Most Popular Names of 1974
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1974
#1 Jennifer63,107 births#2 Amy29,566 births#3 Michelle25,826 births#4 Heather23,179 births#5 Angela22,803 births#6 Kimberly22,427 births#7 Melissa22,166 births#8 Lisa19,778 births#9 Stephanie16,984 births#10 Rebecca15,163 births#11 Nicole13,112 births#12 Elizabeth12,259 births#13 Mary11,738 births#14 Julie11,360 births#15 Kelly10,851 births#16 Christina10,849 births#17 Jessica10,656 births#18 Shannon10,608 births#19 Christine9,901 births#20 Sarah9,788 births#21 Laura9,716 births#22 Dawn9,417 births#23 Tracy9,286 births#24 Tammy9,238 births#25 Tina8,668 births#26 Karen8,643 births#27 Susan8,470 births#28 April8,454 births#29 Patricia8,036 births#30 Lori7,960 births#31 Maria7,804 births#32 Wendy7,564 births#33 Cynthia7,557 births#34 Amanda7,473 births#35 Andrea7,472 births#36 Rachel7,399 births#37 Tonya6,878 births#38 Stacy6,741 births#39 Tara6,657 births#40 Danielle6,629 births#41 Tiffany6,482 births#42 Carrie6,436 births#43 Monica6,281 births#44 Sandra6,270 births#45 Kristen6,052 births#46 Tanya5,997 births#47 Erin5,868 births#48 Stacey5,803 births#49 Crystal5,622 births#50 Michele5,587 births#51 Melanie5,483 births#52 Teresa5,397 births#53 Denise5,395 births#54 Pamela5,272 births#55 Dana5,158 births#56 Holly5,144 births#57 Christy5,067 births#58 Jill5,061 births#59 Brenda4,830 births#60 Heidi4,683 births#61 Sara4,650 births#62 Katherine4,530 births#63 Robin4,525 births#63 Tamara4,525 births#65 Leslie4,463 births#66 Misty4,439 births#67 Donna4,354 births#68 Deborah4,343 births#69 Emily4,329 births#70 Sharon4,276 births#71 Veronica4,226 births#72 Kristin4,218 births#73 Catherine4,184 births#74 Erica4,121 births#75 Linda4,077 births#76 Kathleen3,953 births#77 Barbara3,906 births#78 Nancy3,891 births#79 Theresa3,857 births#80 Brandy3,832 births#81 Melinda3,752 births#82 Anna3,622 births#83 Jacqueline3,573 births#84 Gina3,560 births#85 Renee3,528 births#86 Rhonda3,525 births#87 Diana3,513 births#88 Cheryl3,496 births#89 Sherry3,436 births#90 Alicia3,434 births#91 Jodi3,306 births#92 Amber3,273 births#93 Valerie3,181 births#94 Debra3,129 births#95 Margaret3,087 births#96 Paula3,061 births#97 Jamie3,020 births#98 Kathryn2,991 births#99 Allison2,959 births#100 Ann2,928 births
Popular Boy Names in 1974
#1 Michael67,534 births#2 Jason54,756 births#3 Christopher48,585 births#4 David41,786 births#5 James41,334 births#6 John37,612 births#7 Robert37,005 births#8 Brian34,449 births#9 Matthew27,194 births#10 William26,980 births#11 Daniel23,833 births#12 Joseph21,834 births#13 Eric20,193 births#14 Kevin19,461 births#15 Jeffrey19,320 births#16 Mark18,905 births#17 Richard18,636 births#18 Scott18,030 births#19 Steven17,663 births#20 Thomas17,268 births#21 Anthony16,391 births#22 Timothy15,890 births#23 Charles15,151 births#24 Jeremy13,295 births#25 Ryan13,179 births#26 Chad12,788 births#27 Paul12,310 births#28 Andrew11,778 births#29 Joshua11,599 births#30 Shawn11,438 births#31 Gregory10,826 births#32 Aaron10,507 births#33 Jonathan10,230 births#34 Kenneth10,143 births#35 Stephen10,101 births#36 Adam8,421 births#37 Sean8,290 births#38 Patrick8,137 births#39 Todd7,845 births#40 Edward7,817 births#41 Donald7,758 births#42 Ronald7,667 births#43 Justin7,429 births#44 Keith7,390 births#45 Bryan7,226 births#46 Benjamin7,183 births#47 Jose6,720 births#48 Gary6,444 births#49 George6,283 births#50 Peter5,940 births#51 Brandon5,859 births#52 Nathan5,844 births#53 Douglas5,843 births#54 Travis5,702 births#55 Larry5,694 births#56 Shane5,655 births#57 Craig5,539 births#58 Bradley5,173 births#59 Dennis4,880 births#60 Samuel4,672 births#61 Jerry4,664 births#62 Raymond4,577 births#63 Troy4,563 births#64 Juan4,428 births#65 Frank4,365 births#66 Jeffery4,363 births#67 Jesse4,105 births#68 Jamie4,086 births#69 Terry4,027 births#70 Phillip3,934 births#71 Carlos3,871 births#72 Rodney3,849 births#73 Marcus3,801 births#74 Derek3,636 births#75 Joel3,491 births#76 Brent3,413 births#77 Corey3,382 births#78 Billy3,365 births#79 Randy3,342 births#80 Nicholas3,218 births#81 Tony3,216 births#82 Antonio3,178 births#83 Johnny3,169 births#84 Russell3,168 births#85 Marc3,108 births#86 Philip2,967 births#87 Derrick2,958 births#88 Jacob2,957 births#89 Carl2,895 births#90 Erik2,881 births#91 Danny2,859 births#92 Bobby2,792 births#93 Roger2,754 births#94 Jon2,750 births#95 Brett2,677 births#96 Victor2,621 births#97 Kyle2,598 births#98 Curtis2,589 births#99 Jimmy2,568 births#100 Lawrence2,543 births