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Baby Names from 1977

3,176,494 registered births | 1,643,321 boys | 1,533,173 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1977

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
67,588 births
2 Jason
55,636 births
3 Christopher
46,725 births
4 David
40,516 births
5 James
40,043 births
6 Robert
34,217 births
7 John
34,199 births
8 Brian
32,494 births
9 Matthew
31,967 births
10 Joseph
26,485 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Jennifer
58,964 births
2 Melissa
26,880 births
3 Amy
26,730 births
4 Jessica
24,845 births
5 Heather
23,773 births
6 Angela
20,999 births
7 Michelle
19,540 births
8 Kimberly
18,285 births
9 Amanda
18,280 births
10 Kelly
18,234 births

Top Unisex Names of 1977

Jamie
3,447 boys 12,895 girls
Shannon
2,286 boys 12,519 girls
Jaime
1,363 boys 5,906 girls
Tracy
681 boys 5,756 girls
Dana
638 boys 4,339 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1977

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

Biggest Risers

G Aisha
#379 → #175 (+204)
B Shaun
#296 → #103 (+193)
G Shanna
#325 → #168 (+157)
G Summer
#227 → #119 (+108)
G Farrah
#276 → #177 (+99)
G Sabrina
#146 → #63 (+83)
G Lindsey
#267 → #194 (+73)
G Marisa
#222 → #167 (+55)

New to the Top 200 in 1977

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

Shaun #103 Summer #119 Jaclyn #148 Marisa #167 Shanna #168 Aisha #175 Farrah #177 Cara #189 Luke #190 Lindsey #194 Tabitha #195 Rebekah #200
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