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The Most Popular Baby Boy Names of 1971

By Retha Lombard,

2024-05-30

When looking at popular baby boy names , there are definitive trends over years. Some names stay popular, while other go out of fashion, just to appear a few years later again. Have a look at our list of the most popular baby boy names for 1971 to find out if your favorite was on the list!

To determine the most popular baby boy names of 1971, MomswhoThink.com reviewed data on names from the U.S. Social Security Administration . Names were ranked based on the number of newborns receiving the name in 1971.

50. Jerry

Boys named Jerry: 6,572 newborns

49. Dennis

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2FSh3k_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Pshenina_m/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Dennis: 6,583 newborns

48. Bryan

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0pAwht_0tc6dR5r00 — ©OlgaKhorkova/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Bryan: 6,612 newborns

47. Peter

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2o0PBs_0tc6dR5r00 — ©iStock.com/monkeybusinessimages

Boys named Peter: 7,024 newborns

46. Troy

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2P7OXn_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Yavdat/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Troy: 7,339 newborns

45. Jeremy

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1KgP80_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Tomsickova Tatyana/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Jeremy: 7,499 newborns

44. Larry

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=13dY3i_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Versta/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Larry: 7,764 newborns

43. Craig

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4Djgae_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Hannamariah/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Craig: 7,957 newborns

42. George

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3x6x6W_0tc6dR5r00 — ©goodluz/Shutterstock.com

Boys named George: 8,226 newborns

41. Aaron

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3BVhLj_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Ground Picture/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Aaron: 8,404 newborns

40. Jonathan

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2rlwPv_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Oksana Kuzmina/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Jonathan: 8,629 newborns

39. Douglas

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2xI9Iy_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Åsmund Gimre / Unsplash - Original / License

Boys named Douglas: 8,738 newborns

38. Gary

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=03RmLy_0tc6dR5r00 — ©UvGroup/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Gary: 9,188 newborns

37. Keith

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=01leh4_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Tomsickova Tatyana/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Keith: 9,852 newborns

36. Sean

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1UZIBC_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Michelle D. Milliman/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Sean: 10,509 newborns

35. Patrick

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2PfCpG_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Prostock-studio/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Patrick: 10,808 newborns

34. Donald

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1GMjsT_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Tatiana Katsai/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Donald: 10,873 newborns

33. Andrew

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=18sLdB_0tc6dR5r00 — ©iStock.com/LindaYolanda

Boys named Andrew: 10,915 newborns

32. Edward

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2wWQFg_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Dmitry Lobanov/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Edward: 11,060 newborns

31. Ronald

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0qhSJQ_0tc6dR5r00 — ©FamVeld/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Ronald: 11,617 newborns

30. Todd

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1cXdq9_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Oksana Kuzmina/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Todd: 12,055 newborns

29. Chad

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2xW3ev_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Olga Raduzhnaya/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Chad: 12,137 newborns

28. Shawn

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1r4yE8_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Kiselev Andrey Valerevich/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Shawn: 12,825 newborns

27. Stephen

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0qYrvI_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Nina Buday/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Stephen: 13,102 newborns

26. Gregory

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4BBbui_0tc6dR5r00 — ©iStock.com/petrunjela

Boys named Gregory: 14,761 newborns

25. Kenneth

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=47rrWP_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Rob Hainer/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Kenneth: 14,764 newborns

24. Paul

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3CpASP_0tc6dR5r00 — ©SUKJAI PHOTO/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Paul: 17,467 newborns

23. Anthony

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2inMTQ_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Minnie Zhou / Unsplash - Original / License

Boys named Anthony: 19,225 newborns

22. Charles

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2luc07_0tc6dR5r00 — ©TZIDO SUN/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Charles: 19,851 newborns

21. Timothy

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=46xuzC_0tc6dR5r00 — ©iStock.com/Renars2014

Boys named Timothy: 20,089 newborns

20. Daniel

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2S2aFE_0tc6dR5r00 — ©iStock.com/tatyana_tomsickova

Boys named Daniel: 21,784 newborns

19. Matthew

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2cA1Vw_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Oksana Kuzmina/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Matthew: 22,541 newborns

18. Eric

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=07sAnY_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Prostock-studio/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Eric: 22,968 newborns

17. Thomas

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4fgfrx_0tc6dR5r00 — ©FamVeld/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Thomas: 23,149 newborns

16. Steven

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2VtHq4_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Prostock-studio/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Steven: 23,678 newborns

15. Joseph

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4YvYx3_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Oksana Kuzmina/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Joseph: 24,516 newborns

14. Kevin

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4XMqSw_0tc6dR5r00 — ©fizkes/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Kevin: 24,851 newborns

13. Mark

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4PjAT5_0tc6dR5r00 — ©morrowlight/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Mark: 25,129 newborns

12. Jeffrey

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1pQ6zo_0tc6dR5r00 — ©tatyana_tomsickova/ via Getty Images

Boys named Jeffrey: 25,836 newborns

11. Richard

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0yI31h_0tc6dR5r00 — ©noBorders - Brayden Howie/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Richard: 26,156 newborns

10. Scott

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2RPFiq_0tc6dR5r00 — ©New Africa/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Scott: 30,907 newborns

9. Brian

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2Suj9W_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Anton Vierietin/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Brian: 32,624 newborns

8. Jason

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2b3ZKD_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Vasilyev Alexandr/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Jason: 34,179 newborns

7. William

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=15sxKn_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Alena Ozerova/Shutterstock.com

Boys named William: 35,413 newborns

6. Christopher

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2nIJEJ_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Max Bukovski/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Christopher: 48,222 newborns

5. Robert

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0Es54T_0tc6dR5r00 — ©StockPhotoDirectors/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Robert: 50,632 newborns

4. John

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1hRsr5_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Prostock-studio/Shutterstock.com

Boys named John: 51,511 newborns

3. David

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1b421U_0tc6dR5r00 — ©FamVeld/Shutterstock.com

Boys named David: 53,117 newborns

2. James

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2o57gF_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Oksana Kuzmina/Shutterstock.com

Boys named James: 54,603 newborns

1. Michael

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3F8viM_0tc6dR5r00 — ©Onjira Leibe/Shutterstock.com

Boys named Michael: 77,583 newborns

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