EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1970

United States · 3,606,373 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Jennifer46,150↑2
#2Lisa38,967↓1
#3Kimberly34,130↑1
#4Michelle34,047↓2
#5Amy25,212↑1
#6Angela24,929↑1
#7Melissa23,735↓2
#8Tammy19,587↑1
#9Mary19,204↓1
#10Tracy18,464↑7
#11Julie17,158↑1
#12Karen16,699↑1
#13Laura16,490↓3
#14Christine16,061—
#15Susan15,738↓4
#16Dawn15,681↑5
#17Stephanie15,387↑2
#18Elizabeth15,108↓2
#19Heather14,669↑15
#20Kelly14,607↓5
#21Tina13,861↑1
#22Shannon13,547↑9
#23Lori13,448↓3
#24Patricia13,406↓6
#25Cynthia12,913↓2
#26Pamela12,907↓2
#27Sandra11,246↓2
#28Wendy11,100↑1
#29Rebecca10,854↓1
#30Nicole10,691↑17
#31Michele10,090↓1
#32Donna9,968↓6
#33Deborah9,845↓6
#34Teresa9,612↓2
#35Christina9,588↑2
#36Denise9,343↓1
#37Sharon9,177↓1
#38Linda8,731↓5
#39Maria8,686↑1
#40Brenda8,336↓2
#41Barbara8,026↓2
#42Stacy7,771↑11
#43Andrea7,708↑5
#44Cheryl7,440↓3
#45Kathleen7,410↓3
#46Rhonda7,379↓2
#47Debra7,198↓4
#48Stacey7,154↑4
#49Tonya7,140↑5
#50Nancy7,063↓5
#51Robin7,004↓5
#52Jill6,806↓1
#53Theresa6,411↓4
#54Dana6,406↑6
#55Tracey6,230↑10
#56Monica6,188↑3
#57Paula6,055↓7
#58Rachel6,029↑11
#59Catherine6,004↓1
#60Sherry5,917↓5
#61Gina5,874↑2
#62Ann5,740↓5
#63Kristin5,633↑13
#64Leslie5,622—
#65Sarah5,614↑7
#66Jacqueline5,576↓4
#67Katherine5,443↑3
#68Renee5,373↓1
#69Tara5,329
#70Diane5,188↓9
#71Carol5,064↓15
#72Cindy5,049↑2
#73Carrie4,978↑21
#74Holly4,940↑13
#75Sheila4,937↓7
#76Tanya4,862↑14
#77Kathy4,797—
#78Kim4,729↓12
#79Tamara4,721↓1
#80Margaret4,704↓7
#81Heidi4,642↓1
#82April4,603↑15
#83Kristen4,600↑13
#84Carolyn4,518↓13
#85Victoria4,460↓2
#86Regina4,433—
#87Suzanne4,425↓12
#88Laurie4,392↓9
#89Diana4,373↓8
#90Deanna4,331↓2
#91Melanie4,330↑1
#92Beth4,247↓10
#93Melinda4,225↓4
#94Carla4,214↓4
#95Jodi4,186—
#96Janet4,158↓12
#97Valerie4,130↓12
#98Jessica4,021
#99Tiffany3,999
#100Traci3,854

Top 100 — Boys

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