State roster

Top names in Colorado

The names most likely to appear on 1974 Colorado birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 33,866 Colorado births in 1974 across 914 distinct names.

Distinctively Colorado

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

#92Tyleroutside the national top 200
#74Jeremiah#178 nationally
#75Zachary#179 nationally
#84Kendra#178 nationally
#85Shawna#162 nationally
#86Ian#148 nationally
#58Gabriel#117 nationally
#42Amber#92 nationally
#94Kelly#143 nationally
#73Dustin#121 nationally
#97Casey#144 nationally
#85Mario#128 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer798US #1
#2Michelle421US #3
#3Heather387US #4
#4Amy358US #2
#5Melissa262US #7
#6Kimberly246US #6
#7Lisa241US #8
#8Angela225US #5
#9Rebecca220US #10
#10Stephanie213US #9
#11Jessica176US #17
#12Sarah175US #20
#13Christina162US #16
#14Shannon162US #18
#15Nicole151US #11
#16Elizabeth144US #12
#17Julie144US #14
#18Kelly132US #15
#19Laura125US #21
#20Andrea123US #35
#21April119US #28
#22Rachel117US #36
#23Christine114US #19
#24Tammy114US #24
#25Mary111US #13
#26Dawn110US #22
#27Tanya110US #46
#28Patricia99US #29
#29Sara97US #61
#30Tina94US #25
#31Erin93US #47
#32Wendy93US #32
#33Carrie92US #42
#34Susan92US #27
#35Amanda91US #34
#36Tara91US #39
#37Tracy90US #23
#38Heidi89US #60
#39Brenda88US #59
#40Karen87US #26
#41Lori85US #30
#42Amber79US #92
#43Danielle77US #40
#44Melanie77US #51
#45Stacey76US #48
#46Monica75US #43
#47Stacy75US #38
#48Crystal73US #49
#49Jill73US #58
#50Tamara73US #64
#51Denise72US #53
#52Maria71US #31
#53Cynthia69US #33
#54Katherine67US #62
#55Robin66US #63
#56Emily65US #69
#57Kristin65US #72
#58Renee65US #85
#59Sandra65US #44
#60Misty63US #66
#61Anna62US #82
#62Brandy62US #80
#63Kristen62US #45
#64Teresa62US #52
#65Dana61US #55
#66Megan59US #105
#67Tiffany59US #41
#68Victoria58US #104
#69Brandi57US #106
#70Holly57US #56
#71Gina56US #84
#72Theresa55US #79
#73Kristina54US #101
#74Deanna52US #115
#75Pamela52US #54
#76Valerie52US #93
#77Catherine51US #73
#78Deborah51US #68
#79Christy50US #57
#80Kathleen50US #76
#81Shelly49US #107
#82Tonya49US #37
#83Jodi46US #91
#84Kendra46US #178
#85Shawna46US #162
#86Barbara45US #77
#87Paula44US #96
#88Jamie43US #97
#89Leslie43US #65
#90Erica42US #74
#91Kathryn41US #98
#92Alicia40US #90
#93Allison40US #99
#94Natalie40US #119
#95Rhonda40US #86
#96Veronica40US #71
#97Courtney39US #124
#98Michele39US #50
#99Diana38US #87
#100Melinda38US #81

Boys

#1Michael793US #1
#2Jason781US #2
#3Christopher554US #3
#4David488US #4
#5Robert461US #7
#6Brian435US #8
#7James429US #5
#8John413US #6
#9Matthew399US #9
#10Daniel367US #11
#11Eric305US #13
#12Mark272US #16
#13Joshua265US #29
#14Jeffrey260US #15
#15Ryan250US #25
#16Jeremy245US #24
#17Scott238US #18
#18William232US #10
#19Joseph231US #12
#20Richard229US #17
#21Aaron224US #32
#22Steven220US #19
#23Anthony210US #21
#24Justin206US #43
#25Timothy188US #22
#26Kevin178US #14
#27Paul174US #27
#28Andrew170US #28
#29Thomas170US #20
#30Shawn156US #30
#31Chad153US #26
#32Nathan151US #52
#33Charles150US #23
#34Sean149US #37
#35Adam147US #36
#36Shane141US #56
#37Travis140US #54
#38Gregory136US #31
#39Jonathan132US #33
#40Stephen122US #35
#41Benjamin120US #46
#42Troy118US #63
#43Kenneth114US #34
#44Patrick111US #38
#45Brandon109US #51
#46Donald102US #41
#47Todd102US #39
#48Bryan82US #45
#49Jesse82US #67
#50Edward80US #40
#51Ronald74US #42
#52Gary67US #48
#53Jacob67US #88
#54Douglas66US #53
#55Bradley62US #58
#56Peter61US #50
#57Frank60US #65
#58Gabriel58US #117
#59Jeffery57US #66
#60George56US #49
#61Jerry56US #61
#62Raymond56US #62
#63Erik55US #90
#64Samuel55US #60
#65Jose54US #47
#66Keith53US #44
#67Craig52US #57
#68Joel50US #75
#69Brent49US #76
#70Derek49US #74
#71Larry49US #55
#72Phillip49US #70
#73Dustin47US #121
#74Jeremiah46US #178
#75Zachary46US #179
#76Jay45US #111
#77Dennis43US #59
#78Marc43US #85
#79Nicholas43US #80
#80Brett42US #95
#81Jon42US #94
#82Juan42US #64
#83Russell42US #84
#84Carlos41US #71
#85Mario40US #128
#86Ian39US #148
#87Marcus39US #73
#88Terry39US #69
#89Kyle38US #97
#90Randy37US #79
#91Rodney37US #72
#92Tyler37
#93Curtis36US #98
#94Kelly36US #143
#95Tony35US #81
#96Billy34US #78
#97Casey34US #144
#98Jared34US #131
#99Joe33US #113
#100Micheal33US #102

On the move since 1973

Rising

↑47Sara#29
↑38Amber#42
↑38Emily#56
↑30Rachel#22
↑25Jacob#53
↑19April#21
↑19Jill#49
↑19Deanna#74

Falling

↓33Holly#70
↓31Brett#80
↓29Michele#98
↓22Tonya#82
↓20Stacey#45
↓20Denise#51
↓20Pamela#75
↓17Tiffany#67

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1973 rankings.