Top baby names in Ohio, 1976
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,235 |
| 2 | Amy | 2,039 |
| 3 | Heather | 1,601 |
| 4 | Angela | 1,567 |
| 5 | Melissa | 1,390 |
| 6 | Michelle | 1,123 |
| 7 | Lisa | 999 |
| 8 | Kimberly | 970 |
| 9 | Amanda | 948 |
| 10 | Christina | 884 |
| 11 | Nicole | 836 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 828 |
| 13 | Shannon | 817 |
| 14 | Jessica | 801 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 796 |
| 16 | Kelly | 775 |
| 17 | Sarah | 766 |
| 18 | Jamie | 747 |
| 19 | Julie | 737 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 637 |
| 21 | Carrie | 598 |
| 22 | Laura | 583 |
| 23 | Mary | 547 |
| 24 | Erin | 512 |
| 25 | Dawn | 509 |
| 26 | Rachel | 484 |
| 27 | Andrea | 463 |
| 28 | Tiffany | 448 |
| 29 | Jaime | 445 |
| 30 | Tracy | 441 |
| 31 | April | 428 |
| 32 | Sara | 413 |
| 33 | Danielle | 410 |
| 33 | Holly | 410 |
| 35 | Christine | 392 |
| 36 | Stacy | 385 |
| 37 | Lori | 375 |
| 38 | Susan | 371 |
| 39 | Crystal | 369 |
| 40 | Tina | 354 |
| 41 | Megan | 337 |
| 42 | Emily | 331 |
| 43 | Jill | 329 |
| 43 | Misty | 329 |
| 43 | Tammy | 329 |
| 46 | Tara | 328 |
| 47 | Brandy | 321 |
| 48 | Karen | 313 |
| 49 | Tonya | 311 |
| 50 | Stacey | 301 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,711 |
| 2 | Jason | 3,317 |
| 3 | Christopher | 2,114 |
| 4 | James | 2,104 |
| 5 | Brian | 2,071 |
| 6 | David | 2,033 |
| 7 | Matthew | 2,021 |
| 8 | Robert | 1,891 |
| 9 | John | 1,742 |
| 10 | Joseph | 1,379 |
| 11 | Eric | 1,316 |
| 11 | William | 1,316 |
| 13 | Daniel | 1,291 |
| 14 | Jeremy | 1,205 |
| 15 | Scott | 1,097 |
| 16 | Joshua | 1,045 |
| 17 | Ryan | 1,014 |
| 18 | Timothy | 985 |
| 19 | Kevin | 982 |
| 20 | Jeffrey | 981 |
| 21 | Thomas | 941 |
| 22 | Steven | 928 |
| 23 | Andrew | 924 |
| 24 | Chad | 918 |
| 25 | Anthony | 898 |
| 26 | Mark | 856 |
| 27 | Charles | 844 |
| 28 | Richard | 831 |
| 29 | Shawn | 783 |
| 30 | Aaron | 774 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 644 |
| 32 | Gregory | 635 |
| 33 | Adam | 614 |
| 34 | Paul | 558 |
| 35 | Todd | 544 |
| 36 | Nathan | 529 |
| 37 | Jonathan | 525 |
| 38 | Stephen | 506 |
| 39 | Bryan | 493 |
| 40 | Kenneth | 459 |
| 41 | Donald | 427 |
| 42 | Justin | 424 |
| 43 | Ronald | 418 |
| 44 | Sean | 414 |
| 45 | Douglas | 406 |
| 46 | Bradley | 404 |
| 47 | Gary | 375 |
| 48 | Keith | 367 |
| 49 | Brandon | 356 |
| 50 | Patrick | 347 |