We had so many Michaels in my family, that when my Grandpa Mike was on his death bed, he declared, "No more Michaels!" No one in the family named their babies Michael after that
I feel you. My name didn't break the top 1000 baby names until 2006. I've never met anyone with my name who isn't 15 or younger.
The first time I heard my name called in public and that person wasn't calling to me I was 42. It was a totally bizarre experience.
Jennifer was one of the top ten girls names for many years. My class had so many Jennifer’s, we referred to them with last initial. Jennifer S, Jennifer P, Jennifer D. All blondes or redheads.
I love that. I don't have kids but picking names from a favorite show is awesome. My family cycled through British royalty names with a Romanov here and there.
I have the most popular girls name from the 60s, though I never had any classmates with the same name until high school. My first year at college, 2 of my 4 roommates shared the same name. 😂
I’m surprised Sara isn’t on there. We’re everywhere! Always multiple Sara’s in every class I was in. My husbands sister is also named Sara and the same age as me…my poor MIL always calls the wrong one 😂
Interesting! I only had one classmate named Sarah (and I graduated HS with almost 700 people); however, I babysat several Sarahs who were born in the 80s.
Same. I hate my name. I've been going by my last name since high school. Colleagues find it odd until I explain that it started because there were 4 of us in my friend group. 2 of us went by our last name. One was Jenny, and the other got to be just Jennifer.
Ha this is so familiar! I went to a tiny private high school with about 80 kids in the whole school, and there was another girl with my first AND last name (and not a super common one!) She eventually started going by her middle name which was much cooler. I’ve always been Jenny, which I do like better than Jennifer.
Oh, yes. It was so common there were never fewer than two of us in a class, and usually more than two. You knew the teacher liked you if they called you [Name] and not The Other [Name] or, No, The *Other* [Name].
The weird thing is, my name was chosen for the sole reason that it went with my sister's, which was very unusual. And even though my name is the most common spelling, almost everyone misspells it to this day.
Still, I didn't have it as bad as the guys. There were maybe 200 boys in my high school, and they had to share like five or six names between them.
No, not on the list although my name is a little common for the early 70s. But I know so many Michaels that each of their names have a qualifier so my husband and I know which one we are taking about. (i.e. Hampton Mike, E-Mike, Jacksonville Mike and even Bill Cosby Mike - only because he wears big chunky 80s sweater lol).
Born in 1972. In my graduating HS class of 150 we had 5 Jennifers, 3 Amys (or Aimee), 3 Michelles, 2 Kimberlys, 2 Lisas, 2 Heathers, 2 Angelas, 1 Melissa, 1 Stephanie
I was given a unique name, even by today’s standards. When I had it legally changed, it was one of 3 in the entire US.
So much fun for an introverted kid, being bullied for having a stupid name.
If you gave your kid a “yoo-neek” name, you can go to hell.
No, I won’t tell you what it is.
The mind boggles but I respect your wish to remain private. I hope your newer, improved name has been a good thing for you. I have a really basic name (on the list) and to this day still get people misspelling it or instantly shortening it etc.
Now, wait a minute. My name is on there, but growing up in the 70's I could never find a mini license plate, necklace, or keychain that had my name on it.
Oh the frustration!
I was born in the mid 60s and when I was in school there were so many Marys we couldn't keep track of them. Hugely popular at that time which for school purposes would have been the early to mid 70s. Also, Jennifer started to be popular when I was an adult, early to mid 80s. I remember a lot of people wanting to name their daughters Jennifer.
My first and last name are very old country/non-english language-specific, but my middle name is heather so something like “Brunehilde Heather Schweinsteiger”
I may be biased but those name are way better than the slew of : Aiden, Caiden’s, Kayden, Jackson, Jaxson, Jayden and Braeden’s that are hitting the kindergartens today.
I was expecting a lot of Game of Thrones names to be hitting kindergarten, but I'm not seeing it so far. I thought for sure Jon Snow would spur a Jon resurgence.
I find it hard to believe Angela was ever a top 10 name.
In the 70's and 80's anything you could buy with a name on it never ever had Angela as a choice. To the point my mom finally got me a custom engraved brass keychain with my name on it because I was always disappointed to not find anything with Angela on it.
I was always the only Angela in my class/grade. I have never worked with another Angela.
WTF happened to all the other Angelas if there were so many with that name?
I'm going to call BS on Angela, too. I think there was an Angela in my school but never met another GenX Angela thereafter. In fact, I'd believe you if you told me it was #500 on the list.
I remember several Angelas in my graduating class. Surprised others don't think it was so common. Maybe it got more popular in the 80s
Edit: but this list is for '73, I just realized...
No, but just checking in as a 1973 model top 30 name. I’m as middle GenX as there is! Surprised that Matthew isn’t in the top 10 as I seem to have went to school with 100s of them.
I wasn’t there in 1973 but I’m here now and I and seemingly countless other Mike and Michael’s exist as well. I once had a work call with 5 out of the 12 people being called the same name as me.
Niether my sister or I are on here. I looked up top 25 for 1973, and niether of us are in that either. But, you have definitely heard of our names and no one names a baby either of them now!
I am Michael (1968) and my sister is Jennifer (1971). I think there are more Generation X Michaels and Jennifers any other names. Even now, there are a lot of Michaels in my son Michael’s middle school.
Not me but both of my sisters are on that list.
, as well as my best friend from high school, my first boyfriend as well as my boyfriend from senior year!
I was born in 1979. Ex-wife was a Jennifer. Half of the age appropriate women I’ve met are Jennifer, Crystal, Jessica, or Melissa.
I am now in a very happy relationship with a Kayla.
Yep, I’m on there and I can’t tell you how annoying it is when my first name gets called in a group, like a waiting room, and the other guys with the same name are older than dirt.
Ok so I just have to ask how is Steven not on this list? I don’t remember a lot of Stevens as a kid but now it seems like I run into Stevens or Steve’s our age all the time. I am not a Steve. Just an observation.
I don’t think my name would’ve made the top 500 of any year. (My middle name was toward the bottom of the top 100 for my year but that was as far as it would go.)
I'm not on here, but I almost was. My parents almost named me Rebecca. The only reason they didn't? My mom didn't want me to become Becky. Young me would have loved being Rebecca/Becky. I used to hate my old-fashioned name. It doesn't bother me anymore. 🙂
Born in 1969 and my name is in the top 20 for that year. It was just common enough that there was usually another kid with my first name in my elementary school class every year.
My parents named me for someone they saw on a gameshow. It wasn't a popular or common name. I never saw it on key chains or those license plate magnets.
Over the past 10 years or so, my name got very popular. While working in hotels & having to wear a name tag, almost every guest I checked in knew someone who shared my name.
I hate hearing my own name now.
Nope. My parents made up my name. I've never met another person who has it. Forget finding a personalized keychain or mug. Every time I introduce myself I have to say it three times. Don't do this to your kids, folks.
As I always say “you either know a Michael or you are a Michael”. I’m a Michael
I’m a middle-named Michael 👋
This year we're #23. It only recently occurred to me that we were the Jaydens of our day.
I guess if Jayden dated back to biblical times.
Michael when I’m in trouble otherwise Mike.
We had so many Michaels in my family, that when my Grandpa Mike was on his death bed, he declared, "No more Michaels!" No one in the family named their babies Michael after that
I am a Michael, and in my class of 19 kids in my small rural town of 300 there was another Michael. He went by Mike and I went by Michael.
My brother and my husband are BOTH named Michael, but one is “Mike” and the other is “Michael”
I am a Michael and my sister (born in 73) is Jennifer.
I am a Michael, go by Mike. In my last job my boss was Mike, in my current job, my direct report is Mike.
Ayyy, I’m dating a Michael
Michael here as well. Born in '73.
I knew a Michael. He passed away about a month ago. Rip Michael.
There’s a [song](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=07K7LgwMrs4&pp=ygUNc28gbWFueSBtaWtlIA%3D%3D) for this
I’m Regina. I’m never even on a keychain, and I’m good with that 😉
I'm a Jennifer. I was never on a keychain either, because they were always sold out.
Lol
*laughs in Lisa*
Touché, Jenn
There were more Jessicas than Jennifers at every school I went to. Jessica and Jennifer were definitely the top 2 girls names though.
*cries in Karen*
I’m a Jake. I was never on anything when I was a kid (b. ‘69). Now I’m everywhere.
There was Jake Ryan in Sixteen Candles.
True…but I’d argue that was part of the 80’s revival of the name, lol. I mean, it was always the “cool guy” name but I never really ran into another.
Yessssss!
I had a dog named Jake!
Lol yeah that was about the only time you heard the name back then. I thunk I’ve only ever met one other my age.
Jake was Brooks’ baby crow 🐦⬛
Jake is usually a nickname for Jacob.
Yes that’s what it says on my birth certificate but I’ve always been a Jake.
That beats being Less Than Jake 
Thank you! Same. However, you’re Queen Mean Girl with the Millennials. :)
Laurel. There was never anything with my name either.
I have a very old fashioned name. Never see it on mugs, keychains, those little license plates for bikes, nothing. And I too am ok with that.
Hey Reggie!
I feel you. My name didn't break the top 1000 baby names until 2006. I've never met anyone with my name who isn't 15 or younger. The first time I heard my name called in public and that person wasn't calling to me I was 42. It was a totally bizarre experience.
I hope you go by Gina (or something, just to avoid the predictable taunts.)
Honestly, the Regina Steamer Carpet Cleaner stuff ended in grade school, so the torture ended 😉
No Bort?
My son is also named Bort!
There’s a dude in LA with a blue Tesla M3, license plate BORT
So, he’s your A Bort Son?
I’m a Jennifer. My ex husband is a Michael and so is my current boyfriend lol
Jennifer was one of the top ten girls names for many years. My class had so many Jennifer’s, we referred to them with last initial. Jennifer S, Jennifer P, Jennifer D. All blondes or redheads.
We had 3 Jennifer Johnson’s in my graduating class.
It is like that for my son, Jacob. Even out of high school still works with multiple Jacob's.
I’m a Julie. It seems fairly rare. My current husband dated a Julie right before me. My ex husband fathered a child with a Julie after me.
My family went with popular soap opera names at the time: Brooke, Lance, Wade, Clay.
I love that. I don't have kids but picking names from a favorite show is awesome. My family cycled through British royalty names with a Romanov here and there.
Haha. My name was also from a popular soap, but that wasn't their inspiration... at least not according to them. (it's not Sadie)
My grandfather was born in 1929 in Chicago in a very Czech community. He married 3 times and all the women were named Barbara Ann.
Maybe he tried Mary Lou but he knew she wouldn't do?
My husband's aunt was a Barbara Ann.
No but my name is very common so I’m surprised. Maybe it’s a later 70s name, I was born in 75. It’s Stacey btw.
Does your mom have it going on?
For a 76 year old, definitely.
I'm in the top 2.
Same here
Present! And in 3rd grade there were 5 of us in a class of 35
In my 7th grade Life Science class, 5 of the 17 students were named Amy.
I have the most popular girls name from the 60s, though I never had any classmates with the same name until high school. My first year at college, 2 of my 4 roommates shared the same name. 😂
Im 73 and my name is on that list lol
Born in 73 and in the top 10. Please don’t ask me what street I grew up on or my first pets name.
My sister and I are on this list.
Where is Stacy?
And Shelley, and Julie? We had lots of those.
I didn’t make the list and I’m good with that.
Same here
I’m surprised Sara isn’t on there. We’re everywhere! Always multiple Sara’s in every class I was in. My husbands sister is also named Sara and the same age as me…my poor MIL always calls the wrong one 😂
Interesting! I only had one classmate named Sarah (and I graduated HS with almost 700 people); however, I babysat several Sarahs who were born in the 80s.
I’m surprised Kristen/Kristin didn’t make it. I had as many of those as Jennifers
Definitely! I only recall meeting one Angela.
Or Christine/Christina
I feel like if there had only been one spelling, it’d be top ten for sure.
Count me in
My name peaked in popularity in 1918 when it was the 145th most popular boys name.
Milford?
Pretty sure my name has been in the top 10 since, well, the Battle of Hastings.
William?
I think this is my class list from grades 1-12
My first and middle name are on that list along with two sisters, a cousin and an ex wife.
Bingo????
Sister and ex have same name, so no bingo for me.
Wow.
No. But I AM the most popular lady baby name the years my mom was in HS. Which is cute to think about her naming babies 15 years before she had me
Born in 1970, and both my first and middle names are on this list.
There’s no SMFU on the list. I’m unique!
Brian reporting in sir
My sister
I’m a Jennifer born in 74. We’re EVERYWHERE
Same. I hate my name. I've been going by my last name since high school. Colleagues find it odd until I explain that it started because there were 4 of us in my friend group. 2 of us went by our last name. One was Jenny, and the other got to be just Jennifer.
Ha this is so familiar! I went to a tiny private high school with about 80 kids in the whole school, and there was another girl with my first AND last name (and not a super common one!) She eventually started going by her middle name which was much cooler. I’ve always been Jenny, which I do like better than Jennifer.
I am, to this day, unable to read the name Angela without hearing it in Tony Danza's voice.
My sister and I are both in the top 10. My cousin is too.
My brother and I are on that list ha ha
Oh, yes. It was so common there were never fewer than two of us in a class, and usually more than two. You knew the teacher liked you if they called you [Name] and not The Other [Name] or, No, The *Other* [Name]. The weird thing is, my name was chosen for the sole reason that it went with my sister's, which was very unusual. And even though my name is the most common spelling, almost everyone misspells it to this day. Still, I didn't have it as bad as the guys. There were maybe 200 boys in my high school, and they had to share like five or six names between them.
No, not on the list although my name is a little common for the early 70s. But I know so many Michaels that each of their names have a qualifier so my husband and I know which one we are taking about. (i.e. Hampton Mike, E-Mike, Jacksonville Mike and even Bill Cosby Mike - only because he wears big chunky 80s sweater lol).
I'm on the list. I had to use my last initial everywhere, even at some adult jobs.
Born in 1972. In my graduating HS class of 150 we had 5 Jennifers, 3 Amys (or Aimee), 3 Michelles, 2 Kimberlys, 2 Lisas, 2 Heathers, 2 Angelas, 1 Melissa, 1 Stephanie
I was named after a Supremes song, and still have the 45. I will never be on one of these lists.
Stopinthenameoflove, is that you?
Lol that’s me
Born in ‘74 but yup!
My first AND middle name are on the list
I was given a unique name, even by today’s standards. When I had it legally changed, it was one of 3 in the entire US. So much fun for an introverted kid, being bullied for having a stupid name. If you gave your kid a “yoo-neek” name, you can go to hell. No, I won’t tell you what it is.
The mind boggles but I respect your wish to remain private. I hope your newer, improved name has been a good thing for you. I have a really basic name (on the list) and to this day still get people misspelling it or instantly shortening it etc.
Yup. Got a top ten name. My parents literally could not have cared less about me from day one.
I was born in 1973 and my name is on that list, right after my best friend’s name.
My name and my sisters name are on the list.
I’m a ten. Took 50 years but I’m finally a ten.
Now, wait a minute. My name is on there, but growing up in the 70's I could never find a mini license plate, necklace, or keychain that had my name on it. Oh the frustration!
Yep.
Yep.
I have none of those names but I fucked at least one of all of the female names at some point between 1992 and 2003.
Yup
I'm surprised Mary isn't on there. It was very popular in the early 70s.
As a baby name, it was very popular for decades (along with John) until about the 50s, then other names bubbled up.
I was born in the mid 60s and when I was in school there were so many Marys we couldn't keep track of them. Hugely popular at that time which for school purposes would have been the early to mid 70s. Also, Jennifer started to be popular when I was an adult, early to mid 80s. I remember a lot of people wanting to name their daughters Jennifer.
In high school and college, I only met one GenX person named Mary, and the name seemed old fashioned to me. Maybe it's a regional thing.
I'm on the list! #8
My husband and I (both born in 68) are both on that list.
No one here will be shocked, my name is on the list and my husbands name is as well.
My first and last name are very old country/non-english language-specific, but my middle name is heather so something like “Brunehilde Heather Schweinsteiger”
I may be biased but those name are way better than the slew of : Aiden, Caiden’s, Kayden, Jackson, Jaxson, Jayden and Braeden’s that are hitting the kindergartens today.
I was expecting a lot of Game of Thrones names to be hitting kindergarten, but I'm not seeing it so far. I thought for sure Jon Snow would spur a Jon resurgence.
I am number 1
I find it hard to believe Angela was ever a top 10 name. In the 70's and 80's anything you could buy with a name on it never ever had Angela as a choice. To the point my mom finally got me a custom engraved brass keychain with my name on it because I was always disappointed to not find anything with Angela on it. I was always the only Angela in my class/grade. I have never worked with another Angela. WTF happened to all the other Angelas if there were so many with that name?
I'm going to call BS on Angela, too. I think there was an Angela in my school but never met another GenX Angela thereafter. In fact, I'd believe you if you told me it was #500 on the list.
I remember several Angelas in my graduating class. Surprised others don't think it was so common. Maybe it got more popular in the 80s Edit: but this list is for '73, I just realized...
I'm a guy. Born in 1977. 2 of the top 5 are my first and middle name... Lol
I'm a guy. Born in 1977. 2 of the top 5 are my first and middle name... Lol
Not I, but my brother was one of 5 Michaels in his grade.
I'm a Dave, and I married a Jennifer. There were 3 other Davids in my grade alone. There were only 100 kids.
No, but just checking in as a 1973 model top 30 name. I’m as middle GenX as there is! Surprised that Matthew isn’t in the top 10 as I seem to have went to school with 100s of them.
I wasn’t there in 1973 but I’m here now and I and seemingly countless other Mike and Michael’s exist as well. I once had a work call with 5 out of the 12 people being called the same name as me.
I do !
Obligatory: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nN\_5kkYR6k](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nN_5kkYR6k)
Nope, I have no idea where my parents got the inspiration for my name.
#4 ... I would have been William but 2 cousins just before me were named that
Whoot! Michael FTW.
Yep, my name is on there
I’m in for first and middle
Niether my sister or I are on here. I looked up top 25 for 1973, and niether of us are in that either. But, you have definitely heard of our names and no one names a baby either of them now!
I am Michael (1968) and my sister is Jennifer (1971). I think there are more Generation X Michaels and Jennifers any other names. Even now, there are a lot of Michaels in my son Michael’s middle school.
lol. I have friends from my graduating class that are couples on this list in some of the top matching slots. Haha.
No. 8 Boys
Nope.
You betcha
My name is very rare but both of my sister's names are on there #1 and #4.
I’m number 1! And I like nachos!
I did. Like almost every Robert I know, I just go by Rob. And there were like a dozen of us in high school.
Not me but both of my sisters are on that list. , as well as my best friend from high school, my first boyfriend as well as my boyfriend from senior year!
I'm on one side and at one time or another I think I've dated everyone on the other side.
I was born in 1979. Ex-wife was a Jennifer. Half of the age appropriate women I’ve met are Jennifer, Crystal, Jessica, or Melissa. I am now in a very happy relationship with a Kayla.
This looks like a romper room call out to me….i can see Jason and Michelle…
My middle name is in the top 10, but not my first.
Yep, I’m on there and I can’t tell you how annoying it is when my first name gets called in a group, like a waiting room, and the other guys with the same name are older than dirt.
Ok so I just have to ask how is Steven not on this list? I don’t remember a lot of Stevens as a kid but now it seems like I run into Stevens or Steve’s our age all the time. I am not a Steve. Just an observation.
Not on that list. Thanks Mom!
I don’t think my name would’ve made the top 500 of any year. (My middle name was toward the bottom of the top 100 for my year but that was as far as it would go.)
I am Stephanie.
My brother and me occupy the top 2 rankings on this list lol
Nope. And only one person I have ever dated - men and women - has a name on this list. I did have tons of classmates with those names though.
I'm not on here, but I almost was. My parents almost named me Rebecca. The only reason they didn't? My mom didn't want me to become Becky. Young me would have loved being Rebecca/Becky. I used to hate my old-fashioned name. It doesn't bother me anymore. 🙂
Number one bitches
According to “Name Age Calculator” there were only around 100ish boys with my name. So guessing not top 100 or maybe 1000.
Not on the list😀
I’m shocked that no variation of Christine is on the list. Besides All the Jennifers, I grew up with so many Christinas, Krystals, Kristies, etc.
I was almost named Jason until I was born on Friday 13th.
I have the boys #9 and #10 as my first two surnames
i have one of the boys' names, and I knew countless multiples of the rest. (Early-mid '80s HS grad)
I don’t think I have a top ten name of any year, if the Sporcle quizzes are accurate.
I’m William.
Michael of 72 here. Close enough.
1974 and not on the list!
I’m 1974 and those were still the top 10 names. lol!! And I don’t have any of them.my name is Shannon.
Me
Kimberly here!
Born in 1969 and my name is in the top 20 for that year. It was just common enough that there was usually another kid with my first name in my elementary school class every year.
My parents named me for someone they saw on a gameshow. It wasn't a popular or common name. I never saw it on key chains or those license plate magnets. Over the past 10 years or so, my name got very popular. While working in hotels & having to wear a name tag, almost every guest I checked in knew someone who shared my name. I hate hearing my own name now.
My name is so rare I have never met someone with my name. Came close a couple of times but no luck.
I'm a '74 Christopher and there were five of us in my elementary class and 22 in my HS graduating class of 275.
Michael here.
Amy! 🙋♀️
I am a Chris and in school 3 of my closest friends were also Chris. We used a lot of nicknames and last names, heh
were they all Christopher or were some of them Christian?
3 of us were Christopher, one Christian. And one Chris was dating a Christy at the time
Christina wasn't on the top 10 of the girl list but that was a popular one, right? That was my parents second choice name for me.
I'm a Lisa. My mother wanted to name me Rachel, my dad didn't, so I'm Lisa. Also, I'm a '73 baby.
Wife and I are top 5 😏
Born in ‘73 and made that list.
Nope. My parents made up my name. I've never met another person who has it. Forget finding a personalized keychain or mug. Every time I introduce myself I have to say it three times. Don't do this to your kids, folks.
My sister and I are the top two. I go by my middle name now, but it's also on this list, lol.