Most Popular Baby Names of 1970
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 1 | Michael | 0 | 1 | Jennifer | +2 |
| 2 | James | +1 | 2 | Lisa | -1 |
| 3 | David | -1 | 3 | Kimberly | +1 |
| 4 | John | 0 | 4 | Michelle | -2 |
| 5 | Robert | 0 | 5 | Amy | +1 |
| 6 | Christopher | +1 | 6 | Angela | +1 |
| 7 | William | -1 | 7 | Melissa | -2 |
| 8 | Brian | +1 | 8 | Tammy | +1 |
| 9 | Mark | -1 | 9 | Mary | -1 |
| 10 | Richard | 0 | 10 | Tracy | +7 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 0 | 11 | Julie | +1 |
| 12 | Scott | 0 | 12 | Karen | +1 |
| 13 | Jason | +12 | 13 | Laura | -3 |
| 14 | Kevin | +2 | 14 | Christine | 0 |
| 15 | Steven | -1 | 15 | Susan | -4 |
| 16 | Joseph | -1 | 16 | Dawn | +5 |
| 17 | Thomas | -4 | 17 | Stephanie | +2 |
| 18 | Eric | +3 | 18 | Elizabeth | -2 |
| 19 | Daniel | -1 | 19 | Heather | +15 |
| 20 | Timothy | -3 | 20 | Kelly | -5 |
| 21 | Charles | -2 | 21 | Tina | +1 |
| 22 | Anthony | -2 | 22 | Shannon | +9 |
| 23 | Paul | -1 | 23 | Lori | -3 |
| 24 | Matthew | 0 | 24 | Patricia | -6 |
| 25 | Kenneth | -2 | 25 | Pamela | -1 |
| 26 | Gregory | 0 | 26 | Cynthia | -3 |
| 27 | Stephen | 0 | 27 | Sandra | -2 |
| 28 | Todd | 0 | 28 | Wendy | +1 |
| 29 | Ronald | 0 | 29 | Rebecca | -1 |
| 30 | Donald | 0 | 30 | Nicole | +17 |
| 31 | Edward | +1 | 31 | Michele | -1 |
| 32 | Andrew | +1 | 32 | Donna | -6 |
| 33 | Patrick | -2 | 33 | Deborah | -6 |
| 34 | Shawn | +7 | 34 | Teresa | -2 |
| 35 | Gary | 0 | 35 | Christina | +2 |
| 36 | Douglas | -2 | 36 | Denise | -1 |
| 37 | Sean | 0 | 37 | Sharon | -1 |
| 38 | Keith | -2 | 38 | Linda | -5 |
| 39 | Craig | 0 | 39 | Maria | +1 |
| 40 | George | -2 | 40 | Brenda | -2 |
| 41 | Troy | +1 | 41 | Barbara | -2 |
| 42 | Jonathan | +4 | 42 | Stacy | +11 |
| 43 | Larry | -3 | 43 | Andrea | +5 |
| 44 | Peter | -1 | 44 | Cheryl | -3 |
| 45 | Jerry | 0 | 45 | Kathleen | -3 |
| 46 | Dennis | -2 | 46 | Rhonda | -2 |
| 47 | Bradley | +6 | 47 | Debra | -4 |
| 48 | Frank | -1 | 48 | Stacey | +4 |
| 49 | Raymond | +1 | 49 | Tonya | +5 |
| 50 | Jeffery | -2 | 50 | Nancy | -5 |
| 51 | Chad | +19 | 51 | Robin | -5 |
| 52 | Aaron | +9 | 52 | Jill | -1 |
| 53 | Bryan | -2 | 53 | Theresa | -4 |
| 54 | Terry | -2 | 54 | Dana | +5 |
| 55 | Rodney | -6 | 55 | Tracey | +10 |
| 56 | Jose | 0 | 56 | Monica | +4 |
| 57 | Tony | -3 | 57 | Paula | -7 |
| 58 | Russell | -1 | 58 | Rachel | +11 |
| 59 | Randy | -4 | 59 | Catherine | -1 |
| 60 | Marc | +3 | 60 | Sherry | -4 |
| 61 | Roger | -2 | 61 | Gina | +2 |
| 62 | Samuel | +2 | 62 | Ann | -5 |
| 63 | Chris | +3 | 63 | Kristin | +14 |
| 64 | Shane | +23 | 64 | Leslie | 0 |
| 65 | Johnny | +3 | 65 | Sarah | +7 |
| 66 | Carl | -4 | 66 | Jacqueline | -4 |
| 67 | Gerald | -2 | 67 | Katherine | +3 |
| 68 | Jon | -1 | 68 | Renee | -1 |
| 69 | Travis | +44 | 69 | Tara | +38 |
| 70 | Jeremy | +78 | 70 | Diane | -9 |
| 71 | Adam | +43 | 71 | Carol | -16 |
| 72 | Marcus | +66 | 72 | Cindy | +2 |
| 73 | Phillip | +1 | 73 | Carrie | +21 |
| 74 | Brent | +18 | 74 | Sheila | -6 |
| 75 | Darren | -15 | 75 | Holly | +12 |
| 76 | Lance | +27 | 76 | Tanya | +15 |
| 77 | Derek | +32 | 77 | Kathy | -1 |
| 78 | Billy | -1 | 78 | Kim | -12 |
| 79 | Vincent | -10 | 79 | Tamara | -1 |
| 80 | Wayne | -5 | 80 | Margaret | -7 |
| 81 | Benjamin | +10 | 81 | Heidi | 0 |
| 82 | Joel | -1 | 82 | April | +15 |
| 83 | Lawrence | -12 | 83 | Kristen | +13 |
| 84 | Corey | -26 | 84 | Carolyn | -13 |
| 85 | Danny | -12 | 85 | Victoria | -2 |
| 86 | Jimmy | -8 | 86 | Regina | 0 |
| 87 | Bobby | -5 | 87 | Suzanne | -12 |
| 88 | Curtis | -8 | 88 | Laurie | -9 |
| 89 | Walter | -4 | 89 | Diana | -9 |
| 90 | Joe | -7 | 90 | Melanie | +2 |
| 91 | Alan | -15 | 91 | Deanna | -3 |
| 92 | Philip | -6 | 92 | Beth | -10 |
| 93 | Martin | -14 | 93 | Melinda | -4 |
| 94 | Bruce | -22 | 94 | Carla | -4 |
| 95 | Juan | +9 | 95 | Jodi | 0 |
| 96 | Derrick | +11 | 96 | Janet | -12 |
| 97 | Jay | -2 | 97 | Valerie | -12 |
| 98 | Carlos | +13 | 98 | Jessica | +36 |
| 99 | Brett | -5 | 99 | Tiffany | +45 |
| 100 | Randall | -16 | 100 | Traci | +12 |