NameTides

The names of 1970

The ten most popular names given in 1970, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Jennifer 46,150
  2. Lisa 38,967
  3. Kimberly 34,130
  4. Michelle 34,047
  5. Amy 25,212
  6. Angela 24,929
  7. Melissa 23,735
  8. Tammy 19,587
  9. Mary 19,204
  10. Tracy 18,464

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US: boys

  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

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NSW: girls

  1. Michelle 1,199
  2. Karen 991
  3. Lisa 885
  4. Nicole 779
  5. Joanne 657
  6. Kylie 657
  7. Sharon 653
  8. Jennifer 582
  9. Kim 582
  10. Julie 563

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NSW: boys

  1. David 2,016
  2. Jason 1,775
  3. Michael 1,721
  4. Andrew 1,528
  5. Paul 1,421
  6. Mark 1,314
  7. Peter 1,225
  8. John 1,087
  9. Anthony 973
  10. Scott 957

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Ireland: girls

  1. Mary 1,896
  2. Catherine 939
  3. Margaret 830
  4. Ann 619
  5. Sharon 601
  6. Elizabeth 546
  7. Anne 531
  8. Fiona 519
  9. Deirdre 514
  10. Caroline 443

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Ireland: boys

  1. John 2,629
  2. Michael 1,708
  3. Patrick 1,674
  4. David 1,160
  5. James 1,130
  6. Thomas 1,095
  7. Paul 1,031
  8. William 739
  9. Mark 670
  10. Brian 651

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Canadian provinces in 1970

US states in 1970