NameTides

The names of 1971

The ten most popular names given in 1971, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Jennifer 56,771
  2. Michelle 33,160
  3. Lisa 32,907
  4. Kimberly 30,708
  5. Amy 26,237
  6. Angela 25,901
  7. Melissa 23,875
  8. Tammy 17,656
  9. Mary 16,703
  10. Julie 15,322

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US: boys

  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

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NSW: girls

  1. Michelle 1,248
  2. Kylie 951
  3. Nicole 934
  4. Karen 916
  5. Lisa 895
  6. Joanne 742
  7. Melissa 633
  8. Sharon 619
  9. Kim 607
  10. Julie 601

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NSW: boys

  1. Jason 2,147
  2. David 2,009
  3. Michael 1,795
  4. Andrew 1,575
  5. Mark 1,409
  6. Paul 1,375
  7. Matthew 1,293
  8. Peter 1,207
  9. Scott 1,048
  10. John 1,027

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Ireland: girls

  1. Mary 1,907
  2. Catherine 914
  3. Margaret 837
  4. Fiona 616
  5. Sinead 598
  6. Ann 582
  7. Elizabeth 579
  8. Sharon 570
  9. Anne 538
  10. Deirdre 535

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Ireland: boys

  1. John 2,654
  2. Michael 1,745
  3. Patrick 1,705
  4. David 1,269
  5. James 1,190
  6. Thomas 1,054
  7. Paul 1,030
  8. Mark 748
  9. Brian 736
  10. William 698

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Canadian provinces in 1971

US states in 1971