The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1976
10,913 different girls’ names were recorded in 1976, covering 1,465,099 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 59,473 |
| 2 | Amy | 31,339 |
| 3 | Melissa | 25,094 |
| 4 | Heather | 24,192 |
| 5 | Angela | 22,038 |
| 6 | Michelle | 19,550 |
| 7 | Kimberly | 18,962 |
| 8 | Jessica | 18,368 |
| 9 | Lisa | 17,346 |
| 10 | Amanda | 15,588 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 15,180 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 14,491 |
| 13 | Nicole | 14,453 |
| 14 | Christina | 14,033 |
| 15 | Sarah | 13,993 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 13,547 |
| 17 | Shannon | 13,368 |
| 18 | Jamie | 12,539 |
| 19 | Kelly | 11,791 |
| 20 | Laura | 11,252 |
| 21 | Julie | 10,839 |
| 22 | Mary | 10,315 |
| 23 | Rachel | 8,453 |
| 24 | Erin | 8,381 |
| 25 | Andrea | 8,352 |
| 26 | Christine | 8,111 |
| 27 | Sara | 8,020 |
| 28 | Carrie | 7,991 |
| 29 | Jaime | 7,838 |
| 30 | April | 7,761 |
| 31 | Karen | 7,505 |
| 32 | Tiffany | 7,482 |
| 33 | Danielle | 7,364 |
| 34 | Maria | 7,358 |
| 35 | Dawn | 7,048 |
| 36 | Crystal | 6,946 |
| 37 | Tracy | 6,822 |
| 38 | Stacy | 6,523 |
| 39 | Wendy | 6,464 |
| 40 | Susan | 6,402 |
| 41 | Tammy | 6,228 |
| 42 | Tara | 6,020 |
| 43 | Patricia | 6,017 |
| 44 | Cynthia | 6,012 |
| 45 | Monica | 5,978 |
| 46 | Misty | 5,906 |
| 47 | Lori | 5,849 |
| 48 | Tina | 5,747 |
| 49 | Amber | 5,646 |
| 50 | Emily | 5,547 |
| 51 | Stacey | 5,390 |
| 52 | Jill | 5,283 |
| 53 | Melanie | 5,241 |
| 54 | Erica | 5,236 |
| 55 | Brandy | 5,232 |
| 56 | Holly | 5,173 |
| 57 | Katherine | 5,051 |
| 58 | Tonya | 4,966 |
| 59 | Sandra | 4,861 |
| 60 | Christy | 4,853 |
| 61 | Tanya | 4,819 |
| 62 | Megan | 4,463 |
| 63 | Michele | 4,443 |
| 64 | Dana | 4,408 |
| 65 | Leslie | 4,311 |
| 66 | Teresa | 4,056 |
| 67 | Allison | 4,028 |
| 68 | Veronica | 4,022 |
| 69 | Denise | 3,986 |
| 70 | Heidi | 3,890 |
| 71 | Alicia | 3,791 |
| 72 | Catherine | 3,780 |
| 73 | Kristen | 3,653 |
| 74 | Kristin | 3,627 |
| 75 | Robin | 3,623 |
| 76 | Courtney | 3,619 |
| 77 | Brenda | 3,587 |
| 78 | Anna | 3,584 |
| 79 | Brandi | 3,537 |
| 80 | Natalie | 3,499 |
| 81 | Sharon | 3,453 |
| 82 | Kathleen | 3,405 |
| 83 | Valerie | 3,386 |
| 84 | Pamela | 3,364 |
| 85 | Samantha | 3,347 |
| 86 | Renee | 3,314 |
| 87 | Nancy | 3,281 |
| 88 | Kathryn | 3,262 |
| 89 | Theresa | 3,173 |
| 90 | Linda | 3,138 |
| 91 | Tamara | 3,086 |
| 92 | Victoria | 3,036 |
| 93 | Donna | 3,032 |
| 94 | Gina | 3,010 |
| 95 | Melinda | 2,995 |
| 96 | Deborah | 2,992 |
| 97 | Kristina | 2,972 |
| 98 | Barbara | 2,968 |
| 99 | Jacqueline | 2,948 |
| 100 | Mandy | 2,924 |
| 101 | Diana | 2,760 |
| 102 | Jodi | 2,672 |
| 103 | Margaret | 2,666 |
| 104 | Kristi | 2,519 |
| 105 | Cheryl | 2,489 |
| 106 | Vanessa | 2,463 |
| 107 | Rhonda | 2,460 |
| 108 | Ann | 2,436 |
| 109 | Jenny | 2,425 |
| 110 | Katrina | 2,366 |
| 111 | Sherry | 2,359 |
| 112 | Erika | 2,341 |
| 113 | Kristy | 2,327 |
| 114 | Beth | 2,306 |
| 115 | Ashley | 2,287 |
| 116 | Regina | 2,275 |
| 117 | Yolanda | 2,273 |
| 118 | Alison | 2,272 |
| 119 | Leah | 2,270 |
| 120 | Cindy | 2,262 |
| 121 | Paula | 2,250 |
| 122 | Carla | 2,249 |
| 123 | Aimee | 2,248 |
| 124 | Anne | 2,220 |
| 125 | Lauren | 2,216 |
| 126 | Suzanne | 2,200 |
| 127 | Kari | 2,180 |
| 128 | Deanna | 2,116 |
| 129 | Carolyn | 2,115 |
| 130 | Felicia | 2,098 |
| 131 | Natasha | 2,095 |
| 132 | Joy | 2,076 |
| 133 | Lindsay | 2,070 |
| 134 | Debra | 2,069 |
| 135 | Latoya | 2,052 |
| 136 | Colleen | 2,043 |
| 137 | Laurie | 2,038 |
| 138 | Kara | 2,037 |
| 139 | Christie | 2,010 |
| 140 | Tracey | 1,942 |
| 141 | Julia | 1,914 |
| 142 | Janet | 1,879 |
| 143 | Sheila | 1,871 |
| 144 | Tamika | 1,866 |
| 145 | Shelly | 1,861 |
| 146 | Sabrina | 1,855 |
| 147 | Kelli | 1,820 |
| 148 | Nichole | 1,768 |
| 149 | Marie | 1,746 |
| 150 | Molly | 1,729 |
| 151 | Stacie | 1,725 |
| 152 | Joanna | 1,718 |
| 153 | Angie | 1,708 |
| 154 | Bridget | 1,706 |
| 155 | Diane | 1,689 |
| 156 | Angel | 1,642 |
| 157 | Kendra | 1,630 |
| 158 | Kristie | 1,624 |
| 159 | Virginia | 1,616 |
| 159 | Carmen | 1,616 |
| 161 | Martha | 1,598 |
| 162 | Katie | 1,593 |
| 162 | Krista | 1,593 |
| 164 | Jody | 1,565 |
| 165 | Sonia | 1,554 |
| 166 | Sonya | 1,520 |
| 167 | Anita | 1,508 |
| 167 | Shawna | 1,508 |
| 167 | Kerri | 1,508 |
| 170 | Monique | 1,498 |
| 171 | Carol | 1,492 |
| 172 | Meredith | 1,468 |
| 173 | Keri | 1,466 |
| 174 | Trisha | 1,464 |
| 175 | Brooke | 1,463 |
| 176 | Kerry | 1,449 |
| 177 | Rachael | 1,438 |
| 178 | Adrienne | 1,430 |
| 179 | Tricia | 1,429 |
| 180 | Robyn | 1,428 |
| 181 | Traci | 1,421 |
| 182 | Claudia | 1,413 |
| 183 | Toni | 1,399 |
| 184 | Terri | 1,388 |
| 185 | Latasha | 1,384 |
| 186 | Kathy | 1,382 |
| 187 | Kristine | 1,357 |
| 188 | Cassandra | 1,355 |
| 189 | Shana | 1,322 |
| 190 | Connie | 1,314 |
| 191 | Annette | 1,299 |
| 192 | Bethany | 1,293 |
| 193 | Yvonne | 1,291 |
| 194 | Shelley | 1,275 |
| 195 | Kim | 1,248 |
| 196 | Olivia | 1,232 |
| 197 | Caroline | 1,224 |
| 198 | Gretchen | 1,223 |
| 199 | Melody | 1,215 |
| 200 | Candace | 1,211 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1976 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.