Most Popular Baby Names of 1976
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 1 | Michael | 0 | 1 | Jennifer | 0 |
| 2 | Jason | 0 | 2 | Amy | 0 |
| 3 | Christopher | 0 | 3 | Melissa | +1 |
| 4 | David | +1 | 4 | Heather | -1 |
| 5 | James | -1 | 5 | Angela | 0 |
| 6 | John | +1 | 6 | Michelle | 0 |
| 7 | Robert | -1 | 7 | Kimberly | 0 |
| 8 | Brian | 0 | 8 | Jessica | +5 |
| 9 | Matthew | 0 | 9 | Lisa | -1 |
| 10 | Daniel | +1 | 10 | Amanda | +4 |
| 11 | William | -1 | 11 | Stephanie | -2 |
| 12 | Joseph | 0 | 12 | Rebecca | -1 |
| 13 | Eric | 0 | 13 | Nicole | -3 |
| 14 | Jeremy | +10 | 14 | Christina | -2 |
| 15 | Kevin | 0 | 15 | Sarah | +2 |
| 16 | Ryan | +7 | 16 | Elizabeth | -1 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | -3 | 17 | Shannon | +4 |
| 18 | Joshua | +8 | 18 | Jamie | +50 |
| 19 | Richard | -3 | 19 | Kelly | -3 |
| 20 | Steven | -2 | 20 | Laura | 0 |
| 21 | Timothy | +1 | 21 | Julie | -3 |
| 22 | Anthony | -1 | 22 | Mary | -3 |
| 23 | Thomas | -3 | 23 | Rachel | +3 |
| 24 | Scott | -7 | 24 | Erin | +14 |
| 25 | Mark | -6 | 25 | Andrea | +3 |
| 26 | Charles | -1 | 26 | Christine | -4 |
| 27 | Andrew | +1 | 27 | Sara | +27 |
| 28 | Paul | +1 | 28 | Carrie | +1 |
| 29 | Chad | -2 | 29 | Jaime | +234 |
| 30 | Aaron | +2 | 30 | April | -5 |
| 31 | Jonathan | -1 | 31 | Karen | -4 |
| 32 | Benjamin | +4 | 32 | Tiffany | +5 |
| 33 | Justin | +4 | 33 | Danielle | +9 |
| 34 | Shawn | -3 | 34 | Maria | -3 |
| 35 | Gregory | -2 | 35 | Dawn | -12 |
| 36 | Adam | +2 | 36 | Crystal | +7 |
| 37 | Stephen | -3 | 37 | Tracy | -13 |
| 38 | Kenneth | -3 | 38 | Stacy | -4 |
| 39 | Nathan | +7 | 39 | Wendy | -6 |
| 40 | Brandon | +4 | 40 | Susan | -8 |
| 41 | Patrick | -2 | 41 | Tammy | -11 |
| 42 | Sean | -2 | 42 | Tara | -1 |
| 43 | Bryan | +4 | 43 | Patricia | -7 |
| 44 | Edward | -3 | 44 | Cynthia | -4 |
| 45 | Jose | +3 | 45 | Monica | +4 |
| 46 | Travis | +5 | 46 | Misty | +1 |
| 47 | Donald | -5 | 47 | Lori | -8 |
| 48 | Keith | +1 | 48 | Tina | -13 |
| 49 | Ronald | -4 | 49 | Amber | +10 |
| 50 | Todd | -7 | 50 | Emily | -2 |
| 51 | Bradley | +1 | 51 | Stacey | -7 |
| 52 | Gary | -2 | 52 | Jill | -6 |
| 53 | George | 0 | 53 | Melanie | -1 |
| 54 | Peter | 0 | 54 | Erica | +9 |
| 55 | Jesse | +9 | 55 | Brandy | +2 |
| 56 | Douglas | -1 | 56 | Holly | -1 |
| 57 | Shane | 0 | 57 | Katherine | +1 |
| 58 | Juan | +2 | 58 | Tonya | -13 |
| 59 | Samuel | +2 | 59 | Sandra | -8 |
| 60 | Larry | -4 | 60 | Christy | -7 |
| 61 | Craig | -3 | 61 | Tanya | -11 |
| 62 | Jamie | 0 | 62 | Megan | +7 |
| 63 | Jacob | +12 | 63 | Michele | -7 |
| 64 | Corey | +7 | 64 | Dana | -2 |
| 65 | Raymond | -2 | 65 | Leslie | +6 |
| 66 | Dennis | -7 | 66 | Teresa | -5 |
| 67 | Jerry | -2 | 67 | Allison | +22 |
| 68 | Frank | -2 | 68 | Veronica | +4 |
| 69 | Phillip | +3 | 69 | Denise | -5 |
| 70 | Carlos | +3 | 70 | Heidi | -4 |
| 71 | Antonio | +6 | 71 | Alicia | +5 |
| 72 | Joel | +2 | 72 | Catherine | +1 |
| 73 | Troy | -4 | 73 | Kristen | -13 |
| 74 | Marcus | -6 | 74 | Kristin | 0 |
| 75 | Terry | -8 | 75 | Robin | -10 |
| 76 | Jeffery | -6 | 76 | Courtney | +26 |
| 77 | Nicholas | +4 | 77 | Brenda | -10 |
| 78 | Brent | +1 | 78 | Anna | +1 |
| 79 | Randy | -1 | 79 | Brandi | +9 |
| 80 | Kyle | +8 | 80 | Natalie | +30 |
| 81 | Gabriel | +25 | 81 | Sharon | -6 |
| 82 | Dustin | +13 | 82 | Kathleen | -2 |
| 83 | Cory | +16 | 83 | Valerie | +9 |
| 84 | Derek | -1 | 84 | Pamela | -14 |
| 85 | Billy | -1 | 85 | Samantha | +16 |
| 86 | Tony | -6 | 86 | Renee | +1 |
| 87 | Russell | -5 | 87 | Nancy | -5 |
| 88 | Rodney | -12 | 88 | Kathryn | +10 |
| 89 | Philip | -4 | 89 | Theresa | -11 |
| 90 | Jared | +10 | 90 | Linda | -9 |
| 91 | Derrick | -1 | 91 | Tamara | -14 |
| 92 | Johnny | -6 | 92 | Donna | -7 |
| 93 | Jeremiah | +56 | 93 | Victoria | +12 |
| 94 | Erik | -7 | 94 | Gina | -10 |
| 95 | Carl | -4 | 95 | Deborah | -9 |
| 96 | Bobby | -4 | 96 | Melinda | -5 |
| 97 | Zachary | +48 | 97 | Barbara | -14 |
| 98 | Shannon | +3 | 98 | Kristina | +5 |
| 99 | Marc | -10 | 99 | Jacqueline | -9 |
| 100 | Victor | -4 | 100 | Mandy | +6 |