Top Baby Names of 1974
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1974, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1974)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 67,535 |
| 2 | Jason | 54,751 |
| 3 | Christopher | 48,590 |
| 4 | David | 41,793 |
| 5 | James | 41,336 |
| 6 | John | 37,618 |
| 7 | Robert | 37,009 |
| 8 | Brian | 34,451 |
| 9 | Matthew | 27,197 |
| 10 | William | 26,977 |
| 11 | Daniel | 23,834 |
| 12 | Joseph | 21,835 |
| 13 | Eric | 20,188 |
| 14 | Kevin | 19,464 |
| 15 | Jeffrey | 19,322 |
| 16 | Mark | 18,907 |
| 17 | Richard | 18,636 |
| 18 | Scott | 18,031 |
| 19 | Steven | 17,667 |
| 20 | Thomas | 17,270 |
| 21 | Anthony | 16,390 |
| 22 | Timothy | 15,892 |
| 23 | Charles | 15,151 |
| 24 | Jeremy | 13,296 |
| 25 | Ryan | 13,179 |
| 26 | Chad | 12,790 |
| 27 | Paul | 12,312 |
| 28 | Andrew | 11,778 |
| 29 | Joshua | 11,599 |
| 30 | Shawn | 11,438 |
| 31 | Gregory | 10,829 |
| 32 | Aaron | 10,508 |
| 33 | Jonathan | 10,231 |
| 34 | Kenneth | 10,146 |
| 35 | Stephen | 10,101 |
| 36 | Adam | 8,425 |
| 37 | Sean | 8,292 |
| 38 | Patrick | 8,137 |
| 39 | Todd | 7,846 |
| 40 | Edward | 7,820 |
| 41 | Donald | 7,759 |
| 42 | Ronald | 7,666 |
| 43 | Justin | 7,430 |
| 44 | Keith | 7,390 |
| 45 | Bryan | 7,228 |
| 46 | Benjamin | 7,183 |
| 47 | Jose | 6,721 |
| 48 | Gary | 6,444 |
| 49 | George | 6,284 |
| 50 | Peter | 5,941 |
| 51 | Brandon | 5,859 |
| 52 | Nathan | 5,846 |
| 53 | Douglas | 5,842 |
| 54 | Travis | 5,702 |
| 55 | Larry | 5,694 |
| 56 | Shane | 5,655 |
| 57 | Craig | 5,539 |
| 58 | Bradley | 5,173 |
| 59 | Dennis | 4,880 |
| 60 | Samuel | 4,671 |
| 61 | Jerry | 4,663 |
| 62 | Raymond | 4,578 |
| 63 | Troy | 4,564 |
| 64 | Juan | 4,428 |
| 65 | Frank | 4,364 |
| 66 | Jeffery | 4,364 |
| 67 | Jesse | 4,106 |
| 68 | Jamie | 4,086 |
| 69 | Terry | 4,026 |
| 70 | Phillip | 3,934 |
| 71 | Carlos | 3,871 |
| 72 | Rodney | 3,849 |
| 73 | Marcus | 3,802 |
| 74 | Derek | 3,636 |
| 75 | Joel | 3,492 |
| 76 | Brent | 3,413 |
| 77 | Corey | 3,381 |
| 78 | Billy | 3,366 |
| 79 | Randy | 3,342 |
| 80 | Nicholas | 3,218 |
| 81 | Tony | 3,216 |
| 82 | Antonio | 3,177 |
| 83 | Johnny | 3,169 |
| 84 | Russell | 3,168 |
| 85 | Marc | 3,108 |
| 86 | Philip | 2,969 |
| 87 | Derrick | 2,958 |
| 88 | Jacob | 2,958 |
| 89 | Carl | 2,895 |
| 90 | Erik | 2,881 |
| 91 | Danny | 2,861 |
| 92 | Bobby | 2,792 |
| 93 | Roger | 2,754 |
| 94 | Jon | 2,750 |
| 95 | Brett | 2,677 |
| 96 | Victor | 2,623 |
| 97 | Kyle | 2,599 |
| 98 | Curtis | 2,590 |
| 99 | Jimmy | 2,569 |
| 100 | Lawrence | 2,543 |