Top baby names of 1971

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

Girls

  1. Jennifer56,771
  2. Michelle33,159
  3. Lisa32,910
  4. Kimberly30,706
  5. Amy26,237
  6. Angela25,900
  7. Melissa23,876
  8. Tammy17,656
  9. Mary16,702
  10. Julie15,324
  11. Stephanie15,134
  12. Heather15,019
  13. Tracy14,329
  14. Dawn14,288
  15. Karen14,213
  16. Laura13,874
  17. Susan13,783
  18. Christine13,677
  19. Elizabeth13,605
  20. Tina13,265
  21. Shannon12,647
  22. Kelly12,599
  23. Rebecca12,192
  24. Cynthia12,144
  25. Lori11,829
  26. Patricia11,469
  27. Nicole10,423
  28. Pamela10,149
  29. Wendy10,063
  30. Christina9,916
  31. Sandra9,713
  32. Stacy9,116
  33. Deborah8,674
  34. Teresa8,562
  35. Andrea8,482
  36. Denise8,219
  37. Maria8,137
  38. Donna8,014
  39. Michele7,955
  40. Sharon7,523
  41. Stacey7,482
  42. Linda7,376
  43. Brenda7,161
  44. Dana6,934
  45. Tonya6,897
  46. Rhonda6,649
  47. Barbara6,454
  48. Monica6,427
  49. Tara6,335
  50. Cheryl6,327

Boys

  1. Michael77,585
  2. James54,603
  3. David53,118
  4. John51,508
  5. Robert50,635
  6. Christopher48,224
  7. William35,416
  8. Jason34,179
  9. Brian32,625
  10. Scott30,902
  11. Richard26,157
  12. Jeffrey25,835
  13. Mark25,132
  14. Kevin24,850
  15. Joseph24,514
  16. Steven23,683
  17. Thomas23,150
  18. Eric22,964
  19. Matthew22,542
  20. Daniel21,787
  21. Timothy20,089
  22. Charles19,851
  23. Anthony19,225
  24. Paul17,468
  25. Kenneth14,762
  26. Gregory14,762
  27. Stephen13,101
  28. Shawn12,825
  29. Chad12,138
  30. Todd12,056
  31. Ronald11,618
  32. Edward11,061
  33. Andrew10,915
  34. Donald10,873
  35. Patrick10,810
  36. Sean10,510
  37. Keith9,852
  38. Gary9,189
  39. Douglas8,738
  40. Jonathan8,629
  41. Aaron8,403
  42. George8,226
  43. Craig7,958
  44. Larry7,764
  45. Jeremy7,499
  46. Troy7,338
  47. Peter7,024
  48. Bryan6,612
  49. Dennis6,583
  50. Jerry6,572