NameTides

The names of 1973

The ten most popular names given in 1973, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Jennifer 62,448
  2. Amy 26,962
  3. Michelle 26,935
  4. Kimberly 23,531
  5. Lisa 22,677
  6. Melissa 22,479
  7. Angela 20,898
  8. Heather 19,347
  9. Stephanie 17,263
  10. Rebecca 14,868

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US: boys

  1. Michael 67,797
  2. Christopher 48,313
  3. Jason 46,683
  4. James 42,836
  5. David 41,082
  6. John 39,165
  7. Robert 38,698
  8. Brian 35,686
  9. William 28,018
  10. Matthew 24,531

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NSW: girls

  1. Michelle 981
  2. Kylie 944
  3. Nicole 898
  4. Melissa 778
  5. Lisa 712
  6. Karen 704
  7. Rebecca 700
  8. Belinda 581
  9. Amanda 526
  10. Jennifer 468

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NSW: boys

  1. Jason 1,680
  2. David 1,590
  3. Michael 1,555
  4. Matthew 1,370
  5. Andrew 1,269
  6. Mark 1,104
  7. Paul 1,045
  8. Scott 966
  9. Christopher 956
  10. Peter 885

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Ireland: girls

  1. Mary 1,529
  2. Catherine 785
  3. Margaret 686
  4. Sinead 659
  5. Caroline 604
  6. Fiona 563
  7. Deirdre 529
  8. Elizabeth 520
  9. Anne 489
  10. Michelle 468

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Ireland: boys

  1. John 2,431
  2. Michael 1,600
  3. Patrick 1,484
  4. David 1,262
  5. Paul 1,112
  6. James 1,002
  7. Thomas 996
  8. Mark 927
  9. Brian 692
  10. Alan 605
  11. Martin 605

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Canadian provinces in 1973

US states in 1973