1970s Baby Names
25,022 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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#1,204Marnie Marnie is a girl's name of Hebrew origin, usually given as "of the sea."2,263 in the 1970s
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#1,212Francesca Francesca is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning "free one" or "Frenchwoman."2,256 in the 1970s
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#1,217Miles Miles is a boy's name of disputed origin, usually connected to the Latin miles, meaning soldier.2,246 in the 1970s
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#1,218Simone Simone is a girl's name meaning he has heard, the French feminine of Simon.2,242 in the 1970s
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#1,222Florence Florence is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "blossoming" or "flourishing."2,227 in the 1970s
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#1,228Carole Carole is a girl's name meaning free man, the French spelling of Carol.2,209 in the 1970s
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#1,235Ariel Ariel means lion of God, and The Little Mermaid moved it hard and briefly.2,196 in the 1970s
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#1,248Emmanuel Emmanuel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is with us."2,170 in the 1970s
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 The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.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.