Most Popular Names of the 1970s
The top names across the 1970s (1970–1979), totaled over the whole decade. The decade's #1 names were Michelle for girls and Michael for boys.
Girls — Top 50
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Michelle | 13,639 |
| 2 | Nicole | 11,100 |
| 3 | Kylie | 10,774 |
| 4 | Melissa | 9,888 |
| 5 | Rebecca | 9,796 |
| 6 | Lisa | 9,254 |
| 7 | Amanda | 8,625 |
| 8 | Karen | 8,374 |
| 9 | Belinda | 7,128 |
| 10 | Jennifer | 6,339 |
| 11 | Joanne | 5,918 |
| 12 | Julie | 5,677 |
| 13 | Angela | 5,504 |
| 14 | Sarah | 5,499 |
| 15 | Natalie | 5,493 |
| 16 | Sharon | 5,096 |
| 17 | Kelly | 5,061 |
| 18 | Jodie | 5,041 |
| 19 | Kim | 5,015 |
| 20 | Tracey | 5,015 |
| 21 | Fiona | 4,840 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 4,690 |
| 23 | Samantha | 4,549 |
| 24 | Rachel | 4,535 |
| 25 | Leanne | 4,534 |
| 26 | Tanya | 4,487 |
| 27 | Catherine | 4,345 |
| 28 | Susan | 4,203 |
| 29 | Donna | 4,039 |
| 30 | Alison | 3,962 |
| 31 | Vanessa | 3,892 |
| 32 | Katrina | 3,742 |
| 33 | Megan | 3,730 |
| 34 | Danielle | 3,709 |
| 35 | Melanie | 3,697 |
| 36 | Christine | 3,602 |
| 37 | Linda | 3,556 |
| 38 | Emma | 3,453 |
| 39 | Louise | 3,371 |
| 40 | Tracy | 3,187 |
| 41 | Sandra | 3,155 |
| 42 | Katherine | 3,041 |
| 43 | Deborah | 3,026 |
| 44 | Helen | 2,948 |
| 45 | Kathryn | 2,892 |
| 46 | Jacqueline | 2,863 |
| 47 | Maria | 2,825 |
| 48 | Melinda | 2,799 |
| 49 | Kellie | 2,741 |
| 50 | Jane | 2,734 |
Boys — Top 50
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Michael | 22,428 |
| 2 | David | 21,508 |
| 3 | Jason | 19,835 |
| 4 | Matthew | 17,531 |
| 5 | Andrew | 17,027 |
| 6 | Mark | 14,621 |
| 7 | Paul | 14,215 |
| 8 | Christopher | 13,391 |
| 9 | Peter | 12,675 |
| 10 | Daniel | 12,479 |
| 11 | Scott | 12,129 |
| 12 | Robert | 10,791 |
| 13 | John | 10,300 |
| 14 | Anthony | 10,225 |
| 15 | Adam | 10,027 |
| 16 | Craig | 9,461 |
| 17 | Shane | 9,323 |
| 18 | Benjamin | 8,861 |
| 19 | Steven | 8,566 |
| 20 | James | 7,958 |
| 21 | Stephen | 7,851 |
| 22 | Darren | 7,258 |
| 23 | Brett | 7,049 |
| 24 | Bradley | 6,719 |
| 25 | Timothy | 6,144 |
| 26 | Troy | 5,870 |
| 27 | Nathan | 5,853 |
| 28 | Simon | 5,630 |
| 29 | Gregory | 5,570 |
| 30 | Richard | 5,404 |
| 31 | Justin | 4,862 |
| 32 | Luke | 4,181 |
| 33 | Wayne | 4,088 |
| 34 | Aaron | 4,045 |
| 35 | Jamie | 3,784 |
| 36 | Dean | 3,673 |
| 37 | Nicholas | 3,488 |
| 38 | Ian | 3,364 |
| 39 | Damien | 3,243 |
| 40 | Rodney | 3,242 |
| 41 | William | 3,192 |
| 42 | Glenn | 3,174 |
| 43 | Adrian | 3,076 |
| 44 | Grant | 3,027 |
| 45 | Glen | 2,946 |
| 46 | Sean | 2,945 |
| 47 | Gavin | 2,925 |
| 48 | Stuart | 2,894 |
| 49 | Phillip | 2,874 |
| 50 | Cameron | 2,846 |