Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1976
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1975.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1975 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 66,915 | 0 |
| 2 | Jason | 52,643 | 0 |
| 3 | Christopher | 45,190 | 0 |
| 4 | David | 39,265 | +1 |
| 5 | James | 38,294 | -1 |
| 6 | John | 33,976 | +1 |
| 7 | Robert | 33,789 | -1 |
| 8 | Brian | 30,517 | 0 |
| 9 | Matthew | 29,951 | 0 |
| 10 | Daniel | 24,702 | +1 |
| 11 | William | 24,428 | -1 |
| 12 | Joseph | 24,055 | 0 |
| 13 | Eric | 21,359 | 0 |
| 14 | Jeremy | 20,126 | +10 |
| 15 | Kevin | 18,474 | 0 |
| 16 | Ryan | 17,484 | +7 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 17,013 | -3 |
| 18 | Joshua | 16,845 | +8 |
| 19 | Richard | 16,752 | -3 |
| 20 | Steven | 16,650 | -2 |
| 21 | Timothy | 16,620 | +1 |
| 22 | Anthony | 16,601 | -1 |
| 23 | Thomas | 16,122 | -3 |
| 24 | Scott | 15,717 | -7 |
| 25 | Mark | 15,508 | -6 |
| 26 | Charles | 13,921 | -1 |
| 27 | Andrew | 13,301 | +1 |
| 28 | Paul | 11,781 | +1 |
| 29 | Chad | 11,766 | -2 |
| 30 | Aaron | 11,344 | +2 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 11,314 | -1 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 10,672 | +4 |
| 33 | Justin | 10,144 | +4 |
| 34 | Shawn | 10,108 | -3 |
| 35 | Gregory | 10,060 | -2 |
| 36 | Adam | 9,937 | +2 |
| 37 | Stephen | 9,727 | -3 |
| 38 | Kenneth | 9,127 | -3 |
| 39 | Nathan | 8,611 | +6 |
| 40 | Brandon | 7,786 | +4 |
| 41 | Patrick | 7,642 | -2 |
| 42 | Sean | 7,565 | -2 |
| 43 | Bryan | 7,288 | +4 |
| 44 | Jose | 7,061 | +4 |
| 45 | Edward | 7,048 | -4 |
| 46 | Travis | 6,832 | +5 |
| 47 | Donald | 6,792 | -5 |
| 48 | Keith | 6,745 | +1 |
| 49 | Ronald | 6,457 | -3 |
| 50 | Todd | 6,440 | -7 |
| 51 | Bradley | 5,976 | +1 |
| 52 | Gary | 5,592 | -2 |
| 53 | George | 5,556 | 0 |
| 54 | Peter | 5,445 | 0 |
| 55 | Jesse | 5,300 | +9 |
| 56 | Douglas | 5,224 | -1 |
| 57 | Shane | 5,095 | 0 |
| 58 | Juan | 5,053 | +2 |
| 59 | Samuel | 5,025 | +2 |
| 60 | Larry | 4,842 | -4 |
| 61 | Craig | 4,732 | -3 |
| 62 | Jamie | 4,621 | 0 |
| 63 | Jacob | 4,509 | +12 |
| 64 | Corey | 4,432 | +7 |
| 65 | Raymond | 4,218 | -2 |
| 66 | Dennis | 4,169 | -7 |
| 67 | Jerry | 4,070 | -2 |
| 68 | Frank | 3,899 | -2 |
| 69 | Phillip | 3,789 | +3 |
| 70 | Carlos | 3,787 | +3 |
| 71 | Antonio | 3,774 | +6 |
| 72 | Joel | 3,722 | +2 |
| 73 | Troy | 3,715 | -4 |
| 74 | Marcus | 3,681 | -6 |
| 75 | Terry | 3,668 | -8 |
| 76 | Jeffery | 3,564 | -6 |
| 77 | Nicholas | 3,466 | +4 |
| 78 | Brent | 3,405 | +1 |
| 79 | Randy | 3,320 | -1 |
| 80 | Kyle | 3,308 | +8 |
| 81 | Gabriel | 3,303 | +25 |
| 82 | Dustin | 3,212 | +14 |
| 83 | Cory | 3,182 | +16 |
| 84 | Derek | 3,168 | -1 |
| 85 | Billy | 3,158 | -1 |
| 86 | Tony | 3,067 | -6 |
| 87 | Russell | 2,999 | -5 |
| 88 | Rodney | 2,984 | -12 |
| 89 | Philip | 2,943 | -4 |
| 90 | Jared | 2,929 | +10 |
| 91 | Derrick | 2,921 | -1 |
| 92 | Johnny | 2,874 | -6 |
| 93 | Jeremiah | 2,872 | +56 |
| 94 | Erik | 2,754 | -7 |
| 95 | Carl | 2,670 | -4 |
| 96 | Bobby | 2,644 | -3 |
| 96 | Zachary | 2,644 | +49 |
| 98 | Shannon | 2,611 | +3 |
| 99 | Marc | 2,598 | -10 |
| 100 | Victor | 2,528 | -5 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.