Names by year · United States
The names of 1971
In 1971, the SSA recorded 3,432,270 babies with names given at least five times. Jennifer was the top girls' name and Michael the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer1 in 29 | 56,771 | #586 |
| 2 | Michelle1 in 50 | 33,160 | #465 |
| 3 | Lisa1 in 51 | 32,907 | #991 |
| 4 | Kimberly1 in 54 | 30,708 | #303 |
| 5 | Amy1 in 63 | 26,237 | #257 |
| 6 | Angela1 in 64 | 25,901 | #408 |
| 7 | Melissa1 in 70 | 23,875 | #420 |
| 8 | Tammy1 in 94 | 17,656 | #3,703 |
| 9 | Mary1 in 100 | 16,703 | #125 |
| 10 | Julie1 in 109 | 15,322 | #873 |
| 11 | Stephanie1 in 110 | 15,135 | #557 |
| 12 | Heather1 in 111 | 15,017 | #1,264 |
| 13 | Tracy1 in 116 | 14,330 | #2,171 |
| 14 | Dawn1 in 116 | 14,288 | #2,174 |
| 15 | Karen1 in 117 | 14,214 | #1,281 |
| 16 | Laura1 in 120 | 13,875 | #379 |
| 17 | Susan1 in 121 | 13,782 | #1,091 |
| 18 | Christine1 in 122 | 13,678 | #1,274 |
| 19 | Elizabeth1 in 122 | 13,606 | #17 |
| 20 | Tina1 in 125 | 13,266 | #2,815 |
| 21 | Shannon1 in 132 | 12,647 | #2,405 |
| 22 | Kelly1 in 132 | 12,599 | #852 |
| 23 | Rebecca1 in 136 | 12,192 | #350 |
| 24 | Cynthia1 in 137 | 12,143 | #1,014 |
| 25 | Lori1 in 141 | 11,829 | #1,726 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 23 | 77,577 | #21 |
| 2 | James1 in 32 | 54,597 | #6 |
| 3 | David1 in 33 | 53,113 | #35 |
| 4 | John1 in 34 | 51,512 | #23 |
| 5 | Robert1 in 35 | 50,634 | #92 |
| 6 | Christopher1 in 37 | 48,225 | #68 |
| 7 | William1 in 50 | 35,413 | #9 |
| 8 | Jason1 in 52 | 34,173 | #165 |
| 9 | Brian1 in 54 | 32,624 | #339 |
| 10 | Scott1 in 57 | 30,901 | #534 |
| 11 | Richard1 in 68 | 26,154 | #234 |
| 12 | Jeffrey1 in 68 | 25,834 | #552 |
| 13 | Mark1 in 70 | 25,132 | #245 |
| 14 | Kevin1 in 71 | 24,850 | #221 |
| 15 | Joseph1 in 72 | 24,517 | #29 |
| 16 | Steven1 in 75 | 23,686 | #271 |
| 17 | Thomas1 in 76 | 23,149 | #34 |
| 18 | Eric1 in 77 | 22,962 | #273 |
| 19 | Matthew1 in 78 | 22,543 | #32 |
| 20 | Daniel1 in 81 | 21,785 | #22 |
| 21 | Timothy1 in 88 | 20,089 | #203 |
| 22 | Charles1 in 89 | 19,851 | #48 |
| 23 | Anthony1 in 92 | 19,223 | #46 |
| 24 | Paul1 in 101 | 17,469 | #262 |
| 25 | Kenneth1 in 120 | 14,763 | #294 |
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