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 17,107,561 male births and
16,462,535 female births
Males | Females | |||
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Rank | Name | Number | Name | Number |
1 | Michael | 707,458 | Jennifer | 581,753 |
2 | Christopher | 475,526 | Amy | 268,996 |
3 | Jason | 462,821 | Melissa | 253,274 |
4 | David | 445,842 | Michelle | 249,138 |
5 | James | 444,823 | Kimberly | 229,106 |
6 | John | 402,715 | Lisa | 228,690 |
7 | Robert | 397,295 | Angela | 225,264 |
8 | Brian | 322,747 | Heather | 203,912 |
9 | William | 283,456 | Stephanie | 160,464 |
10 | Matthew | 277,828 | Nicole | 144,670 |
11 | Joseph | 244,882 | Jessica | 143,500 |
12 | Daniel | 244,510 | Elizabeth | 142,857 |
13 | Kevin | 212,294 | Rebecca | 137,295 |
14 | Eric | 211,529 | Kelly | 133,559 |
15 | Jeffrey | 202,894 | Mary | 126,260 |
16 | Richard | 202,832 | Christina | 125,746 |
17 | Scott | 194,594 | Amanda | 123,932 |
18 | Mark | 194,333 | Julie | 121,932 |
19 | Steven | 188,123 | Sarah | 118,836 |
20 | Thomas | 186,810 | Laura | 118,211 |
21 | Timothy | 181,294 | Shannon | 113,804 |
22 | Anthony | 174,907 | Christine | 103,236 |
23 | Charles | 163,071 | Tammy | 98,830 |
24 | Joshua | 140,357 | Tracy | 95,534 |
25 | Ryan | 139,682 | Karen | 95,177 |
26 | Jeremy | 139,336 | Dawn | 92,450 |
27 | Paul | 136,433 | Susan | 88,317 |
28 | Andrew | 132,980 | Andrea | 86,429 |
29 | Gregory | 115,592 | Tina | 84,767 |
30 | Chad | 113,553 | Patricia | 81,106 |
31 | Kenneth | 111,508 | Cynthia | 80,202 |
32 | Jonathan | 107,949 | Lori | 77,779 |
33 | Stephen | 107,841 | Rachel | 77,754 |
34 | Shawn | 105,801 | April | 76,946 |
35 | Aaron | 101,500 | Maria | 76,327 |
36 | Adam | 91,782 | Wendy | 74,187 |
37 | Patrick | 91,276 | Crystal | 73,765 |
38 | Justin | 86,571 | Stacy | 69,901 |
39 | Sean | 83,880 | Erin | 67,894 |
40 | Edward | 83,460 | Jamie | 67,845 |
41 | Todd | 83,347 | Carrie | 66,827 |
42 | Donald | 82,443 | Tiffany | 65,158 |
43 | Ronald | 81,742 | Tara | 65,074 |
44 | Benjamin | 81,356 | Sandra | 64,335 |
45 | Keith | 76,708 | Monica | 61,679 |
46 | Bryan | 71,366 | Danielle | 60,920 |
47 | Gary | 68,271 | Stacey | 59,212 |
48 | Jose | 66,381 | Pamela | 58,040 |
49 | Nathan | 65,884 | Tonya | 57,791 |
50 | Douglas | 65,173 | Sara | 56,962 |
51 | Nicholas | 65,089 | Michele | 56,558 |
52 | Brandon | 65,065 | Teresa | 56,035 |
53 | George | 64,766 | Denise | 55,871 |
54 | Travis | 64,125 | Jill | 55,071 |
55 | Peter | 62,352 | Katherine | 54,059 |
56 | Craig | 58,811 | Melanie | 53,321 |
57 | Bradley | 58,702 | Dana | 51,357 |
58 | Larry | 58,147 | Holly | 50,466 |
59 | Dennis | 50,562 | Erica | 49,598 |
60 | Shane | 50,289 | Brenda | 48,593 |
61 | Raymond | 49,356 | Deborah | 47,858 |
62 | Troy | 48,859 | Tanya | 47,826 |
63 | Jerry | 48,357 | Sharon | 47,774 |
64 | Samuel | 48,107 | Donna | 47,347 |
65 | Frank | 46,926 | Amber | 47,070 |
66 | Jesse | 44,903 | Emily | 46,849 |
67 | Jeffery | 44,571 | Robin | 45,944 |
68 | Juan | 43,400 | Linda | 45,902 |
69 | Terry | 42,436 | Kathleen | 44,846 |
70 | Corey | 41,003 | Leslie | 44,837 |
71 | Phillip | 39,850 | Christy | 44,591 |
72 | Marcus | 39,481 | Kristen | 44,212 |
73 | Derek | 38,330 | Catherine | 43,865 |
74 | Rodney | 37,455 | Kristin | 42,384 |
75 | Joel | 37,237 | Misty | 42,376 |
76 | Carlos | 36,956 | Barbara | 42,237 |
77 | Randy | 36,544 | Heidi | 42,227 |
78 | Jacob | 36,374 | Nancy | 41,848 |
79 | Jamie | 36,299 | Cheryl | 40,394 |
80 | Tony | 35,691 | Theresa | 40,078 |
81 | Russell | 35,476 | Brandy | 40,071 |
82 | Brent | 35,389 | Alicia | 39,254 |
83 | Antonio | 33,280 | Veronica | 38,791 |
84 | Billy | 33,224 | Gina | 38,120 |
85 | Derrick | 32,865 | Jacqueline | 37,964 |
86 | Kyle | 32,657 | Rhonda | 37,947 |
87 | Erik | 32,099 | Anna | 37,804 |
88 | Johnny | 32,028 | Renee | 37,595 |
89 | Marc | 31,840 | Megan | 37,365 |
90 | Carl | 31,376 | Tamara | 37,077 |
91 | Philip | 31,375 | Melinda | 36,437 |
92 | Roger | 29,719 | Kathryn | 36,435 |
93 | Bobby | 29,079 | Debra | 34,605 |
94 | Brett | 28,933 | Sherry | 34,206 |
95 | Danny | 28,866 | Allison | 34,168 |
96 | Curtis | 28,817 | Valerie | 33,812 |
97 | Jon | 28,698 | Diana | 33,346 |
98 | Vincent | 27,651 | Paula | 32,727 |
99 | Cory | 27,515 | Kristina | 32,649 |
100 | Jimmy | 27,105 | Ann | 32,029 |
101 | Victor | 26,744 | Margaret | 31,951 |
102 | Lawrence | 26,662 | Victoria | 30,889 |
103 | Dustin | 26,576 | Cindy | 30,881 |
104 | Gerald | 26,152 | Jodi | 30,354 |
105 | Walter | 25,729 | Natalie | 29,801 |
106 | Alexander | 24,962 | Brandi | 29,076 |
107 | Joe | 24,947 | Kristi | 29,036 |
108 | Christian | 24,916 | Suzanne | 29,033 |
109 | Chris | 24,870 | Samantha | 28,919 |
110 | Alan | 24,813 | Beth | 28,861 |
111 | Shannon | 24,647 | Tracey | 28,749 |
112 | Wayne | 24,620 | Regina | 28,318 |
113 | Jared | 24,421 | Vanessa | 28,077 |
114 | Gabriel | 24,401 | Kristy | 27,777 |
115 | Martin | 24,277 | Carolyn | 27,054 |
116 | Jay | 23,977 | Yolanda | 27,034 |
117 | Willie | 23,971 | Deanna | 26,983 |
118 | Luis | 23,970 | Carla | 26,846 |
119 | Micheal | 23,796 | Sheila | 26,508 |
120 | Henry | 23,517 | Laurie | 26,106 |
121 | Wesley | 23,260 | Anne | 25,603 |
122 | Randall | 23,031 | Shelly | 25,534 |
123 | Brad | 22,621 | Diane | 25,323 |
124 | Darren | 22,583 | Sabrina | 24,497 |
125 | Roy | 22,355 | Janet | 24,452 |
126 | Albert | 22,117 | Erika | 24,307 |
127 | Arthur | 22,106 | Katrina | 24,293 |
128 | Ricky | 22,071 | Courtney | 23,996 |
129 | Lance | 21,804 | Colleen | 23,762 |
130 | Allen | 21,685 | Carol | 23,477 |
131 | Lee | 21,551 | Julia | 23,419 |
132 | Andre | 21,143 | Jenny | 22,902 |
133 | Bruce | 21,130 | Jaime | 22,776 |
134 | Mario | 20,952 | Kathy | 22,707 |
135 | Frederick | 20,728 | Felicia | 22,330 |
136 | Louis | 20,148 | Alison | 22,072 |
137 | Darrell | 20,075 | Lauren | 21,838 |
138 | Damon | 20,053 | Kelli | 21,542 |
139 | Shaun | 19,320 | Leah | 21,149 |
140 | Nathaniel | 19,188 | Ashley | 21,060 |
141 | Zachary | 19,071 | Kim | 20,698 |
142 | Casey | 18,988 | Traci | 20,676 |
143 | Adrian | 18,918 | Kristine | 20,545 |
144 | Jesus | 18,806 | Tricia | 20,520 |
145 | Jeremiah | 18,780 | Joy | 20,119 |
146 | Jack | 18,588 | Krista | 19,810 |
147 | Ronnie | 18,275 | Kara | 19,760 |
148 | Dale | 18,069 | Terri | 19,601 |
149 | Tyrone | 17,916 | Sonya | 19,470 |
150 | Manuel | 17,698 | Aimee | 19,408 |
151 | Ricardo | 17,664 | Natasha | 19,331 |
152 | Harold | 17,588 | Cassandra | 19,018 |
153 | Kelly | 17,321 | Bridget | 18,872 |
154 | Barry | 17,250 | Anita | 18,832 |
155 | Ian | 17,198 | Kari | 18,754 |
156 | Reginald | 17,195 | Nichole | 18,520 |
157 | Glenn | 16,894 | Christie | 18,177 |
158 | Ernest | 16,759 | Marie | 18,121 |
159 | Steve | 16,663 | Virginia | 18,051 |
160 | Seth | 16,589 | Connie | 17,959 |
161 | Eugene | 16,537 | Martha | 17,920 |
162 | Clinton | 16,346 | Carmen | 17,876 |
163 | Miguel | 16,316 | Stacie | 17,832 |
164 | Tommy | 16,177 | Lynn | 17,613 |
165 | Eddie | 15,873 | Katie | 17,482 |
166 | Leonard | 15,802 | Monique | 17,472 |
167 | Maurice | 15,234 | Kristie | 17,368 |
168 | Roberto | 15,162 | Shelley | 17,283 |
169 | Dwayne | 14,814 | Sherri | 17,084 |
170 | Jerome | 14,788 | Angel | 16,815 |
171 | Ralph | 14,756 | Bonnie | 16,674 |
172 | Marvin | 14,732 | Mandy | 16,246 |
173 | Jorge | 14,642 | Jody | 16,223 |
174 | Francisco | 14,641 | Shawna | 16,181 |
175 | Neil | 14,046 | Kerry | 16,126 |
176 | Alex | 14,020 | Annette | 16,057 |
177 | Dean | 13,898 | Yvonne | 15,994 |
178 | Kristopher | 13,883 | Toni | 15,899 |
179 | Calvin | 13,818 | Meredith | 15,839 |
180 | Kurt | 13,667 | Molly | 15,720 |
181 | Theodore | 13,569 | Kendra | 15,662 |
182 | Ruben | 13,545 | Joanna | 15,281 |
183 | Jermaine | 13,527 | Sonia | 15,205 |
184 | Tracy | 13,419 | Janice | 14,835 |
185 | Edwin | 13,362 | Robyn | 14,685 |
186 | Stanley | 13,224 | Brooke | 14,518 |
187 | Melvin | 13,128 | Kerri | 14,448 |
188 | Howard | 12,986 | Sheri | 14,397 |
189 | Mitchell | 12,969 | Becky | 14,311 |
190 | Duane | 12,405 | Gloria | 14,221 |
191 | Trevor | 12,354 | Mindy | 14,021 |
192 | Jeff | 12,256 | Tracie | 13,794 |
193 | Geoffrey | 12,184 | Angie | 13,784 |
194 | Hector | 12,132 | Kellie | 13,670 |
195 | Terrence | 11,902 | Claudia | 13,613 |
196 | Terrance | 11,888 | Ruth | 13,428 |
197 | Oscar | 11,849 | Wanda | 13,280 |
198 | Jaime | 11,809 | Jeanette | 12,970 |
199 | Clifford | 11,765 | Cathy | 12,943 |
200 | Harry | 11,655 | Adrienne | 12,797 |
Source: 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of of March 2023. See the limitations of this data source. |