EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1973

United States · 3,016,785 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Jennifer62,448—
#2Amy26,962↑3
#3Michelle26,935↓1
#4Kimberly23,531—
#5Lisa22,677↓2
#6Melissa22,479↑1
#7Angela20,898↓1
#8Heather19,347↑1
#9Stephanie17,263↓1
#10Rebecca14,868↑4
#11Nicole13,922↓1
#12Julie12,785—
#13Elizabeth12,360↑2
#14Mary12,313↓1
#15Tammy11,244↓4
#16Christina10,888↑10
#17Christine10,549↓1
#18Kelly10,512↑5
#19Laura10,344↓2
#20Tracy9,913↓1
#21Dawn9,890↓1
#22Shannon9,802—
#23Karen9,352↓2
#24Tina9,307↓6
#25Susan9,279↓1
#26Cynthia8,743↓1
#27Patricia8,476—
#28Lori8,472—
#29Wendy7,810—
#30Andrea7,766—
#31Maria7,667↑1
#32Stacy7,338↑1
#33April7,264↑15
#34Jessica7,228↑12
#35Sarah7,214↑14
#36Tonya7,184↑1
#37Tara6,707↑1
#38Denise6,615↓3
#39Sandra6,585↓8
#40Monica6,380↑7
#41Stacey6,253—
#42Rachel6,103↓2
#43Melanie6,079↓1
#44Michele5,996↓8
#45Teresa5,986↓6
#46Carrie5,835↑7
#47Pamela5,813↓13
#48Crystal5,768↑11
#49Danielle5,648↑24
#50Tanya5,632↑4
#51Amanda5,625↑25
#52Tiffany5,501↑9
#53Brenda5,379↓9
#54Holly5,114↑17
#55Donna5,058↓10
#56Deborah4,980↓13
#57Sharon4,963↓7
#58Kristen4,936↑27
#59Dana4,934↓7
#60Robin4,804↓5
#61Linda4,731↓10
#62Jill4,538—
#63Barbara4,433↓5
#64Katherine4,420↑5
#65Heidi4,396↓1
#66Tamara4,286↑18
#67Catherine4,261↓2
#68Kathleen4,250↓11
#69Theresa4,178↓1
#70Rhonda4,161↓10
#71Veronica4,152↑11
#72Melinda4,144↑9
#73Christy4,121↑1
#74Cheryl4,010↓18
#75Leslie3,954—
#76Sherry3,952↓6
#77Nancy3,945↓14
#78Kristin3,903↓11
#79Erin3,877↑14
#80Renee3,846↓3
#81Erica3,793↑6
#82Brandy3,715
#83Gina3,699↓5
#84Debra3,652↓18
#85Diana3,519↓2
#86Anna3,507—
#87Paula3,504↓15
#88Jacqueline3,500↓9
#89Sara3,479
#90Misty3,475
#91Alicia3,433↑5
#92Cindy3,280↓12
#93Ann3,255↓2
#94Margaret3,167↑1
#95Victoria3,070↑4
#96Valerie3,042↑4
#97Kristina3,037
#98Suzanne3,036↓6
#99Emily3,027
#100Jodi3,024↓3

Top 100 — Boys

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Michael67,797—
#2Christopher48,313—
#3Jason46,683↑4
#4James42,836↓1
#5David41,082↓1
#6John39,165↓1
#7Robert38,698↓1
#8Brian35,686—
#9William28,018—
#10Matthew24,531—
#11Daniel23,672↑4
#12Joseph21,326—
#13Eric20,802↑3
#14Kevin20,768↓1
#15Mark20,367↑3
#16Richard19,942↓2
#17Jeffrey19,216—
#18Scott18,980↓7
#19Thomas17,921↑1
#20Steven17,175↓1
#21Anthony16,414↑1
#22Timothy16,036↓1
#23Charles15,752—
#24Paul12,901—
#25Chad12,886—
#26Gregory11,674—
#27Shawn11,451↑1
#28Kenneth10,979↓1
#29Andrew10,728↑1
#30Ryan10,511↑9
#31Jonathan10,273↑6
#32Stephen9,955↓3
#33Jeremy9,363↑9
#34Aaron9,232↑6
#35Todd8,677↓4
#36Sean8,553↓3
#37Patrick8,480↓2
#38Donald8,361↓2
#39Edward8,360↓5
#40Ronald8,327↓8
#41Keith8,165↓3
#42Joshua8,057↑17
#43Bryan7,110↑2
#44Gary6,851↓3
#45Adam6,842↑6
#46George6,601↓2
#47Douglas6,595↓4
#48Craig6,295↓2
#49Jose6,097↑1
#50Larry6,080↓3
#51Justin6,078↑9
#52Peter5,913↓4
#53Travis5,868↑4
#54Shane5,710↑1
#55Benjamin5,226↑9
#56Dennis5,176↓4
#57Jerry5,097↓4
#58Brandon5,065↑5
#59Troy5,064↓10
#60Raymond4,831↓6
#61Frank4,785↓5
#62Bradley4,748↓1
#63Nathan4,734↑16
#64Jeffery4,407↓6
#65Terry4,374↓3
#66Samuel4,267—
#67Juan4,087↑6
#68Rodney4,059↓3
#69Derek3,919↓2
#70Jamie3,913↑2
#71Phillip3,861↑4
#72Marcus3,714↓1
#73Joel3,570↑5
#74Carlos3,569↑10
#75Jesse3,442↑13
#76Billy3,437↑5
#77Russell3,397↓8
#78Tony3,348↓10
#79Randy3,345↓9
#80Brent3,287↓3
#81Marc3,275↑2
#82Johnny3,267↓8
#83Danny3,181↑4
#84Roger3,155↓8
#85Nicholas3,153↑14
#86Erik3,062—
#87Derrick3,054↑4
#88Brett3,030↓8
#89Corey3,019↑6
#90Carl3,013↓5
#91Philip2,997
#92Antonio2,965↑1
#93Bobby2,889↓3
#94Jon2,798↓5
#95Jimmy2,735↑2
#96Chris2,703↓14
#97Christian2,693↓1
#98Curtis2,690↓6
#99Vincent2,686
#100Shannon2,636↓6