Top 100 baby boy names in the USA during year 1971

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11Michael77,606
22James54,611
33David53,133
44John51,520
55Robert50,653
66Christopher48,250
77William35,439
88Jason34,193
99Brian32,652
1010Scott30,923
1111Richard26,169
1212Jeffrey25,851
1313Mark25,145
1414Kevin24,879
1515Joseph24,512
1616Steven23,698
1717Thomas23,167
1818Eric22,979
1919Matthew22,568
2020Daniel21,786
2121Timothy20,100
2222Charles19,850
2323Anthony19,229
2424Paul17,480
2525Kenneth14,773
2626Gregory14,770
2727Stephen13,104
2828Shawn12,830
2929Chad12,135
3030Todd12,068
3131Ronald11,639
3232Edward11,063
3333Andrew10,926
3434Donald10,874
3535Patrick10,811
3636Sean10,517
3737Keith9,861
3838Gary9,193
3939Douglas8,738
4040Jonathan8,641
4141Aaron8,409
4242George8,229
4343Craig7,965
4444Larry7,761
4545Jeremy7,489
4646Troy7,342
4747Peter7,037
4848Bryan6,617
4949Dennis6,592
5050Jerry6,573
5151Ryan6,201
5252Raymond6,106
5353Jeffery6,098
5454Frank6,090
5555Jose6,000
5656Terry5,861
5757Adam5,857
5858Bradley5,789
5959Rodney5,203
6060Shane5,093
6161Travis5,019
6262Tony4,888
6363Derek4,678
6464Russell4,538
6565Marcus4,412
6666Samuel4,408
6767Randy4,349
6868Chris4,295
6969Benjamin4,252
7070Marc4,212
7171Roger4,133
7272Carl4,061
7373Brent4,054
7474Johnny3,939
7575Billy3,909
7676Phillip3,850
7777Corey3,772
7878Jon3,715
7979Bobby3,650
8080Joshua3,650
8181Juan3,639
8282Danny3,613
8383Gerald3,594
8484Derrick3,578
8585Lawrence3,526
8686Joel3,499
8787Vincent3,437
8888Curtis3,428
8989Carlos3,424
9090Walter3,361
9191Brett3,358
9292Wayne3,333
9393Jimmy3,316
9494Philip3,307
9595Brandon3,266
9696Jamie3,235
9797Erik3,211
9898Lance3,178
9999Alan3,168
100100Darren3,159

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby names data. Coverage: Names with at least 5 births in a year.

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