Top baby names of 1970

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

Girls

  1. Jennifer46,150
  2. Lisa38,965
  3. Kimberly34,133
  4. Michelle34,046
  5. Amy25,213
  6. Angela24,930
  7. Melissa23,734
  8. Tammy19,586
  9. Mary19,203
  10. Tracy18,465
  11. Julie17,158
  12. Karen16,700
  13. Laura16,492
  14. Christine16,062
  15. Susan15,739
  16. Dawn15,681
  17. Stephanie15,387
  18. Elizabeth15,112
  19. Heather14,670
  20. Kelly14,608
  21. Tina13,863
  22. Shannon13,547
  23. Lori13,449
  24. Patricia13,406
  25. Cynthia12,913
  26. Pamela12,906
  27. Sandra11,246
  28. Wendy11,100
  29. Rebecca10,855
  30. Nicole10,691
  31. Michele10,090
  32. Donna9,969
  33. Deborah9,846
  34. Teresa9,612
  35. Christina9,588
  36. Denise9,342
  37. Sharon9,178
  38. Linda8,730
  39. Maria8,684
  40. Brenda8,336
  41. Barbara8,026
  42. Stacy7,771
  43. Andrea7,708
  44. Cheryl7,439
  45. Kathleen7,409
  46. Rhonda7,379
  47. Debra7,197
  48. Stacey7,154
  49. Tonya7,140
  50. Nancy7,062

Boys

  1. Michael85,271
  2. James61,740
  3. David61,729
  4. John58,496
  5. Robert57,179
  6. Christopher41,751
  7. William38,889
  8. Brian31,918
  9. Mark31,464
  10. Richard30,440
  11. Jeffrey30,142
  12. Scott28,572
  13. Jason27,274
  14. Kevin26,970
  15. Steven26,795
  16. Joseph26,718
  17. Thomas26,674
  18. Eric23,573
  19. Daniel23,521
  20. Timothy22,427
  21. Charles22,412
  22. Anthony21,176
  23. Paul20,197
  24. Matthew20,188
  25. Kenneth16,803
  26. Gregory16,287
  27. Stephen14,760
  28. Todd14,425
  29. Ronald13,617
  30. Donald12,397
  31. Edward12,278
  32. Andrew11,988
  33. Patrick11,734
  34. Shawn10,945
  35. Gary10,716
  36. Douglas10,410
  37. Sean10,344
  38. Keith9,615
  39. Craig9,367
  40. George8,913
  41. Troy8,448
  42. Jonathan8,194
  43. Larry8,105
  44. Peter8,057
  45. Jerry7,422
  46. Dennis7,313
  47. Bradley6,819
  48. Frank6,805
  49. Raymond6,789
  50. Jeffery6,701