United States · 1977
Baby names of 1977
Jennifer and Michael topped 1977.
Top girls' names of 1977
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 58,964 |
| 2 | Melissa | 26,879 |
| 3 | Amy | 26,729 |
| 4 | Jessica | 24,846 |
| 5 | Heather | 23,773 |
| 6 | Angela | 20,998 |
| 7 | Michelle | 19,540 |
| 8 | Kimberly | 18,286 |
| 9 | Amanda | 18,278 |
| 10 | Kelly | 18,234 |
| 11 | Sarah | 18,096 |
| 12 | Lisa | 17,014 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 16,431 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 15,417 |
| 15 | Nicole | 15,247 |
| 16 | Christina | 14,501 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 14,196 |
| 18 | Jamie | 12,895 |
| 19 | Shannon | 12,518 |
| 20 | Laura | 11,318 |
| 21 | Mary | 10,656 |
| 22 | Julie | 10,204 |
| 23 | Erin | 10,198 |
| 24 | Andrea | 9,782 |
| 25 | Crystal | 9,724 |
| 26 | Rachel | 8,976 |
| 27 | Sara | 8,709 |
| 28 | Carrie | 8,661 |
| 29 | April | 8,068 |
| 30 | Christine | 7,886 |
| 31 | Danielle | 7,616 |
| 32 | Karen | 7,441 |
| 33 | Amber | 7,207 |
| 34 | Tiffany | 7,205 |
| 35 | Tara | 7,198 |
| 36 | Maria | 7,094 |
| 37 | Emily | 6,879 |
| 38 | Erica | 6,624 |
| 39 | Monica | 6,366 |
| 40 | Misty | 6,315 |
| 41 | Jill | 6,238 |
| 42 | Stacy | 6,154 |
| 43 | Dawn | 6,096 |
| 44 | Katherine | 6,030 |
| 45 | Susan | 5,961 |
| 46 | Jaime | 5,906 |
| 47 | Patricia | 5,903 |
| 48 | Cynthia | 5,782 |
| 49 | Wendy | 5,764 |
| 50 | Tracy | 5,756 |
Top boys' names of 1977
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 67,587 |
| 2 | Jason | 55,631 |
| 3 | Christopher | 46,721 |
| 4 | David | 40,515 |
| 5 | James | 40,040 |
| 6 | Robert | 34,214 |
| 7 | John | 34,195 |
| 8 | Brian | 32,492 |
| 9 | Matthew | 31,965 |
| 10 | Joseph | 26,483 |
| 11 | Daniel | 26,073 |
| 12 | William | 24,758 |
| 13 | Kevin | 22,463 |
| 14 | Joshua | 22,068 |
| 15 | Jeremy | 21,610 |
| 16 | Ryan | 21,246 |
| 17 | Eric | 20,745 |
| 18 | Timothy | 17,977 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 17,481 |
| 20 | Richard | 17,442 |
| 21 | Anthony | 16,804 |
| 22 | Thomas | 16,586 |
| 23 | Steven | 16,484 |
| 24 | Andrew | 16,017 |
| 25 | Mark | 15,418 |
| 26 | Charles | 14,743 |
| 27 | Scott | 14,203 |
| 28 | Jonathan | 12,319 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 12,106 |
| 30 | Justin | 12,008 |
| 31 | Paul | 11,798 |
| 32 | Aaron | 11,631 |
| 33 | Adam | 11,030 |
| 34 | Chad | 10,831 |
| 35 | Gregory | 10,052 |
| 36 | Nathan | 9,886 |
| 37 | Shawn | 9,865 |
| 38 | Stephen | 9,635 |
| 39 | Kenneth | 9,452 |
| 40 | Patrick | 8,305 |
| 41 | Brandon | 8,272 |
| 42 | Bryan | 7,886 |
| 43 | Sean | 7,625 |
| 44 | Travis | 7,277 |
| 45 | Jose | 6,919 |
| 46 | Donald | 6,866 |
| 47 | Edward | 6,840 |
| 48 | Keith | 6,597 |
| 49 | Bradley | 6,431 |
| 50 | Todd | 6,276 |
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