Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1970
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1969.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 85,266 | 0 |
| 2 | James | 61,735 | +1 |
| 3 | David | 61,728 | -1 |
| 4 | John | 58,491 | 0 |
| 5 | Robert | 57,177 | 0 |
| 6 | Christopher | 41,747 | +1 |
| 7 | William | 38,887 | -1 |
| 8 | Brian | 31,917 | +1 |
| 9 | Mark | 31,461 | -1 |
| 10 | Richard | 30,442 | 0 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 30,139 | 0 |
| 12 | Scott | 28,565 | 0 |
| 13 | Jason | 27,272 | +12 |
| 14 | Kevin | 26,968 | +2 |
| 15 | Steven | 26,793 | -1 |
| 16 | Joseph | 26,714 | -1 |
| 17 | Thomas | 26,669 | -4 |
| 18 | Eric | 23,571 | +3 |
| 19 | Daniel | 23,521 | -1 |
| 20 | Timothy | 22,422 | -3 |
| 21 | Charles | 22,411 | -2 |
| 22 | Anthony | 21,176 | -2 |
| 23 | Paul | 20,196 | -1 |
| 24 | Matthew | 20,185 | 0 |
| 25 | Kenneth | 16,800 | -2 |
| 26 | Gregory | 16,286 | 0 |
| 27 | Stephen | 14,758 | 0 |
| 28 | Todd | 14,426 | 0 |
| 29 | Ronald | 13,618 | 0 |
| 30 | Donald | 12,397 | 0 |
| 31 | Edward | 12,275 | +1 |
| 32 | Andrew | 11,989 | +1 |
| 33 | Patrick | 11,730 | -2 |
| 34 | Shawn | 10,945 | +7 |
| 35 | Gary | 10,716 | 0 |
| 36 | Douglas | 10,409 | -2 |
| 37 | Sean | 10,341 | 0 |
| 38 | Keith | 9,615 | -2 |
| 39 | Craig | 9,364 | 0 |
| 40 | George | 8,911 | -2 |
| 41 | Troy | 8,448 | +1 |
| 42 | Jonathan | 8,194 | +4 |
| 43 | Larry | 8,104 | -3 |
| 44 | Peter | 8,056 | -1 |
| 45 | Jerry | 7,422 | 0 |
| 46 | Dennis | 7,312 | -2 |
| 47 | Bradley | 6,818 | +6 |
| 48 | Frank | 6,805 | -1 |
| 49 | Raymond | 6,788 | +1 |
| 50 | Jeffery | 6,701 | -2 |
| 51 | Chad | 6,628 | +18 |
| 52 | Aaron | 6,584 | +9 |
| 53 | Bryan | 6,452 | -2 |
| 54 | Terry | 6,186 | -2 |
| 55 | Rodney | 5,856 | -6 |
| 56 | Jose | 5,691 | 0 |
| 57 | Tony | 5,480 | -3 |
| 58 | Russell | 5,106 | -1 |
| 59 | Randy | 5,036 | -4 |
| 60 | Marc | 5,009 | +3 |
| 61 | Roger | 4,583 | -2 |
| 62 | Samuel | 4,558 | +2 |
| 63 | Chris | 4,460 | +3 |
| 64 | Shane | 4,451 | +23 |
| 65 | Johnny | 4,438 | +2 |
| 66 | Carl | 4,402 | -4 |
| 67 | Gerald | 4,399 | -2 |
| 68 | Jon | 4,371 | 0 |
| 69 | Travis | 4,321 | +44 |
| 70 | Jeremy | 4,318 | +77 |
| 71 | Marcus | 4,315 | +67 |
| 72 | Adam | 4,313 | +42 |
| 73 | Phillip | 4,275 | +1 |
| 74 | Brent | 4,269 | +18 |
| 75 | Darren | 4,197 | -15 |
| 76 | Lance | 4,160 | +27 |
| 77 | Derek | 4,147 | +32 |
| 78 | Billy | 4,121 | -1 |
| 79 | Vincent | 4,021 | -9 |
| 80 | Wayne | 4,006 | -5 |
| 81 | Benjamin | 3,926 | +10 |
| 82 | Joel | 3,839 | -2 |
| 83 | Lawrence | 3,824 | -12 |
| 84 | Corey | 3,814 | -26 |
| 85 | Danny | 3,768 | -12 |
| 86 | Jimmy | 3,660 | -7 |
| 87 | Bobby | 3,636 | -5 |
| 88 | Curtis | 3,615 | -7 |
| 89 | Walter | 3,584 | -5 |
| 90 | Joe | 3,570 | -7 |
| 91 | Alan | 3,553 | -15 |
| 92 | Philip | 3,520 | -6 |
| 93 | Martin | 3,500 | -15 |
| 94 | Bruce | 3,482 | -22 |
| 95 | Juan | 3,476 | +9 |
| 96 | Derrick | 3,446 | +11 |
| 97 | Jay | 3,415 | -2 |
| 98 | Carlos | 3,380 | +12 |
| 99 | Brett | 3,370 | -5 |
| 100 | Randall | 3,271 | -15 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.