Top Names of 1970

The most popular names recorded in 1970 were Michelle for girls and David for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Michelle1,685
2Karen1,390
3Lisa1,225
4Nicole1,023
5Sharon948
6Joanne860
7Julie851
8Kylie837
9Tracey836
10Jennifer801
11Kim753
12Melissa690
13Leanne689
14Susan684
15Amanda677
16Fiona635
17Donna615
18Elizabeth572
19Catherine567
20Tracy532
21Christine529
22Tanya520
23Jodie511
24Linda495
25Sandra488
26Angela465
27Helen457
28Maria457
29Belinda443
30Deborah443
31Rebecca433
32Natalie416
33Louise415
34Vanessa384
35Wendy381
36Katrina370
37Samantha365
38Jacqueline364
39Alison355
40Megan347
41Suzanne344
42Jane337
43Kelly335
44Rachel330
45Tania311
46Kathryn306
47Patricia295
48Katherine283
49Danielle279
50Tina270

Boys

#NameBabies
1David2,763
2Michael2,415
3Jason2,398
4Andrew2,042
5Paul1,953
6Mark1,858
7Peter1,734
8John1,539
9Anthony1,435
10Robert1,399
11Darren1,333
12Scott1,327
13Craig1,255
14Matthew1,181
15Stephen1,162
16Christopher1,136
17Steven978
18Shane877
19James826
20Brett780
21Gregory756
22Richard726
23Wayne623
24Adam564
25Simon564
26Bradley495
27Rodney491
28Ian489
29Dean486
30Timothy485
31Daniel483
32Troy443
33Glenn439
34Sean422
35William382
36Stuart380
37Glen359
38Jeffrey349
39Justin346
40Gavin343
41Kevin333
42Brian331
43Phillip324
44Grant319
45Martin309
46Geoffrey308
47Gary303
48Colin296
49Nicholas296
50Warren296