Top baby names in Ohio, 1974
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,449 |
| 2 | Amy | 2,008 |
| 3 | Michelle | 1,670 |
| 4 | Angela | 1,646 |
| 5 | Heather | 1,589 |
| 6 | Melissa | 1,383 |
| 7 | Kimberly | 1,250 |
| 8 | Lisa | 1,210 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 873 |
| 10 | Nicole | 847 |
| 11 | Rebecca | 821 |
| 12 | Kelly | 779 |
| 13 | Julie | 740 |
| 14 | Mary | 701 |
| 15 | Dawn | 680 |
| 16 | Christina | 670 |
| 17 | Shannon | 612 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 611 |
| 19 | Tracy | 582 |
| 20 | Laura | 554 |
| 21 | Lori | 547 |
| 22 | April | 530 |
| 23 | Christine | 528 |
| 24 | Tina | 525 |
| 25 | Susan | 515 |
| 26 | Sarah | 511 |
| 27 | Carrie | 504 |
| 28 | Tammy | 484 |
| 29 | Jessica | 450 |
| 30 | Holly | 411 |
| 31 | Amanda | 407 |
| 32 | Andrea | 405 |
| 33 | Rachel | 392 |
| 34 | Karen | 384 |
| 35 | Wendy | 382 |
| 36 | Tonya | 375 |
| 37 | Danielle | 373 |
| 38 | Tiffany | 372 |
| 39 | Stacey | 371 |
| 40 | Stacy | 365 |
| 41 | Cynthia | 362 |
| 42 | Kristen | 347 |
| 43 | Patricia | 340 |
| 44 | Tara | 328 |
| 45 | Erin | 326 |
| 46 | Jill | 323 |
| 47 | Michele | 310 |
| 48 | Teresa | 308 |
| 49 | Emily | 298 |
| 50 | Melanie | 283 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,809 |
| 2 | Jason | 3,573 |
| 3 | James | 2,437 |
| 4 | Christopher | 2,393 |
| 5 | Brian | 2,369 |
| 6 | David | 2,354 |
| 7 | Robert | 2,146 |
| 8 | John | 2,018 |
| 9 | Matthew | 1,930 |
| 10 | William | 1,511 |
| 11 | Daniel | 1,298 |
| 12 | Scott | 1,236 |
| 13 | Joseph | 1,188 |
| 14 | Jeffrey | 1,178 |
| 15 | Kevin | 1,127 |
| 16 | Mark | 1,109 |
| 17 | Eric | 1,095 |
| 18 | Steven | 1,037 |
| 19 | Richard | 1,026 |
| 20 | Thomas | 1,021 |
| 21 | Chad | 1,009 |
| 22 | Timothy | 996 |
| 23 | Shawn | 947 |
| 24 | Charles | 922 |
| 25 | Anthony | 860 |
| 26 | Ryan | 802 |
| 27 | Jeremy | 777 |
| 28 | Andrew | 770 |
| 29 | Aaron | 732 |
| 30 | Gregory | 693 |
| 31 | Todd | 677 |
| 32 | Paul | 644 |
| 33 | Joshua | 636 |
| 34 | Kenneth | 567 |
| 35 | Adam | 545 |
| 36 | Donald | 524 |
| 36 | Stephen | 524 |
| 38 | Douglas | 486 |
| 39 | Sean | 480 |
| 40 | Bryan | 478 |
| 40 | Ronald | 478 |
| 42 | Jonathan | 456 |
| 43 | Benjamin | 445 |
| 44 | Keith | 423 |
| 45 | Edward | 399 |
| 46 | Shane | 393 |
| 47 | Gary | 385 |
| 48 | Patrick | 374 |
| 49 | Craig | 367 |
| 50 | Larry | 355 |