Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1970
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1969.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 85,723 | 0 |
| 2 | James | 62,088 | +1 |
| 3 | David | 62,018 | -1 |
| 4 | John | 58,781 | 0 |
| 5 | Robert | 57,504 | 0 |
| 6 | Jennifer | 46,269 | +4 |
| 7 | Christopher | 41,964 | +1 |
| 8 | Lisa | 39,104 | -2 |
| 9 | William | 39,092 | -2 |
| 10 | Kimberly | 34,243 | +2 |
| 11 | Michelle | 34,172 | -2 |
| 12 | Brian | 32,065 | +1 |
| 13 | Mark | 31,599 | -2 |
| 14 | Richard | 30,602 | 0 |
| 15 | Jeffrey | 30,280 | 0 |
| 16 | Scott | 28,689 | 0 |
| 17 | Jason | 27,386 | +24 |
| 18 | Kevin | 27,096 | +2 |
| 19 | Steven | 26,920 | -1 |
| 20 | Joseph | 26,852 | -1 |
| 21 | Thomas | 26,802 | -4 |
| 22 | Amy | 25,275 | +3 |
| 23 | Angela | 25,012 | +3 |
| 24 | Melissa | 23,805 | -1 |
| 25 | Eric | 23,719 | +3 |
| 26 | Daniel | 23,622 | -4 |
| 27 | Timothy | 22,563 | -6 |
| 28 | Charles | 22,559 | -4 |
| 29 | Anthony | 21,319 | -2 |
| 30 | Paul | 20,288 | -1 |
| 31 | Matthew | 20,249 | +7 |
| 32 | Tracy | 20,240 | +7 |
| 33 | Tammy | 19,674 | -2 |
| 34 | Mary | 19,303 | -4 |
| 35 | Julie | 17,206 | 0 |
| 36 | Kelly | 17,101 | -4 |
| 37 | Kenneth | 16,906 | 0 |
| 38 | Karen | 16,747 | -2 |
| 39 | Laura | 16,543 | -6 |
| 40 | Gregory | 16,350 | +2 |
| 41 | Shannon | 16,118 | +14 |
| 42 | Christine | 16,104 | -2 |
| 43 | Susan | 15,790 | -9 |
| 44 | Dawn | 15,724 | +6 |
| 45 | Stephanie | 15,448 | +3 |
| 46 | Elizabeth | 15,175 | -3 |
| 47 | Stephen | 14,824 | -3 |
| 48 | Heather | 14,712 | +21 |
| 49 | Todd | 14,474 | -3 |
| 50 | Tina | 13,904 | +1 |
| 51 | Ronald | 13,696 | -4 |
| 52 | Lori | 13,488 | -3 |
| 53 | Patricia | 13,477 | -8 |
| 54 | Cynthia | 12,966 | -2 |
| 55 | Pamela | 12,958 | -2 |
| 56 | Shawn | 12,916 | +14 |
| 57 | Donald | 12,461 | -3 |
| 58 | Edward | 12,337 | -1 |
| 59 | Andrew | 12,040 | +1 |
| 60 | Patrick | 11,805 | -4 |
| 61 | Sandra | 11,300 | -3 |
| 62 | Wendy | 11,142 | +3 |
| 63 | Rebecca | 10,883 | +1 |
| 64 | Gary | 10,780 | -1 |
| 65 | Nicole | 10,742 | +31 |
| 66 | Douglas | 10,452 | -5 |
| 67 | Sean | 10,417 | +7 |
| 68 | Michele | 10,164 | -2 |
| 69 | Donna | 10,003 | -10 |
| 70 | Deborah | 9,873 | -8 |
| 71 | Keith | 9,673 | +2 |
| 72 | Teresa | 9,649 | -5 |
| 73 | Christina | 9,627 | +2 |
| 74 | Craig | 9,410 | +5 |
| 75 | Denise | 9,376 | -4 |
| 76 | Sharon | 9,232 | -4 |
| 77 | George | 8,978 | -1 |
| 78 | Stacy | 8,954 | +9 |
| 79 | Linda | 8,769 | -11 |
| 80 | Maria | 8,748 | 0 |
| 81 | Troy | 8,545 | +3 |
| 82 | Brenda | 8,356 | -5 |
| 83 | Jonathan | 8,229 | +14 |
| 84 | Larry | 8,167 | -2 |
| 85 | Peter | 8,096 | +5 |
| 86 | Barbara | 8,050 | -8 |
| 87 | Andrea | 7,850 | +8 |
| 88 | Stacey | 7,843 | +4 |
| 89 | Robin | 7,616 | -4 |
| 90 | Jerry | 7,537 | +4 |
| 91 | Cheryl | 7,464 | -10 |
| 92 | Dana | 7,444 | +6 |
| 93 | Kathleen | 7,433 | -10 |
| 94 | Rhonda | 7,401 | -6 |
| 95 | Dennis | 7,345 | -2 |
| 96 | Terry | 7,300 | -5 |
| 97 | Debra | 7,220 | -11 |
| 98 | Tonya | 7,170 | +11 |
| 99 | Nancy | 7,090 | -10 |
| 100 | Frank | 6,854 | -1 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.