Groovy Baby Names that Rocked the 1970s

While these names may have fallen out of the mainstream for newborns, they were some of the most popular names in the 1970s

Stacker took a look at data from the Social Security Administration Baby Names Database from 2019 to uncover the decade’s top 50 names for boys and girls.

– Average annual births in the 1970s: 5,779 (peaking in 1972) – Rank in 2019: #8,549 (12 babies born)

Tonya (Girls)

– Average annual births in the 1970s: 6,092 (peaking in 1978) – Rank in 2019: #431 (733 babies born)

Danielle (Girls)

– Average annual births in the 1970s: 247 (peaking in 1971) – Rank in 2019: #4,204 (24 babies born)

Robby (Boys)

Kory (Boys)

– Average annual births in the 1970s: 253 (peaking in 1977) – Rank in 2019: #2,328 (58 babies born)

– Average annual births in the 1970s: 6,434 (peaking in 1970) – Rank in 2019: #986 (260 babies born)

Sandra (Girls)

– Average annual births in the 1970s: 276 (peaking in 1977) – Rank in 2019: #3,626 (30 babies born)

Donny (Boys)