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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1970, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1970s. Then see which names rose and fell after 1970 and what is climbing now.

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The 1970 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Jennifer46,150
  2. 2Lisa38,967
  3. 3Kimberly34,130
  4. 4Michelle34,047
  5. 5Amy25,212
  6. 6Angela24,929
  7. 7Melissa23,735
  8. 8Tammy19,587
  9. 9Mary19,204
  10. 10Tracy18,464
  11. 11Julie17,158
  12. 12Karen16,699
  13. 13Laura16,490
  14. 14Christine16,061
  15. 15Susan15,738
  16. 16Dawn15,681
  17. 17Stephanie15,387
  18. 18Elizabeth15,108
  19. 19Heather14,669
  20. 20Kelly14,607
  21. 21Tina13,861
  22. 22Shannon13,547
  23. 23Lori13,448
  24. 24Patricia13,406
  25. 25Cynthia12,913
  26. 26Pamela12,907
  27. 27Sandra11,246
  28. 28Wendy11,100
  29. 29Rebecca10,854
  30. 30Nicole10,691
  31. 31Michele10,090
  32. 32Donna9,968
  33. 33Deborah9,845
  34. 34Teresa9,612
  35. 35Christina9,588
  36. 36Denise9,343
  37. 37Sharon9,177
  38. 38Linda8,731
  39. 39Maria8,686
  40. 40Brenda8,336
  41. 41Barbara8,026
  42. 42Stacy7,771
  43. 43Andrea7,708
  44. 44Cheryl7,440
  45. 45Kathleen7,410
  46. 46Rhonda7,379
  47. 47Debra7,198
  48. 48Stacey7,154
  49. 49Tonya7,140
  50. 50Nancy7,063
  51. 51Robin7,004
  52. 52Jill6,806
  53. 53Theresa6,411
  54. 54Dana6,406
  55. 55Tracey6,230
  56. 56Monica6,188
  57. 57Paula6,055
  58. 58Rachel6,029
  59. 59Catherine6,004
  60. 60Sherry5,917
  61. 61Gina5,874
  62. 62Ann5,740
  63. 63Kristin5,633
  64. 64Leslie5,622
  65. 65Sarah5,614
  66. 66Jacqueline5,576
  67. 67Katherine5,443
  68. 68Renee5,373
  69. 69Tara5,329
  70. 70Diane5,188
  71. 71Carol5,064
  72. 72Cindy5,049
  73. 73Carrie4,978
  74. 74Holly4,940
  75. 75Sheila4,937
  76. 76Tanya4,862
  77. 77Kathy4,797
  78. 78Kim4,729
  79. 79Tamara4,721
  80. 80Margaret4,704
  81. 81Heidi4,642
  82. 82April4,603
  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. 95Jodi4,186
  96. 96Janet4,158
  97. 97Valerie4,130
  98. 98Jessica4,021
  99. 99Tiffany3,999
  100. 100Traci3,854

US babies given each name in 1970.

Boys100

  1. 1Michael85,266
  2. 2James61,735
  3. 3David61,728
  4. 4John58,491
  5. 5Robert57,177
  6. 6Christopher41,747
  7. 7William38,887
  8. 8Brian31,917
  9. 9Mark31,461
  10. 10Richard30,442
  11. 11Jeffrey30,139
  12. 12Scott28,565
  13. 13Jason27,272
  14. 14Kevin26,968
  15. 15Steven26,793
  16. 16Joseph26,714
  17. 17Thomas26,669
  18. 18Eric23,571
  19. 19Daniel23,521
  20. 20Timothy22,422
  21. 21Charles22,411
  22. 22Anthony21,176
  23. 23Paul20,196
  24. 24Matthew20,185
  25. 25Kenneth16,800
  26. 26Gregory16,286
  27. 27Stephen14,758
  28. 28Todd14,426
  29. 29Ronald13,618
  30. 30Donald12,397
  31. 31Edward12,275
  32. 32Andrew11,989
  33. 33Patrick11,730
  34. 34Shawn10,945
  35. 35Gary10,716
  36. 36Douglas10,409
  37. 37Sean10,341
  38. 38Keith9,615
  39. 39Craig9,364
  40. 40George8,911
  41. 41Troy8,448
  42. 42Jonathan8,194
  43. 43Larry8,104
  44. 44Peter8,056
  45. 45Jerry7,422
  46. 46Dennis7,312
  47. 47Bradley6,818
  48. 48Frank6,805
  49. 49Raymond6,788
  50. 50Jeffery6,701
  51. 51Chad6,628
  52. 52Aaron6,584
  53. 53Bryan6,452
  54. 54Terry6,186
  55. 55Rodney5,856
  56. 56Jose5,691
  57. 57Tony5,480
  58. 58Russell5,106
  59. 59Randy5,036
  60. 60Marc5,009
  61. 61Roger4,583
  62. 62Samuel4,558
  63. 63Chris4,460
  64. 64Shane4,451
  65. 65Johnny4,438
  66. 66Carl4,402
  67. 67Gerald4,399
  68. 68Jon4,371
  69. 69Travis4,321
  70. 70Jeremy4,318
  71. 71Marcus4,315
  72. 72Adam4,313
  73. 73Phillip4,275
  74. 74Brent4,269
  75. 75Darren4,197
  76. 76Lance4,160
  77. 77Derek4,147
  78. 78Billy4,121
  79. 79Vincent4,021
  80. 80Wayne4,006
  81. 81Benjamin3,926
  82. 82Joel3,839
  83. 83Lawrence3,824
  84. 84Corey3,814
  85. 85Danny3,768
  86. 86Jimmy3,660
  87. 87Bobby3,636
  88. 88Curtis3,615
  89. 89Walter3,584
  90. 90Joe3,570
  91. 91Alan3,553
  92. 92Philip3,520
  93. 93Martin3,500
  94. 94Bruce3,482
  95. 95Juan3,476
  96. 96Derrick3,446
  97. 97Jay3,415
  98. 98Carlos3,380
  99. 99Brett3,370
  100. 100Randall3,271

US babies given each name in 1970.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1970?
Jennifer was the #1 girl name in the US in 1970, given to 46,150 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1970?
Michael was the #1 boy name in the US in 1970, given to 85,266 babies.

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