Can you name the most popular U.S. baby names in 1975?

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Baby Names: Boys & Girls (1975) Quiz

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Published: February 12th, 2009
Category: Miscellaneous
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Tags: Popular Quizzes, Baby Names Quizzes, rank, baby, 1975, name, Boys Names, Girl Names

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	radiosilence:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 16:09 GMT	15 points
	Ah, the good old days, back when my name was in the top 10...

	cassykins:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 16:17 GMT	10 points
	Once I ran through all the common names I could think of, I started naming friends and co-workers. I still missed several. Apparently everyone I know has a "special" name (if we were in 1975)

	whatchucare:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 16:17 GMT	2 points
	After typing about 50 names that weren't on there, I got frustrated and quit.

	emh:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 16:23 GMT	10 points
	Harder than I expected. Got 21/40.

	bag_a_chips:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 16:31 GMT	39 points
	radiosilence is not on the list?!

	[Deleted]:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 16:37 GMT	8 points
	That was hard. I was able to get 27 - 14 boys and 13 girls.

	GeordieGuitarist:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 16:44 GMT	12 points
	25/40. Was racking my brain for rock stars and movie stars in 1975. Would never of got Eric if it wasn't for Clapton.

	debbiedoesnothin:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 16:52 GMT	11 points
	I got 30. I can't believe I forgot Nicole. I went through a list of my siblings and cousins who were born in the 70s, plus I knew classics and J names were really popular then.

	lznyc212:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 16:53 GMT	6 points
	I was born in '75, so I went through every classmate (and I moved a lot, so I had many)...still only got 26/40!

	Kicking222:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 16:56 GMT	16 points
	These are always harder than I expect- I got 28, but once I saw the other 12, I immediately said to myself, "Oh! Duh! How could you forget all of those?"

	Lilybert:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 17:08 GMT	13 points
	I was born on '75. But what do I know, I'm Italian!

	DrumBum88:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 17:10 GMT	9 points
	Wow, who knew my name was so popular back then. I just came 13 years later. :D

	Catherine_F:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 17:10 GMT	4 points
	I got 16 boys and 11 girls. Silly for trying Julia but not Julie and Nicola but not Nicole.

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	gopaladins:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 17:15 GMT	3 points
	from the stats, it appears people are a lot better at guessing boys' names. but maybe it's mostly guys who take these quizzes???

	Segnbora:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 17:16 GMT	18 points
	Gopaladins, I would say it's because popular boys' names change more slowly than girls' do.

	jessbowen:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 18:04 GMT	14 points
	@paladins - the social security counts alternate spellings separately, and that's the source. This is why names like Meghan and Catherine do not make the list even though they were popular - people used so many spellings and variants (Katherine, Catharine, Cathy, Katy, Katie, Caitlyn, Kathryn, Kathleen, etc. all get counted as different names. Also, boys names tend to be less trendy than girls' names. Michael and Christopher have been in the top 10 for over 25 years - that doesn't happen as much with girls names.

	Sheepy712:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 19:28 GMT	19 points
	did anyone else find it much easier to do the boys names?

	snoozyJ:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 19:38 GMT	9 points
	love this quiz! can't wait to see other years. I was born in 1981 and I am surprised at how much popular names had already changed. You could do this every five years and I would play all of them.

	sjorford:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 19:40 GMT	6 points
	The quiz does allow some alternate spellings though - "Stephen" is allowed for "Steven".

	Etheridge2:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 20:39 GMT	6 points
	The boys were easier for sure..I am emberrassed at the ones I missed Brian, Eric, and William..I got 14/20 for the girls I kept doing beth but didn't try elizabeth...being born in 75 helps I think I went through all my old friends and classmates

	shel99:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 21:24 GMT	6 points
	Fun quiz. I was born in '77, guessed myself first (#6, woo! But only 34.8% of sporclers are getting it, evidently) and then just guessed the names of all the classmates I could think of. Then went through all my cousins. I managed 30/40.

	Kris:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 22:32 GMT	4 points
	How did I forget heather? I saw the movie Heathers!!

	ebg:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 23:02 GMT	6 points
	Thank you, Degrassi Junior High and That 70s show...

	Annie:	Feb 13th, 2009 at 00:53 GMT	6 points
	Cool quiz. 50s or 60s might have been easier, since my parents were born then. My thoughts largely reflect the comments above.

	ElDavo:	Feb 13th, 2009 at 01:21 GMT	4 points
	Well, my first name is #5 and my middle name is #1. Was I born in the wrong decade or something?

	ElDavo:	Feb 13th, 2009 at 01:23 GMT	7 points
	Let's see here... Me: David Michael, my brother: Daniel James, assorted cousins: James David, Matthew Brian, Eric James, Joseph Michael, my best friend: Robert Steven. And they said these names were popular in the 70's?

	zalagreensbury:	Feb 13th, 2009 at 09:41 GMT	7 points
	I'm surprised my name wasn't on here, I guess Ashley didn't become popular till the 90's.

	Rhys:	Feb 13th, 2009 at 10:57 GMT	4 points
	Did alright for boys names but wow, Angela? Don't know anyone at all by that name.

	MrEnglishman:	Feb 13th, 2009 at 11:33 GMT	5 points
	Did much better at the boys than the girls. All those tricksy spellings...

	Ribhump:	Feb 13th, 2009 at 12:20 GMT	4 points
	20, although i pretty sure i typed in Joseph and matthew (must've mispelt) and was close will nicola(e) and christie(na). Most annoying though was Kimberly which i spelt wrong because the only girl i know with that name spells it Kimberley. oh well. I'lh have a go at her for spelling her name wrong later

	Lindsay:	Feb 13th, 2009 at 15:28 GMT	2 points
	Man, this was hard for someone from the 80s with parents from the 50s. I can't say I know a ton of people born in the 70s. But still a really fun quiz to try!

	SongfromBohemia:	Feb 13th, 2009 at 18:23 GMT	5 points
	Aw man. I'm too young. And Southern California. We have weird names here.

	dbcint:	Feb 13th, 2009 at 21:35 GMT	1 point
	Surely Chris should be acceptable for Christopher?

	schoopdawoop:	Feb 14th, 2009 at 03:19 GMT	2 points
	i got 8 i always forget the obvious ones

	beatrix kiddo:	Feb 14th, 2009 at 09:43 GMT	2 points
	i blanked after about 24, so started trying names of people in the comment list - thanks snoozyj, i wouldn't have tried simpsons characters otherwise.

	lazeeeyes:	Feb 20th, 2009 at 03:56 GMT	2 points
	I just thought of names of my relatives and people I knew who were born in the 70s.

	Dappled_dag:	Mar 8th, 2009 at 03:04 GMT	2 points
	I can't believe I forgot my own name! I didn't know it was so old... It was on the very bottom of the most guessed list too!

	lulubelles:	Mar 11th, 2009 at 18:58 GMT	2 points
	Doh i missed my own middle name, #5. the shame. only got 21 out of 40, and most of those were boys, i tried to think of 30/40 somethings that are famous now.

	lulubelles:	Mar 11th, 2009 at 18:59 GMT	1 point
	oh and i think its a bit mean not to let me have tom for thomas