Top baby names in Virginia, 1970
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimberly | 953 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 943 |
| 3 | Lisa | 898 |
| 4 | Angela | 769 |
| 5 | Michelle | 696 |
| 6 | Melissa | 652 |
| 7 | Tammy | 634 |
| 8 | Amy | 583 |
| 9 | Mary | 537 |
| 10 | Karen | 488 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 446 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 424 |
| 13 | Susan | 418 |
| 14 | Tracy | 409 |
| 15 | Pamela | 397 |
| 16 | Laura | 363 |
| 17 | Teresa | 352 |
| 18 | Shannon | 328 |
| 18 | Sharon | 328 |
| 20 | Wendy | 327 |
| 21 | Heather | 324 |
| 22 | Dawn | 320 |
| 22 | Patricia | 320 |
| 24 | Cynthia | 319 |
| 25 | Tina | 303 |
| 26 | Donna | 290 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 282 |
| 28 | Julie | 273 |
| 29 | Sandra | 270 |
| 30 | Kelly | 267 |
| 31 | Deborah | 244 |
| 32 | Christine | 232 |
| 33 | Robin | 231 |
| 34 | Tonya | 230 |
| 35 | Lori | 228 |
| 36 | Rhonda | 223 |
| 37 | Catherine | 212 |
| 38 | Sherry | 203 |
| 39 | Linda | 199 |
| 40 | Katherine | 195 |
| 41 | Barbara | 192 |
| 42 | Tracey | 189 |
| 43 | Cheryl | 181 |
| 44 | Nicole | 171 |
| 45 | Brenda | 166 |
| 45 | Christina | 166 |
| 47 | Leslie | 165 |
| 48 | Denise | 159 |
| 49 | Michele | 155 |
| 50 | Dana | 152 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,840 |
| 2 | James | 1,666 |
| 3 | David | 1,377 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,377 |
| 5 | William | 1,329 |
| 6 | John | 1,298 |
| 7 | Christopher | 1,153 |
| 8 | Mark | 736 |
| 9 | Charles | 731 |
| 10 | Brian | 696 |
| 11 | Richard | 684 |
| 12 | Kevin | 662 |
| 13 | Jeffrey | 658 |
| 14 | Thomas | 638 |
| 15 | Timothy | 574 |
| 16 | Joseph | 539 |
| 17 | Steven | 495 |
| 18 | Anthony | 473 |
| 19 | Eric | 467 |
| 20 | Kenneth | 456 |
| 21 | Gregory | 444 |
| 22 | Stephen | 402 |
| 23 | Matthew | 398 |
| 24 | Scott | 392 |
| 25 | Paul | 369 |
| 26 | Jason | 348 |
| 27 | Daniel | 343 |
| 28 | Ronald | 324 |
| 29 | Edward | 306 |
| 30 | Donald | 303 |
| 31 | Gary | 283 |
| 32 | George | 273 |
| 33 | Douglas | 246 |
| 34 | Jonathan | 236 |
| 35 | Keith | 227 |
| 36 | Larry | 225 |
| 37 | Shawn | 217 |
| 38 | Patrick | 213 |
| 39 | Andrew | 203 |
| 40 | Rodney | 189 |
| 41 | Jerry | 187 |
| 41 | Sean | 187 |
| 43 | Todd | 186 |
| 44 | Dennis | 168 |
| 45 | Bryan | 161 |
| 46 | Troy | 158 |
| 47 | Raymond | 156 |
| 48 | Terry | 151 |
| 49 | Walter | 145 |
| 50 | Tony | 142 |