Most Popular Baby Names of the 1970s

Based on Social Security Administration birth data from 1880 to 2023.

All Male Female
Decade: All Time 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

Top 20 Names of the 1970s

# Name Gender Total Births
1 Michael M 707,368
2 Christopher M 475,446
3 Jason M 462,749
4 David M 445,741
5 James M 444,749
6 John M 402,636
7 Robert M 397,249
8 Brian M 322,694
9 William M 283,415
10 Matthew M 277,752
11 Joseph M 244,838
12 Daniel M 244,463
13 Kevin M 212,244
14 Eric M 211,494
15 Jeffrey M 202,861
16 Richard M 202,808
17 Scott M 194,543
18 Mark M 194,288
19 Steven M 188,096
20 Thomas M 186,766
21 Timothy M 181,268
22 Anthony M 174,886
23 Charles M 163,030
24 Joshua M 140,325
25 Ryan M 139,643
26 Jeremy M 139,321
27 Paul M 136,404
28 Andrew M 132,943
29 Gregory M 115,573
30 Chad M 113,538
31 Kenneth M 111,497
32 Jonathan M 107,935
33 Stephen M 107,812
34 Shawn M 105,794
35 Aaron M 101,485
36 Adam M 91,752
37 Patrick M 91,251
38 Justin M 86,547
39 Sean M 83,843
40 Edward M 83,436
41 Todd M 83,325
42 Donald M 82,440
43 Ronald M 81,732
44 Benjamin M 81,337
45 Keith M 76,694
46 Bryan M 71,342
47 Gary M 68,265
48 Jose M 66,388
49 Nathan M 65,868
50 Douglas M 65,164
51 Nicholas M 65,069
52 Brandon M 65,050
53 George M 64,762
54 Travis M 64,107
55 Peter M 62,330
56 Craig M 58,795
57 Bradley M 58,684
58 Larry M 58,140
59 Dennis M 50,553
60 Shane M 50,281
61 Raymond M 49,340
62 Troy M 48,849
63 Jerry M 48,351
64 Samuel M 48,103
65 Frank M 46,920
66 Jesse M 44,892
67 Jeffery M 44,566
68 Juan M 43,400
69 Terry M 42,427
70 Corey M 40,998
71 Phillip M 39,844
72 Marcus M 39,469
73 Derek M 38,314
74 Rodney M 37,447
75 Joel M 37,231
76 Carlos M 36,948
77 Randy M 36,546
78 Jacob M 36,355
79 Jamie M 36,298
80 Tony M 35,679
81 Russell M 35,468
82 Brent M 35,383
83 Antonio M 33,280
84 Billy M 33,220
85 Derrick M 32,862
86 Kyle M 32,652
87 Erik M 32,093
88 Johnny M 32,026
89 Marc M 31,838
90 Philip M 31,371
91 Carl M 31,370
92 Roger M 29,718
93 Bobby M 29,078
94 Brett M 28,926
95 Danny M 28,864
96 Curtis M 28,812
97 Jon M 28,693
98 Vincent M 27,641
99 Cory M 27,511
100 Jimmy M 27,101