Top baby names in Virginia, 1973
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,339 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 659 |
| 3 | Melissa | 633 |
| 4 | Angela | 627 |
| 5 | Amy | 580 |
| 6 | Michelle | 557 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 487 |
| 8 | Lisa | 455 |
| 9 | Mary | 396 |
| 10 | Heather | 392 |
| 11 | Tammy | 370 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 355 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 348 |
| 14 | Crystal | 283 |
| 15 | Karen | 276 |
| 16 | Susan | 273 |
| 17 | Christina | 264 |
| 18 | Shannon | 248 |
| 19 | Laura | 242 |
| 20 | Tina | 240 |
| 21 | Wendy | 238 |
| 22 | Tracy | 231 |
| 23 | Tonya | 230 |
| 24 | Kelly | 227 |
| 25 | Cynthia | 214 |
| 26 | Patricia | 206 |
| 27 | Julie | 204 |
| 28 | April | 201 |
| 29 | Nicole | 192 |
| 30 | Dawn | 191 |
| 30 | Pamela | 191 |
| 32 | Donna | 189 |
| 33 | Katina | 176 |
| 34 | Christine | 171 |
| 35 | Sharon | 165 |
| 35 | Teresa | 165 |
| 37 | Katherine | 164 |
| 38 | Sarah | 163 |
| 39 | Robin | 161 |
| 40 | Melanie | 158 |
| 41 | Lori | 153 |
| 42 | Stacey | 147 |
| 43 | Andrea | 146 |
| 44 | Sandra | 137 |
| 45 | Rhonda | 135 |
| 46 | Catherine | 134 |
| 46 | Deborah | 134 |
| 48 | Christy | 131 |
| 48 | Tara | 131 |
| 50 | Denise | 129 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,504 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,410 |
| 3 | James | 1,167 |
| 4 | Robert | 960 |
| 5 | John | 953 |
| 6 | David | 942 |
| 7 | William | 934 |
| 8 | Brian | 870 |
| 9 | Jason | 724 |
| 10 | Kevin | 615 |
| 11 | Charles | 491 |
| 11 | Matthew | 491 |
| 13 | Richard | 459 |
| 14 | Mark | 456 |
| 15 | Thomas | 445 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 433 |
| 17 | Joseph | 420 |
| 18 | Daniel | 410 |
| 19 | Timothy | 406 |
| 20 | Eric | 403 |
| 21 | Anthony | 371 |
| 22 | Steven | 318 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 302 |
| 24 | Gregory | 294 |
| 25 | Shawn | 289 |
| 26 | Stephen | 286 |
| 27 | Scott | 267 |
| 28 | Kenneth | 251 |
| 29 | Paul | 248 |
| 30 | Donald | 234 |
| 31 | Ronald | 233 |
| 32 | George | 211 |
| 33 | Andrew | 207 |
| 34 | Sean | 187 |
| 35 | Gary | 186 |
| 36 | Edward | 181 |
| 37 | Keith | 178 |
| 38 | Patrick | 176 |
| 39 | Jerry | 169 |
| 40 | Chad | 162 |
| 40 | Douglas | 162 |
| 42 | Larry | 160 |
| 43 | Bryan | 153 |
| 44 | Jeremy | 147 |
| 45 | Travis | 144 |
| 46 | Samuel | 141 |
| 47 | Benjamin | 138 |
| 48 | Aaron | 137 |
| 49 | Rodney | 135 |
| 50 | Todd | 134 |