Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names of the 1970s
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Michael
|
707,368 |
| 2 |
Christopher
|
475,446 |
| 3 |
Jason
|
462,749 |
| 4 |
David
|
445,741 |
| 5 |
James
|
444,749 |
| 6 |
John
|
402,636 |
| 7 |
Robert
|
397,249 |
| 8 |
Brian
|
322,694 |
| 9 |
William
|
283,415 |
| 10 |
Matthew
|
277,752 |
| 11 |
Joseph
|
244,838 |
| 12 |
Daniel
|
244,463 |
| 13 |
Kevin
|
212,244 |
| 14 |
Eric
|
211,494 |
| 15 |
Jeffrey
|
202,861 |
| 16 |
Richard
|
202,808 |
| 17 |
Scott
|
194,543 |
| 18 |
Mark
|
194,288 |
| 19 |
Steven
|
188,096 |
| 20 |
Thomas
|
186,766 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Jennifer
|
581,733 |
| 2 |
Amy
|
268,995 |
| 3 |
Melissa
|
253,268 |
| 4 |
Michelle
|
249,136 |
| 5 |
Kimberly
|
229,098 |
| 6 |
Lisa
|
228,687 |
| 7 |
Angela
|
225,266 |
| 8 |
Heather
|
203,906 |
| 9 |
Stephanie
|
160,466 |
| 10 |
Nicole
|
144,670 |
| 11 |
Jessica
|
143,498 |
| 12 |
Elizabeth
|
142,855 |
| 13 |
Rebecca
|
137,291 |
| 14 |
Kelly
|
133,548 |
| 15 |
Mary
|
126,254 |
| 16 |
Christina
|
125,750 |
| 17 |
Amanda
|
123,925 |
| 18 |
Julie
|
121,926 |
| 19 |
Sarah
|
118,831 |
| 20 |
Laura
|
118,207 |