Most Popular Names of 1970
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1970
#1 Jennifer46,150 births#2 Lisa38,967 births#3 Kimberly34,130 births#4 Michelle34,047 births#5 Amy25,212 births#6 Angela24,929 births#7 Melissa23,735 births#8 Tammy19,587 births#9 Mary19,204 births#10 Tracy18,464 births#11 Julie17,158 births#12 Karen16,699 births#13 Laura16,490 births#14 Christine16,061 births#15 Susan15,738 births#16 Dawn15,681 births#17 Stephanie15,387 births#18 Elizabeth15,108 births#19 Heather14,669 births#20 Kelly14,607 births#21 Tina13,861 births#22 Shannon13,547 births#23 Lori13,448 births#24 Patricia13,406 births#25 Cynthia12,913 births#26 Pamela12,907 births#27 Sandra11,246 births#28 Wendy11,100 births#29 Rebecca10,854 births#30 Nicole10,691 births#31 Michele10,090 births#32 Donna9,968 births#33 Deborah9,845 births#34 Teresa9,612 births#35 Christina9,588 births#36 Denise9,343 births#37 Sharon9,177 births#38 Linda8,731 births#39 Maria8,686 births#40 Brenda8,336 births#41 Barbara8,026 births#42 Stacy7,771 births#43 Andrea7,708 births#44 Cheryl7,440 births#45 Kathleen7,410 births#46 Rhonda7,379 births#47 Debra7,198 births#48 Stacey7,154 births#49 Tonya7,140 births#50 Nancy7,063 births#51 Robin7,004 births#52 Jill6,806 births#53 Theresa6,411 births#54 Dana6,406 births#55 Tracey6,230 births#56 Monica6,188 births#57 Paula6,055 births#58 Rachel6,029 births#59 Catherine6,004 births#60 Sherry5,917 births#61 Gina5,874 births#62 Ann5,740 births#63 Kristin5,633 births#64 Leslie5,622 births#65 Sarah5,614 births#66 Jacqueline5,576 births#67 Katherine5,443 births#68 Renee5,373 births#69 Tara5,329 births#70 Diane5,188 births#71 Carol5,064 births#72 Cindy5,049 births#73 Carrie4,978 births#74 Holly4,940 births#75 Sheila4,937 births#76 Tanya4,862 births#77 Kathy4,797 births#78 Kim4,729 births#79 Tamara4,721 births#80 Margaret4,704 births#81 Heidi4,642 births#82 April4,603 births#83 Kristen4,600 births#84 Carolyn4,518 births#85 Victoria4,460 births#86 Regina4,433 births#87 Suzanne4,425 births#88 Laurie4,392 births#89 Diana4,373 births#90 Deanna4,331 births#91 Melanie4,330 births#92 Beth4,247 births#93 Melinda4,225 births#94 Carla4,214 births#95 Jodi4,186 births#96 Janet4,158 births#97 Valerie4,130 births#98 Jessica4,021 births#99 Tiffany3,999 births#100 Traci3,854 births
Popular Boy Names in 1970
#1 Michael85,266 births#2 James61,735 births#3 David61,728 births#4 John58,491 births#5 Robert57,177 births#6 Christopher41,747 births#7 William38,887 births#8 Brian31,917 births#9 Mark31,461 births#10 Richard30,442 births#11 Jeffrey30,139 births#12 Scott28,565 births#13 Jason27,272 births#14 Kevin26,968 births#15 Steven26,793 births#16 Joseph26,714 births#17 Thomas26,669 births#18 Eric23,571 births#19 Daniel23,521 births#20 Timothy22,422 births#21 Charles22,411 births#22 Anthony21,176 births#23 Paul20,196 births#24 Matthew20,185 births#25 Kenneth16,800 births#26 Gregory16,286 births#27 Stephen14,758 births#28 Todd14,426 births#29 Ronald13,618 births#30 Donald12,397 births#31 Edward12,275 births#32 Andrew11,989 births#33 Patrick11,730 births#34 Shawn10,945 births#35 Gary10,716 births#36 Douglas10,409 births#37 Sean10,341 births#38 Keith9,615 births#39 Craig9,364 births#40 George8,911 births#41 Troy8,448 births#42 Jonathan8,194 births#43 Larry8,104 births#44 Peter8,056 births#45 Jerry7,422 births#46 Dennis7,312 births#47 Bradley6,818 births#48 Frank6,805 births#49 Raymond6,788 births#50 Jeffery6,701 births#51 Chad6,628 births#52 Aaron6,584 births#53 Bryan6,452 births#54 Terry6,186 births#55 Rodney5,856 births#56 Jose5,691 births#57 Tony5,480 births#58 Russell5,106 births#59 Randy5,036 births#60 Marc5,009 births#61 Roger4,583 births#62 Samuel4,558 births#63 Chris4,460 births#64 Shane4,451 births#65 Johnny4,438 births#66 Carl4,402 births#67 Gerald4,399 births#68 Jon4,371 births#69 Travis4,321 births#70 Jeremy4,318 births#71 Marcus4,315 births#72 Adam4,313 births#73 Phillip4,275 births#74 Brent4,269 births#75 Darren4,197 births#76 Lance4,160 births#77 Derek4,147 births#78 Billy4,121 births#79 Vincent4,021 births#80 Wayne4,006 births#81 Benjamin3,926 births#82 Joel3,839 births#83 Lawrence3,824 births#84 Corey3,814 births#85 Danny3,768 births#86 Jimmy3,660 births#87 Bobby3,636 births#88 Curtis3,615 births#89 Walter3,584 births#90 Joe3,570 births#91 Alan3,553 births#92 Philip3,520 births#93 Martin3,500 births#94 Bruce3,482 births#95 Juan3,476 births#96 Derrick3,446 births#97 Jay3,415 births#98 Carlos3,380 births#99 Brett3,370 births#100 Randall3,271 births