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Baby names of 1971

In 1971 the most given names in the United States were Jennifer for girls (56,771 births) and Michael for boys (77,585).

← 19701972 →1951196119811991

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Jennifer56,771
  2. Michelle33,159
  3. Lisa32,910
  4. Kimberly30,706
  5. Amy26,237
  6. Angela25,900
  7. Melissa23,876
  8. Tammy17,656
  9. Mary16,702
  10. Julie15,324
  11. Stephanie15,134
  12. Heather15,019
  13. Tracy14,329
  14. Dawn14,288
  15. Karen14,213
  16. Laura13,874
  17. Susan13,783
  18. Christine13,677
  19. Elizabeth13,605
  20. Tina13,265
  21. Shannon12,647
  22. Kelly12,599
  23. Rebecca12,192
  24. Cynthia12,144
  25. Lori11,829
  26. Patricia11,469
  27. Nicole10,423
  28. Pamela10,149
  29. Wendy10,063
  30. Christina9,916
  31. Sandra9,713
  32. Stacy9,116
  33. Deborah8,674
  34. Teresa8,562
  35. Andrea8,482
  36. Denise8,219
  37. Maria8,137
  38. Donna8,014
  39. Michele7,955
  40. Sharon7,523
  41. Stacey7,482
  42. Linda7,376
  43. Brenda7,161
  44. Dana6,934
  45. Tonya6,897
  46. Rhonda6,649
  47. Barbara6,454
  48. Monica6,427
  49. Tara6,335
  50. Cheryl6,327
  51. Robin6,213
  52. Nancy6,212
  53. Kathleen6,154
  54. Rachel6,113
  55. Carrie5,976
  56. April5,939
  57. Debra5,928
  58. Sarah5,844
  59. Jill5,724
  60. Sherry5,562
  61. Theresa5,446
  62. Tiffany5,413
  63. Paula5,378
  64. Jessica5,360
  65. Catherine5,336
  66. Melanie5,134
  67. Katherine5,122
  68. Leslie5,111
  69. Gina4,921
  70. Cindy4,905
  71. Kristin4,861
  72. Tanya4,854
  73. Renee4,830
  74. Tracey4,789
  75. Jacqueline4,785
  76. Holly4,746
  77. Heidi4,715
  78. Ann4,558
  79. Crystalnew4,530
  80. Tamara4,486
  81. Sheila4,333
  82. Diana4,211
  83. Diane4,209
  84. Amandanew4,130
  85. Melinda4,057
  86. Margaret4,001
  87. Kristen3,967
  88. Christynew3,931
  89. Suzanne3,931
  90. Regina3,874
  91. Kathy3,863
  92. Carol3,859
  93. Erinnew3,856
  94. Jodi3,827
  95. Deanna3,791
  96. Laurie3,750
  97. Victoria3,722
  98. Yolandanew3,721
  99. Daniellenew3,718
  100. Beth3,686

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. Michael77,585
  2. James54,603
  3. David53,118
  4. John51,508
  5. Robert50,635
  6. Christopher48,224
  7. William35,416
  8. Jason34,179
  9. Brian32,625
  10. Scott30,902
  11. Richard26,157
  12. Jeffrey25,835
  13. Mark25,132
  14. Kevin24,850
  15. Joseph24,514
  16. Steven23,683
  17. Thomas23,150
  18. Eric22,964
  19. Matthew22,542
  20. Daniel21,787
  21. Timothy20,089
  22. Charles19,851
  23. Anthony19,225
  24. Paul17,468
  25. Gregory14,762
  26. Kenneth14,762
  27. Stephen13,101
  28. Shawn12,825
  29. Chad12,138
  30. Todd12,056
  31. Ronald11,618
  32. Edward11,061
  33. Andrew10,915
  34. Donald10,873
  35. Patrick10,810
  36. Sean10,510
  37. Keith9,852
  38. Gary9,189
  39. Douglas8,738
  40. Jonathan8,629
  41. Aaron8,403
  42. George8,226
  43. Craig7,958
  44. Larry7,764
  45. Jeremy7,499
  46. Troy7,338
  47. Peter7,024
  48. Bryan6,612
  49. Dennis6,583
  50. Jerry6,572
  51. Ryannew6,184
  52. Raymond6,104
  53. Jeffery6,100
  54. Frank6,089
  55. Jose6,004
  56. Terry5,858
  57. Adam5,847
  58. Bradley5,781
  59. Rodney5,195
  60. Shane5,093
  61. Travis5,015
  62. Tony4,889
  63. Derek4,667
  64. Russell4,543
  65. Marcus4,409
  66. Samuel4,406
  67. Randy4,344
  68. Chris4,292
  69. Benjamin4,250
  70. Marc4,210
  71. Roger4,128
  72. Carl4,056
  73. Brent4,053
  74. Johnny3,939
  75. Billy3,907
  76. Phillip3,850
  77. Corey3,766
  78. Jon3,717
  79. Bobby3,652
  80. Joshuanew3,649
  81. Juan3,646
  82. Danny3,610
  83. Gerald3,588
  84. Derrick3,580
  85. Lawrence3,523
  86. Joel3,499
  87. Vincent3,434
  88. Carlos3,426
  89. Curtis3,426
  90. Brett3,359
  91. Walter3,356
  92. Wayne3,333
  93. Jimmy3,315
  94. Philip3,302
  95. Brandonnew3,262
  96. Jamienew3,231
  97. Eriknew3,212
  98. Lance3,176
  99. Alan3,168
  100. Darren3,156

1971 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1971 holds 1,663,836 girls under 9,647 different names. The ten most common names covered 17% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Crystal, Amanda, Christy, Erin, Yolanda, Danielle. Leaving it:Kim, Carolyn, Carla, Janet, Valerie, Traci.

The Social Security data for 1971 holds 1,768,519 boys under 5,656 different names. The ten most common names covered 27% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Ryan, Joshua, Brandon, Jamie, Erik. Leaving it:Joe, Martin, Bruce, Jay, Randall.