1970s
Top Names of the 1970s
The 1970s - Disco Era
Ranked by total babies named during 1970-1979
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Girl Names
30 names ranked
1
Jennifer
Peak: 1972
581,733
Best: #1
2
Amy
Peak: 1975
268,995
Best: #2
3
Melissa
Peak: 1979
253,268
Best: #2
4
Michelle
Peak: 1970
249,136
Best: #2
5
Kimberly
Peak: 1970
229,098
Best: #3
6
Lisa
Peak: 1970
228,687
Best: #2
7
Angela
Peak: 1971
225,266
Best: #5
8
Heather
Peak: 1975
203,906
Best: #3
9
Stephanie
Peak: 1973
160,466
Best: #8
10
Nicole
Peak: 1979
144,670
Best: #9
11
Jessica
Peak: 1979
143,498
Best: #3
12
Elizabeth
Peak: 1979
142,855
Best: #11
13
Rebecca
Peak: 1974
137,291
Best: #10
14
Kelly
Peak: 1977
133,548
Best: #10
15
Mary
Peak: 1970
126,254
Best: #9
16
Christina
Peak: 1979
125,750
Best: #12
17
Amanda
Peak: 1979
123,925
Best: #3
18
Julie
Peak: 1970
121,926
Best: #10
19
Sarah
Peak: 1979
118,831
Best: #6
20
Laura
Peak: 1970
118,207
Best: #13
21
Shannon
Peak: 1970
113,798
Best: #17
22
Christine
Peak: 1970
103,237
Best: #14
23
Tammy
Peak: 1970
98,830
Best: #8
24
Tracy
Peak: 1970
95,537
Best: #10
25
Karen
Peak: 1970
95,173
Best: #12
26
Dawn
Peak: 1970
92,445
Best: #14
27
Susan
Peak: 1970
88,310
Best: #15
28
Andrea
Peak: 1978
86,424
Best: #23
29
Tina
Peak: 1970
84,767
Best: #18
30
Patricia
Peak: 1970
81,110
Best: #24
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Boy Names
30 names ranked
1
Michael
Peak: 1970
707,368
Best: #1
2
Christopher
Peak: 1972
475,446
Best: #2
3
Jason
Peak: 1977
462,749
Best: #2
4
David
Peak: 1970
445,741
Best: #3
5
James
Peak: 1970
444,749
Best: #2
6
John
Peak: 1970
402,636
Best: #4
7
Robert
Peak: 1970
397,249
Best: #5
8
Brian
Peak: 1972
322,694
Best: #8
9
William
Peak: 1970
283,415
Best: #7
10
Matthew
Peak: 1979
277,752
Best: #6
11
Joseph
Peak: 1979
244,838
Best: #10
12
Daniel
Peak: 1979
244,463
Best: #10
13
Kevin
Peak: 1970
212,244
Best: #13
14
Eric
Peak: 1970
211,494
Best: #13
15
Jeffrey
Peak: 1970
202,861
Best: #11
16
Richard
Peak: 1970
202,808
Best: #10
17
Scott
Peak: 1971
194,543
Best: #10
18
Mark
Peak: 1970
194,288
Best: #9
19
Steven
Peak: 1970
188,096
Best: #15
20
Thomas
Peak: 1970
186,766
Best: #17
21
Timothy
Peak: 1970
181,268
Best: #17
22
Anthony
Peak: 1970
174,886
Best: #20
23
Charles
Peak: 1970
163,030
Best: #21
24
Joshua
Peak: 1979
140,325
Best: #9
25
Ryan
Peak: 1979
139,643
Best: #14
26
Jeremy
Peak: 1977
139,321
Best: #14
27
Paul
Peak: 1970
136,404
Best: #23
28
Andrew
Peak: 1979
132,943
Best: #20
29
Gregory
Peak: 1970
115,573
Best: #25
30
Chad
Peak: 1972
113,538
Best: #25
About 1970s Baby Name Rankings
These rankings show the most popular baby names in the United States during the 1970s (1970-1979), based on Social Security Administration data. Names are ranked by the total number of babies given each name across the entire decade.
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