State roster

Top names in Colorado

The names most likely to appear on 1973 Colorado birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 33,735 Colorado births in 1973 across 929 distinct names.

Distinctively Colorado

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Colorado more than they say America.

#85Kendraoutside the national top 200
#85Mikeoutside the national top 200
#70Clinton#161 nationally
#98Shawna#188 nationally
#66Gabriel#130 nationally
#92Jared#155 nationally
#91Dustin#153 nationally
#84Manuel#145 nationally
#93Kelly#147 nationally
#80Amber#130 nationally
#100Lance#148 nationally
#86Kristine#133 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer739US #1
#2Michelle395US #3
#3Amy345US #2
#4Heather333US #8
#5Lisa276US #5
#6Melissa257US #6
#7Stephanie240US #9
#8Kimberly227US #4
#9Angela206US #7
#10Rebecca193US #10
#11Nicole188US #11
#12Julie170US #12
#13Christine153US #17
#14Laura150US #19
#15Shannon150US #22
#16Andrea146US #30
#17Christina145US #16
#18Dawn144US #21
#19Sarah128US #35
#20Elizabeth126US #13
#21Tammy125US #15
#22Jessica116US #34
#23Kelly115US #18
#24Tina110US #24
#25Stacey107US #41
#26Tara105US #37
#27Mary104US #14
#28Brenda101US #53
#29Wendy101US #29
#30Tracy99US #20
#31Denise97US #38
#32Stacy97US #32
#33Heidi96US #65
#34Susan94US #25
#35Tanya93US #50
#36Karen91US #23
#37Holly89US #54
#38Lori89US #28
#39Cynthia86US #26
#40April85US #33
#41Carrie84US #46
#42Erin80US #79
#43Crystal79US #48
#44Tamara79US #66
#45Patricia78US #27
#46Melanie77US #43
#47Amanda76US #51
#48Monica76US #40
#49Teresa74US #45
#50Tiffany73US #52
#51Katherine72US #64
#52Rachel70US #42
#53Danielle68US #49
#54Kristin68US #78
#55Pamela66US #47
#56Sandra66US #39
#57Robin65US #60
#58Renee61US #80
#59Theresa61US #69
#60Tonya60US #36
#61Dana58US #59
#62Maria58US #31
#63Catherine57US #67
#64Linda57US #61
#65Kristina56US #97
#66Misty56US #90
#67Anna55US #86
#68Jill55US #62
#69Michele53US #44
#70Deborah51US #56
#71Sheila51US #101
#72Victoria51US #95
#73Kathleen50US #68
#74Kristen50US #58
#75Leslie50US #75
#76Sara50US #89
#77Valerie50US #96
#78Brandy49US #82
#79Paula49US #87
#80Amber48US #130
#81Gina48US #83
#82Barbara46US #63
#83Erica46US #81
#84Jamie45US #103
#85Kendra45
#86Kristine45US #133
#87Brandi44US #109
#88Donna43US #55
#89Kathryn43US #107
#90Jodi42US #100
#91Shelly42US #104
#92Cheryl41US #74
#93Deanna41US #111
#94Emily41US #99
#95Kristi41US #108
#96Christy40US #73
#97Rhonda40US #70
#98Shawna40US #188
#99Alicia39US #91
#100Ann39US #93

Boys

#1Michael847US #1
#2Jason739US #3
#3Christopher587US #2
#4David487US #5
#5Brian472US #8
#6John472US #6
#7Robert442US #7
#8James410US #4
#9Matthew410US #10
#10Daniel372US #11
#11Eric303US #13
#12William276US #9
#13Jeffrey258US #17
#14Mark247US #15
#15Richard241US #16
#16Scott238US #18
#17Kevin233US #14
#18Joseph222US #12
#19Steven209US #20
#20Jeremy199US #33
#21Thomas195US #19
#22Chad193US #25
#23Ryan192US #30
#24Joshua188US #42
#25Justin187US #51
#26Paul187US #24
#27Timothy183US #22
#28Aaron180US #34
#29Shawn166US #27
#30Anthony160US #21
#31Andrew158US #29
#32Charles148US #23
#33Gregory128US #26
#34Sean128US #36
#35Shane128US #54
#36Travis127US #53
#37Kenneth126US #28
#38Todd125US #35
#39Nathan114US #63
#40Adam113US #45
#41Jonathan113US #31
#42Stephen112US #32
#43Troy106US #59
#44Patrick104US #37
#45Brandon97US #58
#46Bryan92US #43
#47Douglas90US #47
#48Donald85US #38
#49Brett82US #88
#50Benjamin78US #55
#51Edward77US #39
#52Jesse75US #75
#53Ronald74US #40
#54Derek73US #69
#55Craig69US #48
#56Keith69US #41
#57Peter66US #52
#58George63US #46
#59Jose61US #49
#60Brent60US #80
#61Erik60US #86
#62Frank60US #61
#63Gary60US #44
#64Bradley59US #62
#65Larry58US #50
#66Gabriel57US #130
#67Joel53US #73
#68Samuel52US #66
#69Raymond51US #60
#70Clinton50US #161
#71Nicholas50US #85
#72Phillip50US #71
#73Marc49US #81
#74Russell49US #77
#75Jeffery48US #64
#76Juan48US #67
#77Dennis45US #56
#78Jacob44US #122
#79Roger43US #84
#80Jerry42US #57
#81Rodney42US #68
#82Jamie41US #70
#83Danny40US #83
#84Manuel40US #145
#85Mike40
#86Chris39US #96
#87Joe39US #105
#88Philip39US #91
#89Alan38US #115
#90Arthur37US #119
#91Dustin37US #153
#92Jared37US #155
#93Kelly37US #147
#94Randy37US #79
#95Carlos35US #74
#96Cory35US #128
#97Dale35US #141
#98Jon35US #94
#99Kyle35US #110
#100Lance35US #148

On the move since 1972

Rising

↑34Amanda#47
↑34Theresa#59
↑32Crystal#43
↑24Joel#67
↑21Sheila#71
↑20Teresa#49
↑19Kristina#65
↑19Gabriel#66

Falling

↓32Paula#79
↓31Gina#81
↓31Shawna#98
↓26Deborah#70
↓25Donna#88
↓23Shelly#91
↓23Lance#100
↓21Dennis#77

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1972 rankings.