Here are the most popular names of the decade.
- SSA is Social Security Administration (alternate spellings are not combined) and
- SFS is Some Fun Site (alternate spellings are combined).
Male names are first. Or you can start with the female names.
- Most Popular is the total of the names over the whole decade.
- Most Change is the difference in count between the first year and last year of the decade. It has the subcategories of Rising and Falling
- Rising is the highest difference in count
(which name has improved the most over the decade).
- Falling is the lowest difference in count between the first year and last year of the decade
(which name has dropped the most over the decade).
Top 25 Names of the Decade - 1970s
Male Names
Most Popular
Original (SSA)
| 1. |
Michael |
707351 |
| 2. |
Christopher |
475413 |
| 3. |
Jason |
462670 |
| 4. |
David |
445695 |
| 5. |
James |
444768 |
| 6. |
John |
402621 |
| 7. |
Robert |
397268 |
| 8. |
Brian |
322705 |
| 9. |
William |
283440 |
| 10. |
Matthew |
277769 |
| 11. |
Joseph |
244752 |
| 12. |
Daniel |
244400 |
| 13. |
Kevin |
212278 |
| 14. |
Eric |
211478 |
| 15. |
Jeffrey |
202885 |
| 16. |
Richard |
202842 |
| 17. |
Scott |
194566 |
| 18. |
Mark |
194274 |
| 19. |
Steven |
188088 |
| 20. |
Thomas |
186739 |
| 21. |
Timothy |
181273 |
| 22. |
Anthony |
174818 |
| 23. |
Charles |
163034 |
| 24. |
Joshua |
140318 |
| 25. |
Ryan |
139638 |
Adjusted (SFS)
| 1. |
Michael |
734403 |
| 2. |
Christopher |
493037 |
| 3. |
Jason |
470048 |
| 4. |
David |
445695 |
| 5. |
James |
444768 |
| 6. |
John |
431305 |
| 7. |
Brian |
398493 |
| 8. |
Robert |
397268 |
| 9. |
Steven |
295880 |
| 10. |
Matthew |
288616 |
| 11. |
William |
283440 |
| 12. |
Jeffrey |
262676 |
| 13. |
Eric |
255345 |
| 14. |
Daniel |
245791 |
| 15. |
Joseph |
245776 |
| 16. |
Mark |
226102 |
| 17. |
Kevin |
213452 |
| 18. |
Shawn |
210986 |
| 19. |
Richard |
202842 |
| 20. |
Scott |
198015 |
| 21. |
Thomas |
189345 |
| 22. |
Timothy |
182021 |
| 23. |
Anthony |
174818 |
| 24. |
Charles |
163034 |
| 25. |
Jeremy |
147318 |
Most Change
Rising (SSA)
| 1. |
Joshua |
28942 |
| 2. |
Jason |
23069 |
| 3. |
Ryan |
20860 |
| 4. |
Nicholas |
18638 |
| 5. |
Jeremy |
16689 |
| 6. |
Matthew |
15429 |
| 7. |
Justin |
14994 |
| 8. |
Adam |
12736 |
| 9. |
Christopher |
8875 |
| 10. |
Brandon |
8757 |
| 11. |
Benjamin |
8584 |
| 12. |
Nathan |
8168 |
| 13. |
Travis |
6719 |
| 14. |
Jacob |
6629 |
| 15. |
Andrew |
6625 |
| 16. |
Aaron |
6485 |
| 17. |
Jonathan |
6119 |
| 18. |
Daniel |
4974 |
| 19. |
Jared |
3921 |
| 20. |
Jesse |
3910 |
| 21. |
Shaun |
3744 |
| 22. |
Dustin |
3613 |
| 23. |
Zachary |
3602 |
| 24. |
Chad |
3509 |
| 25. |
Jeremiah |
3504 |
Rising (SFS)
| 1. |
Joshua |
28942 |
| 2. |
Jason |
23478 |
| 3. |
Ryan |
20860 |
| 4. |
Nicholas |
20095 |
| 5. |
Jeremy |
17679 |
| 6. |
Matthew |
15854 |
| 7. |
Justin |
15166 |
| 8. |
Adam |
12736 |
| 9. |
Christopher |
11265 |
| 10. |
Brandon |
8977 |
| 11. |
Benjamin |
8584 |
| 12. |
Nathan |
8168 |
| 13. |
Jonathan |
7443 |
| 14. |
Travis |
6719 |
| 15. |
Aaron |
6652 |
| 16. |
Jacob |
6629 |
| 17. |
Andrew |
6625 |
| 18. |
Jared |
5824 |
| 19. |
Daniel |
4934 |
| 20. |
Luis |
4519 |
| 21. |
Jesse |
4205 |
| 22. |
Zachary |
4022 |
| 23. |
Jeremiah |
3714 |
| 24. |
Dustin |
3613 |
| 25. |
Chad |
3509 |
Falling (SSA)
| 1. |
Robert |
-23188 |
| 2. |
John |
-23093 |
| 3. |
James |
-22421 |
| 4. |
David |
-19711 |
| 5. |
Michael |
-17599 |
| 6. |
Mark |
-17116 |
| 7. |
William |
-14206 |
| 8. |
Scott |
-14137 |
| 9. |
Richard |
-13748 |
| 10. |
Jeffrey |
-13297 |
| 11. |
Steven |
-10480 |
| 12. |
Thomas |
-10208 |
| 13. |
Todd |
-9433 |
| 14. |
Paul |
-8569 |
| 15. |
Kevin |
-8256 |
| 16. |
Ronald |
-7918 |
| 17. |
Charles |
-7600 |
| 18. |
Kenneth |
-7575 |
| 19. |
Gregory |
-7177 |
| 20. |
Donald |
-5893 |
| 21. |
Gary |
-5693 |
| 22. |
Troy |
-5485 |
| 23. |
Edward |
-5426 |
| 24. |
Craig |
-5356 |
| 25. |
Douglas |
-5237 |
Falling (SFS)
| 1. |
John |
-25169 |
| 2. |
Robert |
-23188 |
| 3. |
James |
-22421 |
| 4. |
Mark |
-19872 |
| 5. |
David |
-19711 |
| 6. |
Michael |
-18198 |
| 7. |
Jeffrey |
-16973 |
| 8. |
Steven |
-15358 |
| 9. |
Scott |
-14585 |
| 10. |
William |
-14206 |
| 11. |
Richard |
-13748 |
| 12. |
Thomas |
-10194 |
| 13. |
Todd |
-9718 |
| 14. |
Paul |
-8569 |
| 15. |
Kevin |
-8327 |
| 16. |
Ronald |
-7918 |
| 17. |
Kenneth |
-7627 |
| 18. |
Charles |
-7600 |
| 19. |
Gregory |
-7205 |
| 20. |
Donald |
-5893 |
| 21. |
Gary |
-5837 |
| 22. |
Troy |
-5485 |
| 23. |
Craig |
-5464 |
| 24. |
Edward |
-5426 |
| 25. |
Douglas |
-5374 |
Female Names
Most Popular
Original (SSA)
| 1. |
Jennifer |
581649 |
| 2. |
Amy |
268971 |
| 3. |
Melissa |
253239 |
| 4. |
Michelle |
249079 |
| 5. |
Kimberly |
229072 |
| 6. |
Lisa |
228610 |
| 7. |
Angela |
225173 |
| 8. |
Heather |
203891 |
| 9. |
Stephanie |
160428 |
| 10. |
Nicole |
144619 |
| 11. |
Jessica |
143447 |
| 12. |
Elizabeth |
142829 |
| 13. |
Rebecca |
137278 |
| 14. |
Kelly |
133528 |
| 15. |
Mary |
126287 |
| 16. |
Christina |
125720 |
| 17. |
Amanda |
123903 |
| 18. |
Julie |
121923 |
| 19. |
Sarah |
118791 |
| 20. |
Laura |
118174 |
| 21. |
Shannon |
113775 |
| 22. |
Christine |
103218 |
| 23. |
Tammy |
98819 |
| 24. |
Tracy |
95522 |
| 25. |
Karen |
95193 |
Adjusted (SFS)
| 1. |
Jennifer |
589815 |
| 2. |
Michelle |
308862 |
| 3. |
Amy |
298953 |
| 4. |
Melissa |
265703 |
| 5. |
Kimberly |
243778 |
| 6. |
Lisa |
230009 |
| 7. |
Angela |
225724 |
| 8. |
Heather |
203891 |
| 9. |
Kelly |
182516 |
| 10. |
Sarah |
175725 |
| 11. |
Stephanie |
171365 |
| 12. |
Christina |
166812 |
| 13. |
Nicole |
166653 |
| 14. |
Tracy |
159438 |
| 15. |
Stacy |
156631 |
| 16. |
Carrie |
148678 |
| 17. |
Rebecca |
147895 |
| 18. |
Elizabeth |
147529 |
| 19. |
Jessica |
143447 |
| 20. |
Mary |
127884 |
| 21. |
Laura |
125942 |
| 22. |
Amanda |
123903 |
| 23. |
Christine |
123765 |
| 24. |
Tonya |
123553 |
| 25. |
Julie |
122899 |
Most Change
Rising (SSA)
| 1. |
Amanda |
28379 |
| 2. |
Jessica |
23747 |
| 3. |
Sarah |
15402 |
| 4. |
Jennifer |
10554 |
| 5. |
Melissa |
10310 |
| 6. |
Amber |
9790 |
| 7. |
Crystal |
9652 |
| 8. |
Jamie |
8955 |
| 9. |
Nicole |
8807 |
| 10. |
Erin |
7768 |
| 11. |
Megan |
7023 |
| 12. |
Christina |
6869 |
| 13. |
April |
6300 |
| 14. |
Heather |
6180 |
| 15. |
Brandy |
6168 |
| 16. |
Emily |
6043 |
| 17. |
Tiffany |
5612 |
| 18. |
Sara |
5583 |
| 19. |
Erica |
5386 |
| 20. |
Misty |
4632 |
| 21. |
Danielle |
4606 |
| 22. |
Lauren |
4307 |
| 23. |
Rachel |
4198 |
| 24. |
Brandi |
3930 |
| 25. |
Katie |
3804 |
Rising (SFS)
| 1. |
Amanda |
28379 |
| 2. |
Jessica |
23747 |
| 3. |
Sarah |
20985 |
| 4. |
Katherine |
17369 |
| 5. |
Kristy |
15759 |
| 6. |
Jamie |
12729 |
| 7. |
Brandy |
12215 |
| 8. |
Crystal |
11315 |
| 9. |
Nicole |
10979 |
| 10. |
Melissa |
10604 |
| 11. |
Jennifer |
10531 |
| 12. |
Megan |
10361 |
| 13. |
Amber |
9790 |
| 14. |
Kristen |
9473 |
| 15. |
Christina |
8428 |
| 16. |
Erin |
7768 |
| 17. |
Erica |
6855 |
| 18. |
Lindsay |
6791 |
| 19. |
April |
6300 |
| 20. |
Emily |
6249 |
| 21. |
Heather |
6180 |
| 22. |
Tiffany |
5978 |
| 23. |
Rachel |
5254 |
| 24. |
Rebecca |
4990 |
| 25. |
Anne |
4874 |
Falling (SSA)
| 1. |
Lisa |
-21667 |
| 2. |
Kimberly |
-16490 |
| 3. |
Tammy |
-15837 |
| 4. |
Michelle |
-14786 |
| 5. |
Tracy |
-13077 |
| 6. |
Karen |
-11102 |
| 7. |
Dawn |
-10950 |
| 8. |
Susan |
-10544 |
| 9. |
Pamela |
-9555 |
| 10. |
Tina |
-9188 |
| 11. |
Lori |
-9011 |
| 12. |
Mary |
-8653 |
| 13. |
Christine |
-8374 |
| 14. |
Cynthia |
-7985 |
| 15. |
Julie |
-7908 |
| 16. |
Donna |
-7774 |
| 17. |
Patricia |
-7767 |
| 18. |
Deborah |
-7672 |
| 19. |
Sandra |
-7252 |
| 20. |
Michele |
-7214 |
| 21. |
Wendy |
-6609 |
| 22. |
Sharon |
-6487 |
| 23. |
Teresa |
-6129 |
| 24. |
Denise |
-6079 |
| 25. |
Linda |
-6013 |
Falling (SFS)
| 1. |
Michelle |
-22648 |
| 2. |
Tracy |
-22382 |
| 3. |
Lisa |
-22151 |
| 4. |
Tammy |
-18839 |
| 5. |
Kimberly |
-18314 |
| 6. |
Catherine |
-15814 |
| 7. |
Deborah |
-13574 |
| 8. |
Lori |
-13418 |
| 9. |
Christy |
-12707 |
| 10. |
Karen |
-12460 |
| 11. |
Dawn |
-10950 |
| 12. |
Susan |
-10544 |
| 13. |
Kristin |
-10505 |
| 14. |
Christine |
-10453 |
| 15. |
Pamela |
-9755 |
| 16. |
Teresa |
-9711 |
| 17. |
Sherry |
-9668 |
| 18. |
Tina |
-9334 |
| 19. |
Ann |
-9032 |
| 20. |
Mary |
-8699 |
| 21. |
Julie |
-8198 |
| 22. |
Cynthia |
-7985 |
| 23. |
Donna |
-7925 |
| 24. |
Patricia |
-7767 |
| 25. |
Sandra |
-7266 |
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