Most Popular Baby Names of 1973
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 1 | Michael | 0 | 1 | Jennifer | 0 |
| 2 | Christopher | 0 | 2 | Amy | +3 |
| 3 | Jason | +4 | 3 | Michelle | -1 |
| 4 | James | -1 | 4 | Kimberly | 0 |
| 5 | David | -1 | 5 | Lisa | -2 |
| 6 | John | -1 | 6 | Melissa | +1 |
| 7 | Robert | -1 | 7 | Angela | -1 |
| 8 | Brian | 0 | 8 | Heather | +1 |
| 9 | William | 0 | 9 | Stephanie | -1 |
| 10 | Matthew | 0 | 10 | Rebecca | +4 |
| 11 | Daniel | +4 | 11 | Nicole | -1 |
| 12 | Joseph | 0 | 12 | Julie | 0 |
| 13 | Eric | +3 | 13 | Elizabeth | +2 |
| 14 | Kevin | -1 | 14 | Mary | -1 |
| 15 | Mark | +3 | 15 | Tammy | -4 |
| 16 | Richard | -2 | 16 | Christina | +10 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 0 | 17 | Christine | -1 |
| 18 | Scott | -7 | 18 | Kelly | +5 |
| 19 | Thomas | +1 | 19 | Laura | -2 |
| 20 | Steven | -1 | 20 | Tracy | -1 |
| 21 | Anthony | +1 | 21 | Dawn | -1 |
| 22 | Timothy | -1 | 22 | Shannon | 0 |
| 23 | Charles | 0 | 23 | Karen | -2 |
| 24 | Paul | 0 | 24 | Tina | -6 |
| 25 | Chad | 0 | 25 | Susan | -1 |
| 26 | Gregory | 0 | 26 | Cynthia | -1 |
| 27 | Shawn | +1 | 27 | Patricia | 0 |
| 28 | Kenneth | -1 | 28 | Lori | 0 |
| 29 | Andrew | +1 | 29 | Wendy | 0 |
| 30 | Ryan | +9 | 30 | Andrea | 0 |
| 31 | Jonathan | +6 | 31 | Maria | +1 |
| 32 | Stephen | -3 | 32 | Stacy | +1 |
| 33 | Jeremy | +9 | 33 | April | +15 |
| 34 | Aaron | +6 | 34 | Jessica | +12 |
| 35 | Todd | -4 | 35 | Sarah | +15 |
| 36 | Sean | -3 | 36 | Tonya | +1 |
| 37 | Patrick | -1 | 37 | Tara | +1 |
| 38 | Donald | -3 | 38 | Denise | -3 |
| 39 | Edward | -5 | 39 | Sandra | -8 |
| 40 | Ronald | -8 | 40 | Monica | +7 |
| 41 | Keith | -3 | 41 | Stacey | 0 |
| 42 | Joshua | +17 | 42 | Rachel | -2 |
| 43 | Bryan | +2 | 43 | Melanie | -1 |
| 44 | Gary | -3 | 44 | Michele | -8 |
| 45 | Adam | +6 | 45 | Teresa | -6 |
| 46 | Douglas | -3 | 46 | Carrie | +7 |
| 47 | George | -3 | 47 | Pamela | -13 |
| 48 | Craig | -2 | 48 | Crystal | +11 |
| 49 | Jose | +1 | 49 | Danielle | +24 |
| 50 | Larry | -3 | 50 | Tanya | +4 |
| 51 | Justin | +9 | 51 | Amanda | +25 |
| 52 | Peter | -4 | 52 | Tiffany | +9 |
| 53 | Travis | +4 | 53 | Brenda | -9 |
| 54 | Shane | +1 | 54 | Holly | +17 |
| 55 | Benjamin | +9 | 55 | Donna | -10 |
| 56 | Dennis | -4 | 56 | Deborah | -13 |
| 57 | Jerry | -4 | 57 | Sharon | -8 |
| 58 | Brandon | +5 | 58 | Dana | -6 |
| 59 | Troy | -10 | 59 | Kristen | +26 |
| 60 | Raymond | -6 | 60 | Robin | -5 |
| 61 | Frank | -5 | 61 | Linda | -10 |
| 62 | Bradley | -1 | 62 | Jill | +1 |
| 63 | Nathan | +16 | 63 | Barbara | -5 |
| 64 | Jeffery | -6 | 64 | Katherine | +5 |
| 65 | Terry | -3 | 65 | Heidi | -1 |
| 66 | Samuel | 0 | 66 | Tamara | +18 |
| 67 | Juan | +6 | 67 | Catherine | -2 |
| 68 | Rodney | -3 | 68 | Kathleen | -11 |
| 69 | Derek | -2 | 69 | Theresa | -1 |
| 70 | Jamie | +2 | 70 | Rhonda | -10 |
| 71 | Phillip | +6 | 71 | Veronica | +11 |
| 72 | Marcus | -1 | 72 | Melinda | +9 |
| 73 | Joel | +2 | 73 | Christy | +1 |
| 74 | Carlos | +10 | 74 | Cheryl | -18 |
| 75 | Jesse | +14 | 75 | Leslie | 0 |
| 76 | Billy | +6 | 76 | Sherry | -6 |
| 77 | Russell | -8 | 77 | Nancy | -15 |
| 78 | Tony | -10 | 78 | Kristin | -11 |
| 79 | Randy | -9 | 79 | Erin | +14 |
| 80 | Brent | -4 | 80 | Renee | -3 |
| 81 | Marc | +2 | 81 | Erica | +5 |
| 82 | Johnny | -8 | 82 | Brandy | +58 |
| 83 | Danny | +4 | 83 | Gina | -5 |
| 84 | Roger | -6 | 84 | Debra | -18 |
| 85 | Nicholas | +14 | 85 | Diana | -2 |
| 86 | Erik | 0 | 86 | Paula | -14 |
| 87 | Derrick | +4 | 87 | Jacqueline | -8 |
| 88 | Brett | -8 | 88 | Anna | -1 |
| 89 | Corey | +6 | 89 | Sara | +12 |
| 90 | Carl | -5 | 90 | Misty | +35 |
| 91 | Philip | +13 | 91 | Alicia | +5 |
| 92 | Antonio | +1 | 92 | Cindy | -12 |
| 93 | Bobby | -3 | 93 | Ann | -2 |
| 94 | Jon | -6 | 94 | Margaret | 0 |
| 95 | Jimmy | +2 | 95 | Victoria | +4 |
| 96 | Chris | -15 | 96 | Valerie | +4 |
| 97 | Curtis | -5 | 97 | Kristina | +15 |
| 98 | Vincent | +7 | 98 | Suzanne | -6 |
| 99 | Christian | -3 | 99 | Emily | +33 |
| 100 | Shannon | -6 | 100 | Jodi | -3 |