NameTides

The names of 1976

The ten most popular names given in 1976, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Jennifer 59,473
  2. Amy 31,339
  3. Melissa 25,094
  4. Heather 24,192
  5. Angela 22,038
  6. Michelle 19,550
  7. Kimberly 18,962
  8. Jessica 18,368
  9. Lisa 17,346
  10. Amanda 15,588

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US: boys

  1. Michael 66,915
  2. Jason 52,643
  3. Christopher 45,190
  4. David 39,265
  5. James 38,294
  6. John 33,976
  7. Robert 33,789
  8. Brian 30,517
  9. Matthew 29,951
  10. Daniel 24,702

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Scotland: girls

  1. Nicola 839
  2. Karen 767
  3. Claire 759
  4. Angela 672
  5. Fiona 664
  6. Susan 551
  7. Jennifer 540
  8. Julie 538
  9. Gillian 524
  10. Michelle 494

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Scotland: boys

  1. David 1,744
  2. John 1,374
  3. Paul 1,146
  4. James 1,136
  5. Andrew 983
  6. Steven 975
  7. Scott 964
  8. Mark 893
  9. Robert 757
  10. Stephen 732

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NSW: girls

  1. Rebecca 904
  2. Michelle 864
  3. Melissa 772
  4. Nicole 747
  5. Kylie 702
  6. Belinda 688
  7. Amanda 633
  8. Lisa 533
  9. Natalie 513
  10. Karen 446

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NSW: boys

  1. Michael 1,425
  2. David 1,280
  3. Matthew 1,279
  4. Daniel 1,148
  5. Andrew 1,013
  6. Jason 921
  7. Benjamin 889
  8. Mark 838
  9. Adam 835
  10. Paul 831

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Ireland: girls

  1. Mary 1,131
  2. Sinead 688
  3. Catherine 645
  4. Michelle 571
  5. Caroline 564
  6. Margaret 520
  7. Karen 514
  8. Jennifer 494
  9. Deirdre 483
  10. Fiona 452

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Ireland: boys

  1. John 2,106
  2. David 1,478
  3. Michael 1,413
  4. Patrick 1,264
  5. Paul 1,098
  6. James 1,010
  7. Mark 916
  8. Thomas 826
  9. Brian 812
  10. Stephen 779

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Canadian provinces in 1976

US states in 1976