Top baby names of 1970

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1970, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1Michael85,271
  2. 2James61,740
  3. 3David61,729
  4. 4John58,496
  5. 5Robert57,179
  6. 6Christopher41,751
  7. 7William38,889
  8. 8Brian31,918
  9. 9Mark31,464
  10. 10Richard30,440
  11. 11Jeffrey30,142
  12. 12Scott28,572
  13. 13Jason27,274
  14. 14Kevin26,970
  15. 15Steven26,795
  16. 16Joseph26,718
  17. 17Thomas26,674
  18. 18Eric23,573
  19. 19Daniel23,521
  20. 20Timothy22,427
  21. 21Charles22,412
  22. 22Anthony21,176
  23. 23Paul20,197
  24. 24Matthew20,188
  25. 25Kenneth16,803
  26. 26Gregory16,287
  27. 27Stephen14,760
  28. 28Todd14,425
  29. 29Ronald13,617
  30. 30Donald12,397
  31. 31Edward12,278
  32. 32Andrew11,988
  33. 33Patrick11,734
  34. 34Shawn10,945
  35. 35Gary10,716
  36. 36Douglas10,410
  37. 37Sean10,344
  38. 38Keith9,615
  39. 39Craig9,367
  40. 40George8,913
  41. 41Troy8,448
  42. 42Jonathan8,194
  43. 43Larry8,105
  44. 44Peter8,057
  45. 45Jerry7,422
  46. 46Dennis7,313
  47. 47Bradley6,819
  48. 48Frank6,805
  49. 49Raymond6,789
  50. 50Jeffery6,701
  51. 51Chad6,629
  52. 52Aaron6,583
  53. 53Bryan6,451
  54. 54Terry6,187
  55. 55Rodney5,856
  56. 56Jose5,691
  57. 57Tony5,480
  58. 58Russell5,106
  59. 59Randy5,037
  60. 60Marc5,011
  61. 61Roger4,584
  62. 62Samuel4,559
  63. 63Chris4,461
  64. 64Shane4,451
  65. 65Johnny4,438
  66. 66Carl4,401
  67. 67Gerald4,399
  68. 68Jon4,370
  69. 69Travis4,323
  70. 70Jeremy4,318
  71. 71Marcus4,315
  72. 72Adam4,314
  73. 73Phillip4,275
  74. 74Brent4,270
  75. 75Darren4,197
  76. 76Lance4,160
  77. 77Derek4,147
  78. 78Billy4,122
  79. 79Vincent4,021
  80. 80Wayne4,006
  81. 81Benjamin3,927
  82. 82Joel3,840
  83. 83Lawrence3,824
  84. 84Corey3,813
  85. 85Danny3,768
  86. 86Jimmy3,659
  87. 87Bobby3,636
  88. 88Curtis3,615
  89. 89Walter3,584
  90. 90Joe3,569
  91. 91Alan3,553
  92. 92Philip3,521
  93. 93Martin3,502
  94. 94Bruce3,482
  95. 95Juan3,474
  96. 96Derrick3,446
  97. 97Jay3,416
  98. 98Carlos3,380
  99. 99Brett3,370
  100. 100Randall3,271

Top girl names

  1. 1Jennifer46,150
  2. 2Lisa38,965
  3. 3Kimberly34,133
  4. 4Michelle34,046
  5. 5Amy25,213
  6. 6Angela24,930
  7. 7Melissa23,734
  8. 8Tammy19,586
  9. 9Mary19,203
  10. 10Tracy18,465
  11. 11Julie17,158
  12. 12Karen16,700
  13. 13Laura16,492
  14. 14Christine16,062
  15. 15Susan15,739
  16. 16Dawn15,681
  17. 17Stephanie15,387
  18. 18Elizabeth15,112
  19. 19Heather14,670
  20. 20Kelly14,608
  21. 21Tina13,863
  22. 22Shannon13,547
  23. 23Lori13,449
  24. 24Patricia13,406
  25. 25Cynthia12,913
  26. 26Pamela12,906
  27. 27Sandra11,246
  28. 28Wendy11,100
  29. 29Rebecca10,855
  30. 30Nicole10,691
  31. 31Michele10,090
  32. 32Donna9,969
  33. 33Deborah9,846
  34. 34Teresa9,612
  35. 35Christina9,588
  36. 36Denise9,342
  37. 37Sharon9,178
  38. 38Linda8,730
  39. 39Maria8,684
  40. 40Brenda8,336
  41. 41Barbara8,026
  42. 42Stacy7,771
  43. 43Andrea7,708
  44. 44Cheryl7,439
  45. 45Kathleen7,409
  46. 46Rhonda7,379
  47. 47Debra7,197
  48. 48Stacey7,154
  49. 49Tonya7,140
  50. 50Nancy7,062
  51. 51Robin7,004
  52. 52Jill6,806
  53. 53Theresa6,412
  54. 54Dana6,405
  55. 55Tracey6,230
  56. 56Monica6,188
  57. 57Paula6,055
  58. 58Rachel6,030
  59. 59Catherine6,006
  60. 60Sherry5,917
  61. 61Gina5,875
  62. 62Ann5,740
  63. 63Kristin5,633
  64. 64Leslie5,622
  65. 65Sarah5,614
  66. 66Jacqueline5,576
  67. 67Katherine5,443
  68. 68Renee5,373
  69. 69Tara5,330
  70. 70Diane5,186
  71. 71Carol5,063
  72. 72Cindy5,049
  73. 73Carrie4,977
  74. 74Holly4,940
  75. 75Sheila4,937
  76. 76Tanya4,862
  77. 77Kathy4,797
  78. 78Kim4,729
  79. 79Tamara4,721
  80. 80Margaret4,704
  81. 81Heidi4,641
  82. 82April4,602
  83. 83Kristen4,600
  84. 84Carolyn4,518
  85. 85Victoria4,460
  86. 86Regina4,433
  87. 87Suzanne4,425
  88. 88Laurie4,392
  89. 89Diana4,373
  90. 90Deanna4,331
  91. 91Melanie4,330
  92. 92Beth4,247
  93. 93Melinda4,225
  94. 94Carla4,214
  95. 95Jodi4,185
  96. 96Janet4,159
  97. 97Valerie4,130
  98. 98Jessica4,022
  99. 99Tiffany4,001
  100. 100Traci3,854