Most Popular Baby Names of 1974

In 1974, Jennifer (63,106 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (67,535 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1974
Rank	Name	Births
1	Michael	67,535
2	Jason	54,751
3	Christopher	48,590
4	David	41,793
5	James	41,336
6	John	37,618
7	Robert	37,009
8	Brian	34,451
9	Matthew	27,197
10	William	26,977
11	Daniel	23,834
12	Joseph	21,835
13	Eric	20,188
14	Kevin	19,464
15	Jeffrey	19,322
16	Mark	18,907
17	Richard	18,636
18	Scott	18,031
19	Steven	17,667
20	Thomas	17,270
21	Anthony	16,390
22	Timothy	15,892
23	Charles	15,151
24	Jeremy	13,296
25	Ryan	13,179
26	Chad	12,790
27	Paul	12,312
28	Andrew	11,778
29	Joshua	11,599
30	Shawn	11,438
31	Gregory	10,829
32	Aaron	10,508
33	Jonathan	10,231
34	Kenneth	10,146
35	Stephen	10,101
36	Adam	8,425
37	Sean	8,292
38	Patrick	8,137
39	Todd	7,846
40	Edward	7,820
41	Donald	7,759
42	Ronald	7,666
43	Justin	7,430
44	Keith	7,390
45	Bryan	7,228
46	Benjamin	7,183
47	Jose	6,721
48	Gary	6,444
49	George	6,284
50	Peter	5,941
51	Brandon	5,859
52	Nathan	5,846
53	Douglas	5,842
54	Travis	5,702
55	Larry	5,694
56	Shane	5,655
57	Craig	5,539
58	Bradley	5,173
59	Dennis	4,880
60	Samuel	4,671
61	Jerry	4,663
62	Raymond	4,578
63	Troy	4,564
64	Juan	4,428
65	Frank	4,364
65	Jeffery	4,364
67	Jesse	4,106
68	Jamie	4,086
69	Terry	4,026
70	Phillip	3,934
71	Carlos	3,871
72	Rodney	3,849
73	Marcus	3,802
74	Derek	3,636
75	Joel	3,492
76	Brent	3,413
77	Corey	3,381
78	Billy	3,366
79	Randy	3,342
80	Nicholas	3,218
81	Tony	3,216
82	Antonio	3,177
83	Johnny	3,169
84	Russell	3,168
85	Marc	3,108
86	Philip	2,969
87	Derrick	2,958
87	Jacob	2,958
89	Carl	2,895
90	Erik	2,881
91	Danny	2,861
92	Bobby	2,792
93	Roger	2,754
94	Jon	2,750
95	Brett	2,677
96	Victor	2,623
97	Kyle	2,599
98	Curtis	2,590
99	Jimmy	2,569
100	Lawrence	2,543

Full Boy list for 1974

Top 100 girl names, 1974
Rank	Name	Births
1	Jennifer	63,106
2	Amy	29,564
3	Michelle	25,828
4	Heather	23,180
5	Angela	22,803
6	Kimberly	22,427
7	Melissa	22,166
8	Lisa	19,777
9	Stephanie	16,983
10	Rebecca	15,165
11	Nicole	13,114
12	Elizabeth	12,263
13	Mary	11,739
14	Julie	11,360
15	Kelly	10,849
16	Christina	10,848
17	Jessica	10,655
18	Shannon	10,608
19	Christine	9,901
20	Sarah	9,790
21	Laura	9,716
22	Dawn	9,417
23	Tracy	9,285
24	Tammy	9,238
25	Tina	8,668
26	Karen	8,644
27	Susan	8,471
28	April	8,454
29	Patricia	8,036
30	Lori	7,960
31	Maria	7,804
32	Wendy	7,564
33	Cynthia	7,558
34	Amanda	7,473
35	Andrea	7,471
36	Rachel	7,399
37	Tonya	6,877
38	Stacy	6,741
39	Tara	6,656
40	Danielle	6,629
41	Tiffany	6,479
42	Carrie	6,437
43	Monica	6,281
44	Sandra	6,270
45	Kristen	6,053
46	Tanya	5,996
47	Erin	5,868
48	Stacey	5,803
49	Crystal	5,624
50	Michele	5,587
51	Melanie	5,483
52	Teresa	5,397
53	Denise	5,396
54	Pamela	5,272
55	Dana	5,159
56	Holly	5,144
57	Christy	5,067
58	Jill	5,060
59	Brenda	4,829
60	Heidi	4,683
61	Sara	4,651
62	Katherine	4,532
63	Robin	4,525
63	Tamara	4,525
65	Leslie	4,463
66	Misty	4,439
67	Donna	4,354
68	Deborah	4,343
69	Emily	4,330
70	Sharon	4,276
71	Veronica	4,226
72	Kristin	4,217
73	Catherine	4,183
74	Erica	4,121
75	Linda	4,077
76	Kathleen	3,953
77	Barbara	3,906
78	Nancy	3,891
79	Theresa	3,856
80	Brandy	3,832
81	Melinda	3,752
82	Anna	3,621
83	Jacqueline	3,573
84	Gina	3,560
85	Renee	3,528
86	Rhonda	3,525
87	Diana	3,513
88	Cheryl	3,497
89	Sherry	3,436
90	Alicia	3,435
91	Jodi	3,306
92	Amber	3,273
93	Valerie	3,182
94	Debra	3,129
95	Margaret	3,087
96	Paula	3,061
97	Jamie	3,020
98	Kathryn	2,991
99	Allison	2,959
100	Ann	2,928

Full Girl list for 1974

Biggest movers since 1973

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1973 to 1974
Name	Births 1973	Births 1974	Change	Rank 1973 → 1974
Joshua	8,058	11,599	+44%	42 → 29
Jeremy	9,364	13,296	+42%	33 → 24
Jacob	2,124	2,958	+39%	122 → 87
Benjamin	5,227	7,183	+37%	55 → 46
Dustin	1,616	2,197	+36%	153 → 121
Casey	1,277	1,729	+35%	183 → 144
Brad	1,885	2,483	+32%	137 → 105
Ian	1,302	1,654	+27%	180 → 148
Jared	1,591	2,005	+26%	155 → 131
Ryan	10,513	13,179	+25%	30 → 25

Falling boy names, 1973 to 1974
Name	Births 1973	Births 1974	Change	Rank 1973 → 1974
Tracy	2,043	1,494	-27%	126 → 162
Jermaine	2,038	1,628	-20%	127 → 151
Dwayne	1,435	1,200	-16%	167 → 188
Chris	2,703	2,278	-16%	96 → 116
Stanley	1,358	1,145	-16%	172 → 194
Greg	1,300	1,099	-15%	181 → 200
Dean	1,410	1,220	-13%	168 → 184
Melvin	1,380	1,197	-13%	170 → 190
Roger	3,154	2,754	-13%	84 → 93
Ralph	1,558	1,371	-12%	157 → 174

Rising girl names, 1973 to 1974
Name	Births 1973	Births 1974	Change	Rank 1973 → 1974
Christie	1,512	2,704	+79%	179 → 110
Joy	1,697	2,757	+62%	162 → 109
Erin	3,877	5,868	+51%	79 → 47
Amber	2,180	3,273	+50%	130 → 92
Jessica	7,228	10,655	+47%	34 → 17
Emily	3,027	4,330	+43%	99 → 69
Kara	1,630	2,304	+41%	167 → 125
Megan	2,021	2,818	+39%	141 → 105
Sarah	7,214	9,790	+36%	35 → 20
Sara	3,479	4,651	+34%	89 → 61

Falling girl names, 1973 to 1974
Name	Births 1973	Births 1974	Change	Rank 1973 → 1974
Bridget	2,763	2,082	-25%	112 → 134
Angel	1,815	1,450	-20%	153 → 183
Kathy	2,371	1,920	-19%	124 → 146
Sheila	2,999	2,438	-19%	101 → 121
Aimee	2,281	1,857	-19%	126 → 148
Denise	6,615	5,396	-18%	38 → 53
Tammy	11,245	9,238	-18%	15 → 24
Tricia	2,386	1,968	-18%	123 → 143
Sabrina	1,601	1,325	-17%	172 → 192
Carol	2,457	2,038	-17%	121 → 139

Top 100 boy names, 1974

Rank

Name

Births

67,535

54,751

48,590

41,793

James

41,336

John

37,618

Robert

37,009

Brian

34,451

Matthew

27,197

William

26,977

Daniel

23,834

Joseph

21,835

Eric

20,188

Kevin

19,464

Jeffrey

19,322

Mark

18,907

Richard

18,636

Scott

18,031

Steven

17,667

Thomas

17,270

Anthony

16,390

Timothy

15,892

Charles

15,151

Jeremy

13,296

Ryan

13,179

Chad

12,790

Paul

12,312

Andrew

11,778

Joshua

11,599

Shawn

11,438

Gregory

10,829

10,508

10,231

10,146

10,101

8,425

8,292

8,137

Todd

7,846

7,820

7,759

7,666

7,430

7,390

Bryan

7,228

Benjamin

7,183

Jose

6,721

Gary

6,444

George

6,284

Peter

5,941

Brandon

5,859

Nathan

5,846

Douglas

5,842

Travis

5,702

Larry

5,694

5,655

5,539

5,173

4,880

Samuel

4,671

Jerry

4,663

Raymond

4,578

Troy

4,564

Juan

4,428

Frank

4,364

Jeffery

4,364

Jesse

4,106

Jamie

4,086

Terry

4,026

Phillip

3,934

Carlos

3,871

Rodney

3,849

Marcus

3,802

Derek

3,636

Joel

3,492

Brent

3,413

Corey

3,381

Billy

3,366

Randy

3,342

Nicholas

3,218

Tony

3,216

Antonio

3,177

Johnny

3,169

Russell

3,168

Marc

3,108

Philip

2,969

Derrick

2,958

Jacob

2,958

Carl

2,895

Erik

2,881

Danny

2,861

Bobby

2,792

Roger

2,754

Jon

2,750

Brett

2,677

Victor

2,623

Kyle

2,599

Curtis

2,590

Jimmy

2,569

100

Lawrence

2,543

Top 100 girl names, 1974

Rank

Name

Births

Jennifer

63,106

Amy

29,564

Michelle

25,828

Heather

23,180

Angela

22,803

Kimberly

22,427

Melissa

22,166

Lisa

19,777

Stephanie

16,983

Rebecca

15,165

Nicole

13,114

Elizabeth

12,263

Mary

11,739

Julie

11,360

Kelly

10,849

Christina

10,848

Jessica

10,655

Shannon

10,608

Christine

9,901

Sarah

9,790

Laura

9,716

Dawn

9,417

Tracy

9,285

Tammy

9,238

Tina

8,668

Karen

8,644

Susan

8,471

April

8,454

Patricia

8,036

Lori

7,960

Maria

7,804

Wendy

7,564

Cynthia

7,558

Amanda

7,473

Andrea

7,471

Rachel

7,399

Tonya

6,877

Stacy

6,741

Tara

6,656

Danielle

6,629

Tiffany

6,479

Carrie

6,437

Monica

6,281

Sandra

6,270

Kristen

6,053

Tanya

5,996

Erin

5,868

Stacey

5,803

Crystal

5,624

Michele

5,587

Melanie

5,483

Teresa

5,397

5,396

5,272

5,159

5,144

Christy

5,067

Jill

5,060

Brenda

4,829

Heidi

4,683

4,651

4,532

4,525

4,525

4,463

Misty

4,439

Donna

4,354

Deborah

4,343

Emily

4,330

Sharon

4,276

Veronica

4,226

Kristin

4,217

Catherine

4,183

Erica

4,121

Linda

4,077

Kathleen

3,953

Barbara

3,906

Nancy

3,891

Theresa

3,856

Brandy

3,832

Melinda

3,752

Anna

3,621

Jacqueline

3,573

Gina

3,560

Renee

3,528

Rhonda

3,525

Diana

3,513

Cheryl

3,497

Sherry

3,436

Alicia

3,435

Jodi

3,306

Amber

3,273

Valerie

3,182

Debra

3,129

Margaret

3,087

Paula

3,061

Jamie

3,020

Kathryn

2,991

Allison

2,959

100

Ann

2,928

Biggest movers since 1973

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1973 to 1974
Name	Births 1973	Births 1974	Change	Rank 1973 → 1974
Joshua	8,058	11,599	+44%	42 → 29
Jeremy	9,364	13,296	+42%	33 → 24
Jacob	2,124	2,958	+39%	122 → 87
Benjamin	5,227	7,183	+37%	55 → 46
Dustin	1,616	2,197	+36%	153 → 121
Casey	1,277	1,729	+35%	183 → 144
Brad	1,885	2,483	+32%	137 → 105
Ian	1,302	1,654	+27%	180 → 148
Jared	1,591	2,005	+26%	155 → 131
Ryan	10,513	13,179	+25%	30 → 25

Falling boy names, 1973 to 1974
Name	Births 1973	Births 1974	Change	Rank 1973 → 1974
Tracy	2,043	1,494	-27%	126 → 162
Jermaine	2,038	1,628	-20%	127 → 151
Dwayne	1,435	1,200	-16%	167 → 188
Chris	2,703	2,278	-16%	96 → 116
Stanley	1,358	1,145	-16%	172 → 194
Greg	1,300	1,099	-15%	181 → 200
Dean	1,410	1,220	-13%	168 → 184
Melvin	1,380	1,197	-13%	170 → 190
Roger	3,154	2,754	-13%	84 → 93
Ralph	1,558	1,371	-12%	157 → 174

Rising girl names, 1973 to 1974
Name	Births 1973	Births 1974	Change	Rank 1973 → 1974
Christie	1,512	2,704	+79%	179 → 110
Joy	1,697	2,757	+62%	162 → 109
Erin	3,877	5,868	+51%	79 → 47
Amber	2,180	3,273	+50%	130 → 92
Jessica	7,228	10,655	+47%	34 → 17
Emily	3,027	4,330	+43%	99 → 69
Kara	1,630	2,304	+41%	167 → 125
Megan	2,021	2,818	+39%	141 → 105
Sarah	7,214	9,790	+36%	35 → 20
Sara	3,479	4,651	+34%	89 → 61

Falling girl names, 1973 to 1974
Name	Births 1973	Births 1974	Change	Rank 1973 → 1974
Bridget	2,763	2,082	-25%	112 → 134
Angel	1,815	1,450	-20%	153 → 183
Kathy	2,371	1,920	-19%	124 → 146
Sheila	2,999	2,438	-19%	101 → 121
Aimee	2,281	1,857	-19%	126 → 148
Denise	6,615	5,396	-18%	38 → 53
Tammy	11,245	9,238	-18%	15 → 24
Tricia	2,386	1,968	-18%	123 → 143
Sabrina	1,601	1,325	-17%	172 → 192
Carol	2,457	2,038	-17%	121 → 139

Top 100 boy names of 1974

Top 100 girl names of 1974

Biggest movers since 1973

Top 100 boy names of 1974

Top 100 girl names of 1974

Biggest movers since 1973