Most Popular Baby Names of 1974
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 1 | Michael | 0 | 1 | Jennifer | 0 |
| 2 | Jason | +1 | 2 | Amy | 0 |
| 3 | Christopher | -1 | 3 | Michelle | 0 |
| 4 | David | +1 | 4 | Heather | +4 |
| 5 | James | -1 | 5 | Angela | +2 |
| 6 | John | 0 | 6 | Kimberly | -2 |
| 7 | Robert | 0 | 7 | Melissa | -1 |
| 8 | Brian | 0 | 8 | Lisa | -3 |
| 9 | Matthew | +1 | 9 | Stephanie | 0 |
| 10 | William | -1 | 10 | Rebecca | 0 |
| 11 | Daniel | 0 | 11 | Nicole | 0 |
| 12 | Joseph | 0 | 12 | Elizabeth | +1 |
| 13 | Eric | 0 | 13 | Mary | +1 |
| 14 | Kevin | 0 | 14 | Julie | -2 |
| 15 | Jeffrey | +2 | 15 | Christina | +1 |
| 16 | Mark | -1 | 16 | Kelly | +2 |
| 17 | Richard | -1 | 17 | Jessica | +17 |
| 18 | Scott | 0 | 18 | Shannon | +4 |
| 19 | Steven | +1 | 19 | Christine | -2 |
| 20 | Thomas | -1 | 20 | Sarah | +15 |
| 21 | Anthony | 0 | 21 | Laura | -2 |
| 22 | Timothy | 0 | 22 | Dawn | -1 |
| 23 | Charles | 0 | 23 | Tracy | -3 |
| 24 | Jeremy | +9 | 24 | Tammy | -9 |
| 25 | Ryan | +5 | 25 | Tina | -1 |
| 26 | Chad | -1 | 26 | Karen | -3 |
| 27 | Paul | -3 | 27 | Susan | -2 |
| 28 | Andrew | +1 | 28 | April | +5 |
| 29 | Joshua | +13 | 29 | Patricia | -2 |
| 30 | Shawn | -3 | 30 | Lori | -2 |
| 31 | Gregory | -5 | 31 | Maria | 0 |
| 32 | Aaron | +2 | 32 | Wendy | -3 |
| 33 | Jonathan | -2 | 33 | Cynthia | -7 |
| 34 | Kenneth | -6 | 34 | Andrea | -4 |
| 35 | Stephen | -3 | 35 | Amanda | +16 |
| 36 | Adam | +9 | 36 | Rachel | +6 |
| 37 | Sean | -1 | 37 | Tonya | -1 |
| 38 | Patrick | -1 | 38 | Stacy | -6 |
| 39 | Todd | -4 | 39 | Tara | -2 |
| 40 | Edward | -1 | 40 | Danielle | +9 |
| 41 | Donald | -3 | 41 | Tiffany | +11 |
| 42 | Ronald | -2 | 42 | Carrie | +4 |
| 43 | Justin | +8 | 43 | Monica | -3 |
| 44 | Keith | -3 | 44 | Sandra | -5 |
| 45 | Bryan | -2 | 45 | Kristen | +14 |
| 46 | Benjamin | +9 | 46 | Tanya | +4 |
| 47 | Jose | +2 | 47 | Erin | +32 |
| 48 | Gary | -4 | 48 | Stacey | -7 |
| 49 | George | -2 | 49 | Crystal | -1 |
| 50 | Peter | +2 | 50 | Michele | -6 |
| 51 | Brandon | +7 | 51 | Melanie | -8 |
| 52 | Douglas | -6 | 52 | Denise | -14 |
| 53 | Nathan | +10 | 53 | Teresa | -8 |
| 54 | Travis | -1 | 54 | Pamela | -7 |
| 55 | Larry | -5 | 55 | Dana | +3 |
| 56 | Shane | -2 | 56 | Holly | -2 |
| 57 | Craig | -9 | 57 | Christy | +16 |
| 58 | Bradley | +4 | 58 | Jill | +4 |
| 59 | Dennis | -3 | 59 | Brenda | -6 |
| 60 | Samuel | +6 | 60 | Heidi | +5 |
| 61 | Jerry | -4 | 61 | Sara | +28 |
| 62 | Raymond | -2 | 62 | Katherine | +2 |
| 63 | Troy | -4 | 63 | Tamara | +3 |
| 64 | Juan | +3 | 64 | Robin | -4 |
| 65 | Jeffery | -1 | 65 | Leslie | +10 |
| 66 | Frank | -5 | 66 | Misty | +24 |
| 67 | Jesse | +8 | 67 | Donna | -12 |
| 68 | Jamie | +2 | 68 | Deborah | -12 |
| 69 | Terry | -4 | 69 | Emily | +30 |
| 70 | Phillip | +1 | 70 | Sharon | -13 |
| 71 | Carlos | +3 | 71 | Veronica | 0 |
| 72 | Rodney | -4 | 72 | Kristin | +6 |
| 73 | Marcus | -1 | 73 | Catherine | -6 |
| 74 | Derek | -5 | 74 | Erica | +7 |
| 75 | Joel | -2 | 75 | Linda | -14 |
| 76 | Brent | +4 | 76 | Kathleen | -8 |
| 77 | Corey | +12 | 77 | Barbara | -14 |
| 78 | Billy | -2 | 78 | Nancy | -1 |
| 79 | Randy | 0 | 79 | Theresa | -10 |
| 80 | Tony | -2 | 80 | Brandy | +2 |
| 81 | Nicholas | +4 | 81 | Melinda | -9 |
| 82 | Russell | -5 | 82 | Anna | +6 |
| 83 | Johnny | -1 | 83 | Jacqueline | +4 |
| 84 | Antonio | +8 | 84 | Gina | -1 |
| 85 | Marc | -4 | 85 | Rhonda | -15 |
| 86 | Philip | +5 | 86 | Renee | -6 |
| 87 | Derrick | 0 | 87 | Diana | -2 |
| 88 | Jacob | +34 | 88 | Cheryl | -14 |
| 89 | Carl | +1 | 89 | Sherry | -13 |
| 90 | Erik | -4 | 90 | Alicia | +1 |
| 91 | Danny | -8 | 91 | Jodi | +9 |
| 92 | Bobby | +1 | 92 | Amber | +38 |
| 93 | Roger | -9 | 93 | Valerie | +3 |
| 94 | Jon | 0 | 94 | Debra | -10 |
| 95 | Brett | -7 | 95 | Margaret | -1 |
| 96 | Victor | +7 | 96 | Paula | -10 |
| 97 | Kyle | +13 | 97 | Jamie | +6 |
| 98 | Curtis | -1 | 98 | Kathryn | +9 |
| 99 | Jimmy | -4 | 99 | Allison | +6 |
| 100 | Lawrence | +5 | 100 | Ann | -7 |