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Baby Names from 1973

3,016,887 registered births | 1,558,668 boys | 1,458,219 girls

← 1972 1970s Overview 1974 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1973

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
67,808 births
2 Christopher
48,309 births
3 Jason
46,678 births
4 James
42,838 births
5 David
41,085 births
6 John
39,169 births
7 Robert
38,698 births
8 Brian
35,688 births
9 William
28,015 births
10 Matthew
24,535 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Jennifer
62,447 births
2 Amy
26,964 births
3 Michelle
26,936 births
4 Kimberly
23,531 births
5 Lisa
22,673 births
6 Melissa
22,480 births
7 Angela
20,898 births
8 Heather
19,346 births
9 Stephanie
17,264 births
10 Rebecca
14,869 births

Top Unisex Names of 1973

Shawn
11,451 boys 1,285 girls
Shannon
2,636 boys 9,803 girls
Kelly
1,702 boys 10,514 girls
Tracy
2,043 boys 9,913 girls
Stacy
915 boys 7,339 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1973

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

Biggest Risers

G Brandy
#140 → #82 (+58)

New to the Top 200 in 1973

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

Hector #190 Terrance #191 Gretchen #191 Molly #195 Seth #196 Zachary #197
1972 All Years 1974