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Baby names of 1977

In 1977 the most given names in the United States were Jennifer for girls (58,964 births) and Michael for boys (67,588).

← 19761978 →1957196719871997

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Jennifer58,964
  2. Melissa26,880
  3. Amy26,730
  4. Jessica24,845
  5. Heather23,773
  6. Angela20,999
  7. Michelle19,540
  8. Kimberly18,285
  9. Amanda18,280
  10. Kelly18,234
  11. Sarah18,096
  12. Lisa17,013
  13. Elizabeth16,431
  14. Stephanie15,417
  15. Nicole15,247
  16. Christina14,500
  17. Rebecca14,196
  18. Jamie12,895
  19. Shannon12,519
  20. Laura11,320
  21. Mary10,654
  22. Julie10,205
  23. Erin10,198
  24. Andrea9,783
  25. Crystal9,725
  26. Rachel8,975
  27. Sara8,709
  28. Carrie8,661
  29. April8,068
  30. Christine7,887
  31. Danielle7,616
  32. Karen7,441
  33. Amber7,207
  34. Tiffany7,206
  35. Tara7,198
  36. Maria7,093
  37. Emily6,879
  38. Erica6,623
  39. Monica6,366
  40. Misty6,315
  41. Jill6,238
  42. Stacy6,154
  43. Dawn6,096
  44. Katherine6,030
  45. Susan5,960
  46. Jaime5,906
  47. Patricia5,904
  48. Cynthia5,782
  49. Wendy5,764
  50. Tracy5,756
  51. Brandy5,477
  52. Holly5,464
  53. Melanie5,373
  54. Megan5,320
  55. Tammy5,310
  56. Stacey5,206
  57. Lori5,072
  58. Tina4,951
  59. Christy4,602
  60. Alicia4,400
  61. Sandra4,372
  62. Dana4,339
  63. Sabrinanew4,305
  64. Tonya4,264
  65. Leslie4,250
  66. Allison4,205
  67. Tanya4,085
  68. Kristynew4,045
  69. Natalie4,043
  70. Kathryn3,965
  71. Brandi3,884
  72. Kristen3,861
  73. Anna3,852
  74. Veronica3,852
  75. Catherine3,841
  76. Courtney3,808
  77. Michele3,711
  78. Denise3,681
  79. Teresa3,655
  80. Kathleen3,649
  81. Heidi3,640
  82. Kristin3,605
  83. Kristina3,539
  84. Robin3,429
  85. Samantha3,286
  86. Valerie3,265
  87. Renee3,259
  88. Gina3,230
  89. Nancy3,220
  90. Vanessanew3,209
  91. Brenda3,151
  92. Jacqueline3,148
  93. Tamara3,126
  94. Mandy3,100
  95. Sharon3,089
  96. Melinda3,044
  97. Bethnew2,968
  98. Theresa2,914
  99. Linda2,912
  100. Barbara2,845

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. Michael67,588
  2. Jason55,636
  3. Christopher46,725
  4. David40,516
  5. James40,043
  6. Robert34,217
  7. John34,199
  8. Brian32,494
  9. Matthew31,967
  10. Joseph26,485
  11. Daniel26,074
  12. William24,757
  13. Kevin22,461
  14. Joshua22,069
  15. Jeremy21,611
  16. Ryan21,249
  17. Eric20,745
  18. Timothy17,976
  19. Jeffrey17,479
  20. Richard17,442
  21. Anthony16,804
  22. Thomas16,591
  23. Steven16,489
  24. Andrew16,018
  25. Mark15,419
  26. Charles14,743
  27. Scott14,207
  28. Jonathan12,322
  29. Benjamin12,107
  30. Justin12,010
  31. Paul11,799
  32. Aaron11,631
  33. Adam11,031
  34. Chad10,831
  35. Gregory10,053
  36. Nathan9,888
  37. Shawn9,865
  38. Stephen9,636
  39. Kenneth9,453
  40. Patrick8,306
  41. Brandon8,272
  42. Bryan7,886
  43. Sean7,627
  44. Travis7,277
  45. Jose6,918
  46. Donald6,866
  47. Edward6,840
  48. Keith6,598
  49. Bradley6,431
  50. Todd6,278
  51. Nicholas6,073
  52. Corey6,040
  53. Ronald6,026
  54. Jesse5,823
  55. Peter5,823
  56. Jacob5,789
  57. George5,605
  58. Gary5,447
  59. Douglas5,297
  60. Samuel5,259
  61. Shane4,868
  62. Larry4,838
  63. Juan4,563
  64. Craig4,561
  65. Raymond4,377
  66. Wesleynew4,301
  67. Cory4,257
  68. Dennis4,152
  69. Jeremiah4,151
  70. Phillip3,966
  71. Frank3,895
  72. Marcus3,847
  73. Joel3,823
  74. Carlos3,794
  75. Jerry3,745
  76. Jared3,737
  77. Antonio3,663
  78. Jeffery3,564
  79. Kyle3,506
  80. Derrick3,482
  81. Dustin3,477
  82. Jamie3,447
  83. Terry3,443
  84. Derek3,442
  85. Brent3,423
  86. Randy3,397
  87. Gabriel3,346
  88. Troy3,306
  89. Russell3,124
  90. Philip3,092
  91. Billy2,951
  92. Tony2,939
  93. Johnny2,801
  94. Erik2,786
  95. Zachary2,777
  96. Alexandernew2,703
  97. Rodney2,703
  98. Jimmynew2,636
  99. Carl2,615
  100. Curtisnew2,606

1977 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1977 holds 1,533,173 girls under 11,330 different names. The ten most common names covered 17% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Sabrina, Kristy, Vanessa, Beth. Leaving it:Pamela, Victoria, Donna, Deborah.

The Social Security data for 1977 holds 1,643,321 boys under 6,860 different names. The ten most common names covered 25% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Wesley, Alexander, Jimmy, Curtis. Leaving it:Bobby, Shannon, Marc, Victor.