Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1971

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	77,577
2	James	54,597
3	David	53,113
4	John	51,512
5	Robert	50,634
6	Christopher	48,225
7	William	35,413
8	Jason	34,173
9	Brian	32,624
10	Scott	30,901
11	Richard	26,154
12	Jeffrey	25,834
13	Mark	25,132
14	Kevin	24,850
15	Joseph	24,517
16	Steven	23,686
17	Thomas	23,149
18	Eric	22,962
19	Matthew	22,543
20	Daniel	21,785
21	Timothy	20,089
22	Charles	19,851
23	Anthony	19,223
24	Paul	17,469
25	Kenneth	14,763

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gregory	14,760
27	Stephen	13,102
28	Shawn	12,825
29	Chad	12,137
30	Todd	12,055
31	Ronald	11,617
32	Edward	11,062
33	Andrew	10,911
34	Donald	10,872
35	Patrick	10,808
36	Sean	10,510
37	Keith	9,851
38	Gary	9,190
39	Douglas	8,737
40	Jonathan	8,628
41	Aaron	8,403
42	George	8,226
43	Craig	7,957
44	Larry	7,763
45	Jeremy	7,498
46	Troy	7,340
47	Peter	7,025
48	Bryan	6,611
49	Dennis	6,584
50	Jerry	6,572
51	Ryan	6,184
52	Raymond	6,104
53	Jeffery	6,100
54	Frank	6,089
55	Jose	6,004
56	Terry	5,858
57	Adam	5,846
58	Bradley	5,780
59	Rodney	5,195
60	Shane	5,093
61	Travis	5,016
62	Tony	4,889
63	Derek	4,667
64	Russell	4,545
65	Marcus	4,410
66	Samuel	4,407
67	Randy	4,345
68	Chris	4,293
69	Benjamin	4,251
70	Marc	4,212
71	Roger	4,129
72	Carl	4,055
73	Brent	4,053
74	Johnny	3,939
75	Billy	3,907
76	Phillip	3,850
77	Corey	3,766
78	Jon	3,717
79	Bobby	3,652
80	Joshua	3,650
81	Juan	3,648
82	Danny	3,611
83	Gerald	3,588
84	Derrick	3,582
85	Lawrence	3,523
86	Joel	3,499
87	Vincent	3,435
88	Carlos	3,426
88	Curtis	3,426
90	Brett	3,357
91	Walter	3,356
92	Wayne	3,331
93	Jimmy	3,315
94	Philip	3,302
95	Brandon	3,263
96	Jamie	3,231
97	Erik	3,212
98	Lance	3,175
99	Alan	3,168
100	Darren	3,156
101	Joe	3,149
102	Randall	3,100
103	Justin	3,053
104	Nathan	3,047
105	Martin	3,022
106	Shannon	3,008
107	Jesse	3,001
108	Bruce	2,973
108	Frederick	2,973
110	Antonio	2,962
111	Roy	2,960
112	Henry	2,949
113	Victor	2,885
114	Jay	2,866
115	Willie	2,862
116	Kyle	2,823
117	Arthur	2,816
118	Darrell	2,814
119	Albert	2,683
120	Allen	2,671
121	Ricky	2,659
122	Christian	2,639
123	Nicholas	2,608
124	Micheal	2,557
125	Dale	2,545
126	Louis	2,514
127	Glenn	2,474
128	Lee	2,472
129	Andre	2,415
130	Harold	2,387
131	Steve	2,373
132	Jack	2,364
133	Barry	2,359
134	Alexander	2,358
135	Ronnie	2,300
136	Kelly	2,266
137	Dean	2,245
138	Luis	2,226
139	Brad	2,164
140	Jeff	2,155
141	Reginald	2,115
141	Tyrone	2,115
143	Ernest	2,101
144	Tracy	2,075
145	Eugene	2,059
146	Leonard	2,035
147	Eddie	2,025
148	Tommy	1,994
149	Ralph	1,991
150	Cory	1,985
151	Wesley	1,959
152	Marvin	1,931
153	Mike	1,923
154	Mario	1,904
155	Kurt	1,873
156	Howard	1,837
157	Dwayne	1,826
158	Stanley	1,769
159	Kirk	1,744
160	Jerome	1,706
161	Jody	1,704
162	Maurice	1,698
163	Greg	1,695
164	Manuel	1,689
165	Ricardo	1,670
166	Theodore	1,664
167	Duane	1,615
168	Daryl	1,593
169	Calvin	1,590
170	Jesus	1,583
171	Damon	1,582
172	Melvin	1,578
173	Gabriel	1,573
174	Glen	1,534
175	Harry	1,530
176	Edwin	1,525
177	Adrian	1,507
178	Earl	1,502
179	Clinton	1,486
180	Miguel	1,472
181	Dustin	1,471
182	Neil	1,422
183	Roberto	1,392
184	Warren	1,385
185	Clifford	1,382
186	Alfred	1,372
187	Clarence	1,370
188	Alex	1,361
189	Mitchell	1,344
190	Norman	1,342
191	Karl	1,323
191	Ruben	1,323
193	Darin	1,291
194	Fred	1,281
195	Lonnie	1,274
196	Ray	1,267
197	Darrin	1,264
198	Terrence	1,239
199	Francisco	1,225
200	Nathaniel	1,210
201	Francis	1,209
202	Ian	1,201
203	Geoffrey	1,196
204	Hector	1,176
205	Bernard	1,168
206	Wade	1,156
207	Jorge	1,150
208	Franklin	1,126
209	Casey	1,125
210	Scotty	1,118
211	Raul	1,116
212	Terrance	1,100
213	Dana	1,098
214	Trevor	1,093
215	Don	1,092
216	Shaun	1,086
217	Byron	1,085
218	Jared	1,072
219	Joey	1,070
220	Oscar	1,066
221	Darryl	1,064
222	Gilbert	1,063
223	Jacob	1,057
223	Roderick	1,057
225	Heath	1,053
226	Tim	1,049
227	Leon	1,040
228	Jaime	1,032
229	Toby	1,031
230	Alvin	1,029
231	Stacy	1,027
232	Fredrick	1,022
233	Jermaine	1,014
233	Leroy	1,014
235	Angel	1,002
235	Kent	1,002
237	Ramon	999
238	Leslie	985
239	Clayton	967
240	Javier	966
241	Herbert	951
242	Lloyd	948
243	Vernon	942
244	Lewis	935
244	Mathew	935
246	Jim	934
247	Gordon	915
248	Pedro	912
249	Dwight	906
250	Dan	902
251	Donnie	892
252	Kelvin	882
253	Bill	878
253	Gene	878
253	Kerry	878
256	Tom	867
257	Rafael	866
258	Guy	865
259	Cedric	860
260	Rick	859
261	Ross	857
262	Andy	846
263	Trent	834
264	Fernando	828
265	Marty	822
266	Matt	805
267	Ted	802
268	Armando	790
269	Stuart	788
270	Johnnie	783
271	Seth	781
272	Allan	778
273	Nelson	775
274	Jimmie	773
275	Gregg	772
276	Erick	766
276	Marlon	766
278	Jessie	757
279	Rene	755
280	Marco	746
281	Eduardo	736
281	Jackie	736
283	Floyd	735
284	Bret	734
285	Perry	732
286	Bryant	721
286	Tyler	721
288	Isaac	712
289	Zachary	701
290	Charlie	696
291	Ivan	694
292	Alejandro	681
293	Clint	677
294	Orlando	676
295	Marshall	675
296	Edgar	674
297	Alberto	670
298	Ron	666
299	Grant	661
300	Colin	658
301	Robbie	657
302	Leo	651
303	Julian	645
304	Clifton	643
304	Noel	643
306	Roland	640
307	Scottie	634
308	Lester	632
309	Spencer	622
310	Timmy	619
311	Kenny	605
312	Julio	604
313	Garrett	602
314	Felix	601
315	Neal	600
316	Alfredo	598
317	Carlton	595
318	Milton	591
319	Sergio	589
320	Freddie	586
321	Dominic	584
322	Ben	578
323	Johnathan	577
324	Scot	576
325	Lorenzo	575
326	Jonathon	574
327	Frankie	572
328	Bradford	569
329	Chadwick	566
330	Nick	565
331	Robin	562
332	Arturo	555
333	Dexter	549
333	Evan	549
335	Herman	548
336	Brendan	543
336	Cary	543
336	Dewayne	543
339	Demetrius	542
340	Preston	541
340	Sam	541
342	Enrique	540
343	Terence	539
344	Cecil	536
345	Omar	535
346	Wendell	534
347	Angelo	530
347	Luke	530
349	Rickey	525
350	Lamont	524
350	Stacey	524
352	Clay	520
352	Clyde	520
354	Malcolm	518
355	Gerard	516
356	Jarrod	508
357	Chester	507
357	Sammy	507
359	Ernesto	503
360	Cameron	501
361	Arnold	498
362	Dion	497
363	Harvey	495
364	Devin	494
364	Ty	494
366	Donovan	479
367	Noah	478
368	Blake	476
369	Darnell	473
369	Rex	473
369	Salvatore	473
372	Brady	470
372	Israel	470
372	Loren	470
375	Gerardo	461
375	Kristopher	461
377	Bart	457
378	Rudy	455
379	Randal	451
380	Sidney	445
381	Everett	443
382	Salvador	441
383	Monte	438
384	Hugh	435
384	Randolph	435
386	Bryon	433
387	Cesar	432
388	Jayson	431
389	Kendall	428
390	Myron	426
391	Claude	422
392	Virgil	421
393	Antoine	419
394	Alonzo	418
395	Alfonso	416
395	Oliver	416
395	Otis	416
398	Dave	414
398	Jamal	414
400	Garry	412
401	Cody	410
402	Max	409
403	Shad	406
404	Andres	398
405	Kris	397
406	Lyle	395
407	Darrick	393
408	Roman	391
409	Lamar	388
410	Quentin	383
410	Sherman	383
412	Sheldon	382
413	Tracey	379
414	Curt	378
415	Kendrick	372
415	Teddy	372
417	Damian	371
418	Benny	370
419	Morris	369
420	Julius	366
421	Ethan	365
421	Gilberto	365
423	Abraham	364
424	Alton	363
424	Ken	363
426	Earnest	362
426	Marcos	362
428	Pete	360
429	Stephan	359
430	Wallace	356
431	Pablo	355
431	Rusty	355
433	Robby	354
434	Darrel	352
434	Rodolfo	352
436	Carey	350
436	Dallas	350
438	Rolando	348
439	Terrell	345
440	Marion	344
441	Erich	343
441	Mickey	343
443	Stewart	342
444	Lynn	341
445	Doug	340
445	Vance	340
447	Simon	338
448	Ira	337
449	Bob	325
449	Josh	325
451	Clark	324
452	Jeremiah	322
453	Thaddeus	321
454	Archie	320
454	Jerald	320
456	Erin	319
457	Forrest	316
457	Jamey	316
457	Luther	316
460	Drew	314
460	Guillermo	314
462	Felipe	313
463	Bennie	312
464	Morgan	311
465	Abel	310
466	Blaine	307
467	Cornelius	306
467	Willard	306
469	Daren	301
469	Shon	301
471	Monty	300
472	Jean	294
473	Jeffry	291
473	Reynaldo	291
473	Sylvester	291
476	Kirby	290
477	Ismael	289
477	Jordan	289
479	Edmund	285
480	Kurtis	282
481	Stevie	280
482	Gustavo	279
483	Dirk	277
484	Rob	275
484	Rudolph	275
486	Elmer	271
486	Xavier	271
488	Guadalupe	270
488	Wilson	270
490	Micah	269
491	Chuck	268
491	Donnell	268
491	Eli	268
494	Austin	267
494	Kim	267
496	Derick	266
496	Hans	266
496	Jefferson	266
499	Thad	265
500	Ashley	264
500	Grady	264
502	Bryce	263
503	Elliott	262
504	Lionel	260
505	Darius	259
505	Reuben	259
507	Conrad	258
507	Roosevelt	258
509	Dylan	257
509	Stefan	257
511	Horace	255
512	Rogelio	254
513	Dominick	253
513	Willis	253
515	Delbert	251
516	Deon	250
517	Marlin	249
518	Owen	248
519	Leland	247
520	Tommie	246
521	Rodger	244
522	Hubert	242
522	Sterling	242
524	Tyson	241
525	Rocky	239
526	Trenton	234
527	Jess	233
528	Tomas	232
529	Laurence	231
530	Jonas	229
530	Ramiro	229
532	Royce	228
533	Fabian	227
534	Desmond	225
535	Courtney	224
536	Donny	222
536	Elias	222
536	Emanuel	222
539	Kristian	221
539	Leonardo	221
541	Dewey	220
542	Aric	219
542	Aubrey	219
542	Brant	219
542	Ervin	219
546	Gavin	218
547	Denny	217
547	Quincy	217
549	Buddy	215
550	Efrain	214
550	Ernie	214
552	Dino	213
552	Doyle	213
552	Van	213
555	Darian	212
555	Lowell	212
555	Nicolas	212
558	Joesph	211
559	Bert	209
559	Colby	209
559	Vaughn	209
562	Amos	208
562	Shayne	208
564	Kory	207
564	Will	207
564	Winston	207
567	Sonny	206
568	Carlo	205
568	Dane	205
568	Graham	205
568	Miles	205
568	Tod	205
573	Ellis	204
573	Hugo	204
573	Rory	204
576	Aron	201
577	Lucas	200
577	Reggie	200
579	Jarrett	199
579	Moses	199
579	Nolan	199
582	Elbert	198
582	Gerry	198
582	Levi	198
582	Wilbert	198
586	Chance	197
587	Alphonso	196
587	Dante	196
587	Elijah	196
587	Freddy	196
587	Rufus	196
592	Anton	194
592	Jennifer	194
592	Lane	194
592	Louie	194
592	Rodrick	194
597	Santiago	193
597	Saul	193
597	Wilbur	193
600	Carter	191
600	Darwin	191
600	Devon	191
600	Galen	191
604	Rico	190
605	Cleveland	189
605	Homer	189
607	Santos	188
607	Sebastian	188
607	Shelby	188
607	Wilfredo	188
611	Dorian	187
611	Percy	187
611	Raphael	187
614	Emilio	186
615	Boyd	185
615	Mack	185
617	Tad	184
618	Lincoln	181
619	Kraig	180
620	Joaquin	179
620	Marcel	179
622	Solomon	177
623	Brock	176
623	Jake	176
623	Russel	176
626	Cornell	175
626	Jamison	175
628	Beau	174
628	Pierre	174
630	Brenton	173
631	Vince	172
632	Collin	171
633	Denis	169
633	Jarvis	169
635	Kip	168
635	Rickie	168
637	Ari	166
637	Esteban	166
637	Mason	166
637	Shelton	166
641	Gino	165
641	Michel	165
643	Garland	164
644	Edmond	163
645	Avery	162
645	Brain	162
645	Jonah	162
648	Brooks	161
648	Darron	161
648	Elliot	161
651	Jeromy	159
652	Bradly	158
652	Emmanuel	158
652	Jerrod	158
652	Reid	158
656	Alexis	157
656	Merle	157
658	Benito	156
658	Quinton	156
658	Ronny	156
661	Domingo	155
661	Rhett	155
661	Rod	155
661	Vicente	155
665	Humberto	154
665	Jacques	154
665	Sammie	154
668	Adolfo	153
668	Andrea	153
668	Elton	153
668	Theron	153
672	Randell	152
673	Blair	151
673	Emmett	151
673	Torrey	151
676	Al	150
676	Michelle	150
676	Rocco	150
679	Irvin	149
679	Robb	149
681	Damien	148
681	Quinn	148
683	Garth	147
684	Antony	146
684	Daron	146
684	Lon	146
684	Wilfred	146
688	Carroll	145
688	Wyatt	145
690	Phil	144
690	Woodrow	144
692	Deron	143
692	Jan	143
692	Jed	143
692	Nicky	143
692	Noe	143
692	Richie	143
698	Taylor	142
699	Kelley	141
700	Danial	140
700	Jasen	140
702	Ignacio	139
702	Pat	139
704	Jude	138
705	Jerrold	137
705	Vito	137
707	Ali	136
707	Arron	136
707	Damion	136
707	Norris	136
711	Frederic	135
711	Kennith	135
711	Keven	135
711	Korey	135
715	Billie	134
715	Harley	134
717	Chet	133
717	Lonny	133
719	Malik	132
719	Tobin	132
721	Eddy	131
721	Mauricio	131
723	Cliff	130
723	Elvis	130
723	Lisa	130
723	Zane	130
727	Moises	129
727	Reed	129
729	Brice	128
729	Edwardo	128
729	Paris	128
732	Agustin	127
733	Barton	126
733	Carmen	126
733	Elvin	126
733	Gus	126
733	Heriberto	126
733	Mikel	126
733	Tobias	126
740	Hal	124
741	Jefferey	122
742	Douglass	121
742	Lenny	121
742	Marcellus	121
742	Tyron	121
746	Dax	120
746	Jammie	120
748	Burton	119
748	Daryle	119
748	Dusty	119
748	Eldon	119
748	Markus	119
748	Sandy	119
748	Torrance	119
755	Adan	118
755	August	118
755	Brook	118
755	Davis	118
755	Judd	118
755	Ulysses	118
761	Bobbie	117
761	Errol	117
763	Kenton	116
764	Augustine	115
764	Britt	115
764	Tory	115
767	Barrett	114
767	Junior	114
767	Leif	114
767	Ned	114
771	Tate	113
772	Sanford	112
773	Nickolas	111
773	Waylon	111
775	Hank	110
775	Harlan	110
775	Loyd	110
778	Eloy	109
778	Erwin	109
778	Gregorio	109
778	Judson	109
782	Alvaro	108
782	Jasper	108
782	Landon	108
785	Jackson	107
786	Alec	105
786	Bernardo	105
786	Kenyatta	105
789	Brendon	104
789	Caleb	104
791	Ed	103
791	Fidel	103
791	Irving	103
791	Myles	103
791	Russ	103
791	Terrill	103
797	Denver	102
797	Kimberly	102
799	Diego	101
799	Emil	101
799	Linwood	101
799	Trey	101
803	Barney	100
803	Coy	100
803	Dwain	100
803	Edgardo	100
803	Garrick	100
803	Issac	100
803	Mitchel	100
803	Whitney	100
811	Chandler	99
811	Cole	99
811	Grover	99
811	Harrison	99
811	Hunter	99
816	Antione	98
816	Cedrick	98
816	Federico	98
816	Keenan	98
816	Kirt	98
821	Dedric	97
822	Baron	96
822	Broderick	96
822	Darby	96
822	Ezra	96
822	Parrish	96
822	Riley	96
828	Carmine	95
828	Duncan	95
828	Germaine	95
828	Hiram	95
828	Leonel	95
828	Murray	95
828	Nigel	95
828	Rodrigo	95
828	Stanford	95
828	Wiley	95
838	Dalton	94
838	Deric	94
838	Giovanni	94
838	Greggory	94
838	Kermit	94
838	Otto	94
838	Timmothy	94
838	Ward	94
846	Giuseppe	93
846	Jerod	93
848	Angela	92
848	Jade	92
848	Johnathon	92
848	Laron	92
848	Lorne	92
848	Marquis	92
848	Odell	92
848	Osvaldo	92
848	Thurman	92
857	Antwan	91
857	Lamonte	91
859	Andra	90
859	Christoper	90
859	Derik	90
859	Emory	90
859	Tristan	90
864	Chadd	89
864	Jarod	89
864	Jeramy	89
864	Josef	89
864	Lars	89
869	Everette	88
869	Lenard	88
869	Raymundo	88
869	Shanon	88
873	Ariel	87
873	Brien	87
873	Che	87
873	Forest	87
877	Andreas	86
877	Brannon	86
877	Davin	86
877	Mary	86
877	Rigoberto	86
877	Ritchie	86
877	Weldon	86
884	Bennett	85
884	Jeremey	85
886	Alfonzo	84
886	Carson	84
886	Charley	84
886	Cristopher	84
886	Gonzalo	84
886	Isaiah	84
886	Lanny	84
893	Antonia	83
893	Chip	83
893	Cyrus	83
893	Deandre	83
893	Pasquale	83
893	Titus	83
893	Wes	83
893	Weston	83
901	Anderson	82
901	Charlton	82
901	Dedrick	82
904	Carmelo	81
904	Cordell	81
904	Hollis	81
904	Orville	81
904	Reinaldo	81
904	Thor	81
910	Armand	80
910	Francesco	80
910	Kiley	80
910	Lazaro	80
914	Dannie	79
914	Donavon	79
914	Fredric	79
914	Ivory	79
914	Rich	79
914	Sedrick	79
920	Branden	78
920	Brennan	78
920	Deshawn	78
920	Emery	78
920	Hassan	78
920	Jamel	78
920	Jeramie	78
920	Marcelo	78
928	Chauncey	77
928	Coby	77
928	Dereck	77
928	Toriano	77
928	Truman	77
933	Barron	76
933	Bruno	76
933	Cale	76
933	Kenyon	76
933	Kwame	76
933	Norbert	76
933	Stoney	76
933	Torrence	76
941	Amy	75
941	Audie	75
941	Donavan	75
941	Duke	75
941	Jerold	75
941	Melissa	75
947	Bernie	74
947	Eugenio	74
947	Johnie	74
947	Kasey	74
947	Leigh	74
947	Michale	74
947	Monroe	74
947	Roscoe	74
955	Kristofer	73
955	Silas	73
955	Vincenzo	73
958	Aldo	72
958	Demian	72
958	Donell	72
958	Norberto	72
958	Paulo	72
958	Stan	72
958	Toney	72
965	Bartholomew	71
965	Berry	71
965	Donte	71
965	Efren	71
965	Kelsey	71
965	Kieth	71
965	Len	71
965	Lesley	71
965	Mariano	71
965	Ollie	71
965	Vinson	71
976	Brandt	70
976	Derwin	70
976	Von	70
979	Domenic	69
979	Fletcher	69
979	Freeman	69
979	Jameson	69
979	Reginal	69
979	Tye	69
985	Burt	68
985	Ferdinand	68
985	Gil	68
985	Roel	68
985	Yancy	68
990	Arnulfo	67
990	Aurelio	67
990	Josue	67
990	Laura	67
990	Luciano	67
990	Major	67
990	Nestor	67
990	Royal	67
998	Adrain	66
998	Basil	66
998	Darell	66
998	Jarred	66
998	Jayme	66
998	Lashawn	66
998	Mauro	66
998	Millard	66
998	Westley	66