Welcome to our comprehensive page dedicated to exploring the most popular baby names of the 1970s. As trends in baby names evolve over time, reflecting changes in culture, literature, and even popular media, it’s fascinating to see which names rise to the top in each era. For the 1970s, we delve deep into the naming trends to bring you the names that defined the era.
The top boy name of the Seventies, Michael, and the top girl name, Jennifer, not only showcase the preferences of parents during that time but also often carry with them stories of significance—be it historical figures that inspired a generation, characters from beloved books and movies, or the enduring beauty of a name that resonates with many.
| RANK | Boy Name | Boy Count | Girl Name | Girl Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 612322 | Jennifer | 527388 |
| 2 | Jason | 442196 | Amy | 249072 |
| 3 | Christopher | 416834 | Michelle | 231813 |
| 4 | David | 394550 | Melissa | 216904 |
| 5 | James | 389715 | Angela | 216163 |
| 6 | Robert | 347264 | Kimberly | 204948 |
| 7 | John | 342505 | Lisa | 201590 |
| 8 | Brian | 291071 | Heather | 193876 |
| 9 | Matthew | 260685 | Stephanie | 147638 |
| 10 | William | 241146 | Nicole | 128554 |
| 11 | Daniel | 222075 | Rebecca | 125724 |
| 12 | Joseph | 203906 | Jessica | 122530 |
| 13 | Eric | 195315 | Elizabeth | 122134 |
| 14 | Jeffrey | 189013 | Julie | 119478 |
| 15 | Kevin | 187252 | Kelly | 116568 |
| 16 | Scott | 185500 | Christina | 116153 |
| 17 | Richard | 178837 | Amanda | 112023 |
| 18 | Mark | 172557 | Sarah | 111086 |
| 19 | Steven | 170336 | Shannon | 110075 |
| 20 | Timothy | 165937 | Mary | 108636 |
| 21 | Thomas | 154908 | Laura | 102388 |
| 22 | Anthony | 152818 | Tracy | 86673 |
| 23 | Ryan | 148624 | Tammy | 86406 |
| 24 | Joshua | 141447 | Andrea | 82243 |
| 25 | Jeremy | 141239 | Christine | 81774 |
| 26 | Charles | 139611 | Dawn | 79381 |
| 27 | Andrew | 123066 | Tina | 78401 |
| 28 | Paul | 116630 | Karen | 78203 |
| 29 | Chad | 111988 | April | 75390 |
| 30 | Aaron | 103834 | Susan | 74311 |
| 31 | Gregory | 102196 | Rachel | 71521 |
| 32 | Shawn | 99229 | Wendy | 70619 |
| 33 | Kenneth | 97893 | Cynthia | 70356 |
| 34 | Jonathan | 96412 | Lori | 68191 |
| 35 | Stephen | 88889 | Patricia | 67954 |
| 36 | Adam | 84968 | Stacy | 65345 |
| 37 | Justin | 83070 | Crystal | 62866 |
| 38 | Patrick | 82016 | Carrie | 62331 |
| 39 | Benjamin | 79370 | Jamie | 62300 |
| 40 | Todd | 76068 | Tiffany | 61738 |
| 41 | Donald | 75253 | Erin | 60018 |
| 42 | Sean | 73086 | Maria | 58157 |
| 43 | Ronald | 73064 | Monica | 56265 |
| 44 | Travis | 68053 | Stacey | 53554 |
| 45 | Edward | 67955 | Sandra | 52607 |
| 46 | Bryan | 66351 | Tara | 52333 |
| 47 | Brandon | 63976 | Teresa | 50959 |
| 48 | Nathan | 62836 | Sara | 47302 |
| 49 | Keith | 61932 | Tonya | 47231 |
| 50 | Gary | 59756 | Melanie | 47166 |
| 51 | Douglas | 59336 | Katherine | 46673 |
| 52 | Nicholas | 56155 | Jill | 46562 |
| 53 | Larry | 51326 | Danielle | 45796 |
| 54 | Bradley | 51015 | Holly | 45545 |
| 55 | George | 50305 | Amber | 44278 |
| 56 | Shane | 50297 | Pamela | 44123 |
| 57 | Jose | 50041 | Denise | 43738 |
| 58 | Craig | 48641 | Michele | 41575 |
| 59 | Troy | 43766 | Dana | 41409 |
| 60 | Peter | 42841 | Brenda | 41323 |
| 61 | Dennis | 42835 | Heidi | 41249 |
| 62 | Samuel | 42815 | Erica | 39359 |
| 63 | Jeffery | 40692 | Tanya | 38376 |
| 64 | Raymond | 40198 | Leslie | 38174 |
| 65 | Jerry | 39236 | Robin | 37015 |
| 66 | Jesse | 37373 | Emily | 36274 |
| 67 | Phillip | 35959 | Brandy | 36191 |
| 68 | Terry | 34947 | Misty | 34183 |
| 69 | Joel | 32759 | Kristin | 33272 |
| 70 | Frank | 32117 | Catherine | 32459 |
| 71 | Corey | 31534 | Linda | 32320 |
| 72 | Jacob | 30717 | Christy | 32120 |
| 73 | Marcus | 30627 | Deborah | 31899 |
| 74 | Brent | 29412 | Alicia | 30981 |
| 75 | Juan | 29314 | Tamara | 30467 |
| 76 | Derek | 28462 | Kathleen | 30338 |
| 77 | Tony | 28216 | Renee | 30296 |
| 78 | Randy | 27417 | Donna | 29975 |
| 79 | Carlos | 26608 | Kristen | 29898 |
| 80 | Rodney | 26140 | Sharon | 29819 |
| 81 | Erik | 26090 | Megan | 28973 |
| 82 | Russell | 25582 | Gina | 28231 |
| 83 | Jamie | 25387 | Theresa | 27909 |
| 84 | Antonio | 24669 | Anna | 27452 |
| 85 | Kyle | 23104 | Barbara | 26819 |
| 86 | Dustin | 20736 | Nancy | 26779 |
| 87 | Derrick | 20530 | Rhonda | 26667 |
| 88 | Brett | 19689 | Veronica | 25956 |
| 89 | Cory | 18743 | Kristina | 25890 |
| 90 | Curtis | 18657 | Cheryl | 25664 |
| 91 | Billy | 18528 | Melinda | 24614 |
| 92 | Marc | 18032 | Jacqueline | 23876 |
| 93 | Carl | 17545 | Brandi | 23479 |
| 94 | Jon | 17442 | Valerie | 22980 |
| 95 | Gabriel | 17007 | Kathryn | 21367 |
| 96 | Johnny | 16893 | Sherry | 20768 |
| 97 | Roger | 16497 | Jodi | 20044 |
| 98 | Jared | 16362 | Allison | 19598 |
| 99 | Danny | 15727 | Debra | 18969 |
| 100 | Willie | 15296 | Paula | 18766 |
| 101 | Bobby | 15039 | Jaime | 18670 |
| 102 | Jesus | 14815 | Cindy | 18621 |
| 103 | Chris | 14660 | Diana | 18161 |
| 104 | Jeremiah | 14275 | Natalie | 16642 |
| 105 | Luis | 14088 | Beth | 16511 |
| 106 | Victor | 13897 | Ann | 16480 |
| 107 | Shannon | 13874 | Kristi | 16195 |
| 108 | Mario | 13574 | Victoria | 16147 |
| 109 | Manuel | 13304 | Kristy | 15769 |
| 110 | Philip | 13266 | Yolanda | 15063 |
| 111 | Brad | 13212 | Deanna | 13828 |
| 112 | Jimmy | 12694 | Courtney | 13710 |
| 113 | Randall | 12524 | Regina | 13031 |
| 114 | Gerald | 11552 | Ashley | 12905 |
| 115 | Shaun | 11404 | Tracey | 12865 |
| 116 | Walter | 11287 | Samantha | 12715 |
| 117 | Ricardo | 11133 | Sabrina | 12687 |
| 118 | Alexander | 10934 | Margaret | 12674 |
| 119 | Francisco | 10696 | Shelly | 12325 |
| 120 | Jay | 10623 | Sheila | 11533 |
| 121 | Martin | 10418 | Vanessa | 11005 |
| 122 | Jorge | 10406 | Mandy | 10338 |
| 123 | Lance | 10255 | Suzanne | 10224 |
| 124 | Zachary | 10063 | Felicia | 9833 |
| 125 | Miguel | 9978 | Katrina | 9698 |
| 126 | Ruben | 9667 | Carla | 9654 |
| 127 | Wesley | 9618 | Anne | 9502 |
| 128 | Vincent | 9578 | Erika | 9370 |
| 129 | Lawrence | 9450 | Kathy | 8549 |
| 130 | Christian | 9121 | Claudia | 8511 |
| 131 | Joe | 8982 | Carol | 8415 |
| 132 | Micheal | 8923 | Diane | 8308 |
| 133 | Alan | 8832 | Tricia | 8271 |
| 134 | Darren | 8373 | Katie | 7997 |
| 135 | Roberto | 8339 | Kari | 7636 |
| 136 | Casey | 8317 | Kelli | 7464 |
| 137 | Wayne | 8101 | Laurie | 7449 |
| 138 | Reginald | 7376 | Traci | 7335 |
| 139 | Dale | 7265 | Sonia | 7329 |
| 140 | Ricky | 7142 | Kristine | 7158 |
| 141 | Seth | 7095 | Colleen | 7096 |
| 142 | Jaime | 6939 | Jenny | 7081 |
| 143 | Henry | 6493 | Sonya | 7079 |
| 144 | Frederick | 6443 | Leticia | 7070 |
| 145 | Ronnie | 6422 | Nichole | 6909 |
| 146 | Nathaniel | 6255 | Lindsay | 6642 |
| 147 | Adrian | 6230 | Monique | 6046 |
| 148 | Oscar | 6203 | Rosa | 5786 |
| 149 | Tommy | 6139 | Ana | 5598 |
| 150 | Armando | 6119 | Carolyn | 5543 |
| 151 | Kelly | 6000 | Angelica | 5424 |
| 152 | Raul | 5758 | Christie | 5349 |
| 153 | Bruce | 5753 | Lauren | 5307 |
| 154 | Alejandro | 5516 | Natasha | 5280 |
| 155 | Hector | 5511 | Shawna | 5139 |
| 156 | Javier | 5493 | Mindy | 4719 |
| 157 | Tyler | 5463 | Kara | 4709 |
| 158 | Albert | 5325 | Janet | 4621 |
| 159 | Darrell | 5309 | Brooke | 4563 |
| 160 | Ian | 5098 | Yvonne | 4471 |
| 161 | Roy | 5047 | Julia | 4456 |
| 162 | Tyrone | 4891 | Martha | 4390 |
| 163 | Tracy | 4793 | Terri | 4224 |
| 164 | Jeff | 4703 | Latoya | 4163 |
| 165 | Arthur | 4517 | Leah | 4071 |
| 166 | Eduardo | 4494 | Kim | 4047 |
| 167 | Damon | 4467 | Lynn | 3976 |
| 168 | Sergio | 4348 | Wanda | 3970 |
| 169 | Andre | 4315 | Angel | 3944 |
| 170 | Fernando | 4283 | Latonya | 3861 |
| 171 | Barry | 4066 | Jody | 3813 |
| 172 | Kelvin | 4024 | Cassandra | 3674 |
| 173 | Allen | 3818 | Tamika | 3651 |
| 174 | Trevor | 3809 | Molly | 3578 |
| 175 | Cody | 3602 | Kristie | 3556 |
| 176 | Dean | 3597 | Krista | 3419 |
| 177 | Clinton | 3562 | Connie | 3258 |
| 178 | Eddie | 3425 | Joy | 3203 |
| 179 | Lee | 3395 | Bethany | 3183 |
| 180 | Cedric | 3386 | Sherri | 3076 |
| 181 | Salvador | 3340 | Becky | 3065 |
| 182 | Kurt | 3314 | Summer | 2905 |
| 183 | Lucas | 3260 | Alison | 2833 |
| 184 | Kristopher | 3225 | Latasha | 2719 |
| 185 | Jermaine | 3135 | Shelley | 2703 |
| 186 | Roderick | 3028 | Katina | 2516 |
| 187 | Maurice | 3012 | Beverly | 2514 |
| 188 | Cesar | 2904 | Aimee | 2505 |
| 189 | Jack | 2863 | Lindsey | 2384 |
| 190 | Calvin | 2817 | Stacie | 2359 |
| 191 | Harold | 2621 | Leigh | 2324 |
| 192 | Steve | 2606 | Ginger | 2321 |
| 193 | Luke | 2578 | Bridget | 2293 |
| 194 | Louis | 2539 | Desiree | 2245 |
| 195 | Heath | 2491 | Adriana | 2226 |
| 196 | Mike | 2403 | Tabitha | 2149 |
| 197 | Dana | 2132 | Norma | 1980 |
| 198 | Kirk | 2042 | Lorena | 1882 |
| 199 | Francis | 2010 | Kendra | 1856 |
| 200 | Marvin | 2006 | Anita | 1758 |
| 201 | Dwayne | 1917 | Trisha | 1611 |
| 202 | Darin | 1901 | Gloria | 1556 |
| 203 | Wade | 1598 | Tami | 1248 |
| 204 | Eugene | 1432 | Sheri | 1244 |
| 205 | Gerardo | 1366 | Janice | 1180 |
| 206 | Terrance | 1355 | Tracie | 1123 |
| 207 | Stanley | 1293 | Meghan | 1105 |
| 208 | Harry | 1256 | Cathy | 1103 |
| 209 | Glenn | 1249 | Vicki | 1051 |
| 210 | Greg | 1195 | Shelia | 1040 |
| 211 | Ernest | 1153 | Charlotte | 1010 |
| 212 | Toby | 1006 | Shawn | 989 |
| 213 | Cameron | 885 | Angie | 976 |
| 214 | Mathew | 878 | Penny | 938 |
| 215 | Trent | 853 | Jaclyn | 895 |
| 216 | Demetrius | 741 | Tameka | 878 |
| 217 | Mitchell | 738 | Kerri | 865 |
| 218 | Kent | 688 | Gabriela | 864 |
| 219 | Isaac | 643 | Sylvia | 838 |
| 220 | Spencer | 596 | Yvette | 828 |
| 221 | Joey | 584 | Bonnie | 789 |
| 222 | Tyson | 582 | Casey | 789 |
| 223 | Scotty | 576 | Jami | 755 |
| 224 | Norman | 540 | Keri | 729 |
| 225 | Ralph | 534 | Robyn | 728 |
| 226 | Byron | 533 | Catina | 727 |
| 227 | Leonard | 473 | Jean | 724 |
| 228 | Duane | 457 | Chasity | 709 |
| 229 | Geoffrey | 453 | Candice | 637 |
| 230 | Neil | 420 | Kerry | 629 |
| 231 | Franklin | 412 | Guadalupe | 624 |
| 232 | Gilbert | 366 | Charlene | 572 |
| 233 | Stacy | 365 | Angelia | 567 |
| 234 | Clint | 347 | Betty | 533 |
| 235 | Clarence | 346 | Meredith | 522 |
| 236 | Melvin | 332 | Vickie | 514 |
| 237 | Dexter | 330 | Kate | 504 |
| 238 | Jody | 321 | Marie | 500 |
| 239 | Levi | 312 | Camille | 493 |
| 240 | Theodore | 305 | Shauna | 486 |
| 241 | Bryce | 294 | Rachael | 474 |
| 242 | Scottie | 280 | Keisha | 466 |
| 243 | Glen | 274 | Tasha | 462 |
| 244 | Terrence | 263 | Candace | 458 |
| 245 | Brady | 258 | Jana | 447 |
| 246 | Donnie | 252 | Miranda | 443 |
| 247 | Ramon | 242 | Kelley | 431 |
| 248 | Roland | 229 | Malia | 427 |
| 249 | Clayton | 220 | Frances | 426 |
| 250 | Howard | 213 | Lakisha | 373 |
| 251 | Evan | 210 | Brianne | 366 |
| 252 | Clifford | 200 | Staci | 357 |
| 253 | Lonnie | 184 | Bobbi | 348 |
| 254 | Damien | 178 | Darcy | 345 |
| 255 | Angel | 173 | Virginia | 343 |
| 256 | Jordan | 172 | Hannah | 337 |
| 257 | Noah | 172 | Toni | 335 |
| 258 | Alvin | 165 | Leilani | 333 |
| 259 | Kendrick | 160 | Trina | 326 |
| 260 | Grant | 160 | Autumn | 316 |
| 261 | Reid | 151 | Jolene | 289 |
| 262 | Blake | 145 | Annette | 287 |
| 263 | Jarrod | 144 | Peggy | 284 |
| 264 | Ethan | 140 | Janelle | 274 |
| 265 | Rene | 136 | Tammie | 272 |
| 266 | Darrin | 136 | Farrah | 263 |
| 267 | Colin | 126 | Alisha | 259 |
| 268 | Jerome | 113 | Nikki | 256 |
| 269 | Bret | 106 | Shanna | 253 |
| 270 | Edwin | 102 | Aisha | 249 |
| 271 | Clifton | 88 | Michaela | 248 |
| 272 | Gavin | 87 | Kellie | 242 |
| 273 | Dominic | 85 | Abigail | 236 |
| 274 | Sheldon | 79 | Gretchen | 233 |
| 275 | Brendan | 78 | Teri | 232 |
| 276 | Kawika | 74 | Caroline | 226 |
| 277 | Warren | 71 | Maile | 217 |
| 278 | Guy | 67 | Belinda | 201 |
| 279 | Tim | 65 | Ebony | 196 |
| 280 | Micah | 63 | Brittany | 193 |
| 281 | Colby | 59 | Kizzy | 181 |
| 282 | Devin | 58 | Christi | 171 |
| 283 | Keoni | 57 | Ruth | 157 |
| 284 | Austin | 56 | Ladonna | 156 |
| 285 | Jake | 54 | Shana | 154 |
| 286 | Karl | 53 | Charity | 152 |
| 287 | Nelson | 53 | Joanne | 150 |
| 288 | Keola | 50 | Jenifer | 144 |
| 289 | Alfred | 49 | Joyce | 138 |
| 290 | Beau | 48 | Rachelle | 136 |
| 291 | Earl | 48 | Hope | 134 |
| 292 | Ross | 46 | Whitney | 124 |
| 293 | Kalani | 45 | Jane | 121 |
| 294 | Garrett | 38 | Hilary | 121 |
| 295 | Leon | 38 | Liza | 120 |
| 296 | Caleb | 36 | Joanna | 118 |
| 297 | Donovan | 33 | Rochelle | 112 |
| 298 | Bill | 29 | Adrienne | 109 |
| 299 | Jayson | 29 | Karla | 109 |
| 300 | Ty | 28 | Lawanda | 102 |
| 301 | Bernard | 26 | Naomi | 100 |
| 302 | Daryl | 25 | Jennie | 96 |
| 303 | Rick | 23 | Priscilla | 94 |
| 304 | Fred | 22 | Krystal | 93 |
| 305 | Preston | 22 | Kylie | 90 |
| 306 | Bradford | 22 | Latisha | 84 |
| 307 | Allan | 22 | Lakeisha | 77 |
| 308 | Abraham | 19 | Grace | 73 |
| 309 | Jim | 19 | Darlene | 70 |
| 310 | Leroy | 18 | Ellen | 66 |
| 311 | Damian | 18 | Marisa | 66 |
| 312 | Lamar | 18 | Kimberlee | 65 |
| 313 | Vernon | 16 | Cara | 65 |
| 314 | Kekoa | 16 | Billie | 62 |
| 315 | Dwight | 16 | Rebekah | 61 |
| 316 | Brock | 15 | Jasmine | 60 |
| 317 | Carlton | 14 | Marci | 60 |
| 318 | Graham | 14 | Lacey | 59 |
| 319 | Alika | 14 | Jessie | 50 |
| 320 | Devon | 14 | Amie | 47 |
| 321 | Morgan | 14 | Shari | 47 |
| 322 | Elton | 14 | Audrey | 43 |
| 323 | Blaine | 14 | Jillian | 43 |
| 324 | Darius | 14 | Melody | 43 |
| 325 | Edgar | 13 | Mandi | 41 |
| 326 | Leslie | 13 | Devon | 38 |
| 327 | Darnell | 12 | Juanita | 38 |
| 328 | Ray | 10 | Betsy | 34 |
| 329 | Gordon | 10 | Roxanne | 33 |
| 330 | Aron | 10 | Shirley | 33 |
| 331 | Trenton | 9 | Alyssa | 32 |
| 332 | Neal | 7 | Alexis | 32 |
| 333 | Jess | 7 | Celeste | 29 |
| 334 | Dallas | 7 | Kirsten | 28 |
| 335 | Branden | 6 | Jocelyn | 28 |
| 336 | Jory | 5 | Marissa | 27 |
| 337 | Johnathan | 5 | Judith | 26 |
| 338 | Bryon | 5 | Jodie | 23 |