40Ronald Endangered8,327
#41Keith Endangered8,165
#42Joshua Declining8,057
#43Bryan Declining7,110
#44Gary Endangered6,851
#45Adam Declining6,842
#46George Stable6,601
#47Douglas Endangered6,595
#48Craig Endangered6,295
#49Jose Stable6,097
#50Larry Endangered6,080
#51Justin Endangered6,078
#52Peter Stable5,913
#53Travis Endangered5,868
#54Shane Endangered5,710
#55Benjamin Declining5,226
#56Dennis Endangered5,176
#57Jerry Endangered5,097
#58Brandon Endangered5,065
#59Troy Endangered5,064
#60Raymond Endangered4,831
#61Frank Endangered4,785
#62Bradley Declining4,748
#63Nathan Declining4,734
#64Jeffery Endangered4,407
#65Terry Endangered4,374
#66Samuel Stable4,267
#67Juan Stable4,087
#68Rodney Endangered4,059
#69Derek Stable3,919
#70Jamie Rising3,913
#71Phillip Endangered3,861
#72Marcus Declining3,714
#73Joel Declining3,570
#74Carlos Stable3,569
#75Jesse Stable3,442
#76Billy Endangered3,437
#77Russell Stable3,397
#78Tony Endangered3,348
#79Randy Endangered3,345
#80Brent Endangered3,287
#81Marc Endangered3,275
#82Johnny Endangered3,267
#83Danny Endangered3,181
#84Roger Endangered3,155
#85Nicholas Declining3,153
#86Erik Declining3,062
#87Derrick Endangered3,054
#88Brett Endangered3,030
#89Corey Endangered3,019
#90Carl Endangered3,013
#91Philip Endangered2,997
#92Antonio Stable2,965
#93Bobby Endangered2,889
#94Jon Endangered2,798
#95Jimmy Endangered2,735
#96Chris Endangered2,703
#97Christian Declining2,693
#98Curtis Endangered2,690
#99Vincent Stable2,686
#100Shannon Endangered2,636