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
# Name Gender Total Births
101 Victor M 26,734
102 Lawrence M 26,663
103 Dustin M 26,573
104 Gerald M 26,149
105 Walter M 25,729
106 Joe M 24,947
107 Alexander M 24,940
108 Christian M 24,905
109 Chris M 24,859
110 Alan M 24,814
111 Shannon M 24,648
112 Wayne M 24,619
113 Jared M 24,415
114 Gabriel M 24,395
115 Martin M 24,274
116 Jay M 23,972
117 Luis M 23,967
118 Willie M 23,967
119 Micheal M 23,797
120 Henry M 23,515
121 Wesley M 23,253
122 Randall M 23,028
123 Brad M 22,619
124 Darren M 22,578
125 Roy M 22,352
126 Albert M 22,111
127 Arthur M 22,102
128 Ricky M 22,070
129 Lance M 21,797
130 Allen M 21,672
131 Lee M 21,549
132 Andre M 21,140
133 Bruce M 21,127
134 Mario M 20,948
135 Frederick M 20,726
136 Louis M 20,147
137 Darrell M 20,072
138 Damon M 20,051
139 Shaun M 19,320
140 Nathaniel M 19,185
141 Zachary M 19,068
142 Casey M 18,988
143 Adrian M 18,913
144 Jesus M 18,805
145 Jeremiah M 18,778
146 Jack M 18,570
147 Ronnie M 18,271
148 Dale M 18,066
149 Tyrone M 17,916
150 Manuel M 17,697
151 Ricardo M 17,660
152 Harold M 17,590
153 Kelly M 17,322
154 Barry M 17,247
155 Reginald M 17,191
156 Ian M 17,188
157 Glenn M 16,891
158 Ernest M 16,756
159 Steve M 16,654
160 Seth M 16,586
161 Eugene M 16,534
162 Clinton M 16,346
163 Miguel M 16,315
164 Tommy M 16,176
165 Eddie M 15,872
166 Leonard M 15,803
167 Maurice M 15,234
168 Roberto M 15,157
169 Dwayne M 14,810
170 Jerome M 14,784
171 Ralph M 14,755
172 Marvin M 14,732
173 Francisco M 14,642
174 Jorge M 14,639
175 Neil M 14,041
176 Alex M 14,004
177 Dean M 13,899
178 Kristopher M 13,883
179 Calvin M 13,816
180 Kurt M 13,661
181 Theodore M 13,570
182 Ruben M 13,540
183 Jermaine M 13,527
184 Tracy M 13,420
185 Edwin M 13,356
186 Stanley M 13,220
187 Melvin M 13,127
188 Howard M 12,983
189 Mitchell M 12,966
190 Duane M 12,404
191 Trevor M 12,350
192 Jeff M 12,253
193 Geoffrey M 12,182
194 Hector M 12,129
195 Terrence M 11,905
196 Terrance M 11,885
197 Oscar M 11,850
198 Jaime M 11,811
199 Clifford M 11,764
200 Harry M 11,654