Top names of the 1970s
The following table shows the 200 most popular given names for male and female
babies born during the 1970s. For each rank and sex, the table shows
the name and the number of occurrences of that name. The 200 most popular names
were taken from a universe that includes 17,104,863 male births and
16,462,629 female births
Males | Females | |||
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Rank | Name | Number | Name | Number |
1 | Michael | 707,368 | Jennifer | 581,733 |
2 | Christopher | 475,446 | Amy | 268,995 |
3 | Jason | 462,749 | Melissa | 253,268 |
4 | David | 445,741 | Michelle | 249,136 |
5 | James | 444,749 | Kimberly | 229,098 |
6 | John | 402,636 | Lisa | 228,687 |
7 | Robert | 397,249 | Angela | 225,266 |
8 | Brian | 322,694 | Heather | 203,906 |
9 | William | 283,415 | Stephanie | 160,466 |
10 | Matthew | 277,752 | Nicole | 144,670 |
11 | Joseph | 244,838 | Jessica | 143,498 |
12 | Daniel | 244,463 | Elizabeth | 142,855 |
13 | Kevin | 212,244 | Rebecca | 137,291 |
14 | Eric | 211,494 | Kelly | 133,548 |
15 | Jeffrey | 202,861 | Mary | 126,254 |
16 | Richard | 202,808 | Christina | 125,750 |
17 | Scott | 194,543 | Amanda | 123,925 |
18 | Mark | 194,288 | Julie | 121,926 |
19 | Steven | 188,096 | Sarah | 118,831 |
20 | Thomas | 186,766 | Laura | 118,207 |
21 | Timothy | 181,268 | Shannon | 113,798 |
22 | Anthony | 174,886 | Christine | 103,237 |
23 | Charles | 163,030 | Tammy | 98,830 |
24 | Joshua | 140,325 | Tracy | 95,537 |
25 | Ryan | 139,643 | Karen | 95,173 |
26 | Jeremy | 139,321 | Dawn | 92,445 |
27 | Paul | 136,404 | Susan | 88,310 |
28 | Andrew | 132,943 | Andrea | 86,424 |
29 | Gregory | 115,573 | Tina | 84,767 |
30 | Chad | 113,538 | Patricia | 81,110 |
31 | Kenneth | 111,497 | Cynthia | 80,200 |
32 | Jonathan | 107,935 | Lori | 77,779 |
33 | Stephen | 107,812 | Rachel | 77,750 |
34 | Shawn | 105,794 | April | 76,946 |
35 | Aaron | 101,485 | Maria | 76,351 |
36 | Adam | 91,752 | Wendy | 74,186 |
37 | Patrick | 91,251 | Crystal | 73,759 |
38 | Justin | 86,547 | Stacy | 69,901 |
39 | Sean | 83,843 | Erin | 67,891 |
40 | Edward | 83,436 | Jamie | 67,845 |
41 | Todd | 83,325 | Carrie | 66,827 |
42 | Donald | 82,440 | Tiffany | 65,160 |
43 | Ronald | 81,732 | Tara | 65,072 |
44 | Benjamin | 81,337 | Sandra | 64,337 |
45 | Keith | 76,694 | Monica | 61,681 |
46 | Bryan | 71,342 | Danielle | 60,919 |
47 | Gary | 68,265 | Stacey | 59,210 |
48 | Jose | 66,388 | Pamela | 58,038 |
49 | Nathan | 65,868 | Tonya | 57,789 |
50 | Douglas | 65,164 | Sara | 56,960 |
51 | Nicholas | 65,069 | Michele | 56,558 |
52 | Brandon | 65,050 | Teresa | 56,038 |
53 | George | 64,762 | Denise | 55,868 |
54 | Travis | 64,107 | Jill | 55,071 |
55 | Peter | 62,330 | Katherine | 54,052 |
56 | Craig | 58,795 | Melanie | 53,320 |
57 | Bradley | 58,684 | Dana | 51,361 |
58 | Larry | 58,140 | Holly | 50,464 |
59 | Dennis | 50,553 | Erica | 49,597 |
60 | Shane | 50,281 | Brenda | 48,593 |
61 | Raymond | 49,340 | Deborah | 47,856 |
62 | Troy | 48,849 | Tanya | 47,829 |
63 | Jerry | 48,351 | Sharon | 47,771 |
64 | Samuel | 48,103 | Donna | 47,344 |
65 | Frank | 46,920 | Amber | 47,065 |
66 | Jesse | 44,892 | Emily | 46,843 |
67 | Jeffery | 44,566 | Robin | 45,943 |
68 | Juan | 43,400 | Linda | 45,899 |
69 | Terry | 42,427 | Kathleen | 44,846 |
70 | Corey | 40,998 | Leslie | 44,840 |
71 | Phillip | 39,844 | Christy | 44,592 |
72 | Marcus | 39,469 | Kristen | 44,209 |
73 | Derek | 38,314 | Catherine | 43,864 |
74 | Rodney | 37,447 | Kristin | 42,385 |
75 | Joel | 37,231 | Misty | 42,375 |
76 | Carlos | 36,948 | Barbara | 42,238 |
77 | Randy | 36,546 | Heidi | 42,221 |
78 | Jacob | 36,355 | Nancy | 41,849 |
79 | Jamie | 36,298 | Cheryl | 40,393 |
80 | Tony | 35,679 | Theresa | 40,078 |
81 | Russell | 35,468 | Brandy | 40,070 |
82 | Brent | 35,383 | Alicia | 39,253 |
83 | Antonio | 33,280 | Veronica | 38,787 |
84 | Billy | 33,220 | Gina | 38,119 |
85 | Derrick | 32,862 | Jacqueline | 37,964 |
86 | Kyle | 32,652 | Rhonda | 37,946 |
87 | Erik | 32,093 | Anna | 37,811 |
88 | Johnny | 32,026 | Renee | 37,592 |
89 | Marc | 31,838 | Megan | 37,360 |
90 | Philip | 31,371 | Tamara | 37,076 |
91 | Carl | 31,370 | Melinda | 36,438 |
92 | Roger | 29,718 | Kathryn | 36,436 |
93 | Bobby | 29,078 | Debra | 34,604 |
94 | Brett | 28,926 | Sherry | 34,204 |
95 | Danny | 28,864 | Allison | 34,159 |
96 | Curtis | 28,812 | Valerie | 33,811 |
97 | Jon | 28,693 | Diana | 33,346 |
98 | Vincent | 27,641 | Paula | 32,725 |
99 | Cory | 27,511 | Kristina | 32,650 |
100 | Jimmy | 27,101 | Ann | 32,031 |
101 | Victor | 26,734 | Margaret | 31,946 |
102 | Lawrence | 26,663 | Victoria | 30,883 |
103 | Dustin | 26,573 | Cindy | 30,877 |
104 | Gerald | 26,149 | Jodi | 30,353 |
105 | Walter | 25,729 | Natalie | 29,803 |
106 | Joe | 24,947 | Brandi | 29,077 |
107 | Alexander | 24,940 | Kristi | 29,036 |
108 | Christian | 24,905 | Suzanne | 29,033 |
109 | Chris | 24,859 | Samantha | 28,913 |
110 | Alan | 24,814 | Beth | 28,862 |
111 | Shannon | 24,648 | Tracey | 28,749 |
112 | Wayne | 24,619 | Regina | 28,319 |
113 | Jared | 24,415 | Vanessa | 28,077 |
114 | Gabriel | 24,395 | Kristy | 27,776 |
115 | Martin | 24,274 | Carolyn | 27,048 |
116 | Jay | 23,972 | Yolanda | 27,032 |
117 | Luis | 23,967 | Deanna | 26,983 |
118 | Willie | 23,967 | Carla | 26,845 |
119 | Micheal | 23,797 | Sheila | 26,510 |
120 | Henry | 23,515 | Laurie | 26,104 |
121 | Wesley | 23,253 | Anne | 25,601 |
122 | Randall | 23,028 | Shelly | 25,533 |
123 | Brad | 22,619 | Diane | 25,323 |
124 | Darren | 22,578 | Sabrina | 24,499 |
125 | Roy | 22,352 | Janet | 24,453 |
126 | Albert | 22,111 | Erika | 24,311 |
127 | Arthur | 22,102 | Katrina | 24,294 |
128 | Ricky | 22,070 | Courtney | 23,992 |
129 | Lance | 21,797 | Colleen | 23,761 |
130 | Allen | 21,672 | Carol | 23,476 |
131 | Lee | 21,549 | Julia | 23,419 |
132 | Andre | 21,140 | Jenny | 22,902 |
133 | Bruce | 21,127 | Jaime | 22,774 |
134 | Mario | 20,948 | Kathy | 22,707 |
135 | Frederick | 20,726 | Felicia | 22,330 |
136 | Louis | 20,147 | Alison | 22,072 |
137 | Darrell | 20,072 | Lauren | 21,833 |
138 | Damon | 20,051 | Kelli | 21,542 |
139 | Shaun | 19,320 | Leah | 21,146 |
140 | Nathaniel | 19,185 | Ashley | 21,054 |
141 | Zachary | 19,068 | Kim | 20,697 |
142 | Casey | 18,988 | Traci | 20,676 |
143 | Adrian | 18,913 | Kristine | 20,543 |
144 | Jesus | 18,805 | Tricia | 20,520 |
145 | Jeremiah | 18,778 | Joy | 20,119 |
146 | Jack | 18,570 | Krista | 19,809 |
147 | Ronnie | 18,271 | Kara | 19,760 |
148 | Dale | 18,066 | Terri | 19,603 |
149 | Tyrone | 17,916 | Sonya | 19,472 |
150 | Manuel | 17,697 | Aimee | 19,407 |
151 | Ricardo | 17,660 | Natasha | 19,331 |
152 | Harold | 17,590 | Cassandra | 19,018 |
153 | Kelly | 17,322 | Bridget | 18,870 |
154 | Barry | 17,247 | Anita | 18,834 |
155 | Reginald | 17,191 | Kari | 18,754 |
156 | Ian | 17,188 | Nichole | 18,519 |
157 | Glenn | 16,891 | Christie | 18,178 |
158 | Ernest | 16,756 | Marie | 18,113 |
159 | Steve | 16,654 | Virginia | 18,053 |
160 | Seth | 16,586 | Connie | 17,961 |
161 | Eugene | 16,534 | Martha | 17,925 |
162 | Clinton | 16,346 | Carmen | 17,874 |
163 | Miguel | 16,315 | Stacie | 17,832 |
164 | Tommy | 16,176 | Lynn | 17,610 |
165 | Eddie | 15,872 | Katie | 17,483 |
166 | Leonard | 15,803 | Monique | 17,470 |
167 | Maurice | 15,234 | Kristie | 17,366 |
168 | Roberto | 15,157 | Shelley | 17,283 |
169 | Dwayne | 14,810 | Sherri | 17,084 |
170 | Jerome | 14,784 | Angel | 16,815 |
171 | Ralph | 14,755 | Bonnie | 16,674 |
172 | Marvin | 14,732 | Mandy | 16,244 |
173 | Francisco | 14,642 | Jody | 16,222 |
174 | Jorge | 14,639 | Shawna | 16,181 |
175 | Neil | 14,041 | Kerry | 16,124 |
176 | Alex | 14,004 | Annette | 16,056 |
177 | Dean | 13,899 | Yvonne | 15,998 |
178 | Kristopher | 13,883 | Toni | 15,899 |
179 | Calvin | 13,816 | Meredith | 15,839 |
180 | Kurt | 13,661 | Molly | 15,719 |
181 | Theodore | 13,570 | Kendra | 15,662 |
182 | Ruben | 13,540 | Joanna | 15,281 |
183 | Jermaine | 13,527 | Sonia | 15,205 |
184 | Tracy | 13,420 | Janice | 14,834 |
185 | Edwin | 13,356 | Robyn | 14,684 |
186 | Stanley | 13,220 | Brooke | 14,514 |
187 | Melvin | 13,127 | Kerri | 14,448 |
188 | Howard | 12,983 | Sheri | 14,397 |
189 | Mitchell | 12,966 | Becky | 14,310 |
190 | Duane | 12,404 | Gloria | 14,220 |
191 | Trevor | 12,350 | Mindy | 14,022 |
192 | Jeff | 12,253 | Tracie | 13,795 |
193 | Geoffrey | 12,182 | Angie | 13,784 |
194 | Hector | 12,129 | Kellie | 13,669 |
195 | Terrence | 11,905 | Claudia | 13,618 |
196 | Terrance | 11,885 | Ruth | 13,429 |
197 | Oscar | 11,850 | Wanda | 13,281 |
198 | Jaime | 11,811 | Jeanette | 12,970 |
199 | Clifford | 11,764 | Cathy | 12,943 |
200 | Harry | 11,654 | Adrienne | 12,796 |
Source: 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of of March 2025. See the limitations of this data source. |