Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1973
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1972.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1972 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 68,248 | 0 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 62,668 | 0 |
| 3 | Christopher | 48,588 | 0 |
| 4 | Jason | 46,909 | +4 |
| 5 | James | 43,152 | -1 |
| 6 | David | 41,308 | -1 |
| 7 | John | 39,394 | -1 |
| 8 | Robert | 38,947 | -1 |
| 9 | Brian | 35,846 | 0 |
| 10 | William | 28,181 | 0 |
| 11 | Michelle | 27,051 | 0 |
| 12 | Amy | 27,048 | +2 |
| 13 | Matthew | 24,641 | +3 |
| 14 | Daniel | 23,814 | +8 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 23,627 | -2 |
| 16 | Lisa | 22,743 | -4 |
| 17 | Melissa | 22,556 | +2 |
| 18 | Joseph | 21,460 | 0 |
| 19 | Angela | 20,971 | -4 |
| 20 | Eric | 20,932 | +3 |
| 21 | Kevin | 20,902 | -1 |
| 22 | Mark | 20,462 | +3 |
| 23 | Richard | 20,080 | -2 |
| 24 | Heather | 19,394 | +8 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 19,304 | -1 |
| 26 | Scott | 19,059 | -9 |
| 27 | Thomas | 18,022 | 0 |
| 28 | Stephanie | 17,330 | +3 |
| 29 | Steven | 17,266 | -3 |
| 30 | Anthony | 16,559 | -1 |
| 31 | Timothy | 16,130 | -3 |
| 32 | Charles | 15,869 | -2 |
| 33 | Rebecca | 14,924 | +8 |
| 34 | Nicole | 13,981 | -1 |
| 35 | Paul | 12,978 | -1 |
| 36 | Chad | 12,953 | +4 |
| 37 | Julie | 12,832 | -1 |
| 38 | Shawn | 12,736 | +6 |
| 39 | Shannon | 12,438 | -2 |
| 40 | Elizabeth | 12,412 | +6 |
| 41 | Mary | 12,367 | -2 |
| 42 | Kelly | 12,214 | +1 |
| 43 | Tracy | 11,956 | -5 |
| 44 | Gregory | 11,759 | -2 |
| 45 | Tammy | 11,283 | -10 |
| 46 | Kenneth | 11,074 | -1 |
| 47 | Christina | 10,936 | +8 |
| 48 | Andrew | 10,780 | +8 |
| 49 | Ryan | 10,595 | +18 |
| 50 | Christine | 10,590 | -3 |
| 51 | Laura | 10,388 | -3 |
| 52 | Jonathan | 10,336 | +13 |
| 53 | Stephen | 10,025 | -1 |
| 54 | Dawn | 9,929 | -4 |
| 55 | Jeremy | 9,423 | +22 |
| 56 | Karen | 9,392 | -5 |
| 57 | Tina | 9,343 | -8 |
| 58 | Susan | 9,310 | -5 |
| 59 | Aaron | 9,306 | +13 |
| 60 | Cynthia | 8,777 | -6 |
| 61 | Todd | 8,730 | -4 |
| 62 | Sean | 8,609 | -2 |
| 63 | Patricia | 8,528 | -5 |
| 64 | Patrick | 8,521 | -1 |
| 65 | Lori | 8,501 | -4 |
| 66 | Donald | 8,436 | -2 |
| 67 | Edward | 8,419 | -5 |
| 68 | Ronald | 8,397 | -9 |
| 69 | Stacy | 8,254 | 0 |
| 70 | Keith | 8,225 | -4 |
| 71 | Joshua | 8,095 | +49 |
| 72 | Andrea | 7,913 | -2 |
| 73 | Wendy | 7,839 | -5 |
| 74 | Maria | 7,732 | 0 |
| 75 | April | 7,285 | +25 |
| 76 | Jessica | 7,248 | +21 |
| 77 | Sarah | 7,247 | +24 |
| 78 | Tonya | 7,212 | +2 |
| 79 | Bryan | 7,147 | +5 |
| 80 | Gary | 6,898 | -7 |
| 81 | Adam | 6,881 | +24 |
| 82 | Jamie | 6,867 | +8 |
| 83 | Stacey | 6,820 | +2 |
| 84 | Tara | 6,723 | -3 |
| 85 | George | 6,652 | -3 |
| 86 | Denise | 6,643 | -7 |
| 87 | Sandra | 6,627 | -16 |
| 88 | Douglas | 6,620 | -10 |
| 89 | Monica | 6,422 | +9 |
| 90 | Craig | 6,326 | -4 |
| 91 | Jose | 6,155 | +11 |
| 92 | Larry | 6,149 | -5 |
| 93 | Rachel | 6,124 | -2 |
| 94 | Justin | 6,117 | +29 |
| 95 | Melanie | 6,098 | -2 |
| 96 | Michele | 6,047 | -20 |
| 97 | Teresa | 6,008 | -14 |
| 98 | Dana | 5,947 | -10 |
| 99 | Peter | 5,939 | -10 |
| 100 | Shane | 5,931 | +10 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.