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Most Popular Baby Names in 1970

Top baby names ranked by percentage of births

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Top Boy Names (1970)

1.Michael4.48%2.James3.24%3.David3.24%4.John3.07%5.Robert3.00%6.Jennifer2.52%7.Christopher2.20%8.Lisa2.13%9.William2.04%10.Kimberly1.86%11.Michelle1.86%12.Brian1.68%13.Mark1.65%14.Richard1.60%15.Jeffrey1.58%16.Scott1.50%17.Jason1.43%18.Kevin1.42%19.Steven1.41%20.Joseph1.40%21.Thomas1.40%22.Amy1.38%23.Angela1.36%24.Melissa1.30%25.Eric1.24%26.Daniel1.23%27.Timothy1.18%28.Charles1.18%29.Anthony1.11%30.Tammy1.07%31.Paul1.06%32.Matthew1.06%33.Mary1.05%34.Tracy1.01%35.Karen0.91%36.Laura0.90%37.Kenneth0.88%38.Susan0.86%39.Gregory0.86%40.Stephanie0.84%41.Elizabeth0.83%42.Heather0.80%43.Kelly0.80%44.Stephen0.78%45.Todd0.76%46.Tina0.76%47.Shannon0.74%

Top Girl Names (1970)

1.Julie0.94%2.Christine0.88%3.Dawn0.86%