State roster

Top names in Rhode Island

The names most likely to appear on 1973 Rhode Island birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 10,275 Rhode Island births in 1973 across 366 distinct names.

Distinctively Rhode Island

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

#24Kerri#180 nationally
#63Bethanyoutside the national top 200
#89Dinaoutside the national top 200
#93Brendanoutside the national top 200
#96Francisoutside the national top 200
#99Kellieoutside the national top 200
#58Kerry#148 nationally
#80Dean#168 nationally
#97Ian#180 nationally
#67Lynn#145 nationally
#93Kara#167 nationally
#76Alison#146 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer326US #1
#2Melissa150US #6
#3Michelle148US #3
#4Lisa127US #5
#5Kimberly109US #4
#6Amy97US #2
#7Christine96US #17
#8Heather90US #8
#9Rebecca81US #10
#10Dawn79US #21
#11Kristen79US #58
#12Elizabeth69US #13
#13Nicole68US #11
#14Stephanie65US #9
#15Jessica63US #34
#16Susan59US #25
#17Julie57US #12
#18Lori54US #28
#19Melanie52US #43
#20Karen51US #23
#21Kelly50US #18
#22Tammy50US #15
#23Tracy48US #20
#24Kerri47US #180
#25Brenda41US #53
#26Christina41US #16
#27Tina40US #24
#28Erin39US #79
#29Patricia37US #27
#30Maria34US #31
#31Mary34US #14
#32Tara34US #37
#33Shannon33US #22
#34Michele32US #44
#35Rachel32US #42
#36Sarah32US #35
#37Stacey32US #41
#38Danielle31US #49
#39Sandra31US #39
#40Andrea30US #30
#41Kathleen30US #68
#42Paula30US #87
#43Wendy30US #29
#44Holly28US #54
#45Stacy28US #32
#46Tracey28US #102
#47Jill27US #62
#48Laura27US #19
#49Renee27US #80
#50Erica26US #81
#51Debra25US #84
#52Gina25US #83
#53Robin25US #60
#54Barbara24US #63
#55Cheryl24US #74
#56Cynthia24US #26
#57Heidi24US #65
#58Kerry24US #148
#59Tricia24US #123
#60Deborah23US #56
#61Laurie23US #106
#62Pamela23US #47
#63Bethany22
#64Crystal22US #48
#65Denise22US #38
#66Diane22US #115
#67Lynn22US #145
#68Nancy22US #77
#69Kristin21US #78
#70Linda21US #61
#71Allison20US #105
#72April20US #33
#73Donna20US #55
#74Tanya20US #50
#75Alicia19US #91
#76Alison17US #146
#77Beth17US #117
#78Diana17US #85
#79Kathryn17US #107
#80Angela16US #7
#81Carrie16US #46
#82Katherine16US #64
#83Sherry16US #76
#84Catherine15US #67
#85Colleen15US #125
#86Kristine15US #133
#87Megan15US #141
#88Sherri15US #149
#89Dina14
#90Tonya14US #36
#91Ann13US #93
#92Cindy13US #92
#93Kara13US #167
#94Kim13US #129
#95Sara13US #89
#96Victoria13US #95
#97Dana12US #59
#98Deanna12US #111
#99Kellie12
#100Melinda12US #72

Boys

#1Michael357US #1
#2Christopher266US #2
#3Jason256US #3
#4David236US #5
#5Robert215US #7
#6John204US #6
#7Brian185US #8
#8James162US #4
#9Joseph140US #12
#10William124US #9
#11Kevin123US #14
#12Scott114US #18
#13Matthew106US #10
#14Richard104US #16
#15Steven103US #20
#16Daniel101US #11
#17Eric96US #13
#18Paul94US #24
#19Thomas93US #19
#20Jeffrey92US #17
#21Mark90US #15
#22Timothy70US #22
#23Anthony67US #21
#24Keith64US #41
#25Gregory60US #26
#26Peter56US #52
#27Ronald56US #40
#28Edward55US #39
#29Stephen54US #32
#30Jonathan52US #31
#31Sean49US #36
#32Todd48US #35
#33Derek46US #69
#34Charles44US #23
#35Donald44US #38
#36Kenneth44US #28
#37Patrick44US #37
#38Raymond42US #60
#39Andrew38US #29
#40Joshua38US #42
#41Frank37US #61
#42Adam36US #45
#43Ryan36US #30
#44Shawn35US #27
#45Dennis34US #56
#46Gary31US #44
#47Justin31US #51
#48George29US #46
#49Jamie28US #70
#50Jeremy27US #33
#51Douglas24US #47
#52Marc24US #81
#53Craig23US #48
#54Wayne23US #107
#55Chad22US #25
#56Aaron21US #34
#57Bryan19US #43
#58Philip19US #91
#59Vincent19US #99
#60Arthur18US #119
#61Erik18US #86
#62Roger18US #84
#63Russell18US #77
#64Shane17US #54
#65Alan15US #115
#66Albert15US #112
#67Jesse15US #75
#68Jose14US #49
#69Kyle14US #110
#70Nicholas14US #85
#71Benjamin13US #55
#72Brandon13US #58
#73Carlos13US #74
#74Christian13US #97
#75Joel13US #73
#76Louis13US #135
#77Victor13US #103
#78Alexander12US #116
#79Antonio12US #92
#80Dean12US #168
#81Troy12US #59
#82Bradley11US #62
#83Carl11US #90
#84Frederick11US #120
#85Jon11US #94
#86Nathan11US #63
#87Walter11US #101
#88Bruce10US #134
#89Larry10US #50
#90Phillip10US #71
#91Travis10US #53
#92Barry9US #159
#93Brendan9
#94Corey9US #89
#95Ernest9US #149
#96Francis9
#97Ian9US #180
#98Jacob9US #122
#99Jared9US #155
#100Jay9US #118

On the move since 1972

Rising

↑40Brenda#25
↑39Barbara#54
↑30Danielle#38
↑30Crystal#64
↑29Maria#30
↑29Tricia#59
↑28Stacy#45
↑25Vincent#59

Falling

↓53Donna#73
↓44Kristin#69
↓27Catherine#84
↓26Pamela#62
↓25Cheryl#55
↓24Angela#80
↓24Phillip#90
↓23Ernest#95

Every state

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