EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1971

United States · 3,432,270 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Jennifer56,771—
#2Michelle33,160↑2
#3Lisa32,907↓1
#4Kimberly30,708↓1
#5Amy26,237—
#6Angela25,901—
#7Melissa23,875—
#8Tammy17,656—
#9Mary16,703—
#10Julie15,322↑1
#11Stephanie15,135↑6
#12Heather15,017↑7
#13Tracy14,330↓3
#14Dawn14,288↑2
#15Karen14,214↓3
#16Laura13,875↓3
#17Susan13,782↓2
#18Christine13,678↓4
#19Elizabeth13,606↓1
#20Tina13,266↑1
#21Shannon12,647↑1
#22Kelly12,599↓2
#23Rebecca12,192↑6
#24Cynthia12,143↑1
#25Lori11,829↓2
#26Patricia11,470↓2
#27Nicole10,423↑3
#28Pamela10,149↓2
#29Wendy10,063↓1
#30Christina9,915↑5
#31Sandra9,714↓4
#32Stacy9,117↑10
#33Deborah8,675—
#34Teresa8,563—
#35Andrea8,483↑8
#36Denise8,219—
#37Maria8,141↑2
#38Donna8,013↓6
#39Michele7,955↓8
#40Sharon7,523↓3
#41Stacey7,482↑7
#42Linda7,376↓4
#43Brenda7,160↓3
#44Dana6,934↑10
#45Tonya6,897↑4
#46Rhonda6,649—
#47Barbara6,453↓6
#48Monica6,426↑8
#49Tara6,336↑20
#50Cheryl6,327↓6
#51Robin6,213—
#52Nancy6,212↓2
#53Kathleen6,154↓8
#54Rachel6,115↑4
#55Carrie5,977↑18
#56April5,939↑26
#57Debra5,928↓10
#58Sarah5,843↑7
#59Jill5,724↓7
#60Sherry5,562—
#61Theresa5,446↓8
#62Tiffany5,414↑37
#63Paula5,379↓6
#64Jessica5,359↑34
#65Catherine5,337↓6
#66Melanie5,135↑25
#67Katherine5,120—
#68Leslie5,111↓4
#69Gina4,922↓8
#70Cindy4,904↑2
#71Kristin4,861↓8
#72Tanya4,855↑4
#73Renee4,830↓5
#74Tracey4,789↓19
#75Jacqueline4,784↓9
#76Holly4,747↓2
#77Heidi4,714↑4
#78Ann4,558↓16
#79Crystal4,530
#80Tamara4,486↓1
#81Sheila4,333↓6
#82Diana4,211↑7
#83Diane4,208↓13
#84Amanda4,130
#85Melinda4,057↑8
#86Margaret4,001↓6
#87Kristen3,967↓4
#88Suzanne3,932↓1
#89Christy3,930
#90Regina3,874↓4
#91Kathy3,863↓14
#92Carol3,857↓21
#93Erin3,856
#94Jodi3,826↑1
#95Deanna3,791↓5
#96Laurie3,749↓8
#97Victoria3,722↓12
#98Yolanda3,721
#99Danielle3,716
#100Beth3,686↓8

Top 100 — Boys

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Michael77,577—
#2James54,597—
#3David53,113—
#4John51,512—
#5Robert50,634—
#6Christopher48,225—
#7William35,413—
#8Jason34,173↑5
#9Brian32,624↓1
#10Scott30,901↑2
#11Richard26,154↓1
#12Jeffrey25,834↓1
#13Mark25,132↓4
#14Kevin24,850—
#15Joseph24,517↑1
#16Steven23,686↓1
#17Thomas23,149—
#18Eric22,962—
#19Matthew22,543↑5
#20Daniel21,785↓1
#21Timothy20,089↓1
#22Charles19,851↓1
#23Anthony19,223↓1
#24Paul17,469↓1
#25Kenneth14,763—
#26Gregory14,760—
#27Stephen13,102—
#28Shawn12,825↑6
#29Chad12,137↑22
#30Todd12,055↓2
#31Ronald11,617↓2
#32Edward11,062↓1
#33Andrew10,911↓1
#34Donald10,872↓4
#35Patrick10,808↓2
#36Sean10,510↑1
#37Keith9,851↑1
#38Gary9,190↓3
#39Douglas8,737↓3
#40Jonathan8,628↑2
#41Aaron8,403↑11
#42George8,226↓2
#43Craig7,957↓4
#44Larry7,763↓1
#45Jeremy7,498↑25
#46Troy7,340↓5
#47Peter7,025↓3
#48Bryan6,611↑5
#49Dennis6,584↓3
#50Jerry6,572↓5
#51Ryan6,184
#52Raymond6,104↓3
#53Jeffery6,100↓3
#54Frank6,089↓6
#55Jose6,004↑1
#56Terry5,858↓2
#57Adam5,846↑15
#58Bradley5,780↓11
#59Rodney5,195↓4
#60Shane5,093↑4
#61Travis5,016↑8
#62Tony4,889↓5
#63Derek4,667↑14
#64Russell4,545↓6
#65Marcus4,410↑6
#66Samuel4,407↓4
#67Randy4,345↓8
#68Chris4,293↓5
#69Benjamin4,251↑12
#70Marc4,212↓10
#71Roger4,129↓10
#72Carl4,055↓6
#73Brent4,053↑1
#74Johnny3,939↓9
#75Billy3,907↑3
#76Phillip3,850↓3
#77Corey3,766↑7
#78Jon3,717↓10
#79Bobby3,652↑8
#80Joshua3,650
#81Juan3,648↑14
#82Danny3,611↑3
#83Gerald3,588↓16
#84Derrick3,582↑12
#85Lawrence3,523↓2
#86Joel3,499↓4
#87Vincent3,435↓8
#88Carlos3,426↑10
#88Curtis3,426—
#90Brett3,357↑9
#91Walter3,356↓2
#92Wayne3,331↓12
#93Jimmy3,315↓7
#94Philip3,302↓2
#95Brandon3,263
#96Jamie3,231
#97Erik3,212
#98Lance3,175↓22
#99Alan3,168↓8
#100Darren3,156↓25