Name Count Box

Most popular baby names of 1971

Michael and Jennifer topped the list in 1971. The 10 most popular names went to 27% of boys and 17% of girls, from 5,653 boy names and 9,643 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 1971

  1. Michael 77,577
  2. James 54,597
  3. David 53,113
  4. John 51,512
  5. Robert 50,634
  6. Christopher 48,225
  7. William 35,413
  8. Jason 34,173
  9. Brian 32,624
  10. Scott 30,901
  11. Richard 26,154
  12. Jeffrey 25,834
  13. Mark 25,132
  14. Kevin 24,850
  15. Joseph 24,517
  16. Steven 23,686
  17. Thomas 23,149
  18. Eric 22,962
  19. Matthew 22,543
  20. Daniel 21,785
  21. Timothy 20,089
  22. Charles 19,851
  23. Anthony 19,223
  24. Paul 17,469
  25. Kenneth 14,763
  26. Gregory 14,760
  27. Stephen 13,102
  28. Shawn 12,825
  29. Chad 12,137
  30. Todd 12,055
  31. Ronald 11,617
  32. Edward 11,062
  33. Andrew 10,911
  34. Donald 10,872
  35. Patrick 10,808
  36. Sean 10,510
  37. Keith 9,851
  38. Gary 9,190
  39. Douglas 8,737
  40. Jonathan 8,628
  41. Aaron 8,403
  42. George 8,226
  43. Craig 7,957
  44. Larry 7,763
  45. Jeremy 7,498
  46. Troy 7,340
  47. Peter 7,025
  48. Bryan 6,611
  49. Dennis 6,584
  50. Jerry 6,572
  51. Ryan 6,184
  52. Raymond 6,104
  53. Jeffery 6,100
  54. Frank 6,089
  55. Jose 6,004
  56. Terry 5,858
  57. Adam 5,846
  58. Bradley 5,780
  59. Rodney 5,195
  60. Shane 5,093
  61. Travis 5,016
  62. Tony 4,889
  63. Derek 4,667
  64. Russell 4,545
  65. Marcus 4,410
  66. Samuel 4,407
  67. Randy 4,345
  68. Chris 4,293
  69. Benjamin 4,251
  70. Marc 4,212
  71. Roger 4,129
  72. Carl 4,055
  73. Brent 4,053
  74. Johnny 3,939
  75. Billy 3,907
  76. Phillip 3,850
  77. Corey 3,766
  78. Jon 3,717
  79. Bobby 3,652
  80. Joshua 3,650
  81. Juan 3,648
  82. Danny 3,611
  83. Gerald 3,588
  84. Derrick 3,582
  85. Lawrence 3,523
  86. Joel 3,499
  87. Vincent 3,435
  88. Carlos 3,426
  89. Curtis 3,426
  90. Brett 3,357
  91. Walter 3,356
  92. Wayne 3,331
  93. Jimmy 3,315
  94. Philip 3,302
  95. Brandon 3,263
  96. Jamie 3,231
  97. Erik 3,212
  98. Lance 3,175
  99. Alan 3,168
  100. Darren 3,156

Top girl names of 1971

  1. Jennifer 56,771
  2. Michelle 33,160
  3. Lisa 32,907
  4. Kimberly 30,708
  5. Amy 26,237
  6. Angela 25,901
  7. Melissa 23,875
  8. Tammy 17,656
  9. Mary 16,703
  10. Julie 15,322
  11. Stephanie 15,135
  12. Heather 15,017
  13. Tracy 14,330
  14. Dawn 14,288
  15. Karen 14,214
  16. Laura 13,875
  17. Susan 13,782
  18. Christine 13,678
  19. Elizabeth 13,606
  20. Tina 13,266
  21. Shannon 12,647
  22. Kelly 12,599
  23. Rebecca 12,192
  24. Cynthia 12,143
  25. Lori 11,829
  26. Patricia 11,470
  27. Nicole 10,423
  28. Pamela 10,149
  29. Wendy 10,063
  30. Christina 9,915
  31. Sandra 9,714
  32. Stacy 9,117
  33. Deborah 8,675
  34. Teresa 8,563
  35. Andrea 8,483
  36. Denise 8,219
  37. Maria 8,141
  38. Donna 8,013
  39. Michele 7,955
  40. Sharon 7,523
  41. Stacey 7,482
  42. Linda 7,376
  43. Brenda 7,160
  44. Dana 6,934
  45. Tonya 6,897
  46. Rhonda 6,649
  47. Barbara 6,453
  48. Monica 6,426
  49. Tara 6,336
  50. Cheryl 6,327
  51. Robin 6,213
  52. Nancy 6,212
  53. Kathleen 6,154
  54. Rachel 6,115
  55. Carrie 5,977
  56. April 5,939
  57. Debra 5,928
  58. Sarah 5,843
  59. Jill 5,724
  60. Sherry 5,562
  61. Theresa 5,446
  62. Tiffany 5,414
  63. Paula 5,379
  64. Jessica 5,359
  65. Catherine 5,337
  66. Melanie 5,135
  67. Katherine 5,120
  68. Leslie 5,111
  69. Gina 4,922
  70. Cindy 4,904
  71. Kristin 4,861
  72. Tanya 4,855
  73. Renee 4,830
  74. Tracey 4,789
  75. Jacqueline 4,784
  76. Holly 4,747
  77. Heidi 4,714
  78. Ann 4,558
  79. Crystal 4,530
  80. Tamara 4,486
  81. Sheila 4,333
  82. Diana 4,211
  83. Diane 4,208
  84. Amanda 4,130
  85. Melinda 4,057
  86. Margaret 4,001
  87. Kristen 3,967
  88. Suzanne 3,932
  89. Christy 3,930
  90. Regina 3,874
  91. Kathy 3,863
  92. Carol 3,857
  93. Erin 3,856
  94. Jodi 3,826
  95. Deanna 3,791
  96. Laurie 3,749
  97. Victoria 3,722
  98. Yolanda 3,721
  99. Danielle 3,716
  100. Beth 3,686

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 1971?
Michael was the #1 boy name in 1971 (77,577 babies) and Jennifer was the #1 girl name (56,771 babies).
How many babies were counted in 1971?
Social Security records list 3,432,270 babies born in 1971 with names given to at least 5 babies: 1,768,447 boys and 1,663,823 girls.