Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1970
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(85,271) |
Michael |
85,271 |
| 2(61,740) |
James |
61,740 |
| 3(61,729) |
David |
61,729 |
| 4(58,496) |
John |
58,496 |
| 5(57,179) |
Robert |
57,179 |
| 6(41,751) |
Christopher |
41,751 |
| 7(38,889) |
William |
38,889 |
| 8(31,918) |
Brian |
31,918 |
| 9(31,464) |
Mark |
31,464 |
| 10(30,440) |
Richard |
30,440 |
| 11(30,142) |
Jeffrey |
30,142 |
| 12(28,572) |
Scott |
28,572 |
| 13(27,274) |
Jason |
27,274 |
| 14(26,970) |
Kevin |
26,970 |
| 15(26,795) |
Steven |
26,795 |
| 16(26,718) |
Joseph |
26,718 |
| 17(26,674) |
Thomas |
26,674 |
| 18(23,573) |
Eric |
23,573 |
| 19(23,521) |
Daniel |
23,521 |
| 20(22,427) |
Timothy |
22,427 |
| 21(22,412) |
Charles |
22,412 |
| 22(21,176) |
Anthony |
21,176 |
| 23(20,197) |
Paul |
20,197 |
| 24(20,188) |
Matthew |
20,188 |
| 25(16,803) |
Kenneth |
16,803 |
| 26(16,287) |
Gregory |
16,287 |
| 27(14,760) |
Stephen |
14,760 |
| 28(14,425) |
Todd |
14,425 |
| 29(13,617) |
Ronald |
13,617 |
| 30(12,397) |
Donald |
12,397 |
| 31(12,278) |
Edward |
12,278 |
| 32(11,988) |
Andrew |
11,988 |
| 33(11,734) |
Patrick |
11,734 |
| 34(10,945) |
Shawn |
10,945 |
| 35(10,716) |
Gary |
10,716 |
| 36(10,410) |
Douglas |
10,410 |
| 37(10,344) |
Sean |
10,344 |
| 38(9,615) |
Keith |
9,615 |
| 39(9,367) |
Craig |
9,367 |
| 40(8,913) |
George |
8,913 |
| 41(8,448) |
Troy |
8,448 |
| 42(8,194) |
Jonathan |
8,194 |
| 43(8,105) |
Larry |
8,105 |
| 44(8,057) |
Peter |
8,057 |
| 45(7,422) |
Jerry |
7,422 |
| 46(7,313) |
Dennis |
7,313 |
| 47(6,819) |
Bradley |
6,819 |
| 48(6,805) |
Frank |
6,805 |
| 49(6,789) |
Raymond |
6,789 |
| 50(6,701) |
Jeffery |
6,701 |
| 51(6,629) |
Chad |
6,629 |
| 52(6,583) |
Aaron |
6,583 |
| 53(6,451) |
Bryan |
6,451 |
| 54(6,187) |
Terry |
6,187 |
| 55(5,856) |
Rodney |
5,856 |
| 56(5,691) |
Jose |
5,691 |
| 57(5,480) |
Tony |
5,480 |
| 58(5,106) |
Russell |
5,106 |
| 59(5,037) |
Randy |
5,037 |
| 60(5,011) |
Marc |
5,011 |
| 61(4,584) |
Roger |
4,584 |
| 62(4,559) |
Samuel |
4,559 |
| 63(4,461) |
Chris |
4,461 |
| 64(4,451) |
Shane |
4,451 |
| 65(4,438) |
Johnny |
4,438 |
| 66(4,401) |
Carl |
4,401 |
| 67(4,399) |
Gerald |
4,399 |
| 68(4,370) |
Jon |
4,370 |
| 69(4,323) |
Travis |
4,323 |
| 70(4,318) |
Jeremy |
4,318 |
| 71(4,315) |
Marcus |
4,315 |
| 72(4,314) |
Adam |
4,314 |
| 73(4,275) |
Phillip |
4,275 |
| 74(4,270) |
Brent |
4,270 |
| 75(4,197) |
Darren |
4,197 |
| 76(4,160) |
Lance |
4,160 |
| 77(4,147) |
Derek |
4,147 |
| 78(4,122) |
Billy |
4,122 |
| 79(4,021) |
Vincent |
4,021 |
| 80(4,006) |
Wayne |
4,006 |
| 81(3,927) |
Benjamin |
3,927 |
| 82(3,840) |
Joel |
3,840 |
| 83(3,824) |
Lawrence |
3,824 |
| 84(3,813) |
Corey |
3,813 |
| 85(3,768) |
Danny |
3,768 |
| 86(3,659) |
Jimmy |
3,659 |
| 87(3,636) |
Bobby |
3,636 |
| 88(3,615) |
Curtis |
3,615 |
| 89(3,584) |
Walter |
3,584 |
| 90(3,569) |
Joe |
3,569 |
| 91(3,553) |
Alan |
3,553 |
| 92(3,521) |
Philip |
3,521 |
| 93(3,502) |
Martin |
3,502 |
| 94(3,482) |
Bruce |
3,482 |
| 95(3,474) |
Juan |
3,474 |
| 96(3,446) |
Derrick |
3,446 |
| 97(3,416) |
Jay |
3,416 |
| 98(3,380) |
Carlos |
3,380 |
| 99(3,370) |
Brett |
3,370 |
| 100(3,271) |
Randall |
3,271 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(46,150) |
Jennifer |
46,150 |
| 2(38,965) |
Lisa |
38,965 |
| 3(34,133) |
Kimberly |
34,133 |
| 4(34,046) |
Michelle |
34,046 |
| 5(25,213) |
Amy |
25,213 |
| 6(24,930) |
Angela |
24,930 |
| 7(23,734) |
Melissa |
23,734 |
| 8(19,586) |
Tammy |
19,586 |
| 9(19,203) |
Mary |
19,203 |
| 10(18,465) |
Tracy |
18,465 |
| 11(17,158) |
Julie |
17,158 |
| 12(16,700) |
Karen |
16,700 |
| 13(16,492) |
Laura |
16,492 |
| 14(16,062) |
Christine |
16,062 |
| 15(15,739) |
Susan |
15,739 |
| 16(15,681) |
Dawn |
15,681 |
| 17(15,387) |
Stephanie |
15,387 |
| 18(15,112) |
Elizabeth |
15,112 |
| 19(14,670) |
Heather |
14,670 |
| 20(14,608) |
Kelly |
14,608 |
| 21(13,863) |
Tina |
13,863 |
| 22(13,547) |
Shannon |
13,547 |
| 23(13,449) |
Lori |
13,449 |
| 24(13,406) |
Patricia |
13,406 |
| 25(12,913) |
Cynthia |
12,913 |
| 26(12,906) |
Pamela |
12,906 |
| 27(11,246) |
Sandra |
11,246 |
| 28(11,100) |
Wendy |
11,100 |
| 29(10,855) |
Rebecca |
10,855 |
| 30(10,691) |
Nicole |
10,691 |
| 31(10,090) |
Michele |
10,090 |
| 32(9,969) |
Donna |
9,969 |
| 33(9,846) |
Deborah |
9,846 |
| 34(9,612) |
Teresa |
9,612 |
| 35(9,588) |
Christina |
9,588 |
| 36(9,342) |
Denise |
9,342 |
| 37(9,178) |
Sharon |
9,178 |
| 38(8,730) |
Linda |
8,730 |
| 39(8,684) |
Maria |
8,684 |
| 40(8,336) |
Brenda |
8,336 |
| 41(8,026) |
Barbara |
8,026 |
| 42(7,771) |
Stacy |
7,771 |
| 43(7,708) |
Andrea |
7,708 |
| 44(7,439) |
Cheryl |
7,439 |
| 45(7,409) |
Kathleen |
7,409 |
| 46(7,379) |
Rhonda |
7,379 |
| 47(7,197) |
Debra |
7,197 |
| 48(7,154) |
Stacey |
7,154 |
| 49(7,140) |
Tonya |
7,140 |
| 50(7,062) |
Nancy |
7,062 |
| 51(7,004) |
Robin |
7,004 |
| 52(6,806) |
Jill |
6,806 |
| 53(6,412) |
Theresa |
6,412 |
| 54(6,405) |
Dana |
6,405 |
| 55(6,230) |
Tracey |
6,230 |
| 56(6,188) |
Monica |
6,188 |
| 57(6,055) |
Paula |
6,055 |
| 58(6,030) |
Rachel |
6,030 |
| 59(6,006) |
Catherine |
6,006 |
| 60(5,917) |
Sherry |
5,917 |
| 61(5,875) |
Gina |
5,875 |
| 62(5,740) |
Ann |
5,740 |
| 63(5,633) |
Kristin |
5,633 |
| 64(5,622) |
Leslie |
5,622 |
| 65(5,614) |
Sarah |
5,614 |
| 66(5,576) |
Jacqueline |
5,576 |
| 67(5,443) |
Katherine |
5,443 |
| 68(5,373) |
Renee |
5,373 |
| 69(5,330) |
Tara |
5,330 |
| 70(5,186) |
Diane |
5,186 |
| 71(5,063) |
Carol |
5,063 |
| 72(5,049) |
Cindy |
5,049 |
| 73(4,977) |
Carrie |
4,977 |
| 74(4,940) |
Holly |
4,940 |
| 75(4,937) |
Sheila |
4,937 |
| 76(4,862) |
Tanya |
4,862 |
| 77(4,797) |
Kathy |
4,797 |
| 78(4,729) |
Kim |
4,729 |
| 79(4,721) |
Tamara |
4,721 |
| 80(4,704) |
Margaret |
4,704 |
| 81(4,641) |
Heidi |
4,641 |
| 82(4,602) |
April |
4,602 |
| 83(4,600) |
Kristen |
4,600 |
| 84(4,518) |
Carolyn |
4,518 |
| 85(4,460) |
Victoria |
4,460 |
| 86(4,433) |
Regina |
4,433 |
| 87(4,425) |
Suzanne |
4,425 |
| 88(4,392) |
Laurie |
4,392 |
| 89(4,373) |
Diana |
4,373 |
| 90(4,331) |
Deanna |
4,331 |
| 91(4,330) |
Melanie |
4,330 |
| 92(4,247) |
Beth |
4,247 |
| 93(4,225) |
Melinda |
4,225 |
| 94(4,214) |
Carla |
4,214 |
| 95(4,185) |
Jodi |
4,185 |
| 96(4,159) |
Janet |
4,159 |
| 97(4,130) |
Valerie |
4,130 |
| 98(4,022) |
Jessica |
4,022 |
| 99(4,001) |
Tiffany |
4,001 |
| 100(3,854) |
Traci |
3,854 |
