NameTides

The names of 1975

The ten most popular names given in 1975, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Jennifer 58,190
  2. Amy 32,254
  3. Heather 24,301
  4. Melissa 24,168
  5. Angela 23,361
  6. Michelle 22,665
  7. Kimberly 20,257
  8. Lisa 18,139
  9. Stephanie 15,775
  10. Nicole 14,275

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US: boys

  1. Michael 68,418
  2. Jason 52,159
  3. Christopher 46,575
  4. James 39,569
  5. David 39,156
  6. Robert 35,306
  7. John 35,079
  8. Brian 30,578
  9. Matthew 28,527
  10. William 25,561

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Scotland: girls

  1. Nicola 907
  2. Karen 826
  3. Susan 676
  4. Claire 664
  5. Fiona 645
  6. Angela 635
  7. Sharon 628
  8. Gillian 562
  9. Julie 546
  10. Jennifer 530

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Scotland: boys

  1. David 1,793
  2. John 1,481
  3. Paul 1,207
  4. James 1,193
  5. Mark 1,132
  6. Scott 1,081
  7. Andrew 1,032
  8. Steven 996
  9. Robert 842
  10. Stephen 746

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NSW: girls

  1. Michelle 904
  2. Nicole 821
  3. Kylie 780
  4. Melissa 752
  5. Rebecca 743
  6. Belinda 653
  7. Lisa 620
  8. Amanda 499
  9. Karen 481
  10. Natalie 463

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NSW: boys

  1. Michael 1,504
  2. Matthew 1,429
  3. David 1,361
  4. Daniel 1,101
  5. Jason 1,079
  6. Andrew 1,061
  7. Paul 946
  8. Mark 909
  9. Christopher 900
  10. Adam 865

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Ireland: girls

  1. Mary 1,227
  2. Sinead 825
  3. Catherine 682
  4. Olivia 618
  5. Margaret 569
  6. Michelle 562
  7. Caroline 517
  8. Sharon 501
  9. Elizabeth 468
  10. Deirdre 464

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Ireland: boys

  1. John 2,088
  2. Michael 1,389
  3. David 1,360
  4. Patrick 1,310
  5. Paul 1,108
  6. James 1,033
  7. Mark 863
  8. Thomas 823
  9. Alan 747
  10. Brian 726

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Canadian provinces in 1975

US states in 1975