Most Popular Baby Names of 1970
In 1970, Jennifer (46,150 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (85,271 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 1970
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 85,271 |
| 2 | James | 61,740 |
| 3 | David | 61,729 |
| 4 | John | 58,496 |
| 5 | Robert | 57,179 |
| 6 | Christopher | 41,751 |
| 7 | William | 38,889 |
| 8 | Brian | 31,918 |
| 9 | Mark | 31,464 |
| 10 | Richard | 30,440 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 30,142 |
| 12 | Scott | 28,572 |
| 13 | Jason | 27,274 |
| 14 | Kevin | 26,970 |
| 15 | Steven | 26,795 |
| 16 | Joseph | 26,718 |
| 17 | Thomas | 26,674 |
| 18 | Eric | 23,573 |
| 19 | Daniel | 23,521 |
| 20 | Timothy | 22,427 |
| 21 | Charles | 22,412 |
| 22 | Anthony | 21,176 |
| 23 | Paul | 20,197 |
| 24 | Matthew | 20,188 |
| 25 | Kenneth | 16,803 |
| 26 | Gregory | 16,287 |
| 27 | Stephen | 14,760 |
| 28 | Todd | 14,425 |
| 29 | Ronald | 13,617 |
| 30 | Donald | 12,397 |
| 31 | Edward | 12,278 |
| 32 | Andrew | 11,988 |
| 33 | Patrick | 11,734 |
| 34 | Shawn | 10,945 |
| 35 | Gary | 10,716 |
| 36 | Douglas | 10,410 |
| 37 | Sean | 10,344 |
| 38 | Keith | 9,615 |
| 39 | Craig | 9,367 |
| 40 | George | 8,913 |
| 41 | Troy | 8,448 |
| 42 | Jonathan | 8,194 |
| 43 | Larry | 8,105 |
| 44 | Peter | 8,057 |
| 45 | Jerry | 7,422 |
| 46 | Dennis | 7,313 |
| 47 | Bradley | 6,819 |
| 48 | Frank | 6,805 |
| 49 | Raymond | 6,789 |
| 50 | Jeffery | 6,701 |
| 51 | Chad | 6,629 |
| 52 | Aaron | 6,583 |
| 53 | Bryan | 6,451 |
| 54 | Terry | 6,187 |
| 55 | Rodney | 5,856 |
| 56 | Jose | 5,691 |
| 57 | Tony | 5,480 |
| 58 | Russell | 5,106 |
| 59 | Randy | 5,037 |
| 60 | Marc | 5,011 |
| 61 | Roger | 4,584 |
| 62 | Samuel | 4,559 |
| 63 | Chris | 4,461 |
| 64 | Shane | 4,451 |
| 65 | Johnny | 4,438 |
| 66 | Carl | 4,401 |
| 67 | Gerald | 4,399 |
| 68 | Jon | 4,370 |
| 69 | Travis | 4,323 |
| 70 | Jeremy | 4,318 |
| 71 | Marcus | 4,315 |
| 72 | Adam | 4,314 |
| 73 | Phillip | 4,275 |
| 74 | Brent | 4,270 |
| 75 | Darren | 4,197 |
| 76 | Lance | 4,160 |
| 77 | Derek | 4,147 |
| 78 | Billy | 4,122 |
| 79 | Vincent | 4,021 |
| 80 | Wayne | 4,006 |
| 81 | Benjamin | 3,927 |
| 82 | Joel | 3,840 |
| 83 | Lawrence | 3,824 |
| 84 | Corey | 3,813 |
| 85 | Danny | 3,768 |
| 86 | Jimmy | 3,659 |
| 87 | Bobby | 3,636 |
| 88 | Curtis | 3,615 |
| 89 | Walter | 3,584 |
| 90 | Joe | 3,569 |
| 91 | Alan | 3,553 |
| 92 | Philip | 3,521 |
| 93 | Martin | 3,502 |
| 94 | Bruce | 3,482 |
| 95 | Juan | 3,474 |
| 96 | Derrick | 3,446 |
| 97 | Jay | 3,416 |
| 98 | Carlos | 3,380 |
| 99 | Brett | 3,370 |
| 100 | Randall | 3,271 |
Top 100 girl names of 1970
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 46,150 |
| 2 | Lisa | 38,965 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 34,133 |
| 4 | Michelle | 34,046 |
| 5 | Amy | 25,213 |
| 6 | Angela | 24,930 |
| 7 | Melissa | 23,734 |
| 8 | Tammy | 19,586 |
| 9 | Mary | 19,203 |
| 10 | Tracy | 18,465 |
| 11 | Julie | 17,158 |
| 12 | Karen | 16,700 |
| 13 | Laura | 16,492 |
| 14 | Christine | 16,062 |
| 15 | Susan | 15,739 |
| 16 | Dawn | 15,681 |
| 17 | Stephanie | 15,387 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 15,112 |
| 19 | Heather | 14,670 |
| 20 | Kelly | 14,608 |
| 21 | Tina | 13,863 |
| 22 | Shannon | 13,547 |
| 23 | Lori | 13,449 |
| 24 | Patricia | 13,406 |
| 25 | Cynthia | 12,913 |
| 26 | Pamela | 12,906 |
| 27 | Sandra | 11,246 |
| 28 | Wendy | 11,100 |
| 29 | Rebecca | 10,855 |
| 30 | Nicole | 10,691 |
| 31 | Michele | 10,090 |
| 32 | Donna | 9,969 |
| 33 | Deborah | 9,846 |
| 34 | Teresa | 9,612 |
| 35 | Christina | 9,588 |
| 36 | Denise | 9,342 |
| 37 | Sharon | 9,178 |
| 38 | Linda | 8,730 |
| 39 | Maria | 8,684 |
| 40 | Brenda | 8,336 |
| 41 | Barbara | 8,026 |
| 42 | Stacy | 7,771 |
| 43 | Andrea | 7,708 |
| 44 | Cheryl | 7,439 |
| 45 | Kathleen | 7,409 |
| 46 | Rhonda | 7,379 |
| 47 | Debra | 7,197 |
| 48 | Stacey | 7,154 |
| 49 | Tonya | 7,140 |
| 50 | Nancy | 7,062 |
| 51 | Robin | 7,004 |
| 52 | Jill | 6,806 |
| 53 | Theresa | 6,412 |
| 54 | Dana | 6,405 |
| 55 | Tracey | 6,230 |
| 56 | Monica | 6,188 |
| 57 | Paula | 6,055 |
| 58 | Rachel | 6,030 |
| 59 | Catherine | 6,006 |
| 60 | Sherry | 5,917 |
| 61 | Gina | 5,875 |
| 62 | Ann | 5,740 |
| 63 | Kristin | 5,633 |
| 64 | Leslie | 5,622 |
| 65 | Sarah | 5,614 |
| 66 | Jacqueline | 5,576 |
| 67 | Katherine | 5,443 |
| 68 | Renee | 5,373 |
| 69 | Tara | 5,330 |
| 70 | Diane | 5,186 |
| 71 | Carol | 5,063 |
| 72 | Cindy | 5,049 |
| 73 | Carrie | 4,977 |
| 74 | Holly | 4,940 |
| 75 | Sheila | 4,937 |
| 76 | Tanya | 4,862 |
| 77 | Kathy | 4,797 |
| 78 | Kim | 4,729 |
| 79 | Tamara | 4,721 |
| 80 | Margaret | 4,704 |
| 81 | Heidi | 4,641 |
| 82 | April | 4,602 |
| 83 | Kristen | 4,600 |
| 84 | Carolyn | 4,518 |
| 85 | Victoria | 4,460 |
| 86 | Regina | 4,433 |
| 87 | Suzanne | 4,425 |
| 88 | Laurie | 4,392 |
| 89 | Diana | 4,373 |
| 90 | Deanna | 4,331 |
| 91 | Melanie | 4,330 |
| 92 | Beth | 4,247 |
| 93 | Melinda | 4,225 |
| 94 | Carla | 4,214 |
| 95 | Jodi | 4,185 |
| 96 | Janet | 4,159 |
| 97 | Valerie | 4,130 |
| 98 | Jessica | 4,022 |
| 99 | Tiffany | 4,001 |
| 100 | Traci | 3,854 |
Biggest movers since 1969
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 1969 | Births 1970 | Change | Rank 1969 → 1970 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy | 2,083 | 4,318 | +107% | 147 → 70 |
| Marcus | 2,213 | 4,315 | +95% | 138 → 71 |
| Jamie | 1,568 | 2,641 | +68% | 179 → 125 |
| Jason | 16,490 | 27,274 | +65% | 25 → 13 |
| Joshua | 1,321 | 2,174 | +65% | 197 → 150 |
| Chad | 4,060 | 6,629 | +63% | 69 → 51 |
| Travis | 2,862 | 4,323 | +51% | 114 → 69 |
| Adam | 2,864 | 4,314 | +51% | 113 → 72 |
| Aaron | 4,597 | 6,583 | +43% | 61 → 52 |
| Justin | 1,664 | 2,382 | +43% | 167 → 138 |
| Name | Births 1969 | Births 1970 | Change | Rank 1969 → 1970 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey | 4,925 | 3,813 | -23% | 58 → 84 |
| Darin | 1,789 | 1,441 | -19% | 159 → 188 |
| Tracy | 2,170 | 1,777 | -18% | 141 → 162 |
| Darrin | 1,814 | 1,525 | -16% | 158 → 180 |
| Dean | 3,444 | 2,941 | -15% | 89 → 112 |
| Tim | 1,545 | 1,323 | -14% | 181 → 199 |
| Darryl | 1,593 | 1,367 | -14% | 174 → 195 |
| Mike | 2,869 | 2,465 | -14% | 112 → 136 |
| Bruce | 4,043 | 3,482 | -14% | 72 → 94 |
| Glenn | 3,468 | 3,008 | -13% | 88 → 109 |
| Name | Births 1969 | Births 1970 | Change | Rank 1969 → 1970 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabrina | 1,944 | 3,568 | +84% | 166 → 107 |
| Tiffany | 2,348 | 4,001 | +70% | 144 → 99 |
| Jessica | 2,492 | 4,022 | +61% | 134 → 98 |
| Allison | 1,651 | 2,630 | +59% | 194 → 133 |
| Tara | 3,520 | 5,330 | +51% | 107 → 69 |
| Nicole | 7,212 | 10,691 | +48% | 47 → 30 |
| Heather | 10,068 | 14,670 | +46% | 34 → 19 |
| Jennifer | 33,704 | 46,150 | +37% | 3 → 1 |
| Shannon | 10,452 | 13,547 | +30% | 31 → 22 |
| Carrie | 3,888 | 4,977 | +28% | 94 → 73 |
| Name | Births 1969 | Births 1970 | Change | Rank 1969 → 1970 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judith | 2,074 | 1,669 | -20% | 157 → 193 |
| Kellie | 2,641 | 2,130 | -19% | 130 → 158 |
| Carol | 6,138 | 5,063 | -18% | 56 → 71 |
| Linda | 10,246 | 8,730 | -15% | 33 → 38 |
| Julia | 3,714 | 3,178 | -14% | 100 → 121 |
| Lisa | 45,028 | 38,965 | -13% | 1 → 2 |
| Kim | 5,451 | 4,729 | -13% | 66 → 78 |
| Donna | 11,447 | 9,969 | -13% | 26 → 32 |
| Terri | 3,902 | 3,402 | -13% | 93 → 113 |
| Shirley | 1,867 | 1,629 | -13% | 173 → 198 |