List of the most popular names in the 1970s in the United States

These are the Most Popular Names in the United States for all years of the 1970s.

Table of contents

1 1970 2 1971 3 1972 4 1973 5 1974 6 1975 7 1976 8 1977 9 1978 10 1979

1970

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. David
  3. John
  4. James
  5. Robert
  6. Christopher
  7. William
  8. Mark
  9. Richard
  10. Brian

• Females
  1. Jennifer
  2. Lisa
  3. Kimberly
  4. Michelle
  5. Angela
  6. Maria
  7. Amy
  8. Melissa
  9. Mary
  10. Tracy

1971

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. John
  3. David
  4. James
  5. Robert
  6. Christopher
  7. William
  8. Jason
  9. Brian
  10. Scott

• Females
  1. Jennifer
  2. Michelee
  3. Lisa
  4. Kimberly
  5. Angela
  6. Amy
  7. Maria
  8. Melissa
  9. Mary
  10. Christine

1972

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. Christopher
  3. David
  4. John
  5. James
  6. Robert
  7. Jason
  8. Brian
  9. William
  10. Matthew

• Females
  1. Jennifer
  2. Michelle
  3. Lisa
  4. Angela
  5. Kimberly
  6. Amy
  7. Maria
  8. Melissa
  9. Heather
  10. Nicole

1973

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. Christopher
  3. James
  4. Jason
  5. Robert
  6. David
  7. John
  8. Brian
  9. William
  10. Daniel

• Females
  1. Jennifer
  2. Michelle
  3. Amy
  4. Lisa
  5. Kimberly
  6. Maria
  7. Angela
  8. Melissa
  9. Heather
  10. Stephanie

1974

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. Jason
  3. Christopher
  4. David
  5. James
  6. John
  7. Robert
  8. Brian
  9. William
  10. Daniel

• Females
  1. Jennifer
  2. Amy
  3. Michelle
  4. Angela
  5. Kimberly
  6. Heather
  7. Lisa
  8. Melissa
  9. Maria
  10. Stephanie

1975

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. Christopher
  3. Jason
  4. David
  5. James; Robert (tie)
  6. John
  7. Brian
  8. Matthew
  9. Daniel; William (tie)
  10. -----

• Females
  1. Jennifer
  2. Amy
  3. Michelle
  4. Heather
  5. Angela
  6. Melissa
  7. Kimberly
  8. Lisa
  9. Maria
  10. Stephanie

1976

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. Jason
  3. Christopher
  4. David
  5. John
  6. James
  7. Robert
  8. Brian
  9. Matthew
  10. Joseph

• Females
  1. Jennifer
  2. Amy
  3. Melissa
  4. Heather
  5. Michelle
  6. Angela
  7. Jessica
  8. Lisa
  9. Maria
  10. Kimberley

1977

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. Jason
  3. Christopher
  4. David; James (tie)
  5. John
  6. Robert
  7. Brian
  8. Matthew
  9. Joseph
  10. -----

• Females
  1. Jennifer
  2. Amy
  3. Melissa
  4. Heather
  5. Jessica
  6. Michelle
  7. Angela
  8. Kelly
  9. Sarah
  10. Amanda

1978

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. Jason
  3. Christopher
  4. David
  5. James
  6. John
  7. Robert
  8. Matthew
  9. Brian
  10. Joseph

• Females
  1. Jennifer
  2. Jessica
  3. Melissa
  4. Heather
  5. Amy
  6. Sarah
  7. Angela
  8. Amanda
  9. Michelle
  10. Elizabeth

1979

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. Jason
  3. Christopher
  4. David
  5. James
  6. Matthew
  7. Robert
  8. John
  9. Joshua
  10. Daniel

• Females
  1. Jennifer
  2. Melissa
  3. Amanda
  4. Jessica
  5. Sarah
  6. Amy
  7. Heather
  8. Angela; Kimberly (tie)
  9. Michelle
  10. -----