Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1977
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1976.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1976 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 67,587 | 0 |
| 2 | Jason | 55,631 | 0 |
| 3 | Christopher | 46,721 | 0 |
| 4 | David | 40,515 | 0 |
| 5 | James | 40,040 | 0 |
| 6 | Robert | 34,214 | +1 |
| 7 | John | 34,195 | -1 |
| 8 | Brian | 32,492 | 0 |
| 9 | Matthew | 31,965 | 0 |
| 10 | Joseph | 26,483 | +2 |
| 11 | Daniel | 26,073 | -1 |
| 12 | William | 24,758 | -1 |
| 13 | Kevin | 22,463 | +2 |
| 14 | Joshua | 22,068 | +4 |
| 15 | Jeremy | 21,610 | -1 |
| 16 | Ryan | 21,246 | 0 |
| 17 | Eric | 20,745 | -4 |
| 18 | Timothy | 17,977 | +3 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 17,481 | -2 |
| 20 | Richard | 17,442 | -1 |
| 21 | Anthony | 16,804 | +1 |
| 22 | Thomas | 16,586 | +1 |
| 23 | Steven | 16,484 | -3 |
| 24 | Andrew | 16,017 | +3 |
| 25 | Mark | 15,418 | 0 |
| 26 | Charles | 14,743 | 0 |
| 27 | Scott | 14,203 | -3 |
| 28 | Jonathan | 12,319 | +3 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 12,106 | +3 |
| 30 | Justin | 12,008 | +3 |
| 31 | Paul | 11,798 | -3 |
| 32 | Aaron | 11,631 | -2 |
| 33 | Adam | 11,030 | +3 |
| 34 | Chad | 10,831 | -5 |
| 35 | Gregory | 10,052 | 0 |
| 36 | Nathan | 9,886 | +3 |
| 37 | Shawn | 9,865 | -3 |
| 38 | Stephen | 9,635 | -1 |
| 39 | Kenneth | 9,452 | -1 |
| 40 | Patrick | 8,305 | +1 |
| 41 | Brandon | 8,272 | -1 |
| 42 | Bryan | 7,886 | +1 |
| 43 | Sean | 7,625 | -1 |
| 44 | Travis | 7,277 | +2 |
| 45 | Jose | 6,919 | -1 |
| 46 | Donald | 6,866 | +1 |
| 47 | Edward | 6,840 | -2 |
| 48 | Keith | 6,597 | 0 |
| 49 | Bradley | 6,431 | +2 |
| 50 | Todd | 6,276 | 0 |
| 51 | Nicholas | 6,071 | +26 |
| 52 | Corey | 6,041 | +12 |
| 53 | Ronald | 6,026 | -4 |
| 54 | Jesse | 5,823 | +1 |
| 55 | Peter | 5,821 | -1 |
| 56 | Jacob | 5,788 | +7 |
| 57 | George | 5,606 | -4 |
| 58 | Gary | 5,447 | -6 |
| 59 | Douglas | 5,297 | -3 |
| 60 | Samuel | 5,257 | -1 |
| 61 | Shane | 4,868 | -4 |
| 62 | Larry | 4,837 | -2 |
| 63 | Juan | 4,562 | -5 |
| 64 | Craig | 4,560 | -3 |
| 65 | Raymond | 4,372 | 0 |
| 66 | Wesley | 4,302 | +53 |
| 67 | Cory | 4,259 | +16 |
| 68 | Dennis | 4,152 | -2 |
| 69 | Jeremiah | 4,151 | +24 |
| 70 | Phillip | 3,967 | -1 |
| 71 | Frank | 3,894 | -3 |
| 72 | Marcus | 3,846 | +2 |
| 73 | Joel | 3,824 | -1 |
| 74 | Carlos | 3,795 | -4 |
| 75 | Jerry | 3,745 | -8 |
| 76 | Jared | 3,738 | +14 |
| 77 | Antonio | 3,662 | -6 |
| 78 | Jeffery | 3,564 | -2 |
| 79 | Kyle | 3,505 | +1 |
| 80 | Derrick | 3,481 | +11 |
| 81 | Dustin | 3,477 | +1 |
| 82 | Jamie | 3,447 | -20 |
| 83 | Terry | 3,443 | -8 |
| 84 | Derek | 3,441 | 0 |
| 85 | Brent | 3,423 | -7 |
| 86 | Randy | 3,397 | -7 |
| 87 | Gabriel | 3,346 | -6 |
| 88 | Troy | 3,307 | -15 |
| 89 | Russell | 3,124 | -2 |
| 90 | Philip | 3,093 | -1 |
| 91 | Billy | 2,950 | -6 |
| 92 | Tony | 2,938 | -6 |
| 93 | Johnny | 2,801 | -1 |
| 94 | Erik | 2,786 | 0 |
| 95 | Zachary | 2,777 | +1 |
| 96 | Alexander | 2,704 | +11 |
| 97 | Rodney | 2,703 | -9 |
| 98 | Jimmy | 2,637 | +3 |
| 99 | Carl | 2,615 | -4 |
| 100 | Curtis | 2,605 | +5 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.