Birth year roster

Top names in 1975

The 100 most common names on 1975 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Jennifer and Michael led the 1975 baby-name charts, the top names among Gen X births. Jennifer was the #1 girls’ name for 15 years in all (1970–1984); Michael was the #1 boys’ name for 44 years in all (between 1954 and 1998). Of the 200 names below, 146 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

Explore the 1970s decade

Girls

#1Jennifer Endangered58,190
#2Amy Endangered32,254
#3Heather Endangered24,301
#4Melissa Endangered24,168
#5Angela Endangered23,361
#6Michelle Endangered22,665
#7Kimberly Endangered20,257
#8Lisa Endangered18,139
#9Stephanie Endangered15,775
#10Nicole Endangered14,275
#11Rebecca Endangered13,925
#12Christina Endangered12,980
#13Jessica Endangered12,926
#14Amanda Endangered12,657
#15Elizabeth Stable12,472
#16Kelly Endangered11,735
#17Sarah Endangered11,170
#18Julie Endangered11,141
#19Mary Endangered10,973
#20Laura Endangered10,311
#21Shannon Endangered9,370
#22Christine Endangered9,103
#23Dawn Endangered8,744
#24Tracy Endangered8,509
#25April Endangered8,245
#26Rachel Endangered8,225
#27Karen Endangered8,168
#28Andrea Declining8,042
#29Carrie Endangered7,854
#30Maria Stable7,542
#31Tammy Endangered7,528
#32Susan Endangered7,488
#33Wendy Endangered7,473
#34Stacy Endangered7,169
#35Tina Endangered7,065
#36Patricia Endangered7,053
#37Tiffany Endangered6,919
#38Erin Endangered6,894
#39Lori Endangered6,650
#40Cynthia Endangered6,539
#41Tara Endangered6,455
#42Danielle Endangered6,412
#43Crystal Endangered6,243
#44Stacey Endangered5,931
#45Tonya Endangered5,896
#46Jill Endangered5,728
#47Misty Endangered5,552
#48Emily Declining5,482
#49Monica Endangered5,476
#50Tanya Endangered5,377
#51Sandra Endangered5,374
#52Melanie Declining5,369
#53Christy Endangered5,168
#54Sara Stable5,131
#55Holly Stable5,047
#56Michele Endangered5,033
#57Brandy Endangered4,944
#58Katherine Declining4,851
#59Amber Endangered4,683
#60Kristen Endangered4,674
#61Teresa Endangered4,640
#62Dana Endangered4,619
#63Erica Endangered4,581
#64Denise Endangered4,461
#65Robin Endangered4,328
#66Heidi Stable4,294
#67Brenda Endangered4,236
#68Jamie Endangered4,233
#69Megan Endangered4,191
#70Pamela Endangered4,177
#71Leslie Endangered4,105
#72Veronica Stable4,060
#73Catherine Endangered3,936
#74Kristin Endangered3,880
#75Sharon Endangered3,732
#76Alicia Endangered3,718
#77Tamara Endangered3,629
#78Theresa Endangered3,611
#79Anna Declining3,578
#80Kathleen Endangered3,545
#81Linda Endangered3,522
#82Nancy Endangered3,510
#83Barbara Endangered3,454
#84Gina Endangered3,431
#85Donna Endangered3,422
#86Deborah Endangered3,414
#87Renee Endangered3,405
#88Brandi Endangered3,369
#89Allison Declining3,347
#90Jacqueline Endangered3,314
#91Melinda Endangered3,282
#92Valerie Stable3,227
#93Rhonda Endangered3,167
#94Jodi Endangered3,107
#95Sherry Endangered3,044
#96Christie Endangered3,028
#97Cheryl Endangered2,997
#98Margaret Endangered2,950
#99Kathryn Endangered2,947
#100Diana Stable2,912

Boys

#1Michael Past peak68,418
#2Jason Endangered52,159
#3Christopher Endangered46,575
#4James Stable39,569
#5David Past peak39,156
#6Robert Endangered35,306
#7John Past peak35,079
#8Brian Endangered30,578
#9Matthew Declining28,527
#10William Declining25,561
#11Daniel Declining23,814
#12Joseph Declining22,125
#13Eric Endangered19,793
#14Jeffrey Endangered18,316
#15Kevin Endangered18,066
#16Richard Endangered17,687
#17Scott Endangered17,307
#18Steven Endangered17,055
#19Mark Endangered16,742
#20Thomas Stable16,532
#21Anthony Declining16,489
#22Timothy Endangered15,947
#23Ryan Declining15,296
#24Jeremy Endangered15,185
#25Charles Stable14,574
#26Joshua Declining14,567
#27Chad Endangered12,838
#28Andrew Declining12,756
#29Paul Endangered12,017
#30Jonathan Declining10,904
#31Shawn Endangered10,682
#32Aaron Declining10,548
#33Gregory Endangered10,400
#34Stephen Endangered9,732
#35Kenneth Endangered9,634
#36Benjamin Declining9,544
#37Justin Endangered8,897
#38Adam Declining8,646
#39Patrick Declining8,053
#40Sean Endangered7,582
#41Edward Endangered7,381
#42Donald Endangered7,197
#43Todd Endangered7,151
#44Brandon Endangered7,090
#45Nathan Declining7,069
#46Ronald Endangered7,064
#47Bryan Declining6,998
#48Jose Stable6,967
#49Keith Endangered6,823
#50Gary Endangered6,114
#51Travis Endangered5,961
#52Bradley Declining5,894
#53George Stable5,847
#54Peter Stable5,698
#55Douglas Endangered5,345
#56Larry Endangered5,307
#57Shane Endangered5,209
#58Craig Endangered5,110
#59Dennis Endangered4,730
#60Juan Stable4,695
#61Samuel Stable4,619
#62Jamie Rising4,573
#63Raymond Endangered4,530
#64Jesse Stable4,435
#65Jerry Endangered4,311
#66Frank Endangered4,212
#67Terry Endangered3,971
#68Marcus Declining3,969
#69Troy Endangered3,951
#70Jeffery Endangered3,903
#71Corey Endangered3,876
#72Phillip Endangered3,853
#73Carlos Stable3,793
#74Joel Declining3,729
#75Jacob Declining3,618
#76Rodney Endangered3,583
#77Antonio Stable3,489
#78Randy Endangered3,385
#79Brent Endangered3,364
#80Tony Endangered3,322
#81Nicholas Declining3,319
#82Russell Stable3,232
#83Derek Stable3,186
#84Billy Endangered3,113
#85Philip Endangered3,011
#86Johnny Endangered2,969
#87Erik Declining2,855
#88Kyle Endangered2,833
#89Marc Endangered2,822
#90Derrick Endangered2,815
#91Carl Endangered2,810
#92Brett Endangered2,779
#93Bobby Endangered2,772
#94Danny Endangered2,740
#95Victor Declining2,680
#96Dustin Endangered2,677
#97Roger Endangered2,617
#98Brad Endangered2,608
#99Cory Endangered2,573
#100Jared Stable2,556