Birth year roster

Top names in 1977

The 100 most common names on 1977 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Jennifer and Michael led the 1977 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, 140 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

Explore the 1970s decade

Girls

#1Jennifer Endangered58,964
#2Melissa Endangered26,879
#3Amy Endangered26,729
#4Jessica Endangered24,846
#5Heather Endangered23,773
#6Angela Endangered20,998
#7Michelle Endangered19,540
#8Kimberly Endangered18,286
#9Amanda Endangered18,278
#10Kelly Endangered18,234
#11Sarah Endangered18,096
#12Lisa Endangered17,014
#13Elizabeth Stable16,431
#14Stephanie Endangered15,417
#15Nicole Endangered15,247
#16Christina Endangered14,501
#17Rebecca Endangered14,196
#18Jamie Endangered12,895
#19Shannon Endangered12,518
#20Laura Endangered11,318
#21Mary Endangered10,656
#22Julie Endangered10,204
#23Erin Endangered10,198
#24Andrea Declining9,782
#25Crystal Endangered9,724
#26Rachel Endangered8,976
#27Sara Stable8,709
#28Carrie Endangered8,661
#29April Endangered8,068
#30Christine Endangered7,886
#31Danielle Endangered7,616
#32Karen Endangered7,441
#33Amber Endangered7,207
#34Tiffany Endangered7,205
#35Tara Endangered7,198
#36Maria Stable7,094
#37Emily Declining6,879
#38Erica Endangered6,624
#39Monica Endangered6,366
#40Misty Endangered6,315
#41Jill Endangered6,238
#42Stacy Endangered6,154
#43Dawn Endangered6,096
#44Katherine Declining6,030
#45Susan Endangered5,961
#46Jaime Endangered5,906
#47Patricia Endangered5,903
#48Cynthia Endangered5,782
#49Wendy Endangered5,764
#50Tracy Endangered5,756
#51Brandy Endangered5,477
#52Holly Stable5,463
#53Melanie Declining5,373
#54Megan Endangered5,320
#55Tammy Endangered5,310
#56Stacey Endangered5,206
#57Lori Endangered5,072
#58Tina Endangered4,951
#59Christy Endangered4,602
#60Alicia Endangered4,400
#61Sandra Endangered4,373
#62Dana Endangered4,339
#63Sabrina Stable4,305
#64Tonya Endangered4,263
#65Leslie Endangered4,250
#66Allison Declining4,205
#67Tanya Endangered4,085
#68Kristy Endangered4,045
#69Natalie Declining4,043
#70Kathryn Endangered3,964
#71Brandi Endangered3,885
#72Kristen Endangered3,861
#73Veronica Stable3,853
#74Anna Declining3,851
#75Catherine Endangered3,840
#76Courtney Endangered3,808
#77Michele Endangered3,711
#78Denise Endangered3,681
#79Teresa Endangered3,654
#80Kathleen Endangered3,649
#81Heidi Stable3,640
#82Kristin Endangered3,605
#83Kristina Endangered3,539
#84Robin Endangered3,428
#85Samantha Endangered3,284
#86Valerie Stable3,266
#87Renee Endangered3,259
#88Gina Endangered3,231
#89Nancy Endangered3,222
#90Vanessa Declining3,209
#91Brenda Endangered3,151
#92Jacqueline Endangered3,148
#93Tamara Endangered3,126
#94Mandy Endangered3,100
#95Sharon Endangered3,089
#96Melinda Endangered3,044
#97Beth Endangered2,967
#98Theresa Endangered2,914
#99Linda Endangered2,912
#100Diana Stable2,846

Boys

#1Michael Past peak67,587
#2Jason Endangered55,631
#3Christopher Endangered46,721
#4David Past peak40,515
#5James Stable40,040
#6Robert Endangered34,214
#7John Past peak34,195
#8Brian Endangered32,492
#9Matthew Declining31,965
#10Joseph Declining26,483
#11Daniel Declining26,073
#12William Declining24,758
#13Kevin Endangered22,463
#14Joshua Declining22,068
#15Jeremy Endangered21,610
#16Ryan Declining21,246
#17Eric Endangered20,745
#18Timothy Endangered17,977
#19Jeffrey Endangered17,481
#20Richard Endangered17,442
#21Anthony Declining16,804
#22Thomas Stable16,586
#23Steven Endangered16,484
#24Andrew Declining16,017
#25Mark Endangered15,418
#26Charles Stable14,743
#27Scott Endangered14,203
#28Jonathan Declining12,319
#29Benjamin Declining12,106
#30Justin Endangered12,008
#31Paul Endangered11,798
#32Aaron Declining11,631
#33Adam Declining11,030
#34Chad Endangered10,831
#35Gregory Endangered10,052
#36Nathan Declining9,886
#37Shawn Endangered9,865
#38Stephen Endangered9,635
#39Kenneth Endangered9,452
#40Patrick Declining8,305
#41Brandon Endangered8,272
#42Bryan Declining7,886
#43Sean Endangered7,625
#44Travis Endangered7,277
#45Jose Stable6,919
#46Donald Endangered6,866
#47Edward Endangered6,840
#48Keith Endangered6,597
#49Bradley Declining6,431
#50Todd Endangered6,276
#51Nicholas Declining6,071
#52Corey Endangered6,041
#53Ronald Endangered6,026
#54Jesse Stable5,823
#55Peter Stable5,821
#56Jacob Declining5,788
#57George Stable5,606
#58Gary Endangered5,447
#59Douglas Endangered5,297
#60Samuel Stable5,257
#61Shane Endangered4,868
#62Larry Endangered4,837
#63Juan Stable4,562
#64Craig Endangered4,560
#65Raymond Endangered4,372
#66Wesley Rising4,302
#67Cory Endangered4,259
#68Dennis Endangered4,152
#69Jeremiah Declining4,151
#70Phillip Endangered3,967
#71Frank Endangered3,894
#72Marcus Declining3,846
#73Joel Declining3,824
#74Carlos Stable3,795
#75Jerry Endangered3,745
#76Jared Stable3,738
#77Antonio Stable3,662
#78Jeffery Endangered3,564
#79Kyle Endangered3,505
#80Derrick Endangered3,481
#81Dustin Endangered3,477
#82Jamie Rising3,447
#83Terry Endangered3,443
#84Derek Stable3,441
#85Brent Endangered3,423
#86Randy Endangered3,397
#87Gabriel Stable3,346
#88Troy Endangered3,307
#89Russell Stable3,124
#90Philip Endangered3,093
#91Billy Endangered2,950
#92Tony Endangered2,938
#93Johnny Endangered2,801
#94Erik Declining2,786
#95Zachary Endangered2,777
#96Alexander Declining2,704
#97Rodney Endangered2,703
#98Jimmy Endangered2,637
#99Carl Endangered2,615
#100Curtis Endangered2,605