Names that belong entirely to the 1970s
Every decade signs its name in the records. These reached their all-time top-100 peak in the 1970s — the years of shag carpets and singer-songwriters — and have since stepped out of the mainstream.
Choose one to honor that generation, or simply enjoy the most concentrated time capsule the records can offer.
Girls
- Jennifer#1 in 1970 · rare today
- Melissa#2 in 1977 · rare today
- Heather#3 in 1975 · rare today
- Angela#5 in 1974 · rare today
- Rebecca#10 in 1973 · rare today
- Kelly#10 in 1977 · rare today
- Julie#10 in 1971 · rare today
- Tracy#10 in 1970 · rare today
- Christina#12 in 1975 · rare today
- Dawn#14 in 1971 · rare today
- Shannon#17 in 1976 · rare today
- Jamie#18 in 1976 · rare today
- April#23 in 1979 · rare today
- Wendy#28 in 1970 · rare today
- Jaime#29 in 1976 · rare today
- Stacy#32 in 1971 · rare today
- Tara#35 in 1977 · rare today
- Tonya#36 in 1973 · rare today
- Brandy#37 in 1978 · rare today
- Monica#39 in 1977 · rare today
- Misty#40 in 1977 · rare today
- Stacey#41 in 1971 · rare today
- Jill#41 in 1977 · rare today
- Dana#44 in 1971 · rare today
Boys
- Brian#8 in 1970 · rare today
- Scott#10 in 1971 · rare today
- Chad#25 in 1972 · rare today
- Shawn#27 in 1973 · rare today
- Sean#33 in 1972 · rare today
- Travis#36 in 1979 · rare today
- Bryan#42 in 1977 · rare today
- Bradley#47 in 1970 · rare today
- Corey#52 in 1977 · rare today
- Shaun#52 in 1978 · rare today
- Shane#54 in 1973 · rare today
- Marc#60 in 1970 · rare today
- Jamie#62 in 1975 · rare today
- Brent#73 in 1971 · rare today
- Lance#76 in 1970 · rare today
- Shannon#94 in 1972 · rare today
- Brad#98 in 1975 · rare today
How this list is built: Names whose all-time top-100 peak fell in the 1970s and which now rank outside the national top-300 (or are unranked). Source: US Social Security birth records, refreshed yearly.
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