The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1974
10,247 different girls’ names were recorded in 1974, covering 1,467,534 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 63,107 |
| 2 | Amy | 29,566 |
| 3 | Michelle | 25,826 |
| 4 | Heather | 23,179 |
| 5 | Angela | 22,803 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 22,427 |
| 7 | Melissa | 22,166 |
| 8 | Lisa | 19,778 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 16,984 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 15,163 |
| 11 | Nicole | 13,112 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 12,259 |
| 13 | Mary | 11,738 |
| 14 | Julie | 11,360 |
| 15 | Kelly | 10,851 |
| 16 | Christina | 10,849 |
| 17 | Jessica | 10,656 |
| 18 | Shannon | 10,608 |
| 19 | Christine | 9,901 |
| 20 | Sarah | 9,788 |
| 21 | Laura | 9,716 |
| 22 | Dawn | 9,417 |
| 23 | Tracy | 9,286 |
| 24 | Tammy | 9,238 |
| 25 | Tina | 8,668 |
| 26 | Karen | 8,643 |
| 27 | Susan | 8,470 |
| 28 | April | 8,454 |
| 29 | Patricia | 8,036 |
| 30 | Lori | 7,960 |
| 31 | Maria | 7,804 |
| 32 | Wendy | 7,564 |
| 33 | Cynthia | 7,557 |
| 34 | Amanda | 7,473 |
| 35 | Andrea | 7,472 |
| 36 | Rachel | 7,399 |
| 37 | Tonya | 6,878 |
| 38 | Stacy | 6,741 |
| 39 | Tara | 6,657 |
| 40 | Danielle | 6,629 |
| 41 | Tiffany | 6,482 |
| 42 | Carrie | 6,436 |
| 43 | Monica | 6,281 |
| 44 | Sandra | 6,270 |
| 45 | Kristen | 6,052 |
| 46 | Tanya | 5,997 |
| 47 | Erin | 5,868 |
| 48 | Stacey | 5,803 |
| 49 | Crystal | 5,622 |
| 50 | Michele | 5,587 |
| 51 | Melanie | 5,483 |
| 52 | Teresa | 5,397 |
| 53 | Denise | 5,395 |
| 54 | Pamela | 5,272 |
| 55 | Dana | 5,158 |
| 56 | Holly | 5,144 |
| 57 | Christy | 5,067 |
| 58 | Jill | 5,061 |
| 59 | Brenda | 4,830 |
| 60 | Heidi | 4,683 |
| 61 | Sara | 4,650 |
| 62 | Katherine | 4,530 |
| 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 | 4,329 |
| 70 | Sharon | 4,276 |
| 71 | Veronica | 4,226 |
| 72 | Kristin | 4,218 |
| 73 | Catherine | 4,184 |
| 74 | Erica | 4,121 |
| 75 | Linda | 4,077 |
| 76 | Kathleen | 3,953 |
| 77 | Barbara | 3,906 |
| 78 | Nancy | 3,891 |
| 79 | Theresa | 3,857 |
| 80 | Brandy | 3,832 |
| 81 | Melinda | 3,752 |
| 82 | Anna | 3,622 |
| 83 | Jacqueline | 3,573 |
| 84 | Gina | 3,560 |
| 85 | Renee | 3,528 |
| 86 | Rhonda | 3,525 |
| 87 | Diana | 3,513 |
| 88 | Cheryl | 3,496 |
| 89 | Sherry | 3,436 |
| 90 | Alicia | 3,434 |
| 91 | Jodi | 3,306 |
| 92 | Amber | 3,273 |
| 93 | Valerie | 3,181 |
| 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 |
| 101 | Kristina | 2,890 |
| 102 | Kristi | 2,884 |
| 103 | Cindy | 2,852 |
| 104 | Victoria | 2,844 |
| 105 | Megan | 2,818 |
| 106 | Brandi | 2,809 |
| 107 | Shelly | 2,797 |
| 108 | Tracey | 2,758 |
| 109 | Joy | 2,757 |
| 110 | Christie | 2,705 |
| 111 | Suzanne | 2,697 |
| 112 | Yolanda | 2,632 |
| 113 | Regina | 2,587 |
| 114 | Carla | 2,571 |
| 115 | Deanna | 2,558 |
| 116 | Laurie | 2,555 |
| 117 | Beth | 2,523 |
| 118 | Carolyn | 2,471 |
| 119 | Natalie | 2,466 |
| 120 | Anne | 2,461 |
| 121 | Sheila | 2,438 |
| 122 | Vanessa | 2,353 |
| 123 | Colleen | 2,344 |
| 124 | Courtney | 2,336 |
| 125 | Kara | 2,304 |
| 126 | Katrina | 2,278 |
| 127 | Erika | 2,265 |
| 128 | Samantha | 2,251 |
| 129 | Diane | 2,227 |
| 130 | Janet | 2,175 |
| 131 | Jenny | 2,131 |
| 132 | Sonya | 2,111 |
| 133 | Kristy | 2,090 |
| 134 | Bridget | 2,082 |
| 135 | Alison | 2,079 |
| 136 | Julia | 2,068 |
| 137 | Felicia | 2,041 |
| 138 | Kristie | 2,039 |
| 139 | Carol | 2,038 |
| 140 | Traci | 2,006 |
| 141 | Natasha | 2,005 |
| 142 | Shelley | 1,997 |
| 143 | Tricia | 1,968 |
| 144 | Anita | 1,936 |
| 144 | Kim | 1,936 |
| 146 | Kathy | 1,920 |
| 147 | Kristine | 1,863 |
| 148 | Aimee | 1,857 |
| 149 | Leah | 1,844 |
| 150 | Martha | 1,834 |
| 151 | Terri | 1,826 |
| 152 | Krista | 1,808 |
| 153 | Kari | 1,805 |
| 154 | Jody | 1,777 |
| 155 | Joanna | 1,772 |
| 156 | Stacie | 1,757 |
| 157 | Carmen | 1,749 |
| 158 | Kerry | 1,729 |
| 159 | Cassandra | 1,726 |
| 160 | Virginia | 1,711 |
| 161 | Nichole | 1,687 |
| 162 | Shawna | 1,662 |
| 163 | Lynn | 1,644 |
| 164 | Connie | 1,634 |
| 165 | Ashley | 1,625 |
| 166 | Sherri | 1,621 |
| 167 | Claudia | 1,609 |
| 168 | Kelli | 1,606 |
| 169 | Robyn | 1,596 |
| 170 | Angie | 1,590 |
| 171 | Sonia | 1,577 |
| 171 | Kerri | 1,577 |
| 173 | Yvonne | 1,541 |
| 174 | Monique | 1,531 |
| 175 | Meredith | 1,519 |
| 176 | Marie | 1,508 |
| 177 | Becky | 1,497 |
| 178 | Kendra | 1,490 |
| 179 | Molly | 1,480 |
| 180 | Tracie | 1,453 |
| 181 | Bonnie | 1,452 |
| 181 | Toni | 1,452 |
| 183 | Angel | 1,449 |
| 184 | Sheri | 1,428 |
| 185 | Gloria | 1,421 |
| 186 | Charity | 1,410 |
| 187 | Lauren | 1,393 |
| 188 | Annette | 1,382 |
| 189 | Sylvia | 1,353 |
| 190 | Tasha | 1,344 |
| 191 | Jeanette | 1,326 |
| 192 | Sabrina | 1,325 |
| 193 | Janice | 1,323 |
| 194 | Mindy | 1,313 |
| 195 | Ruth | 1,299 |
| 196 | Hope | 1,298 |
| 197 | Latonya | 1,290 |
| 198 | Ginger | 1,281 |
| 199 | Gretchen | 1,278 |
| 200 | Shawn | 1,271 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1974 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.