Name Yearbook

Top baby names in District of Columbia, 1974

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	244
2	Kimberly	133
3	Lisa	113
3	Michelle	113
5	Nicole	103
6	Elizabeth	87
7	Angela	84
8	Amy	81
9	Heather	75
10	Karen	74
10	Stephanie	74
12	Jessica	68
12	Rebecca	68
14	Melissa	63
15	Christina	59
16	Christine	56
17	Sarah	53
18	Laura	51
19	Mary	50
20	Dawn	49
21	Andrea	47
21	Katherine	47
23	Kelly	42
23	Monica	42
25	Tanya	41
26	Susan	40
26	Tiffany	40
26	Tracy	40
29	Lakisha	39
29	Shannon	39
31	Kathleen	38
31	Lashawn	38
33	Crystal	37
34	Patricia	36
34	Rachel	36
36	Pamela	35
37	Barbara	34
37	Cynthia	34
37	Erin	34
37	Monique	34
41	Catherine	33
41	Erica	33
41	Julie	33
41	Kristen	33
45	Alicia	32
45	Amanda	32
45	Nakia	32
45	Natasha	32
49	Danielle	31
49	Deborah	31

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	372
2	David	287
3	James	266
4	Christopher	236
5	John	218
6	Robert	201
7	William	171
8	Jason	167
9	Matthew	149
10	Brian	147
10	Kevin	147
12	Daniel	144
13	Anthony	131
14	Eric	121
15	Joseph	113
16	Charles	106
17	Mark	104
18	Richard	91
19	Andrew	88
19	Thomas	88
21	Gregory	87
22	Sean	79
22	Steven	79
24	Paul	75
25	Jeffrey	74
26	Kenneth	73
27	Stephen	72
28	Jonathan	70
29	Edward	69
30	Timothy	66
31	Aaron	64
32	Joshua	53
33	Derrick	52
34	Andre	50
34	Scott	50
36	Reginald	49
36	Ronald	49
38	Ryan	48
39	Keith	47
40	Antonio	46
41	Patrick	45
41	Shawn	45
41	Tyrone	45
44	Damon	43
45	Adam	42
45	Samuel	42
47	Alexander	40
47	Donald	40
47	George	40
50	Justin	38