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US baby names · 1975

Most popular baby names of 1975

In 1975, Social Security card applications recorded 1,457,861 girls and 1,561,357 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 10,618 distinct girls’ names and 6,337 boys’ names.

The most common names were Jennifer (58,190 girls) and Michael (68,418 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 17% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 26% of boys. Compared with 1974, 20,650 fewer babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 1974, 3 girls’ names and 4 boys’ names in 1975 are newcomers (girls: Megan, Brandi, Christie; boys: Dustin, Brad, Cory). Of these names, 4 of the 100 girls’ names and 23 of the 100 boys’ names are still in the top 100 in 2025.

Ranks follow SSA’s order: most births first, with ties listed alphabetically. Each sparkline shows the name’s full history from 1880 to 2025, so you can see whether a 1975 favourite was rising, at its peak or already fading.

SSA names.zip · Social Security card applications · retrieved 2026-10-05
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Top 100 girls’ names, 1975

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Jennifer58,190
#2Amy32,254
#3Heather24,301
#4Melissa24,168
#5Angela23,361
#6Michelle22,665
#7Kimberly20,257
#8Lisa18,139
#9Stephanie15,775
#10Nicole14,275
#11Rebecca13,925
#12Christina12,980
#13Jessica12,926
#14Amanda12,657
#15Elizabeth12,472
#16Kelly11,735
#17Sarah11,170
#18Julie11,141
#19Mary10,973
#20Laura10,311
#21Shannon9,370
#22Christine9,103
#23Dawn8,744
#24Tracy8,509
#25April8,245
#26Rachel8,225
#27Karen8,168
#28Andrea8,042
#29Carrie7,854
#30Maria7,542
#31Tammy7,528
#32Susan7,488
#33Wendy7,473
#34Stacy7,169
#35Tina7,065
#36Patricia7,053
#37Tiffany6,919
#38Erin6,894
#39Lori6,650
#40Cynthia6,539
#41Tara6,455
#42Danielle6,412
#43Crystal6,243
#44Stacey5,931
#45Tonya5,896
#46Jill5,728
#47Misty5,552
#48Emily5,482
#49Monica5,476
#50Tanya5,377
#51Sandra5,374
#52Melanie5,369
#53Christy5,168
#54Sara5,131
#55Holly5,047
#56Michele5,033
#57Brandy4,944
#58Katherine4,851
#59Amber4,683
#60Kristen4,674
#61Teresa4,640
#62Dana4,619
#63Erica4,581
#64Denise4,461
#65Robin4,328
#66Heidi4,294
#67Brenda4,236
#68Jamie4,233
#69Megan4,191
#70Pamela4,177
#71Leslie4,105
#72Veronica4,060
#73Catherine3,936
#74Kristin3,880
#75Sharon3,732
#76Alicia3,718
#77Tamara3,629
#78Theresa3,611
#79Anna3,578
#80Kathleen3,545
#81Linda3,522
#82Nancy3,510
#83Barbara3,454
#84Gina3,431
#85Donna3,422
#86Deborah3,414
#87Renee3,405
#88Brandi3,369
#89Allison3,347
#90Jacqueline3,314
#91Melinda3,282
#92Valerie3,227
#93Rhonda3,167
#94Jodi3,107
#95Sherry3,044
#96Christie3,028
#97Cheryl2,997
#98Margaret2,950
#99Kathryn2,947
#100Diana2,912

Top 100 boys’ names, 1975

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Michael68,418
#2Jason52,159
#3Christopher46,575
#4James39,569
#5David39,156
#6Robert35,306
#7John35,079
#8Brian30,578
#9Matthew28,527
#10William25,561
#11Daniel23,814
#12Joseph22,125
#13Eric19,793
#14Jeffrey18,316
#15Kevin18,066
#16Richard17,687
#17Scott17,307
#18Steven17,055
#19Mark16,742
#20Thomas16,532
#21Anthony16,489
#22Timothy15,947
#23Ryan15,296
#24Jeremy15,185
#25Charles14,574
#26Joshua14,567
#27Chad12,838
#28Andrew12,756
#29Paul12,017
#30Jonathan10,904
#31Shawn10,682
#32Aaron10,548
#33Gregory10,400
#34Stephen9,732
#35Kenneth9,634
#36Benjamin9,544
#37Justin8,897
#38Adam8,646
#39Patrick8,053
#40Sean7,582
#41Edward7,381
#42Donald7,197
#43Todd7,151
#44Brandon7,090
#45Nathan7,069
#46Ronald7,064
#47Bryan6,998
#48Jose6,967
#49Keith6,823
#50Gary6,114
#51Travis5,961
#52Bradley5,894
#53George5,847
#54Peter5,698
#55Douglas5,345
#56Larry5,307
#57Shane5,209
#58Craig5,110
#59Dennis4,730
#60Juan4,695
#61Samuel4,619
#62Jamie4,573
#63Raymond4,530
#64Jesse4,435
#65Jerry4,311
#66Frank4,212
#67Terry3,971
#68Marcus3,969
#69Troy3,951
#70Jeffery3,903
#71Corey3,876
#72Phillip3,853
#73Carlos3,793
#74Joel3,729
#75Jacob3,618
#76Rodney3,583
#77Antonio3,489
#78Randy3,385
#79Brent3,364
#80Tony3,322
#81Nicholas3,319
#82Russell3,232
#83Derek3,186
#84Billy3,113
#85Philip3,011
#86Johnny2,969
#87Erik2,855
#88Kyle2,833
#89Marc2,822
#90Derrick2,815
#91Carl2,810
#92Brett2,779
#93Bobby2,772
#94Danny2,740
#95Victor2,680
#96Dustin2,677
#97Roger2,617
#98Brad2,608
#99Cory2,573
#100Jared2,556