Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1970
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 4,203 |
| 2 | Lisa | 3,488 |
| 3 | Michelle | 2,503 |
| 4 | Christine | 2,124 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 2,039 |
| 6 | Karen | 1,750 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 1,717 |
| 8 | Dawn | 1,624 |
| 9 | Amy | 1,596 |
| 10 | Melissa | 1,567 |
| 11 | Laura | 1,482 |
| 12 | Mary | 1,472 |
| 13 | Susan | 1,439 |
| 14 | Patricia | 1,409 |
| 15 | Maria | 1,370 |
| 16 | Nicole | 1,355 |
| 17 | Michele | 1,334 |
| 18 | Kelly | 1,264 |
| 19 | Tracy | 1,250 |
| 20 | Denise | 1,216 |
| 21 | Kathleen | 1,122 |
| 22 | Tammy | 1,066 |
| 23 | Deborah | 1,050 |
| 24 | Heather | 1,029 |
| 25 | Julie | 987 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Cynthia | 981 |
| 27 | Sandra | 974 |
| 28 | Lori | 948 |
| 29 | Donna | 937 |
| 30 | Nancy | 927 |
| 31 | Pamela | 843 |
| 32 | Barbara | 838 |
| 32 | Kim | 838 |
| 34 | Linda | 822 |
| 35 | Sharon | 820 |
| 36 | Angela | 807 |
| 36 | Stephanie | 807 |
| 38 | Tina | 800 |
| 39 | Jacqueline | 788 |
| 40 | Christina | 781 |
| 41 | Wendy | 759 |
| 42 | Andrea | 755 |
| 43 | Theresa | 698 |
| 44 | Catherine | 657 |
| 45 | Diane | 653 |
| 46 | Stacey | 652 |
| 47 | Tara | 651 |
| 48 | Rebecca | 640 |
| 49 | Gina | 630 |
| 50 | Debra | 627 |
| 50 | Renee | 627 |
| 52 | Cheryl | 617 |
| 53 | Suzanne | 614 |
| 54 | Jill | 602 |
| 55 | Ann | 562 |
| 56 | Robin | 555 |
| 57 | Rachel | 554 |
| 58 | Shannon | 544 |
| 59 | Diana | 527 |
| 60 | Colleen | 525 |
| 61 | Brenda | 524 |
| 62 | Margaret | 511 |
| 63 | Tracey | 509 |
| 64 | Tanya | 507 |
| 65 | Danielle | 504 |
| 66 | Kristen | 503 |
| 67 | Kristin | 494 |
| 68 | Jessica | 481 |
| 68 | Victoria | 481 |
| 70 | Laurie | 461 |
| 71 | Stacy | 452 |
| 72 | Katherine | 450 |
| 73 | Sarah | 434 |
| 74 | Teresa | 421 |
| 74 | Valerie | 421 |
| 76 | Carol | 410 |
| 77 | Janet | 406 |
| 78 | Maureen | 397 |
| 79 | Lynn | 395 |
| 79 | Marisol | 395 |
| 81 | Carolyn | 387 |
| 82 | Joanne | 386 |
| 83 | Carmen | 382 |
| 84 | Beth | 377 |
| 85 | Paula | 364 |
| 86 | Allison | 359 |
| 86 | Leslie | 359 |
| 88 | Monique | 356 |
| 88 | Yvette | 356 |
| 90 | Jodi | 355 |
| 91 | Yolanda | 351 |
| 92 | Monica | 348 |
| 93 | Anne | 347 |
| 94 | Eileen | 344 |
| 95 | Vanessa | 341 |
| 96 | Anna | 331 |
| 96 | Dana | 331 |
| 98 | Kristine | 327 |
| 99 | Wanda | 326 |
| 100 | Tonya | 316 |