Most popular girls’ names in California, 1970
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 4,695 |
| 2 | Michelle | 3,737 |
| 3 | Lisa | 3,705 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 2,702 |
| 5 | Julie | 1,883 |
| 6 | Maria | 1,712 |
| 7 | Laura | 1,680 |
| 8 | Shannon | 1,651 |
| 9 | Christine | 1,640 |
| 10 | Heather | 1,609 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 1,570 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 1,549 |
| 13 | Cynthia | 1,533 |
| 14 | Angela | 1,524 |
| 15 | Christina | 1,514 |
| 16 | Melissa | 1,366 |
| 17 | Tracy | 1,353 |
| 18 | Amy | 1,343 |
| 19 | Patricia | 1,329 |
| 20 | Mary | 1,277 |
| 21 | Karen | 1,274 |
| 22 | Tina | 1,247 |
| 23 | Sandra | 1,235 |
| 24 | Nicole | 1,194 |
| 25 | Dawn | 1,158 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Kelly | 1,076 |
| 27 | Susan | 1,070 |
| 28 | Wendy | 1,062 |
| 29 | Denise | 1,049 |
| 30 | Tammy | 1,013 |
| 31 | Michele | 973 |
| 32 | Rebecca | 957 |
| 33 | Lori | 901 |
| 34 | Gina | 896 |
| 34 | Monica | 896 |
| 36 | Deborah | 885 |
| 37 | Teresa | 866 |
| 38 | Andrea | 849 |
| 39 | Stacy | 773 |
| 40 | Rachel | 753 |
| 41 | Linda | 706 |
| 42 | Kathleen | 683 |
| 43 | Diana | 663 |
| 43 | Nancy | 663 |
| 45 | Pamela | 656 |
| 46 | Tamara | 620 |
| 47 | Renee | 608 |
| 48 | Catherine | 607 |
| 49 | Stacey | 601 |
| 50 | Brenda | 600 |
| 51 | Deanna | 592 |
| 52 | Donna | 590 |
| 53 | Katherine | 587 |
| 54 | Theresa | 582 |
| 55 | Erin | 581 |
| 56 | Carrie | 580 |
| 57 | Kristin | 578 |
| 57 | Veronica | 578 |
| 59 | Dana | 577 |
| 60 | Tiffany | 571 |
| 60 | Victoria | 571 |
| 62 | Anna | 568 |
| 63 | Barbara | 563 |
| 64 | April | 557 |
| 65 | Cheryl | 550 |
| 65 | Jessica | 550 |
| 67 | Debra | 547 |
| 68 | Heidi | 532 |
| 69 | Alicia | 523 |
| 70 | Tanya | 522 |
| 71 | Diane | 510 |
| 72 | Robin | 508 |
| 73 | Kristina | 503 |
| 74 | Sharon | 502 |
| 75 | Jill | 494 |
| 76 | Cindy | 489 |
| 77 | Leslie | 480 |
| 77 | Sarah | 480 |
| 79 | Suzanne | 469 |
| 80 | Danielle | 456 |
| 81 | Ann | 454 |
| 82 | Rhonda | 453 |
| 83 | Regina | 449 |
| 84 | Kristen | 448 |
| 85 | Yvonne | 438 |
| 86 | Jacqueline | 424 |
| 87 | Yolanda | 423 |
| 88 | Paula | 405 |
| 89 | Holly | 394 |
| 90 | Kristine | 391 |
| 91 | Sabrina | 384 |
| 92 | Jamie | 382 |
| 93 | Melanie | 380 |
| 94 | Valerie | 379 |
| 95 | Tonya | 374 |
| 96 | Monique | 373 |
| 97 | Margaret | 372 |
| 98 | Yvette | 370 |
| 99 | Carol | 366 |
| 100 | Sheila | 364 |
| 100 | Sherry | 364 |