Most Popular Names of 1971
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1971
#1 Jennifer56,771 births#2 Michelle33,160 births#3 Lisa32,907 births#4 Kimberly30,708 births#5 Amy26,237 births#6 Angela25,901 births#7 Melissa23,875 births#8 Tammy17,656 births#9 Mary16,703 births#10 Julie15,322 births#11 Stephanie15,135 births#12 Heather15,017 births#13 Tracy14,330 births#14 Dawn14,288 births#15 Karen14,214 births#16 Laura13,875 births#17 Susan13,782 births#18 Christine13,678 births#19 Elizabeth13,606 births#20 Tina13,266 births#21 Shannon12,647 births#22 Kelly12,599 births#23 Rebecca12,192 births#24 Cynthia12,143 births#25 Lori11,829 births#26 Patricia11,470 births#27 Nicole10,423 births#28 Pamela10,149 births#29 Wendy10,063 births#30 Christina9,915 births#31 Sandra9,714 births#32 Stacy9,117 births#33 Deborah8,675 births#34 Teresa8,563 births#35 Andrea8,483 births#36 Denise8,219 births#37 Maria8,141 births#38 Donna8,013 births#39 Michele7,955 births#40 Sharon7,523 births#41 Stacey7,482 births#42 Linda7,376 births#43 Brenda7,160 births#44 Dana6,934 births#45 Tonya6,897 births#46 Rhonda6,649 births#47 Barbara6,453 births#48 Monica6,426 births#49 Tara6,336 births#50 Cheryl6,327 births#51 Robin6,213 births#52 Nancy6,212 births#53 Kathleen6,154 births#54 Rachel6,115 births#55 Carrie5,977 births#56 April5,939 births#57 Debra5,928 births#58 Sarah5,843 births#59 Jill5,724 births#60 Sherry5,562 births#61 Theresa5,446 births#62 Tiffany5,414 births#63 Paula5,379 births#64 Jessica5,359 births#65 Catherine5,337 births#66 Melanie5,135 births#67 Katherine5,120 births#68 Leslie5,111 births#69 Gina4,922 births#70 Cindy4,904 births#71 Kristin4,861 births#72 Tanya4,855 births#73 Renee4,830 births#74 Tracey4,789 births#75 Jacqueline4,784 births#76 Holly4,747 births#77 Heidi4,714 births#78 Ann4,558 births#79 Crystal4,530 births#80 Tamara4,486 births#81 Sheila4,333 births#82 Diana4,211 births#83 Diane4,208 births#84 Amanda4,130 births#85 Melinda4,057 births#86 Margaret4,001 births#87 Kristen3,967 births#88 Suzanne3,932 births#89 Christy3,930 births#90 Regina3,874 births#91 Kathy3,863 births#92 Carol3,857 births#93 Erin3,856 births#94 Jodi3,826 births#95 Deanna3,791 births#96 Laurie3,749 births#97 Victoria3,722 births#98 Yolanda3,721 births#99 Danielle3,716 births#100 Beth3,686 births
Popular Boy Names in 1971
#1 Michael77,577 births#2 James54,597 births#3 David53,113 births#4 John51,512 births#5 Robert50,634 births#6 Christopher48,225 births#7 William35,413 births#8 Jason34,173 births#9 Brian32,624 births#10 Scott30,901 births#11 Richard26,154 births#12 Jeffrey25,834 births#13 Mark25,132 births#14 Kevin24,850 births#15 Joseph24,517 births#16 Steven23,686 births#17 Thomas23,149 births#18 Eric22,962 births#19 Matthew22,543 births#20 Daniel21,785 births#21 Timothy20,089 births#22 Charles19,851 births#23 Anthony19,223 births#24 Paul17,469 births#25 Kenneth14,763 births#26 Gregory14,760 births#27 Stephen13,102 births#28 Shawn12,825 births#29 Chad12,137 births#30 Todd12,055 births#31 Ronald11,617 births#32 Edward11,062 births#33 Andrew10,911 births#34 Donald10,872 births#35 Patrick10,808 births#36 Sean10,510 births#37 Keith9,851 births#38 Gary9,190 births#39 Douglas8,737 births#40 Jonathan8,628 births#41 Aaron8,403 births#42 George8,226 births#43 Craig7,957 births#44 Larry7,763 births#45 Jeremy7,498 births#46 Troy7,340 births#47 Peter7,025 births#48 Bryan6,611 births#49 Dennis6,584 births#50 Jerry6,572 births#51 Ryan6,184 births#52 Raymond6,104 births#53 Jeffery6,100 births#54 Frank6,089 births#55 Jose6,004 births#56 Terry5,858 births#57 Adam5,846 births#58 Bradley5,780 births#59 Rodney5,195 births#60 Shane5,093 births#61 Travis5,016 births#62 Tony4,889 births#63 Derek4,667 births#64 Russell4,545 births#65 Marcus4,410 births#66 Samuel4,407 births#67 Randy4,345 births#68 Chris4,293 births#69 Benjamin4,251 births#70 Marc4,212 births#71 Roger4,129 births#72 Carl4,055 births#73 Brent4,053 births#74 Johnny3,939 births#75 Billy3,907 births#76 Phillip3,850 births#77 Corey3,766 births#78 Jon3,717 births#79 Bobby3,652 births#80 Joshua3,650 births#81 Juan3,648 births#82 Danny3,611 births#83 Gerald3,588 births#84 Derrick3,582 births#85 Lawrence3,523 births#86 Joel3,499 births#87 Vincent3,435 births#88 Carlos3,426 births#88 Curtis3,426 births#90 Brett3,357 births#91 Walter3,356 births#92 Wayne3,331 births#93 Jimmy3,315 births#94 Philip3,302 births#95 Brandon3,263 births#96 Jamie3,231 births#97 Erik3,212 births#98 Lance3,175 births#99 Alan3,168 births#100 Darren3,156 births