The most popular baby names list doesn’t change too drastically from year to year, but there are interesting trends over longer periods of time.
Thanks to the Social Security Administration’s baby names database, it’s possible to see parents’ top picks going back to the 1880s. We decided to take a look at the most popular names 50 years ago to see how they compare to the dominant trends today.
While many of 1975′s top choices remain popular today (think classics like James, William, Elizabeth and Michael), you’d be hard pressed to find others on birth certificates these days (shoutout to Tammy, Craig, Chad, Dawn and Wendy).
Below, find the 50 most popular baby names for boys and girls born in 1975.
Girls
Jennifer
Amy
Heather
Melissa
Angela
Michelle
Kimberly
Lisa
Stephanie
Nicole
Rebecca
Christina
Jessica
Amanda
Elizabeth
Kelly
Sarah
Julie
Mary
Laura
Shannon
Christine
Dawn
Tracy
April
Rachel
Karen
Andrea
Carrie
Maria
Tammy
Susan
Wendy
Stacy
Tina
Patricia
Tiffany
Erin
Lori
Cynthia
Tara
Danielle
Crystal
Stacey
Tonya
Jill
Misty
Emily
Monica
Tanya
Boys
Michael
Jason
Christopher
James
David
Robert
John
Brian
Matthew
William
Daniel
Joseph
Eric
Jeffrey
Kevin
Richard
Scott
Steven
Mark
Thomas
Anthony
Timothy
Ryan
Jeremy
Charles
Joshua
Chad
Andrew
Paul
Jonathan
Shawn
Aaron
Gregory
Stephen
Kenneth
Benjamin
Justin
Adam
Patrick
Sean
Edward
Donald
Todd
Brandon
Nathan
Ronald
Bryan
Jose
Keith
Gary
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