Top Baby Names of 1970
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1970, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1970)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 85,271 |
| 2 | James | 61,740 |
| 3 | David | 61,729 |
| 4 | John | 58,496 |
| 5 | Robert | 57,179 |
| 6 | Christopher | 41,751 |
| 7 | William | 38,889 |
| 8 | Brian | 31,918 |
| 9 | Mark | 31,464 |
| 10 | Richard | 30,440 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 30,142 |
| 12 | Scott | 28,572 |
| 13 | Jason | 27,274 |
| 14 | Kevin | 26,970 |
| 15 | Steven | 26,795 |
| 16 | Joseph | 26,718 |
| 17 | Thomas | 26,674 |
| 18 | Eric | 23,573 |
| 19 | Daniel | 23,521 |
| 20 | Timothy | 22,427 |
| 21 | Charles | 22,412 |
| 22 | Anthony | 21,176 |
| 23 | Paul | 20,197 |
| 24 | Matthew | 20,188 |
| 25 | Kenneth | 16,803 |
| 26 | Gregory | 16,287 |
| 27 | Stephen | 14,760 |
| 28 | Todd | 14,425 |
| 29 | Ronald | 13,617 |
| 30 | Donald | 12,397 |
| 31 | Edward | 12,278 |
| 32 | Andrew | 11,988 |
| 33 | Patrick | 11,734 |
| 34 | Shawn | 10,945 |
| 35 | Gary | 10,716 |
| 36 | Douglas | 10,410 |
| 37 | Sean | 10,344 |
| 38 | Keith | 9,615 |
| 39 | Craig | 9,367 |
| 40 | George | 8,913 |
| 41 | Troy | 8,448 |
| 42 | Jonathan | 8,194 |
| 43 | Larry | 8,105 |
| 44 | Peter | 8,057 |
| 45 | Jerry | 7,422 |
| 46 | Dennis | 7,313 |
| 47 | Bradley | 6,819 |
| 48 | Frank | 6,805 |
| 49 | Raymond | 6,789 |
| 50 | Jeffery | 6,701 |
| 51 | Chad | 6,629 |
| 52 | Aaron | 6,583 |
| 53 | Bryan | 6,451 |
| 54 | Terry | 6,187 |
| 55 | Rodney | 5,856 |
| 56 | Jose | 5,691 |
| 57 | Tony | 5,480 |
| 58 | Russell | 5,106 |
| 59 | Randy | 5,037 |
| 60 | Marc | 5,011 |
| 61 | Roger | 4,584 |
| 62 | Samuel | 4,559 |
| 63 | Chris | 4,461 |
| 64 | Shane | 4,451 |
| 65 | Johnny | 4,438 |
| 66 | Carl | 4,401 |
| 67 | Gerald | 4,399 |
| 68 | Jon | 4,370 |
| 69 | Travis | 4,323 |
| 70 | Jeremy | 4,318 |
| 71 | Marcus | 4,315 |
| 72 | Adam | 4,314 |
| 73 | Phillip | 4,275 |
| 74 | Brent | 4,270 |
| 75 | Darren | 4,197 |
| 76 | Lance | 4,160 |
| 77 | Derek | 4,147 |
| 78 | Billy | 4,122 |
| 79 | Vincent | 4,021 |
| 80 | Wayne | 4,006 |
| 81 | Benjamin | 3,927 |
| 82 | Joel | 3,840 |
| 83 | Lawrence | 3,824 |
| 84 | Corey | 3,813 |
| 85 | Danny | 3,768 |
| 86 | Jimmy | 3,659 |
| 87 | Bobby | 3,636 |
| 88 | Curtis | 3,615 |
| 89 | Walter | 3,584 |
| 90 | Joe | 3,569 |
| 91 | Alan | 3,553 |
| 92 | Philip | 3,521 |
| 93 | Martin | 3,502 |
| 94 | Bruce | 3,482 |
| 95 | Juan | 3,474 |
| 96 | Derrick | 3,446 |
| 97 | Jay | 3,416 |
| 98 | Carlos | 3,380 |
| 99 | Brett | 3,370 |
| 100 | Randall | 3,271 |