Most Popular Baby Names of 1975
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Jennifer and Michael were the most popular baby names of 1975 in the US: 58,190 girls were named Jennifer and 68,418 boys were named Michael, about 1 in 25 girls and 1 in 23 boys born that year. It was Jennifer's 6th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1970), and it was Michael's 15th year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1961).
Social Security records list 1,457,861 girls and 1,561,357 boys born in 1975, with 10,615 different girl names and 6,334 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 1974
- Nicole joined the girls' top 10; the boys' top 10 had the same names as in 1974.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Megan (#105 to #69), Amber (#92 to #59) and Jamie (#97 to #68).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Jared (#131 to #100), Dustin (#121 to #96) and Cory (#114 to #99).
- 3 girl names and 4 boy names left the top 100, among them Ann (#100 to #104) and Jon (#94 to #102).
- 1,198 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 1975
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 1974, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 1975
| # | Name | Babies | In 1974 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 58,190 | #1 |
| 2 | Amy | 32,254 | #2 |
| 3 | Heather | 24,301 | #4 |
| 4 | Melissa | 24,168 | #7 |
| 5 | Angela | 23,361 | #5 |
| 6 | Michelle | 22,665 | #3 |
| 7 | Kimberly | 20,257 | #6 |
| 8 | Lisa | 18,139 | #8 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 15,775 | #9 |
| 10 | Nicole | 14,275 | #11 |
| 11 | Rebecca | 13,925 | #10 |
| 12 | Christina | 12,980 | #16 |
| 13 | Jessica | 12,926 | #17 |
| 14 | Amanda | 12,657 | #34 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 12,472 | #12 |
| 16 | Kelly | 11,735 | #15 |
| 17 | Sarah | 11,170 | #20 |
| 18 | Julie | 11,141 | #14 |
| 19 | Mary | 10,973 | #13 |
| 20 | Laura | 10,311 | #21 |
| 21 | Shannon | 9,370 | #18 |
| 22 | Christine | 9,103 | #19 |
| 23 | Dawn | 8,744 | #22 |
| 24 | Tracy | 8,509 | #23 |
| 25 | April | 8,245 | #28 |
| 26 | Rachel | 8,225 | #36 |
| 27 | Karen | 8,168 | #26 |
| 28 | Andrea | 8,042 | #35 |
| 29 | Carrie | 7,854 | #42 |
| 30 | Maria | 7,542 | #31 |
| 31 | Tammy | 7,528 | #24 |
| 32 | Susan | 7,488 | #27 |
| 33 | Wendy | 7,473 | #32 |
| 34 | Stacy | 7,169 | #38 |
| 35 | Tina | 7,065 | #25 |
| 36 | Patricia | 7,053 | #29 |
| 37 | Tiffany | 6,919 | #41 |
| 38 | Erin | 6,894 | #47 |
| 39 | Lori | 6,650 | #30 |
| 40 | Cynthia | 6,539 | #33 |
| 41 | Tara | 6,455 | #39 |
| 42 | Danielle | 6,412 | #40 |
| 43 | Crystal | 6,243 | #49 |
| 44 | Stacey | 5,931 | #48 |
| 45 | Tonya | 5,896 | #37 |
| 46 | Jill | 5,728 | #58 |
| 47 | Misty | 5,552 | #66 |
| 48 | Emily | 5,482 | #69 |
| 49 | Monica | 5,476 | #43 |
| 50 | Tanya | 5,377 | #46 |
| 51 | Sandra | 5,374 | #44 |
| 52 | Melanie | 5,369 | #51 |
| 53 | Christy | 5,168 | #57 |
| 54 | Sara | 5,131 | #61 |
| 55 | Holly | 5,047 | #56 |
| 56 | Michele | 5,033 | #50 |
| 57 | Brandy | 4,944 | #80 |
| 58 | Katherine | 4,851 | #62 |
| 59 | Amber | 4,683 | #92 |
| 60 | Kristen | 4,674 | #45 |
| 61 | Teresa | 4,640 | #52 |
| 62 | Dana | 4,619 | #55 |
| 63 | Erica | 4,581 | #74 |
| 64 | Denise | 4,461 | #53 |
| 65 | Robin | 4,328 | #63 |
| 66 | Heidi | 4,294 | #60 |
| 67 | Brenda | 4,236 | #59 |
| 68 | Jamie | 4,233 | #97 |
| 69 | Megan | 4,191 | #105 |
| 70 | Pamela | 4,177 | #54 |
| 71 | Leslie | 4,105 | #65 |
| 72 | Veronica | 4,060 | #71 |
| 73 | Catherine | 3,936 | #73 |
| 74 | Kristin | 3,880 | #72 |
| 75 | Sharon | 3,732 | #70 |
| 76 | Alicia | 3,718 | #90 |
| 77 | Tamara | 3,629 | #63 |
| 78 | Theresa | 3,611 | #79 |
| 79 | Anna | 3,578 | #82 |
| 80 | Kathleen | 3,545 | #76 |
| 81 | Linda | 3,522 | #75 |
| 82 | Nancy | 3,510 | #78 |
| 83 | Barbara | 3,454 | #77 |
| 84 | Gina | 3,431 | #84 |
| 85 | Donna | 3,422 | #67 |
| 86 | Deborah | 3,414 | #68 |
| 87 | Renee | 3,405 | #85 |
| 88 | Brandi | 3,369 | #106 |
| 89 | Allison | 3,347 | #99 |
| 90 | Jacqueline | 3,314 | #83 |
| 91 | Melinda | 3,282 | #81 |
| 92 | Valerie | 3,227 | #93 |
| 93 | Rhonda | 3,167 | #86 |
| 94 | Jodi | 3,107 | #91 |
| 95 | Sherry | 3,044 | #89 |
| 96 | Christie | 3,028 | #110 |
| 97 | Cheryl | 2,997 | #88 |
| 98 | Margaret | 2,950 | #95 |
| 99 | Kathryn | 2,947 | #98 |
| 100 | Diana | 2,912 | #87 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 1975
| # | Name | Babies | In 1974 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 68,418 | #1 |
| 2 | Jason | 52,159 | #2 |
| 3 | Christopher | 46,575 | #3 |
| 4 | James | 39,569 | #5 |
| 5 | David | 39,156 | #4 |
| 6 | Robert | 35,306 | #7 |
| 7 | John | 35,079 | #6 |
| 8 | Brian | 30,578 | #8 |
| 9 | Matthew | 28,527 | #9 |
| 10 | William | 25,561 | #10 |
| 11 | Daniel | 23,814 | #11 |
| 12 | Joseph | 22,125 | #12 |
| 13 | Eric | 19,793 | #13 |
| 14 | Jeffrey | 18,316 | #15 |
| 15 | Kevin | 18,066 | #14 |
| 16 | Richard | 17,687 | #17 |
| 17 | Scott | 17,307 | #18 |
| 18 | Steven | 17,055 | #19 |
| 19 | Mark | 16,742 | #16 |
| 20 | Thomas | 16,532 | #20 |
| 21 | Anthony | 16,489 | #21 |
| 22 | Timothy | 15,947 | #22 |
| 23 | Ryan | 15,296 | #25 |
| 24 | Jeremy | 15,185 | #24 |
| 25 | Charles | 14,574 | #23 |
| 26 | Joshua | 14,567 | #29 |
| 27 | Chad | 12,838 | #26 |
| 28 | Andrew | 12,756 | #28 |
| 29 | Paul | 12,017 | #27 |
| 30 | Jonathan | 10,904 | #33 |
| 31 | Shawn | 10,682 | #30 |
| 32 | Aaron | 10,548 | #32 |
| 33 | Gregory | 10,400 | #31 |
| 34 | Stephen | 9,732 | #35 |
| 35 | Kenneth | 9,634 | #34 |
| 36 | Benjamin | 9,544 | #46 |
| 37 | Justin | 8,897 | #43 |
| 38 | Adam | 8,646 | #36 |
| 39 | Patrick | 8,053 | #38 |
| 40 | Sean | 7,582 | #37 |
| 41 | Edward | 7,381 | #40 |
| 42 | Donald | 7,197 | #41 |
| 43 | Todd | 7,151 | #39 |
| 44 | Brandon | 7,090 | #51 |
| 45 | Nathan | 7,069 | #52 |
| 46 | Ronald | 7,064 | #42 |
| 47 | Bryan | 6,998 | #45 |
| 48 | Jose | 6,967 | #47 |
| 49 | Keith | 6,823 | #44 |
| 50 | Gary | 6,114 | #48 |
| 51 | Travis | 5,961 | #54 |
| 52 | Bradley | 5,894 | #58 |
| 53 | George | 5,847 | #49 |
| 54 | Peter | 5,698 | #50 |
| 55 | Douglas | 5,345 | #53 |
| 56 | Larry | 5,307 | #55 |
| 57 | Shane | 5,209 | #56 |
| 58 | Craig | 5,110 | #57 |
| 59 | Dennis | 4,730 | #59 |
| 60 | Juan | 4,695 | #64 |
| 61 | Samuel | 4,619 | #60 |
| 62 | Jamie | 4,573 | #68 |
| 63 | Raymond | 4,530 | #62 |
| 64 | Jesse | 4,435 | #67 |
| 65 | Jerry | 4,311 | #61 |
| 66 | Frank | 4,212 | #65 |
| 67 | Terry | 3,971 | #69 |
| 68 | Marcus | 3,969 | #73 |
| 69 | Troy | 3,951 | #63 |
| 70 | Jeffery | 3,903 | #66 |
| 71 | Corey | 3,876 | #77 |
| 72 | Phillip | 3,853 | #70 |
| 73 | Carlos | 3,793 | #71 |
| 74 | Joel | 3,729 | #75 |
| 75 | Jacob | 3,618 | #88 |
| 76 | Rodney | 3,583 | #72 |
| 77 | Antonio | 3,489 | #82 |
| 78 | Randy | 3,385 | #79 |
| 79 | Brent | 3,364 | #76 |
| 80 | Tony | 3,322 | #81 |
| 81 | Nicholas | 3,319 | #80 |
| 82 | Russell | 3,232 | #84 |
| 83 | Derek | 3,186 | #74 |
| 84 | Billy | 3,113 | #78 |
| 85 | Philip | 3,011 | #86 |
| 86 | Johnny | 2,969 | #83 |
| 87 | Erik | 2,855 | #90 |
| 88 | Kyle | 2,833 | #97 |
| 89 | Marc | 2,822 | #85 |
| 90 | Derrick | 2,815 | #87 |
| 91 | Carl | 2,810 | #89 |
| 92 | Brett | 2,779 | #95 |
| 93 | Bobby | 2,772 | #92 |
| 94 | Danny | 2,740 | #91 |
| 95 | Victor | 2,680 | #96 |
| 96 | Dustin | 2,677 | #121 |
| 97 | Roger | 2,617 | #93 |
| 98 | Brad | 2,608 | #105 |
| 99 | Cory | 2,573 | #114 |
| 100 | Jared | 2,556 | #131 |
Open a name to see how many people with it are alive today and how its popularity changed. See the year before, 1974, or the year after, 1976, the top 100 of the whole 1970s, or let the random name generator pick names from the 1970s. For more on how the top names changed, read Most Popular Names by Decade.