United States · 1973
Baby names of 1973
Jennifer and Michael topped 1973.
Top girls' names of 1973
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 62,448 |
| 2 | Amy | 26,962 |
| 3 | Michelle | 26,935 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 23,531 |
| 5 | Lisa | 22,677 |
| 6 | Melissa | 22,479 |
| 7 | Angela | 20,898 |
| 8 | Heather | 19,347 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 17,263 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 14,868 |
| 11 | Nicole | 13,922 |
| 12 | Julie | 12,785 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 12,360 |
| 14 | Mary | 12,313 |
| 15 | Tammy | 11,244 |
| 16 | Christina | 10,888 |
| 17 | Christine | 10,549 |
| 18 | Kelly | 10,512 |
| 19 | Laura | 10,344 |
| 20 | Tracy | 9,913 |
| 21 | Dawn | 9,890 |
| 22 | Shannon | 9,802 |
| 23 | Karen | 9,352 |
| 24 | Tina | 9,307 |
| 25 | Susan | 9,279 |
| 26 | Cynthia | 8,743 |
| 27 | Patricia | 8,476 |
| 28 | Lori | 8,472 |
| 29 | Wendy | 7,810 |
| 30 | Andrea | 7,766 |
| 31 | Maria | 7,667 |
| 32 | Stacy | 7,338 |
| 33 | April | 7,264 |
| 34 | Jessica | 7,228 |
| 35 | Sarah | 7,214 |
| 36 | Tonya | 7,184 |
| 37 | Tara | 6,707 |
| 38 | Denise | 6,615 |
| 39 | Sandra | 6,585 |
| 40 | Monica | 6,380 |
| 41 | Stacey | 6,253 |
| 42 | Rachel | 6,103 |
| 43 | Melanie | 6,079 |
| 44 | Michele | 5,996 |
| 45 | Teresa | 5,986 |
| 46 | Carrie | 5,835 |
| 47 | Pamela | 5,813 |
| 48 | Crystal | 5,768 |
| 49 | Danielle | 5,648 |
| 50 | Tanya | 5,632 |
Top boys' names of 1973
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 67,797 |
| 2 | Christopher | 48,313 |
| 3 | Jason | 46,683 |
| 4 | James | 42,836 |
| 5 | David | 41,082 |
| 6 | John | 39,165 |
| 7 | Robert | 38,698 |
| 8 | Brian | 35,686 |
| 9 | William | 28,018 |
| 10 | Matthew | 24,531 |
| 11 | Daniel | 23,672 |
| 12 | Joseph | 21,326 |
| 13 | Eric | 20,802 |
| 14 | Kevin | 20,768 |
| 15 | Mark | 20,367 |
| 16 | Richard | 19,942 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 19,216 |
| 18 | Scott | 18,980 |
| 19 | Thomas | 17,921 |
| 20 | Steven | 17,175 |
| 21 | Anthony | 16,414 |
| 22 | Timothy | 16,036 |
| 23 | Charles | 15,752 |
| 24 | Paul | 12,901 |
| 25 | Chad | 12,886 |
| 26 | Gregory | 11,674 |
| 27 | Shawn | 11,451 |
| 28 | Kenneth | 10,979 |
| 29 | Andrew | 10,728 |
| 30 | Ryan | 10,511 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 10,273 |
| 32 | Stephen | 9,955 |
| 33 | Jeremy | 9,363 |
| 34 | Aaron | 9,232 |
| 35 | Todd | 8,677 |
| 36 | Sean | 8,553 |
| 37 | Patrick | 8,480 |
| 38 | Donald | 8,361 |
| 39 | Edward | 8,360 |
| 40 | Ronald | 8,327 |
| 41 | Keith | 8,165 |
| 42 | Joshua | 8,057 |
| 43 | Bryan | 7,110 |
| 44 | Gary | 6,851 |
| 45 | Adam | 6,842 |
| 46 | George | 6,601 |
| 47 | Douglas | 6,595 |
| 48 | Craig | 6,295 |
| 49 | Jose | 6,097 |
| 50 | Larry | 6,080 |
SOURCE·US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data·Public domain. SSA lists a name only if it was given to at least 5 babies of that sex that year.·REVIEWED JUL 2026
SOURCE·US SSA (1880–2025) + NZ DIA (1900–2025) birth registrations·ranks and shares computed from the source files, see method·REVIEWED JUL 2026