State roster

Top names in Maine

The names most likely to appear on 1971 Maine birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 15,131 Maine births in 1971 across 484 distinct names.

Distinctively Maine

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

#52Danaoutside the national top 200
#57Bethanyoutside the national top 200
#96Darcyoutside the national top 200
#98Tobyoutside the national top 200
#100Bobbioutside the national top 200
#49Lynn#128 nationally
#66Alison#143 nationally
#20Laurie#96 nationally
#66Dean#137 nationally
#40Tricia#109 nationally
#92Jody#161 nationally
#91Penny#158 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer365US #1
#2Lisa225US #3
#3Michelle210US #2
#4Melissa203US #7
#5Amy171US #5
#6Kimberly149US #4
#7Tammy136US #8
#8Angela128US #6
#9Heather128US #12
#10Karen126US #15
#11Julie112US #10
#12Tina94US #20
#13Heidi92US #77
#14Susan92US #17
#15Rebecca89US #23
#16Kelly85US #22
#17Tracy85US #13
#18Dawn72US #14
#19Christine69US #18
#20Laurie69US #96
#21Mary69US #9
#22Elizabeth67US #19
#23Shannon67US #21
#24Stephanie65US #11
#25Jessica64US #64
#26Wendy64US #29
#27Pamela61US #28
#28Lori60US #25
#29Nicole60US #27
#30Stacy60US #32
#31Michele50US #39
#32Holly49US #76
#33Patricia49US #26
#34Stacey47US #41
#35Laura46US #16
#36Sandra46US #31
#37Cheryl43US #50
#38Melanie43US #66
#39Christina42US #30
#40Tricia42US #109
#41April41US #56
#42Deborah41US #33
#43Debra40US #57
#44Andrea38US #35
#45Carrie37US #55
#46Cynthia37US #24
#47Denise37US #36
#48Kathleen37US #53
#49Lynn37US #128
#50Brenda36US #43
#51Donna36US #38
#52Katherine36US #67
#53Catherine35US #65
#54Cindy35US #70
#55Rachel35US #54
#56Sharon33US #40
#57Bethany32
#58Sarah32US #58
#59Jill30US #59
#60Kim29US #101
#61Amanda28US #84
#62Barbara28US #47
#63Diane28US #83
#64Nancy28US #52
#65Tiffany28US #62
#66Alison27US #143
#67Allison27US #119
#68Tanya27US #72
#69Tara27US #49
#70Beth26US #100
#71Rhonda26US #46
#72Sherry26US #60
#73Teresa26US #34
#74Kristin25US #71
#75Paula25US #63
#76Tracey25US #74
#77Carol24US #92
#78Danielle24US #99
#79Kathryn24US #111
#80Ann23US #78
#81Robin23US #51
#82Anne22US #122
#83Linda22US #42
#84Renee22US #73
#85Suzanne22US #88
#86Jodi21US #94
#87Leslie21US #68
#88Terri21US #115
#89Valerie21US #102
#90Crystal20US #79
#91Penny20US #158
#92Sara20US #114
#93Shelly20US #103
#94Stacie20US #131
#95Bonnie19US #138
#96Darcy19
#97Kristen19US #87
#98Shelley19US #140
#99Theresa19US #61
#100Bobbi18

Boys

#1Michael401US #1
#2Christopher316US #6
#3Scott299US #10
#4David269US #3
#5James243US #2
#6Robert237US #5
#7Jason224US #8
#8John224US #4
#9Shawn193US #28
#10Richard176US #11
#11Jeffrey162US #12
#12William157US #7
#13Brian155US #9
#14Mark152US #13
#15Kevin146US #14
#16Eric136US #18
#17Matthew129US #19
#18Daniel119US #20
#19Timothy116US #21
#20Andrew109US #33
#21Joseph104US #15
#22Peter101US #47
#23Thomas100US #17
#24Paul94US #24
#25Steven93US #16
#26Stephen90US #27
#27Kenneth81US #25
#28Todd80US #30
#29Charles74US #22
#30Gregory71US #26
#31Anthony68US #23
#32Donald67US #34
#33Troy67US #46
#34Keith61US #37
#35Craig60US #43
#36Edward60US #32
#37Jonathan59US #40
#38Aaron58US #41
#39Patrick58US #35
#40Ronald56US #31
#41Chad51US #29
#42Adam50US #57
#43Sean50US #36
#44Jeremy46US #45
#45Douglas45US #39
#46Gary43US #38
#47Ryan43US #51
#48Shane43US #60
#49Jamie39US #96
#50Raymond39US #52
#51Wayne39US #92
#52Dana38
#53Frank37US #54
#54Nathan37US #104
#55Corey36US #77
#56Travis36US #61
#57Dennis35US #49
#58Roger35US #71
#59Bruce34US #108
#60George34US #42
#61Benjamin33US #69
#62Russell33US #64
#63Marc29US #70
#64Alan28US #99
#65Darren28US #100
#66Dean28US #137
#67Randy28US #67
#68Brett27US #90
#69Carl27US #72
#70Dale27US #125
#71Philip27US #94
#72Joshua25US #80
#73Brent24US #73
#74Joel24US #86
#75Terry24US #56
#76Christian22US #122
#77Derek22US #63
#78Jeffery22US #53
#79Ricky22US #121
#80Samuel21US #66
#81Lawrence20US #85
#82Erik18US #97
#83Justin18US #103
#84Lance18US #98
#85Arthur17US #117
#86Bryan17US #48
#87Chris17US #68
#88Eugene17US #145
#89Albert16US #119
#90Gerald16US #83
#91Jay16US #114
#92Jody16US #161
#93Larry16US #44
#94Rodney16US #59
#95Barry15US #133
#96Ernest15US #143
#97Randall15US #102
#98Toby14
#99Allen13US #120
#100Billy13US #75

On the move since 1970

Rising

↑47Melanie#38
↑46Jessica#25
↑42Ryan#47
↑38Carrie#45
↑32Frank#53
↑30Bethany#57
↑29Sandra#36
↑26Allison#67

Falling

↓60Kristen#97
↓56Theresa#99
↓38Linda#83
↓35Renee#84
↓31Robin#81
↓31Gerald#90
↓29Suzanne#85
↓25Nancy#64

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1970 rankings.