51 years ago
Baby Names from 1975
3,019,394 registered births | 1,561,473 boys | 1,457,921 girls
Top 10 Baby Names of 1975
Top 10 Boy Names
Top Unisex Names of 1975
Kelly
1,644 boys
11,737 girls
Shannon 2,530 boys
9,370 girls
Tracy 1,050 boys
8,510 girls
Jamie 4,574 boys
4,233 girls
Stacy 782 boys
7,169 girls
Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.
Notable Risers & Fallers in 1975
Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.
New to the Top 200 in 1975
Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.
What Life Was Like in 1975
Economy & Leadership
- President
- Gerald Ford
- Avg. Home Price
- $39,300
- Avg. Income
- $11,800
- Gas Price
- $0.57/gal
- Minimum Wage
- $2.10/hr
- US Population
- 215.9 million
Entertainment
- #1 Song
- Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
- #1 Movie
- Jaws
- #1 TV Show
- All in the Family
Sports
- Super Bowl
- Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Minnesota Vikings 6 (Super Bowl IX)
- World Series
- Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3)
Major Events
- • Vietnam War ends with fall of Saigon
- • Microsoft founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen
- • Jaws creates the first 'summer blockbuster'
- • Saturday Night Live premieres
Culture & Style
- Fashion Trend
- Platform shoes, polyester leisure suits, wrap dresses, feathered hair
- Tech Milestone
- First personal computer (Altair 8800) released; Microsoft founded
- Generation
- Generation X (born 1965-1980)
Popular Slang of 1975
"bogus"
"foxy"
"jive turkey"
"dy-no-mite!"
"mellow"
Did You Know? Fun Facts from 1975
1
Jaws made people afraid to go in the water — and launched the blockbuster era
2
Microsoft was founded in a garage in Albuquerque
3
Saturday Night Live changed comedy forever
4
Jennifer was the #1 girl name for the 5th year running
5
The Vietnam War's end brought a wave of Vietnamese names to America
Someone born in 1975 is 51 years old today.