Most Popular Names of 1976
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1976
#1 Jennifer59,473 births#2 Amy31,339 births#3 Melissa25,094 births#4 Heather24,192 births#5 Angela22,038 births#6 Michelle19,550 births#7 Kimberly18,962 births#8 Jessica18,368 births#9 Lisa17,346 births#10 Amanda15,588 births#11 Stephanie15,180 births#12 Rebecca14,491 births#13 Nicole14,453 births#14 Christina14,033 births#15 Sarah13,993 births#16 Elizabeth13,547 births#17 Shannon13,368 births#18 Jamie12,539 births#19 Kelly11,791 births#20 Laura11,252 births#21 Julie10,839 births#22 Mary10,315 births#23 Rachel8,453 births#24 Erin8,381 births#25 Andrea8,352 births#26 Christine8,111 births#27 Sara8,020 births#28 Carrie7,991 births#29 Jaime7,838 births#30 April7,761 births#31 Karen7,505 births#32 Tiffany7,482 births#33 Danielle7,364 births#34 Maria7,358 births#35 Dawn7,048 births#36 Crystal6,946 births#37 Tracy6,822 births#38 Stacy6,523 births#39 Wendy6,464 births#40 Susan6,402 births#41 Tammy6,228 births#42 Tara6,020 births#43 Patricia6,017 births#44 Cynthia6,012 births#45 Monica5,978 births#46 Misty5,906 births#47 Lori5,849 births#48 Tina5,747 births#49 Amber5,646 births#50 Emily5,547 births#51 Stacey5,390 births#52 Jill5,283 births#53 Melanie5,241 births#54 Erica5,236 births#55 Brandy5,232 births#56 Holly5,173 births#57 Katherine5,051 births#58 Tonya4,966 births#59 Sandra4,861 births#60 Christy4,853 births#61 Tanya4,819 births#62 Megan4,463 births#63 Michele4,443 births#64 Dana4,408 births#65 Leslie4,311 births#66 Teresa4,056 births#67 Allison4,028 births#68 Veronica4,022 births#69 Denise3,986 births#70 Heidi3,890 births#71 Alicia3,791 births#72 Catherine3,780 births#73 Kristen3,653 births#74 Kristin3,627 births#75 Robin3,623 births#76 Courtney3,619 births#77 Brenda3,587 births#78 Anna3,584 births#79 Brandi3,537 births#80 Natalie3,499 births#81 Sharon3,453 births#82 Kathleen3,405 births#83 Valerie3,386 births#84 Pamela3,364 births#85 Samantha3,347 births#86 Renee3,314 births#87 Nancy3,281 births#88 Kathryn3,262 births#89 Theresa3,173 births#90 Linda3,138 births#91 Tamara3,086 births#92 Victoria3,036 births#93 Donna3,032 births#94 Gina3,010 births#95 Melinda2,995 births#96 Deborah2,992 births#97 Kristina2,972 births#98 Barbara2,968 births#99 Jacqueline2,948 births#100 Mandy2,924 births
Popular Boy Names in 1976
#1 Michael66,915 births#2 Jason52,643 births#3 Christopher45,190 births#4 David39,265 births#5 James38,294 births#6 John33,976 births#7 Robert33,789 births#8 Brian30,517 births#9 Matthew29,951 births#10 Daniel24,702 births#11 William24,428 births#12 Joseph24,055 births#13 Eric21,359 births#14 Jeremy20,126 births#15 Kevin18,474 births#16 Ryan17,484 births#17 Jeffrey17,013 births#18 Joshua16,845 births#19 Richard16,752 births#20 Steven16,650 births#21 Timothy16,620 births#22 Anthony16,601 births#23 Thomas16,122 births#24 Scott15,717 births#25 Mark15,508 births#26 Charles13,921 births#27 Andrew13,301 births#28 Paul11,781 births#29 Chad11,766 births#30 Aaron11,344 births#31 Jonathan11,314 births#32 Benjamin10,672 births#33 Justin10,144 births#34 Shawn10,108 births#35 Gregory10,060 births#36 Adam9,937 births#37 Stephen9,727 births#38 Kenneth9,127 births#39 Nathan8,611 births#40 Brandon7,786 births#41 Patrick7,642 births#42 Sean7,565 births#43 Bryan7,288 births#44 Jose7,061 births#45 Edward7,048 births#46 Travis6,832 births#47 Donald6,792 births#48 Keith6,745 births#49 Ronald6,457 births#50 Todd6,440 births#51 Bradley5,976 births#52 Gary5,592 births#53 George5,556 births#54 Peter5,445 births#55 Jesse5,300 births#56 Douglas5,224 births#57 Shane5,095 births#58 Juan5,053 births#59 Samuel5,025 births#60 Larry4,842 births#61 Craig4,732 births#62 Jamie4,621 births#63 Jacob4,509 births#64 Corey4,432 births#65 Raymond4,218 births#66 Dennis4,169 births#67 Jerry4,070 births#68 Frank3,899 births#69 Phillip3,789 births#70 Carlos3,787 births#71 Antonio3,774 births#72 Joel3,722 births#73 Troy3,715 births#74 Marcus3,681 births#75 Terry3,668 births#76 Jeffery3,564 births#77 Nicholas3,466 births#78 Brent3,405 births#79 Randy3,320 births#80 Kyle3,308 births#81 Gabriel3,303 births#82 Dustin3,212 births#83 Cory3,182 births#84 Derek3,168 births#85 Billy3,158 births#86 Tony3,067 births#87 Russell2,999 births#88 Rodney2,984 births#89 Philip2,943 births#90 Jared2,929 births#91 Derrick2,921 births#92 Johnny2,874 births#93 Jeremiah2,872 births#94 Erik2,754 births#95 Carl2,670 births#96 Bobby2,644 births#96 Zachary2,644 births#98 Shannon2,611 births#99 Marc2,598 births#100 Victor2,528 births