The most popular childrens’ names of the 1970s according to Social Security data were names we see everywhere today – Robert and David and Jason and Michael. It was an era of good sturdy names some with biblical references, others with royal references like William and Elizabeth and Mary. No Apple, or Declan or Northwest in sight.
This list was formed from a pool of more than 35 million people born in the 70s, making it fun to talk about today.
What did you call your firstborn child and why? Do they like their name?
Males | Females | |||
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Rank | Name | Number | Name | Number |
1 | Michael | 707,702 | Jennifer | 581,786 |
2 | Christopher | 475,663 | Amy | 269,006 |
3 | Jason | 462,947 | Melissa | 253,288 |
4 | David | 445,981 | Michelle | 249,136 |
5 | James | 444,964 | Kimberly | 229,114 |
6 | John | 402,850 | Lisa | 228,681 |
7 | Robert | 397,427 | Angela | 225,231 |
8 | Brian | 322,856 | Heather | 203,937 |
9 | William | 283,568 | Stephanie | 160,475 |
10 | Matthew | 277,986 | Nicole | 144,672 |
11 | Joseph | 244,935 | Jessica | 143,493 |
12 | Daniel | 244,570 | Elizabeth | 142,861 |
13 | Kevin | 212,406 | Rebecca | 137,305 |
14 | Eric | 211,594 | Kelly | 133,565 |
15 | Jeffrey | 202,955 | Mary | 126,273 |
16 | Richard | 202,913 | Christina | 125,743 |
17 | Scott | 194,694 | Amanda | 123,939 |
18 | Mark | 194,418 | Julie | 121,951 |
19 | Steven | 188,195 | Sarah | 118,841 |
20 | Thomas | 186,898 | Laura | 118,219 |