Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1977
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1976.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1976 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 68,147 | 0 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 59,143 | 0 |
| 3 | Jason | 55,944 | 0 |
| 4 | Christopher | 46,999 | 0 |
| 5 | David | 40,767 | 0 |
| 6 | James | 40,313 | 0 |
| 7 | Robert | 34,452 | +1 |
| 8 | John | 34,413 | -1 |
| 9 | Brian | 32,673 | +1 |
| 10 | Matthew | 32,132 | +1 |
| 11 | Melissa | 26,971 | +1 |
| 12 | Amy | 26,803 | -3 |
| 13 | Joseph | 26,659 | +3 |
| 14 | Daniel | 26,266 | -1 |
| 15 | William | 24,945 | -1 |
| 16 | Jessica | 24,938 | +7 |
| 17 | Heather | 23,848 | -2 |
| 18 | Kevin | 22,612 | +4 |
| 19 | Joshua | 22,181 | +9 |
| 20 | Jeremy | 21,749 | -1 |
| 21 | Ryan | 21,608 | +3 |
| 22 | Angela | 21,072 | -5 |
| 23 | Eric | 20,869 | -5 |
| 24 | Kelly | 19,718 | +22 |
| 25 | Michelle | 19,622 | -5 |
| 26 | Kimberly | 18,367 | -5 |
| 27 | Amanda | 18,340 | +9 |
| 28 | Sarah | 18,160 | +14 |
| 29 | Timothy | 18,079 | +3 |
| 30 | Richard | 17,573 | -1 |
| 31 | Jeffrey | 17,562 | -4 |
| 32 | Lisa | 17,067 | -7 |
| 33 | Anthony | 16,950 | -2 |
| 34 | Thomas | 16,709 | -1 |
| 35 | Steven | 16,592 | -5 |
| 36 | Elizabeth | 16,494 | +8 |
| 37 | Jamie | 16,342 | -11 |
| 38 | Andrew | 16,094 | +7 |
| 39 | Mark | 15,500 | -2 |
| 40 | Stephanie | 15,474 | -2 |
| 41 | Nicole | 15,321 | -1 |
| 42 | Charles | 14,831 | +1 |
| 43 | Shannon | 14,804 | -9 |
| 44 | Christina | 14,554 | -3 |
| 45 | Scott | 14,262 | -10 |
| 46 | Rebecca | 14,254 | -7 |
| 47 | Jonathan | 12,400 | +3 |
| 48 | Benjamin | 12,169 | +6 |
| 49 | Justin | 12,075 | +7 |
| 50 | Paul | 11,874 | -3 |
| 51 | Aaron | 11,777 | -2 |
| 52 | Laura | 11,353 | -1 |
| 53 | Adam | 11,091 | +5 |
| 54 | Chad | 10,887 | -6 |
| 55 | Mary | 10,708 | 0 |
| 56 | Shawn | 10,532 | -4 |
| 57 | Erin | 10,446 | +5 |
| 58 | Julie | 10,254 | -5 |
| 59 | Gregory | 10,112 | -2 |
| 60 | Andrea | 9,941 | +4 |
| 61 | Nathan | 9,932 | +2 |
| 62 | Crystal | 9,749 | +21 |
| 63 | Stephen | 9,696 | -4 |
| 64 | Kenneth | 9,525 | -3 |
| 65 | Rachel | 9,014 | 0 |
| 66 | Sara | 8,740 | +1 |
| 67 | Carrie | 8,688 | +1 |
| 68 | Brandon | 8,368 | +1 |
| 69 | Patrick | 8,351 | +2 |
| 70 | April | 8,094 | 0 |
| 71 | Bryan | 7,930 | +7 |
| 72 | Christine | 7,918 | -6 |
| 73 | Danielle | 7,676 | +3 |
| 74 | Sean | 7,672 | -2 |
| 75 | Karen | 7,468 | -1 |
| 76 | Travis | 7,347 | +8 |
| 77 | Jaime | 7,269 | -17 |
| 78 | Amber | 7,233 | +23 |
| 79 | Tiffany | 7,232 | -4 |
| 80 | Tara | 7,221 | +12 |
| 81 | Maria | 7,151 | -4 |
| 82 | Jose | 6,995 | -3 |
| 83 | Donald | 6,901 | +2 |
| 84 | Emily | 6,896 | +20 |
| 85 | Edward | 6,886 | -5 |
| 86 | Erica | 6,654 | +23 |
| 87 | Keith | 6,637 | -1 |
| 88 | Stacy | 6,587 | -7 |
| 89 | Bradley | 6,465 | +7 |
| 90 | Tracy | 6,437 | -17 |
| 91 | Monica | 6,398 | +4 |
| 92 | Corey | 6,391 | +33 |
| 93 | Misty | 6,333 | +4 |
| 94 | Todd | 6,302 | -5 |
| 95 | Jill | 6,254 | +13 |
| 96 | Dawn | 6,118 | -14 |
| 97 | Nicholas | 6,105 | +59 |
| 98 | Ronald | 6,088 | -11 |
| 99 | Katherine | 6,050 | +17 |
| 100 | Jesse | 5,986 | +6 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.