Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1973
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1972.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1972 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 67,797 | 0 |
| 2 | Christopher | 48,313 | 0 |
| 3 | Jason | 46,683 | +4 |
| 4 | James | 42,836 | -1 |
| 5 | David | 41,082 | -1 |
| 6 | John | 39,165 | -1 |
| 7 | Robert | 38,698 | -1 |
| 8 | Brian | 35,686 | 0 |
| 9 | William | 28,018 | 0 |
| 10 | Matthew | 24,531 | 0 |
| 11 | Daniel | 23,672 | +4 |
| 12 | Joseph | 21,326 | 0 |
| 13 | Eric | 20,802 | +3 |
| 14 | Kevin | 20,768 | -1 |
| 15 | Mark | 20,367 | +3 |
| 16 | Richard | 19,942 | -2 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 19,216 | 0 |
| 18 | Scott | 18,980 | -7 |
| 19 | Thomas | 17,921 | +1 |
| 20 | Steven | 17,175 | -1 |
| 21 | Anthony | 16,414 | +1 |
| 22 | Timothy | 16,036 | -1 |
| 23 | Charles | 15,752 | 0 |
| 24 | Paul | 12,901 | 0 |
| 25 | Chad | 12,886 | 0 |
| 26 | Gregory | 11,674 | 0 |
| 27 | Shawn | 11,451 | +1 |
| 28 | Kenneth | 10,979 | -1 |
| 29 | Andrew | 10,728 | +1 |
| 30 | Ryan | 10,511 | +9 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 10,273 | +6 |
| 32 | Stephen | 9,955 | -3 |
| 33 | Jeremy | 9,363 | +9 |
| 34 | Aaron | 9,232 | +6 |
| 35 | Todd | 8,677 | -4 |
| 36 | Sean | 8,553 | -3 |
| 37 | Patrick | 8,480 | -2 |
| 38 | Donald | 8,361 | -2 |
| 39 | Edward | 8,360 | -5 |
| 40 | Ronald | 8,327 | -8 |
| 41 | Keith | 8,165 | -3 |
| 42 | Joshua | 8,057 | +17 |
| 43 | Bryan | 7,110 | +2 |
| 44 | Gary | 6,851 | -3 |
| 45 | Adam | 6,842 | +6 |
| 46 | George | 6,601 | -2 |
| 47 | Douglas | 6,595 | -4 |
| 48 | Craig | 6,295 | -2 |
| 49 | Jose | 6,097 | +1 |
| 50 | Larry | 6,080 | -3 |
| 51 | Justin | 6,078 | +9 |
| 52 | Peter | 5,913 | -4 |
| 53 | Travis | 5,868 | +4 |
| 54 | Shane | 5,710 | +1 |
| 55 | Benjamin | 5,226 | +9 |
| 56 | Dennis | 5,176 | -4 |
| 57 | Jerry | 5,097 | -4 |
| 58 | Brandon | 5,065 | +5 |
| 59 | Troy | 5,064 | -10 |
| 60 | Raymond | 4,831 | -6 |
| 61 | Frank | 4,785 | -5 |
| 62 | Bradley | 4,748 | -1 |
| 63 | Nathan | 4,734 | +16 |
| 64 | Jeffery | 4,407 | -6 |
| 65 | Terry | 4,374 | -3 |
| 66 | Samuel | 4,267 | 0 |
| 67 | Juan | 4,087 | +6 |
| 68 | Rodney | 4,059 | -3 |
| 69 | Derek | 3,919 | -2 |
| 70 | Jamie | 3,913 | +2 |
| 71 | Phillip | 3,861 | +4 |
| 72 | Marcus | 3,714 | -1 |
| 73 | Joel | 3,570 | +5 |
| 74 | Carlos | 3,569 | +10 |
| 75 | Jesse | 3,442 | +13 |
| 76 | Billy | 3,437 | +5 |
| 77 | Russell | 3,397 | -8 |
| 78 | Tony | 3,348 | -10 |
| 79 | Randy | 3,345 | -9 |
| 80 | Brent | 3,287 | -3 |
| 81 | Marc | 3,275 | +2 |
| 82 | Johnny | 3,267 | -8 |
| 83 | Danny | 3,181 | +4 |
| 84 | Roger | 3,155 | -8 |
| 85 | Nicholas | 3,153 | +14 |
| 86 | Erik | 3,062 | 0 |
| 87 | Derrick | 3,054 | +4 |
| 88 | Brett | 3,030 | -8 |
| 89 | Corey | 3,019 | +6 |
| 90 | Carl | 3,013 | -5 |
| 91 | Philip | 2,997 | +13 |
| 92 | Antonio | 2,965 | +1 |
| 93 | Bobby | 2,889 | -3 |
| 94 | Jon | 2,798 | -5 |
| 95 | Jimmy | 2,735 | +2 |
| 96 | Chris | 2,703 | -14 |
| 97 | Christian | 2,693 | -1 |
| 98 | Curtis | 2,690 | -6 |
| 99 | Vincent | 2,686 | +6 |
| 100 | Shannon | 2,636 | -6 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.