Top Baby Names of 1971
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1971, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1971)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 77,585 |
| 2 | James | 54,603 |
| 3 | David | 53,118 |
| 4 | John | 51,508 |
| 5 | Robert | 50,635 |
| 6 | Christopher | 48,224 |
| 7 | William | 35,416 |
| 8 | Jason | 34,179 |
| 9 | Brian | 32,625 |
| 10 | Scott | 30,902 |
| 11 | Richard | 26,157 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 25,835 |
| 13 | Mark | 25,132 |
| 14 | Kevin | 24,850 |
| 15 | Joseph | 24,514 |
| 16 | Steven | 23,683 |
| 17 | Thomas | 23,150 |
| 18 | Eric | 22,964 |
| 19 | Matthew | 22,542 |
| 20 | Daniel | 21,787 |
| 21 | Timothy | 20,089 |
| 22 | Charles | 19,851 |
| 23 | Anthony | 19,225 |
| 24 | Paul | 17,468 |
| 25 | Gregory | 14,762 |
| 26 | Kenneth | 14,762 |
| 27 | Stephen | 13,101 |
| 28 | Shawn | 12,825 |
| 29 | Chad | 12,138 |
| 30 | Todd | 12,056 |
| 31 | Ronald | 11,618 |
| 32 | Edward | 11,061 |
| 33 | Andrew | 10,915 |
| 34 | Donald | 10,873 |
| 35 | Patrick | 10,810 |
| 36 | Sean | 10,510 |
| 37 | Keith | 9,852 |
| 38 | Gary | 9,189 |
| 39 | Douglas | 8,738 |
| 40 | Jonathan | 8,629 |
| 41 | Aaron | 8,403 |
| 42 | George | 8,226 |
| 43 | Craig | 7,958 |
| 44 | Larry | 7,764 |
| 45 | Jeremy | 7,499 |
| 46 | Troy | 7,338 |
| 47 | Peter | 7,024 |
| 48 | Bryan | 6,612 |
| 49 | Dennis | 6,583 |
| 50 | Jerry | 6,572 |
| 51 | Ryan | 6,184 |
| 52 | Raymond | 6,104 |
| 53 | Jeffery | 6,100 |
| 54 | Frank | 6,089 |
| 55 | Jose | 6,004 |
| 56 | Terry | 5,858 |
| 57 | Adam | 5,847 |
| 58 | Bradley | 5,781 |
| 59 | Rodney | 5,195 |
| 60 | Shane | 5,093 |
| 61 | Travis | 5,015 |
| 62 | Tony | 4,889 |
| 63 | Derek | 4,667 |
| 64 | Russell | 4,543 |
| 65 | Marcus | 4,409 |
| 66 | Samuel | 4,406 |
| 67 | Randy | 4,344 |
| 68 | Chris | 4,292 |
| 69 | Benjamin | 4,250 |
| 70 | Marc | 4,210 |
| 71 | Roger | 4,128 |
| 72 | Carl | 4,056 |
| 73 | Brent | 4,053 |
| 74 | Johnny | 3,939 |
| 75 | Billy | 3,907 |
| 76 | Phillip | 3,850 |
| 77 | Corey | 3,766 |
| 78 | Jon | 3,717 |
| 79 | Bobby | 3,652 |
| 80 | Joshua | 3,649 |
| 81 | Juan | 3,646 |
| 82 | Danny | 3,610 |
| 83 | Gerald | 3,588 |
| 84 | Derrick | 3,580 |
| 85 | Lawrence | 3,523 |
| 86 | Joel | 3,499 |
| 87 | Vincent | 3,434 |
| 88 | Carlos | 3,426 |
| 89 | Curtis | 3,426 |
| 90 | Brett | 3,359 |
| 91 | Walter | 3,356 |
| 92 | Wayne | 3,333 |
| 93 | Jimmy | 3,315 |
| 94 | Philip | 3,302 |
| 95 | Brandon | 3,262 |
| 96 | Jamie | 3,231 |
| 97 | Erik | 3,212 |
| 98 | Lance | 3,176 |
| 99 | Alan | 3,168 |
| 100 | Darren | 3,156 |