Names by year · United States
The names of 1973
In 1973, the SSA recorded 3,016,785 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 23 | 62,448 | #586 |
| 2 | Amy1 in 54 | 26,962 | #257 |
| 3 | Michelle1 in 54 | 26,935 | #465 |
| 4 | Kimberly1 in 62 | 23,531 | #303 |
| 5 | Lisa1 in 64 | 22,677 | #991 |
| 6 | Melissa1 in 65 | 22,479 | #420 |
| 7 | Angela1 in 70 | 20,898 | #408 |
| 8 | Heather1 in 75 | 19,347 | #1,264 |
| 9 | Stephanie1 in 84 | 17,263 | #557 |
| 10 | Rebecca1 in 98 | 14,868 | #350 |
| 11 | Nicole1 in 105 | 13,922 | #383 |
| 12 | Julie1 in 114 | 12,785 | #873 |
| 13 | Elizabeth1 in 118 | 12,360 | #17 |
| 14 | Mary1 in 118 | 12,313 | #125 |
| 15 | Tammy1 in 130 | 11,244 | #3,703 |
| 16 | Christina1 in 134 | 10,888 | #770 |
| 17 | Christine1 in 138 | 10,549 | #1,274 |
| 18 | Kelly1 in 139 | 10,512 | #852 |
| 19 | Laura1 in 141 | 10,344 | #379 |
| 20 | Tracy1 in 147 | 9,913 | #2,171 |
| 21 | Dawn1 in 147 | 9,890 | #2,174 |
| 22 | Shannon1 in 149 | 9,802 | #2,405 |
| 23 | Karen1 in 156 | 9,352 | #1,281 |
| 24 | Tina1 in 157 | 9,307 | #2,815 |
| 25 | Susan1 in 157 | 9,279 | #1,091 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 23 | 67,797 | #21 |
| 2 | Christopher1 in 32 | 48,313 | #68 |
| 3 | Jason1 in 33 | 46,683 | #165 |
| 4 | James1 in 36 | 42,836 | #6 |
| 5 | David1 in 38 | 41,082 | #35 |
| 6 | John1 in 40 | 39,165 | #23 |
| 7 | Robert1 in 40 | 38,698 | #92 |
| 8 | Brian1 in 44 | 35,686 | #339 |
| 9 | William1 in 56 | 28,018 | #9 |
| 10 | Matthew1 in 64 | 24,531 | #32 |
| 11 | Daniel1 in 66 | 23,672 | #22 |
| 12 | Joseph1 in 73 | 21,326 | #29 |
| 13 | Eric1 in 75 | 20,802 | #273 |
| 14 | Kevin1 in 75 | 20,768 | #221 |
| 15 | Mark1 in 77 | 20,367 | #245 |
| 16 | Richard1 in 78 | 19,942 | #234 |
| 17 | Jeffrey1 in 81 | 19,216 | #552 |
| 18 | Scott1 in 82 | 18,980 | #534 |
| 19 | Thomas1 in 87 | 17,921 | #34 |
| 20 | Steven1 in 91 | 17,175 | #271 |
| 21 | Anthony1 in 95 | 16,414 | #46 |
| 22 | Timothy1 in 97 | 16,036 | #203 |
| 23 | Charles1 in 99 | 15,752 | #48 |
| 24 | Paul1 in 121 | 12,901 | #262 |
| 25 | Chad1 in 121 | 12,886 | #1,701 |
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