United States · 3,606,373 recorded births
Top baby names of 1970
Jennifer and Michael led the year. Climbing fast: Allison (up 61), Sabrina (up 59), Jeremy (up 77), Marcus (up 67).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 46,150 | ▲ 2 |
| 2 | Lisa | 38,967 | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 34,130 | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | Michelle | 34,047 | ▼ 2 |
| 5 | Amy | 25,212 | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | Angela | 24,929 | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | Melissa | 23,735 | ▼ 2 |
| 8 | Tammy | 19,587 | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | Mary | 19,204 | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | Tracy | 18,464 | ▲ 7 |
| 11 | Julie | 17,158 | ▲ 1 |
| 12 | Karen | 16,699 | ▲ 1 |
| 13 | Laura | 16,490 | ▼ 3 |
| 14 | Christine | 16,061 | · |
| 15 | Susan | 15,738 | ▼ 4 |
| 16 | Dawn | 15,681 | ▲ 5 |
| 17 | Stephanie | 15,387 | ▲ 2 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 15,108 | ▼ 2 |
| 19 | Heather | 14,669 | ▲ 15 |
| 20 | Kelly | 14,607 | ▼ 5 |
| 21 | Tina | 13,861 | ▲ 1 |
| 22 | Shannon | 13,547 | ▲ 9 |
| 23 | Lori | 13,448 | ▼ 3 |
| 24 | Patricia | 13,406 | ▼ 6 |
| 25 | Cynthia | 12,913 | ▼ 2 |
| 26 | Pamela | 12,907 | ▼ 2 |
| 27 | Sandra | 11,246 | ▼ 2 |
| 28 | Wendy | 11,100 | ▲ 1 |
| 29 | Rebecca | 10,854 | ▼ 1 |
| 30 | Nicole | 10,691 | ▲ 17 |
| 31 | Michele | 10,090 | ▼ 1 |
| 32 | Donna | 9,968 | ▼ 6 |
| 33 | Deborah | 9,845 | ▼ 6 |
| 34 | Teresa | 9,612 | ▼ 2 |
| 35 | Christina | 9,588 | ▲ 2 |
| 36 | Denise | 9,343 | ▼ 1 |
| 37 | Sharon | 9,177 | ▼ 1 |
| 38 | Linda | 8,731 | ▼ 5 |
| 39 | Maria | 8,686 | ▲ 1 |
| 40 | Brenda | 8,336 | ▼ 2 |
| 41 | Barbara | 8,026 | ▼ 2 |
| 42 | Stacy | 7,771 | ▲ 11 |
| 43 | Andrea | 7,708 | ▲ 5 |
| 44 | Cheryl | 7,440 | ▼ 3 |
| 45 | Kathleen | 7,410 | ▼ 3 |
| 46 | Rhonda | 7,379 | ▼ 2 |
| 47 | Debra | 7,198 | ▼ 4 |
| 48 | Stacey | 7,154 | ▲ 4 |
| 49 | Tonya | 7,140 | ▲ 5 |
| 50 | Nancy | 7,063 | ▼ 5 |
| 51 | Robin | 7,004 | ▼ 5 |
| 52 | Jill | 6,806 | ▼ 1 |
| 53 | Theresa | 6,411 | ▼ 4 |
| 54 | Dana | 6,406 | ▲ 6 |
| 55 | Tracey | 6,230 | ▲ 10 |
| 56 | Monica | 6,188 | ▲ 3 |
| 57 | Paula | 6,055 | ▼ 7 |
| 58 | Rachel | 6,029 | ▲ 11 |
| 59 | Catherine | 6,004 | ▼ 1 |
| 60 | Sherry | 5,917 | ▼ 5 |
| 61 | Gina | 5,874 | ▲ 2 |
| 62 | Ann | 5,740 | ▼ 5 |
| 63 | Kristin | 5,633 | ▲ 13 |
| 64 | Leslie | 5,622 | · |
| 65 | Sarah | 5,614 | ▲ 7 |
| 66 | Jacqueline | 5,576 | ▼ 4 |
| 67 | Katherine | 5,443 | ▲ 3 |
| 68 | Renee | 5,373 | ▼ 1 |
| 69 | Tara | 5,329 | ▲ 38 |
| 70 | Diane | 5,188 | ▼ 9 |
| 71 | Carol | 5,064 | ▼ 15 |
| 72 | Cindy | 5,049 | ▲ 2 |
| 73 | Carrie | 4,978 | ▲ 21 |
| 74 | Holly | 4,940 | ▲ 13 |
| 75 | Sheila | 4,937 | ▼ 7 |
| 76 | Tanya | 4,862 | ▲ 15 |
| 77 | Kathy | 4,797 | · |
| 78 | Kim | 4,729 | ▼ 12 |
| 79 | Tamara | 4,721 | ▼ 1 |
| 80 | Margaret | 4,704 | ▼ 7 |
| 81 | Heidi | 4,642 | ▼ 1 |
| 82 | April | 4,603 | ▲ 15 |
| 83 | Kristen | 4,600 | ▲ 13 |
| 84 | Carolyn | 4,518 | ▼ 13 |
| 85 | Victoria | 4,460 | ▼ 2 |
| 86 | Regina | 4,433 | · |
| 87 | Suzanne | 4,425 | ▼ 12 |
| 88 | Laurie | 4,392 | ▼ 9 |
| 89 | Diana | 4,373 | ▼ 8 |
| 90 | Deanna | 4,331 | ▼ 2 |
| 91 | Melanie | 4,330 | ▲ 1 |
| 92 | Beth | 4,247 | ▼ 10 |
| 93 | Melinda | 4,225 | ▼ 4 |
| 94 | Carla | 4,214 | ▼ 4 |
| 95 | Jodi | 4,186 | · |
| 96 | Janet | 4,158 | ▼ 12 |
| 97 | Valerie | 4,130 | ▼ 12 |
| 98 | Jessica | 4,021 | ▲ 36 |
| 99 | Tiffany | 3,999 | ▲ 45 |
| 100 | Traci | 3,854 | ▲ 12 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 85,266 | · |
| 2 | James | 61,735 | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | David | 61,728 | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | John | 58,491 | · |
| 5 | Robert | 57,177 | · |
| 6 | Christopher | 41,747 | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | William | 38,887 | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Brian | 31,917 | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | Mark | 31,461 | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | Richard | 30,442 | · |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 30,139 | · |
| 12 | Scott | 28,565 | · |
| 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 | · |
| 25 | Kenneth | 16,800 | ▼ 2 |
| 26 | Gregory | 16,286 | · |
| 27 | Stephen | 14,758 | · |
| 28 | Todd | 14,426 | · |
| 29 | Ronald | 13,618 | · |
| 30 | Donald | 12,397 | · |
| 31 | Edward | 12,275 | ▲ 1 |
| 32 | Andrew | 11,989 | ▲ 1 |
| 33 | Patrick | 11,730 | ▼ 2 |
| 34 | Shawn | 10,945 | ▲ 7 |
| 35 | Gary | 10,716 | · |
| 36 | Douglas | 10,409 | ▼ 2 |
| 37 | Sean | 10,341 | · |
| 38 | Keith | 9,615 | ▼ 2 |
| 39 | Craig | 9,364 | · |
| 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 | · |
| 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 | · |
| 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 | · |
| 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 |