Names by year · United States
The names of 1976
In 1976, the SSA recorded 3,034,106 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 25 | 59,473 | #586 |
| 2 | Amy1 in 47 | 31,339 | #257 |
| 3 | Melissa1 in 58 | 25,094 | #420 |
| 4 | Heather1 in 61 | 24,192 | #1,264 |
| 5 | Angela1 in 66 | 22,038 | #408 |
| 6 | Michelle1 in 75 | 19,550 | #465 |
| 7 | Kimberly1 in 77 | 18,962 | #303 |
| 8 | Jessica1 in 80 | 18,368 | #665 |
| 9 | Lisa1 in 84 | 17,346 | #991 |
| 10 | Amanda1 in 94 | 15,588 | #493 |
| 11 | Stephanie1 in 97 | 15,180 | #557 |
| 12 | Rebecca1 in 101 | 14,491 | #350 |
| 13 | Nicole1 in 101 | 14,453 | #383 |
| 14 | Christina1 in 104 | 14,033 | #770 |
| 15 | Sarah1 in 105 | 13,993 | #90 |
| 16 | Elizabeth1 in 108 | 13,547 | #17 |
| 17 | Shannon1 in 110 | 13,368 | #2,405 |
| 18 | Jamie1 in 117 | 12,539 | #858 |
| 19 | Kelly1 in 124 | 11,791 | #852 |
| 20 | Laura1 in 130 | 11,252 | #379 |
| 21 | Julie1 in 135 | 10,839 | #873 |
| 22 | Mary1 in 142 | 10,315 | #125 |
| 23 | Rachel1 in 173 | 8,453 | #250 |
| 24 | Erin1 in 175 | 8,381 | #833 |
| 25 | Andrea1 in 175 | 8,352 | #235 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 23 | 66,915 | #21 |
| 2 | Jason1 in 30 | 52,643 | #165 |
| 3 | Christopher1 in 35 | 45,190 | #68 |
| 4 | David1 in 40 | 39,265 | #35 |
| 5 | James1 in 41 | 38,294 | #6 |
| 6 | John1 in 46 | 33,976 | #23 |
| 7 | Robert1 in 46 | 33,789 | #92 |
| 8 | Brian1 in 51 | 30,517 | #339 |
| 9 | Matthew1 in 52 | 29,951 | #32 |
| 10 | Daniel1 in 64 | 24,702 | #22 |
| 11 | William1 in 64 | 24,428 | #9 |
| 12 | Joseph1 in 65 | 24,055 | #29 |
| 13 | Eric1 in 73 | 21,359 | #273 |
| 14 | Jeremy1 in 78 | 20,126 | #292 |
| 15 | Kevin1 in 85 | 18,474 | #221 |
| 16 | Ryan1 in 90 | 17,484 | #99 |
| 17 | Jeffrey1 in 92 | 17,013 | #552 |
| 18 | Joshua1 in 93 | 16,845 | #66 |
| 19 | Richard1 in 94 | 16,752 | #234 |
| 20 | Steven1 in 94 | 16,650 | #271 |
| 21 | Timothy1 in 94 | 16,620 | #203 |
| 22 | Anthony1 in 95 | 16,601 | #46 |
| 23 | Thomas1 in 97 | 16,122 | #34 |
| 24 | Scott1 in 100 | 15,717 | #534 |
| 25 | Mark1 in 101 | 15,508 | #245 |
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