State roster

Top names in New Hampshire

The names most likely to appear on 1973 New Hampshire birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 9,061 New Hampshire births in 1973 across 352 distinct names.

Distinctively New Hampshire

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

#41Kelleyoutside the national top 200
#55Danaoutside the national top 200
#60Seth#196 nationally
#80Normanoutside the national top 200
#81Zachary#197 nationally
#89Ethanoutside the national top 200
#84Ian#180 nationally
#75Bonnie#164 nationally
#57Lynn#145 nationally
#70Alison#146 nationally
#63Kristine#133 nationally
#79Lance#148 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer324US #1
#2Michelle122US #3
#3Amy121US #2
#4Heather106US #8
#5Melissa87US #6
#6Rebecca84US #10
#7Kimberly81US #4
#8Lisa81US #5
#9Christine71US #17
#10Jessica71US #34
#11Stephanie70US #9
#12Julie67US #12
#13Sarah65US #35
#14Heidi63US #65
#15Angela61US #7
#16Kelly58US #18
#17Nicole51US #11
#18Karen49US #23
#19Kristen48US #58
#20Tammy45US #15
#21Elizabeth41US #13
#22Susan41US #25
#23Wendy41US #29
#24Tracy40US #20
#25Christina39US #16
#26Dawn38US #21
#27Holly36US #54
#28Lori36US #28
#29Katherine35US #64
#30Tina35US #24
#31Danielle34US #49
#32Shannon34US #22
#33Mary33US #14
#34Laura32US #19
#35Andrea31US #30
#36Melanie29US #43
#37Stacey29US #41
#38Pamela28US #47
#39Amanda27US #51
#40Kathleen27US #68
#41Kelley27
#42Kristin27US #78
#43Sara27US #89
#44Carrie25US #46
#45Jill24US #62
#46Jodi24US #100
#47Laurie24US #106
#48Stacy24US #32
#49Tanya24US #50
#50Deborah23US #56
#51Denise23US #38
#52Patricia23US #27
#53Tara23US #37
#54Brenda22US #53
#55Tracey22US #102
#56April21US #33
#57Lynn21US #145
#58Robin21US #60
#59Sharon21US #57
#60Cynthia20US #26
#61Linda20US #61
#62Sherry20US #76
#63Kristine19US #133
#64Nancy19US #77
#65Victoria19US #95
#66Catherine18US #67
#67Erica18US #81
#68Margaret18US #94
#69Melinda18US #72
#70Alison17US #146
#71Ann17US #93
#72Kim17US #129
#73Paula17US #87
#74Aimee16US #126
#75Bonnie16US #164
#76Donna16US #55
#77Michele16US #44
#78Sandra16US #39
#79Theresa16US #69
#80Carolyn15US #116
#81Rachel15US #42
#82Tiffany15US #52
#83Crystal14US #48
#84Emily14US #99
#85Erin14US #79
#86Renee14US #80
#87Shelley14US #128
#88Allison13US #105
#89Anne13US #122
#90Diane13US #115
#91Kathryn13US #107
#92Tricia13US #123
#93Barbara12US #63
#94Cindy12US #92
#95Colleen12US #125
#96Debra12US #84
#97Kristina12US #97
#98Tonya12US #36
#99Brandy11US #82
#100Carol11US #121

Boys

#1Jason227US #3
#2Michael226US #1
#3Christopher211US #2
#4David157US #5
#5Robert151US #7
#6Matthew144US #10
#7James142US #4
#8Scott137US #18
#9John129US #6
#10Jeffrey126US #17
#11Brian122US #8
#12Daniel107US #11
#13Eric87US #13
#14Kevin83US #14
#15William79US #9
#16Richard78US #16
#17Timothy74US #22
#18Mark73US #15
#19Shawn73US #27
#20Steven71US #20
#21Keith68US #41
#22Thomas67US #19
#23Jeremy63US #33
#24Peter63US #52
#25Joseph61US #12
#26Andrew60US #29
#27Joshua55US #42
#28Aaron54US #34
#29Jonathan54US #31
#30Craig51US #48
#31Kenneth51US #28
#32Stephen49US #32
#33Adam48US #45
#34Todd47US #35
#35Paul46US #24
#36Ryan46US #30
#37Sean42US #36
#38Nathan40US #63
#39Charles39US #23
#40Gregory38US #26
#41Derek35US #69
#42Marc35US #81
#43Patrick34US #37
#44Edward33US #39
#45Shane31US #54
#46Anthony30US #21
#47Gary28US #44
#48Donald27US #38
#49Ronald26US #40
#50Chad25US #25
#51Douglas24US #47
#52Jamie24US #70
#53Justin24US #51
#54Benjamin22US #55
#55Dana22
#56Erik22US #86
#57Christian21US #97
#58Bryan20US #43
#59George20US #46
#60Seth20US #196
#61Philip19US #91
#62Troy19US #59
#63Corey18US #89
#64Nicholas18US #85
#65Raymond18US #60
#66Dennis17US #56
#67Roger17US #84
#68Travis17US #53
#69Wayne16US #107
#70Alexander15US #116
#71Jesse15US #75
#72Brett14US #88
#73Dale14US #141
#74Jay13US #118
#75Russell13US #77
#76Brandon12US #58
#77Jacob12US #122
#78Jeffery12US #64
#79Lance12US #148
#80Norman12
#81Zachary12US #197
#82Alan11US #115
#83Gerald11US #102
#84Ian11US #180
#85Joel11US #73
#86Randy11US #79
#87Bradley10US #62
#88Bruce10US #134
#89Ethan10
#90Jon10US #94
#91Ralph10US #157
#92Steve10US #160
#93Carl9US #90
#94Randall9US #121
#95Rodney9US #68
#96Samuel9US #66
#97Walter9US #101
#98Arthur8US #119
#99Curtis8US #98
#100Gabriel8US #130

On the move since 1972

Rising

↑56Kelley#41
↑30Margaret#68
↑30Bryan#58
↑29Tanya#49
↑29Brenda#54
↑24Amanda#39
↑24Alison#70
↑22Alexander#70

Falling

↓38Michele#77
↓38Sandra#78
↓38Debra#96
↓35Bruce#88
↓32Cynthia#60
↓31Diane#90
↓24Tara#53
↓24Lynn#57

Every state

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