List of the most popular names in the 1970s in the United States
These are the most popular given names in the United States for each respective year in the 1970s.
1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | |
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Male | ||||||||||
1 | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael |
2 | James | James | Christopher | Christopher | Jason | Jason | Jason | Jason | Jason | Christopher |
3 | David | David | James | Jason | Christopher | Christopher | Christopher | Christopher | Christopher | Jason |
4 | John | John | David | James | David | James | David | David | David | David |
5 | Robert | Robert | John | David | James | David | James | James | James | James |
6 | Christopher | Christopher | Robert | John | John | Robert | John | Robert | Matthew | Matthew |
7 | William | William | Jason | Robert | Robert | John | Robert | John | John | John |
8 | Brian | Jason | Brian | Brian | Brian | Brian | Brian | Brian | Robert | Robert |
9 | Mark | Brian | William | William | Matthew | Matthew | Matthew | Matthew | Brian | Joshua |
10 | Richard | Scott | Matthew | Matthew | William | William | Daniel | Joseph | Joseph | Brian |
Female | ||||||||||
1 | Jennifer | Jennifer | Jennifer | Jennifer | Jennifer | Jennifer | Jennifer | Jennifer | Jennifer | Jennifer |
2 | Lisa | Michelle | Michelle | Amy | Amy | Amy | Amy | Melissa | Melissa | Melissa |
3 | Kimberly | Lisa | Lisa | Michelle | Michelle | Heather | Melissa | Amy | Jessica | Amanda |
4 | Michelle | Kimberly | Kimberly | Kimberly | Heather | Melissa | Heather | Jessica | Amy | Jessica |
5 | Amy | Amy | Amy | Lisa | Angela | Angela | Angela | Heather | Heather | Amy |
6 | Angela | Angela | Angela | Melissa | Kimberly | Michelle | Michelle | Angela | Amanda | Sarah |
7 | Melissa | Melissa | Melissa | Angela | Melissa | Kimberly | Kimberly | Michelle | Angela | Heather |
8 | Tammy | Tammy | Stephanie | Heather | Lisa | Lisa | Jessica | Kimberly | Sarah | Angela |
9 | Mary | Mary | Heather | Stephanie | Stephanie | Stephanie | Lisa | Amanda | Michelle | Nicole |
10 | Tracy | Julie | Nicole | Rebecca | Rebecca | Nicole | Amanda | Kelly | Nicole | Michelle |
References
- Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1970s from the Social Security Administration