Names by year · United States
The names of 1977
In 1977, the SSA recorded 3,176,366 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 26 | 58,964 | #586 |
| 2 | Melissa1 in 57 | 26,879 | #420 |
| 3 | Amy1 in 57 | 26,729 | #257 |
| 4 | Jessica1 in 62 | 24,846 | #665 |
| 5 | Heather1 in 64 | 23,773 | #1,264 |
| 6 | Angela1 in 73 | 20,998 | #408 |
| 7 | Michelle1 in 78 | 19,540 | #465 |
| 8 | Kimberly1 in 84 | 18,286 | #303 |
| 9 | Amanda1 in 84 | 18,278 | #493 |
| 10 | Kelly1 in 84 | 18,234 | #852 |
| 11 | Sarah1 in 85 | 18,096 | #90 |
| 12 | Lisa1 in 90 | 17,014 | #991 |
| 13 | Elizabeth1 in 93 | 16,431 | #17 |
| 14 | Stephanie1 in 99 | 15,417 | #557 |
| 15 | Nicole1 in 101 | 15,247 | #383 |
| 16 | Christina1 in 106 | 14,501 | #770 |
| 17 | Rebecca1 in 108 | 14,196 | #350 |
| 18 | Jamie1 in 119 | 12,895 | #858 |
| 19 | Shannon1 in 122 | 12,518 | #2,405 |
| 20 | Laura1 in 135 | 11,318 | #379 |
| 21 | Mary1 in 144 | 10,656 | #125 |
| 22 | Julie1 in 150 | 10,204 | #873 |
| 23 | Erin1 in 150 | 10,198 | #833 |
| 24 | Andrea1 in 157 | 9,782 | #235 |
| 25 | Crystal1 in 158 | 9,724 | #1,145 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 24 | 67,587 | #21 |
| 2 | Jason1 in 30 | 55,631 | #165 |
| 3 | Christopher1 in 35 | 46,721 | #68 |
| 4 | David1 in 41 | 40,515 | #35 |
| 5 | James1 in 41 | 40,040 | #6 |
| 6 | Robert1 in 48 | 34,214 | #92 |
| 7 | John1 in 48 | 34,195 | #23 |
| 8 | Brian1 in 51 | 32,492 | #339 |
| 9 | Matthew1 in 51 | 31,965 | #32 |
| 10 | Joseph1 in 62 | 26,483 | #29 |
| 11 | Daniel1 in 63 | 26,073 | #22 |
| 12 | William1 in 66 | 24,758 | #9 |
| 13 | Kevin1 in 73 | 22,463 | #221 |
| 14 | Joshua1 in 74 | 22,068 | #66 |
| 15 | Jeremy1 in 76 | 21,610 | #292 |
| 16 | Ryan1 in 77 | 21,246 | #99 |
| 17 | Eric1 in 79 | 20,745 | #273 |
| 18 | Timothy1 in 91 | 17,977 | #203 |
| 19 | Jeffrey1 in 94 | 17,481 | #552 |
| 20 | Richard1 in 94 | 17,442 | #234 |
| 21 | Anthony1 in 98 | 16,804 | #46 |
| 22 | Thomas1 in 99 | 16,586 | #34 |
| 23 | Steven1 in 100 | 16,484 | #271 |
| 24 | Andrew1 in 103 | 16,017 | #73 |
| 25 | Mark1 in 107 | 15,418 | #245 |
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