Popular baby names in Wisconsin, 1973

The most popular baby names in Wisconsin in 1973 were Jennifer for girls (1,649 babies) and Jason for boys (1,415). Jason ranked #3 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 56,291 babies born in Wisconsin in 1973 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in Wisconsin in 1973

Names given at least 15 times in Wisconsin that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.

Girls

Kris: 16 babies, 4× the national rate
Sara: 242 babies, 3.8× the national rate
Kari: 111 babies, 3.8× the national rate
Kim: 137 babies, 3.4× the national rate
Kristine: 136 babies, 3.4× the national rate
Kay: 17 babies, 3.4× the national rate
Teri: 48 babies, 3.3× the national rate
Becky: 96 babies, 3.2× the national rate
Cari: 24 babies, 3.2× the national rate
Jodi: 167 babies, 3× the national rate

Boys

Curt: 24 babies, 3.9× the national rate
Rick: 44 babies, 3.8× the national rate
Kurt: 84 babies, 3.6× the national rate
Scot: 21 babies, 3.2× the national rate
Cory: 116 babies, 3× the national rate
Tim: 29 babies, 2.9× the national rate
Dean: 75 babies, 2.8× the national rate
Chad: 664 babies, 2.7× the national rate
Luke: 31 babies, 2.6× the national rate
Gregg: 25 babies, 2.5× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Wisconsin, 1973

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1972	US rank
1	Jennifer	1,649	–	1
2	Amy	845	–	2
3	Michelle	780	–	3
4	Lisa	585	–	5
5	Nicole	511	–	11
6	Heather	487	↑3	8
7	Rebecca	460	↑3	10
8	Julie	446	↓2	12
9	Melissa	410	↓1	6
10	Angela	392	↓3	7
11	Kimberly	369	–	4
12	Tracy	369	↑1	20
13	Sarah	364	↑6	35
14	Tammy	360	↓2	15
15	Dawn	325	↓1	21
16	Kelly	308	↓1	18
17	Tina	282	↓1	24
18	Christine	271	↑3	17
19	Jessica	260	↑15	34
20	Laura	253	↓3	19
21	Brenda	248	↓1	53
22	Stephanie	248	↑1	9
23	Sara	242	↑8	89
24	Heidi	238	↑1	65
25	Elizabeth	230	↑8	13
26	Lori	228	↓4	28
27	Susan	226	↓3	25
28	Stacy	224	↓2	32
29	Mary	212	↓11	14
30	Shannon	204	↑5	22
31	Wendy	190	↓4	29
32	Tanya	188	↑18	50
33	Carrie	187	↓4	46
34	Jill	174	↓2	62
35	Andrea	168	↑3	30
36	Jodi	167	↓6	100
37	Kristin	164	↓1	78
38	Christina	162	↑2	16
39	Tara	162	↑3	37
40	Karen	160	↓12	23
41	Ann	145	new	93
42	Denise	145	↑2	38
43	Renee	143	new	80
44	Rachel	139	new	42
45	Kim	137	↓8	>100
46	Kristine	136	↑2	>100
47	Cynthia	132	↓1	26
48	Theresa	130	↓3	69
49	Pamela	129	↓8	47
50	Michele	127	↓11	44

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1972	US rank
1	Jason	1,415	↑1	3
2	Michael	1,391	↓1	1
3	Christopher	955	–	2
4	Brian	950	–	8
5	Scott	808	–	18
6	David	792	–	5
7	Daniel	745	↑3	11
8	Matthew	688	↑3	10
9	Chad	664	↑4	25
10	John	655	↓1	6
11	Robert	655	↓3	7
12	James	651	↓5	4
13	Mark	556	↓1	15
14	Jeffrey	555	–	17
15	Eric	541	↑1	13
16	Kevin	521	↓1	14
17	Steven	468	–	20
18	Timothy	437	–	22
19	Andrew	436	↑4	29
20	Thomas	423	↑1	19
21	Joseph	395	↑3	12
22	Todd	378	↓3	35
23	Paul	377	↓1	24
24	William	375	↓4	9
25	Ryan	342	↑3	30
26	Richard	311	↓1	16
27	Jeremy	296	↑13	33
28	Craig	278	↓1	48
29	Shawn	263	↑3	27
30	Aaron	256	↑8	34
31	Gregory	228	↓5	26
32	Peter	228	↑1	52
33	Anthony	227	↓4	21
34	Troy	211	↓4	59
35	Joshua	210	new	42
36	Patrick	206	↓5	37
37	Jonathan	199	↑4	31
38	Travis	193	↑8	53
39	Bradley	190	↓4	62
40	Shane	169	↑2	54
41	Charles	168	↓2	23
42	Kenneth	168	↓8	28
43	Adam	164	new	45
44	Jamie	162	↑5	70
45	Keith	162	↓8	41
46	Douglas	156	↓10	47
47	Donald	142	↓3	38
48	Benjamin	141	new	55
49	Joel	138	↓6	73
50	Nathan	138	new	63

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