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Baby names of 1976

In 1976 the most given names in the United States were Jennifer for girls (59,472 births) and Michael for boys (66,917).

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Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Jennifer59,472
  2. Amy31,339
  3. Melissa25,094
  4. Heather24,192
  5. Angela22,039
  6. Michelle19,551
  7. Kimberly18,962
  8. Jessica18,369
  9. Lisa17,348
  10. Amanda15,589
  11. Stephanie15,180
  12. Rebecca14,490
  13. Nicole14,452
  14. Christina14,035
  15. Sarah13,996
  16. Elizabeth13,546
  17. Shannon13,369
  18. Jamie12,538
  19. Kelly11,791
  20. Laura11,251
  21. Julie10,840
  22. Mary10,319
  23. Rachel8,454
  24. Erin8,383
  25. Andrea8,352
  26. Christine8,111
  27. Sara8,020
  28. Carrie7,991
  29. Jaimenew7,838
  30. April7,761
  31. Karen7,505
  32. Tiffany7,483
  33. Danielle7,364
  34. Maria7,358
  35. Dawn7,048
  36. Crystal6,947
  37. Tracy6,823
  38. Stacy6,524
  39. Wendy6,464
  40. Susan6,403
  41. Tammy6,228
  42. Tara6,020
  43. Patricia6,017
  44. Cynthia6,012
  45. Monica5,979
  46. Misty5,906
  47. Lori5,849
  48. Tina5,746
  49. Amber5,646
  50. Emily5,549
  51. Stacey5,391
  52. Jill5,283
  53. Melanie5,241
  54. Erica5,236
  55. Brandy5,232
  56. Holly5,173
  57. Katherine5,053
  58. Tonya4,965
  59. Sandra4,861
  60. Christy4,853
  61. Tanya4,819
  62. Megan4,464
  63. Michele4,443
  64. Dana4,408
  65. Leslie4,311
  66. Teresa4,056
  67. Allison4,028
  68. Veronica4,022
  69. Denise3,986
  70. Heidi3,890
  71. Alicia3,791
  72. Catherine3,779
  73. Kristen3,653
  74. Kristin3,627
  75. Robin3,623
  76. Courtneynew3,619
  77. Brenda3,587
  78. Anna3,585
  79. Brandi3,537
  80. Natalienew3,500
  81. Sharon3,454
  82. Kathleen3,406
  83. Valerie3,386
  84. Pamela3,364
  85. Samanthanew3,348
  86. Renee3,314
  87. Nancy3,281
  88. Kathryn3,263
  89. Theresa3,174
  90. Linda3,138
  91. Tamara3,086
  92. Victorianew3,038
  93. Donna3,032
  94. Gina3,010
  95. Melinda2,995
  96. Deborah2,992
  97. Kristinanew2,972
  98. Barbara2,968
  99. Jacqueline2,948
  100. Mandynew2,924

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. Michael66,917
  2. Jason52,650
  3. Christopher45,194
  4. David39,273
  5. James38,298
  6. John33,979
  7. Robert33,791
  8. Brian30,524
  9. Matthew29,952
  10. Daniel24,704
  11. William24,433
  12. Joseph24,056
  13. Eric21,363
  14. Jeremy20,128
  15. Kevin18,476
  16. Ryan17,486
  17. Jeffrey17,014
  18. Joshua16,846
  19. Richard16,753
  20. Steven16,652
  21. Timothy16,621
  22. Anthony16,603
  23. Thomas16,122
  24. Scott15,719
  25. Mark15,511
  26. Charles13,923
  27. Andrew13,303
  28. Paul11,783
  29. Chad11,766
  30. Aaron11,345
  31. Jonathan11,315
  32. Benjamin10,672
  33. Justin10,146
  34. Shawn10,110
  35. Gregory10,061
  36. Adam9,939
  37. Stephen9,726
  38. Kenneth9,128
  39. Nathan8,609
  40. Brandon7,790
  41. Patrick7,642
  42. Sean7,565
  43. Bryan7,289
  44. Jose7,061
  45. Edward7,048
  46. Travis6,833
  47. Donald6,795
  48. Keith6,744
  49. Ronald6,459
  50. Todd6,441
  51. Bradley5,978
  52. Gary5,592
  53. George5,558
  54. Peter5,445
  55. Jesse5,301
  56. Douglas5,228
  57. Shane5,095
  58. Juan5,053
  59. Samuel5,026
  60. Larry4,841
  61. Craig4,732
  62. Jamie4,621
  63. Jacob4,509
  64. Corey4,433
  65. Raymond4,218
  66. Dennis4,169
  67. Jerry4,070
  68. Frank3,899
  69. Phillip3,790
  70. Carlos3,787
  71. Antonio3,774
  72. Joel3,725
  73. Troy3,715
  74. Marcus3,680
  75. Terry3,668
  76. Jeffery3,564
  77. Nicholas3,465
  78. Brent3,405
  79. Randy3,320
  80. Kyle3,309
  81. Gabrielnew3,303
  82. Dustin3,212
  83. Cory3,183
  84. Derek3,168
  85. Billy3,158
  86. Tony3,067
  87. Russell2,999
  88. Rodney2,984
  89. Philip2,943
  90. Jared2,930
  91. Derrick2,921
  92. Johnny2,874
  93. Jeremiahnew2,873
  94. Erik2,755
  95. Carl2,670
  96. Zacharynew2,646
  97. Bobby2,644
  98. Shannonnew2,611
  99. Marc2,598
  100. Victor2,527

1976 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1976 holds 1,465,136 girls under 10,911 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:Jaime, Courtney, Natalie, Samantha, Victoria, Kristina, Mandy. Leaving it:Rhonda, Jodi, Sherry, Christie, Cheryl, Margaret, Diana.

The Social Security data for 1976 holds 1,569,164 boys under 6,495 different names. The ten most common names covered 25% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Gabriel, Jeremiah, Zachary, Shannon. Leaving it:Brett, Danny, Roger, Brad.