Popular Baby Names in 1974
The most popular baby names in 1974.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | Boy | 67,535 |
| 1 | Jennifer | Girl | 63,106 |
| 2 | Jason | Boy | 54,751 |
| 3 | Christopher | Boy | 48,590 |
| 4 | David | Boy | 41,793 |
| 5 | James | Boy | 41,336 |
| 6 | John | Boy | 37,618 |
| 7 | Robert | Boy | 37,009 |
| 8 | Brian | Boy | 34,451 |
| 2 | Amy | Girl | 29,564 |
| 9 | Matthew | Boy | 27,197 |
| 10 | William | Boy | 26,977 |
| 3 | Michelle | Girl | 25,828 |
| 11 | Daniel | Boy | 23,834 |
| 4 | Heather | Girl | 23,180 |
| 5 | Angela | Girl | 22,803 |
| 6 | Kimberly | Girl | 22,427 |
| 7 | Melissa | Girl | 22,166 |
| 12 | Joseph | Boy | 21,835 |
| 13 | Eric | Boy | 20,188 |
| 8 | Lisa | Girl | 19,777 |
| 14 | Kevin | Boy | 19,464 |
| 15 | Jeffrey | Boy | 19,322 |
| 16 | Mark | Boy | 18,907 |
| 17 | Richard | Boy | 18,636 |
| 18 | Scott | Boy | 18,031 |
| 19 | Steven | Boy | 17,667 |
| 20 | Thomas | Boy | 17,270 |
| 9 | Stephanie | Girl | 16,983 |
| 21 | Anthony | Boy | 16,390 |
| 22 | Timothy | Boy | 15,892 |
| 10 | Rebecca | Girl | 15,165 |
| 23 | Charles | Boy | 15,151 |
| 24 | Jeremy | Boy | 13,296 |
| 25 | Ryan | Boy | 13,179 |
| 11 | Nicole | Girl | 13,114 |
| 26 | Chad | Boy | 12,790 |
| 27 | Paul | Boy | 12,312 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | Girl | 12,263 |
| 28 | Andrew | Boy | 11,778 |
| 13 | Mary | Girl | 11,739 |
| 29 | Joshua | Boy | 11,599 |
| 30 | Shawn | Boy | 11,438 |
| 14 | Julie | Girl | 11,360 |
| 15 | Kelly | Girl | 10,849 |
| 16 | Christina | Girl | 10,848 |
| 31 | Gregory | Boy | 10,829 |
| 17 | Jessica | Girl | 10,655 |
| 18 | Shannon | Girl | 10,608 |
| 32 | Aaron | Boy | 10,508 |
| 33 | Jonathan | Boy | 10,231 |
| 34 | Kenneth | Boy | 10,146 |
| 35 | Stephen | Boy | 10,101 |
| 19 | Christine | Girl | 9,901 |
| 20 | Sarah | Girl | 9,790 |
| 21 | Laura | Girl | 9,716 |
| 22 | Dawn | Girl | 9,417 |
| 23 | Tracy | Girl | 9,285 |
| 24 | Tammy | Girl | 9,238 |
| 25 | Tina | Girl | 8,668 |
| 26 | Karen | Girl | 8,644 |
| 27 | Susan | Girl | 8,471 |
| 28 | April | Girl | 8,454 |
| 36 | Adam | Boy | 8,425 |
| 37 | Sean | Boy | 8,292 |
| 38 | Patrick | Boy | 8,137 |
| 29 | Patricia | Girl | 8,036 |
| 30 | Lori | Girl | 7,960 |
| 39 | Todd | Boy | 7,846 |
| 40 | Edward | Boy | 7,820 |
| 31 | Maria | Girl | 7,804 |
| 41 | Donald | Boy | 7,759 |
| 42 | Ronald | Boy | 7,666 |
| 32 | Wendy | Girl | 7,564 |
| 33 | Cynthia | Girl | 7,558 |
| 34 | Amanda | Girl | 7,473 |
| 35 | Andrea | Girl | 7,471 |
| 43 | Justin | Boy | 7,430 |
| 36 | Rachel | Girl | 7,399 |
| 44 | Keith | Boy | 7,390 |
| 45 | Bryan | Boy | 7,228 |
| 46 | Benjamin | Boy | 7,183 |
| 37 | Tonya | Girl | 6,877 |
| 38 | Stacy | Girl | 6,741 |
| 47 | Jose | Boy | 6,721 |
| 39 | Tara | Girl | 6,656 |
| 40 | Danielle | Girl | 6,629 |
| 41 | Tiffany | Girl | 6,479 |
| 48 | Gary | Boy | 6,444 |
| 42 | Carrie | Girl | 6,437 |
| 49 | George | Boy | 6,284 |
| 43 | Monica | Girl | 6,281 |
| 44 | Sandra | Girl | 6,270 |
| 45 | Kristen | Girl | 6,053 |
| 46 | Tanya | Girl | 5,996 |
| 50 | Peter | Boy | 5,941 |
| 47 | Erin | Girl | 5,868 |
| 51 | Brandon | Boy | 5,859 |
| 52 | Nathan | Boy | 5,846 |
| 53 | Douglas | Boy | 5,842 |