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Most popular baby names of 1977

The top 100 girl and boy names given to U.S. babies in 1977, with the number of babies for each.

Top girl names of 1977

  1. Jennifer58,964
  2. Melissa26,879
  3. Amy26,729
  4. Jessica24,846
  5. Heather23,773
  6. Angela20,998
  7. Michelle19,540
  8. Kimberly18,286
  9. Amanda18,278
  10. Kelly18,234
  11. Sarah18,096
  12. Lisa17,014
  13. Elizabeth16,431
  14. Stephanie15,417
  15. Nicole15,247
  16. Christina14,501
  17. Rebecca14,196
  18. Jamie12,895
  19. Shannon12,518
  20. Laura11,318
  21. Mary10,656
  22. Julie10,204
  23. Erin10,198
  24. Andrea9,782
  25. Crystal9,724
  26. Rachel8,976
  27. Sara8,709
  28. Carrie8,661
  29. April8,068
  30. Christine7,886
  31. Danielle7,616
  32. Karen7,441
  33. Amber7,207
  34. Tiffany7,205
  35. Tara7,198
  36. Maria7,094
  37. Emily6,879
  38. Erica6,624
  39. Monica6,366
  40. Misty6,315
  41. Jill6,238
  42. Stacy6,154
  43. Dawn6,096
  44. Katherine6,030
  45. Susan5,961
  46. Jaime5,906
  47. Patricia5,903
  48. Cynthia5,782
  49. Wendy5,764
  50. Tracy5,756
  51. Brandy5,477
  52. Holly5,463
  53. Melanie5,373
  54. Megan5,320
  55. Tammy5,310
  56. Stacey5,206
  57. Lori5,072
  58. Tina4,951
  59. Christy4,602
  60. Alicia4,400
  61. Sandra4,373
  62. Dana4,339
  63. Sabrina4,305
  64. Tonya4,263
  65. Leslie4,250
  66. Allison4,205
  67. Tanya4,085
  68. Kristy4,045
  69. Natalie4,043
  70. Kathryn3,964
  71. Brandi3,885
  72. Kristen3,861
  73. Veronica3,853
  74. Anna3,851
  75. Catherine3,840
  76. Courtney3,808
  77. Michele3,711
  78. Denise3,681
  79. Teresa3,654
  80. Kathleen3,649
  81. Heidi3,640
  82. Kristin3,605
  83. Kristina3,539
  84. Robin3,428
  85. Samantha3,284
  86. Valerie3,266
  87. Renee3,259
  88. Gina3,231
  89. Nancy3,222
  90. Vanessa3,209
  91. Brenda3,151
  92. Jacqueline3,148
  93. Tamara3,126
  94. Mandy3,100
  95. Sharon3,089
  96. Melinda3,044
  97. Beth2,967
  98. Theresa2,914
  99. Linda2,912
  100. Diana2,846

Top boy names of 1977

  1. Michael67,587
  2. Jason55,631
  3. Christopher46,721
  4. David40,515
  5. James40,040
  6. Robert34,214
  7. John34,195
  8. Brian32,492
  9. Matthew31,965
  10. Joseph26,483
  11. Daniel26,073
  12. William24,758
  13. Kevin22,463
  14. Joshua22,068
  15. Jeremy21,610
  16. Ryan21,246
  17. Eric20,745
  18. Timothy17,977
  19. Jeffrey17,481
  20. Richard17,442
  21. Anthony16,804
  22. Thomas16,586
  23. Steven16,484
  24. Andrew16,017
  25. Mark15,418
  26. Charles14,743
  27. Scott14,203
  28. Jonathan12,319
  29. Benjamin12,106
  30. Justin12,008
  31. Paul11,798
  32. Aaron11,631
  33. Adam11,030
  34. Chad10,831
  35. Gregory10,052
  36. Nathan9,886
  37. Shawn9,865
  38. Stephen9,635
  39. Kenneth9,452
  40. Patrick8,305
  41. Brandon8,272
  42. Bryan7,886
  43. Sean7,625
  44. Travis7,277
  45. Jose6,919
  46. Donald6,866
  47. Edward6,840
  48. Keith6,597
  49. Bradley6,431
  50. Todd6,276
  51. Nicholas6,071
  52. Corey6,041
  53. Ronald6,026
  54. Jesse5,823
  55. Peter5,821
  56. Jacob5,788
  57. George5,606
  58. Gary5,447
  59. Douglas5,297
  60. Samuel5,257
  61. Shane4,868
  62. Larry4,837
  63. Juan4,562
  64. Craig4,560
  65. Raymond4,372
  66. Wesley4,302
  67. Cory4,259
  68. Dennis4,152
  69. Jeremiah4,151
  70. Phillip3,967
  71. Frank3,894
  72. Marcus3,846
  73. Joel3,824
  74. Carlos3,795
  75. Jerry3,745
  76. Jared3,738
  77. Antonio3,662
  78. Jeffery3,564
  79. Kyle3,505
  80. Derrick3,481
  81. Dustin3,477
  82. Jamie3,447
  83. Terry3,443
  84. Derek3,441
  85. Brent3,423
  86. Randy3,397
  87. Gabriel3,346
  88. Troy3,307
  89. Russell3,124
  90. Philip3,093
  91. Billy2,950
  92. Tony2,938
  93. Johnny2,801
  94. Erik2,786
  95. Zachary2,777
  96. Alexander2,704
  97. Rodney2,703
  98. Jimmy2,637
  99. Carl2,615
  100. Curtis2,605
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Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025 (names given to 5+ babies per year).