Most Popular Baby Names of 1971
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 1 | Michael | 0 | 1 | Jennifer | 0 |
| 2 | James | 0 | 2 | Michelle | +2 |
| 3 | David | 0 | 3 | Lisa | -1 |
| 4 | John | 0 | 4 | Kimberly | -1 |
| 5 | Robert | 0 | 5 | Amy | 0 |
| 6 | Christopher | 0 | 6 | Angela | 0 |
| 7 | William | 0 | 7 | Melissa | 0 |
| 8 | Jason | +5 | 8 | Tammy | 0 |
| 9 | Brian | -1 | 9 | Mary | 0 |
| 10 | Scott | +2 | 10 | Julie | +1 |
| 11 | Richard | -1 | 11 | Stephanie | +6 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | -1 | 12 | Heather | +7 |
| 13 | Mark | -4 | 13 | Tracy | -3 |
| 14 | Kevin | 0 | 14 | Dawn | +2 |
| 15 | Joseph | +1 | 15 | Karen | -3 |
| 16 | Steven | -1 | 16 | Laura | -3 |
| 17 | Thomas | 0 | 17 | Susan | -2 |
| 18 | Eric | 0 | 18 | Christine | -4 |
| 19 | Matthew | +5 | 19 | Elizabeth | -1 |
| 20 | Daniel | -1 | 20 | Tina | +1 |
| 21 | Timothy | -1 | 21 | Shannon | +1 |
| 22 | Charles | -1 | 22 | Kelly | -2 |
| 23 | Anthony | -1 | 23 | Rebecca | +6 |
| 24 | Paul | -1 | 24 | Cynthia | +2 |
| 25 | Gregory | +1 | 25 | Lori | -2 |
| 26 | Kenneth | -1 | 26 | Patricia | -2 |
| 27 | Stephen | 0 | 27 | Nicole | +3 |
| 28 | Shawn | +6 | 28 | Pamela | -3 |
| 29 | Chad | +22 | 29 | Wendy | -1 |
| 30 | Todd | -2 | 30 | Christina | +5 |
| 31 | Ronald | -2 | 31 | Sandra | -4 |
| 32 | Edward | -1 | 32 | Stacy | +10 |
| 33 | Andrew | -1 | 33 | Deborah | 0 |
| 34 | Donald | -4 | 34 | Teresa | 0 |
| 35 | Patrick | -2 | 35 | Andrea | +8 |
| 36 | Sean | +1 | 36 | Denise | 0 |
| 37 | Keith | +1 | 37 | Maria | +2 |
| 38 | Gary | -3 | 38 | Donna | -6 |
| 39 | Douglas | -3 | 39 | Michele | -8 |
| 40 | Jonathan | +2 | 40 | Sharon | -3 |
| 41 | Aaron | +11 | 41 | Stacey | +7 |
| 42 | George | -2 | 42 | Linda | -4 |
| 43 | Craig | -4 | 43 | Brenda | -3 |
| 44 | Larry | -1 | 44 | Dana | +10 |
| 45 | Jeremy | +25 | 45 | Tonya | +4 |
| 46 | Troy | -5 | 46 | Rhonda | 0 |
| 47 | Peter | -3 | 47 | Barbara | -6 |
| 48 | Bryan | +5 | 48 | Monica | +8 |
| 49 | Dennis | -3 | 49 | Tara | +20 |
| 50 | Jerry | -5 | 50 | Cheryl | -6 |
| 51 | Ryan | +89 | 51 | Nancy | -1 |
| 52 | Raymond | -3 | 52 | Robin | -1 |
| 53 | Jeffery | -3 | 53 | Kathleen | -8 |
| 54 | Frank | -6 | 54 | Rachel | +4 |
| 55 | Jose | +1 | 55 | Carrie | +18 |
| 56 | Terry | -2 | 56 | April | +26 |
| 57 | Adam | +14 | 57 | Debra | -10 |
| 58 | Bradley | -11 | 58 | Sarah | +7 |
| 59 | Rodney | -4 | 59 | Jill | -7 |
| 60 | Shane | +4 | 60 | Sherry | 0 |
| 61 | Travis | +8 | 61 | Theresa | -8 |
| 62 | Tony | -5 | 62 | Tiffany | +37 |
| 63 | Derek | +14 | 63 | Paula | -6 |
| 64 | Russell | -6 | 64 | Jessica | +34 |
| 65 | Marcus | +7 | 65 | Catherine | -6 |
| 66 | Samuel | -4 | 66 | Melanie | +24 |
| 67 | Randy | -8 | 67 | Katherine | 0 |
| 68 | Chris | -5 | 68 | Leslie | -4 |
| 69 | Benjamin | +12 | 69 | Gina | -8 |
| 70 | Marc | -10 | 70 | Cindy | +2 |
| 71 | Roger | -10 | 71 | Kristin | -8 |
| 72 | Brent | +2 | 72 | Tanya | +4 |
| 73 | Carl | -7 | 73 | Renee | -5 |
| 74 | Johnny | -9 | 74 | Tracey | -19 |
| 75 | Billy | +3 | 75 | Jacqueline | -9 |
| 76 | Phillip | -3 | 76 | Holly | -1 |
| 77 | Corey | +7 | 77 | Heidi | +4 |
| 78 | Jon | -10 | 78 | Ann | -16 |
| 79 | Bobby | +8 | 79 | Crystal | +22 |
| 80 | Joshua | +70 | 80 | Tamara | -1 |
| 81 | Juan | +14 | 81 | Sheila | -7 |
| 82 | Danny | +3 | 82 | Diana | +7 |
| 83 | Gerald | -16 | 83 | Diane | -13 |
| 84 | Derrick | +12 | 84 | Amanda | +24 |
| 85 | Lawrence | -2 | 85 | Melinda | +8 |
| 86 | Joel | -4 | 86 | Margaret | -6 |
| 87 | Vincent | -8 | 87 | Kristen | -4 |
| 88 | Curtis | 0 | 88 | Christy | +17 |
| 89 | Carlos | +9 | 89 | Suzanne | -2 |
| 90 | Walter | -1 | 90 | Kathy | -13 |
| 91 | Brett | +8 | 91 | Regina | -5 |
| 92 | Wayne | -12 | 92 | Carol | -21 |
| 93 | Jimmy | -7 | 93 | Erin | +18 |
| 94 | Philip | -2 | 94 | Jodi | +1 |
| 95 | Brandon | +36 | 95 | Deanna | -4 |
| 96 | Jamie | +29 | 96 | Laurie | -8 |
| 97 | Erik | +4 | 97 | Victoria | -12 |
| 98 | Lance | -22 | 98 | Yolanda | +8 |
| 99 | Alan | -8 | 99 | Danielle | +15 |
| 100 | Darren | -25 | 100 | Beth | -8 |