The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1973

9,810 different girls’ names were recorded in 1973, covering 1,458,209 births. These are the top 200.

#	Name	Births
1	Jennifer	62,448
2	Amy	26,962
3	Michelle	26,935
4	Kimberly	23,531
5	Lisa	22,677
6	Melissa	22,479
7	Angela	20,898
8	Heather	19,347
9	Stephanie	17,263
10	Rebecca	14,868
11	Nicole	13,922
12	Julie	12,785
13	Elizabeth	12,360
14	Mary	12,313
15	Tammy	11,244
16	Christina	10,888
17	Christine	10,549
18	Kelly	10,512
19	Laura	10,344
20	Tracy	9,913
21	Dawn	9,890
22	Shannon	9,802
23	Karen	9,352
24	Tina	9,307
25	Susan	9,279
26	Cynthia	8,743
27	Patricia	8,476
28	Lori	8,472
29	Wendy	7,810
30	Andrea	7,766
31	Maria	7,667
32	Stacy	7,338
33	April	7,264
34	Jessica	7,228
35	Sarah	7,214
36	Tonya	7,184
37	Tara	6,707
38	Denise	6,615
39	Sandra	6,585
40	Monica	6,380
41	Stacey	6,253
42	Rachel	6,103
43	Melanie	6,079
44	Michele	5,996
45	Teresa	5,986
46	Carrie	5,835
47	Pamela	5,813
48	Crystal	5,768
49	Danielle	5,648
50	Tanya	5,632
51	Amanda	5,625
52	Tiffany	5,501
53	Brenda	5,379
54	Holly	5,114
55	Donna	5,058
56	Deborah	4,980
57	Sharon	4,963
58	Kristen	4,936
59	Dana	4,934
60	Robin	4,804
61	Linda	4,731
62	Jill	4,538
63	Barbara	4,433
64	Katherine	4,420
65	Heidi	4,396
66	Tamara	4,286
67	Catherine	4,261
68	Kathleen	4,250
69	Theresa	4,178
70	Rhonda	4,161
71	Veronica	4,152
72	Melinda	4,144
73	Christy	4,121
74	Cheryl	4,010
75	Leslie	3,954
76	Sherry	3,952
77	Nancy	3,945
78	Kristin	3,903
79	Erin	3,877
80	Renee	3,846
81	Erica	3,793
82	Brandy	3,715
83	Gina	3,699
84	Debra	3,652
85	Diana	3,519
86	Anna	3,507
87	Paula	3,504
88	Jacqueline	3,500
89	Sara	3,479
90	Misty	3,475
91	Alicia	3,433
92	Cindy	3,280
93	Ann	3,255
94	Margaret	3,167
95	Victoria	3,070
96	Valerie	3,042
97	Kristina	3,037
98	Suzanne	3,036
99	Emily	3,027
100	Jodi	3,024
101	Sheila	2,999
102	Tracey	2,978
103	Jamie	2,954
104	Shelly	2,910
105	Allison	2,904
106	Laurie	2,897
107	Kathryn	2,885
108	Kristi	2,846
109	Regina	2,843
109	Brandi	2,843
111	Deanna	2,796
112	Bridget	2,763
113	Yolanda	2,754
114	Carla	2,686
115	Diane	2,603
116	Carolyn	2,569
117	Beth	2,563
118	Katrina	2,522
119	Janet	2,521
120	Katina	2,473
121	Carol	2,457
122	Anne	2,453
123	Tricia	2,386
124	Kathy	2,371
125	Colleen	2,307
126	Aimee	2,280
127	Traci	2,259
128	Shelley	2,258
129	Kim	2,195
130	Amber	2,180
131	Sonya	2,169
132	Erika	2,157
133	Kristine	2,148
134	Vanessa	2,144
135	Samantha	2,119
136	Julia	2,089
136	Terri	2,089
138	Felicia	2,070
139	Jenny	2,066
140	Natalie	2,059
141	Megan	2,021
142	Anita	1,986
143	Krista	1,954
144	Connie	1,937
145	Lynn	1,933
146	Alison	1,928
147	Kristy	1,891
148	Kerry	1,874
149	Sherri	1,852
150	Stacie	1,839
151	Virginia	1,817
152	Angel	1,815
152	Cassandra	1,815
154	Monique	1,801
155	Natasha	1,784
156	Carmen	1,757
157	Martha	1,725
157	Kelli	1,725
159	Yvonne	1,721
160	Nichole	1,718
161	Kristie	1,708
162	Joy	1,697
163	Jody	1,687
164	Bonnie	1,685
165	Sheri	1,667
166	Joanna	1,664
167	Kara	1,630
168	Tracie	1,625
169	Marie	1,618
170	Becky	1,612
171	Annette	1,606
172	Sabrina	1,601
172	Kari	1,601
174	Sonia	1,600
175	Leah	1,587
176	Claudia	1,566
177	Gloria	1,554
178	Meredith	1,523
179	Christie	1,512
180	Kerri	1,504
181	Belinda	1,499
182	Robyn	1,475
183	Janice	1,474
184	Penny	1,471
185	Cathy	1,435
186	Vicki	1,415
187	Wanda	1,411
188	Shawna	1,403
189	Toni	1,397
190	Jeanette	1,362
191	Gretchen	1,351
192	Sylvia	1,347
192	Beverly	1,347
194	Charlotte	1,331
195	Molly	1,329
196	Betty	1,322
197	Joanne	1,299
198	Trina	1,294
199	Nikki	1,290
200	Shawn	1,285

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1973 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.

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