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 Maria Carmen for girls and David for boys.

Girls — Top 50

#NameBabies
1Maria Carmen103,095
2Maria Jose64,425
3Ana Maria60,871
4Monica55,631
5Cristina54,444
6Raquel54,091
7Sonia51,470
8Susana51,076
9Yolanda46,576
10Maria Isabel46,510
11Silvia46,231
12Marta46,159
13Maria Pilar45,041
14Maria Dolores44,159
15Maria Teresa43,591
16Maria41,443
17Maria Angeles41,084
18Laura39,661
19Eva Maria38,920
20Maria Mar36,777
21Nuria34,601
22Beatriz33,709
23Rosa Maria33,188
24Ana Belen32,227
25Isabel30,163
26Ana29,973
27Elena28,305
28Ana Isabel28,293
29Montserrat28,104
30Eva27,161
31Inmaculada25,329
32Patricia25,102
33Maria Jesus24,030
34Carmen22,042
35Sandra21,896
36Esther20,520
37Maria Luisa20,427
38Francisca20,390
39Alicia20,021
40Rocio19,209
41Antonia18,978
42Natalia18,945
43Veronica18,193
44Olga17,612
45Maria Elena17,574
46Carolina17,148
47Mercedes16,668
48Noelia16,347
49Josefa16,246
50Maria Belen14,929

Boys — Top 50

#NameBabies
1David105,664
2Antonio89,387
3Francisco Javier87,989
4Manuel70,400
5Jose Antonio69,185
6Miguel Angel68,609
7Javier68,384
8Jose Manuel58,778
9Francisco56,704
10Jose Luis55,229
11Carlos53,653
12Oscar51,047
13Jose50,367
14Juan Carlos50,325
15Jorge46,398
16Sergio46,147
17Daniel44,760
18Raul43,242
19Jesus42,818
20Rafael41,376
21Fernando40,314
22Alberto39,894
23Jose Maria35,599
24Juan35,204
25Juan Jose32,365
26Roberto30,388
27Miguel30,344
28Juan Antonio30,014
29Pedro29,383
30Angel27,408
31Juan Manuel26,845
32Francisco Jose26,498
33Luis25,783
34Alejandro24,488
35Ruben23,434
36Jordi22,562
37Pablo22,121
38Enrique21,592
39Eduardo21,585
40Ivan21,046
41Santiago20,482
42Diego18,787
43Ricardo18,427
44Ignacio17,999
45Joaquin16,784
46Andres16,483
47Ramon16,435
48Jose Miguel16,202
49Vicente15,687
50Victor Manuel15,666