Top baby names in Tennessee, 1970
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angela | 995 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 882 |
| 3 | Lisa | 771 |
| 4 | Melissa | 722 |
| 5 | Tammy | 701 |
| 6 | Jennifer | 693 |
| 7 | Amy | 576 |
| 8 | Mary | 520 |
| 9 | Tracy | 444 |
| 10 | Michelle | 411 |
| 11 | Tina | 403 |
| 12 | Karen | 384 |
| 13 | Pamela | 380 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 379 |
| 15 | Teresa | 344 |
| 16 | Cynthia | 336 |
| 17 | Shannon | 324 |
| 18 | Rhonda | 307 |
| 19 | Tonya | 303 |
| 20 | Susan | 301 |
| 21 | Donna | 296 |
| 22 | Sharon | 292 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 278 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 278 |
| 25 | Lori | 269 |
| 26 | Laura | 263 |
| 27 | Christy | 256 |
| 28 | Patricia | 244 |
| 29 | Sandra | 236 |
| 30 | Sherry | 234 |
| 31 | Julie | 224 |
| 31 | Wendy | 224 |
| 33 | Regina | 207 |
| 34 | Dana | 205 |
| 35 | Robin | 191 |
| 36 | Kelly | 189 |
| 37 | Linda | 188 |
| 38 | Deborah | 185 |
| 39 | Tracey | 168 |
| 40 | Kristi | 166 |
| 41 | Stacy | 159 |
| 42 | Paula | 157 |
| 43 | Melanie | 153 |
| 43 | Sonya | 153 |
| 45 | Leslie | 152 |
| 46 | Kathy | 149 |
| 47 | Andrea | 148 |
| 48 | Barbara | 147 |
| 49 | Melinda | 145 |
| 50 | Heather | 142 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,821 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,598 |
| 3 | David | 1,183 |
| 4 | John | 1,182 |
| 5 | William | 1,095 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,075 |
| 7 | Christopher | 916 |
| 8 | Charles | 766 |
| 9 | Mark | 615 |
| 10 | Timothy | 607 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 557 |
| 12 | Kevin | 546 |
| 13 | Brian | 537 |
| 14 | Thomas | 511 |
| 15 | Richard | 497 |
| 16 | Anthony | 471 |
| 17 | Jason | 455 |
| 18 | Steven | 424 |
| 19 | Kenneth | 410 |
| 20 | Gregory | 399 |
| 21 | Joseph | 360 |
| 22 | Eric | 357 |
| 23 | Jerry | 331 |
| 24 | Stephen | 324 |
| 25 | Terry | 300 |
| 26 | Gary | 299 |
| 27 | Larry | 298 |
| 28 | Scott | 294 |
| 29 | Paul | 287 |
| 30 | Jeffery | 264 |
| 30 | Ronald | 264 |
| 32 | Billy | 247 |
| 33 | Donald | 241 |
| 34 | Tony | 235 |
| 35 | Daniel | 229 |
| 36 | Johnny | 225 |
| 37 | Jonathan | 221 |
| 38 | Jimmy | 220 |
| 39 | Bobby | 210 |
| 40 | Keith | 190 |
| 41 | Patrick | 186 |
| 42 | Edward | 182 |
| 43 | Rodney | 180 |
| 44 | Bryan | 178 |
| 44 | George | 178 |
| 46 | Andrew | 169 |
| 47 | Randy | 165 |
| 48 | Phillip | 163 |
| 49 | Matthew | 156 |
| 50 | Bradley | 155 |