Top baby names in California, 1970

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jennifer4,695
2Michelle3,737
3Lisa3,705
4Kimberly2,702
5Julie1,883
6Maria1,712
7Laura1,680
8Shannon1,651
9Christine1,640
10Heather1,609
11Elizabeth1,570
12Stephanie1,549
13Cynthia1,533
14Angela1,524
15Christina1,514
16Melissa1,366
17Tracy1,353
18Amy1,343
19Patricia1,329
20Mary1,277
21Karen1,274
22Tina1,247
23Sandra1,235
24Nicole1,194
25Dawn1,158
26Kelly1,076
27Susan1,070
28Wendy1,062
29Denise1,049
30Tammy1,013
31Michele973
32Rebecca957
33Lori901
34Gina896
34Monica896
36Deborah885
37Teresa866
38Andrea849
39Stacy773
40Rachel753
41Linda706
42Kathleen683
43Diana663
43Nancy663
45Pamela656
46Tamara620
47Renee608
48Catherine607
49Stacey601
50Brenda600

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael8,198
2David6,372
3Robert5,664
4John5,183
5James4,609
6Jason4,050
7Christopher3,601
8Richard3,250
9Eric2,817
10Mark2,805
11Steven2,753
12Brian2,663
13William2,642
14Daniel2,574
15Jeffrey2,561
16Scott2,465
17Kevin2,350
18Joseph2,118
19Anthony2,105
20Matthew2,096
21Paul2,027
22Thomas1,914
23Timothy1,643
24Charles1,541
25Gregory1,512
26Sean1,484
27Kenneth1,414
28Jose1,364
29Edward1,184
30Ronald1,183
31Stephen1,163
32Andrew1,097
33Aaron1,064
34Donald1,043
35Shawn1,038
36Patrick1,031
37Todd1,025
38Gary948
39George873
40Frank824
41Craig820
42Douglas809
43Raymond800
44Peter750
45Juan744
46Jonathan691
47Carlos660
48Bryan655
49Dennis644
50Troy638