Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1976
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1975.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1975 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 67,430 | 0 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 59,673 | 0 |
| 3 | Jason | 52,935 | 0 |
| 4 | Christopher | 45,466 | 0 |
| 5 | David | 39,494 | +1 |
| 6 | James | 38,546 | -1 |
| 7 | John | 34,186 | +1 |
| 8 | Robert | 34,025 | -1 |
| 9 | Amy | 31,433 | 0 |
| 10 | Brian | 30,672 | 0 |
| 11 | Matthew | 30,091 | 0 |
| 12 | Melissa | 25,182 | +2 |
| 13 | Daniel | 24,874 | +2 |
| 14 | William | 24,628 | -2 |
| 15 | Heather | 24,274 | -2 |
| 16 | Joseph | 24,197 | +2 |
| 17 | Angela | 22,096 | -1 |
| 18 | Eric | 21,492 | +2 |
| 19 | Jeremy | 20,252 | +14 |
| 20 | Michelle | 19,633 | -3 |
| 21 | Kimberly | 19,023 | -2 |
| 22 | Kevin | 18,587 | +1 |
| 23 | Jessica | 18,424 | +17 |
| 24 | Ryan | 17,647 | +8 |
| 25 | Lisa | 17,407 | -3 |
| 26 | Jamie | 17,160 | +35 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 17,094 | -6 |
| 28 | Joshua | 16,940 | +7 |
| 29 | Richard | 16,880 | -5 |
| 30 | Steven | 16,742 | -4 |
| 31 | Anthony | 16,741 | -3 |
| 32 | Timothy | 16,738 | -2 |
| 33 | Thomas | 16,223 | -4 |
| 34 | Shannon | 15,979 | +12 |
| 35 | Scott | 15,780 | -10 |
| 36 | Amanda | 15,655 | +7 |
| 37 | Mark | 15,585 | -10 |
| 38 | Stephanie | 15,240 | -7 |
| 39 | Rebecca | 14,544 | -2 |
| 40 | Nicole | 14,516 | -4 |
| 41 | Christina | 14,086 | -2 |
| 42 | Sarah | 14,039 | +6 |
| 43 | Charles | 14,027 | -9 |
| 44 | Elizabeth | 13,608 | 0 |
| 45 | Andrew | 13,358 | -3 |
| 46 | Kelly | 13,331 | -8 |
| 47 | Paul | 11,858 | -2 |
| 48 | Chad | 11,835 | -7 |
| 49 | Aaron | 11,498 | +3 |
| 50 | Jonathan | 11,396 | +1 |
| 51 | Laura | 11,298 | +3 |
| 52 | Shawn | 10,880 | -5 |
| 53 | Julie | 10,870 | -4 |
| 54 | Benjamin | 10,725 | +3 |
| 55 | Mary | 10,377 | -5 |
| 56 | Justin | 10,211 | +4 |
| 57 | Gregory | 10,124 | -4 |
| 58 | Adam | 9,982 | +5 |
| 59 | Stephen | 9,792 | -4 |
| 60 | Jaime | 9,240 | +192 |
| 61 | Kenneth | 9,202 | -5 |
| 62 | Erin | 8,676 | +16 |
| 63 | Nathan | 8,655 | +19 |
| 64 | Andrea | 8,535 | +2 |
| 65 | Rachel | 8,481 | 0 |
| 66 | Christine | 8,143 | -7 |
| 67 | Sara | 8,050 | +46 |
| 68 | Carrie | 8,016 | +2 |
| 69 | Brandon | 7,884 | +10 |
| 70 | April | 7,787 | -6 |
| 71 | Patrick | 7,679 | -3 |
| 72 | Sean | 7,617 | -1 |
| 73 | Tracy | 7,606 | -15 |
| 74 | Karen | 7,541 | -7 |
| 75 | Tiffany | 7,504 | +12 |
| 76 | Danielle | 7,421 | +16 |
| 77 | Maria | 7,418 | -5 |
| 78 | Bryan | 7,328 | +8 |
| 79 | Jose | 7,145 | +6 |
| 80 | Edward | 7,098 | -4 |
| 81 | Stacy | 7,096 | -12 |
| 82 | Dawn | 7,070 | -20 |
| 83 | Crystal | 6,969 | +11 |
| 84 | Travis | 6,885 | +12 |
| 85 | Donald | 6,851 | -8 |
| 86 | Keith | 6,806 | +2 |
| 87 | Ronald | 6,504 | -6 |
| 88 | Wendy | 6,492 | -13 |
| 89 | Todd | 6,476 | -9 |
| 90 | Susan | 6,421 | -16 |
| 91 | Tammy | 6,263 | -18 |
| 92 | Tara | 6,053 | -1 |
| 93 | Patricia | 6,052 | -9 |
| 94 | Cynthia | 6,044 | -4 |
| 95 | Monica | 6,012 | +8 |
| 96 | Bradley | 6,004 | +1 |
| 97 | Misty | 5,926 | +5 |
| 98 | Lori | 5,873 | -9 |
| 99 | Tina | 5,765 | -16 |
| 100 | Stacey | 5,725 | -7 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.