Most popular boys’ names in Maine, 1970
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 430 |
| 2 | Scott | 289 |
| 3 | John | 277 |
| 4 | David | 269 |
| 5 | James | 258 |
| 6 | Christopher | 251 |
| 7 | Robert | 249 |
| 8 | Jeffrey | 199 |
| 9 | Jason | 176 |
| 10 | Mark | 167 |
| 10 | Richard | 167 |
| 12 | William | 164 |
| 13 | Brian | 153 |
| 14 | Daniel | 149 |
| 15 | Kevin | 146 |
| 16 | Eric | 136 |
| 17 | Shawn | 129 |
| 18 | Timothy | 128 |
| 19 | Thomas | 122 |
| 20 | Matthew | 119 |
| 21 | Steven | 113 |
| 22 | Paul | 109 |
| 23 | Todd | 95 |
| 24 | Stephen | 92 |
| 25 | Peter | 91 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Joseph | 87 |
| 27 | Andrew | 85 |
| 28 | Donald | 79 |
| 29 | Charles | 70 |
| 30 | Craig | 63 |
| 30 | Kenneth | 63 |
| 32 | Ronald | 61 |
| 33 | Troy | 60 |
| 34 | Douglas | 59 |
| 34 | Jonathan | 59 |
| 36 | Edward | 53 |
| 37 | Gregory | 52 |
| 38 | Patrick | 51 |
| 39 | Keith | 49 |
| 39 | Raymond | 49 |
| 39 | Wayne | 49 |
| 42 | Randy | 48 |
| 43 | Dennis | 47 |
| 44 | Gary | 45 |
| 45 | Marc | 43 |
| 46 | Anthony | 41 |
| 47 | Travis | 39 |
| 48 | Aaron | 38 |
| 49 | Roger | 37 |
| 50 | Chad | 36 |
| 50 | Dale | 36 |
| 50 | Darren | 36 |
| 50 | Philip | 36 |
| 54 | Dana | 35 |
| 55 | Bruce | 34 |
| 56 | Adam | 33 |
| 56 | Dean | 33 |
| 56 | Sean | 33 |
| 59 | Gerald | 32 |
| 59 | Nathan | 32 |
| 61 | Jeremy | 31 |
| 62 | Corey | 30 |
| 62 | Shane | 30 |
| 64 | George | 29 |
| 65 | Brent | 28 |
| 66 | Alan | 27 |
| 66 | Lawrence | 27 |
| 68 | Arthur | 26 |
| 68 | Glenn | 26 |
| 70 | Jamie | 25 |
| 70 | Joel | 25 |
| 70 | Larry | 25 |
| 73 | Glen | 24 |
| 74 | Chris | 23 |
| 74 | Jerry | 23 |
| 74 | Russell | 23 |
| 77 | Benjamin | 22 |
| 77 | Bradley | 22 |
| 77 | Jeffery | 22 |
| 77 | Jon | 22 |
| 81 | Derek | 21 |
| 81 | Jay | 21 |
| 83 | Carl | 20 |
| 83 | Danny | 20 |
| 83 | Frank | 20 |
| 83 | Lance | 20 |
| 83 | Rodney | 20 |
| 88 | Lee | 19 |
| 88 | Ryan | 19 |
| 90 | Barry | 18 |
| 90 | Norman | 18 |
| 92 | Brett | 17 |
| 92 | Ricky | 17 |
| 92 | Shannon | 17 |
| 92 | Tony | 17 |
| 92 | Walter | 17 |
| 97 | Eugene | 16 |
| 97 | Toby | 16 |
| 99 | Cory | 15 |
| 99 | Erik | 15 |
| 99 | Randall | 15 |
| 99 | Samuel | 15 |