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Baby Names from 1971

3,432,355 registered births | 1,768,519 boys | 1,663,836 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1971

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
77,585 births
2 James
54,603 births
3 David
53,118 births
4 John
51,508 births
5 Robert
50,635 births
6 Christopher
48,224 births
7 William
35,416 births
8 Jason
34,179 births
9 Brian
32,625 births
10 Scott
30,902 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Jennifer
56,771 births
2 Michelle
33,159 births
3 Lisa
32,910 births
4 Kimberly
30,706 births
5 Amy
26,237 births
6 Angela
25,900 births
7 Melissa
23,876 births
8 Tammy
17,656 births
9 Mary
16,702 births
10 Julie
15,324 births

Top Unisex Names of 1971

Tracy
2,076 boys 14,329 girls
Shannon
3,008 boys 12,647 girls
Kelly
2,266 boys 12,599 girls
Shawn
12,825 boys 1,863 girls
Stacy
1,027 boys 9,116 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1971

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

B Ryan
#140 → #51 (+89)
G Jenny
#224 → #142 (+82)
B Joshua
#150 → #80 (+70)
G Misty
#266 → #200 (+66)
G Amber
#243 → #180 (+63)
G Aimee
#227 → #177 (+50)

Biggest Fallers

G Kellie
#158 → #211 (-53)

New to the Top 200 in 1971

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Jenny #142 Gabriel #173 Aimee #177 Amber #180 Dustin #181 Ginger #187 Kerri #195 Meredith #198 Francisco #199 Megan #199 Misty #200
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