United States · 3,034,106 recorded births
Top baby names of 1976
Jennifer and Michael led the year. Climbing fast: Jamie (up 50), Sabrina (up 44), Jeremiah (up 56), Zachary (up 48).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1975 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 59,473 | · |
| 2 | Amy | 31,339 | · |
| 3 | Melissa | 25,094 | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | Heather | 24,192 | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | Angela | 22,038 | · |
| 6 | Michelle | 19,550 | · |
| 7 | Kimberly | 18,962 | · |
| 8 | Jessica | 18,368 | ▲ 5 |
| 9 | Lisa | 17,346 | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | Amanda | 15,588 | ▲ 4 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 15,180 | ▼ 2 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 14,491 | ▼ 1 |
| 13 | Nicole | 14,453 | ▼ 3 |
| 14 | Christina | 14,033 | ▼ 2 |
| 15 | Sarah | 13,993 | ▲ 2 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 13,547 | ▼ 1 |
| 17 | Shannon | 13,368 | ▲ 4 |
| 18 | Jamie | 12,539 | ▲ 50 |
| 19 | Kelly | 11,791 | ▼ 3 |
| 20 | Laura | 11,252 | · |
| 21 | Julie | 10,839 | ▼ 3 |
| 22 | Mary | 10,315 | ▼ 3 |
| 23 | Rachel | 8,453 | ▲ 3 |
| 24 | Erin | 8,381 | ▲ 14 |
| 25 | Andrea | 8,352 | ▲ 3 |
| 26 | Christine | 8,111 | ▼ 4 |
| 27 | Sara | 8,020 | ▲ 27 |
| 28 | Carrie | 7,991 | ▲ 1 |
| 29 | Jaime | 7,838 | new |
| 30 | April | 7,761 | ▼ 5 |
| 31 | Karen | 7,505 | ▼ 4 |
| 32 | Tiffany | 7,482 | ▲ 5 |
| 33 | Danielle | 7,364 | ▲ 9 |
| 34 | Maria | 7,358 | ▼ 4 |
| 35 | Dawn | 7,048 | ▼ 12 |
| 36 | Crystal | 6,946 | ▲ 7 |
| 37 | Tracy | 6,822 | ▼ 13 |
| 38 | Stacy | 6,523 | ▼ 4 |
| 39 | Wendy | 6,464 | ▼ 6 |
| 40 | Susan | 6,402 | ▼ 8 |
| 41 | Tammy | 6,228 | ▼ 10 |
| 42 | Tara | 6,020 | ▼ 1 |
| 43 | Patricia | 6,017 | ▼ 7 |
| 44 | Cynthia | 6,012 | ▼ 4 |
| 45 | Monica | 5,978 | ▲ 4 |
| 46 | Misty | 5,906 | ▲ 1 |
| 47 | Lori | 5,849 | ▼ 8 |
| 48 | Tina | 5,747 | ▼ 13 |
| 49 | Amber | 5,646 | ▲ 10 |
| 50 | Emily | 5,547 | ▼ 2 |
| 51 | Stacey | 5,390 | ▼ 7 |
| 52 | Jill | 5,283 | ▼ 6 |
| 53 | Melanie | 5,241 | ▼ 1 |
| 54 | Erica | 5,236 | ▲ 9 |
| 55 | Brandy | 5,232 | ▲ 2 |
| 56 | Holly | 5,173 | ▼ 1 |
| 57 | Katherine | 5,051 | ▲ 1 |
| 58 | Tonya | 4,966 | ▼ 13 |
| 59 | Sandra | 4,861 | ▼ 8 |
| 60 | Christy | 4,853 | ▼ 7 |
| 61 | Tanya | 4,819 | ▼ 11 |
| 62 | Megan | 4,463 | ▲ 7 |
| 63 | Michele | 4,443 | ▼ 7 |
| 64 | Dana | 4,408 | ▼ 2 |
| 65 | Leslie | 4,311 | ▲ 6 |
| 66 | Teresa | 4,056 | ▼ 5 |
| 67 | Allison | 4,028 | ▲ 22 |
| 68 | Veronica | 4,022 | ▲ 4 |
| 69 | Denise | 3,986 | ▼ 5 |
| 70 | Heidi | 3,890 | ▼ 4 |
| 71 | Alicia | 3,791 | ▲ 5 |
| 72 | Catherine | 3,780 | ▲ 1 |
| 73 | Kristen | 3,653 | ▼ 13 |
| 74 | Kristin | 3,627 | · |
| 75 | Robin | 3,623 | ▼ 10 |
| 76 | Courtney | 3,619 | ▲ 26 |
| 77 | Brenda | 3,587 | ▼ 10 |
| 78 | Anna | 3,584 | ▲ 1 |
| 79 | Brandi | 3,537 | ▲ 9 |
| 80 | Natalie | 3,499 | ▲ 30 |
| 81 | Sharon | 3,453 | ▼ 6 |
| 82 | Kathleen | 3,405 | ▼ 2 |
| 83 | Valerie | 3,386 | ▲ 9 |
| 84 | Pamela | 3,364 | ▼ 14 |
| 85 | Samantha | 3,347 | ▲ 16 |
| 86 | Renee | 3,314 | ▲ 1 |
| 87 | Nancy | 3,281 | ▼ 5 |
| 88 | Kathryn | 3,262 | ▲ 11 |
| 89 | Theresa | 3,173 | ▼ 11 |
| 90 | Linda | 3,138 | ▼ 9 |
| 91 | Tamara | 3,086 | ▼ 14 |
| 92 | Victoria | 3,036 | ▲ 13 |
| 93 | Donna | 3,032 | ▼ 8 |
| 94 | Gina | 3,010 | ▼ 10 |
| 95 | Melinda | 2,995 | ▼ 4 |
| 96 | Deborah | 2,992 | ▼ 10 |
| 97 | Kristina | 2,972 | ▲ 6 |
| 98 | Barbara | 2,968 | ▼ 15 |
| 99 | Jacqueline | 2,948 | ▼ 9 |
| 100 | Mandy | 2,924 | ▲ 6 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1975 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 66,915 | · |
| 2 | Jason | 52,643 | · |
| 3 | Christopher | 45,190 | · |
| 4 | David | 39,265 | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | James | 38,294 | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | John | 33,976 | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | Robert | 33,789 | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Brian | 30,517 | · |
| 9 | Matthew | 29,951 | · |
| 10 | Daniel | 24,702 | ▲ 1 |
| 11 | William | 24,428 | ▼ 1 |
| 12 | Joseph | 24,055 | · |
| 13 | Eric | 21,359 | · |
| 14 | Jeremy | 20,126 | ▲ 10 |
| 15 | Kevin | 18,474 | · |
| 16 | Ryan | 17,484 | ▲ 7 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 17,013 | ▼ 3 |
| 18 | Joshua | 16,845 | ▲ 8 |
| 19 | Richard | 16,752 | ▼ 3 |
| 20 | Steven | 16,650 | ▼ 2 |
| 21 | Timothy | 16,620 | ▲ 1 |
| 22 | Anthony | 16,601 | ▼ 1 |
| 23 | Thomas | 16,122 | ▼ 3 |
| 24 | Scott | 15,717 | ▼ 7 |
| 25 | Mark | 15,508 | ▼ 6 |
| 26 | Charles | 13,921 | ▼ 1 |
| 27 | Andrew | 13,301 | ▲ 1 |
| 28 | Paul | 11,781 | ▲ 1 |
| 29 | Chad | 11,766 | ▼ 2 |
| 30 | Aaron | 11,344 | ▲ 2 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 11,314 | ▼ 1 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 10,672 | ▲ 4 |
| 33 | Justin | 10,144 | ▲ 4 |
| 34 | Shawn | 10,108 | ▼ 3 |
| 35 | Gregory | 10,060 | ▼ 2 |
| 36 | Adam | 9,937 | ▲ 2 |
| 37 | Stephen | 9,727 | ▼ 3 |
| 38 | Kenneth | 9,127 | ▼ 3 |
| 39 | Nathan | 8,611 | ▲ 6 |
| 40 | Brandon | 7,786 | ▲ 4 |
| 41 | Patrick | 7,642 | ▼ 2 |
| 42 | Sean | 7,565 | ▼ 2 |
| 43 | Bryan | 7,288 | ▲ 4 |
| 44 | Jose | 7,061 | ▲ 4 |
| 45 | Edward | 7,048 | ▼ 4 |
| 46 | Travis | 6,832 | ▲ 5 |
| 47 | Donald | 6,792 | ▼ 5 |
| 48 | Keith | 6,745 | ▲ 1 |
| 49 | Ronald | 6,457 | ▼ 3 |
| 50 | Todd | 6,440 | ▼ 7 |
| 51 | Bradley | 5,976 | ▲ 1 |
| 52 | Gary | 5,592 | ▼ 2 |
| 53 | George | 5,556 | · |
| 54 | Peter | 5,445 | · |
| 55 | Jesse | 5,300 | ▲ 9 |
| 56 | Douglas | 5,224 | ▼ 1 |
| 57 | Shane | 5,095 | · |
| 58 | Juan | 5,053 | ▲ 2 |
| 59 | Samuel | 5,025 | ▲ 2 |
| 60 | Larry | 4,842 | ▼ 4 |
| 61 | Craig | 4,732 | ▼ 3 |
| 62 | Jamie | 4,621 | · |
| 63 | Jacob | 4,509 | ▲ 12 |
| 64 | Corey | 4,432 | ▲ 7 |
| 65 | Raymond | 4,218 | ▼ 2 |
| 66 | Dennis | 4,169 | ▼ 7 |
| 67 | Jerry | 4,070 | ▼ 2 |
| 68 | Frank | 3,899 | ▼ 2 |
| 69 | Phillip | 3,789 | ▲ 3 |
| 70 | Carlos | 3,787 | ▲ 3 |
| 71 | Antonio | 3,774 | ▲ 6 |
| 72 | Joel | 3,722 | ▲ 2 |
| 73 | Troy | 3,715 | ▼ 4 |
| 74 | Marcus | 3,681 | ▼ 6 |
| 75 | Terry | 3,668 | ▼ 8 |
| 76 | Jeffery | 3,564 | ▼ 6 |
| 77 | Nicholas | 3,466 | ▲ 4 |
| 78 | Brent | 3,405 | ▲ 1 |
| 79 | Randy | 3,320 | ▼ 1 |
| 80 | Kyle | 3,308 | ▲ 8 |
| 81 | Gabriel | 3,303 | ▲ 25 |
| 82 | Dustin | 3,212 | ▲ 14 |
| 83 | Cory | 3,182 | ▲ 16 |
| 84 | Derek | 3,168 | ▼ 1 |
| 85 | Billy | 3,158 | ▼ 1 |
| 86 | Tony | 3,067 | ▼ 6 |
| 87 | Russell | 2,999 | ▼ 5 |
| 88 | Rodney | 2,984 | ▼ 12 |
| 89 | Philip | 2,943 | ▼ 4 |
| 90 | Jared | 2,929 | ▲ 10 |
| 91 | Derrick | 2,921 | ▼ 1 |
| 92 | Johnny | 2,874 | ▼ 6 |
| 93 | Jeremiah | 2,872 | ▲ 56 |
| 94 | Erik | 2,754 | ▼ 7 |
| 95 | Carl | 2,670 | ▼ 4 |
| 96 | Bobby | 2,644 | ▼ 3 |
| 97 | Zachary | 2,644 | ▲ 48 |
| 98 | Shannon | 2,611 | ▲ 3 |
| 99 | Marc | 2,598 | ▼ 10 |
| 100 | Victor | 2,528 | ▼ 5 |