1970

Top Baby Names of 1970

The most popular baby names in the United States

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Girl Names

Top 100 in 1970

1
Jennifer 46,150
2
Lisa 38,965
3
Kimberly 34,133
4
Michelle 34,046
5
Amy 25,213
6
Angela 24,930
7
Melissa 23,734
8
Tammy 19,586
9
Mary 19,203
10
Tracy 18,465
11
Julie 17,158
12
Karen 16,700
13
Laura 16,492
14
Christine 16,062
15
Susan 15,739
16
Dawn 15,681
17
Stephanie 15,387
18
Elizabeth 15,112
19
Heather 14,670
20
Kelly 14,608
21
Tina 13,863
22
Shannon 13,547
23
Lori 13,449
24
Patricia 13,406
25
Cynthia 12,913
26
Pamela 12,906
27
Sandra 11,246
28
Wendy 11,100
29
Rebecca 10,855
30
Nicole 10,691
31
Michele 10,090
32
Donna 9,969
33
Deborah 9,846
34
Teresa 9,612
35
Christina 9,588
36
Denise 9,342
37
Sharon 9,178
38
Linda 8,730
39
Maria 8,684
40
Brenda 8,336
41
Barbara 8,026
42
Stacy 7,771
43
Andrea 7,708
44
Cheryl 7,439
45
Kathleen 7,409
46
Rhonda 7,379
47
Debra 7,197
48
Stacey 7,154
49
Tonya 7,140
50
Nancy 7,062
51
Robin 7,004
52
Jill 6,806
53
Theresa 6,412
54
Dana 6,405
55
Tracey 6,230
56
Monica 6,188
57
Paula 6,055
58
Rachel 6,030
59
Catherine 6,006
60
Sherry 5,917
61
Gina 5,875
62
Ann 5,740
63
Kristin 5,633
64
Leslie 5,622
65
Sarah 5,614
66
Jacqueline 5,576
67
Katherine 5,443
68
Renee 5,373
69
Tara 5,330
70
Diane 5,186
71
Carol 5,063
72
Cindy 5,049
73
Carrie 4,977
74
Holly 4,940
75
Sheila 4,937
76
Tanya 4,862
77
Kathy 4,797
78
Kim 4,729
79
Tamara 4,721
80
Margaret 4,704
81
Heidi 4,641
82
April 4,602
83
Kristen 4,600
84
Carolyn 4,518
85
Victoria 4,460
86
Regina 4,433
87
Suzanne 4,425
88
Laurie 4,392
89
Diana 4,373
90
Deanna 4,331
91
Melanie 4,330
92
Beth 4,247
93
Melinda 4,225
94
Carla 4,214
95
Jodi 4,185
96
Janet 4,159
97
Valerie 4,130
98
Jessica 4,022
99
Tiffany 4,001
100
Traci 3,854
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Boy Names

Top 100 in 1970

1
Michael 85,271
2
James 61,740
3
David 61,729
4
John 58,496
5
Robert 57,179
6
Christopher 41,751
7
William 38,889
8
Brian 31,918
9
Mark 31,464
10
Richard 30,440
11
Jeffrey 30,142
12
Scott 28,572
13
Jason 27,274
14
Kevin 26,970
15
Steven 26,795
16
Joseph 26,718
17
Thomas 26,674
18
Eric 23,573
19
Daniel 23,521
20
Timothy 22,427
21
Charles 22,412
22
Anthony 21,176
23
Paul 20,197
24
Matthew 20,188
25
Kenneth 16,803
26
Gregory 16,287
27
Stephen 14,760
28
Todd 14,425
29
Ronald 13,617
30
Donald 12,397
31
Edward 12,278
32
Andrew 11,988
33
Patrick 11,734
34
Shawn 10,945
35
Gary 10,716
36
Douglas 10,410
37
Sean 10,344
38
Keith 9,615
39
Craig 9,367
40
George 8,913
41
Troy 8,448
42
Jonathan 8,194
43
Larry 8,105
44
Peter 8,057
45
Jerry 7,422
46
Dennis 7,313
47
Bradley 6,819
48
Frank 6,805
49
Raymond 6,789
50
Jeffery 6,701
51
Chad 6,629
52
Aaron 6,583
53
Bryan 6,451
54
Terry 6,187
55
Rodney 5,856
56
Jose 5,691
57
Tony 5,480
58
Russell 5,106
59
Randy 5,037
60
Marc 5,011
61
Roger 4,584
62
Samuel 4,559
63
Chris 4,461
64
Shane 4,451
65
Johnny 4,438
66
Carl 4,401
67
Gerald 4,399
68
Jon 4,370
69
Travis 4,323
70
Jeremy 4,318
71
Marcus 4,315
72
Adam 4,314
73
Phillip 4,275
74
Brent 4,270
75
Darren 4,197
76
Lance 4,160
77
Derek 4,147
78
Billy 4,122
79
Vincent 4,021
80
Wayne 4,006
81
Benjamin 3,927
82
Joel 3,840
83
Lawrence 3,824
84
Corey 3,813
85
Danny 3,768
86
Jimmy 3,659
87
Bobby 3,636
88
Curtis 3,615
89
Walter 3,584
90
Joe 3,569
91
Alan 3,553
92
Philip 3,521
93
Martin 3,502
94
Bruce 3,482
95
Juan 3,474
96
Derrick 3,446
97
Jay 3,416
98
Carlos 3,380
99
Brett 3,370
100
Randall 3,271
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About 1970 Baby Name Rankings

These rankings show the most popular baby names in the United States for 1970, based on Social Security Administration data. The list includes all babies born in the U.S. whose names were registered with the SSA.

Names are ranked by the number of babies given each name during the year. Click on any name to see its complete history, including popularity trends over 147 years and regional data across all 50 states.

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