Welcome to our dedicated page featuring the top 500 boy and girl baby names of 1973. This year holds a special place in the annals of naming history, reflecting a blend of timeless classics and unique choices that captured the hearts of parents during this era. As you explore our comprehensive list, you’ll discover the names that defined a generation, from the traditional to the trendsetting. Whether you’re seeking inspiration for a new arrival, researching historical naming trends, or simply curious about the names that resonated with families in 1973, our curated selection offers a fascinating glimpse into the past. Join us on a nostalgic journey through the most popular names of the year, and see how trends in baby naming have evolved over time.
| Rank | Boy Name | Boy Births | Girl Name | Girl Births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 59221 | Jennifer | 56667 |
| 2 | Jason | 45345 | Michelle | 25192 |
| 3 | Christopher | 42442 | Amy | 24824 |
| 4 | James | 37591 | Kimberly | 21164 |
| 5 | David | 36412 | Angela | 19979 |
| 6 | Robert | 33698 | Lisa | 19892 |
| 7 | John | 33271 | Melissa | 19037 |
| 8 | Brian | 32179 | Heather | 18431 |
| 9 | William | 23857 | Stephanie | 15809 |
| 10 | Matthew | 22983 | Rebecca | 13625 |
| 11 | Daniel | 21868 | Julie | 12529 |
| 12 | Eric | 19463 | Nicole | 12265 |
| 13 | Kevin | 18240 | Mary | 10574 |
| 14 | Jeffrey | 18091 | Elizabeth | 10353 |
| 15 | Scott | 18068 | Christina | 10283 |
| 16 | Mark | 17988 | Tammy | 10023 |
| 17 | Joseph | 17554 | Shannon | 9608 |
| 18 | Richard | 17516 | Kelly | 9306 |
| 19 | Steven | 15558 | Tracy | 9148 |
| 20 | Thomas | 14815 | Dawn | 8848 |
| 21 | Timothy | 14805 | Laura | 8761 |
| 22 | Anthony | 14232 | Tina | 8551 |
| 23 | Charles | 13489 | Christine | 8379 |
| 24 | Chad | 12713 | Karen | 7770 |
| 25 | Ryan | 11699 | Cynthia | 7761 |
| 26 | Paul | 10915 | Lori | 7749 |
| 27 | Shawn | 10767 | Susan | 7703 |
| 28 | Gregory | 10377 | Wendy | 7325 |
| 29 | Andrew | 9773 | April | 7286 |
| 30 | Jeremy | 9737 | Andrea | 7138 |
| 31 | Aaron | 9716 | Patricia | 6908 |
| 32 | Kenneth | 9536 | Stacy | 6895 |
| 33 | Jonathan | 9148 | Sarah | 6734 |
| 34 | Joshua | 8375 | Tonya | 6095 |
| 35 | Stephen | 8145 | Jessica | 6084 |
| 36 | Todd | 8088 | Denise | 5745 |
| 37 | Patrick | 7627 | Stacey | 5672 |
| 38 | Donald | 7584 | Monica | 5611 |
| 39 | Sean | 7491 | Maria | 5575 |
| 40 | Ronald | 7361 | Rachel | 5522 |
| 41 | Edward | 6897 | Sandra | 5481 |
| 42 | Bryan | 6643 | Teresa | 5431 |
| 43 | Keith | 6534 | Melanie | 5375 |
| 44 | Adam | 6416 | Amanda | 5365 |
| 45 | Travis | 6303 | Carrie | 5335 |
| 46 | Gary | 6041 | Tara | 5285 |
| 47 | Shane | 6019 | Tiffany | 5271 |
| 48 | Douglas | 5980 | Brenda | 5073 |
| 49 | Justin | 5954 | Crystal | 5062 |
| 50 | Larry | 5554 | Tanya | 4935 |
| 51 | Craig | 5337 | Pamela | 4883 |
| 52 | George | 5275 | Holly | 4718 |
| 53 | Benjamin | 4930 | Michele | 4630 |
| 54 | Brandon | 4913 | Danielle | 4282 |
| 55 | Dennis | 4509 | Robin | 4246 |
| 56 | Nathan | 4473 | Heidi | 4164 |
| 57 | Troy | 4470 | Dana | 4146 |
| 58 | Jerry | 4437 | Tamara | 4000 |
| 59 | Jose | 4308 | Deborah | 3991 |
| 60 | Jeffery | 4273 | Jill | 3755 |
| 61 | Raymond | 3935 | Linda | 3703 |
| 62 | Peter | 3904 | Kristen | 3639 |
| 63 | Bradley | 3878 | Melinda | 3621 |
| 64 | Terry | 3655 | Barbara | 3476 |
| 65 | Samuel | 3542 | Katherine | 3463 |
| 66 | Phillip | 3364 | Erin | 3421 |
| 67 | Derek | 3284 | Brandy | 3344 |
| 68 | Frank | 3216 | Renee | 3323 |
| 69 | Jamie | 3165 | Kristin | 3238 |
| 70 | Joel | 3107 | Donna | 3220 |
| 71 | Rodney | 2959 | Leslie | 3150 |
| 72 | Tony | 2924 | Rhonda | 3109 |
| 73 | Marcus | 2670 | Cheryl | 3078 |
| 74 | Jesse | 2609 | Theresa | 3076 |
| 75 | Brent | 2597 | Erica | 2958 |
| 76 | Randy | 2586 | Catherine | 2933 |
| 77 | Juan | 2509 | Veronica | 2871 |
| 78 | Carlos | 2498 | Kathleen | 2842 |
| 79 | Russell | 2498 | Gina | 2824 |
| 80 | Danny | 2414 | Sara | 2808 |
| 81 | Erik | 2370 | Sharon | 2694 |
| 82 | Marc | 2235 | Sherry | 2632 |
| 83 | Nicholas | 2218 | Christy | 2620 |
| 84 | Corey | 2198 | Misty | 2468 |
| 85 | Antonio | 2125 | Brandi | 2456 |
| 86 | Roger | 2124 | Kristina | 2438 |
| 87 | Brett | 2060 | Nancy | 2304 |
| 88 | Derrick | 1955 | Anna | 2302 |
| 89 | Billy | 1905 | Jodi | 2270 |
| 90 | Carl | 1851 | Paula | 2260 |
| 91 | Shannon | 1790 | Alicia | 2235 |
| 92 | Willie | 1634 | Debra | 2116 |
| 93 | Jon | 1618 | Cindy | 2114 |
| 94 | Bobby | 1612 | Diana | 2030 |
| 95 | Chris | 1575 | Deanna | 2009 |
| 96 | Curtis | 1554 | Ann | 1879 |
| 97 | Johnny | 1519 | Kristi | 1825 |
| 98 | Walter | 1515 | Yolanda | 1748 |
| 99 | Jimmy | 1374 | Jamie | 1707 |
| 100 | Martin | 1373 | Suzanne | 1678 |
| 101 | Christian | 1361 | Valerie | 1671 |
| 102 | Jacob | 1324 | Victoria | 1662 |
| 103 | Jesus | 1307 | Beth | 1625 |
| 104 | Randall | 1295 | Shelly | 1562 |
| 105 | Micheal | 1293 | Bridget | 1425 |
| 106 | Joe | 1274 | Jacqueline | 1422 |
| 107 | Philip | 1274 | Tracey | 1406 |
| 108 | Gabriel | 1271 | Tricia | 1368 |
| 109 | Kyle | 1260 | Amber | 1347 |
| 110 | Manuel | 1259 | Sheila | 1247 |
| 111 | Victor | 1222 | Regina | 1231 |
| 112 | Mario | 1197 | Katina | 1212 |
| 113 | Luis | 1171 | Margaret | 1166 |
| 114 | Cory | 1151 | Katrina | 1130 |
| 115 | Brad | 1149 | Kathryn | 1111 |
| 116 | Gerald | 1134 | Emily | 1101 |
| 117 | Tracy | 1089 | Carla | 1065 |
| 118 | Jay | 1082 | Claudia | 997 |
| 119 | Jermaine | 1012 | Felicia | 960 |
| 120 | Francisco | 1010 | Allison | 955 |
| 121 | Vincent | 980 | Sonya | 949 |
| 122 | Wayne | 951 | Anne | 945 |
| 123 | Ricardo | 936 | Erika | 876 |
| 124 | Dustin | 905 | Laurie | 807 |
| 125 | Ruben | 886 | Kristy | 791 |
| 126 | Dale | 875 | Sonia | 790 |
| 127 | Ronnie | 861 | Leticia | 764 |
| 128 | Miguel | 859 | Monique | 736 |
| 129 | Alan | 852 | Kristine | 728 |
| 130 | Frederick | 841 | Carol | 723 |
| 131 | Roberto | 802 | Ana | 684 |
| 132 | Alexander | 782 | Angel | 675 |
| 133 | Jorge | 766 | Rosa | 670 |
| 134 | Lawrence | 758 | Yvonne | 647 |
| 135 | Henry | 746 | Gloria | 642 |
| 136 | Tommy | 724 | Sylvia | 640 |
| 137 | Reginald | 716 | Traci | 636 |
| 138 | Javier | 701 | Martha | 635 |
| 139 | Hector | 692 | Ashley | 601 |
| 140 | Armando | 676 | Jenny | 594 |
| 141 | Roy | 676 | Colleen | 591 |
| 142 | Darrell | 672 | Kari | 574 |
| 143 | Jared | 670 | Terri | 568 |
| 144 | Ricky | 663 | Sabrina | 549 |
| 145 | Jaime | 662 | Megan | 533 |
| 146 | Eduardo | 648 | Shelley | 520 |
| 147 | Raul | 600 | Wanda | 514 |
| 148 | Oscar | 598 | Christie | 508 |
| 149 | Lance | 585 | Becky | 501 |
| 150 | Darren | 566 | Latonya | 490 |
| 151 | Tyrone | 537 | Lynn | 486 |
| 152 | Eddie | 524 | Kristie | 474 |
| 153 | Damon | 489 | Cassandra | 467 |
| 154 | Kelvin | 475 | Aimee | 448 |
| 155 | Lee | 464 | Nichole | 414 |
| 156 | Bruce | 457 | Kathy | 412 |
| 157 | Albert | 436 | Natasha | 409 |
| 158 | Clinton | 403 | Kelli | 385 |
| 159 | Cedric | 390 | Kim | 385 |
| 160 | Kelly | 385 | Ginger | 383 |
| 161 | Arthur | 382 | Janet | 374 |
| 162 | Allen | 366 | Samantha | 358 |
| 163 | Kurt | 354 | Shawna | 344 |
| 164 | Roderick | 348 | Leigh | 312 |
| 165 | Andre | 343 | Beverly | 279 |
| 166 | Trevor | 342 | Diane | 277 |
| 167 | Calvin | 333 | Jody | 275 |
| 168 | Darin | 315 | Natalie | 267 |
| 169 | Marvin | 303 | Catina | 251 |
| 170 | Jeff | 299 | Alison | 229 |
| 171 | Harold | 294 | Bethany | 220 |
| 172 | Kirk | 287 | Staci | 216 |
| 173 | Duane | 274 | Vanessa | 175 |
| 174 | Heath | 265 | Connie | 152 |
| 175 | Greg | 234 | Julia | 146 |
| 176 | Casey | 228 | Penny | 144 |
| 177 | Louis | 222 | Kelley | 138 |
| 178 | Dean | 213 | Sheri | 132 |
| 179 | Ian | 209 | Stacie | 128 |
| 180 | Glenn | 208 | Carolyn | 120 |
| 181 | Dana | 202 | Marie | 108 |
| 182 | Dwayne | 193 | Kerri | 100 |
| 183 | Seth | 189 | Krista | 93 |
| 184 | Stanley | 189 | Bonnie | 90 |
| 185 | Francis | 184 | Gretchen | 72 |
| 186 | Leonard | 180 | Sherri | 67 |
| 187 | Ernest | 168 | Shawn | 66 |
| 188 | Eugene | 167 | Jana | 59 |
| 189 | Ralph | 164 | Mindy | 54 |
| 190 | Maurice | 158 | Robyn | 51 |
| 191 | Kent | 150 | Shauna | 50 |
| 192 | Harry | 149 | Camille | 48 |
| 193 | Barry | 147 | Molly | 45 |
| 194 | Jack | 137 | Malia | 45 |
| 195 | Wesley | 136 | Kendra | 45 |
| 196 | Scottie | 126 | Annette | 45 |
| 197 | Cody | 119 | Christi | 40 |
| 198 | Clifford | 96 | Brooke | 39 |
| 199 | Norman | 90 | Leilani | 36 |
| 200 | Tyler | 87 | Rachelle | 32 |
| 201 | Wade | 86 | Jenifer | 32 |
| 202 | Stacy | 84 | Virginia | 31 |
| 203 | Roland | 78 | Vicki | 30 |
| 204 | Byron | 69 | Kara | 27 |
| 205 | Terrence | 68 | Cara | 25 |
| 206 | Shaun | 49 | Maile | 25 |
| 207 | Brady | 45 | Kerry | 24 |
| 208 | Clayton | 45 | Tracie | 24 |
| 209 | Mike | 40 | Toni | 20 |
| 210 | Gilbert | 37 | Abigail | 18 |
| 211 | Ramon | 35 | Katie | 18 |
| 212 | Trent | 34 | Joanna | 18 |
| 213 | Spencer | 32 | Lauren | 18 |
| 214 | Nathaniel | 28 | Trisha | 16 |
| 215 | Clint | 27 | Rowena | 16 |
| 216 | Geoffrey | 27 | Desiree | 16 |
| 217 | Ross | 27 | Joanne | 16 |
| 218 | Vernon | 16 | Hope | 16 |
| 219 | Rick | 16 | Rochelle | 15 |
| 220 | Isaac | 15 | Naomi | 15 |
| 221 | Reid | 15 | Celeste | 15 |
| 222 | Bill | 15 | Shirley | 15 |
| 223 | Grant | 15 | Angie | 14 |
| 224 | Garrett | 15 | Keri | 14 |
| 225 | Melvin | 15 | Ruth | 14 |
| 226 | Clarence | 14 | Darcy | 14 |
| 227 | Neil | 13 | Dina | 14 |
| 228 | Zachary | 12 | Grace | 14 |
| 229 | Ray | 10 | Candace | 13 |
| 230 | Colin | 10 | Joy | 13 |
| 231 | Noah | 10 | Darlene | 13 |
| 232 | Leon | 10 | Kellie | 12 |
| 233 | Karl | 10 | Anita | 8 |
| 234 | Aron | 10 | Betty | 6 |
| 235 | Brendan | 9 | Jackie | 6 |