Top baby names in Ohio, 1973
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,543 |
| 2 | Amy | 1,915 |
| 3 | Michelle | 1,771 |
| 4 | Melissa | 1,489 |
| 5 | Heather | 1,384 |
| 6 | Angela | 1,377 |
| 7 | Lisa | 1,346 |
| 8 | Kimberly | 1,331 |
| 9 | Rebecca | 925 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 879 |
| 11 | Nicole | 872 |
| 12 | Julie | 859 |
| 13 | Kelly | 813 |
| 14 | Christina | 708 |
| 15 | Tracy | 695 |
| 16 | Mary | 678 |
| 17 | Dawn | 674 |
| 18 | Tammy | 638 |
| 19 | Laura | 618 |
| 20 | Tina | 610 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 606 |
| 22 | Christine | 599 |
| 23 | Shannon | 557 |
| 24 | Susan | 549 |
| 25 | Lori | 535 |
| 26 | Tonya | 471 |
| 27 | Carrie | 433 |
| 28 | Karen | 429 |
| 29 | April | 427 |
| 30 | Andrea | 421 |
| 31 | Sarah | 394 |
| 31 | Wendy | 394 |
| 33 | Stacy | 392 |
| 34 | Holly | 384 |
| 34 | Patricia | 384 |
| 36 | Denise | 356 |
| 37 | Melanie | 346 |
| 38 | Cynthia | 343 |
| 39 | Michele | 335 |
| 40 | Rachel | 331 |
| 41 | Stacey | 320 |
| 42 | Danielle | 314 |
| 43 | Kristen | 313 |
| 44 | Amanda | 311 |
| 45 | Teresa | 308 |
| 46 | Tiffany | 302 |
| 47 | Jill | 297 |
| 48 | Pamela | 292 |
| 48 | Robin | 292 |
| 50 | Jessica | 289 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,892 |
| 2 | Jason | 2,819 |
| 3 | James | 2,471 |
| 4 | Brian | 2,404 |
| 5 | Christopher | 2,390 |
| 6 | David | 2,347 |
| 7 | Robert | 2,161 |
| 8 | John | 2,091 |
| 9 | Matthew | 1,834 |
| 10 | William | 1,549 |
| 11 | Scott | 1,334 |
| 12 | Mark | 1,271 |
| 13 | Eric | 1,243 |
| 14 | Daniel | 1,224 |
| 15 | Joseph | 1,174 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 1,148 |
| 17 | Kevin | 1,130 |
| 18 | Richard | 1,117 |
| 19 | Thomas | 1,036 |
| 20 | Steven | 996 |
| 21 | Timothy | 981 |
| 22 | Anthony | 902 |
| 23 | Charles | 901 |
| 24 | Chad | 894 |
| 25 | Shawn | 881 |
| 26 | Gregory | 767 |
| 27 | Todd | 677 |
| 28 | Paul | 659 |
| 29 | Andrew | 653 |
| 30 | Aaron | 635 |
| 31 | Donald | 623 |
| 32 | Kenneth | 593 |
| 33 | Ryan | 584 |
| 34 | Jeremy | 557 |
| 34 | Stephen | 557 |
| 36 | Ronald | 544 |
| 37 | Douglas | 533 |
| 38 | Sean | 519 |
| 39 | Bryan | 475 |
| 40 | Jonathan | 474 |
| 41 | Gary | 456 |
| 42 | Keith | 444 |
| 43 | Edward | 431 |
| 44 | Adam | 410 |
| 45 | Patrick | 407 |
| 46 | Craig | 402 |
| 47 | Joshua | 400 |
| 48 | Larry | 396 |
| 49 | Shane | 378 |
| 50 | Bradley | 338 |