Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1971
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1970.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1970 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 78,036 | 0 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 56,965 | +4 |
| 3 | James | 54,899 | -1 |
| 4 | David | 53,372 | -1 |
| 5 | John | 51,784 | -1 |
| 6 | Robert | 50,932 | -1 |
| 7 | Christopher | 48,495 | 0 |
| 8 | William | 35,614 | +1 |
| 9 | Jason | 34,328 | +8 |
| 10 | Michelle | 33,310 | +1 |
| 11 | Lisa | 33,037 | -3 |
| 12 | Brian | 32,774 | 0 |
| 13 | Scott | 31,034 | +3 |
| 14 | Kimberly | 30,810 | -4 |
| 15 | Amy | 26,312 | +7 |
| 16 | Richard | 26,298 | -2 |
| 17 | Angela | 25,993 | +6 |
| 18 | Jeffrey | 25,945 | -3 |
| 19 | Mark | 25,247 | -6 |
| 20 | Kevin | 24,984 | -2 |
| 21 | Joseph | 24,665 | -1 |
| 22 | Melissa | 23,950 | +2 |
| 23 | Steven | 23,813 | -4 |
| 24 | Thomas | 23,280 | -3 |
| 25 | Eric | 23,099 | 0 |
| 26 | Matthew | 22,636 | +5 |
| 27 | Daniel | 21,901 | -1 |
| 28 | Timothy | 20,204 | -1 |
| 29 | Charles | 19,997 | -1 |
| 30 | Anthony | 19,360 | -1 |
| 31 | Tammy | 17,718 | +2 |
| 32 | Paul | 17,564 | -2 |
| 33 | Mary | 16,789 | +1 |
| 34 | Tracy | 16,405 | -2 |
| 35 | Shannon | 15,655 | +6 |
| 36 | Julie | 15,371 | -1 |
| 37 | Stephanie | 15,187 | +8 |
| 38 | Heather | 15,057 | +10 |
| 39 | Kelly | 14,865 | -3 |
| 40 | Gregory | 14,840 | 0 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 14,836 | -4 |
| 42 | Shawn | 14,688 | +14 |
| 43 | Dawn | 14,328 | +1 |
| 44 | Karen | 14,271 | -6 |
| 45 | Laura | 13,942 | -6 |
| 46 | Susan | 13,827 | -3 |
| 47 | Christine | 13,735 | -5 |
| 48 | Elizabeth | 13,670 | -2 |
| 49 | Tina | 13,313 | +1 |
| 50 | Stephen | 13,175 | -3 |
| 51 | Rebecca | 12,238 | +12 |
| 52 | Chad | 12,188 | +54 |
| 53 | Cynthia | 12,183 | +1 |
| 54 | Todd | 12,095 | -5 |
| 55 | Lori | 11,871 | -3 |
| 56 | Ronald | 11,695 | -5 |
| 57 | Patricia | 11,521 | -4 |
| 58 | Edward | 11,130 | 0 |
| 59 | Andrew | 10,965 | 0 |
| 60 | Donald | 10,939 | -3 |
| 61 | Patrick | 10,871 | -1 |
| 62 | Sean | 10,587 | +5 |
| 63 | Nicole | 10,471 | +2 |
| 64 | Pamela | 10,192 | -9 |
| 65 | Stacy | 10,144 | +13 |
| 66 | Wendy | 10,097 | -4 |
| 67 | Christina | 9,948 | +6 |
| 68 | Keith | 9,899 | +3 |
| 69 | Sandra | 9,753 | -8 |
| 70 | Gary | 9,244 | -6 |
| 71 | Douglas | 8,780 | -5 |
| 72 | Deborah | 8,711 | -2 |
| 73 | Jonathan | 8,672 | +10 |
| 74 | Andrea | 8,636 | +13 |
| 75 | Teresa | 8,604 | -3 |
| 76 | Aaron | 8,471 | +29 |
| 77 | George | 8,285 | 0 |
| 78 | Denise | 8,262 | -3 |
| 79 | Maria | 8,195 | +1 |
| 80 | Donna | 8,047 | -11 |
| 81 | Dana | 8,032 | +11 |
| 82 | Michele | 8,012 | -14 |
| 83 | Stacey | 8,006 | +5 |
| 84 | Craig | 7,992 | -10 |
| 85 | Larry | 7,814 | -1 |
| 86 | Sharon | 7,564 | -10 |
| 87 | Jeremy | 7,542 | +75 |
| 88 | Linda | 7,403 | -9 |
| 88 | Troy | 7,403 | -7 |
| 90 | Brenda | 7,187 | -8 |
| 91 | Peter | 7,064 | -6 |
| 92 | Tonya | 6,925 | +6 |
| 93 | Terry | 6,845 | +3 |
| 94 | Robin | 6,775 | -5 |
| 95 | Rhonda | 6,675 | -1 |
| 96 | Jerry | 6,667 | -6 |
| 97 | Bryan | 6,649 | +12 |
| 98 | Dennis | 6,614 | -3 |
| 99 | Barbara | 6,480 | -13 |
| 100 | Monica | 6,456 | +11 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.