TheNameDBMost Popular Baby Names of the 1970s
Based on Social Security Administration birth data from 1880 to 2023.
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Top 20 Names of the 1970s
| # | Name | Gender | Total Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | M | 707,368 |
| 2 | Jennifer | F | 581,733 |
| 3 | Christopher | M | 475,446 |
| 4 | Jason | M | 462,749 |
| 5 | David | M | 445,741 |
| 6 | James | M | 444,749 |
| 7 | John | M | 402,636 |
| 8 | Robert | M | 397,249 |
| 9 | Brian | M | 322,694 |
| 10 | William | M | 283,415 |
| 11 | Matthew | M | 277,752 |
| 12 | Amy | F | 268,995 |
| 13 | Melissa | F | 253,268 |
| 14 | Michelle | F | 249,136 |
| 15 | Joseph | M | 244,838 |
| 16 | Daniel | M | 244,463 |
| 17 | Kimberly | F | 229,098 |
| 18 | Lisa | F | 228,687 |
| 19 | Angela | F | 225,266 |
| 20 | Kevin | M | 212,244 |
| 21 | Eric | M | 211,494 |
| 22 | Heather | F | 203,906 |
| 23 | Jeffrey | M | 202,861 |
| 24 | Richard | M | 202,808 |
| 25 | Scott | M | 194,543 |
| 26 | Mark | M | 194,288 |
| 27 | Steven | M | 188,096 |
| 28 | Thomas | M | 186,766 |
| 29 | Timothy | M | 181,268 |
| 30 | Anthony | M | 174,886 |
| 31 | Charles | M | 163,030 |
| 32 | Stephanie | F | 160,466 |
| 33 | Nicole | F | 144,670 |
| 34 | Jessica | F | 143,498 |
| 35 | Elizabeth | F | 142,855 |
| 36 | Joshua | M | 140,325 |
| 37 | Ryan | M | 139,643 |
| 38 | Jeremy | M | 139,321 |
| 39 | Rebecca | F | 137,291 |
| 40 | Paul | M | 136,404 |
| 41 | Kelly | F | 133,548 |
| 42 | Andrew | M | 132,943 |
| 43 | Mary | F | 126,254 |
| 44 | Christina | F | 125,750 |
| 45 | Amanda | F | 123,925 |
| 46 | Julie | F | 121,926 |
| 47 | Sarah | F | 118,831 |
| 48 | Laura | F | 118,207 |
| 49 | Gregory | M | 115,573 |
| 50 | Shannon | F | 113,798 |
| 51 | Chad | M | 113,538 |
| 52 | Kenneth | M | 111,497 |
| 53 | Jonathan | M | 107,935 |
| 54 | Stephen | M | 107,812 |
| 55 | Shawn | M | 105,794 |
| 56 | Christine | F | 103,237 |
| 57 | Aaron | M | 101,485 |
| 58 | Tammy | F | 98,830 |
| 59 | Tracy | F | 95,537 |
| 60 | Karen | F | 95,173 |
| 61 | Dawn | F | 92,445 |
| 62 | Adam | M | 91,752 |
| 63 | Patrick | M | 91,251 |
| 64 | Susan | F | 88,310 |
| 65 | Justin | M | 86,547 |
| 66 | Andrea | F | 86,424 |
| 67 | Tina | F | 84,767 |
| 68 | Sean | M | 83,843 |
| 69 | Edward | M | 83,436 |
| 70 | Todd | M | 83,325 |
| 71 | Donald | M | 82,440 |
| 72 | Ronald | M | 81,732 |
| 73 | Benjamin | M | 81,337 |
| 74 | Patricia | F | 81,110 |
| 75 | Cynthia | F | 80,200 |
| 76 | Lori | F | 77,779 |
| 77 | Rachel | F | 77,750 |
| 78 | April | F | 76,946 |
| 79 | Keith | M | 76,694 |
| 80 | Maria | F | 76,351 |
| 81 | Wendy | F | 74,186 |
| 82 | Crystal | F | 73,759 |
| 83 | Bryan | M | 71,342 |
| 84 | Stacy | F | 69,901 |
| 85 | Gary | M | 68,265 |
| 86 | Erin | F | 67,891 |
| 87 | Jamie | F | 67,845 |
| 88 | Carrie | F | 66,827 |
| 89 | Jose | M | 66,388 |
| 90 | Nathan | M | 65,868 |
| 91 | Douglas | M | 65,164 |
| 92 | Tiffany | F | 65,160 |
| 93 | Tara | F | 65,072 |
| 94 | Nicholas | M | 65,069 |
| 95 | Brandon | M | 65,050 |
| 96 | George | M | 64,762 |
| 97 | Sandra | F | 64,337 |
| 98 | Travis | M | 64,107 |
| 99 | Peter | M | 62,330 |
| 100 | Monica | F | 61,681 |