Top baby names in Virginia, 1974
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,363 |
| 2 | Angela | 673 |
| 3 | Amy | 644 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 637 |
| 5 | Heather | 546 |
| 6 | Melissa | 542 |
| 7 | Michelle | 541 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 457 |
| 9 | Lisa | 408 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 376 |
| 11 | Mary | 350 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 322 |
| 13 | Karen | 285 |
| 14 | Christina | 281 |
| 15 | Tammy | 279 |
| 16 | Susan | 276 |
| 17 | Crystal | 265 |
| 18 | Tonya | 252 |
| 19 | Shannon | 251 |
| 20 | April | 235 |
| 21 | Tracy | 234 |
| 22 | Kelly | 233 |
| 23 | Sarah | 232 |
| 24 | Tina | 231 |
| 25 | Laura | 219 |
| 26 | Wendy | 218 |
| 27 | Cynthia | 208 |
| 28 | Christine | 202 |
| 29 | Tiffany | 199 |
| 30 | Nicole | 194 |
| 31 | Patricia | 179 |
| 32 | Julie | 172 |
| 33 | Amanda | 170 |
| 33 | Dawn | 170 |
| 35 | Teresa | 169 |
| 36 | Tanya | 163 |
| 37 | Jessica | 161 |
| 38 | Pamela | 156 |
| 39 | Christy | 155 |
| 40 | Tara | 149 |
| 41 | Lori | 145 |
| 42 | Melanie | 140 |
| 42 | Sharon | 140 |
| 44 | Catherine | 139 |
| 45 | Tamara | 137 |
| 46 | Donna | 135 |
| 46 | Kristen | 135 |
| 48 | Stacey | 131 |
| 49 | Sandra | 130 |
| 50 | Deborah | 129 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,494 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,403 |
| 3 | James | 1,146 |
| 4 | David | 1,036 |
| 5 | Jason | 958 |
| 6 | Robert | 915 |
| 7 | John | 901 |
| 8 | William | 849 |
| 9 | Brian | 788 |
| 10 | Kevin | 571 |
| 11 | Matthew | 526 |
| 12 | Thomas | 494 |
| 13 | Charles | 465 |
| 14 | Joseph | 456 |
| 15 | Daniel | 439 |
| 16 | Eric | 420 |
| 17 | Richard | 418 |
| 18 | Mark | 407 |
| 19 | Steven | 399 |
| 20 | Jeffrey | 398 |
| 21 | Timothy | 376 |
| 22 | Anthony | 352 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 291 |
| 24 | Shawn | 280 |
| 25 | Stephen | 268 |
| 26 | Kenneth | 258 |
| 27 | Scott | 253 |
| 28 | Paul | 250 |
| 29 | Andrew | 237 |
| 29 | Gregory | 237 |
| 31 | Donald | 218 |
| 32 | Jeremy | 196 |
| 33 | Joshua | 192 |
| 34 | Keith | 188 |
| 34 | Ronald | 188 |
| 36 | Edward | 183 |
| 36 | Sean | 183 |
| 38 | George | 182 |
| 39 | Larry | 181 |
| 40 | Aaron | 176 |
| 41 | Patrick | 165 |
| 42 | Bryan | 161 |
| 43 | Chad | 156 |
| 43 | Gary | 156 |
| 45 | Ryan | 154 |
| 46 | Benjamin | 152 |
| 47 | Adam | 144 |
| 48 | Jerry | 137 |
| 49 | Travis | 127 |
| 50 | Douglas | 126 |