Names by decade · United States

The names of the 1970s

Jennifer for girls and Michael for boys: the 30 most-given names of the decade, and the share of babies who got each.

Girls

  1. Jennifer1 in 27
  2. Amy1 in 57
  3. Melissa1 in 61
  4. Michelle1 in 62
  5. Kimberly1 in 67
  6. Lisa1 in 68
  7. Angela1 in 69
  8. Heather1 in 76
  9. Stephanie1 in 96
  10. Nicole1 in 107
  11. Jessica1 in 108
  12. Elizabeth1 in 108
  13. Rebecca1 in 113
  14. Kelly1 in 116
  15. Mary1 in 122
  16. Christina1 in 123
  17. Amanda1 in 125
  18. Julie1 in 127
  19. Sarah1 in 130
  20. Laura1 in 131
  21. Shannon1 in 136
  22. Christine1 in 150
  23. Tammy1 in 156
  24. Tracy1 in 162
  25. Karen1 in 162
  26. Dawn1 in 167
  27. Susan1 in 175
  28. Andrea1 in 179
  29. Tina1 in 182
  30. Patricia1 in 191

Boys

  1. Michael1 in 23
  2. Christopher1 in 35
  3. Jason1 in 36
  4. David1 in 37
  5. James1 in 37
  6. John1 in 41
  7. Robert1 in 42
  8. Brian1 in 51
  9. William1 in 58
  10. Matthew1 in 59
  11. Joseph1 in 67
  12. Daniel1 in 68
  13. Kevin1 in 78
  14. Eric1 in 78
  15. Jeffrey1 in 81
  16. Richard1 in 81
  17. Scott1 in 85
  18. Mark1 in 85
  19. Steven1 in 88
  20. Thomas1 in 88
  21. Timothy1 in 91
  22. Anthony1 in 94
  23. Charles1 in 101
  24. Joshua1 in 118
  25. Ryan1 in 118
  26. Jeremy1 in 119
  27. Paul1 in 121
  28. Andrew1 in 124
  29. Gregory1 in 143
  30. Chad1 in 145

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