Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1970

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	85,266
2	James	61,735
3	David	61,728
4	John	58,491
5	Robert	57,177
6	Christopher	41,747
7	William	38,887
8	Brian	31,917
9	Mark	31,461
10	Richard	30,442
11	Jeffrey	30,139
12	Scott	28,565
13	Jason	27,272
14	Kevin	26,968
15	Steven	26,793
16	Joseph	26,714
17	Thomas	26,669
18	Eric	23,571
19	Daniel	23,521
20	Timothy	22,422
21	Charles	22,411
22	Anthony	21,176
23	Paul	20,196
24	Matthew	20,185
25	Kenneth	16,800

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gregory	16,286
27	Stephen	14,758
28	Todd	14,426
29	Ronald	13,618
30	Donald	12,397
31	Edward	12,275
32	Andrew	11,989
33	Patrick	11,730
34	Shawn	10,945
35	Gary	10,716
36	Douglas	10,409
37	Sean	10,341
38	Keith	9,615
39	Craig	9,364
40	George	8,911
41	Troy	8,448
42	Jonathan	8,194
43	Larry	8,104
44	Peter	8,056
45	Jerry	7,422
46	Dennis	7,312
47	Bradley	6,818
48	Frank	6,805
49	Raymond	6,788
50	Jeffery	6,701
51	Chad	6,628
52	Aaron	6,584
53	Bryan	6,452
54	Terry	6,186
55	Rodney	5,856
56	Jose	5,691
57	Tony	5,480
58	Russell	5,106
59	Randy	5,036
60	Marc	5,009
61	Roger	4,583
62	Samuel	4,558
63	Chris	4,460
64	Shane	4,451
65	Johnny	4,438
66	Carl	4,402
67	Gerald	4,399
68	Jon	4,371
69	Travis	4,321
70	Jeremy	4,318
71	Marcus	4,315
72	Adam	4,313
73	Phillip	4,275
74	Brent	4,269
75	Darren	4,197
76	Lance	4,160
77	Derek	4,147
78	Billy	4,121
79	Vincent	4,021
80	Wayne	4,006
81	Benjamin	3,926
82	Joel	3,839
83	Lawrence	3,824
84	Corey	3,814
85	Danny	3,768
86	Jimmy	3,660
87	Bobby	3,636
88	Curtis	3,615
89	Walter	3,584
90	Joe	3,570
91	Alan	3,553
92	Philip	3,520
93	Martin	3,500
94	Bruce	3,482
95	Juan	3,476
96	Derrick	3,446
97	Jay	3,415
98	Carlos	3,380
99	Brett	3,370
100	Randall	3,271
101	Erik	3,245
102	Darrell	3,148
103	Willie	3,137
104	Henry	3,127
105	Ricky	3,092
106	Victor	3,089
107	Albert	3,073
108	Roy	3,041
109	Glenn	3,008
110	Dale	3,003
111	Arthur	2,981
112	Dean	2,941
113	Allen	2,933
114	Steve	2,930
115	Frederick	2,887
116	Jeff	2,881
117	Barry	2,797
118	Lee	2,790
119	Jesse	2,768
120	Kyle	2,763
121	Antonio	2,744
122	Harold	2,726
123	Nicholas	2,704
124	Louis	2,642
125	Jamie	2,641
126	Micheal	2,632
127	Christian	2,623
128	Shannon	2,571
129	Jack	2,564
130	Nathan	2,545
131	Brandon	2,544
132	Tyrone	2,530
133	Ronnie	2,516
134	Andre	2,510
135	Kelly	2,494
136	Mike	2,466
137	Alexander	2,463
138	Justin	2,382
139	Brad	2,327
140	Ryan	2,323
141	Dwayne	2,317
142	Reginald	2,307
143	Ernest	2,304
144	Leonard	2,298
145	Luis	2,284
146	Eugene	2,264
147	Ralph	2,248
148	Tommy	2,220
149	Kurt	2,197
150	Joshua	2,175
151	Eddie	2,150
152	Wesley	2,059
153	Marvin	2,036
154	Greg	2,007
155	Glen	1,997
156	Howard	1,996
157	Stanley	1,949
158	Kirk	1,919
159	Mario	1,898
160	Theodore	1,829
161	Daryl	1,793
162	Tracy	1,776
163	Duane	1,772
164	Cory	1,762
165	Maurice	1,740
166	Calvin	1,734
167	Edwin	1,725
168	Jerome	1,724
169	Harry	1,696
170	Manuel	1,695
171	Melvin	1,678
172	Ricardo	1,653
173	Earl	1,630
174	Damon	1,622
175	Clinton	1,595
176	Clifford	1,582
177	Karl	1,575
178	Neil	1,567
179	Mitchell	1,541
180	Darrin	1,525
181	Norman	1,522
182	Warren	1,507
183	Fred	1,503
184	Jody	1,500
185	Jesus	1,483
186	Ray	1,462
187	Terrence	1,460
188	Darin	1,441
189	Wade	1,423
190	Alfred	1,418
191	Alex	1,403
192	Francis	1,389
193	Clarence	1,384
194	Lonnie	1,382
195	Darryl	1,367
196	Roberto	1,363
197	Miguel	1,344
198	Ruben	1,326
199	Tim	1,324
200	Adrian	1,295
201	Geoffrey	1,286
202	Dustin	1,285
203	Don	1,279
204	Jim	1,259
205	Gabriel	1,244
206	Byron	1,230
207	Leon	1,222
208	Franklin	1,219
209	Francisco	1,218
210	Bernard	1,186
211	Rick	1,184
212	Stacy	1,183
213	Terrance	1,177
214	Gilbert	1,170
214	Leroy	1,170
216	Kent	1,153
217	Joey	1,137
218	Nathaniel	1,136
219	Tom	1,130
220	Hector	1,125
221	Jorge	1,121
222	Ian	1,116
223	Alvin	1,087
224	Vernon	1,086
225	Oscar	1,042
226	Dana	1,038
226	Raul	1,038
228	Roderick	1,037
229	Angel	1,035
230	Herbert	1,034
231	Dwight	1,026
232	Dan	1,021
233	Bill	1,020
234	Leslie	1,013
235	Guy	1,009
236	Lewis	999
237	Ramon	991
238	Gordon	990
238	Lloyd	990
240	Shaun	989
241	Trevor	984
242	Toby	982
243	Kerry	967
244	Andy	953
245	Rafael	947
246	Ted	944
247	Fredrick	942
248	Gregg	941
249	Jaime	937
250	Gene	934
251	Marty	918
252	Donnie	913
253	Javier	912
253	Kelvin	912
255	Jacob	910
256	Casey	899
257	Pedro	888
258	Ross	881
259	Cedric	879
260	Bret	871
261	Rene	869
262	Trent	864
263	Perry	845
264	Clayton	834
265	Mathew	829
266	Jimmie	817
267	Allan	810
268	Clint	805
269	Seth	795
270	Ron	785
271	Grant	782
272	Bryant	781
273	Charlie	768
273	Stuart	768
275	Johnnie	765
276	Fernando	764
277	Eduardo	759
278	Heath	756
278	Nelson	756
280	Floyd	754
281	Jackie	753
282	Marshall	750
283	Tyler	749
284	Jared	748
285	Matt	739
285	Roland	739
287	Armando	730
288	Jessie	729
289	Neal	718
289	Orlando	718
291	Spencer	717
292	Alberto	716
293	Marco	707
294	Leo	701
295	Dexter	698
296	Stacey	689
297	Lester	680
298	Ivan	675
299	Noel	674
300	Robbie	673
301	Clifton	672
302	Kenny	668
303	Edgar	666
303	Nick	666
305	Freddie	656
306	Timmy	646
307	Julio	644
308	Felix	639
309	Julian	634
310	Milton	633
310	Scot	633
312	Dominic	631
313	Erick	626
314	Colin	624
315	Clyde	621
316	Ben	620
317	Herman	616
318	Bradford	612
318	Robin	612
320	Garrett	600
320	Sam	600
322	Frankie	598
323	Evan	596
324	Terence	595
325	Angelo	594
326	Alejandro	587
327	Carlton	584
328	Enrique	583
329	Alfredo	576
330	Scotty	574
331	Cary	570
332	Arnold	569
332	Isaac	569
332	Randolph	569
335	Arturo	568
335	Brendan	568
337	Cecil	566
338	Loren	564
339	Lorenzo	561
339	Rickey	561
341	Randal	559
342	Zachary	557
343	Dewayne	554
343	Dion	554
345	Omar	552
346	Gerard	547
347	Harvey	542
348	Sergio	538
349	Malcolm	537
349	Wendell	537
351	Luke	535
352	Lamont	534
353	Blake	526
353	Jonathon	526
355	Devin	523
356	Preston	521
357	Brady	520
358	Dave	519
359	Chester	515
359	Salvatore	515
361	Sidney	509
362	Rex	507
363	Cameron	504
364	Johnathan	503
365	Donovan	501
366	Bart	496
366	Otis	496
368	Hugh	486
368	Ken	486
368	Max	486
371	Darnell	483
372	Rudy	480
373	Sammy	474
374	Curt	466
374	Demetrius	466
376	Lyle	465
377	Garry	463
378	Marlon	458
379	Clay	456
380	Ernesto	453
380	Everett	453
382	Bryon	451
383	Claude	447
384	Gerardo	445
385	Doug	437
385	Ty	437
387	Kendall	433
388	Jerald	430
389	Cesar	424
389	Israel	424
391	Monte	422
392	Sheldon	416
393	Kris	415
394	Quentin	412
395	Stephan	411
396	Alfonso	408
396	Virgil	408
398	Vance	407
399	Bob	406
400	Salvador	405
400	Scottie	405
402	Alonzo	403
402	Drew	403
402	Jayson	403
405	Wallace	401
406	Antoine	400
406	Lamar	400
408	Morris	399
408	Myron	399
410	Jarrod	394
410	Mickey	394
412	Rodolfo	393
413	Darrel	392
414	Sherman	387
415	Benny	384
415	Rusty	384
417	Earnest	383
418	Clark	381
418	Cody	381
418	Lynn	381
421	Pablo	377
421	Teddy	377
423	Roman	376
424	Pete	374
425	Chadwick	370
426	Tracey	369
427	Marcos	367
427	Oliver	367
429	Kristopher	362
430	Dallas	357
430	Julius	357
432	Terrell	354
433	Abraham	353
434	Bennie	350
434	Willard	350
436	Andres	349
436	Ira	349
438	Daren	348
439	Chuck	346
440	Alton	345
440	Luther	345
442	Dirk	342
443	Gilberto	341
443	Stewart	341
445	Noah	340
446	Damian	339
447	Archie	337
447	Darrick	337
449	Morgan	336
450	Rob	334
451	Blaine	330
451	Monty	330
453	Carey	324
454	Rolando	323
454	Stefan	323
456	Kim	318
457	Dylan	314
457	Jeffry	314
459	Robby	312
459	Tommie	312
461	Forrest	311
462	Rudolph	309
463	Cornelius	306
464	Erich	304
464	Marion	304
466	Laurence	303
467	Dominick	301
467	Ismael	301
469	Edmund	298
470	Jamey	294
471	Grady	292
472	Guillermo	290
473	Felipe	289
474	Roosevelt	288
474	Wilson	288
476	Elmer	286
477	Jamal	284
477	Stevie	284
477	Tod	284
480	Abel	283
481	Derick	281
481	Reynaldo	281
481	Rory	281
481	Shon	281
481	Simon	281
486	Jordan	280
487	Deon	279
488	Jefferson	276
489	Bryce	275
490	Boyd	273
490	Jean	273
492	Donnell	271
492	Gustavo	271
492	Hans	271
495	Ethan	268
495	Leland	268
497	Kurtis	265
498	Erin	262
498	Rogelio	262
500	Thad	260
500	Willis	260
502	Darius	259
502	Wilbert	259
504	Rodger	256
505	Delbert	255
506	Rocky	254
507	Ashley	253
508	Austin	251
509	Tomas	250
510	Guadalupe	248
510	Josh	248
510	Reuben	248
513	Robb	246
513	Vince	246
515	Hubert	245
515	Sylvester	245
517	Denny	244
518	Bert	241
518	Brant	241
518	Horace	241
518	Van	241
522	Lionel	239
523	Lowell	238
523	Owen	238
525	Dino	237
526	Elliott	236
527	Dane	235
527	Emanuel	235
529	Doyle	234
530	Eli	232
530	Lane	232
532	Miles	230
532	Will	230
534	Vaughn	229
535	Dewey	228
535	Trenton	228
537	Joesph	227
538	Elias	226
539	Micah	225
539	Ramiro	225
541	Conrad	224
541	Kendrick	224
541	Shayne	224
544	Thaddeus	223
545	Dante	222
546	Kory	221
546	Nicolas	221
546	Sterling	221
546	Xavier	221
550	Freddy	219
550	Saul	219
552	Fabian	217
552	Jeremiah	217
554	Alphonso	216
555	Royce	213
556	Ernie	212
556	Galen	212
556	Kraig	212
559	Anton	209
559	Courtney	209
559	Rodrick	209
562	Louie	208
563	Darwin	207
563	Gavin	207
563	Reid	207
566	Darian	206
566	Ervin	206
568	Aubrey	204
569	Devon	203
570	Denis	202
571	Reggie	201
572	Mack	199
573	Leonardo	198
573	Pierre	198
575	Cleveland	197
575	Tad	197
577	Jamison	195
578	Cornell	194
578	Gerry	194
580	Jonas	193
580	Rod	193
582	Brock	192
582	Darron	192
582	Efrain	192
582	Sonny	192
586	Pat	191
586	Santiago	191
588	Aron	190
588	Garth	190
588	Jess	190
591	Edmond	189
592	Buddy	188
593	Bradly	187
594	Ellis	186
595	Kip	185
596	Brenton	184
596	Elijah	184
596	Moses	184
596	Rufus	184
600	Marcel	183
601	Blair	182
601	Domingo	182
601	Homer	182
601	Marlin	182
601	Wilfredo	182
606	Nolan	180
606	Quinton	180
606	Winston	180
609	Jarrett	179
610	Mason	178
611	Antony	177
612	Emilio	176
613	Graham	175
613	Percy	175
613	Shad	175
613	Tyson	175
617	Santos	174
618	Emmett	173
619	Carlo	172
619	Reed	172
621	Avery	171
621	Jermaine	171
621	Jerrold	171
624	Richie	169
625	Kristian	168
625	Raphael	168
627	Beau	167
627	Michel	167
629	Keven	166
630	Desmond	165
630	Garland	165
630	Ignacio	165
630	Sebastian	165
634	Benito	164
635	Daron	163
635	Jan	163
635	Joaquin	163
635	Randell	163
639	Hugo	162
639	Quinn	162
641	Elbert	161
641	Ronny	161
643	Gino	160
643	Irvin	160
643	Lucas	160
643	Quincy	160
647	Humberto	159
647	Lonny	159
647	Rhett	159
647	Shelby	159
651	Chet	158
651	Judd	158
653	Cliff	157
653	Leif	157
655	Carter	156
655	Esteban	156
657	Danial	155
657	Phil	155
657	Sammie	155
660	Hank	154
660	Jacques	154
662	Jake	153
662	Jerrod	153
664	Billie	152
664	Judson	152
664	Theron	152
667	Edwardo	151
668	Donny	150
668	Eddy	150
668	Lon	150
671	Wilbur	149
672	Al	148
672	Amos	148
672	Brooks	148
672	Carroll	148
672	Collin	148
672	Kirby	148
678	Aric	147
678	Barton	147
678	Elliot	147
678	Jude	147
678	Levi	147
678	Rickie	147
678	Woodrow	147
685	Deron	146
685	Dorian	146
685	Lincoln	146
688	Frederic	145
688	Jarvis	145
688	Wilfred	145
688	Zane	145
692	Brain	143
692	Nicky	143
692	Russel	143
695	Andrea	142
695	Colby	142
695	Daryle	142
695	Rico	142
695	Shelton	142
695	Solomon	142
695	Tobias	142
702	Rocco	141
703	Emmanuel	140
703	Errol	140
703	Korey	140
706	Harlan	139
707	Dusty	138
707	Kennith	138
709	Douglass	137
709	Eldon	137
709	Lisa	137
712	Damion	134
712	Duncan	134
714	Davis	132
714	Irving	132
714	Kelley	132
717	Britt	131
717	Elvin	131
717	Elvis	131
717	Merle	131
721	Darby	130
721	Jefferey	130
721	Nickolas	130
724	Coy	129
724	Harley	129
724	Ward	129
727	Adolfo	127
727	Carmen	127
727	Chance	127
727	Ed	127
727	Russ	127
732	Malik	126
732	Mikel	126
734	Hal	125
734	Michelle	125
734	Sandy	125
737	Alexis	124
737	Brendon	124
737	Damien	124
737	Elton	124
737	Emil	124
742	Ari	123
742	Kirt	123
742	Vicente	123
742	Vito	123
742	Wyatt	123
747	Tobin	122
747	Torrey	122
749	Burton	121
750	Markus	120
750	Paris	120
750	Tyron	120
753	Harrison	119
753	Jennifer	119
753	Kermit	119
753	Taylor	119
753	Torrance	119
753	Waylon	119
759	Jade	118
759	Lenny	118
759	Moises	118
759	Noe	118
763	Deric	117
763	Dwain	117
763	Heriberto	117
763	Linwood	117
767	Baron	116
767	Lorne	116
769	Bobbie	115
769	Gregorio	115
769	Lanny	115
769	Trey	115
773	Len	114
773	Toney	114
773	Tory	114
776	Carmine	113
776	Hunter	113
776	Kimberly	113
779	Brook	112
779	Jed	112
781	Norris	111
782	Agustin	110
782	August	110
782	Bennett	110
782	Greggory	110
782	Keenan	110
782	Ulysses	110
788	Adan	109
788	Arron	109
788	Murray	109
791	Erwin	108
791	Jackson	108
791	Landon	108
791	Rodrigo	108
795	Mauricio	106
796	Alec	105
796	Loyd	105
798	Carson	104
798	Lars	104
800	Carmelo	103
800	Chandler	103
800	Diego	103
800	Junior	103
804	Jasen	102
804	Jerold	102
806	Eloy	101
806	Garret	101
806	Odell	101
809	Brice	100
809	Cyrus	100
809	Hiram	100
812	Cole	99
812	Giovanni	99
812	Jasper	99
812	Jeromy	99
812	Mary	99
812	Stan	99
818	Chauncey	98
818	Grover	98
818	Kenton	98
818	Marcellus	98
818	Ned	98
823	Mitchel	97
823	Sanford	97
825	Barrett	96
826	Armand	95
826	Dannie	95
826	Fidel	95
826	Thurman	95
826	Timmothy	95
826	Wiley	95
832	Caleb	94
832	Charley	94
832	Edgardo	94
835	Bernardo	93
835	Derwin	93
835	Jerel	93
835	Josef	93
839	Che	92
839	Enrico	92
839	Federico	92
839	Jammie	92
839	Otto	92
839	Reginal	92
845	Cedrick	91
845	Chip	91
845	Everette	91
848	Alfonzo	90
848	Dalton	90
848	Davin	90
848	Dereck	90
848	Leonel	90
848	Rigoberto	90
854	Augustine	89
854	Garrick	89
854	Shanon	89
857	Francesco	88
857	Myles	88
857	Parrish	88
857	Roscoe	88
861	Bernie	87
861	Bronson	87
861	Dax	87
861	Leigh	87
861	Marquis	87
861	Ritchie	87
861	Tammy	87
861	Wes	87
869	Andreas	86
869	Denver	86
869	Gus	86
869	Ivory	86
869	Mervin	86
869	Orville	86
875	Barney	85
875	Brandt	85
875	Donavan	85
875	Donn	85
875	Giuseppe	85
875	Pasquale	85
881	Brien	84
881	Cordell	84
881	Lenard	84
884	Angela	83
884	Ariel	83
884	Barron	83
884	Broderick	83
884	Emory	83
884	Gonzalo	83
884	Norberto	83
891	Boris	82
891	Derik	82
891	Issac	82
891	Raymundo	82
895	Erie	81
895	Layne	81
895	Norbert	81
898	Darcy	80
898	Del	80
898	Delmar	80
898	Kenyatta	80
902	Antione	79
902	Nestor	79
902	Whitney	79
905	Duke	78
905	Hollis	78
905	Johnie	78
905	Riley	78
905	Terrill	78
910	Aldo	77
910	Ali	77
910	Andra	77
910	Laron	77
910	Lindsey	77
910	Quintin	77
910	Weldon	77
917	Bruno	76
917	Burt	76
917	Claudio	76
917	Dario	76
921	Alvaro	75
921	Cale	75
921	Fletcher	75
921	Lesley	75
921	Mitch	75
926	Adolph	74
926	Anderson	74
926	Antwan	74
926	Berry	74
926	Michele	74
931	Branden	73
931	Brennan	73
931	Buck	73
931	Curtiss	73
931	Dwaine	73
931	Johnathon	73
931	Millard	73
931	Royal	73
931	Vincenzo	73
940	Corwin	72
940	Dedric	72
940	Efren	72
940	Forest	72
940	Jayme	72
940	Kelsey	72
940	Lemuel	72
940	Luigi	72
940	Major	72
940	Romeo	72
940	Torrence	72
951	Adrain	71
951	Antonia	71
951	Isidro	71
951	Maxwell	71
951	Michale	71
951	Patricia	71
951	Reinaldo	71
951	Shea	71
959	Constantine	70
959	Emerson	70
959	Ezra	70
959	Fredric	70
959	Jonah	70
959	Melissa	70
959	Monroe	70
959	Reese	70
959	Stanford	70
968	Arnulfo	69
968	Darien	69
968	Emery	69
968	Jeramy	69
968	Kenyon	69
968	Kristin	69
968	Octavio	69
968	Ollie	69
968	Shay	69
968	Silas	69
968	Titus	69
979	Brion	68
979	Corbin	68
979	Cristopher	68
979	Cruz	68
979	Derrell	68
979	Desi	68
979	Genaro	68
979	Marcelino	68
979	Timmie	68
979	Vinson	68
989	Augustus	67
989	Bertram	67
989	Braden	67
989	Christophe	67
989	Elgin	67
989	Elizabeth	67
989	Freeman	67
989	Jacky	67
989	Kenya	67
989	Lamonte	67
989	Yancy	67
1000	Dedrick	66
1000	Dwane	66
1000	Fritz	66
1000	Roel	66
1000	Weston	66