NameTides

The names of 1977

The ten most popular names given in 1977, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Jennifer 58,964
  2. Melissa 26,879
  3. Amy 26,729
  4. Jessica 24,846
  5. Heather 23,773
  6. Angela 20,998
  7. Michelle 19,540
  8. Kimberly 18,286
  9. Amanda 18,278
  10. Kelly 18,234

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US: boys

  1. Michael 67,587
  2. Jason 55,631
  3. Christopher 46,721
  4. David 40,515
  5. James 40,040
  6. Robert 34,214
  7. John 34,195
  8. Brian 32,492
  9. Matthew 31,965
  10. Joseph 26,483

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Scotland: girls

  1. Claire 733
  2. Nicola 689
  3. Karen 663
  4. Angela 643
  5. Gillian 590
  6. Fiona 582
  7. Jennifer 552
  8. Laura 526
  9. Susan 518
  10. Julie 502

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Scotland: boys

  1. David 1,761
  2. John 1,258
  3. Paul 1,230
  4. James 1,068
  5. Andrew 1,042
  6. Steven 884
  7. Scott 816
  8. Mark 775
  9. Robert 757
  10. Christopher 747

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NSW: girls

  1. Rebecca 973
  2. Melissa 742
  3. Nicole 734
  4. Michelle 733
  5. Amanda 654
  6. Kylie 597
  7. Sarah 586
  8. Belinda 582
  9. Lisa 521
  10. Natalie 489

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NSW: boys

  1. Michael 1,377
  2. Matthew 1,339
  3. David 1,326
  4. Daniel 1,195
  5. Benjamin 1,056
  6. Andrew 1,045
  7. Mark 832
  8. Adam 808
  9. Christopher 772
  10. Jason 762

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Ireland: girls

  1. Mary 972
  2. Sinead 694
  3. Catherine 693
  4. Michelle 594
  5. Karen 570
  6. Caroline 563
  7. Deirdre 540
  8. Margaret 463
  9. Fiona 460
  10. Jennifer 451

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Ireland: boys

  1. John 2,086
  2. David 1,571
  3. Michael 1,349
  4. Patrick 1,227
  5. Paul 1,114
  6. James 927
  7. Brian 865
  8. Mark 864
  9. Thomas 770
  10. Stephen 704

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Canadian provinces in 1977

US states in 1977