United States · 3,039,868 recorded births
Top baby names of 1974
Jennifer and Michael led the year. Climbing fast: Christie (up 69), Joy (up 53), Casey (up 39), Jacob (up 34).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1973 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 63,107 | · |
| 2 | Amy | 29,566 | · |
| 3 | Michelle | 25,826 | · |
| 4 | Heather | 23,179 | ▲ 4 |
| 5 | Angela | 22,803 | ▲ 2 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 22,427 | ▼ 2 |
| 7 | Melissa | 22,166 | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Lisa | 19,778 | ▼ 3 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 16,984 | · |
| 10 | Rebecca | 15,163 | · |
| 11 | Nicole | 13,112 | · |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 12,259 | ▲ 1 |
| 13 | Mary | 11,738 | ▲ 1 |
| 14 | Julie | 11,360 | ▼ 2 |
| 15 | Kelly | 10,851 | ▲ 3 |
| 16 | Christina | 10,849 | · |
| 17 | Jessica | 10,656 | ▲ 17 |
| 18 | Shannon | 10,608 | ▲ 4 |
| 19 | Christine | 9,901 | ▼ 2 |
| 20 | Sarah | 9,788 | ▲ 15 |
| 21 | Laura | 9,716 | ▼ 2 |
| 22 | Dawn | 9,417 | ▼ 1 |
| 23 | Tracy | 9,286 | ▼ 3 |
| 24 | Tammy | 9,238 | ▼ 9 |
| 25 | Tina | 8,668 | ▼ 1 |
| 26 | Karen | 8,643 | ▼ 3 |
| 27 | Susan | 8,470 | ▼ 2 |
| 28 | April | 8,454 | ▲ 5 |
| 29 | Patricia | 8,036 | ▼ 2 |
| 30 | Lori | 7,960 | ▼ 2 |
| 31 | Maria | 7,804 | · |
| 32 | Wendy | 7,564 | ▼ 3 |
| 33 | Cynthia | 7,557 | ▼ 7 |
| 34 | Amanda | 7,473 | ▲ 17 |
| 35 | Andrea | 7,472 | ▼ 5 |
| 36 | Rachel | 7,399 | ▲ 6 |
| 37 | Tonya | 6,878 | ▼ 1 |
| 38 | Stacy | 6,741 | ▼ 6 |
| 39 | Tara | 6,657 | ▼ 2 |
| 40 | Danielle | 6,629 | ▲ 9 |
| 41 | Tiffany | 6,482 | ▲ 11 |
| 42 | Carrie | 6,436 | ▲ 4 |
| 43 | Monica | 6,281 | ▼ 3 |
| 44 | Sandra | 6,270 | ▼ 5 |
| 45 | Kristen | 6,052 | ▲ 13 |
| 46 | Tanya | 5,997 | ▲ 4 |
| 47 | Erin | 5,868 | ▲ 32 |
| 48 | Stacey | 5,803 | ▼ 7 |
| 49 | Crystal | 5,622 | ▼ 1 |
| 50 | Michele | 5,587 | ▼ 6 |
| 51 | Melanie | 5,483 | ▼ 8 |
| 52 | Teresa | 5,397 | ▼ 7 |
| 53 | Denise | 5,395 | ▼ 15 |
| 54 | Pamela | 5,272 | ▼ 7 |
| 55 | Dana | 5,158 | ▲ 4 |
| 56 | Holly | 5,144 | ▼ 2 |
| 57 | Christy | 5,067 | ▲ 16 |
| 58 | Jill | 5,061 | ▲ 4 |
| 59 | Brenda | 4,830 | ▼ 6 |
| 60 | Heidi | 4,683 | ▲ 5 |
| 61 | Sara | 4,650 | ▲ 28 |
| 62 | Katherine | 4,530 | ▲ 2 |
| 63 | Robin | 4,525 | ▼ 3 |
| 64 | Tamara | 4,525 | ▲ 2 |
| 65 | Leslie | 4,463 | ▲ 10 |
| 66 | Misty | 4,439 | ▲ 24 |
| 67 | Donna | 4,354 | ▼ 12 |
| 68 | Deborah | 4,343 | ▼ 12 |
| 69 | Emily | 4,329 | ▲ 30 |
| 70 | Sharon | 4,276 | ▼ 13 |
| 71 | Veronica | 4,226 | · |
| 72 | Kristin | 4,218 | ▲ 6 |
| 73 | Catherine | 4,184 | ▼ 6 |
| 74 | Erica | 4,121 | ▲ 7 |
| 75 | Linda | 4,077 | ▼ 14 |
| 76 | Kathleen | 3,953 | ▼ 8 |
| 77 | Barbara | 3,906 | ▼ 14 |
| 78 | Nancy | 3,891 | ▼ 1 |
| 79 | Theresa | 3,857 | ▼ 10 |
| 80 | Brandy | 3,832 | ▲ 2 |
| 81 | Melinda | 3,752 | ▼ 9 |
| 82 | Anna | 3,622 | ▲ 4 |
| 83 | Jacqueline | 3,573 | ▲ 5 |
| 84 | Gina | 3,560 | ▼ 1 |
| 85 | Renee | 3,528 | ▼ 5 |
| 86 | Rhonda | 3,525 | ▼ 16 |
| 87 | Diana | 3,513 | ▼ 2 |
| 88 | Cheryl | 3,496 | ▼ 14 |
| 89 | Sherry | 3,436 | ▼ 13 |
| 90 | Alicia | 3,434 | ▲ 1 |
| 91 | Jodi | 3,306 | ▲ 9 |
| 92 | Amber | 3,273 | ▲ 38 |
| 93 | Valerie | 3,181 | ▲ 3 |
| 94 | Debra | 3,129 | ▼ 10 |
| 95 | Margaret | 3,087 | ▼ 1 |
| 96 | Paula | 3,061 | ▼ 9 |
| 97 | Jamie | 3,020 | ▲ 6 |
| 98 | Kathryn | 2,991 | ▲ 9 |
| 99 | Allison | 2,959 | ▲ 6 |
| 100 | Ann | 2,928 | ▼ 7 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1973 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 67,534 | · |
| 2 | Jason | 54,756 | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | Christopher | 48,585 | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | David | 41,786 | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | James | 41,334 | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | John | 37,612 | · |
| 7 | Robert | 37,005 | · |
| 8 | Brian | 34,449 | · |
| 9 | Matthew | 27,194 | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | William | 26,980 | ▼ 1 |
| 11 | Daniel | 23,833 | · |
| 12 | Joseph | 21,834 | · |
| 13 | Eric | 20,193 | · |
| 14 | Kevin | 19,461 | · |
| 15 | Jeffrey | 19,320 | ▲ 2 |
| 16 | Mark | 18,905 | ▼ 1 |
| 17 | Richard | 18,636 | ▼ 1 |
| 18 | Scott | 18,030 | · |
| 19 | Steven | 17,663 | ▲ 1 |
| 20 | Thomas | 17,268 | ▼ 1 |
| 21 | Anthony | 16,391 | · |
| 22 | Timothy | 15,890 | · |
| 23 | Charles | 15,151 | · |
| 24 | Jeremy | 13,295 | ▲ 9 |
| 25 | Ryan | 13,179 | ▲ 5 |
| 26 | Chad | 12,788 | ▼ 1 |
| 27 | Paul | 12,310 | ▼ 3 |
| 28 | Andrew | 11,778 | ▲ 1 |
| 29 | Joshua | 11,599 | ▲ 13 |
| 30 | Shawn | 11,438 | ▼ 3 |
| 31 | Gregory | 10,826 | ▼ 5 |
| 32 | Aaron | 10,507 | ▲ 2 |
| 33 | Jonathan | 10,230 | ▼ 2 |
| 34 | Kenneth | 10,143 | ▼ 6 |
| 35 | Stephen | 10,101 | ▼ 3 |
| 36 | Adam | 8,421 | ▲ 9 |
| 37 | Sean | 8,290 | ▼ 1 |
| 38 | Patrick | 8,137 | ▼ 1 |
| 39 | Todd | 7,845 | ▼ 4 |
| 40 | Edward | 7,817 | ▼ 1 |
| 41 | Donald | 7,758 | ▼ 3 |
| 42 | Ronald | 7,667 | ▼ 2 |
| 43 | Justin | 7,429 | ▲ 8 |
| 44 | Keith | 7,390 | ▼ 3 |
| 45 | Bryan | 7,226 | ▼ 2 |
| 46 | Benjamin | 7,183 | ▲ 9 |
| 47 | Jose | 6,720 | ▲ 2 |
| 48 | Gary | 6,444 | ▼ 4 |
| 49 | George | 6,283 | ▼ 3 |
| 50 | Peter | 5,940 | ▲ 2 |
| 51 | Brandon | 5,859 | ▲ 7 |
| 52 | Nathan | 5,844 | ▲ 11 |
| 53 | Douglas | 5,843 | ▼ 6 |
| 54 | Travis | 5,702 | ▼ 1 |
| 55 | Larry | 5,694 | ▼ 5 |
| 56 | Shane | 5,655 | ▼ 2 |
| 57 | Craig | 5,539 | ▼ 9 |
| 58 | Bradley | 5,173 | ▲ 4 |
| 59 | Dennis | 4,880 | ▼ 3 |
| 60 | Samuel | 4,672 | ▲ 6 |
| 61 | Jerry | 4,664 | ▼ 4 |
| 62 | Raymond | 4,577 | ▼ 2 |
| 63 | Troy | 4,563 | ▼ 4 |
| 64 | Juan | 4,428 | ▲ 3 |
| 65 | Frank | 4,365 | ▼ 4 |
| 66 | Jeffery | 4,363 | ▼ 2 |
| 67 | Jesse | 4,105 | ▲ 8 |
| 68 | Jamie | 4,086 | ▲ 2 |
| 69 | Terry | 4,027 | ▼ 4 |
| 70 | Phillip | 3,934 | ▲ 1 |
| 71 | Carlos | 3,871 | ▲ 3 |
| 72 | Rodney | 3,849 | ▼ 4 |
| 73 | Marcus | 3,801 | ▼ 1 |
| 74 | Derek | 3,636 | ▼ 5 |
| 75 | Joel | 3,491 | ▼ 2 |
| 76 | Brent | 3,413 | ▲ 4 |
| 77 | Corey | 3,382 | ▲ 12 |
| 78 | Billy | 3,365 | ▼ 2 |
| 79 | Randy | 3,342 | · |
| 80 | Nicholas | 3,218 | ▲ 5 |
| 81 | Tony | 3,216 | ▼ 3 |
| 82 | Antonio | 3,178 | ▲ 10 |
| 83 | Johnny | 3,169 | ▼ 1 |
| 84 | Russell | 3,168 | ▼ 7 |
| 85 | Marc | 3,108 | ▼ 4 |
| 86 | Philip | 2,967 | ▲ 5 |
| 87 | Derrick | 2,958 | · |
| 88 | Jacob | 2,957 | ▲ 34 |
| 89 | Carl | 2,895 | ▲ 1 |
| 90 | Erik | 2,881 | ▼ 4 |
| 91 | Danny | 2,859 | ▼ 8 |
| 92 | Bobby | 2,792 | ▲ 1 |
| 93 | Roger | 2,754 | ▼ 9 |
| 94 | Jon | 2,750 | · |
| 95 | Brett | 2,677 | ▼ 7 |
| 96 | Victor | 2,621 | ▲ 7 |
| 97 | Kyle | 2,598 | ▲ 13 |
| 98 | Curtis | 2,589 | · |
| 99 | Jimmy | 2,568 | ▼ 4 |
| 100 | Lawrence | 2,543 | ▲ 4 |