United States · 1976
Baby names of 1976
Jennifer and Michael topped 1976.
Top girls' names of 1976
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 59,473 |
| 2 | Amy | 31,339 |
| 3 | Melissa | 25,094 |
| 4 | Heather | 24,192 |
| 5 | Angela | 22,038 |
| 6 | Michelle | 19,550 |
| 7 | Kimberly | 18,962 |
| 8 | Jessica | 18,368 |
| 9 | Lisa | 17,346 |
| 10 | Amanda | 15,588 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 15,180 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 14,491 |
| 13 | Nicole | 14,453 |
| 14 | Christina | 14,033 |
| 15 | Sarah | 13,993 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 13,547 |
| 17 | Shannon | 13,368 |
| 18 | Jamie | 12,539 |
| 19 | Kelly | 11,791 |
| 20 | Laura | 11,252 |
| 21 | Julie | 10,839 |
| 22 | Mary | 10,315 |
| 23 | Rachel | 8,453 |
| 24 | Erin | 8,381 |
| 25 | Andrea | 8,352 |
| 26 | Christine | 8,111 |
| 27 | Sara | 8,020 |
| 28 | Carrie | 7,991 |
| 29 | Jaime | 7,838 |
| 30 | April | 7,761 |
| 31 | Karen | 7,505 |
| 32 | Tiffany | 7,482 |
| 33 | Danielle | 7,364 |
| 34 | Maria | 7,358 |
| 35 | Dawn | 7,048 |
| 36 | Crystal | 6,946 |
| 37 | Tracy | 6,822 |
| 38 | Stacy | 6,523 |
| 39 | Wendy | 6,464 |
| 40 | Susan | 6,402 |
| 41 | Tammy | 6,228 |
| 42 | Tara | 6,020 |
| 43 | Patricia | 6,017 |
| 44 | Cynthia | 6,012 |
| 45 | Monica | 5,978 |
| 46 | Misty | 5,906 |
| 47 | Lori | 5,849 |
| 48 | Tina | 5,747 |
| 49 | Amber | 5,646 |
| 50 | Emily | 5,547 |
Top boys' names of 1976
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 66,915 |
| 2 | Jason | 52,643 |
| 3 | Christopher | 45,190 |
| 4 | David | 39,265 |
| 5 | James | 38,294 |
| 6 | John | 33,976 |
| 7 | Robert | 33,789 |
| 8 | Brian | 30,517 |
| 9 | Matthew | 29,951 |
| 10 | Daniel | 24,702 |
| 11 | William | 24,428 |
| 12 | Joseph | 24,055 |
| 13 | Eric | 21,359 |
| 14 | Jeremy | 20,126 |
| 15 | Kevin | 18,474 |
| 16 | Ryan | 17,484 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 17,013 |
| 18 | Joshua | 16,845 |
| 19 | Richard | 16,752 |
| 20 | Steven | 16,650 |
| 21 | Timothy | 16,620 |
| 22 | Anthony | 16,601 |
| 23 | Thomas | 16,122 |
| 24 | Scott | 15,717 |
| 25 | Mark | 15,508 |
| 26 | Charles | 13,921 |
| 27 | Andrew | 13,301 |
| 28 | Paul | 11,781 |
| 29 | Chad | 11,766 |
| 30 | Aaron | 11,344 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 11,314 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 10,672 |
| 33 | Justin | 10,144 |
| 34 | Shawn | 10,108 |
| 35 | Gregory | 10,060 |
| 36 | Adam | 9,937 |
| 37 | Stephen | 9,727 |
| 38 | Kenneth | 9,127 |
| 39 | Nathan | 8,611 |
| 40 | Brandon | 7,786 |
| 41 | Patrick | 7,642 |
| 42 | Sean | 7,565 |
| 43 | Bryan | 7,288 |
| 44 | Jose | 7,061 |
| 45 | Edward | 7,048 |
| 46 | Travis | 6,832 |
| 47 | Donald | 6,792 |
| 48 | Keith | 6,745 |
| 49 | Ronald | 6,457 |
| 50 | Todd | 6,440 |
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