100 Most popular girl names of 1971, USA

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Updated: May 24th, 2024

The list of most popular female names in US prevalent in 1971 with their respective percentage. View girl name from popular names trending in America in 1971.

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Boy
Girl
Rank
Name
Occ.
Perc.
Change
1
Jennifer
56779
3.24
-
2
Michelle
33159
1.89
+2
3
Lisa
32912
1.88
-1
4
Kimberly
30703
1.75
-1
5
Amy
26238
1.5
-
6
Angela
25899
1.48
-
7
Melissa
23872
1.36
-
8
Tammy
17657
1.01
-
9
Mary
16700
0.95
-
10
Julie
15326
0.87
+1
11
Stephanie
15141
0.86
+6
12
Heather
15019
0.86
+7
13
Tracy
14327
0.82
-3
14
Dawn
14288
0.82
+2
15
Karen
14211
0.81
-3
16
Laura
13874
0.79
-3
17
Susan
13781
0.79
-2
18
Christine
13678
0.78
-4
19
Elizabeth
13601
0.78
-1
20
Tina
13266
0.76
+1
21
Shannon
12651
0.72
+1
22
Kelly
12597
0.72
-2
23
Rebecca
12190
0.7
+6
24
Cynthia
12145
0.69
+1
25
Lori
11831
0.68
-2
26
Patricia
11466
0.65
-2
27
Nicole
10424
0.59
+3
28
Pamela
10144
0.58
-2
29
Wendy
10063
0.57
-1
30
Christina
9915
0.57
+5
31
Sandra
9713
0.55
-4
32
Stacy
9115
0.52
+10
33
Deborah
8674
0.49
-
34
Teresa
8562
0.49
-
35
Andrea
8481
0.48
+8
36
Denise
8218
0.47
-
37
Maria
8130
0.46
+2
38
Donna
8013
0.46
-6
39
Michele
7957
0.45
-8
40
Sharon
7523
0.43
-3
41
Stacey
7483
0.43
+7
42
Linda
7374
0.42
-4
43
Brenda
7160
0.41
-3
44
Dana
6933
0.4
+10
45
Tonya
6899
0.39
+4
46
Rhonda
6649
0.38
-
47
Barbara
6451
0.37
-6
48
Monica
6426
0.37
+8
49
Tara
6336
0.36
+20
50
Cheryl
6327
0.36
-6
51
Nancy
6214
0.35
-1
52
Robin
6213
0.35
-1
53
Kathleen
6154
0.35
-8
54
Rachel
6116
0.35
+4
55
Carrie
5976
0.34
+18
56
April
5939
0.34
+27
57
Debra
5928
0.34
-10
58
Sarah
5845
0.33
+7
59
Jill
5725
0.33
-7
60
Sherry
5562
0.32
-
61
Theresa
5446
0.31
-8
62
Tiffany
5414
0.31
+37
63
Paula
5379
0.31
-6
64
Jessica
5360
0.31
+34
65
Catherine
5336
0.3
-6
66
Melanie
5137
0.29
+25
67
Katherine
5123
0.29
-
68
Leslie
5109
0.29
-4
69
Gina
4922
0.28
-8
70
Cindy
4904
0.28
+2
71
Kristin
4860
0.28
-8
72
Tanya
4854
0.28
+4
73
Renee
4830
0.28
-5
74
Tracey
4789
0.27
-19
75
Jacqueline
4785
0.27
-9
76
Holly
4745
0.27
-2
77
Heidi
4716
0.27
+4
78
Ann
4558
0.26
-16
79
Crystal
4534
0.26
+22
80
Tamara
4485
0.26
-1
81
Sheila
4332
0.25
-6
82
Diana
4212
0.24
+7
83
Diane
4208
0.24
-13
84
Amanda
4131
0.24
+24
85
Melinda
4057
0.23
+8
86
Margaret
4001
0.23
-6
87
Kristen
3966
0.23
-5
88
Suzanne
3932
0.22
-1
89
Christy
3930
0.22
+16
90
Regina
3874
0.22
-4
91
Kathy
3863
0.22
-14
92
Carol
3858
0.22
-21
92
Erin
3858
0.22
+19
94
Jodi
3827
0.22
+1
95
Deanna
3791
0.22
-5
96
Laurie
3752
0.21
-8
97
Yolanda
3724
0.21
+9
98
Victoria
3721
0.21
-13
99
Danielle
3717
0.21
+15
100
Beth
3685
0.21
-8
101
Kim
3682
0.21
-23
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See also

100 Most Popular Boy Names in USA (1971)

Sources

  1. Social Security, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html