United States · 3,176,366 recorded births
Top baby names of 1977
Jennifer and Michael led the year. Climbing fast: Sabrina (up 83), Katie (up 47), Wesley (up 53), Kristopher (up 40).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1976 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 58,964 | · |
| 2 | Melissa | 26,879 | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | Amy | 26,729 | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | Jessica | 24,846 | ▲ 4 |
| 5 | Heather | 23,773 | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | Angela | 20,998 | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | Michelle | 19,540 | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Kimberly | 18,286 | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | Amanda | 18,278 | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Kelly | 18,234 | ▲ 9 |
| 11 | Sarah | 18,096 | ▲ 4 |
| 12 | Lisa | 17,014 | ▼ 3 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 16,431 | ▲ 3 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 15,417 | ▼ 3 |
| 15 | Nicole | 15,247 | ▼ 2 |
| 16 | Christina | 14,501 | ▼ 2 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 14,196 | ▼ 5 |
| 18 | Jamie | 12,895 | · |
| 19 | Shannon | 12,518 | ▼ 2 |
| 20 | Laura | 11,318 | · |
| 21 | Mary | 10,656 | ▲ 1 |
| 22 | Julie | 10,204 | ▼ 1 |
| 23 | Erin | 10,198 | ▲ 1 |
| 24 | Andrea | 9,782 | ▲ 1 |
| 25 | Crystal | 9,724 | ▲ 11 |
| 26 | Rachel | 8,976 | ▼ 3 |
| 27 | Sara | 8,709 | · |
| 28 | Carrie | 8,661 | · |
| 29 | April | 8,068 | ▲ 1 |
| 30 | Christine | 7,886 | ▼ 4 |
| 31 | Danielle | 7,616 | ▲ 2 |
| 32 | Karen | 7,441 | ▼ 1 |
| 33 | Amber | 7,207 | ▲ 16 |
| 34 | Tiffany | 7,205 | ▼ 2 |
| 35 | Tara | 7,198 | ▲ 7 |
| 36 | Maria | 7,094 | ▼ 2 |
| 37 | Emily | 6,879 | ▲ 13 |
| 38 | Erica | 6,624 | ▲ 16 |
| 39 | Monica | 6,366 | ▲ 6 |
| 40 | Misty | 6,315 | ▲ 6 |
| 41 | Jill | 6,238 | ▲ 11 |
| 42 | Stacy | 6,154 | ▼ 4 |
| 43 | Dawn | 6,096 | ▼ 8 |
| 44 | Katherine | 6,030 | ▲ 13 |
| 45 | Susan | 5,961 | ▼ 5 |
| 46 | Jaime | 5,906 | ▼ 17 |
| 47 | Patricia | 5,903 | ▼ 4 |
| 48 | Cynthia | 5,782 | ▼ 4 |
| 49 | Wendy | 5,764 | ▼ 10 |
| 50 | Tracy | 5,756 | ▼ 13 |
| 51 | Brandy | 5,477 | ▲ 4 |
| 52 | Holly | 5,463 | ▲ 4 |
| 53 | Melanie | 5,373 | · |
| 54 | Megan | 5,320 | ▲ 8 |
| 55 | Tammy | 5,310 | ▼ 14 |
| 56 | Stacey | 5,206 | ▼ 5 |
| 57 | Lori | 5,072 | ▼ 10 |
| 58 | Tina | 4,951 | ▼ 10 |
| 59 | Christy | 4,602 | ▲ 1 |
| 60 | Alicia | 4,400 | ▲ 11 |
| 61 | Sandra | 4,373 | ▼ 2 |
| 62 | Dana | 4,339 | ▲ 2 |
| 63 | Sabrina | 4,305 | ▲ 83 |
| 64 | Tonya | 4,263 | ▼ 6 |
| 65 | Leslie | 4,250 | · |
| 66 | Allison | 4,205 | ▲ 1 |
| 67 | Tanya | 4,085 | ▼ 6 |
| 68 | Kristy | 4,045 | ▲ 45 |
| 69 | Natalie | 4,043 | ▲ 11 |
| 70 | Kathryn | 3,964 | ▲ 18 |
| 71 | Brandi | 3,885 | ▲ 8 |
| 72 | Kristen | 3,861 | ▲ 1 |
| 73 | Veronica | 3,853 | ▼ 5 |
| 74 | Anna | 3,851 | ▲ 4 |
| 75 | Catherine | 3,840 | ▼ 3 |
| 76 | Courtney | 3,808 | · |
| 77 | Michele | 3,711 | ▼ 14 |
| 78 | Denise | 3,681 | ▼ 9 |
| 79 | Teresa | 3,654 | ▼ 13 |
| 80 | Kathleen | 3,649 | ▲ 2 |
| 81 | Heidi | 3,640 | ▼ 11 |
| 82 | Kristin | 3,605 | ▼ 8 |
| 83 | Kristina | 3,539 | ▲ 14 |
| 84 | Robin | 3,428 | ▼ 9 |
| 85 | Samantha | 3,284 | · |
| 86 | Valerie | 3,266 | ▼ 3 |
| 87 | Renee | 3,259 | ▼ 1 |
| 88 | Gina | 3,231 | ▲ 6 |
| 89 | Nancy | 3,222 | ▼ 2 |
| 90 | Vanessa | 3,209 | ▲ 16 |
| 91 | Brenda | 3,151 | ▼ 14 |
| 92 | Jacqueline | 3,148 | ▲ 7 |
| 93 | Tamara | 3,126 | ▼ 2 |
| 94 | Mandy | 3,100 | ▲ 6 |
| 95 | Sharon | 3,089 | ▼ 14 |
| 96 | Melinda | 3,044 | ▼ 1 |
| 97 | Beth | 2,967 | ▲ 17 |
| 98 | Theresa | 2,914 | ▼ 9 |
| 99 | Linda | 2,912 | ▼ 9 |
| 100 | Diana | 2,846 | ▲ 1 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1976 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 67,587 | · |
| 2 | Jason | 55,631 | · |
| 3 | Christopher | 46,721 | · |
| 4 | David | 40,515 | · |
| 5 | James | 40,040 | · |
| 6 | Robert | 34,214 | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | John | 34,195 | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Brian | 32,492 | · |
| 9 | Matthew | 31,965 | · |
| 10 | Joseph | 26,483 | ▲ 2 |
| 11 | Daniel | 26,073 | ▼ 1 |
| 12 | William | 24,758 | ▼ 1 |
| 13 | Kevin | 22,463 | ▲ 2 |
| 14 | Joshua | 22,068 | ▲ 4 |
| 15 | Jeremy | 21,610 | ▼ 1 |
| 16 | Ryan | 21,246 | · |
| 17 | Eric | 20,745 | ▼ 4 |
| 18 | Timothy | 17,977 | ▲ 3 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 17,481 | ▼ 2 |
| 20 | Richard | 17,442 | ▼ 1 |
| 21 | Anthony | 16,804 | ▲ 1 |
| 22 | Thomas | 16,586 | ▲ 1 |
| 23 | Steven | 16,484 | ▼ 3 |
| 24 | Andrew | 16,017 | ▲ 3 |
| 25 | Mark | 15,418 | · |
| 26 | Charles | 14,743 | · |
| 27 | Scott | 14,203 | ▼ 3 |
| 28 | Jonathan | 12,319 | ▲ 3 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 12,106 | ▲ 3 |
| 30 | Justin | 12,008 | ▲ 3 |
| 31 | Paul | 11,798 | ▼ 3 |
| 32 | Aaron | 11,631 | ▼ 2 |
| 33 | Adam | 11,030 | ▲ 3 |
| 34 | Chad | 10,831 | ▼ 5 |
| 35 | Gregory | 10,052 | · |
| 36 | Nathan | 9,886 | ▲ 3 |
| 37 | Shawn | 9,865 | ▼ 3 |
| 38 | Stephen | 9,635 | ▼ 1 |
| 39 | Kenneth | 9,452 | ▼ 1 |
| 40 | Patrick | 8,305 | ▲ 1 |
| 41 | Brandon | 8,272 | ▼ 1 |
| 42 | Bryan | 7,886 | ▲ 1 |
| 43 | Sean | 7,625 | ▼ 1 |
| 44 | Travis | 7,277 | ▲ 2 |
| 45 | Jose | 6,919 | ▼ 1 |
| 46 | Donald | 6,866 | ▲ 1 |
| 47 | Edward | 6,840 | ▼ 2 |
| 48 | Keith | 6,597 | · |
| 49 | Bradley | 6,431 | ▲ 2 |
| 50 | Todd | 6,276 | · |
| 51 | Nicholas | 6,071 | ▲ 26 |
| 52 | Corey | 6,041 | ▲ 12 |
| 53 | Ronald | 6,026 | ▼ 4 |
| 54 | Jesse | 5,823 | ▲ 1 |
| 55 | Peter | 5,821 | ▼ 1 |
| 56 | Jacob | 5,788 | ▲ 7 |
| 57 | George | 5,606 | ▼ 4 |
| 58 | Gary | 5,447 | ▼ 6 |
| 59 | Douglas | 5,297 | ▼ 3 |
| 60 | Samuel | 5,257 | ▼ 1 |
| 61 | Shane | 4,868 | ▼ 4 |
| 62 | Larry | 4,837 | ▼ 2 |
| 63 | Juan | 4,562 | ▼ 5 |
| 64 | Craig | 4,560 | ▼ 3 |
| 65 | Raymond | 4,372 | · |
| 66 | Wesley | 4,302 | ▲ 53 |
| 67 | Cory | 4,259 | ▲ 16 |
| 68 | Dennis | 4,152 | ▼ 2 |
| 69 | Jeremiah | 4,151 | ▲ 24 |
| 70 | Phillip | 3,967 | ▼ 1 |
| 71 | Frank | 3,894 | ▼ 3 |
| 72 | Marcus | 3,846 | ▲ 2 |
| 73 | Joel | 3,824 | ▼ 1 |
| 74 | Carlos | 3,795 | ▼ 4 |
| 75 | Jerry | 3,745 | ▼ 8 |
| 76 | Jared | 3,738 | ▲ 14 |
| 77 | Antonio | 3,662 | ▼ 6 |
| 78 | Jeffery | 3,564 | ▼ 2 |
| 79 | Kyle | 3,505 | ▲ 1 |
| 80 | Derrick | 3,481 | ▲ 11 |
| 81 | Dustin | 3,477 | ▲ 1 |
| 82 | Jamie | 3,447 | ▼ 20 |
| 83 | Terry | 3,443 | ▼ 8 |
| 84 | Derek | 3,441 | · |
| 85 | Brent | 3,423 | ▼ 7 |
| 86 | Randy | 3,397 | ▼ 7 |
| 87 | Gabriel | 3,346 | ▼ 6 |
| 88 | Troy | 3,307 | ▼ 15 |
| 89 | Russell | 3,124 | ▼ 2 |
| 90 | Philip | 3,093 | ▼ 1 |
| 91 | Billy | 2,950 | ▼ 6 |
| 92 | Tony | 2,938 | ▼ 6 |
| 93 | Johnny | 2,801 | ▼ 1 |
| 94 | Erik | 2,786 | · |
| 95 | Zachary | 2,777 | ▲ 2 |
| 96 | Alexander | 2,704 | ▲ 11 |
| 97 | Rodney | 2,703 | ▼ 9 |
| 98 | Jimmy | 2,637 | ▲ 3 |
| 99 | Carl | 2,615 | ▼ 4 |
| 100 | Curtis | 2,605 | ▲ 5 |