Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1974
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1973.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1973 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 68,059 | 0 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 63,292 | 0 |
| 3 | Jason | 55,022 | +1 |
| 4 | Christopher | 48,873 | -1 |
| 5 | David | 42,020 | +1 |
| 6 | James | 41,584 | -1 |
| 7 | John | 37,866 | 0 |
| 8 | Robert | 37,246 | 0 |
| 9 | Brian | 34,587 | 0 |
| 10 | Amy | 29,659 | +2 |
| 11 | Matthew | 27,302 | +2 |
| 12 | William | 27,149 | -2 |
| 13 | Michelle | 25,935 | -2 |
| 14 | Daniel | 23,986 | 0 |
| 15 | Heather | 23,256 | +9 |
| 16 | Angela | 22,892 | +3 |
| 17 | Kimberly | 22,522 | -2 |
| 18 | Melissa | 22,252 | -1 |
| 19 | Joseph | 21,958 | -1 |
| 20 | Eric | 20,332 | 0 |
| 21 | Lisa | 19,852 | -5 |
| 22 | Kevin | 19,588 | -1 |
| 23 | Jeffrey | 19,416 | +2 |
| 24 | Mark | 19,016 | -2 |
| 25 | Richard | 18,726 | -2 |
| 26 | Scott | 18,112 | 0 |
| 27 | Steven | 17,752 | +2 |
| 28 | Thomas | 17,361 | -1 |
| 29 | Stephanie | 17,045 | -1 |
| 30 | Anthony | 16,517 | 0 |
| 31 | Timothy | 15,967 | 0 |
| 32 | Charles | 15,253 | 0 |
| 33 | Rebecca | 15,212 | 0 |
| 34 | Jeremy | 13,387 | +21 |
| 35 | Ryan | 13,304 | +14 |
| 36 | Nicole | 13,168 | -2 |
| 37 | Shannon | 13,113 | +2 |
| 38 | Chad | 12,852 | -2 |
| 39 | Shawn | 12,709 | -1 |
| 40 | Kelly | 12,609 | +2 |
| 41 | Paul | 12,408 | -6 |
| 42 | Elizabeth | 12,321 | -2 |
| 43 | Andrew | 11,834 | +5 |
| 44 | Mary | 11,799 | -3 |
| 45 | Joshua | 11,662 | +26 |
| 46 | Julie | 11,417 | -9 |
| 47 | Christina | 10,900 | 0 |
| 48 | Gregory | 10,889 | -4 |
| 49 | Tracy | 10,780 | -6 |
| 50 | Jessica | 10,698 | +26 |
| 51 | Aaron | 10,596 | +8 |
| 52 | Jonathan | 10,293 | 0 |
| 53 | Kenneth | 10,206 | -7 |
| 54 | Stephen | 10,152 | -1 |
| 55 | Christine | 9,946 | -5 |
| 56 | Sarah | 9,819 | +21 |
| 57 | Laura | 9,758 | -6 |
| 58 | Dawn | 9,453 | -4 |
| 59 | Tammy | 9,299 | -14 |
| 60 | Tina | 8,718 | -3 |
| 61 | Karen | 8,679 | -5 |
| 62 | Susan | 8,506 | -4 |
| 63 | April | 8,475 | +12 |
| 64 | Adam | 8,471 | +17 |
| 65 | Sean | 8,350 | -3 |
| 66 | Patrick | 8,193 | -2 |
| 67 | Patricia | 8,084 | -4 |
| 68 | Lori | 7,990 | -3 |
| 69 | Todd | 7,886 | -8 |
| 70 | Edward | 7,874 | -3 |
| 71 | Maria | 7,864 | +3 |
| 72 | Donald | 7,805 | -6 |
| 73 | Ronald | 7,718 | -5 |
| 74 | Andrea | 7,630 | -2 |
| 75 | Wendy | 7,592 | -2 |
| 76 | Cynthia | 7,583 | -16 |
| 77 | Stacy | 7,570 | -8 |
| 78 | Amanda | 7,498 | +29 |
| 79 | Justin | 7,468 | +15 |
| 80 | Keith | 7,441 | -10 |
| 81 | Rachel | 7,434 | +12 |
| 82 | Bryan | 7,268 | -3 |
| 83 | Benjamin | 7,221 | +27 |
| 84 | Jamie | 7,106 | -2 |
| 85 | Tonya | 6,913 | -7 |
| 86 | Jose | 6,786 | +5 |
| 87 | Danielle | 6,686 | +18 |
| 88 | Tara | 6,682 | -4 |
| 89 | Tiffany | 6,512 | +19 |
| 90 | Gary | 6,490 | -10 |
| 91 | Carrie | 6,453 | +11 |
| 92 | George | 6,338 | -7 |
| 92 | Stacey | 6,338 | -9 |
| 94 | Monica | 6,311 | -5 |
| 95 | Sandra | 6,293 | -8 |
| 96 | Erin | 6,188 | +42 |
| 97 | Kristen | 6,120 | +24 |
| 98 | Tanya | 6,038 | +8 |
| 99 | Dana | 5,971 | -1 |
| 99 | Peter | 5,971 | 0 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.