Years · 1970s · Evolution

Top baby names of 1970

In 1970, Jennifer and Michael were the most popular names in the United States. 3,606,302 births in the Social Security records that year.

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Most popular girl names in 1970
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	Jennifer	46,150	1 in 80	2 places up
2	Lisa	38,967	1 in 90	1 places down
3	Kimberly	34,130	1 in 106	1 places up
4	Michelle	34,047	1 in 106	2 places down
5	Amy	25,212	1 in 143	1 places up
6	Angela	24,929	1 in 145	1 places up
7	Melissa	23,735	1 in 152	2 places down
8	Tammy	19,587	1 in 184	1 places up
9	Mary	19,204	1 in 188	1 places down
10	Tracy	18,464	1 in 195	7 places up
11	Julie	17,158	1 in 210	1 places up
12	Karen	16,699	1 in 216	1 places up
13	Laura	16,490	1 in 219	3 places down
14	Christine	16,061	1 in 225	= same rank
15	Susan	15,738	1 in 229	4 places down
16	Dawn	15,681	1 in 230	5 places up
17	Stephanie	15,387	1 in 234	2 places up
18	Elizabeth	15,108	1 in 239	2 places down
19	Heather	14,669	1 in 246	15 places up
20	Kelly	14,607	1 in 247	5 places down
21	Tina	13,861	1 in 260	1 places up
22	Shannon	13,547	1 in 266	9 places up
23	Lori	13,448	1 in 268	3 places down
24	Patricia	13,406	1 in 269	6 places down
25	Cynthia	12,913	1 in 279	2 places down
26	Pamela	12,907	1 in 279	2 places down
27	Sandra	11,246	1 in 321	2 places down
28	Wendy	11,100	1 in 325	1 places up
29	Rebecca	10,854	1 in 332	1 places down
30	Nicole	10,691	1 in 337	17 places up
31	Michele	10,090	1 in 357	1 places down
32	Donna	9,968	1 in 362	6 places down
33	Deborah	9,845	1 in 366	6 places down
34	Teresa	9,612	1 in 375	2 places down
35	Christina	9,588	1 in 376	2 places up
36	Denise	9,343	1 in 386	1 places down
37	Sharon	9,177	1 in 393	1 places down
38	Linda	8,731	1 in 413	5 places down
39	Maria	8,686	1 in 415	1 places up
40	Brenda	8,336	1 in 433	2 places down
41	Barbara	8,026	1 in 449	2 places down
42	Stacy	7,771	1 in 464	11 places up
43	Andrea	7,708	1 in 468	5 places up
44	Cheryl	7,440	1 in 485	3 places down
45	Kathleen	7,410	1 in 487	3 places down
46	Rhonda	7,379	1 in 489	2 places down
47	Debra	7,198	1 in 501	4 places down
48	Stacey	7,154	1 in 504	4 places up
49	Tonya	7,140	1 in 505	5 places up
50	Nancy	7,063	1 in 511	5 places down

Most popular boy names in 1970
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	Michael	85,266	1 in 40	= same rank
2	James	61,735	1 in 60	1 places up
3	David	61,728	1 in 60	1 places down
4	John	58,491	1 in 60	= same rank
5	Robert	57,177	1 in 60	= same rank
6	Christopher	41,747	1 in 90	1 places up
7	William	38,887	1 in 90	1 places down
8	Brian	31,917	1 in 113	1 places up
9	Mark	31,461	1 in 115	1 places down
10	Richard	30,442	1 in 118	= same rank
11	Jeffrey	30,139	1 in 120	= same rank
12	Scott	28,565	1 in 126	= same rank
13	Jason	27,272	1 in 132	12 places up
14	Kevin	26,968	1 in 134	2 places up
15	Steven	26,793	1 in 135	1 places down
16	Joseph	26,714	1 in 135	1 places down
17	Thomas	26,669	1 in 135	4 places down
18	Eric	23,571	1 in 153	3 places up
19	Daniel	23,521	1 in 153	1 places down
20	Timothy	22,422	1 in 161	3 places down
21	Charles	22,411	1 in 161	2 places down
22	Anthony	21,176	1 in 170	2 places down
23	Paul	20,196	1 in 179	1 places down
24	Matthew	20,185	1 in 179	= same rank
25	Kenneth	16,800	1 in 215	2 places down
26	Gregory	16,286	1 in 221	= same rank
27	Stephen	14,758	1 in 244	= same rank
28	Todd	14,426	1 in 250	= same rank
29	Ronald	13,618	1 in 265	= same rank
30	Donald	12,397	1 in 291	= same rank
31	Edward	12,275	1 in 294	1 places up
32	Andrew	11,989	1 in 301	1 places up
33	Patrick	11,730	1 in 307	2 places down
34	Shawn	10,945	1 in 329	7 places up
35	Gary	10,716	1 in 337	= same rank
36	Douglas	10,409	1 in 346	2 places down
37	Sean	10,341	1 in 349	= same rank
38	Keith	9,615	1 in 375	2 places down
39	Craig	9,364	1 in 385	= same rank
40	George	8,911	1 in 405	2 places down
41	Troy	8,448	1 in 427	1 places up
42	Jonathan	8,194	1 in 440	4 places up
43	Larry	8,104	1 in 445	3 places down
44	Peter	8,056	1 in 448	1 places down
45	Jerry	7,422	1 in 486	= same rank
46	Dennis	7,312	1 in 493	2 places down
47	Bradley	6,818	1 in 529	6 places up
48	Frank	6,805	1 in 530	1 places down
49	Raymond	6,788	1 in 531	1 places up
50	Jeffery	6,701	1 in 538	2 places down

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