Most Popular Names of 1977
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1977
#1 Jennifer58,964 births#2 Melissa26,879 births#3 Amy26,729 births#4 Jessica24,846 births#5 Heather23,773 births#6 Angela20,998 births#7 Michelle19,540 births#8 Kimberly18,286 births#9 Amanda18,278 births#10 Kelly18,234 births#11 Sarah18,096 births#12 Lisa17,014 births#13 Elizabeth16,431 births#14 Stephanie15,417 births#15 Nicole15,247 births#16 Christina14,501 births#17 Rebecca14,196 births#18 Jamie12,895 births#19 Shannon12,518 births#20 Laura11,318 births#21 Mary10,656 births#22 Julie10,204 births#23 Erin10,198 births#24 Andrea9,782 births#25 Crystal9,724 births#26 Rachel8,976 births#27 Sara8,709 births#28 Carrie8,661 births#29 April8,068 births#30 Christine7,886 births#31 Danielle7,616 births#32 Karen7,441 births#33 Amber7,207 births#34 Tiffany7,205 births#35 Tara7,198 births#36 Maria7,094 births#37 Emily6,879 births#38 Erica6,624 births#39 Monica6,366 births#40 Misty6,315 births#41 Jill6,238 births#42 Stacy6,154 births#43 Dawn6,096 births#44 Katherine6,030 births#45 Susan5,961 births#46 Jaime5,906 births#47 Patricia5,903 births#48 Cynthia5,782 births#49 Wendy5,764 births#50 Tracy5,756 births#51 Brandy5,477 births#52 Holly5,463 births#53 Melanie5,373 births#54 Megan5,320 births#55 Tammy5,310 births#56 Stacey5,206 births#57 Lori5,072 births#58 Tina4,951 births#59 Christy4,602 births#60 Alicia4,400 births#61 Sandra4,373 births#62 Dana4,339 births#63 Sabrina4,305 births#64 Tonya4,263 births#65 Leslie4,250 births#66 Allison4,205 births#67 Tanya4,085 births#68 Kristy4,045 births#69 Natalie4,043 births#70 Kathryn3,964 births#71 Brandi3,885 births#72 Kristen3,861 births#73 Veronica3,853 births#74 Anna3,851 births#75 Catherine3,840 births#76 Courtney3,808 births#77 Michele3,711 births#78 Denise3,681 births#79 Teresa3,654 births#80 Kathleen3,649 births#81 Heidi3,640 births#82 Kristin3,605 births#83 Kristina3,539 births#84 Robin3,428 births#85 Samantha3,284 births#86 Valerie3,266 births#87 Renee3,259 births#88 Gina3,231 births#89 Nancy3,222 births#90 Vanessa3,209 births#91 Brenda3,151 births#92 Jacqueline3,148 births#93 Tamara3,126 births#94 Mandy3,100 births#95 Sharon3,089 births#96 Melinda3,044 births#97 Beth2,967 births#98 Theresa2,914 births#99 Linda2,912 births#100 Diana2,846 births
Popular Boy Names in 1977
#1 Michael67,587 births#2 Jason55,631 births#3 Christopher46,721 births#4 David40,515 births#5 James40,040 births#6 Robert34,214 births#7 John34,195 births#8 Brian32,492 births#9 Matthew31,965 births#10 Joseph26,483 births#11 Daniel26,073 births#12 William24,758 births#13 Kevin22,463 births#14 Joshua22,068 births#15 Jeremy21,610 births#16 Ryan21,246 births#17 Eric20,745 births#18 Timothy17,977 births#19 Jeffrey17,481 births#20 Richard17,442 births#21 Anthony16,804 births#22 Thomas16,586 births#23 Steven16,484 births#24 Andrew16,017 births#25 Mark15,418 births#26 Charles14,743 births#27 Scott14,203 births#28 Jonathan12,319 births#29 Benjamin12,106 births#30 Justin12,008 births#31 Paul11,798 births#32 Aaron11,631 births#33 Adam11,030 births#34 Chad10,831 births#35 Gregory10,052 births#36 Nathan9,886 births#37 Shawn9,865 births#38 Stephen9,635 births#39 Kenneth9,452 births#40 Patrick8,305 births#41 Brandon8,272 births#42 Bryan7,886 births#43 Sean7,625 births#44 Travis7,277 births#45 Jose6,919 births#46 Donald6,866 births#47 Edward6,840 births#48 Keith6,597 births#49 Bradley6,431 births#50 Todd6,276 births#51 Nicholas6,071 births#52 Corey6,041 births#53 Ronald6,026 births#54 Jesse5,823 births#55 Peter5,821 births#56 Jacob5,788 births#57 George5,606 births#58 Gary5,447 births#59 Douglas5,297 births#60 Samuel5,257 births#61 Shane4,868 births#62 Larry4,837 births#63 Juan4,562 births#64 Craig4,560 births#65 Raymond4,372 births#66 Wesley4,302 births#67 Cory4,259 births#68 Dennis4,152 births#69 Jeremiah4,151 births#70 Phillip3,967 births#71 Frank3,894 births#72 Marcus3,846 births#73 Joel3,824 births#74 Carlos3,795 births#75 Jerry3,745 births#76 Jared3,738 births#77 Antonio3,662 births#78 Jeffery3,564 births#79 Kyle3,505 births#80 Derrick3,481 births#81 Dustin3,477 births#82 Jamie3,447 births#83 Terry3,443 births#84 Derek3,441 births#85 Brent3,423 births#86 Randy3,397 births#87 Gabriel3,346 births#88 Troy3,307 births#89 Russell3,124 births#90 Philip3,093 births#91 Billy2,950 births#92 Tony2,938 births#93 Johnny2,801 births#94 Erik2,786 births#95 Zachary2,777 births#96 Alexander2,704 births#97 Rodney2,703 births#98 Jimmy2,637 births#99 Carl2,615 births#100 Curtis2,605 births