Most Popular Names of 1973
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1973
#1 Jennifer62,448 births#2 Amy26,962 births#3 Michelle26,935 births#4 Kimberly23,531 births#5 Lisa22,677 births#6 Melissa22,479 births#7 Angela20,898 births#8 Heather19,347 births#9 Stephanie17,263 births#10 Rebecca14,868 births#11 Nicole13,922 births#12 Julie12,785 births#13 Elizabeth12,360 births#14 Mary12,313 births#15 Tammy11,244 births#16 Christina10,888 births#17 Christine10,549 births#18 Kelly10,512 births#19 Laura10,344 births#20 Tracy9,913 births#21 Dawn9,890 births#22 Shannon9,802 births#23 Karen9,352 births#24 Tina9,307 births#25 Susan9,279 births#26 Cynthia8,743 births#27 Patricia8,476 births#28 Lori8,472 births#29 Wendy7,810 births#30 Andrea7,766 births#31 Maria7,667 births#32 Stacy7,338 births#33 April7,264 births#34 Jessica7,228 births#35 Sarah7,214 births#36 Tonya7,184 births#37 Tara6,707 births#38 Denise6,615 births#39 Sandra6,585 births#40 Monica6,380 births#41 Stacey6,253 births#42 Rachel6,103 births#43 Melanie6,079 births#44 Michele5,996 births#45 Teresa5,986 births#46 Carrie5,835 births#47 Pamela5,813 births#48 Crystal5,768 births#49 Danielle5,648 births#50 Tanya5,632 births#51 Amanda5,625 births#52 Tiffany5,501 births#53 Brenda5,379 births#54 Holly5,114 births#55 Donna5,058 births#56 Deborah4,980 births#57 Sharon4,963 births#58 Kristen4,936 births#59 Dana4,934 births#60 Robin4,804 births#61 Linda4,731 births#62 Jill4,538 births#63 Barbara4,433 births#64 Katherine4,420 births#65 Heidi4,396 births#66 Tamara4,286 births#67 Catherine4,261 births#68 Kathleen4,250 births#69 Theresa4,178 births#70 Rhonda4,161 births#71 Veronica4,152 births#72 Melinda4,144 births#73 Christy4,121 births#74 Cheryl4,010 births#75 Leslie3,954 births#76 Sherry3,952 births#77 Nancy3,945 births#78 Kristin3,903 births#79 Erin3,877 births#80 Renee3,846 births#81 Erica3,793 births#82 Brandy3,715 births#83 Gina3,699 births#84 Debra3,652 births#85 Diana3,519 births#86 Anna3,507 births#87 Paula3,504 births#88 Jacqueline3,500 births#89 Sara3,479 births#90 Misty3,475 births#91 Alicia3,433 births#92 Cindy3,280 births#93 Ann3,255 births#94 Margaret3,167 births#95 Victoria3,070 births#96 Valerie3,042 births#97 Kristina3,037 births#98 Suzanne3,036 births#99 Emily3,027 births#100 Jodi3,024 births
Popular Boy Names in 1973
#1 Michael67,797 births#2 Christopher48,313 births#3 Jason46,683 births#4 James42,836 births#5 David41,082 births#6 John39,165 births#7 Robert38,698 births#8 Brian35,686 births#9 William28,018 births#10 Matthew24,531 births#11 Daniel23,672 births#12 Joseph21,326 births#13 Eric20,802 births#14 Kevin20,768 births#15 Mark20,367 births#16 Richard19,942 births#17 Jeffrey19,216 births#18 Scott18,980 births#19 Thomas17,921 births#20 Steven17,175 births#21 Anthony16,414 births#22 Timothy16,036 births#23 Charles15,752 births#24 Paul12,901 births#25 Chad12,886 births#26 Gregory11,674 births#27 Shawn11,451 births#28 Kenneth10,979 births#29 Andrew10,728 births#30 Ryan10,511 births#31 Jonathan10,273 births#32 Stephen9,955 births#33 Jeremy9,363 births#34 Aaron9,232 births#35 Todd8,677 births#36 Sean8,553 births#37 Patrick8,480 births#38 Donald8,361 births#39 Edward8,360 births#40 Ronald8,327 births#41 Keith8,165 births#42 Joshua8,057 births#43 Bryan7,110 births#44 Gary6,851 births#45 Adam6,842 births#46 George6,601 births#47 Douglas6,595 births#48 Craig6,295 births#49 Jose6,097 births#50 Larry6,080 births#51 Justin6,078 births#52 Peter5,913 births#53 Travis5,868 births#54 Shane5,710 births#55 Benjamin5,226 births#56 Dennis5,176 births#57 Jerry5,097 births#58 Brandon5,065 births#59 Troy5,064 births#60 Raymond4,831 births#61 Frank4,785 births#62 Bradley4,748 births#63 Nathan4,734 births#64 Jeffery4,407 births#65 Terry4,374 births#66 Samuel4,267 births#67 Juan4,087 births#68 Rodney4,059 births#69 Derek3,919 births#70 Jamie3,913 births#71 Phillip3,861 births#72 Marcus3,714 births#73 Joel3,570 births#74 Carlos3,569 births#75 Jesse3,442 births#76 Billy3,437 births#77 Russell3,397 births#78 Tony3,348 births#79 Randy3,345 births#80 Brent3,287 births#81 Marc3,275 births#82 Johnny3,267 births#83 Danny3,181 births#84 Roger3,155 births#85 Nicholas3,153 births#86 Erik3,062 births#87 Derrick3,054 births#88 Brett3,030 births#89 Corey3,019 births#90 Carl3,013 births#91 Philip2,997 births#92 Antonio2,965 births#93 Bobby2,889 births#94 Jon2,798 births#95 Jimmy2,735 births#96 Chris2,703 births#97 Christian2,693 births#98 Curtis2,690 births#99 Vincent2,686 births#100 Shannon2,636 births