Top Baby Names of 1975

Most popular names for boys and girls in 1975.

What the Data Says About 1975

The Social Security Administration's national 1975 file shows 1,865,243 births concentrated in the top 100 boy and top 100 girl names, the segment of U.S. baby-name data released to the public for that year. The #1 boy name of 1975 was Michael, with 68,418 births registered nationally. The #1 girl name of 1975 was Jennifer, with 58,190 births nationally. The top 100 boys captured 1,081,759 births compared with 783,484 for the top 100 girls, consistent with the historical SSA pattern in which a smaller pool of boy names dominates a larger share of annual births while girl names are more evenly distributed.

1975 sits within a specific era of U.S. naming trends. Late-20th-century years like 1975 reflect accelerating naming diversification, with rising popularity of names like Michael, Jennifer, and Jason and the gradual fragmentation of top-10 dominance. Michael and Jennifer leading 1975 fits this broader cultural signature.

These rankings come directly from Social Security Administration card applications and represent approximately 96% of all U.S. births in 1975. Names with fewer than five occurrences nationally in 1975 are excluded from SSA's public file to protect privacy, meaning the true number of unique names given in 1975 is significantly larger than any public top-100 list can show. Each spelling variation is counted separately, Sophia and Sofia, Aiden and Ayden, so rankings reflect only the specific spelling filed on the SS card, not combined name pools. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute naming advice.

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Top 100 Boys' Names Boy

Rank Name Births
1 Michael 68,418
2 Jason 52,159
3 Christopher 46,575
4 James 39,569
5 David 39,156
6 Robert 35,306
7 John 35,079
8 Brian 30,578
9 Matthew 28,527
10 William 25,561
11 Daniel 23,814
12 Joseph 22,125
13 Eric 19,793
14 Jeffrey 18,316
15 Kevin 18,066
16 Richard 17,687
17 Scott 17,307
18 Steven 17,055
19 Mark 16,742
20 Thomas 16,532
21 Anthony 16,489
22 Timothy 15,947
23 Ryan 15,296
24 Jeremy 15,185
25 Charles 14,574
26 Joshua 14,567
27 Chad 12,838
28 Andrew 12,756
29 Paul 12,017
30 Jonathan 10,904
31 Shawn 10,682
32 Aaron 10,548
33 Gregory 10,400
34 Stephen 9,732
35 Kenneth 9,634
36 Benjamin 9,544
37 Justin 8,897
38 Adam 8,646
39 Patrick 8,053
40 Sean 7,582
41 Edward 7,381
42 Donald 7,197
43 Todd 7,151
44 Brandon 7,090
45 Nathan 7,069
46 Ronald 7,064
47 Bryan 6,998
48 Jose 6,967
49 Keith 6,823
50 Gary 6,114
51 Travis 5,961
52 Bradley 5,894
53 George 5,847
54 Peter 5,698
55 Douglas 5,345
56 Larry 5,307
57 Shane 5,209
58 Craig 5,110
59 Dennis 4,730
60 Juan 4,695
61 Samuel 4,619
62 Jamie 4,573
63 Raymond 4,530
64 Jesse 4,435
65 Jerry 4,311
66 Frank 4,212
67 Terry 3,971
68 Marcus 3,969
69 Troy 3,951
70 Jeffery 3,903
71 Corey 3,876
72 Phillip 3,853
73 Carlos 3,793
74 Joel 3,729
75 Jacob 3,618
76 Rodney 3,583
77 Antonio 3,489
78 Randy 3,385
79 Brent 3,364
80 Tony 3,322
81 Nicholas 3,319
82 Russell 3,232
83 Derek 3,186
84 Billy 3,113
85 Philip 3,011
86 Johnny 2,969
87 Erik 2,855
88 Kyle 2,833
89 Marc 2,822
90 Derrick 2,815
91 Carl 2,810
92 Brett 2,779
93 Bobby 2,772
94 Danny 2,740
95 Victor 2,680
96 Dustin 2,677
97 Roger 2,617
98 Brad 2,608
99 Cory 2,573
100 Jared 2,556

Top 100 Girls' Names Girl

Rank Name Births
1 Jennifer 58,190
2 Amy 32,254
3 Heather 24,301
4 Melissa 24,168
5 Angela 23,361
6 Michelle 22,665
7 Kimberly 20,257
8 Lisa 18,139
9 Stephanie 15,775
10 Nicole 14,275
11 Rebecca 13,925
12 Christina 12,980
13 Jessica 12,926
14 Amanda 12,657
15 Elizabeth 12,472
16 Kelly 11,735
17 Sarah 11,170
18 Julie 11,141
19 Mary 10,973
20 Laura 10,311
21 Shannon 9,370
22 Christine 9,103
23 Dawn 8,744
24 Tracy 8,509
25 April 8,245
26 Rachel 8,225
27 Karen 8,168
28 Andrea 8,042
29 Carrie 7,854
30 Maria 7,542
31 Tammy 7,528
32 Susan 7,488
33 Wendy 7,473
34 Stacy 7,169
35 Tina 7,065
36 Patricia 7,053
37 Tiffany 6,919
38 Erin 6,894
39 Lori 6,650
40 Cynthia 6,539
41 Tara 6,455
42 Danielle 6,412
43 Crystal 6,243
44 Stacey 5,931
45 Tonya 5,896
46 Jill 5,728
47 Misty 5,552
48 Emily 5,482
49 Monica 5,476
50 Tanya 5,377
51 Sandra 5,374
52 Melanie 5,369
53 Christy 5,168
54 Sara 5,131
55 Holly 5,047
56 Michele 5,033
57 Brandy 4,944
58 Katherine 4,851
59 Amber 4,683
60 Kristen 4,674
61 Teresa 4,640
62 Dana 4,619
63 Erica 4,581
64 Denise 4,461
65 Robin 4,328
66 Heidi 4,294
67 Brenda 4,236
68 Jamie 4,233
69 Megan 4,191
70 Pamela 4,177
71 Leslie 4,105
72 Veronica 4,060
73 Catherine 3,936
74 Kristin 3,880
75 Sharon 3,732
76 Alicia 3,718
77 Tamara 3,629
78 Theresa 3,611
79 Anna 3,578
80 Kathleen 3,545
81 Linda 3,522
82 Nancy 3,510
83 Barbara 3,454
84 Gina 3,431
85 Donna 3,422
86 Deborah 3,414
87 Renee 3,405
88 Brandi 3,369
89 Allison 3,347
90 Jacqueline 3,314
91 Melinda 3,282
92 Valerie 3,227
93 Rhonda 3,167
94 Jodi 3,107
95 Sherry 3,044
96 Christie 3,028
97 Cheryl 2,997
98 Margaret 2,950
99 Kathryn 2,947
100 Diana 2,912
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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

Source: SSA Baby Names Methodology, names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are excluded to protect privacy.

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Data sourced from the U.S. Social Security Administration. See our methodology for details.