1970s Baby Names

14,967 names were given to children in the United States between 1970 and 1979, ranked below by how many.

A name's place is its total across those ten years. Names that appear in only some of the decade say so, because a name recorded once is a different fact from one recorded every year.

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Rankings for

#18,060
Kennya
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,061
Chyvonne
16 in the 1970s 2 of 10 years
#18,065
Colita
16 in the 1970s 2 of 10 years
#18,066
Melisaa
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,067
Cydnee
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,072
Sorina
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,073
Alima
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,074
Cathaleen
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,075
Evita
16 in the 1970s 2 of 10 years
#18,076
Jamieka
16 in the 1970s 2 of 10 years
#18,077
Wayna
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,078
Carollynn
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,079
Breia
16 in the 1970s 2 of 10 years
#18,082
Tellie
16 in the 1970s 2 of 10 years
#18,083
Marsia
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,084
Jolea
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,085
Maggy
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,086
Amissa
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,087
Siana
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,088
Genesee
16 in the 1970s 2 of 10 years
#18,089
Juwanna
16 in the 1970s 2 of 10 years
#18,090
Melica
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,091
Vernicia
16 in the 1970s 2 of 10 years
#18,092
Cilicia
16 in the 1970s 2 of 10 years
#18,096
Darhonda
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,098
Jacquilyn
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,099
Satoya
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,101
Jessilyn
16 in the 1970s 2 of 10 years
#18,103
Olinka
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,104
Angalee
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,105
Conception
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,110
Renarda
16 in the 1970s 1 of 10 years
#18,111
Chyenne
16 in the 1970s 2 of 10 years
#18,113
Rosi
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,114
Madhuri
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,115
Halena
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,117
Jovona
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,118
Jandy
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,119
Lashawnna
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,123
Pola
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,128
Lazandra
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,130
Valincia
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,131
Marciana
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,132
Janah
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,133
Michelee
16 in the 1970s 2 of 10 years
#18,134
Annalyn
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,136
Marae
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years
#18,137
Ronalee
16 in the 1970s 3 of 10 years

What Made a 1970s Name

Children in the United States were registered with it between 1970 and 1979. A name's position here is how many of them were.

Why Some Names Only Cover Part of the Decade

A name that appears in three of the ten years either arrived partway through or faded out — and either is more interesting than the total on its own. The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.

Where to Go Next

Open any name to see its full curve — most of these have a hundred and forty years of it. Or compare the ends of the same measurement: the most popular names now and the rarest.