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 |
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
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