Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 1976
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1975
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Michael
|
66,917 |
| 2 |
Jason
|
52,650 |
| 3 |
Christopher
|
45,194 |
| 4 |
David
|
39,273 |
| 5 |
James
|
38,298 |
| 6 |
John
|
33,979 |
| 7 |
Robert
|
33,791 |
| 8 |
Brian
|
30,524 |
| 9 |
Matthew
|
29,952 |
| 10 |
Daniel
|
24,704 |
| 11 |
William
|
24,433 |
| 12 |
Joseph
|
24,056 |
| 13 |
Eric
|
21,363 |
| 14 |
Jeremy
|
20,128 |
| 15 |
Kevin
|
18,476 |
| 16 |
Ryan
|
17,486 |
| 17 |
Jeffrey
|
17,014 |
| 18 |
Joshua
|
16,846 |
| 19 |
Richard
|
16,753 |
| 20 |
Steven
|
16,652 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Jennifer
|
59,472 |
| 2 |
Amy
|
31,339 |
| 3 |
Melissa
|
25,094 |
| 4 |
Heather
|
24,192 |
| 5 |
Angela
|
22,039 |
| 6 |
Michelle
|
19,551 |
| 7 |
Kimberly
|
18,962 |
| 8 |
Jessica
|
18,369 |
| 9 |
Lisa
|
17,348 |
| 10 |
Amanda
|
15,589 |
| 11 |
Stephanie
|
15,180 |
| 12 |
Rebecca
|
14,490 |
| 13 |
Nicole
|
14,452 |
| 14 |
Christina
|
14,035 |
| 15 |
Sarah
|
13,996 |
| 16 |
Elizabeth
|
13,546 |
| 17 |
Shannon
|
13,369 |
| 18 |
Jamie
|
12,538 |
| 19 |
Kelly
|
11,791 |
| 20 |
Laura
|
11,251 |