NameTides

The names of 1974

The ten most popular names given in 1974, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Jennifer 63,107
  2. Amy 29,566
  3. Michelle 25,826
  4. Heather 23,179
  5. Angela 22,803
  6. Kimberly 22,427
  7. Melissa 22,166
  8. Lisa 19,778
  9. Stephanie 16,984
  10. Rebecca 15,163

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US: boys

  1. Michael 67,534
  2. Jason 54,756
  3. Christopher 48,585
  4. David 41,786
  5. James 41,334
  6. John 37,612
  7. Robert 37,005
  8. Brian 34,449
  9. Matthew 27,194
  10. William 26,980

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Scotland: girls

  1. Nicola 935
  2. Karen 825
  3. Fiona 793
  4. Susan 763
  5. Claire 727
  6. Sharon 720
  7. Angela 660
  8. Gillian 577
  9. Julie 576
  10. Michelle 531

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Scotland: boys

  1. David 1,794
  2. John 1,528
  3. Paul 1,260
  4. Mark 1,234
  5. James 1,202
  6. Andrew 1,067
  7. Scott 1,060
  8. Steven 1,020
  9. Robert 885
  10. Stephen 866

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NSW: girls

  1. Michelle 1,057
  2. Kylie 1,013
  3. Nicole 892
  4. Melissa 757
  5. Rebecca 731
  6. Belinda 729
  7. Lisa 639
  8. Amanda 572
  9. Karen 549
  10. Jennifer 506

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NSW: boys

  1. Michael 1,564
  2. David 1,546
  3. Matthew 1,526
  4. Jason 1,373
  5. Andrew 1,182
  6. Mark 1,074
  7. Paul 1,060
  8. Daniel 998
  9. Christopher 997
  10. Scott 906

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Ireland: girls

  1. Mary 1,375
  2. Catherine 751
  3. Margaret 605
  4. Caroline 581
  5. Sinead 569
  6. Michelle 533
  7. Sharon 518
  8. Deirdre 495
  9. Elizabeth 488
  10. Ann 465

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Ireland: boys

  1. John 2,330
  2. Michael 1,536
  3. Patrick 1,443
  4. David 1,263
  5. Paul 1,139
  6. James 1,059
  7. Mark 979
  8. Thomas 884
  9. Brian 688
  10. Alan 656

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Canadian provinces in 1974

US states in 1974